The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-19
FIRST SERMON
Rev. {. A. HaIner Given Hearty
Welcome to Union Baptist Church

Rev. Edward A. Hainer preached his
first sermon at the Union Baptist church
Yesterday since his appointment as pastor
Of the church. The church was nearly
filled and tle new pastor was given a
hearty welcome
The reverend gentleman accepted the
call of the Union church Dec. is last,
coming here from Newark. y. J. He
was born at Drayton. Ontario. "A years
ago. He is brother OF Rev. j. A.
Hainer OF the Pearl Street Baptist
church.
His first pastorate vas at the Church
OF the Evangel I'm Brooklyn, where he re-
mained for nine years, after which he
went to the Old South Baptist church in
Haverhill After laboring there for some
time he went to the East Baptist church
in Lynn. where he was pastor until he
received a call TO become pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Baptist church at
Newark, where he has been for the past
four years.
Mr.. Hainer took Cor his text Corin-
thlans iii., 2:
THE Apostolic idea OF the church as TO
it's work is helpful, harmonious co-opera-
tion on the part OF believers. Some, by
their Interpretation. would narrow the
down To the ministry as IL they were the
the only ones who were 10 be fellow
workers with God But such a thought
Is evidently foreign TO the thought or the
apostle. God never intended that His
ministry should be fellow workers with
Him. to the exclusion of the advancing
hosts of laity. God. in His wisdom as
a great master builder. through the spirit
appoints every man His work. and TO one
tt ic haf nf ha
of a teacher. and TO another the work or
/ urT evangelist and 80 OH Bat In every
case the appointment and direction Is OF
God and lie is as truly the head OF the
humblest toiler on the temple of the Most
High as OF him who fastens the beaten
gold on the mighty pillars. or Furnishes
into brightness her lofty pinnaces.
Now the cooperation spoken of In my
text is of a dual character 1t means.
first. cooperation with men. A cherch
without fellowship and unity Is hard 10
conceive of as in line with the spirit
of the gospel glimpse OF the spirit
OF the New Testament is had I'm those
words which declare that the Disciples
were all with one accord in one place.
and that IL was In this unity of spirit
that they met from day to day In the
temple.
"The spirit OF holy fellowship and unity
was the spirit that Christ breathed into
the new age while that OF contention
and hostility is the spirit OF the world
which ever stands opposed to all growth
and life. Unity is born from above. con-
tention Is born from beneath.
THE cooperation of the New Testa-
ment church is helpful cooperation.
All the duties that are laid upon US
are such as TO lead us To minister TO
| one anothers good.
But the corporation OF my text does
! no refer merely TO cooperation with God.
| Indeed. man cannot labor rightly with
| his fellows unless he first gets right with
| his God So the secret OF all successful
| labor is 'laboring together with God As
| Christians we are called To do what God
/ himself through Christ Is doing. But
| what can anyone hope TO do without God
| II now invite YOU 10 look upon the
/ second phase OF my text. 'Ye Are Gods
| Husbandry.' The idea conveyed by the
| original is that the church is Gods titled
| field and what a contrast II bears IN
| this wicked world To the rank growth
| of unholiness which fills the ways OF sin
! Now. in tilling field the husbandman Is
4 drawing out and utilizing the productive
| powers Of the field. and just so God is tn,
| Husbandman and the church Is His 'tilleC
| field Through his training and nurtur-
| ing powers and knowledge OF the adap
| tations Of seed. lie Is developing III,
church TO the highest possible point.
| Now. look with me upon the las
clause OF my text. 'Ye Are Gods Build
, ing Husbandry. refers to growth from
| within. building refers 10 growth from
| without. The idea Of the text I'm thi
connection Is not so much the building ul
| OF the individual Christian life. as tn
building OF believers into the church O
God. who have already been under tn
husbandry OF God The 'husbandry O
1 Cod refers to the process Of Gods worl
| upon the individual believer and tn
building Of God refeFs to tho process q
Gods work upon believers In their cor
poral capacity"
| An alarm was given from box 81 at e:i
this morning. for a slight fire I'm the hat