The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-29
|DR. D|XON'SI SERMON
Preached at Central Meth.
odist Church Sunday
DR.. 7. N. key Preached at the First Baptist
Church. Services at Other
Churches.


Sunday in Raleigh The members of the
legislature who remained in the city
nearly all attended services at one or an
other of the churches of the city. The
Raleigh pastors are a set of able and con-
secrated men who are faithfully and eff
GENTLY carrying on the great work COM
mitted to their charge.
There were no services at the Christian
church n the morning the. pastor Rev.
w w. Butler, being ont of the city.
Able sermons were delivered at the
Tabernacle Baptist church by DR.. r. T.
Nann. president of the Baptist Female
University, and Rev. 3. W. Spilman, sec
rotary 10 the Domestic Mission Board.
Rev w. D. Hubbard, the popular and
eloquent pastor Of this church, has been
i'll for some time, and was unable to fill
his pulpit. lie is rapidly recovering to
the qualification of his parishioners.
Rev T. N Ivey, d. D., the versatile and
eloquent editor of the Raleigh Christian
Advocate. preached at night at the. First
Baptist church. on Christian Service.
DR.. Ivey is as much. at home in the pull
pit as IN the sanctum, and his sermon
was a gem He is an able man.
DIR. DIXoN's SERMON.
Dr. 3. f. Dixon the State Auditor.
preached at Central Methodist church
Sunday morning.
Dr. Dixon was for a numoer OF years
a regular minister in the North Caro-
lima Conference, ard was highly esteemed
fer his pulpit ability. He filled num-
Der of very important charges il tie
&c nhla and Nl0-
quent His diction is pure, and in word-
painting he is unusually fluent and happy.
The offertory by Miss Daisy Branson
was very charming Miss Branson is an
accomplished young lady who has voice
of unusual sweetness and power me
congregation were delighted ~ her
clear sweet tones.
Dr.. Dixon's text was from Revelations
q II: ITO Him that overcometh will
give to eat of the hidden mama, and
there shall be given him a white stone,
and in the stone a new name written
which no man knoweth.
DR. Dixon said that the ext held cat
an incentive. and contained. two pfnnlises4
The first part related to things past the
ether to things to come; one founded ON
fact and the other mystical.
Every man, said DR.. Dixon '5h&s
been in bondage. Any man under the
control Of his appetite or habits Is in
bondage Every man who has been ocn-
vertel has been brought out Of bondage
into light
.Christianity takes the shackles of a
man and leads him out OF bondage. J.
don't like Gihat word religion much. Re-
ligion has the idea of tying. Christianity
is broader than that. 1t brings a man
out of bondage.
we. shall know the truth and. the
truth shall make you free. The ''!irj5t-
ian man has come to the noblest use OF
himself possible.
by feeding on mama, is meant HAT
God will give Christians that which they
cannot acquire by their own INDUSTRY or
skill. 1t can come only from one source.
lie doesn't promise this mamma to the
coward or shirker or camp followers,
but 10 him that overcometh 10 the one
who holds his flag TO the Heavens until
he sees the foes in retreat. Not to the
great generals, or those IN high places,
but simply to him that oYercomcth.
Those who had a hard time, those who
lived among the shadows where no bird
sings and no sunlight ever comua these
are the ones. Men have beel through
great trouble, and come out with serene
faces who could not have doae it except
that they had strength from on high.
There was a custom in ancient times
that a King gave a subject a stone upon
which the Kings name vas cut. his
was high honor. Also lovers void pre-
sent each. cher keepsakes of precious
stones on which endearing terms were
inscribed The reference to Tic white
stone in the text includes both uses. IN
expression of honor and love. AS II God
had said 1 will present you IN opal with
a name there ON that no one but you
shall know. :
Dr. Dixon said that the two figures of
death in the New Testament were fall
ing. asleep and going home. Is there
anything repulsive in this? They are to
me most beautiful. Going not to a
strange land, but home. And after that
the reward.
= One sweetly solemn thought,
Comes 10 me Ger and DER.
I'm nearer my Fathers house today
Than | have ever been before.