Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-03
SERMON REVIEWS OF SUNDAY,
WHAT WAS PREACHED TO THOSE
WHO STAY IN THE CITY
DURING THE SUMMER


While the hot days OF June and July
nave drlven many OF our people from
the lazy lull and breathless quiet of
the hot and oppressive city, MANY of
us remain, and spend our SUNDAYS MT
least partly. in the church. With n
great palm leaf constantly going and
with an occasional sigh of satisfac-
tlon' we manage to listen, as the faith
food. 6OSpe'
Rev. ]. j. Taylor, pastor of Free
mason Street Baptist Church. preach
ed to good crowds morning and night.
Inc doctor took as his text for one SER
mon Ephesians 3l-32, and deduced
from the scripture principles of Right
Living as n theme.
HOW pathetic Il thing" said DR..
Inylor, 1t is that such an epistIe was
God" ~
First. lie spoke of those things that
80 mar the happiness of man-bitter-
ness, wrath and anger; of the restless
ness OF the people with their clamor-
ing ana eyii speaking; and mans eter-
nnl hatred and malice to his fellow
Secondly. he spoke of those things
that make for fraternityship kindness
as especial and paramount. kind
hearts are more than coronets and
simple faith than norman blood; ten
derheartedness is a far higher thing
than kindness. because the kindness
is softened," said DIR. Taylor.
lie closed by saying that forgiveness
Is Infinitely the highest type of Chris
God for Christ's safe hath forgiven
you"
Rev. A. C. Thompson. of Trinity
Church, Portsmouth. spoke on fright
eousness the Foundation of all Ma
tional Life" His text was Deuteron-
omy 33.27-'The eternal God is thy re-
fuse and underneath are the everlast-
ing arms"
Mr.. Thompson preached n strong.
lorclblc sermon. developing the
thought that the individual is the real
source of the nations strength.
There Is a parellelism," said the
speaker, between the National life of
Israel and the United States. They
both held the common relation Of 4
newborn nation facing it's unknown
future; both had fathers who feared
anu foresaw and warned their people
of the future. Moses feared and fore
saw idOlatry, lust and disobedience;
Washington saw and warned his peo-
pie of jealousies, divisions, religious
Intolerance and militarism."
He drew the figure that we as chill
dren are gazing into the future with
up before us-problems political. COM
mercial. UNCONVENTIONAL and social.
National righteousness" tersely
spoke MIR. Thompson, lis the determin-
ing factor in National life"
His great conclusion was that the
Individual unit determines the char
acter Of National righteousness.
The work on the Methodist Church
in Berkeley is progressing rapidly. Ali
OF the stone work is about complete.
The house will cost S25.000 and the
pastor says he expects to go in the
house on October LIST.
MIR. Mastin, it's pastor. preached Sun
day on the Healing of the Centurious
Servant.
First. he reviewed the situation of
the time and pointed out the signif-
cant fact that the three great forces
Of the world were here brought to-
gcther--Rome, God and disease. Dis
ease was the means of bringing the
other two--Christ and the centurion
together.
The main thought OF the sermon
was that Christ and the soldier met
on common ground. Disease created
sympathy in Christ for the centurion.
and the love of the centurion for his
servant urged him to come to Christ.
Injecting on the common ground or
love-" spoke Mr.. Mastin, and urged by
the faith of the centurion, Jesus Christ
healed the servant"
In concluding, he pleaded for
higher spiritual faith in the church
member of to-day.