Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-11
1.-THE PLUMB LINE"
Rev. c. c. Cox breaches to
the Masons.
OTHER SERMONS SUNDAY
Rev Il. T. Wellford Receives Thirty per-
sons Into Membership at the
First Presby terrain ChuicI,.
Large ongresations

large congregations attended both
morning aqd evening services at the
s,l!Saptist. church Sunday. At the morn
ing service the pastor, Rev. C. q Coy
preached a special sermon to The
members of Bremond Lodge No. 241 a
& ~. Dc A. M, who attended in "a body.
3.itfss subject was "a plumb Line the
y text being Amos VII:7-I-"Thns IJa
( sS iheNed me; and behold. the Lord stood
y upon "a wall made by plumb line. win
plumb line in his hand And the
8 LORD said unto ;ne. Amos. wha tx eest
:$thou AND said plumb line. Then
4 sane the Lord, behold 1 will set a
plumb line in the midst of my people.
fs1srael; l will not again pass by them
any more
Ez5 Mr.. Cox, in explaining the use to
which the plumb is devoted. sa'l that
~ was an instrument u-ti as 4a guide
IN measuring perpendiculars. I'Ns les
! son to be drawn from the INSTRUMENT
B was that men should walk upr;ghtly
toward God and man.
TOD made man upright" said Mr..
q Cox, hence when he bends himself in a
beastiy position he gets ou. of his own.
sphere, no mater whether it is the po-
s.tion of the bdiy that is changsd or
the character of the man which is bent
INTO the nature OF the beast. In the case
of the text israel had gone far away
from the GCl: of its fathers and the
prophet Amos here holds up the plumb
line to show Them to what great
SNtettt tuty lFaHSssTtSSSGO. the law
of God. We also tells them as u result.
of this getting SO far cat of plumb
7 they are to be carried away into cap
iivity.
II would have you consider in the first
placs,'' said Rev. MIR Cox that the
r.ectitude held up by Masonry Is not rec.
titude from a Christian standpoint.
masonry is not a substitute for the
church The idea that Masonry can b.
substituted for Christianity is prevalent
IN lNr an, nncp hE.,
sin for YOU to permit Masonic nbl:ga-
i tions to interfere with your duty To the
Z church. The church must COM first.
tha senry We find n" teaching about
~ sraik teaches that it is inlpossi-
,,4rNA Use from dad level l., 4 per-
-.-rtssajtssr except through the zine OF
ihefelors, 10 afiici,st can tie a
DIT IL is not necessary Tor Ma
Sfo believe in the uivinity of Christ.
! iasonry is FOUNDED on the Bible: is
% OLDEST. perhaps, OF all the orsaniza-
ssIfls, and claims King solomon fo,. its
zae.tSt Most Excellent Grand Master
ssS Mt, Cox said that If Masonry teaches
anything it is uprishtntss of life IT is
"a taught by tbs, orders many beautiful
I! n 1nbcis f1e rsr!ewed the pI'ins.s &les of
s stsie society and showed how it differed
s from other secret .1Issli7:, tt,ns mem
q tioning the absence of | fe Insurance
Y and weekly and sick benefits. an-S la ia
special stress on tho Of brothery
( love which bound Masons together and
promoted acts of benevoleaee. He said
that they acted on the principle of keep
& ing from the left hand what the right
hand q d III benevolence. and esltScal!y
( dM they eRdeavor to keep nom the out
< world the many deeds OF chu~'
tpe1 fonnsl by them.
IF rectitude of life Is the IT,
oElsthe square in Mason1r
teaches us to Walk f-s
& God and man, les