The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-26
ROANOKE, VA, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1896

not so, we are born sinners. God never
created but one independent human
being, and that WAS Adam. He did
not create Eve independents of Adam,
she being bone of his bone, and flesh
CT his flesh. God never created such
o human being as Cain.
Human nature ia like unto three
story building. The first representing
the animal nature, the second the body
ana soul and the third the spirit, and the
whole thing Is in ruins, and what God
is after IL the reconstruction of fallen
man. He wants to make him perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto oil good
works.
II do not know you people to-day,
but one thing I'll warrant that the big
gest men among you are men who be-
gan away down at the bottom. 1t is q
good thing to be poor. The man makes
the fortune and then the fortune makes
the man. 1t is not good for q student
TO receive too much help. Az to the
question OF science and the Bible and
the ao-cslled contradictions OF the lat
ter by the former, l stand here to say
that science does not contradict one
word Of the Old Book
Take the Book of Job and no as
Economical researches have ever proved
truer than the words OF that book.
Genesis and geology will agree in all
instances. But what will the unbeliever
give us in its stead? stand by the
cradle and look upon the form Of the
sleeping babe and ask, what is lifeP'
The baby cries and that Is all the
answer l get. 1 then stand by the bed
side OF the dying man and see the death
sweat standing upon his brows and hear
the gurgle and death rattle in his
throat, and ask II man shall live again,
but the only answer given is that pecu-
liar gurgle and death rattle. / 20 to
the grave and then the only answer I
can get is the sound of the clods of the
valley falling with a dull thud-like
sound on the coffin lid.
Then ask how can nan be Just with
God. 1 cannot afford to live this way.
nor cannot.die this way, yet nobody can
tell me what to do. But there Is q way.
This blessed old book can tell me what
to do; 1t can give me relief. In this old
book there is everything that Is needed
for the building up of character. In this
old book are to be found all the ele-
ments for the development Of the noblest
sypes Of manhood and the most beauti-
full types of womanhood.
at the close of DR.. Henson's sermon,
the dedication prayer was offered by
Rev. Geo. j. Holiday, of the Baptiss
Orphanage at Salem, after which DR..
BrouRhton, the pastor, announced that
AL he wanted to complete the pay
Ing for the church was 81 600, which he
proposed to raise from the congregation.
He proposed to take ten subscriptions
OF S25 each, which were soon given. He
then asked for twenty-five $40 su hscrip-
tions, which brought In half the amount
to be raised. One hundred IS srbscrip.
mo hnn AL
soon raised. j. E. Bergendahl, q new
member Of the church, and by the wsy
hard working man. presented the
church with crisp $50 bill. The amount
was raised and the entire debt Of Calvary
Church Is now pledged.
AT 4 o'clock p. m. mass meeting for
all Sunday-school workers was held,
which WAS very largely attended, and
speeches were made by William Ellyson,
of Richmond, and T. Ii. Elicit. The
question box WAS conducted by N. B.
Broughton.
at night mass meeting WAS held
and by O'Clock every seat was taken
and hundreds were turned away. A
musical programme was rendered and
the solo by Mrs. John T. Trout, II Will
Extol Thee, Lord" should be made
special mention Of.
Mr.. Ellyson, young lawyer of Rich
mond, and secretary of the State mis-
sion board of the Baptists of Virginia,
spoke eloquently on the need of evan
gelism.
B. A. Jones, deacon of the church,
spoke earnestly on 1.-THE Pastor and His
Church"
DR.. 81. e. Jones, young convert,
then addressed the meeting on the sub
ject Of Our Pastor and His Work"
DR.. Henson concluded the services
with short address. and said when the
cougre0 alton of the Calvary Baptist get
tired OF their pastor, to ship him to
Chicago.