Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-29
THE SUNDAY NORSHIPPERS.
Good Attendance AT The Chuchces
Yesterday - Some of
The Subjects.


The churches were unusually well
| attended yesterday. The day was de-
| lightfully cool and it brought out
large congregations. Many strangers
were present in most of the churches,
every congregation having visitors
among its numbers of worshippers
Some of the pastors still being absent
ON their vacations. the pulpits of sew
eral churches were filled by visiting
| clergymen.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Rev. DIR. L. I. widerman, su-
perintendent of the Maryland Bible
Society, of Baltimore, preached at the
Presbyterian Church yesterday morn
ing. taking for his subject the lesson
of Cain: "Am my brothers. keeper, .
from which he drew several illnstra-
tions. The object, he said, is do no
injury TO others We should not do TO
others what we should not have others
do to us Christ taught us as you
would have others do TO you do We To
them. Love thy neighbor as thyseif
| is the golden rule. Love worketh no
i'll 10 any man-therefore it must
work good. If thy neihgbor's OK go
astray we should bring it back. He
referred TO the associated charities or
ganization, and the great good it is
doing. The church. he said, was the
great organization for carrying on this
work of love and humanity. A mother
will risk her life for her child, yea
will die for it, This is an evidence of
love. This is Christ's love for u.s.
The love of Christ in the heart con-
straineth much. Ii can save the vilest
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concentration of its work-nothing
can be done successfully without con-
ceutration of action to accomplish re-
suits, Every man who sits in the pew
is reponsible TO God as much so as the
preacher. 1t is not what other people
do for us, but what we do for other
people that makes our lives happy
He referred to the great need of more
help to carry ON this great missionary
work of the church and said unles
the churches responded more fully
many of the missionaries in foreign
fields would have TO be withdrawn.
Every dollar that was contributed, he
said, was sent on its mission. DR..
Wideramn spoke with much force and
emphasis and his sermon was listened
TO with great interest.
MARYLAND AVENUE NJ. E. CHURCH.
Yesterday morning the pulpit of
MARYLAND Avenue NJ. E. Church was
| filled by the we'll known local preach
er, Daniel Medford. He took for his
text John l4th chapter, LIST verse,
Let not your heart be troubled. ye
believe in God, believe also IN Me. -.
Christ was speaking to His distressed
disciples He could see the future and
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wanted them TO be true disciples and
to look to Him for help. Although
they were disciples they were not ex-
empt for the common lot of troubles
that fall to mankind. All Christians
have to contend with trials and sor-
rows in this world and Christ wants
to aid us, to help us to bear them
manfully. He was sending His dis
ciples out to preach and commanded
them not too carry money or clothing,
| hut to look to Him. He had promised
| tn take care of them and He has prom
| ised TO take care of us if we will only
rely upon Him. He cannot do for us
| if we do not depend on Him.
At night the pulpit was filled by
Rev. l.. I. Widerman. He took for
his text Romans, 18th chapter, 1st
verse. Il beseech You, brethren, that
| YOU present your bodies living sacri-
| flee, wholly acceptable to God, which
| is your reasonable service. : At this
| time all the nations, including the
| Jewish nation, had fallen very low in
| their morality. The apostle saw and
| knew this He also knew that there
was nothing so refining as to worship
the living God. By giving their bodies
as a sacrifice he meant that they were
| ito worship and to obey the living
| God. The heather nation were at
| this time worshipping the beasts CT
| the field and fast becoming like them.
We always become like the object
| that we adore Therefore he was ask
| ing them to worship the living God.
| We should present our whole body,
which includes mind, heart, soul and
limbs. All these should be used to
the glory of God By doing His will
we shall become like Him. All this is
| the most reasonable thing in the
world to do. We know that we ought
| to do so, and by so doing be happy
and gain everlasting life, so here can
| be no more reasonable thing TO do.
Let all make up our minds to submit
ourselves to Gods guidance.
81. ANNE's CHURCH
Large congregations were present
at all services yesterday at st. Anne's
Church. The singing by the st. Ce-
celia Guild was especially good and
all of the services very impressive.
The rector, the Rev. Joseph p. Nc
Comas, preached in the morning from
Deuteronomy, 10Th chapter, 18th
verse, ''Thou shalt love thy neighbor
as thyself. /" The sermon had reference
to the Gospel for the day and was the
parable of the Good Samaritan.
The rector said iin the Old Testament
| the love of neighbor brought life; in
| the New Testament the promise is
eternal life for loving our neighbor.
| The sermon was full of practical les
sons and beautiful thoughts. The
usual services were conducted at the
Eastport Mission by one of the lay
readers.