The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-05-17
INSTALLATION
SERVICES
Rev. MIR. Shive the Pastor
Formally Inducted Into
Office With impress
sive Ceremony

The installation services at the
church yesterday, when
Pastor Shive was formally presented |
to the congregation as it's pastor, were
very impressive indeed.
Mr.. Shive has been ministering to
the charge here for some few months
and has not only won his congrega-
tion by his eloquence and personality, |
but has also impressed the people
generally very favorably.
The opening sermon by Rev. Mr..
Smith, who was here awhile last year,
and the charge to the pastor and the
congregation by the venerable father
in Israel, Rev. Mr.. Morton, of Rocky
Mount. were indeed able. They made
a profound impression upon the large
audience present.
After a solo beautifully rendered
by Mr.. H. D. Brown, Rev. Mr. Smith
selected for his text a passage from
the Sd chapter of I'd Timothy, Is and
18th verses "All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, that the man
of God may be perfect, thoroughly
furnished unto all good works. etc.
Taking the above as his theme the
speaker eloquently demonstrated with
convincing proofs that the Bible was
wholly inspired and that every part
of the scripture was of divine origin
and given for doctrine, for example,
for reproof and for guidance. His
reasoning was good and his deduc-
tions most excellent. Among them
were the questions: If there is any
reasonable doubt in the mind OF the
christian as to the inaccuracy of any
part of the Bible, would there not
reasonably be some doubt as to its
reliability as whole?
Through all the Old Testament the
inspired prophets foretold the COM
ing of Christ and predicted many
things that did come to pass, and
when Christ appeared he emphatical-
ly sanctioned the Old Testament as
now cannonized and commanded his
disciples to search the scriptures that
they might have eternal life. In his
sermon on the mount our Saviour
gave utterance to these words, came
not to destroy, but to fulfill, for every
jot and title that is written shall be
fulfilled.
The Apostle Paul in taking leave of
Timothy admonished him to study the
scriptures, and neither Christ nor any
of his apostles ever dropped one hint
that any portion of them were mac
curate or suggested that a portion
were inspired, and another uninspired,
for if it had been SO, Christ would
certainly have told his disciples to
separate the uninspired from the in
spired.
eve cannot Think said the speak
er, "Of God giving anything to us but
perfectly inspired message, when so
| important a matter as the sinners
destruction or everlasting life is in
the balance. Realizing the weakness
and depravity of fallen humanity and
need of encouragement and divine
guidance the great Jehovah would
not have given the holy Bible to us
incomplete or allowed any foundation
to remain for doubt in the minds OF
his children as to the authenticity of
any portion of the blessed book"
"The book of Jonah has been de-
cried by skeptics who have tried to
tear it from the blessed book, and
yet Christ quoted from the book of
Janah, comparing the condition of
Jonah in the depths of the sea with
his own death and resurrection"
Christ said that no scripture shall
be broken, thus emphasizing the un-
ansWerable will of an Interchangeable
God, and Peter told his apostles there
was no private Interpretation of any
of the scriptures, but that holy men Of
old spoke these things as they were
moved by the spirit of God. and on
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