The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-13

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PEV. A. C. DIXON.
by Il word painting of the coronation of
Queen Victoria. when the young Queen
arose in spite of royal etiquette as Han
dels Messiah was rendered, and the words
Grown Him King of Kings and Lord of
Lords" sounded throughout the hall, a
uucenly example that should be followed
by all, who should render all praise to
Him who should be crowned Lord of all.
REV. r.. P. PELLS SERMON.
The Reunion sermon at Westminster
Presbyterian church was preached by
Rev Robert P. Pell president of Converse
College Spartanburg, S. c., and a large
congregation heard his discourse. the
theme of which was Popular Education
in Relation to Gods Purpose of Unity.
His text was taken from John 1921:
That they all may be one, etc" A sum
mary OF the excellent sermon is as tol
lows
This may be characterized as an age OF
unity. Every sphere of activity, religious
political, social, is marked by this ten
dency Whatever may be the motives or
specific manifestations of these varied
movements towards it, the mere fact on
unity is itself in accordance with the in
working of the Divine Spirit, and Divine
Providence will use these movements to
promote it in such way as TO glorify
God.
One of the agencies under God that may
indirectly but powerfully conduce to this
end is popular education. While intelli-
gence cannot produce unity, in fact some
times appears to hinder it, it is only
through such diffusion of intelligence as
is effected by popular education that the
obstacles to unity can be overcome. This
is brought about in two ways:
list, BY enabling men TO understand
each other better. The ability to compre-
bend the terms in wIith we address one
another, often removes apparent differ
ences and melts away incipient antagon-
isms. The ability to read intelligently the
productions of all ages and climes, which
it is the function of the common school to
impart, may help to pave the way for the
second coming of the Son of Man as the
spread of the Greek tongue over the East
anticipated His first advent. The larger
the number of men who attach the same
meaning to the same words, the larger the
number who will speak heart to heart
without the intervention of explanations
that do not explain and proofs that do
not prove.
End. BY enabling men to distinguish
more clearly between essentials and non
essentials. The men who disturb a com
munity are those who claim for their
insignificant 'isms" the dignity of an
eternal principle. But after all eternal
principles are exceedingly few. In order
to find out what they are we must ever
be making a wider and wider induction,
and in this way we discover connections
between things seemingly widely separat-
ed. The spread of popular education is
aiding in this and this is the day when
the higher education is best prepared to
help popular education in achieving this
result. The point has been reached in the
former where it is capable of planning
guiding and sustaining the latter, so that
it can become a more efficient instru-
mentality for this purpose. Moreover the
higher educators are endeavoring to bridge
the chasm between themselves and the
people, and to bring about a common in
tellectual and spiritual life. In every
way they show this willingness to serve,
and services after all is the solution of
this great problem of unity, the binding
together of men in a spirit of mutual
helpfulness
REV. C. w. BYRD'S SERMON.
At West Market Street Methodist
church at II o'clock Rev. DR.. c. W. Byrd, |
pastor of the First Methodist church,
Atlanta preached a powerful and up
hitting sermon. 1t was preceded by a
program of music which included beau
tiful anthem by the choir, and solos by
Mrs. Banner and DR.. Belts. Dr.. Byrd's |
text was: 81 am come that they might |
have life and that they might have 1t |
more abundantly."
The theme was ''The Mission Of Jesus.
The minister said in part: There is "a
widespread misconccption Of the purpose |
of Christs coming. Not few nave sup
posed that he came to found religion. |
That this SIS not a fact is evidenced by the |
absence of the three essentials OF re- /
ljgious system, the PRONUNCIATION of a |
system of doctrine, the formation OF a |
ritual, and the organization or church
THE purpose of Chrlst's coming is |
more beautifully and comprehenslvcly |
stated in this passage than IN any single |
text of the sacred scriptures while 1T
would not be wise to form doctrine on /
any single utterance even of Christ him
self, the proposition that he came to give
life to the world is abundantly su>-
tanned nv his teaching throughout the /
whole period of his earthly ministry.
It is said thai he came to seek and to
save the lost but he always saved by
mnarfinp life If is said that he came
10 do his fathers will, but his fathers
will was that the world might have it
more atpndart,v. He declared in his first
sermon at Nazaret that the prophecy con
aimed IN tbe e1st. of Isaek was fulfilled.
n him and this was the promise OF. life
q The Ie,ys and through the Jews to tbeI
GENTLE world. His last prayer becathed'