The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-26
NEW PASTOR FOR
MONROE CHURCH
Rev. A, J. Hall Has Been Called TO
That Pulpit.
DR., M0RGAk'S FIRST SERMONS.
rlooucnt Discourses Made 10y Rev. D.
IL. Hawthorne, H.. ID, at Grove
Aycnuc-Rcv. DIR. III. G. CARR
sons Farewell.
DR.. MORGAN'S FIRST SERMONS.

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OF The permanent p~astorStc. ana IL Wa
deemed necessary that the little church
should have a regular pastor VINO cou'u
devote his time 20 the work or bulIo'ns
No mo organization which was recently
formed.
THE NEW PASTOR.
Mr.. Hall has been supplying tne pu'P.'
for tho summer season during br. liloe" >
.hsence and mas made many warm friends
among tho members OF ihe co"sicsH-
lie was formerly a student OF i1chiHouu
College where he graduated last year
Win he degree Of Master Of Arts. Beng
endowed with energy and other duaAtles
necessary for q successful ministry, u Is
believed that the little church VIII make
eteady advances under his guidance
shonid ne accept the pastorate.
Mr.. Hall has not yet decided "hetheI
or not he Will accept the call, nut II Is
hoped by the members OF the consicga-
don that he Will give them a favorable
response soon.
nm new church Will make strong efforts
N hnud itself up this fall. Special con-
,ributions viii be asked for the building
fund. and the Building Committee VIII Try
10 lease a suitable lot for a number OF
vesrs and erect a chapel for the congresa-
lion 10 hold regular services IN.
At the business meeting Of the church
sunday the following deacons We're
chosen: Messrs. John d.. Christian, j. NJ.
Risnke /. II. jenkins and r. i. Gaskins.
These deacons will be ordained az a service
~ be held next Sunday afternoon. Rev.
DR.. W. +. Hatcher viii conduct the ser
vice and will also administer the Lord s
supper.
Mr.. Morgan's First Sermon.
Rev Carey f. Morgan preached hir
first sermons as pastor Of Seyenth-Street
Christian church 90 large congregations
sunday morning and evening. Inc
ueoplo were charmed with him. MT.
Morgan Is a very rnest and fOrceIdi
his morning tex. was Psalms p, 18th
verse. Subject: The Ultimate Triumph
OF The Gospel
said:
IL have been looking forward for several
months TO this fellowship, and am now
right glad 90 have come into It,. There
are some moments. you know. which 90
ahead of us. and beckon 90 ms, aud Whlch
We are eager % catch up with. rms is
such a moment % me. It's doors open
wide and Hospitality and We enter ID.
trust. to worship together. 10 WORK TO-
gother. 20 rejoice together, IL need De- TO
suffer and sorrow together in Christian
love and sympathy.
NO SMALL HONOR
81 have known this church by IT'S repu-
fation through the brotherhood and IN
the person of some of its honored ana
devoted members almost from the begin
ming Of my ministry. "a dozen years aso.
] have been acquainted personally with
nearly an It's ministers. Bro. j. Il. Tyler
and Bro. Jabez Hall and Bro. 4. T..
Sweeney 1 have been proud TO count
800. E.a...T. d Cool HHafunrHHN that
% Is no small honor t0 be counted worthy
TO be their successor ln this pulpit.
ut was during BRO. Halls pastoraie
here that 1 made my only previous Nlslt
10 this city. ] attended the National Mis-
sionary Convention of our people. which
met here five years ago. and preached
for the Lelgh-Street Baptist church IN the
morning aud for this church in the even
lng, and was treated so cordially and nos
pitabiy and. may i $50 say, Nirginianally.
that / fell in love with the city, its people
ana Its churches.
IS A WORKER.
L am here for work. 1 mean 90 do my
best. / have no other purpose here than
10 serve the Master in this church and
city. and / believe confidently that you
viii respond TO this purpose and help me.
'The sermon this morning IS to be in
no sense an inaugural. but / do want u
10 AflANNN AAf spun tA NhA"N NH" H+
istry Is undertaken.
my text. There shall be a handful OF
corn I'm the earth upon the top of the
mountain. the fruit thereof shall shake
Ike Lebanon is one of many found IN
the Scriptures that look to The world
wide extension of the kingdom. ! have
selected it for that reason. ] enter upon
this work, believing that our Lord Is 10
have The victory here and everywhere;
that His name Is 20 DE known from the
rivers unto the end OF the earth. that the
knowledge OF Hin is 20 cover the earth
as the waters cover the sea; that the
truth Is TO turn and overturn until He
shall come whose right IL is 10 rule, that
before Him every knee shall bow. and
that every tongue shall confess that lie
IS Lord. 20 the glory of God the Father;
that The broke reed put into His hand
in mockery is 90 bud Ike Aaron's rod. and
come to bee IL sccpter OF universal sover-
eighty.
DUTY or THE CHURCH.
"of course. in this rnatter + distinguish
between cyangellzation and conversion.
There may always be some who viii re-
Jet Him. he provides for this class In
the commission. when. having command
"a The Church q preach the Gospel 10
the whole creation. He adds. He that
dlsheueveth shall be condemned IL Is
tNr uNiN I Iit 'NNl'M TO kifa|lf anu
ieave. as Sc must the responsibility OF ac-
cepting or rejecting the Lord with every
soul of man that hears. But the taner-
nacie ~ HE kingdom is Co De strength
ene0 a. 60 IFS stakes. and heightened ~
TO It's cords. the little stone cut out of the
mountain without hands is 20 fl tnr
Whole earth.
"a, confidence as 90 this rests on n
strong foundation. 1 recall first the early
victoIies of The Gospel. one who doubts
the ability of tho truth 20 triumph now
needs % remember its victories and dll
ficultlcs at the beginning. The opp0-i
ton was cntrenched everywhere. IL had
rs high place. It's walled cities, its but
tresscd and fortified errors and supcr-
~siiiions. IFS armies and fleets. and this.
world powers. paganism was I'm posses
sion OF the world. IL was vigorous and
uenacing. Every effort that the ingenui.
Is Of hatred could suggest was attempt
ed 90 stay the progress of The truth. The
cross. the headman's sword. the fag0t.
the prison. everything was tried. and IN
vain. Christians in the infant churches
were scattered abroad by persecution. but
the enemies OF the cross soon found that
10 attempt 90 crush Christianity By scat
tering Christians was Ike trying 10 pat
out a fire by scattering nrebrauds. They
went everywhere preaching the word D
Each Christian driven ont by hatred De-.
tame a new center OF Gosne, influence.
FEW AND Feeble
1T needs TO be remembered. too. how
few and feeble the disciples were at first.
One upper room would hold ali OF them
After the Master ieft them they were