The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22

A large congregation filled the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church Sunday night deliver his farewell sermon He has been transterred to the Church Street Church of Selma.
 Dr. Andrews preached a strong sermon In which he thanked the people of Mont gomery and especially the members of his congregation for the kindness and support. which they had rendered him during his pastorate of the Dexter Ave nue Church. He spoke of the intel est which he felt in the welfare af the con gregation and said he would always be watchful of their prosperity and success.
 His farewell words were in part as fol- lows:
 T desire in the first place to express my heartfelt appreciation of this splen- last public service in Montgomery. also desire to thank the ministers and mem bers of all the churches of this city for many acts of Christian courtesy and friendship.
 II have no disposition to be faultfind- ing in this my last service and yet If I might be allowed to express my convic- ton of Montgomery's greatest need 1 would say that it is lack of strong moral sentiment upon the part of the Christian people. The allied forces of Christ could control this, city and could demand and secure absolute enforcement of law, and whenever the better element of this city determine that right shall prevail at that moment fragrant lawnessness will cease. nave DecH ttlOIS UT less luSHlIIeu WlIil Montgomery from my early youth, and sincerely love her people and her inter ests and shall ever watch with pride and pleasure her progress and growth and l pray Gods richest blessing upon all of her people.
 "The text for the evening is contained in the book cR Revelations, the 20th chap ter and the 12th verse, And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the books were opened, and another book was opened which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
 The substance of the sermon was as follows: John opens the text with a What a sight that must have been! To have seen every being that had ever lived and died gathered in one great body on the plains of. eternity must have been an awe-isspiring vision. This host that John saw will be more interesting to us when we remember that we shall be in and of that mighty throng when lifes work Is done John saw great white throne let down out of heaven and this vast concourse of risen dead were made to pass one by one before that last | judgment bar.
 "Each man stands before God and sees either Fathers welcome smile or the | frown of an offended and rejected Lord He further says, The books were opened things written in the books What books are those from which we are to he | judged? I think that we must face first the book of mans memory, then the book of Gods memory and the Bible or. the book of the law We must also confront iron ings with every life. Another book which is especially mentioned is Gods | family register or the book, of life con | taining the names of those who have been | redeemed by the blood of Christ
 The speaker closed by urging his audi. ence each one so to live that he might pass the test of this last great day and be among those who without shoutings and singing shall pass forever into the home prepared for the faithful
 The congregation of the. Court Street gation of the Dexter Avenue Church in the farewell service of pr; Andrews, reach Montgomery late in this week from Opellka and will preach his first sermon in the Dexter Avenue Church next Sun day morning.
 Dr. Andrews will preach his first ser. mon as pastor of the Selma Church next Sunday His family will remove to Sel- ma early after Christmas