The Penn's Grove record., 1900-02-23

St. FauIs Methodist Episcopal
ChArch.
The fifteenth an |versary Of the de-
dication of st. Pau "a M. E. Church on
Thursday was mad a memorable event
because of the improvements made to
the Church and The very able array Of
talent present. While the new seats
did not arrive in tine, the benches from
the basement and chairs were procured
and every ssat was filled at the morn
ing service.
A l~ovefeast was begun at $50 by
Rev. George s. Meseroll, a former pas
tor, Presiding Eide Geo. L. Dobbins,
presided at the mo(ning service, and
read the scripture lesson on Jonah in the
new testament. Hymns No. l and ITO
were sung and Rev. John Handley led
In prayer, after which Mrs. William G..
Slaugh, Of Philadelphia, sang a solo.
mo Stranger There
Rev. Patrick Kiln, of Manuyunk,
! preached q of his eloquent serMons
! from Jonah IL "Afise, 20 to Nineveh,
that great city and cry against it,
Jonah was comm anded to 60 preach
in Nineveh, but bid disobeyed God by
going in an opposiAjdirection to Spain.
Jonah loved, his eAse. All are good
Christians as long - we have our own
way. We should det rid of our mean,
pet sins; clean out Ehe cellar as we'll as
the parlOr and Kitchen. The little
doubt that Turk il the mind is the
trouble.
Jonah tried to escape from God. You
can't find ease for conscience by trying
to get away from y. He knew of the
Church members 1to we:it to a ball
room and then VIZ fed to have the most
to say as to who ! be the preacher.
Many times concisInce has whipped you
so that hell was all around you.
Only the power Of God unto salvation
a save you.
when the captair{f0und Jonah asleep, he
was honest to confea he was the d of
the storm and asked to be thrown over
board. There are K -sliding members Of
the Church that it will take the batteries
of heaven to wake up.
When you go to prayer meeting and pray
to be good and then go out and treat your
ia 4. E H. -.M
nelghbor wrong the injecting does you no
good. When / hearIone say they are SO
good that they havelno temptations I feel
like locking the henlhouse door.
Often a back-slidar will say the Church
dad not do its duty by me or the class lead
er did not visit me. What are you doing?
Be honest like jonah, and say, 'syou better
put me OUT Wheh a man gets flung out
the Lord often brings him to himself.
The fish swallowed Jonah and then there
was the greatest Methodist prayer meeting
for three days that vas ever held. He did
not get up and say AZ was tired. After the
living ship threw hi but on shore he saw
a sign ITO Ninevehl 81 Jonah had paid his
fare. We sing salvation is free but many
hate to pay when itlcomes time. He went
to Nlneyeh and preached, "yet forty days,
and Nlneveh b be overthrown.' The
people q rulers heard, repented and the
city was saved. II you knew what us
preachers had to keep back you would pass
a vote of thanks"
After preaching for an hour and and half
MI. Kahn closed with a pathetic story of q
woman who grabbed up her child and a
pitcher with her money and Jewels during
the great Chicago fire, and by mistake threw
her child instead Of the pitcher down a dry
well. She is in an insane asylum nursing a
pitcher thinking it her child. Do me not
neglect our children here to have homes,
money and diamonds, when we should have
more love for our fellow man, especially
for those Of our W household, to bring
them up as members of the house of God?
In the afternoon, Harry Kille. chorister.
John +. Leap, 3rganist led a long song
service, after which Rev. George s. Meser-
OIL, OF Atlantic City a former pastor con-
graduated the members Of the Church on
their courage and enthusiasm for God in
making the material advancement in the
Church, as well as the spiritual growth.
He was followed by Rev. John Handley, of
New Brunswick, who said all OF this inn
provement is to increase the usefulness for
0 Earnest conservation is the need of
all churches for success. The Methodist
Church placed the improvement Of the heart
first, the emotions second, the mind third,
while some reverse IT. A pound of courage
with an ounce OF religion does more than a
pound Of religion with an ounce of courage.
we need sterllng Courage to do and dare.
Churches are usually run bv one talented
people. IN our Weakness WE need more
love. The kingdom of God is love. neace.
JOY, not power, wealth, nor position. Per-
tect love casteth OUT all fear. The sin of
the morallst IS the refusal to love God.
Have love for God and peace that surpasses
| all understanding.
Much enthusiasm prevailed as Mr.. Hand
ley closed.
Rev. C. S. Lawrence who had arrived at
4.3O, next spoke ofihis gladness of being
present, glad of the material improvements
and the spiritual manifestations.
In the evening Rev. Samuel McBurney,
of Philadelphia, PREACHED to a crowded au-
dience from I Peter 1:3,4,5. The abundant
mercy of God and the resurrection Of Jesus
Christ is the foundation on which we must
build our hope to q heavenly inheritance.
and be kept by the power of God through
faith unto salvation
Robbsd M Grave.
A startling incident, OF which MIR.
John Oliver Of Philadelphia. was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
II was in = most dreadful condition
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