The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-08
AT WOODLAND PARK,
Rev. w. w. Everett, the New Pastor,
Begins His Work.

Rev. w. w. Everett preached MS
first sermon yesterday morning at the
Woodland Park Baptist church. De-
spite the inclement weather, the
church was we'll filled with members
of the church and congregation, who
were anxious to give their new pas
tor q warm welcome.
The Woodland Park Church has been
without a pastor since Rev. Addison
Moore left last February, the pulpit
during that time having been filled
by supplies from st. Paul and Mime
apolis, and visiting clergymen. The
church has a membership of something
over 250, besides quite a number who
are regular attendants upon the serv-
ices of the church who are not men,
bers of the congregation.
Their new pastor, DR.. Everett, comes
here from Omaha, where he was pastor
of the Bethlehem church, of that city.
Last summer, while spending his vaca-
ton at Lake Minnetonka, he was in
vited to supply the pulpit of the Wood
land Park church for a few Sundays
He was 50 well liked that the church
extended to him a formal call, the
elders of the church feeling that they
had at last found the man for the
Woodland Park church. The call was
made after he had returned to Omaha
and he had the matter under advise
ment for several weeks, when he de-
cided to accept the offer. saying he
would be in st. Paul Nov. 1. When
the announcement of Dr. Everett's
acceptance was read in the church, the
middle of last month, it was received
with joy by the members of the con-
gregation, as they had been unanimous
in their selection. After the sermon
the congregation came forward and
a n6 nv.
Dr. Everett is a large warm hearted
man with personality which prom
tseS success in his new charge.
DR.. Everett's discourse at the morn
ing service was taken from Acts XII,
rs, and Cor. j., 2. He said in part:
There were five texts contained in the two
ciples,' brethren" "Bei tS mE Chris pis
tians" and Saints" and are used most com
monty in the New Testament. Each term
shows some relation they bore to Christ First,
they were learners of Christ, believers in
Christ, brothers of Christ, Christians or rep
resentatives of Christ, and lastly saints, or
those consecrated to Christ. They were not
called Presbyterians or Episcopalians. Presby-
teries or bishops do not stand for a vital is
sue, an essential to salvation a permanent
pillar in Gods temple. Fresbyteries and
bishops shall pass away, but His disciples
abide forever. They stand for divine rela-
tons, which start in time, but which endure
through eternity. They were not called Bap-
lists, Methodists, Presbyterians or Congre-
gationalists, as those terms were not found
at ALL They were not called ''penitents -
because penitence is only a transitional stage
between life and death; it does not stand for
an ideal condition of the followers of Christ
True Christians have much sorrow, but it is
on account of the unrepented sins of others:
they know where to go if they ever sin, they
do not spend days and weeks doing pen
ance. Note therefore that the inspired the
true and real names given to the followers
OF Christ set forth some living organic rela-
tionship to Christ. He is learning, believing.
He is a brother of a Christian and q conse-
Grated man. Unless l enter into some of
these relations l am not Christian. No cere-
mony will do, no church relationship secures
salvation sal Christian may not be Bap-
list, and Baptist may not be a Christian.
Christian is the word, and all other words
pertaining to this simply explain it's mean
ing IN the fullest sense; The titles refer to
honored in the Son. Each one of these IT,
ties is necessary, each one stands for a
permanent condition. They have different
shades of meaning, and yet each is a good
definition Of a Christian. They represent the
Christian from five points Of view They
are honorable distinctions to all, and each
world has taken these ancient names and
robbed them Of their meaning We See
brotherhoods on every hand who have NO
conception of the brotherhood of Christ the
Elder Brother.
In following Christ the learner becomes a
believer, the believer a brother, and the
brother Christian, and the Christian a con-
secrated person. Some Christians are In the
first stage of development. They are learn
ers, but they do not exhibit the strong faith
of the believer They know. nothing of the
sweet family relation with the Savior. They
do not regard themselves as belonging to
Christ and living for him. Yet, II there is
any vital union between the soul and Christ
Christ must necessarily gradually fill the
whole life Hence the most important point
to watch between the soul and Christ That
is the main thing which lies at the bottom
Of each Of the ideas derived from these names
Whatever else you do, always keep in con-
slant fellowship with Christ. Let him teach
you, and take him as the object OF your
eternal faith and hope. Look to him as your
brother and do all in his name.
Observe further that these titles do not set
forth the graces or virtues of Christian, but
the source Of graces and virtue your rela-
lions to Christ depend. These adjectives de-
scribe effects, and the titles named give the
causes of these effects. saint Is one who
is simply consecrated to Jesus Christ, Hence,
he is always humble and dependent In the
sight of God.