Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-12-03
A CHURCH
GOING SUNDAY
Yesterday was one OF UE-
usual Interest in
GOIdSbOFO.
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Bishop haid at The Catholic Church:
DR.. Henry Louis Smith at the Pres
bytefian: The juniT Order at
the First Baptist: Special
Music at st. Paul
Methodist.
Methodist.

interest for church-goers in GoldsbOrt
and, in consequence, the attend nee or
divine worship was correspondence.
large.
At 50. Mary's Catholic church Bishop
Haid oficiated both morning and
evening, and at the evening servic.
preached on the antiquity, mission
and authority of the church OF Rom,
and its work in accomplishing chris
tian civilization. The bishop is quite
p~atriarchal in appearance, and his dis
course was sforcetul, tatherly and elo-
quent, and a large congregation
heard him with deep interest. At the
conclusion OF the evening service he
administered the acramen OF Con-
firmation upon class of eight boys,
and the ceremony was very solemn.
and impressive.
AT the Presbyterian church DR..
Henry Louis Smith. OF Davidson Col
lsgs. occupied the pulpit, and his ven
ing discourse was especially b racteI
istic of this most eloquent md eftctiy'
o. North Cardinals pulpit speakers.
Here and there all OF us can recall IL
sermons speech, a song 1T may be, that
remains with US Away; that ces
ourh thought and colors our liv~s
Such was the sermon preached in the
Presbyterian church last night by
DIR. Smith. His theme was the ply sic
cal and moral courage displayed by
the three Hebrew kyoung men in re-
I using to fall down n worship the
golden image and the sublime faith
out Of which was born this courage.
Few who heard this sermon will ever
forget the pleasing presence. the cul-
tured voice, appropriate GESTURES, the
striking iliu-stratrations, the wide
sweepo of thought, the beautiful imag
cry the intense earnestness, the practica
application of the teachings OF the text
incident to our everyday life, cnarmed
and thrilled the audience, and awoke
in every heart a new courage.
It was a great sermon. delivered i'll
q great manner, and it is u pity that it
could not have been heard by every
man, woman and child in G~oldsboro.
1t il t. be hoped that our people nay
have the privilege of hearing DIR.
Smith again.
Rev. George T. Watkins delivered a
stirring sermon in the Baptist church,
Sunday morning, to sixty members of
Goldsboro council, No. 80, Jr. o. U. A.
M.,wh attended the services in a body.
and large congregation.
Rev. Watkins took as his subject the
motto Of the Juniors, Virtue, Liberty
and Patriotism ~ from the triple texts:
II. Peter LIS; Gal. 81; Hebrews 1917.
Rev. watkins sermon in part WAS
Virtue 10 estimated as basal in build
ing moral Or spiritual life. What Is
virtue? Its root, vier. means man.
Virtue then is anything that is maaiy.
The aim of thic order is to practice. in
culcate and to magnify virtue"
Liberty of soul or conscience is the
conception oil the text. This is the
highest conception OF liberty This
liberty is u 8 basal. Our fathers came
to America for liberty of conscience.
not OF DO ". Soul lit. rty tiazes the
way for civic liberty. T",is sou. lii err
ty, however, has to b" aSsur' d tlr, ugh
civic PERMISSION. The great need.
therefore, is to keep the fires u"ni3g
on the civic altar. This is she ir~,'iiti
of your order. There is ever the nee,t
of civic and religious cooperation, hui
not wedlock, in liberty"
The highest conception of pat"iot
ism is obedience to the laws writtts.
and unwritten, making for the highet
civic and religious life. Obedience, If
from the heart, begets reverence. Rev
erence, it from the heart, produces re
spect and love. Patriotism is born OF
respect ond love. Patriotism or civic
law is where you nee- 10 guard. Hence
b beauty of your order in declaring
for civic Righteousness"
MAY /, in conclusion, take you one
step further. Remember it must be
SOU life that must keep our nation
pure. Civic life must I've guarded and
projected. The soul, however, is wha,
in the last analysis makes man. The
entieuy at last rests in the line of the
tribe of Judah"
TIE Raraca class of st. Paul Meiho-
dist church organized Sunday after
moor with the following MEMBERS ID.
"a. Dixon. j. G.. Spence, j. J. Broae
hurst, A. T. Grifin, h. L.. HolIowas.
II. y. Smith. II. }. saker. w. T. Or
mon.I. r. b. Hales. h. A. Aeorr. :.
Grlmn, >. q. Holloway. W. Y. D.og-
N4 E%kes& ~ 1900