Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-06
MR.. BOWER RECANT'S.
NO LONGER IN FAVOR OF AroS'
roLic CHURCH DOCTRINES
SERMON FROM The Coffin WHARF
He Preached 10 Large crow"
nockctts and utterly scores 'he
Doctrines and inaisi"""'s
New Communion.

NJ charles NJ. Bower. skipper Oh my
n,lss,on-boat. which was purchased anu
nar,,v equipped for the purpose which 10
name designates. by the Apo'''~s
church. preached his first sertno" -
sunday 20 a great multitude iion' W
cotton wharf In Rockets. me se''iS0
nos NOT held under the auspices OF '"7
new sect. however, neither did the spe"N-
or hold the license OF that communion ~
preach their doctrines.
In speaking Of the service yes'e'u"' >
mir Bower said that he realized tha'
many of those who heard nm "eio
drawn thither by curiosity TO near Nia'
he had 10 say about his difficulties VIZ"
tho Anostolic church and their aetio"
in eraslng his name from the me'n0e'
ship roll, and possibly they were ho'
disappointed. for they were not einD"i-
rassed by any collecton-piate'
HYMNS were sung--one at the opei'''S
and the other at the closing OF inc sei
vice. the former, "All Han the df o"e
-, tasns' Name" and the latter, oihSe
Have Been Redeemed Mr. DIV
led the prayer. His text was ise'o,,
,Iv n: mo weapon that IS loi ineu
AGAINST Thee shall prosper anu eNe,y
,onp,,e that shall rise against lnee ~
judgement Thou shalt condemn. LUIS -
The heritage of the servants Oh the Lo.s
and their righteousness Is or Me- sailn
the Lord
sANCTIFICATION AS PRACTlCED.
Mr.. Bower announced as his subject
"sanctihcation as 1t Is Pracuced. ne
essayed to show that the Apostohc
church Is not the Church OF Chilsl al
all 1t was s5 years too youns' ne sa,u
His principal reason for doubling inc
authenticity of the church was ,la' +"
teaches absolute sanctihcation, which no
saws. is altogether obsolete, ana ~ ho'
taught by any other body of Christians.
He ridiculed the tenet that 1t Is sinIui
"a make any provision for the hesh'
which &c the fuldning Of the lusts there
NJ He said that Mr.. Daugherty, through
preaching this doctrine. had persuaded
him 10 give up n 5000 life-insurance
motley. and that another member OF the
church had lapsed a $4,000 one. lie eX-
pressed great surprise at the support nc
had received from the people OF fultoi-
and said as long as the spirit OF Coo
urged him to go ahead, so long would ne
preach. Three weeks ago Pastor
Daugherty had announced that he tMr'
Bower would preach from the wharf
nut now he declined to notice him. lie
was anxious 10 go out and carry the
Gospel to the sailors, and he believes
that in Gods good time he will be pro-
yided with the necessary means to start
npon his Journey.
MIR. BOWERS SIDE OF 1T.
Speaking Of his connection with the
church, Mr.. Bowers says: with refer
.nce to my experience and difficulty with
The Apostolic church. Of Fulton, / will
state that on the night Of January IL,
1891, during series Of meetings held in
that church by Rev. j. Y. Fair i be-
same convert TO that faith l applied
Tor. and was at once received into fell
owship with that church. l was at
pnce called upon to lead i'm prayer. which
| did God helping me to the best of my
ability from that moment up to the
present difficulty my Christian life has
been an active one, for weeks attend
ing services twice a day. and doing all
| could TO induce others to come TO
Christ. In the month of January, before
Rev. Mr.. Fair had left. / spoke to him
Of what / fully believed, and do yet that
The Holy Spirit had laid upon my mind,
30 go among the people OF destitute dis
tricts, where there were no religious SER
vices of any kind. and If / could not do
and more, get them 10 hold prayer meet
lngs, and both by teaching and
preaching the doctrines of the Apostolic
Church, endeavor 10 find a nucleus for
church of that same faith and order
and when successful, make the same
known TO this church, and let them take
the matter In hand; l would then so on
to some other place This is briefly an
outline. as / laid the matter before all
with whom / talked on the subject
among others Rev. John W. Daugherty.
pastor of the church. who heartily en-
dorsed the idea and hoped the Lord
would open up way in which l could
enter that work, Rev. Mr.. Daugherty
telling me he knew of young man i'm
Norfolk, whose father was very wealthy
and would do anything that the son
would ask him, so that he might please
the son. He said he would at once write
him. and afterwards told me he had
written him TO get the young man to ask
his father for means to be used In pur-
chasing a boat for the very work for
which this boat has been partially fitted
up-I say partially, for as yet she has
no sails.
DELAY IN GETTING THE BOAT.
"The above conversation was in the
month of February. and IL was then my
intention. If a boat could be secured
and made ready to start I'm the work
early In May. Not being able to get a
boat In time. the project was. for the