The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-27
A NEW EAsT-END STRUCTURE.
EnGIewOoG Christian Church Dedi-
Gated Yesterday.


A NEW EAST-END STRUCTURE.
EngIewOoG Christian Church Dedi-
Gated Yesterday.
The Englewood Christian Church was
dedicated yesterday. The new structure is
one of the most complete and comfortable
of the smaller churches of the city, and,
with it's congregation of 156 members, IS
the outgrowth of a little Sunday school
started no longer ago than 1895. The
church is frame structure on Rural street,
just north Of Washington, and is substan-
tial and pretty throughout. In front is the
main auditorium, seating $50, and behind
this is the lecture room, seating 200. The
doors dividing the two can be so folded
away as to make practically one room of
1t. To the north of the lecture room is a
handsome dining room, and off that a very
completely equipped kitchen. The structure
cost $1,000, but large amount of the work
and material was donated. 1t could hardly
be duplicated for $4,000.
The congregation was organized with
thirty-five members in September, 1885, and
in the following January Rev. A l.. Or
cult, of DanWlle, was called as pastor
He still oficiates in that capacity.
The dedicatory sermon was preached yes
terday morning by Rev. z. Il. Sweeney. of
Columbus, and yesterday afternoon a con-
gratulatory service was held, at which re-
mar ks were made by a number of repre-
sentatives Of other churches. In the even
ing Mr. Sweeney preached a second SER
mon, ana this evening he will deliver a
lecture in the church
In the course of his sermon yesterday,
Elder Sweeney said
1.-THE gospel Is Gods remedy for barbar-
ism, and it cures like every other remedy
in proportion as the remedy is taken. If
taken a little it betters mans condition; if
taken more its effects are more extended,
and if thoroughly the cure is complete The
gospel, where it has been, has fastened
itself around everything that is good, and
has fought everything that is bad. l speak
of its political as well as it's social power.
This is the master argument for the di-
vinity OF Christ. 1t overthrow the Old Ro-
man republic. Paul saw a vision; man
of Macedonia urging him to come over and
help them They went down and for the
time the gospel of Jesus Christ was
preached in Europe What was Europe
them Germany was in barbarism. Eng.
land was. too. What is the condition of
that country to-day under the preaching
of the gospel? See her temples and spires,
her hospitals and her homes. The political
hold the gospel has upon the world; 1t has
taken hold Of monarchles and they nave
crumbled. 1t has taken hold OF republics
and blessed them. 1t has all been done by
the gospel See what power the gospel has
politically. Precisely as the gospel or Je-
suS Christ has permeated this world, Just
so has political liberty and freedom The
gospel is the John the Baptist of civil lib
erty. The highest liberty is in the Anglo
Saxon or English speaking Protesta1ts;
| next non-English speaking Protestants;
| next the Roman Catholics; next the Mo-
| hammedans and lastly, the Pagan nations.
Efforts for freedom always follow the
| GOSPELS power. 'Ye shall know the truth
| and the truth shall make you free 1t was
| the gospel that gave us our freedom rms
| is not an accident; it is the result OF a
| cause What * has done it Will do again
| will do all the time. Man is fond OF power.
| He will elevate himself at the expense OF
! others even of his friend. II man meets
Won on the street and says Good morning,
| Captain you feel big; If he calls you ma
| ior,' it's more for it means more power;
/ hut if he calls you colonel, you will likely
| invite him to dine with you before week.
| Man will do anything under heaven for
! power Men wage war Tor power. mat
| made Alexander what he was. Cnrlstlanlty
| Is the only thing that offers an antdote to
| this thing. What is the keynote 10 mn
| deity? 1 will tell you. 1t is the doctrine OF
| the survival of the fittest. 1t is all that in
| fidelity has to offer But that premise IS
| wrong because it crowds some OUT. ~ Is
| not true Not long ago. in Cinclnnat,
| saw a. strong, drunken man crowd woman
| on a street car. 1t was really the survival
| of the strongest Christianity was the Ilrst
to say Ye that are strong ought 70 pear
| the infirmities of the weak 1t IS looking
| after the weak. Christianity was the Irst
! TO come and pick up poor. doWntrodden
man. Tnbelief says, let Russia crush out
! the poor Jews; Christianity says no.
LIBERTY FROM THE BIBLE.
.sWhence came the idea Of Liberty? Two
| men have had more to do with it with us
than all others refer to Thomas Jefferson
and Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson said he
got his ideas from the Baptist Church,
| Hamilton said he got his from the Presby-
terrain But where did these churches get
| theirs? From the Bible. know the voice
of history will say there were republics
in ancient times. But they were no more
| like ours than day is like night II you
want TO know the origin of democratic
governments. you will find it in the Bible
israel under the Judges. Preachers are at
the head of all great reforms that ever
blessed the world John Calv IN.
John knoT froeoe e5e has Eyery beee cham n
pioned by Christians. Tom Paine has
/ been held up as q refofmer why TINS
name. Because ne was one among a thou-
| sand Christian ones. But curing the reVoIu'
| ton when he wrote these Things ne Wa
! q believer but went to France and came
back an infde Paine was the Benedlcl
| Arnold Of religious liberty. | want TO snow
| YOU that the gospel has stood on the hlgh-
est points and leavened men INTO human
sThe first advocate Of modern religious
/ liberty was Baptist Roger MlinaInsi thhe
| second was a Quaker, William Penn; the
third. be il said to the honor of that church
| was d Catholic Calvert Jesus Christ was
| the first TO teach Blessed are the meek
before that it was blessed Is the sword.
/ National liberty has kept eAact pace VIII
| the gospel You win ind most liberty u
! the Fnelish-speaking nations; second, thf
| non-E nglish-speaking Protestant NATIONS
/ third the Catholic nations fourtn me MO-
/ hamedan, fifth. the Pagan. = hra IL tls.1io J
| has made homes for the homeless. Madmef
| are not said to have devils as they were
| before Christianity was introduced. New
| York has done more for the poor than al