Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-06
DIR. TAYLoR's SERMON.
SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING
AT FREEMASON STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH.


church Sunday. These being Dr. Tay-
!ors first sermons here, unusually
large congregations greeted him. He
left yesterday to visit relatives near
his old Virginia home before returning
to Mobile. from which place he Will
make his announcement in about a
week. accepting or rejecting the can
here.
THE EVENING SERVICE.
At the evening service, DR.. Taylor
preached from that portion of the 24th
Chapter of st. Luke. which relates the
circumstances of the risen Christ max
ing himself known to his followers He
uwelt especially upon the 18th Verse of
mat chapter: And it came to pass
that while they communed together,
and reasoned. Jesus himself drew near
and went with Them
Inc speaker, in the beginning. de-
scrioed how two of Christs former fol-
lowers were journeying together. on the
ROAD from Jerusalem to Emmaus on
the third day after the cruciiixion.
he pictured their sorrow and calamity
ana sense of fcrlorness, and illustrated
the same by Il story of Bob Burdette's
federal soldier in skirmish. wound
ed only in the thumb by Confederate
bullet. goes yelling and screaming to
battle awaiting their turn To be shot
down. see only the funny side and send
UP ShriekS of sarcasm and laughter
Directly another soldier goes walking
10 the rear with head erect and with
the air of conQueror; not a moan es-
Gaping his lips. nor n quiver of the
muscle. There are no dcrisive shouts
now. but the men are silent as their
| comrade dies a soldiers death. These
sorrowing followers of Christ. Cleopas
anu mis- companion, in their solemn
mien, are likened unto the second SOL
der Jesus. though he could make
Uemble the cohorts of Rome, calm the
mighty. restless sea. break the peni-
tent heart. raise up the dead or mt
me whole lsraelitish army to flight.
though He could do all these things and
more by a single look from his eye or
touch from his hand. yet He was slain
cruciied; and now the third day. when
lie was to rise, had come, and He had
not appeared unto them. And so these
men We're 1ourneying sorrowfully along
tne road. thinking and holding counsel
Oh their crucitied Lord and Master. The
| ignominy of His death, and his seeming
| helplesSness when He cried aloud In
| agony for the bitter cup To be taken
away-these things had entered and
| ciouded the minds OF these grief
stricken travellers, though strange and
mysterious things had happend that
| Gay, and mightie foot than thar of
man was fel; upon the earth. :
! me, world is walking after these mon.
| ioilowing in the footsteps of the old
travellers. Men can't be taught. though
| you Try TO reason with them, the great
truths lying beyond the mysteries. 1'hc
| mother gazes ut the empty crib and The
| niue shoe ana doesn'; understand why
4 the nand of God ha. taken her child
| away; and relatives and dear ono.
around the bier, gazing on the face of
the dead. want explanation. but ,horc
Is no voice to reply but that which
ioats from behind the mazes and mvs-
cries saying: What l do thou know
est not now"
Continuing along this line of illustra-
tioh' the speaker told of how we arr
always doing good with the money w.,
haven't got of the many philanthronic
pidns We make. never To meet ful0ll-
nent- The husband and the cuisines :
man planning and planning forever.
see tncir good aims come 10 naugh,
ana they are heard to eXclaim: "I
" IL God has anything to do with
II after all"'-Walking as these mon
Cleopas and his companion. walked "
waking in the shadow that is too
neavy to be lifted, 80 "And /,
came to pass tina; Jesus walked with
them lie had said that whore tvv, ~
three were gathered together in His
name. He would be with them. NOT in
vast Cathedrals where chOirs sing
sweet praises. but out in the hirh,vav
were these men. and Jesus drew nnar
IItifei ~ with them.-;ut their
vision was obscured; they were blinded
ny the stubbornness of their grief nnd
tneir disappointment. They failed IN
discern the truth. They knew not their
..II his words to them We're:
i" nat manner of communications are
these that ye have one To another as
We walk. and are sad" Behold how
compassionate. how sympathetic, His
irSt words 10 anyone of his followers
after his resurrection were snoLen "a
the woman who because of her love
had a right 10 grieve: Woman. win,
weepest thou?" John. isolated on the
Isle OF Patmos, had a voice call him in
10 sweeter fellowship with God even
man ne mad ever known. Paul. on
board the ship rocking and going IN
pieces on the rolling billowe; of The an
Ely sea- heard the voice say: Fear not
raul. Silent sympathy is good: We,
there Is something better-the sy,npa-
my winch speaks and acts.
travellers 10 eternity are we all. Some
OIL us nave been walking with Jesus :,
iohs time. and we know that God Is
ahead. He was with us and mai,
brighter our wedding feast. He hS.
heIped us TO win our Victories. ana has
borne our sorrows and our griefs Ia
VIII be with us unto the end He ham
SAID: Il will never leave thee No.
forsake thee" He Is willing to
walk with each one OF us on our iour-
ney forever-through the darkness ana
out OF lt-and into the glory land.
THE MORNING SERVICE
At the morning service DR.. Tov,or
preached from the text. "(:od co ~,
the world that He gave His only he.
gotten Son that whatsoever believetb on
Him should not perish. but have ever
lasting lie" II WAS an ahIe niscn,,,..