Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27


to agree that what Mr.. Oates said was
a fact.
The people began to arrive for the
evening service by 7.30 and from thence
on until they came In q steady
stream that kept the ushers in con-
tinuous promenade to provide them
with seats All the main auditorium
was filled to its capacity. and more
than a hundred were taken to the gal
lery; but after all had arrived there
was still room for more in the galleries
and along the aisles.
Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor Of Trinity
Methodist church, was on the pro-
gramme for q discourse on Church
Extension;" but had been called away
on account of the death Of kinswo-
man. However, Rev. T. c. O'Deil, pre-
siding elder of Rock Hill district, was
present in his place. Mr.. O'Dell after
extending congratulations to the pas
tor and congregation for the church
building and for the energy and liber-
ality shown in it's erection, spoke Of
the great activity among all denomina-
tions along the same line. A Christian
people, he said, seem to be realizing
that good houses Of worship To-
Gated with regard to the needs OF the
communities are very necessary fac
tor in carrying on Christian work. ne
stated as an illustration OF this that
the M. E. church, South, Is erecting on
an average q church day, some OF
them costing as much as $4,000.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, rector OF the
Church of the Good Shepherd, spoke
on Preaching, Ancient and Modern"
He began by saying that Christianity
was the great preaching religion Of the
world. He then stated that the great
est preachers the world had ever
known are found as Bible characters
Elijah, the Tishbite. Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Jo n the Baptist and Peter. He de-
clared that over even them the savior
stood the greatest preacher OF all.
Then he spoke Of Origen, Chrysostrom
the golden tongued, Wycliffe, Calvin;
and the men Of modern times, Spur
geon and Philips Brooks. The speak
er then went on to say that what we
need in our present times to combat
sin and to lead man to Righteousness,
is preaching of this same stamp; not
merely men who preach q morality,
or who declaim against some one par
ticular vice; but men who preach the
Word, who declare the whole oracles
of God; men who base their lives and
their sermons on the eternal truths OF
the Bible, and who themselves be-
lieving 1t with all their hearts, do not
shun to declare the whole counsel OF
God. Through this kind OF preaching
men are convicted Of sin and the way
Of Life made plain.
Rev. J. H. Machen, pastor OF the
Baptist church Of Yorkville, was the
next speaker. His subject was the
Mission Of the Church" MT Macnen sa
said that fine church buildings were
all right, and that 1t was incumbent
on a people to offer to the service OF
God as good a church as they were
able to offer, that the best work could
not be done without a respectable house
of worship; but that the house must
be regarded as only the center from
which radiated the various works OF
the congregations. He emphasized the
statement that the great mission OF the
church Is to seek and to save the ios.,
and that II this Is neglected the WORK
God expects US to do Is not belng
done, and the organization Whetner
having many members or few, Whetn-
er possessing fine building or poor
one, is failure. Our only perfect ex-
amples as to the mission Of the church
is found in Jesus Christ, Its Divine
Founder; and from the day he sat at
the we'll Of Samaria until Magdalene
knelt at his feet, his life was spent In
reaching down to lift up the fallen.
We must lay aside our pride and our
exclusiyeness; there must be no r1ch,
no Door; no wise and no ignorant In
our eyes, but we must all join hands
to save the world so that at last we
may sing, Bringing in the sheaves.
Rev. E. E. Gillespie, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church Of Yorkville,
was the last speaker on the pro-
gramme. Mr.. Gillespie's subject was
Christian Unity" He spoke pleas
ready existed between his church and
the A. r. P.'s, suggesting that the va
rious Presbyterian bodies formed
group of sisters, and that these two
were in reality twin sisters. Our doc
trines are so largely the same, our
methods so much alike, we ourselves
are so nearly one that may we not
hope some day to be even more than
sisters He then spoke Of the neces-
sity for q close relationship, and bet
ter understanding among all the
churches that the forces OF Christian
ity, both men and money, might be
conserved in both home and foreign
fields, and that instead Of competing
with each other we might do more In
advancing the Redeemer's kingdom.
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statement by saying that we all face
q common enemy-sin. This attacks
all people, 1t will, II undeterred, ruin
all, and all must stand together as
they oppose 1t. We all have a COM
mon Leader. We recognize no other,
for to Christians Of all denominations,
Jesus is the Captain Of Salvation. We
all have a common destiny. By our
professions, we all claim to believe In
him, and in our hopes, we all expect
to spend our lives in doing his work
and our eternity in singing his prais-
es. Because Of these things, we should
love one another and stand together
for all things good.
Rev. ]. L. Oates, pastor Of the A. r..
P. church, responded to these address,
es, saying that for himself and for his
people he wished to express thorough
appreciation Of the presence OF his
neighboring pastors and their congre-
cations, and Of the sentiments just
expressed. To you who represent the
Methodist church, we say that we
heartily agree with you that the times
demand good church buildings for the
work Of God, and we by our acts have
tried to show that God once complain
ed that his people dwelt in ceiled
houses while his ark rested In tent.
To you OF the Episcopal church we say
that we we are also believers in the
powers of the preached word, that we
believe in declaring the whole counsel
of God, and that our battle cry for
ages in all assaults and in all disputes
has been ITO the law and to the te5-
timony." To you Of the Baptist church,
we say that we also remember that
Jesus received sinners and ate with
them, and we pledge ourselves to stand
for that method Of Christian work
which goes out even to the highways
and hedges and compels them to come.
And to you Of the Presbyterian church
who speak Of sisterly affection-of
more-we say that we reciprocate your
feeling When you speak to US Of even
more than sisterly relations. we con-
fess to being just a little coy; but to
you and all in Christ who reach out to
us the hand Of love, we reach out our
hands in love that Is most sincere and
say with unfeigned trust, 1--WE love you
and love you WE'LL" And may the day
hasten when, bound even more closely
together. we shall all present solid
front arrayed against our common foe.
The exercises Of the evening were
concluded with the singing Of Psalm
and the CONGREGATION was dismissed