Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-12-04
AT TIE CHURCHES. LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT TENDED THEM ALL
 SUNDAY.
OLD AND NEW MINISTERS
Rev. J. A. Anderson Again In His Pulpit--Y. M. (. A.
 --Crutcher's Sermon
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

MT. Crutch r's morning sermon was from Acts u-4I. "Why continue steadfast 6in the apostles teaching and fellowship, and breaking Of bread and in prayers.
 We place the W ord Of God first in the matters ef religion. When Jesus ascended there was no church lie facto. lie had said it is at hand. l will build my church. It was in the future when he ascended At Jeru- salem at the fret Pentacostal feast after the Grucitixion the Apostles were endowed with Power from oh high, aud spoke as the Holy Spirit moved The first church was in Je- rusalem as was foretoid in the prophets when they said; The law shall go forth from Zion and the l word of the Lord from Jerusalem, :" The gospel was preached. and they that gltdly received the word was l baptized.
 Then they ontinned in the apos- tle's teaching. Teaching is one thing and preaching is another. Je- sus taught and preached in their cities. What the world Leeds is the l teaching of Christ and of his apos- ties. For about 400 years we had no English scriptures. Then anoth- or century and a half to the art of printing.
 More bibles have been printed in one century than in the other IS. How shall we ge the gospel to sinners, and then the Apostles teaching to be practiced by Christ iaus. Fellowship meant a fellow helping a sympathy by giving and receiving. If the church had done it's full duty in fellowship, we would have left little room for Masons and Odd Fellows and other organixa- tions to do charity. l do not com plain of their goaa deeds l only re- gret that the church has allowed 1 herself to be robbed of the precious 1 jewel charity.
 "Breaking bread," That is the Lords Supper. The disciples. the only people in U. 5. who observe l weekly communion. Surgeons people in England to the same.
 And rayers"-My house a hous. of prayer We ehonla come to chu,ch to pray. A house of prayer, not house Of preaching. Oos added to the church at -v"ning service. Eight thus added the last two months.
 FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
 Tn. pastor Rev. Jas. A. Anderson. was In his pl ce to open up he work of new conference year. The ser vices were appropriate to the occa- sion. The officers for the year were asked 1 U occupy the front seats. The sermon was based upon Cor 12:6-7. The preacher held that in the New Testament there is DO cast iron form of church government pre- scribed. Jesus Christ projected His kingdom not on foundation of mechanical rules, but on the basis of great liVing principles. The gospel method has always been to implant first of all new life and have this life express itselt in outward acts, under the guidance always of the Holy Ghost. As respects church policy the same law applies. Christ gave the main ines along which the church in all ages must move. but the details If government the church itself " as left to work out, guided by the great law of expediency as that law should be made manifest by the spirit of God. Acting under this law, the Apostles, whenever an office was needed, did not hesitate a moment to create that office. When they needed men to manage the