The evening times., 1895-08-19
AMONG THE CITY PULPI1S
Final Services Held in the Fifteenth
Street NJ. E. Church.
Visiting Ministers Care For the
Flocks of Several Absent
Clergymen

The service held yesterday in the Fif.
teenth Street II. E. Church was the last
prior to the demolition OF the old building,
the work upon which was begun today.
The older members of the church were
present to take last look at the familiar
structure that has more than a decade
served them as a house of worship.
1t was a special day and called for q
special programme OF exercises, the Sum-
day y-school leading at $50 O'Clock, with
the rehearsal Of much of its history by
four of the former superintendents, Messrs.
James L. Ewin, j. Rowzee, DR.. VIM
Pitts and W. H. Houghton, the regular
lesson of the day being in some degree
subordinated.
Rev. W. W. Van ArsdaIe, the pastor,
preached at l1:3O O'Clock from the text:
IF any mans work abide which he has
built thereupon he shall receive a reward"
His sermon embraced Il review of the his
tory of the organization and of the work
OF the rebuilding committee, as well as an
exposition of the theme.
An oid-time love feast wound up the
days exercises, beginning at 8 p NJ
Rev Isaac Clark OF Howard University,
occupied the pulpit of the First Congrega-
tioual Church at the corner of Tenth and g
streets northwest, yesterday morning, in
the absence of the pastor, DR.. Newman, who
is taking his vacation.
DR.. CIark's lesson was drawn from the
sentiment expressed by st. Paul, when he
said: II have learned that / am received,
in whatsoever state / am, therein TO be
content"
History shows 10 greater persecution
than that mcted out TO ST. Paul. said
the minister, and in support of the PROPOSE
ton he read from Acts of the various forms
i'll which the persecution came.
The two main thoughts advanced were
that st. Paul was a true type of the highest
Christian character, and that our lives should
be guided By the highest purposes, these to
be tempered by wholesome self-controL
Rev. Alexander Kent, d. D., of the Peo-
pies Church, preached the sixth OF his
series of sermons OH the Lords Prayer
yesterday morning, Forgive US our debts
as we forgive our debtors, being the theme.
Debts stand for what are called sins Of
OMISSION" said DIR. Kent, duties left un-
done, trespasses, for sins of commission,
things done we ought not tn have done The
pardon for past offcnses ID within the
scheme of Gods mercy. though punishment
may be inflicted.
The minister then tok up tie part OF his
text, Forgiveness, and asked these Ques-
tions of his hearers: What is forgiveness?
it is to cancel 1t, to wipe it out and to free
the debtor entirely from the obligation.
1--WE owe certain debts to God. Have we
cancelled the obligation? May we feel
that the debt We have incurred by neglect
Of duty has been graciously wiped out? We
may beyond doubt, for there is a possible
state Of heart III which are past delin-
Quencies all felt to be forgiven both as to
sin Of omission as wen as commission"
Rev. ]. d. Smith, department chaplain OF
the Grand Army of the Republic, preached
last evening from the pulpit OF the Street
Baptist Church from the text which teaches
that 1.-The Son of Man came into the world
to seek and eave the lost"
This he echaracterizeda as one OF the sweetest
texts in the Bible, and applied its sentiment
to the duty required of Christians in every
day life, declaring that it is the duty Of all
the sons and daughters of the church TO do
what they can in searching for and gaving
their fellows.
They should carry the light of hope and
faith. and extend to those who have it not
the truth and consolation of a life devoted
to the service Of God.
Rev. John Macintosh, of Philadelphia,
addressed the congregation of the Church
of the Covenant here yesterday. His text
was from joint must work the works
of Him that sent me while it is yet day,
the night cometh when no man can work"
I'VE are needed" he said, lat a thousand
different poipts where the working of
Christ wipes the sweat from .iis brow
and looks around for somebody to help.
We think a good deal and speak a good deal,
yet none too much, about union with the
dying Christ; we sing n good deal, yet none
too much about the JOY OF the risen Christ:
but do we devote enough attention to union
with the living Christ and the working
Christ; union with Christ in His toii?"