The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-28
SUNDAY SERMONS
TWO ELOQUENT DlScOURSES BY THE REV.
DR.. T. N. IVEY.
A Sensation Created by Sermon by Dr.,
Pittinger and Another by Father
Prenderglst.

Two very eloquent sermons were
preached Sunday at Edenton Stree
Methodist church by the Rev. DR.. Il
n. Ivey, of the Christian Advocate.
Manhood was his subject at The
morning service. John z, Is was hi.
text: ''He that speaketh of himself seek
eth his own glory; but he that seeketh his
glory that sent him, the same is true
and no unrighteousness is in him."
Among other things, DR.. Ivey said, in
the course of his sermon:
Man is the sent as well as the called
He who fulfils this two-fold mission is
great in Gods eyes.
"Often when we seem to be so far
| from God we are getting nearer to him
Christ was never closer to the great
heart of the Father than when in the
blood and darkness of Gethsemane he
seemed to be slipping away from God
into death.
Every man has a mission to fulfil. Fol-
the most part this mission brings us into
q great conflict with the world. Conflict
means suffering. Men dislike suffering
and this accounts for much of the indol-
ence and mediocrity in church and the
business world. There is no crown with
out it's thorns. He who loses most gains
most. .
"The idea often prevails that he who
has fewest troubles, tears and conflicts
is the best Christian-nothing to do but
wander in the flowery meadows by quiet
waters. There are others who think they
have got about to the top of the ladder
of Christian Efe when they can fold their
hands and sigh, oh, if / could just lay
down this life and go ON to heaven
This is not true-it does not meet
Gods approval. Such was not Christ's
life. He plunged into the very centre of
the worlds storm and current. He
joined in the mighty conflicts of human
ity. All he asked was where is poverty,
sin and suffering These found there
was Christ. We must be like him. BE
a man. Don't fold your hands, roll
your eyes to heaven and sigh for the
coming of the kingdom. Go thou slug
gard, and help bring the kingdom here
make a sad soul rejoice. bring heaven in
to some home. drive hell out of some
Efe. That is Christianity.
ANY man that expects to conquer this
world without first conquering himself,
is mistaken.
Conquer yourself and then take the
world by the throat and go forward in
your newborn duties. Self is only the
epitome of the world. In your soul there
may be a glorious. beautiful world or it
may be dark degraded place. There
is a glorious bending sky and blazing
sun IN every dew drop.
"The most critical time in a mans life
is when he asks himself: How am / to
use this world? On the answer to this
question depends your present and eter-
nal destiny.
This is a beautiful world. get all the
pleasure out of it you can, but don't
make that the end of life. The saddest
sight IN this world is to see man who
is slave to his appetites.
"You may get pleasure and honor from
the world, but it will rob you of some
thing that it can never give and you can
never regain. 1t will leave you stripped
and poor. Vanity of vanities, all is van
ity. This is Solomon's verdict at the
end of all his glory. The pomp and pow
or of this world will pass away. Only
the Eternal will endure.
use not this world as an end, but as
a means. A means for what? Our mis-
sion here is exactly tn same as was that
of Jesus Christ. He came to prepare us
for this world. Strive to be men and
women in Christ Jesus. Build up char
acter. Manhood is above all else. Christ
makes it the browning star of the pyra-
mid of salvation. Manhood-that express
es it all-it's Christianity, it's God"
A PERNICIOUS PUBLICATION.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
the Rev. DR.. Pittinger prefaced his SER
mon by some criticisms in regard to
Truth" a monthly paper published
here by Father Price, of the Catholic
church. This publication, he said, was
a most dangerous and pernicious one,
nearly every page of it containing a
falsehood. He warned his hearers
against it's doctrines and influence and
declared that it was altogether an in
suit to the intelligence Of the people of
North Carolina.
DEFENDS SUNDAY SELLING.
While this periodical was being thus
assailed just across the street, Father
Prendergast. of the Catholic church,
was busy denouncing the Board of AL
dermen for prohibiting Sunday selling.
He argued that the government had no
right to thus interfere with the citi-
zen's liberty in this way.
Both of these sermons have created
quite a sensation and were much dis
cussed on the streets Yesterday
REVIVAL TO CONTINUE.
Revival services at Central Methodist
church are still in progress. Though
they have been going on fer two weeks
already, the interest Sunday was such
Jas to warrant their continuation. The at
tendance is very large and much good is
resulting from the services. The preach
ling is being done Ly the pastor Rev. e.
C. Glenn. Many persons have been ad-
ded to the church since the revival be-
gan. The services last night were well
attended and much interest was mani