The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-29
CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.
REVIVAL MEETINGS WE'RE LARGE.
LY ATTENDED YESTERDAY.
Much Interest Is neinE Manifested
by Both Members and
Outsiders.

The revival meetings at the Central
Christian church yesterday were largely
attended. both in the morning and even
ing and proved to be decidedly the most
interesting of all the services yet held.
Net only the msmbers, but outsiders are
enthused over the prospects OF doing much
good in the city, under the strong and for
chile preaching OF Evangelist Leak. At
almost every service a number OF addl-
tons are had to the church. The rugged
eloquenco Of the preacher is bsdng the
means OF helping many to a better I'M
derstanding of the word of God, aud lead
ing them 10 higher life.
The subject of the sermon yesterday
morning was "our origin, Aims ard Pur-
poses. The people known as the disciples
OF Christ. or the Christian church, do not
claim to be the only Christians but Christ
iaus only They believe hero are Christ
ians in all the denominations and cali
upon them to give up all human names
aud creeds and unite on the word OF God
alone If person believes in Jesus with
all his heart. conlesses Him before men,
kaars His commandments, he Is member
| Of that church which Jesus established
eighteen centuries ago. When Peter made
! Tins good confession, Christ SAID lon
1 tais rock Will ! build my church" Even
| since the promise TO Abraham that ''out
OF thy seed shall all the nations OF the
earth he blessed" tho Christian cnGrch
WAS being prepared The poe S sang OF 1t,
1 the prophets foretcld its coming John the
Baptist cried out, Prepare ye the way
The meek and lowly Nazarene came, and
after fulfilling all prophecy, and getting
the material ready assembled o the Father
and babe his followers remain in Jerusalem
until they we're ondued with Iowor. from
on high On tho lay OF Pentecost they
| received this mower which was TO guide
gospel, convert sinners and organize
churches The Lord added unto the
church daily such as should be saved" and
then IL was not long until the gospel had
reached even to Rome and ioak hold OF
that great world power.
The great popularity OF Christianity
compelled Constantine and the other Ro-
man leadcrS 10 accept Il Hero began
the apostacy of the church. The heart
was not in the service, md SO these PEP
Pile were really not Christians. The Ro.
nan Catholic church was the result OF this
uniting OF church and state, and the
apostacy which followed. For twelve hun
dred end sixty years the 1utho NV q, Rom,
was undispnted Henry the VIII OF Eng.
the right OF the pope and established III,
church OF England Like the betraya
by Judas, God has brought good out o
the deeds OF Henry the VIII Afterwar,
this Presbyterian church, standing for tn,
restoration OF the elders, the Methodist
, standing for less form and more spiri
in worship. and the. Baptist, teaching IN,
only correct baptism to Se Immersion, al
were formed. Each one of these ohurche
commended FOR ono important thing whicl
, the new testament teaches But they di
i not go far enough, they limited them
1 selves 20 one important thing. Aexau
. der Campbell Barton w. Stone and other
r at the beginning OF this century said {
o the people that all those things ar
: scrlptural. Lets unite them all under ON
!, throw human names and human creed
z 10 the wind and be Christians only TIL
s primitive Christianity that Jesus and hi
d apostles taught us can mot be improved
: all that anyone knows about Chpstianit
y Is found in the now testament.
d Let us remain loyal 10 these teaching,
i unite under the banner OF the Prince q
y Peace, and march VIGOROUSLY 10 the con
d querlng NJ The world.
+ Tonight Mr.. Leak viii give a leetur
o on THE Fast Young Man" II will b
n tree TO all, and no doubt will be yer
i interesting talk.