The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-22

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y AT tho second night Of the dedication
services Of Calvary Baptist C hurch, Rev.
j. M. Luck, of Hollins. presided. Rev.
DR.. Jno. NJ. Pllcher. OF Petersburg, dis.
cussed the subject, "Colporsage ss q
Missionary Factor" His speech WAS q
clear and convincing argument in favor
OF work so near his heart, and In sub
stance said; Colportage WAS the great
factor in evsngelizing the world, Il
being the foundation work. The thing
TO do Is to get the masses to read sacred
literature. Luther used this powerful
agent In the work of the reformation.
NO great progress in mission work
Will ever be Accomplished without
scattering broadcast the Word OF Life.
All persons are alike in their relations
TO the Gospel. Two women distribute
ing tracts in Louisville placed one in
the hands of young actor and he was
converted and became the Rev. DR..
Geo. @. Lorrimer, the greatest living
American Baptist orator. The reading
OF book decided Judson, who became
the hrst American Baptist missionary to
the heather.
Many churches in Virginia have been
organizee by humble colporters going
up and down the country with their
Bibles and books, living upon scant
salary. Christian people in Virginia
can lind no better way to spend their
money than in scattering Bibles And
otner sacred literature broadcast over
the land. he urged Calvary Church
while 1t was giving its money by the
nundreds for missions not to forget the
foundation work. The congregation
was then led in prayer by Rev. DR..
Brown, OF Winston, N. c., Cor the
dressings OF God upon this work.
secretary of the foreign mission board
Of the Southern Baptist Convention.
located at Richmond. was then intro
duced, and who spoke with tenderness
ana eloquence on the church and It's
missions. Ii Is impossible to report the
many points OF interest in his address.
We will only attempt q synopsis. Said
he: IA church house Is not the church
a church 10 glorious. as those who use
1t are glorious. God deliver US from
members In good standing We want
moers In good running" Turning to
the pastor. he said:
DIR. Broughton's idea Of church ia
right. Soul-winning Is the mission of
the church, this at home and abroad.
Neck modesty, laziness, timldity and
the love OF the world are the cursea Of
church.
The greatest work OF The nineteenth
century 10 the work Of missions. Over
100000 was given last year by
the world for foreign missions. Eyerv
week 1000 souls are converted in
foreign fields. God is in and behind the
mission movement. 1t was Chri,ts last
message. How eagerly we listen to the
last words OF dying loved one. It
ought to be SO with Christ" He spoke of
virgin worship and other forms of
idolatry OF the Catholic Church and
urged the gospel OF Jesus Christ for
their burdened hearts. He then spoke
OF the great missionary enterprise of
Calvary Church. While building her
new church she was supporting q mis-
sionsry in China and In Mexico and
educating In New York lady for med
icsl missions In China. to say nothing of
her home mission work. This" said
he. explains the success OF your
church building enterprise" Il wass
great speech.
AT the close he stated that the pastor,
DR.. Broughton, at Chattanooga, had
pledged an additional sum OF S2OO to
help out In sn emergency and asked that
the church IS thank Offering for their
new house would raise 500 of this right
then. A subscription was RAPIDLY made
which doubtless fully covers the amount.
DR.. Broughton then seeing DR.. Pollard
In the audience spoke some words of
tenderness concerning his departure so
soon from the city and called upon him
to lead in prayer.
The services tonight will be, per
hsps, the most interesting of the week.
ls will be Sundsy-achool rally.
Young people OF all churches are spe-
cislly Invited. A large orchestra will
lead the music and the children will
sing. N. b. BroughtoH, OF Raleigh. N.
c., will deliver an address on 1.-THE
Sunday.school and the Uureaohed
Masses" Mr.. Broughton Is the uncle of
DR.. Broughton, the pastor of the church,
and leading Sunday school worker In
bis State and has Sunday sc hool in
Raleigh OF over 1000 pupils.