Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-08-09
FIRST ANNIVERSARY.


Yesterday was the first anniversary
of the Christian church of this city
The church occupies a good property
| on Fourth street, near Wooster, one OF
the best locations in the city. They
procured the property through the
kindness and benevolence of Mrs.
Hendershot, of Sand Hill.
The church celebrated it's anniver-
sary yesterday by installing its pastor,
Rev. Edward Brown, who was form
erly State Evangelist under the aus
pices of the Ohio Christian Missionary
Society, with headquarters in Cleve-
land, O. A synopsis of his morning
discussion appears elsewhere. The
following is a synopsis of his evening
sermon on THE Successful Church: ="
This morning I gave my ideas, as
we'll as the scriptural idea, of sue
cessful pastor. Tonight ] present the
successful church. / confidently be-
lieve that all l shall say of the sue
cessful church is possible of attainment
by the church here. The first element
of such a church is pointed out in
John 1922. That they may be one,
as we are one Christian union be-
gins in the unity of the individual
church. That they may be one as
the father and son were one: one in
purpose, plan, teaching, plan of work,
in love and in long suffering. Alex
ander, Caesar, Napoleon, Wellington
cause their armies moved as one man.
A progressive church. Heb. 6-1
reads, Therefore leaving the princi-
Piles of the doctrine of Christ let us go
on to perfection The "go on means
progression. Perfection is the goal to-
wards which every church should
move. Progress means labor and
only a working church succeeds. There
is no place in Gods economy for
lazy man or lazy church.
A praying church. Some one has |
said give me fulcrum and / can |
move the world" Prayer is that full
crum. Prayer sustained a Daniel and |
Elisha. The scriptural injunction is,
Pray not as hypocrits do; pray with
out ceasing.' The effectual, fervent
much.
"A good mans prayers;
Will from deepest dungeon climb
To Heavens heights,
And bring a blessing down"
A Bible-studying church. Search
the scriptures, for in them ye think
We have eternal life, and they are they
which testify of me. The gospel is
the power of God unto salvation
These were more noble than those of
rhessolonica, in that they searched
he scriptures daily to see whether
hese thinge were SO or not
A church of bible students. Why
lot when this is the book of the ages?
holy bible, book divine
Precious volume thou art mine"
A soul-winning church. He that
'aveth souls is wise. He that con-
7erteth sinner from the error of his
way shall save soul from death and
hide a multitude of sins. A church
hat exists for any other purpose than
o save soul ought to die Every
Christian should be soul-winner.
Missionary church. Go ye into
III the world and preach the gospel to
Every creature 1t is personal to the
Individual and to the church. If we
AN not go personally we should read
Cor. 16-2, Let every one of you lay
~ him in store as God has prospered
lim.' The more church does for
others the more it will do for itself.
such a church / would make this
,hurch, and to this end l pledge my
strength, my character and my all.
Nay God richly bless u.s."