The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-05

I've Visiting Ministers Preached on the
Same Subject,
the WONDERFUL TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
smmen.e congregation Hears bishop
Memorial serviccs-A
other Churches.

attended yesterday. The weather was pei 4
feet, except for the wind, and the fact
that the pulpits OF the differen; sancsuaries
were filled by ministers selected from
among those who are attending the Meth
oiast conference. had the effect In most
eases or Increasing the usual large con-
sregat.ons which gather in their respective
places OF worship to do honor to their
Maker. By peculiar coincidence two of the
miniators Bishop Galloway and Df. Atkins
preached from the SANS text. While the
line of thought AID aIgamelt followed By
tho TWO d.,iAes was practically the same,
the ideas were, OF course, presented - a
different manner. ard each congregation
listened to Il hsghsy instructive ana no.
oughiy religious sermol. Both the mis-
tiers used the quotation from Ralph Wallo
Emerson, when appears below IN the 'e-
por, OF DR.. Atkins discourse.
49,
The event of the cay was the service
held liz Shearn Methodist Episcopal
church, the sermon being delivered by
Bishop Galloway, Who is in the city Tor
the purpose of presiling over the deiibera-
lions OF the conference. The sacred ed he
was CROW ie4 10 It's utulo=, capacity. \ large
Iumber of people We're seated IN the ASS
Oh chairs brough, in rom The cnapei, many
STOOD To the rear OF the church during tue
entire service and dozsrs of otheis founI 1t
impossible to even get in ide Tue M
Inepse attendance w4H u graceful C0mpi-
ment to the popularity and ability Oh the
worthy bishop and showed concllsivety
tho position he occupies in the heat ol has
people
The opening hymn Of the service was
No. 5l3. ION IL is hard to work for God
1t Is not So though so u looks
Following this y ferven, prayer was Of
fered by the venerable Dr.. L, j. Smith.
who occHp.rs seat on thA pulpit platform
at Bishop Galloways left, Dr. j. L.. Massey
being on tho righ, Or. Smil prayed Tor
the forgiveness o. sinners and the further
aneo OF thu Kingdom OF Goa.
Bishop Galloway theb read the first les
sen ircn the eixty-thrd chapter OF Isaiah
and the second LESION from the ntth
ep.stlc OF st. John This was fol owed b.
the singing of the 50lst hymn, To Labor
on" Af.er the rtn-ition OF n beautiful
offertory by the organtst, Nj S Bsasic
Hughes sang II WIZ Es:toll Thee IA.
Lord with fine effect, Rev. Seth Wa,d
made several annouGcems nts AID whfn he ,
ha1 finished Bishop Galloway ommanced !
his sermon, the delivery OF which occupied
one ard three-quarters hours, He TOOK or
his text the fortysix h verse .. The seventh
chapter Of St. John, Never nlan space
like this man"
Tho sermon was a magnificent QUE from
every point OF view. is sound Jog g, lis
Well nigh Unanswe rabie logic p,A the beau /,
tifu language with which It's divine pre-
cepts were clothed all appealing strongly |
to the congregation. The bishop poin e GU
that the first year of the Lords ministry
was one OF deed, iasher than ona Of wprls.
lie spoke of the fact that u teacher must
DO possessed OF wordertul per onaiity
aid be clothed with m ght ana power Ia
order TO have his teachings do tne most
good The Lord in His teachings had the
power OF God behind Him There was no
reoorI of Jesus having ever written any
thing with the exception of the time when
He wrote on tina sand While the tale OF sin
was beiag poured into HIS ears BY the
woman seeking forgiveness But, for al
shis. HIS tea h Is had endured and were
growing day by day
Then, too the speaker said, the Lord was
an original teacher He revtr arguel He
LAID dowlo no propositions ami drew no coh-
ciusions but The truths He uttered waro
Illuminated and intensified by The grace
Of His Almighty Father There was no
passion in what lie said. He quoted no an
thorities and He appealed to no standlr4s,
yet He talked IN Il way "whit n " ii set
win this OH pla ct to Cod" TIE words Of
this Incompatible Teacher. Bishop Gallo
way SAID, Wtre simple aud ems u der
stood. There were no techn cal terms moth
Ing 10 eloud the und rstaading OF the hear
err And yet they We're words which would
endure forever. There was the same power
in those words prirted on tho sacre pages
of the Book OF Book, as was IN them
when they were uttered by the Saviour
ages ago, And, the speaker concluded. this
power was growing year by year, day by
day. Instead of wearing away 1t WAS con-
stantly gaining strength, ana eventually
IL would become irresistible.
Several times during his discourse Bishop
Galloway movoj his hearers--nos only the
women. but the men--to tears
At the conclusion of the sermon The
bishop called ON the following young mon,
candidates for ordination IA deacons;
George r.. Ray, L. u, Keith Robert C..
George, w. u. Philips, B H. Glazner
George G.. Cravens and s. w. Warren
The candidates arranged themselves at tho
altar and, after Il prayer for them had baen
offered by the Bishop, Dr. Massey read the
epistie ana the responses were made by
the applicants. who We're were then or
dainfd. The bishop placed his hands on
the head OF each In turn, charging HIN
as follows: Take thou authority 10 ex-
ecute the office of deacon In the church
Of God, In the name OF the Father OF the
Son ard of the Holy Ghost"
Next each candidate placed hand on
the Bible held by the bishop ana their nnai
chalge was given as follows: Take thou
authority to read the Holy Scripture In the
house of God, and TO preach the sams.'
the service was closed by Rev Ward fur
nishing the rawly ordained deacons with
their certificates. The benediction foil saed
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
While the attendance at the First Pres.
hvterian churcn was large, 1t was notice.
that there remained several inoccuped
seats. Tho numerous o6her sermons
preached In the different churches In the
city by members of the, Methodist confer
encc made somewhat OF division amont
the church-going people. and some. dread
Ink the wind, remained around the com.
forts OF their own hrssidcs
lhe services here opened with the organ
ereiude. followed by the doxology. The
q epening prayer WIS then offered by the
q nastor ~ the church. Rev. Walilam Hayns
4 laval, and tho scriptural readings foi
the morning lesson were taken from the
a6y-keventA Palm and the fifth chapsei
4 - Matthew After the singing OF the
eymu commencing oh for thousand
tQneue! 70 cling my dear Redeemer's