The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15
BACK IN CHURCH HOME
CENTRAL PREgBYTERIAN CON.
 GkE0ATION.
Interior of Edifice Beautifully Re- modeled-Mr. Anderson Preach ed Able Sermon on Anniver-
 sary of His Pastorate.

Montgomery, the city of churches and of church going people has added to it's list of beautiful churches, the remodeled Central Presbyterian Church, the interior decorations of which, are, in pOins of comfort, elegance and color scheme, per- feet in every detail.
 Sunday morning for the il o'clock ser vice the main auditorium of the Central Presbyterian Church was comfortably filled, and after an enforced absence for q period extending over three months, the congregation showed It's appreciation of the return to the beautiful church home by a general expression of intense satisfaction and a strict attention to a splendid song service and an able and eloquent sermon by the pastor. Rev. Neal L. Anderson.
 Mr. Anderson made no special reference to the return to the auditorium, other than to state that just twelve years ago on the same date he preached for the first time as pastor to this congregation and just ten years ago the congrega- ton came from the County Court House. where for two years it had held ser vices, and worshspped for the first time in it's own church home.
 The music at the service was up to the expectation of the congregation. The quality of tone and flexibility of the music as rendered by MT. Brunette, the organist. was altogether in harmony and keeping with the pleasing outward appearance of the handsome new organ from whence it came.
 The choir of the church is composed of three of Montgomery's most talented women, Mrs. John O'Brien, Mrs Walter Leslie Gilbert and Mir. Stahlnecker, whose tenor and bass are unexeelied in Montgomery.
 MT. Anderson spoke ably and eloquent ly from Acts xxxi:19( "I was not diso- bedlent unto the Heavenly vision.'
 As an introduction he briefly outlined the circumstance under which Paul be- came Christian and how the whole trend and purpose of life for him had been reversed in the vision that shone upon him on his way to Damascus. Tn explanation of Paurs conduct, the keynote of his life is given in the vision he saw.
 Mr. Anderson brought out especially three thoughts suggested by his text and each thought was SO clothed and ex- pressed as to be clear and plain to the 1st obtuse mind First; Christ en- throned." q yision of Moses, who en- dured as seeing Him who is invisible: of Isaiah who saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and Hfteu up, With His glory filling the Universe. Behind the fleeting panorama of world-power. rep resented by Jewish and Roman author ity Paul saw the power of God. Second. "Icnthroned Love- which he liksned unto the vision of Stephan, a vision of Christ sitting at the right hand of majesty; and from Revelation Tn the midst of the Throne a Lamb" The praises of this love as it stood related to his own life in redemption, Paul never ceased to slng. He spoke of the Love with mission" and illustrated this thought in PauI's own words of thu text. T was not disobedient." ne saw tn, truth, and he did moro than merely sec he gave 1t right of way in his life. One beautiful and encouraging though expressed heye was that with every sac
 rifiee to the "truthD in his fife Paul wal
 strengthened for his Work-and as VI,
 obey the truth just so do we understand ft.