The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-04
NEW CHURCH TO
CALL A PASTOR.
Congregation Meets Tomorrow Night
in Monroe Hall.
Mr.. RICHARDSON'S SERMON
Deacons and Elders Installed at "race
Street Presbyterian Church-Eas-
ter Services at Centenary-Con-
frmation at Monumental

At Monroe Hall Sunday morning the
new congregation which went out from
Groye-Ayenue Baptist church held reg,
ular services after the Sunday-school. ana
the hail was crowded 10 its seating cap@S-
ity.
The singing was spirited. and Rev. w.
l.. Richardson preached an interesting
and helpful sermon from the eleventh
charter Of ST. John and part OF the
twenty-fifth verse-"Jesus said unto her
/ am the resurrection"
The sermon was fun of sound advice
and information. was delivered In clear.
impressive manner, and was given close
attention throughout. After the benedic-
ton many of those present went forward
and thanked the preacher Tor his dis
course.
1t was announced that on next We'd
nesday night at S o'clock In Monroe Han
there would be a meeting Of the entire
congregation for the purpose Of consider
ing the question of calling pastor for
the new church. At this meeting all the
members of the congregation and any
others who are interested in the move
ment are requested 10 be present.
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
Mr.. Richardson. after a brief introduc-
ance of the audiences sympathy with the
speaker said that the sickness of Laza.
rus was for the glory of God. God
sometimes afilicts men. and even allows
them to die; but He turns the sickness
and suffering TO His own honor and glory
BY Christs saving of Lazarus many were
made to believe on Him.
Christ is of such a nature that He can
always adapt Himself 10 circumstances.
To the fishermen He is the net; to the
thirsty, He is drink. 10 the hungry, lie
is mamma TO the weary, He Is rest; 10
the farmer. lie Is the sower. But none
of these representations Of Himself were
so appropriate. so consolng. so comfort
ing to the bereaved sister Of Lazarus as
the fact that lie Is the resurrection.
Christ's words must not always he
taken literally. No one thinks that Christ
here means TO say that He il the actual,
literal resurrection. When we speak OF
1.-THE resurrection we think Of the time
when there shall be a universal rising
of the dead. TO he judged. every man nc
cordng 10 the deeds done in the body.
Christ's words on this occasion must
have meant something Ike this. Il am
to the soul I'm regeneration what the
actual resurrection is 20 the body. To
every feature OF the actual resurrection
there is a corresponding one in the re-
generation of the soul.
In First Corinthians. 1875. said the
speaker. Paul in discussing the resurrec-
ton says: THAT which thou sowest Is
not quickened. except it die" That the
body may be actually resurrected, IL must
die: so that body (the sOuD may be
resurrected unto Christ-that Is, born OF
God-there must be a corresponding death.
This is the death TO the love for sin. No
saved man loves sin. Saved men often
commit sin, but unwillingly. when
would do good evil is present with me-
EACH HAS A WORK TO Do
Continuing. Mr. Richardson said that
in the same chapter Paul says of the re-
surrection: but God giycth IT body
as il hath pleased Him. and 10 every
seed His own body All Christians have
not the same sphere. Some are called TO
be preachers: some deacons; some sunday
school officers or teachers: some scholars.
Everyone is equally obligated 10 work
I'm his own place. Because man cannot
preach or even teach is no reason that
ne should not labor in the unseen fields.
This was the great mistake Of the man
with one talent
In the same chapter Paul SAYS: There
are also celestial bodies. and bodies ter
restlal." Before one is resurrected into
Christ ne Is so inclined 90 the things OF
the world that his life may be said TO be
earthly" After his resurrection his lie
is brighter than his former one. I'VE
are the Hight of the world"
Again Paul says: 1T is sown In cor
ruption; it is raised in interruptions
One of the essential elements OF resur-
rected body is it is incorruptible. The
risen body Of Christ. unlike that of Laza-
rus or the widows son or any other was
not subject TO natural laws. II could not
be destroyed. Lazarus and others were
resuscitated. were raised or restored. 10
their former positions-subject to sick
ness. death. corruptible. A soul resur-
rected into Christ cannot die. Romans