Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-08-22
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES
Sermons By The Visiting Pastor
And Home CIergymen
Yesterday.


Rooms, there was a large congrega-
tion both morning and evening. In
the absence of the pastor, the Rev.
Thomas p Holloway, the pulpit was
filled by the Rev. h. q. Allard, of
the Frostburg Baptist Church, Frost
burg, Md. former pastor of the
Eastport Baptist Church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Rev. Benjamin Segelkin, of
Gillsbury, Pa, preached at the Pres
byterian Chruch yesterday in the alb
sence of the pastor, the Rev. George
S. Bell. He took for his text the lat
ter clause of the 22nd verse of the 21st
chapter of st. Johns Gospel: "If
will that he tarry till / come, what is
that TO thee? Follow thou Me. = The
preacher said in part: Peter, the
impetuous man that he was, seeing
one of the disciples whom Jesus loved,
following said unto him: Lord, what
shall his man do?' and jesus replied ::
What is that to thee-follow thou
Me-. A very applicable answer to
many of us. Peter declared that he
was ready and willing to follow his
Lord and Master even to death. Jesus
reminded him of the prophecy that
had been spoken of him, that before
the cock should crow thrice he would
deny him. Peter realized the fact
that everything was known to the
Master, and nothing could be hid from
Him. God brings us into being, and
holds us, as it were, in the hollow of
his hand, and we do not pass from this
life until we have completed that for
which we were destined.
"Christ knew from the beginning
who was to ,betray Him. This was
part of the plan of salvation, whereby
we we're to be saved. Gods plans
never fail. Mans do. We are not
the architects of our lives We have
ambitions, we lay out our life's plans.
Man proposes, but God disposes, and
we meet with disappointments and
trials, which often times bring about
our salvation. Everything works to-
gether for good to them that love the
Lord. God sets apart men and things
for His purpose. He set apart Moses,
Jacob and Joseph for a purpose. and
ne consecrated vessels for His relig-
ious worship in the temples. God re-
quires of everyone of us certain duties
and sacrifices, even to the selling of
all our worldly possessions, as He did
of the rich man, and to give to the poor !;
take up our cross and follow Christ
if we would be saved. We are con-
stantly finding fault with this thing
and that, but Christ says to us What
is that to thee-follow thou Me. "
Mr.. SegeIkin spoke with much ear
nestness, and his remarks we're listen
ed to with great attention.
MARYLAND AVENUE NJ. e. CHURCH.
Yesterday morning Rev. L. L.
Peters preached from the text found in
Matthew, 4th chapter, 1st verse
"Then was Jesus led up by the spirit
into the wilderness, to be temped of
the devil. The preacher said in
part:
''Christ was to be an example to
His followers, and therefore He was
to pass through all the trials and temp
tations that they would have to pass
through. Satan attacked Christ, as he
does all of us, when he was in the
weakest condition. He had been for
a long time without food. But the
devil made the mistake in thinking
that physical weakness causes spiritual
weakness. This is not so, for 1T may
be that then the spirit is the strongest.
"Let me say here that the tempta-
tion of Christ was real. Some persons
say that Christ could not sin. If this
was so, what was the use of the temp
tation. God would not deceive man.
Christ was tempted in all points like
as we are. He was a human being,
but not only human being. If he
had fallen, it would have been the
human nature that was overcome.
The devil made his first attack ON
Christ in trying to make Him mistrust
God. Command that these stones be
made bread This is the way he at
tacks most of rs. He appeals to our
appetites-to our animal nature. Next
he tried presumption. Cast thyself
down, for it is written, He shall give
the angels to watch over thee. Next
he appeals to the ambition. All
these things will l give you, as if
they were his to give.
"Christ answered him every time
with scripture. Man shall not live
by bread alone. This is the Christ
ian's stronghold. Scripture is the
weapon TO use against the devil
When asked TO cast himself down,
replied with Scripture. He had no
right to experiment with Gods power.
No man is exempt from temptation,
not even the sons of man. But if we
sin it is our own fault, for My grace
is sufficient for three. God has given
the remedy, and if we do not accept ii
then we are condemned. God won t
let any man go down to perdition
without giving him every opportunity
to be redeemed. Today men are dying
all around when the remedy is to be
had for the asking. The devil is busy
these summer months, leading men to
hell through the dance, cards and
liquor"
EAsTPORT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Last night the Rev. @. Kelley Hobbs,
pastor of Eastport Baptist Church,
concluded his series of sermons to the
young people on the theme How to
Succeed in Life. y The pastor said he
advised that all young men have a
sweetheart. That man is greatly in
fiuenced by girl whom he admires
and more so by a girl whom he loves.
A young man in love will be careful
as to his dress, will be elegant in his
manners, select in his language and
will have high moral standard Ii
a Young man is in love with a girl