The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-16
DR. HAWTHORNE HERE
HE BEGAN SERIES OF SERMONS LAST NIGHT.
The Distinguished Baptist Minister Preached With Usual Vigor to His Former Congregation
 and Friends.

Rev. Dr. J. B. Hawthorne of Rich- mond, Va, commenced a series of ser mons at the First Baptist Church last night. The auditorium of the church was filled with members of the con- gregation and admirers of Dr. Haw- thorne who are members of other de- nominations.
 Dr. Hawthorne came to Montgomery Tuesday night in company with Dr. C.. A. Stakely from the Southern Baptist Convention recently held in New Or leans. He will preach each night this week excepting Saturday night. While in Montgomery he is the guest Of MT. Warren D. Brown on Adams Street.
 Last night Dr. Hawthorne preached on the subject of Character Build ing" He took his text from the thir. teenth verse of the third chapter of First Corinthians: Every mans work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because 1t shall be re- vealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort 1t is
 Dr. Hawthorne spoke with his usual vigor and earnestness.
 The Apostle Paul here was writing to the Christianizei Jews of Corinth, said Dr. Hawthorne. He described the cities of Corinth and Athens and pic tured the beauty of the architecture, of the temples. He said that the people lived in novels and that they cared nothing for domestic architecture. Their ambition seemed to be centered on the beauty of their temples. some time before Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthians a great fire had swept over Corinth destroying the homes put left the temples of marble.
 My friends" said Dr. Hawthorne. "we are architects; we are builders of character The character that IS oes- tined to be tried by the fire or temp tation. There is no escape from u: u is fixed on Gods eternal plan. IL IS the fire of the Almighty. We snail De tried so that we will know ourselves and the world about us shall know us Building on Christ is simply to believe on him and be like him. Believe on Christ is to accept him as He IS re- vealed in the scriptures. TO puiio oil Christ is to accept him as our only mediator between God and man: sup init to him as the Supreme Law-giVer who has the right 10 relgn III l1ed'e" and on earth.
 "I am sometimes asked how much of error can a man hold to, and be saved. My answer is, he may cling to great deal of speculative error ana vet be saved if he recognizes the fact that he is a guilty being, that he IS a lost sinner and accepts Jesus Christ as the only savior, and submits to Him as the Supreme Law-giver, ne shall be saved even if his views or atonement are at variance with the revealed truth.
 What did the Disciples of John the Baptist know about the philosophy Of salvation? Nothing. They knew that the Messiah was coming to save His people but how He would save them was to them a problem as dark as midnight. They were saved. That dying thief on the cross could give no definition of repentance, of atonement. He built on Christ and in response to his dying prayer, Lord remember me- Jesus said Today shalt thou be with me in Paradise
 "Great allowance will be made for intellectual mistakes If the heart be right, but if the heart Is rebellious orthodoxy will not save us.
 Tn my discourses this week I shall endeavor to be very practical and perhaps very personal. What sort or character are you building. What Is your plan of living? what are your ideals? Is Christ the man of men, your model? Are some of you drifting down the stream of life without any conception of what you are? What does the text mean? It means that God will put you in position to make manifest to the world what sort Of character you are building.
 Tt is apponted that men should die and after that the judgment. There is a day coming for which all other days were made when Gods trumpet shall cali all the dead and living to | His bar, when the elements shall meit with fervent heat. In that day, my friends, which is surely coming and iF more certain that tomorrow, shall we 1 be able to stand?
 My friends l am going to judgment | and I have been trying to get ready | for it and I want you to be ready. Il was this desire that inspired me tc | accept the invitation of your pastor fe