The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-22
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
EL00UNNT SERMON BY REV.
 FREDERICK LENT.

Ills First Discorse as fastor or the chureh-TaIks on "work" aud sFaith'-"A Life Beautifully Ltved''- Activity in g Religious Caree-church
 Has a Bright Future.
 Rev. Frederick Lent preached his first sermon as pastor of the First Bap- list church yesterday morning. He gave an eloquent discourse. taking for his text Nehemiah, fourth chapter, sixth verse: 50 we built the wall, for the people had mind to work
 MT Lent commenced his remarks by saying: Tn a beautiful musical sym phony the air or dormant melody is fre- quently sounded at the beginning, and then constantly maintained to the end. In a life beautifully lived the control ling chord is one of activity. Through all its vicissitudes, changeful purposes and varieties of environment and act the melody of labor throbs through it all. The noblest thing in grand life is devotion to some purpose that involves the bending to it of every self-energy" !"
 Continuing, he said: s'The story from which our text is drawn is a splendid illustration of the spirit of work in a religious task The spirit of success in church work is here shown-the mind to work. Our circumstances as a church are such as to give us a work ing spirit. Our past is an inspiration; a noble ministry. on the whole, has served this church. The church bears the honor and blessing of having at tracted to itself such men as Dr. Stifier and pr. Pattison, both now entered into rest. Others are still living. We are grateful for the life and work of the man of God who has so recently sur rendered the task he loved so well.
 s'There is, nothing of Encouragement in the present. With a new edifice near ing completion in a good locality, with the respect and confidence of our neigh bors, with a loyal contingent of work CTS, with God on our side, with some thing to do, and chance to do it, why should we not have a mind to work ? y
 Continuing, the speaker said; How great the influence of hope is on life. The cheerful mind makes well body. Christian Science makes capital of this truth, and to good advantage. Hope fitness in Christian work is, after all, but another name for faith in God. God | loved Zion. He told His people so. From the dear master of Babylonist captivity the voice of the great un- known prophet cried, in the name ot God, the divine message.
 ssIn the church we need to lay weight on individuality, and the re- sponsibility of each member. Again we need every one at work. The Chris tian Endeavor movement has shown the importance and value of having senae- thing for each one to do. By its com rnittee system it aims to put each mem Der at some definite duty. The church is the graduate society, where each anc every member knows how to find his own place and work, over against his own house. Just as when Nehemiah gave the general order for repair, the widespread mind to work led every citizen to find him own particular place and task. so in the church each one should know how to do the same. Jus as fire horses know how to find theil places under the harness when an alarn strikes, So it should be in the church Some people say they do not get recog- hilton in the church. Their capabilftie: for service remain unnoticed. It i: your own fault Recognition is nevel given until it is claimed. In indispensa ble man is always discovered. Recogni tion of power is like water in meadow if cc+fInc t0 ife Y,ropar level
 s'You are not at home until you ar, at work. Make yourself at home w, know they are not comfortable so 1ons as they are made to feel too much tha they are guests, and are causing troubl to us. The church member should no have a guest at his own church. Max yourself at home, that is, take upol yourself you share in the obligations o the church.
 At the battle of Trafalgar Lord Mel son signalled England expects ever. man to do his duty A Scotch soldie said to his comrade, Not a word fo puir aud Scotland!'' s'TIoot, mon!' said the other, "Nelson knows Scotlan, will do her duty. He was just givinl the Englishers a hint!" So friend, d not expect pastor and officers to run af ter you. They know you will do you duty.
 s'The church should be like 8 moderl shoe factory, where there is such a divi sion of labor, each workman does on thing, and the result is-a finished shoe
 What is impossible if men act to gether Genesis CID has curious ol story about the building of Babel. Al the earth had one language. God notice their attempt. This" said He, is wha they begin to do; and now nothing wi be withholden from them, which the purpose to do. Come, let us go dow and there confound their language Yes, where men understand each othe and work together, nothing can withholden, which they purpose to do.
 ''Let your heart be quick to respon to your duty. A fireman was put i Manhattan hospital. New York, with
 broken ankle, caused by the burstin of a hose. The injured limb was put i a plaster cast. One night he was aslee when fire signal rang in the office c the ward where he was lying. He wa out of bed in moment supposing him sels at the station. He groped for tn rod to slid down. His had struck tn bed-post, and he dropped in the regula tion manner He struck the floor heavi ly, and broke the plaster cast, renewin the fracture. His cry of pain summon