The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-05
METHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATED SUNDAY
Bishop Kilgo Dedicated Chestnut
Street Church Yesterday and
Preached Two Wonderful Sermons.
House Was Filled to Overflowing at
Morning Service and Large Crowd
Braved Downpour to Hear the
Bishop Last Night

Chestnut Street Methodist church
was dedicated yesterday morning by
Bishop Jno. c. Kilgo at the conclus-j
ION of a wonderful sermon in whichI
he held up to scorn and ridicule the
new movements that seek to substi-l
tute organization and business meth-I
ods for the true religion of undivided
devotion to Jesus Christ, and last
evening he preached another wonder
ful sermon in which with fine sar-l
casm he blasted the claims of the
SCIENTISTS and universities that civ
ilization depends upon so-called kul-
tuf and with stirring eloquence, NOV
ing pathos and unanswerable logic
proved that leadership always has.
been with the Church of God and her.
! prophets.
1t was the greatest day in the his
tory Of Chestnut Street church and
a great day for all who were privil-
eyed to hear the bishop. At the
morning service the church and Sum
day school room were filled to over
flowing, and in spite of the downpour
of rain last evening just at the hour
fol, service, a large congregation
gathered.
Il At the conclusion of the morning
sermon the trustees Of the church.
i A. =. White, w. H. Humphrey, C..
j B. Townsend, N. P. Andrews and G..
| M. Whitfield-gathered at the chan
eel rail for the formal service of ded-
ication. Rev. J. H. Hall of Rocking
ham, presiding elder of the Rock
ingham district, read the first Scrip
ture lesson, from Gen. 28, verses 10
:, to %; Rev. DIR. w. B. North, pastor of
the church, read the second lesson
: from Heb. 10, verses 12 to 25; Mr.
c. E. Townsend read the presentation
for the board of trustees, and Bishop
: Kilgo read the formal acceptance and
delivered few words of earnest
i counsel to the trustees of the church
:. property. He cautioned them always
> t oremember that it is the house o1
y God, set aside for prayer and wor
! ship. Christ drove those who pollut
: ed the temple by making it@a pIae,
u for barter and trade by driving then
out like dogs. The house Of God
y re declared, is not the proper place
;; for Christmas trees, or for any 9th
er entertainments, right and proper
) as they may be be in the proper place
!. Protestant children are irreverent, h,
X said, and do not as rule have tn
y proper reverence for the house O
a God, differing in this respect from
e Catholic children, who have such pro
!. found reverence for the church tina
. IS they keep quiet when within it's walls
|, I and Catholic churches are left ope7
a !, at all hours and are never desecrat
/ ed. He charged the trustees to kee
m the church building for God. Th
:, bishop pronounced the solemn sen
"a tence of dedication while the congre
y cation stood, after which he led i
N prayer. The service was closed i'm
u u mediately thereafter with the singin
el of the doxology.
V*i Services we're not held in othe
churches of the town last evening i
y order to give their pastors and men
K < bers opportunity to hear Bishop XII
s s. go, and though the heavy rain ths
=; came at the hour for service keE
7o many away, the body of the churc