The Newtown bee., 1898-11-04

saints are quickeLed Durirg thal month a nun Der were received for bap- ism. Isn't it possible. fot us to reach 8 greater degree of pros perity than the church has ever enjoyed?
 More faith; more prayer; more sacri- flee; greater liberality. "Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with price, 1st Cor. 6. "I beseech therefore, brethren by the mercies of God, that ve present your bodies living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, winch is ' our reasonable service, and be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what IS that good, ald acceptable, and perfect, will of God"
 The roll call of the membership of the church, which followed the historical ad- dress, showed sincere desire for better 1 lying and an earnest Thanke giving tU l God for the blessings Of the past year, ,Or he part of the people, those present an- | awering as their names were called ana several who were obliged to be absent sending notes of sympathy and Christian love. The morning service closed witt the singing of ''The Roll Call.''
 ri he invitation extended by the pastor for all present to aojourn to lower room of the church met with hearty response. i Here it was found that the good ladies of l the church had been before the invitation a ud had arranged several tables, whict l fairly groaned under the load of good 1 things to eat. Their reputation as excel lent cooka and bountiful hosts was fully sustained ard Wedneeds y's collation. oDly 1 added to the laurels of the ladies. Their is indeed an important part of the pleas ure of such a gathering and the social l noon recess was made very delightful arc | rnfrpehipO At n'aInnK 1 fhp affprnnn1 tue sermon of the day was preached bH Rev W. D. Mckinney of Ausonia. Tht services opened with singing "An Hai the Power of Jesus Name." Rev Nj. Mckinney read the Scriptures from Psalms l45 and Rev Mr Braman offeIe eo prayer. After singing, "How firm g Foundation" Rev Mir. Mckinney gave , fO-cible address which was much enjoy ( b the members of the church. For h.. text he took Psalms All, i've have heard with our ears, o c d, our fathers nave told us what work thou didst il
 heir days, in the times of old" He pre- faced hi- sermon by stating that the stor
 ies of childhood and youth make deer impre: sions, and stories told about tht ffreside of days of old ould be remem Dered, for a. years lengthrr cut impres' sions deeper, and the deeds and stOrie= o childhood stand out clearly before us l.
 I their colUrings as age advances. Thi'
 vas what the P>slmist referred to in th' rext and the speaker pictured the scen' in Jewish home where the father ws. 'elling his son of the mighty works C. God after reading to him from the roll
 If DOW the nation was in bondage 1T Egypt and he mighty call upon God fo, dehversnce from the hand of the Egvp
 tians. Ot the Red Sea and the miracu lOus dividing of the waters so that th' Jewish nation came out on the other eide emancipated hy Almighty God. H. poke of the spsrkle of the eve of tn Jewish lad as he listened to these wor
 Ierful stories and the handing down e.
 history in this way by living tongue
 rather than in dead books. Continuing he said that in connection with the king dom of the blessed Lord and Master h. wished to speak of the mighty acts O.
 G0d in the past and draw few inter ences for the present time and asked Gods help that ali might rise to tht truth. He then rehaarsed very fnrcibl ! but briefly the histories of the 2 eat ref ormations down to the preeent tine which marvelously showed the manifes power of God. In .closipg he spoke O the fathers wlo came to Stepney to es tabljsh a work of sGcd, many of whom Here now resting in the village cemeterp snd urged the repeating of the s'o-y 0 valiant deeds SO that the story nf th' power of God as manifest in the Stepne church might be kept intact ana neve
 forgotten. He said the mighty deeds c God in the past can be repeated again
 When His spirit enters his children they } can move again to mighty acts. AS won derfnl answers to prsyer he told of hi : visit to Geo'ge Muller's orphansge a