The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-24
SERMON ON CHRISTMAS.
RET. DIR. IfNDRtH THINKS THE
BORLD rs INJECTING.
Refers 10 tho Time when Churches Bought
Rum and Becr-Nnmber Of Chris
uans In the United states.

At tho Second BAPTIST church Sunday
night Rev Dr. Landrum. the pastor.
preached on the subject Church Chris
Nsns. and Christmas Outstanding Them
Selves"
Speaking OF the question OF Christian
cation OF churches" he said: Church
isnlty' is not Christianity u is possible.
Dc feared for one 20 Doe a fairly gooc
ehuTchman and an Indifferent Christian.
'Chrst saves not the Church. The
Church ls no Insurance company when
auurus protection against ire IN anoihtf
world. The Church is no transfer COM
pauy. whose business IN is 10 receive SOULS
on earth and TO deliver them tn good con
cluOn ln Heaven TheIChurch In no sub
stitutc for Christ Salvation. as Christ
taught f.. IS the biggest word in the die
uondry Of the universe j. is the frandest
fnoupIf oi tt0a .Jucerning his children.
81 is the rapture of the redeemed IN glory
81 IS tie Gloria IN EXcslsis and the Hal
SALVATION.
"SalYaI0u includes salvation OF BODY
Of mind. of soul salvation from sin TO
holiness from soinshness 10 service. from
doubt io confidence In Christ. from UNI
happiness 10 JOY, salvation 20 ones self
ones family. ones country. ones church,
and % the world salvation I'm time, ana
salvation in eternity. That Is a full saliva
ton. bur there must be a present saliva
ton taught as well.
notion has 100 long prevailed that TO
become truly spiritual man, is 10 sign
a ouit-ciaim 20 this world and take
mortgage ON the next
There could Doe no greater mistake than
this Salvation does not como after death,
nor during the millennium salvation 81
not away OF on some island OF selfish
separation from the sO-callcd secular
and material world Salvation IS present
81 is real, it U.s. practical. % rs pa ms
world. Heaven is in our hearts Heaven
s. not palms and robes. crowns and golden
gates. but purity OF heart, peace OF SOUL
satisfaction with ones Saviour. and ones
surroundings. ioy in the Holy Ghost and
communion with God as happy and trust
br Inndrum then referred to the great
improvement I'm ccrtaig habits OF man
kind especially I'm the Engish-sDcaku
countries. and whereas Is was. not so
long agO either. the fashionable custom
10 swear violently and without proNoca-
ton to drink deem at dinner Tables, TO
fight duoIs. and 90 write lihcis now such
habits were distinctly bad FORM TO say
the least one hundred years ago She
churches approved Of and encouraged the
drinking habit The church records of
the town Of Alfred. Me, contained TINS
resolution. April q. 1884 The parish
passed today the following vote. Re
solved. that We purchase two barrels ei
OF beans. ten pounds Of coffee. ana TWEEN
y-elsht pounds ~ sugar to raise our
Httuhh iv.7' Ml.it ..,. ,,r.,r
htllDloN AND ~ VI.
Ministers were not ordained WITHOUT
rum. and when the Rev. Ihin,as stevens
was ordained the oill sent the church
Included four barrels OF cider nineteen
gallons Of rum. and plenty Of beer, with
twelve shillings and siNpence Tor pipes
and tobacco.
times were improved. ana cited facts
and statistics of the growth OF thr'suai-
- since a. j. 1900 10 prove his belief ln
the Standardization Of Christians. In
the United States there are Protestant
COMMITMENTS numbering 2p6l2.Su' souls.
said hf We have a Protestant population
~ 80G3000o THE Roman Catholic 9oou-
iation is 1862 400. making the total nomi-
nal Christian population of 1IWNun out
~ 05.o0on nm leaving only 5000 900 of pcO-
ple who DO not even claim t0 Doe Chris
flans
AS 20 the Observance of Christmas-bay.
Dr Landrum believed that 10 will become
more OF am hOlv-day than holiday. The