Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-24
DIVINE SERVICES SUNDAY
Rev. Or. Strickland at Second
Presbyterian Church.
nr. Young on "Whut use IL tho Bat
tie ?"-Dr. wharton on "Hcaiimg
tho Centurion" Jubilee Service
at Lambert's Point III. E. church,


Theological Seminary, Richmond. occu-
pied the pulpit of the Second Presby-
terrain Church Sunday morning and
light. preaching two profoundly able
ana instructive sermons to large con-
gresations. His discourse at IL a. IN.
was based on the passage of Scripture
How shall We escape if We neglect so
great salvation?" He spoke OF the char
acter and blessings of Christ's salvation
ard the fearful and bitter loss to the
soul that rejects it. His evening dis
course was founded on the words: And
| TINS is the condemnation that light
mas come into the world. and men love
darkness rather than light" The Doc
tor showed by logical deductions that
inc man who refuses TO accept this
ilSht, which Is Christ, the sinners only
anu ultimate hope of SALVADOR. is al
ready condemned under the law but is
IN q lost condition as he remains out
or the pale of the reign OF Grace
which is through Christ
Rev. DR.. Stricken will preach again
next Sunday, morning and night.
WHAT USE IS THE BATTLE?"
Rev. DIR. w. ]. Young preached at
| EpWorth Church Sunday night on
What Use is the Battle?" and said in
part:
Life is made up OF battlefields. and
many OF the struggles end in n doubt
lul result. In the nation political par
ties, with opposing theories. contend
one win the other with first one and
then the other in power In church
the opposing creeds engage In warfare
and it is difficult to decide which is
| riEht. Our own hearts are covered with
heteS -et-battie,- where fierce warfure
has been waged. or is waging between
opposing principles. Before these strug.
Gles the attitude of many to-day il
elther an optimism which foolishly de-
mes their existence. or n pessimism
which doubts the wisdon,-of having
any more to do with the strife than
may be absolutely needful. The CON
| nlcts of life help to make manhood and
10 perfect character. Out of war comes
heroes like Washington and Lee and
jackson. out of the religious strifes
came men like Paul and Augustine and
Savonarola and Luther. Out of Black
| Fridays and other pancs came mer-
| chant princes. Out of personal struggles
came men like Robertson and Kings
ley ana Maurice. If the conflicts of life
| 40 no more than make such men. the
| coniilcts pay. They also bring mon into
| harmony with God. In some way OR
other, in the long run. the truth comes
70 the honest contestant. Then is the
ne lllied win power-the very power
| OF God. There Is no more CONVINCING
answer to the pessimist of the dav
| IMAM the fact that weakness welded
| 10 the love of the truth becomes In
me end almighty. Every martyr is MT
49, cloWmed with the laurel wreath of
victory. Inc struggle creates an anne
| ute Tor all rewards. small or great
| which men receive here or in tho world
10 come. How precious is the truth to
| MN VINO fights for It. Such mon nre
nuI pessimists. but only those who
shut in from life's activities. with tho
injuries Of life. either material or in
| teiiectual. about them, give themselves
over to theories. The very struggle has
Joy IN It, Just as the mere exercise of
ne Inuscies IN the gymnasium is n
pleasure. But beyond all this 1t is trun
That the truth does In the end conquer
| we must take into account tho large
pian or God We must remember how
| with him thousand years are as
unS: II IS ours to trust the truth, and
move forward. never to retreat with
the example Of departed heroes TO in
sPire us and to urge us on"
HEALING OF THE CENTURION
| AT the Freemason Street Rantist
Emurch sunday night DR.. NJ. B. Whar-
Ion, the pastor preached on Christ
| Iiealing the Centurion" his text being
round in Mathews ST. He said Christ
| illade Capernaum at this time a center
OF operations from which He radiated
IN all directions Preaching and heal
sN'i VI diseases, The
pnet was not without honor in His own
region, and on one of His returns to
Capernaum He was approached NV n
roman centurion with the request that
he would heal his servant afflicted WITH
the palsy, and Christ said unto him.
VIII come and heal him." This was
q promise made in answer to proyer
| we cannot over-estimate the value Of
| prayer. a connection exists bet woen
the Oliver and the needy. and it NAV be
called the electrical wire OF PRAYER.
prayer moves the Arm that moves the
universe. God will be enQuired OF by
the house of Israel to do these things
| for them" He knows that we need
| but has declared that with PRAYER and
supplication we must make our requests
known to God" All great movements
nave had their foundations laid in
| prayer 1t was true of Luther that his
mightiest bolts issued from the clouds
1t was so with Knox. He cried at dead
| o,f night in his garden. Give me Scot
land or die" and God gave him Scot
land. Jonathan Edwards sermon
which resulted in the conversion of for
| " thousand, was preceded by all-nieht
prayer. This promise of Christ was
made to a Gentle. Christs minority
! was confined chiefly TO the Jews He
said II am not come but to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel" his extra
! ordinary faithfulness on the part of
tchtiESs III uuSHt MS answer. w Witness
| the woman of Canaan: this man and
/ Cornelius in later times, Centurions
! were captains each of hundred SOL
| dies. This man had been placed to
| preserve order. Judea being n Roman
I province. as the Philippines will he an
/ American province If we hold them;
/ requiring soldiers In every town. All
! these Centurons seemed 10 be noble
| men. Christ said OF this one Il have
/ not found so great faith; no. not in
/ Israel" The one at the cross said.
/ Truly this man was the Son of God''