The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
FIRST / ( SERVICE i ! ! |!
new L AUDITORIUM
Dedicati ol, Of Remodclcd WASH
ington-Street Church, Peters
burg, Most Impressive 81 &
DR.. KlLG0RE's FINE SERMON
DR.. kllLG0RE's FINE SERMON
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E PETERSBURG. VA, October 6.--4A
congregation that crowded tho main
floor and filled the three large ga1-
ieries ct the beautiful new auditorium.
ettended the servicep OF dedication
held this morning at tho Washington
Street Methodist Church. which has
been practically rebuilt.
Rev. j. B. VIM. pastor OF tile
church: Rev Dr. Y. G. Kilgorc. prest-s
G.. and Rev. j. "A. VIM, OF Boydton
Va, conducted the services. which iils
cluded an attractive musical program;
beautifully rendered By the choir. wifi
Mrs. Turner as organlst. Costa I'll
as an soffertory solo by Mrs. j. .l.l
helms, The musical fea lures also In
tfuded the anthems. "Cantate Dominos.f.
by Dudley Buck: hIaunder's Praise the
Lord. o Jerusalcm,. and Bucks tilorils
Patri." ~
DR.. KiiSorc prcuchcd with an in-S
tcnsc earnestncss and power that heltis
the closes t attention of tho big COLI
EreSati0n; IA striking sermon on tic
text from tue fourth chapter Of It'd
Epistlo to the Hebrews. fpurtcentlbl
|fifteeutl, and sixteenth verses: $40
ing then that VIC have a great high
priest that Is passed into the heavens.
Jesus, the son of Cod let Ills hold
fast our professions. For we have not.
Ill III sll pElSSL93NS
ed with the feeling of our infirmittcsit
but was in MI points tempted like as
We arc, vet without SIN. Let ns Il here
fore come boldly unto the throne az
grace, that we may obtain mercy. and
find grace to help In timo OF need:a2'
The law of sacrifice or mans wiilst6s
higher xillsset forth In the supralls
example of Cllrist's words in the C;arg
Idens of SGetllscmane. IN OF my ~ I'll, hlttS
thine bc done. AS he sovereign n1ogil
law OF lie. and tile power and nlearlF4
Ing of personality Ms the strongest and
highest test of indlviduals worth among:
human beings We're the dynamic ideas
Of Dr.. Isl lgore's discourse. After se NJ;
Ting forth tho meaning or ChrlsL's Il S55s
lations 70 humanity as "ang tig n prIf ss "
the one mediation between the MO HI;
tai Weakness and Ignorance q I lrla ii.
and the infinity OF Cnd. the speak eis
showed Chrlst's qualification for that
office by the supreme powers yer nf }hIs
Sacrifice its will to- the Will OF the
Divine Father In discussing the nleA M
ling and influence Of personality n.
ISilgore citeu General II. Il. Lee Is as
one OF tho highest examples o { a per-
or power. yet on it's independent:
strencth cxertinE an ever increasillg.
Influence over tile minds and hearts
4 of men. In the definition 70 ~ the IA IN
a splendid contra L was drawn NET
tween what the speaker formed A Ne
''Pagenish idea of selfssac rl fioe 81 & i l
the sense Of MAIN and 5ssuf ring. a!ll any
Ispiritunl idea OF thasss .iel1ing Of M I'D
as the true sacrifice. a y concludinE r.
|Dr.8 * ilgora ct,ngra tulatcd "a he t'sllll,
gregatlnn on htst beauty ~ ~ =. Il lltsil N
|house of worshlp. imprrss ~ a nc vii III
that tho welfare IS "a church de pend 6ti
ION purity Of life anon = t1nelnbAI A: