Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-28
HE WILL RELIEVE DEAN FAIR
ksv' Craig, Recently of St. Louis, lie in
Charge at Trinity.
INVALID CHURCHMAN GOES TO IRELAND
Younger Man, who Takes HIS Place
for STA Months, VIII work in
His own way. which
is New.

Although I had not originally planned
to do so, I have decided. after sleepInR
upon the proposition that has been made
me, 10 romain in charge here for six
months announced Rev. Robert e. Lee
Craig to the v~estrymen and congregation
OF Trinity cathedral at morning service
Sunday. Since first speaking to you a
week ago l have had opportunity to talk
with Dean Fair, by whose illness the va
cancy occurs, and found him so anxious
that someone agree to assume the place
for the half year and relieve him Of the
worry Of uncertainty that | accepted 1t
f5r myself and gave up other things I
had in contemplation. ] have not the ex-
perience OF your dean and ! told him that
his armor would not At me, but he very
graciously gave me rein to conduct mat
tiers In my own way, should l undertake
the work, and IL is in this way that I
shall have to conduct them, hoping you
will bear with me and will aid me always.
I shall need and want your sympathy and
assistance"
He Comes from 81. Louis.
Rev. Craig Is a young VirglnIan, who
graduated from a theological school at
suwsnnee. Tenn, and entered the ministry
six years ago. Since then he has been at
Jackson, Miss, GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and st.
Louis. In the last mentioned city he was
rector Of the Church OF the Holy Com
munion until last Easter, when he re-
signed. He is alone and Is at present maxi
ing his home at The Othello, Twenty-sixth
and Farnam streets.
Dean Campbell Fair, It is stated, will
now complete arrangements and leave soon
for some sanitarium, probably that at Lake
Geneva. near Chicago. His physician has
also advised that he cross to his former
home in ireland and do such junketins
as he feels disposed to do for at least
six months before returning to Omaha.
Craig's style Is New.
Rev. Craig disclosed In his remarks Sun
day morning that he is to be rather an
innovation for the parish. His delivery
has all the vigor Sof young manhood and
In addressing his appeals he unbends that
he may fairly grasp aud hold his auditors
until the point is driven home. A member
OF the church said, after the morning
service: He fairly carried us away with
him. We have never had a speaker with O
style such as he employs and / cannot say
yet whether we are going to like 1t or
not"
Among his first announcements was one
that the Sunday afternoon organ r~ecltals
WOhAd bN NhoNbhNAhuNu alNfl AhoI VI YES
terday, but that there would be a special
musical service on the first Sunday night
OF each month, the organist and choir par
ticipating. He stated also that Bishop
Williams and Right Rev. DR.. Rowe from
Alaska are to be present next Sunday
and one or the other is to speak.
can from His sermon.
Rev. Craig's sermon was Of Jesus, the
Fulhller,' the text being found in the
fifth chapter OF Matthew, wherein Jesus is
made to say to the apprehensive Jews: 81
am not come to, destroy the law but to
fulfill It," From the sermon these are
excerpts:
I'm their extreme zeal for the Lord the
Jews seemed to forget the real purpose OF
Christ's coming In the plan of divine
economy the law and the prophets served
one grand purpose-to convict people Of
sin and convince them Of the need of a
redeemer. The very best OF the Bible
saints was unclean as compared to Jesus.
did you ever think that IL you or !
could keep these ten commandments per-
fectly we could walk to the gates Of
eternal life and demand admission-demand
1t OF God, for He made the promise, the
inexorable law. Jesus whole life from
Bethany to Calvary was a fulhllment Of
that law. IL required righteousness and He
was absolutely so; It required obedience
and he was obedient ever and always,
even In his temptings on the mount and
his sufferings at the hands Of his perse-
cutors.
Jesus IL All In All.
Jesus Christ is not only the fulhIlment
Of the law but of every requirement OF God
OF man. Take Jesus Christ out of human
history and 1t has no meaning and no pur-
pose; one can no more write a history
leaving Him out than one could make a
map Of Switzerland leaving out the Alps.
Take Him out OF architecture and the
worlds best Is gone; take Him out Of art
and you destroy the finest canvasses we
have had since Raphael and Angelo TO the
present day; take him out OF music-if you
dare-and you silence the sweetest strains
that ever thrilled human soul Take Him
out Of , n history-but you cannot do
that, for 20 whole history OF this world Is
but a preparation for His coming.
I'VE are not saved by a creed, a bible
or a book, but by the living personal
Christ; by being grated into his body and
having Him In u.s."
EVANGELIST SMITH breaches.