West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-19
WORK WlUH CATHOLIC AND JEW
For the Uplifting and Outstanding
of Mankind, Is For Preshyterians
the Right Kind Ct Christianity, to
Be Inferred From His Sermon.


the general assembly.
The Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D. D.,
the newly elected moderator of the
assembly, preached, the assembly ser
mon at the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain church. This is the largest
Presbyterian church in the country,
and its capacity was taxed. DIR, Van
Dyke was introduced by the Rev. J..
Ross Stevenson, d. D., the new pas
tor of the church.
The moderators sermon was an ap-
peal to Presbyterians to come from
behind their denominational barriers
and do battle for God. There is good
fighting he said, "all along the line,
on Fifth avenue as well as on the
lower East Side"
DR.. Van Dykes sermon was from
the text beginning, Il am the door"
In one part of it he said:
Portion of Van Dykes Sermon.
Christ is the door of our faith.
There is no advance in religious
knowledge except through Him.
There is no revision of creeds save
that to whieh He leads. Without Him
there may be change, but the only
possible improvement is to tune the
music of our faith more closely to the
keynote of His name. Every forward
movement must be through Christ.
His word is our chart His Spirit is
our guide. His person is our star.
Our motto is Not new gospel, but
more gospel Theology through
Christ is the outgoing of the soul into
life with God, with new experiences,
new wonders, new glories unfolding
every day. Beloved, now we know
In part. And the door that opens be.
fore us into wider, richer, truer
knowledge of God, is Jesus Christ,
His only Son, our Lord, who is the
brightness OF the Fathers glory and
the express image of His person"
Again DR.. Van Dyke said:
Faith in Christ re-writes the old
motto Of the French revolution. Not
liberty, equality, fraternity but first
fraternity, which lifts men into equal
ity and fits them for liberty. Faith
in Christ makes us acknowledge
brotherhood with all who are trying
to cast out devils and heal the sick
whether they follow us or not. Faith
in Christ says: He that is not
against US is for u.s.
Don't Believe In Prejudice.
II have no confidence in that sort
Of Christianity which will not join
hands with an honest Hebrew to re-
neve suffering and enlighten ignor-
ance. / have no confidence in that
kind Of Professionalism which refuses
to take hold of one end of the litter
In which a wounded man is lying, be-
cause q Roman Catholic has hold OF
the other end. I have no confidence
in that kind OF Professionalism which
lives in hostility and hatred towards
Christians having other creeds and
forms of worship. / have no conf.
denee in that kind of church which
resembles private religious club
caring only for the comfort and re
speciality Of it's members, unrea.
sonably sure of it's own salvation and
unreasonaDly Indifferent to the sal
walton of the world.
II believe in that Presbyterianism
which Is evangelical and evangelistic,
which loves the old gospel so
much that it cannot keep it to itself,
and which has no rivalry with any
other church, except to try who can
do the most good in the world. / be
neve in a church which goes out
through Christ and with Christ to
seek and save the lost. l believe in
Christianity which is a giving, for.
giving, sympathizng, self-forgettng
| and therefore happy life of ministry
to the souls of others. And l believe
<hat the perfection and everlasting
continuation of that life is the joy OF
heaven"
Three Large Gatherings.
Three large gatherings were held
during the day. At one of these the
scented to the assembly was discussed
The report had come out fat-footed
against Sunday golf, Sunday excur.
sions, Sunday travelling and nearly
every other form of activity on Sun
day not absolutely necessary. The
committee criticised the entertain.
ments given Prince Henry of Prussia
on the several Sundays during his re
cent visit to this country.
The Rev. DR.. d. w. Moffat, presi
dent of the Washington-J Jefferson col
lege, said he did not come to find
fault with motormen and conductors
for working on Sunday, nor with their
employers, but with public sentiment
which allows and even demands this
kind of Sunday labor. Sometimes
think" said the doctor, that. after
all, we shall have to look to the labor
unions for the remedy. They could
demand no Sunday work. They wor
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