The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-08
At the Baptist
Church Sunday

Supt. Haldeman made the closing
moments of Sunday school very i'm
pressive by an effective illustration
demonstrated by objects showing the
communicating effects of sin upon the
life. also the wonderful power OF
Christ in the life.
This illustration would make a
lasting impression upon the plastic
mind Of childhood.
Quarterly reports were read by the
secretaries Of the Junior and the In.
termediate Departments, showing the
high grade of work done by these
young people.
Owing to the observance OF the
Lords Supper at the morning hour,
Fro. Wears message to his people
was brief Subject, "The Lords Sup
per" Text, LIST Cor. 11:25. This 40
We. as oft as ye drink 1t in remem-
brance of me-" The two ordinances OF
the church-Baptism and the Lords
Supper-both God given and strictly
church ordinances. In many cases
the Lords Supper is not observed as
a church ordinance. From the record
of the institution of the Lords Sup
per, we will note that Christ says he
will not drink of the fruit of the vine
until he drinks it anew with you in
his Fathers Kingdom. So the observ-
ancc of the Lords Supper will con-
tinue through the cycles Of time. In
the sermons of the past months We
have followed the group Of twelve
that Christ gathers around him; have
seen them formed into a church by
that great head of the church
Christ; have noted the authority and
great commission Of the church. He
reveals definitely that this organiza-
ton is to be a separated company
The Lords Supper was first observed
by the twelve apostles; these men
whose names formed the roster Of
the church instituted by our Lord,
thereby making it church ordinance
to b conserved only by the church.
Those observing this ordinance were
baptized believers, continuing in fell
lcwship and praper and steadfastly
observing the Lords Supper.
Baptism is a condition of fellowship
in the church and not the gateway to
the church.
Secondly, we note that this early
organization was of one accord in
agreement; one mind toward each
other. The Jerusalem church was Of
one mind concerning the doctrines,
steadfast in teaching in perfect har-
mony in its teaching Of these doc
trines. If we would go to Gods word
and find THUS said the Lord" how
soon we could get together on points
o. difference. Paul, the great theolo-
CLAN and preacher, tells one of the
churches where heresies and divi-
slons have arisen the remedy for this
condition, and to rightly observe the
Lords Supper.
Closing thoughts on the words: "In
remembrance Of me-" We are soon to
90 back to the home Of my childhood.
after loving greetings are exchanged
will go to look upon the portrait of
my mother, whose spirit is in her
heavenly home and whose body rests
in silent sleep of death. Yet as gaze
memory will recall her to me, her
sweet sympathy, her love that enfold-
ed me, her teachings and her influ-
ence. Today we look upon a picture
Of the broken body of Christ-broken
for US. In looking upon the LIQUID
resembling his blood, we see the
pierced side and the flowing blood OF
Calvary. We see the picture of the
expiring Savior purchasing our re-
1emption by his shed blood. In SOL
emn stiffness as each saw in his
minds eye this picture of our Savior,
he Lords Supper was observed-in
of him who bore our
'ins on Calvary.
CHURCH REPORTER.
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