The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-20
SUNDAY SERVICES
IN THE CHURCHES
Good Congregations Despite The I'm
comfortable Weather. !.
REV. Mr., spooEER's DISCOURSE,
rex. Carey Il. Morgan Spoke on
Things That Hindc,'''-Scrriccsa at
pirc Street Bap,is,-1hc Twcn-
1iclh Century Movement
REV. Mr., spOOEER's DISCOURSE,

A. Scycnth-Strc Christian church on
Sunday evening quite a S'oo hl'lSt,>e
c,,nSi6erint, tho severe weather anu "ae
conditions obtaining under loot. s;.lHehea
IT., hear Rev. Carey L. Morgan on Ai'st'o9
That Hinder lie sad III Pa l
.this subject as a twe-foid aihictlon. 20 inc
t>h,,,,,h and to the individual. Ch'lstiah-
s,y has done much for the world, inhch
moe shan mankind dreams OF to-day ne
,5ss ready 10 admit that because OF SIN
thc winds OF all these centuries mao pcc'i
a,,rscned with the signs OF humanity
that through all these years great
s;,cams OF tears have rolled down me
checks Cd humanity as torrents Gown the
mountains side: that there We're sreaS
chasms being opened during all these
wears. TO be bridgcd over only with
broken hearts. That sin, with the very
sound of hiss in its name, mad car5cd
more wounds this day than was cau&c2
ct charlottesville, ana. like GettyspiifE,
it furnished everywhere a blPoaE ah-
gle" and. though this be true, vel IL were
much worse in the early years of CHRIS
taarlity. Sin to-day. for the most part,
hides in the basement or cellar or peiakes
HIM TO the garnet, while in the early
years Of which i speak. it was Haunted
in the face of ali the world. and the
GcSlgliS ltI' esiuiS Ais'n'-t 49, N''~S =
aged by those prominent in public ana
s,r.iyate ltfc. and the effort of the Church
was par-alrzed.
To-day the Cross stands out rroIni-
nently. borne forward by the teachings
of Christ, and the world does realize thai
the proclamation of God, that His Church
must and shall prevail is a verify, ana,
sooner or later, must come 10 pass. maj
serious hindraDces yet exist none can
A. ,.,,,gr "a
Is the natural result of rebellion. 50 oft re-
peated, against Church governments and
laws. resulting In the hundreds of de-
nominations that occupy place in
church history to-day: these have been
fruitful OF congestion in church building
in many sections that each denornlna-
ton might have a representative in the
community. when, truth 10 tell, fewer
houses f,r worship wa1uId' supply the
need be self-SuTIpoTtinS and have some
ching TO spare toward obcyinS the com
,lsaud OF Jesus. Go We into all the world
and preach the Gospel by sending mis-
sionaries to Africa, where there is now
only one for two hundred and fifty thou
sand benigh1ed inhabitants: TO India,
where there is now one for three hum
dred Thousand, and 10 China. where there
is now one flor seven hundred thousand
Inhabitants.
1>C,o MANY CHURCH BUILDINGS.
That the statement rs to congestion
of church buildings is tr-ue is proven by
STATISTICS from some Of the largest and
weaFhiest denominations. even in the
pepulous East some of them reporting
us many as one-third of their congTega-
IONS IN that section not sef-sustaining
financially,
Many other hindranccs may suggest
themselves to your minds. What Of the
inditduai? What binders you. my friend p?
Have you been brought face to face with
this question? Are you trusting in Your
own strength? However robust and Wig
cr'cus you are nov. il VIII fail you IN
lime; some day. some night the finger
of Time will be laid on Your check and
va will ftremble as reed. Then the
tiall oc death Will possess you. the viEor
of days gone wifi stand you for nauSht
Is vt your satisfarti With your right
eouEncss2 You mar be good and KIND
md gentle in your home: Gs~aT you are,
for II is a rsod place to begin. but this
alJne will not avail: secret confession wall
Not cc.nr'ass the fruitful end: Chris
commands that you come out on his side.
og,rnRv and before the whole world. ] en-
trerat YOU in the name cf all You hold
dear now. and for hereafter. 7c. nothing
ls'nd,r You from yielding obedience to His
command.
REN. MR.. SPOCEl2R'S DISCOURSE.
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ilis .heine va i4ie hu' W ~ 80 -
the time-7lonored itiaerent system of tht
Ne'ifo!isi th"rSh a'tils' Hi'.
10 ihoS.1S 'i's S7''ile ~ y" " ~ ~
times a le" Gays aS". ,,,.,,
me atlacle I'D ti'is pale.. VII en-
ptacen iE'e'S0e"s N4on w. p''''t.i'+
Ministers anu one ~ l'i',' ~
ms CITY, WAS e'foe"t'H t"e iii'ii'''ia''
occasion OF me seil'loh
INC text was ''oaTacn OF inc LIN verse
NJ lhe is,h fSa'rh -N''ih Ee "eh hei
huiwafEs
me S2eaker S,'an ~ part As nod
ancient ffa'ef'al' ".aa was assaulted