The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-03-24
Delivered Strong Address Al
trinity College Last Night
PRESENTATION
Brilliant Young North CaroIinIan Was
Greeted by Appreciaiiye Audience
and Were Surprised by the Force
and Power Of the Personal Message
Which He Brought to All.

A lecture Of remarkable force and
eloquence was that delivered by DIR.
Gilbert Il. Rove. pastor Of Tryon
Street Methodist church, Charlotte
before the students of Trinity college
at the Craven Memorial hall last
night. Doctor Rowe possessed mark
ed gifts OF speech and an impressive
personality. and his appearances at
Trinity college are always greeted by
appreciatiye audiences. A liberal rep
resentation Of the college community
and city was gathered in the Craven
Memorial hall when the brilliant
young North Carolina minister was
introduced by President Few.
The speaker. in dealing with vital
religious subject. brought to 1t a
freshness and originality OF view,
gathered from large and varied ex-
Iperience He made an eloquent plea
for the reinstatement of the gospel
and teachings OF Christ into the daily
life Of the college man. DR.. Rowe is
not SO far removed from his own col
lege days as to have forgotten the pc
cu,lar religious needs OF the under
graduate. and his message bore an
aptness and applicability not often
heard in college lectures.
The real force of Doctor Rowe's
speaking lies in his effective presen-
tation which loses much when an
attempt is made to put his utterances
into type. HIS message was a purely
personal one. The gospel is not only
good news but Gods news But II Il
less news than power. less said thar
something done. II is message and
an utterance. but It is also action and
power. The gospel is not mems best
thought OF God or that daring which
believes that best thought to be true
It is Gods action in Jesus Christ ef-
fecting salvation for sinful men.
This gospel came first by anticipa.
tion, when II became fact In Hebrew
consciousness that God would deal
with sin in such a way as to destroy
II and bring salvation. How that fact
entered consciousness 1t Is useless tc
inquire. because what was then gos.
pei In promise has since become gos.
pei In fact. Even In promise the gos.
pei was power; 1t saved, and the cen
ter OF Il was a person. The promise
TO Abraham was, in thy seed shal
all tm families of the earth b,
blessed" They all drank OF ons
spiritual rock. that Is. Christ" Sal
vation In Israel was experienced
through confidence in Gods redeem
ing love. Though they did not know
how. they knew that God would I'm,
a way.
When Jesus Christ appeared th'
gospel was present in powerful,
kingdom was at hand. And yet on,
would seek in vain 10 find dcfnitl
statement OF the gospel in the saying
Of Jesus. He did not come primaril.
10 teach a doctrine but to be a Sa
yiour-not to talk but 10 do. He ha,
one great call and that was, "Comc d
me-" for Re himself was. Is and al
ways will be the gospel. While OF
earth he held that gospel unflnishe'
10 solution In himself. He did no
preach with clearness as to but on
thing. and that was fidelity TO him
self As to the full message he said
II have many things to say, but y
can not hear them now" He had
work to accomplish and a baptism {
receive that could only come In hi
death.