Evening journal., 1919-07-28

place OF prayer To these brethren
] want TO say. The grace Of our
/ Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
TO my outside deacon Town
send W. Miller. whose kindness,
courtesy and cooperation has been
so helpful to me during the year
and TO his noble wife who has
beautifled and adorned this plat
form with fragrant and charming
flowers from garden and conserva-
tory. ] want TO say, The grace Of
our Lord Jesus Christ be with
YOU
! AZ this point In his text the doctor
digressed' TO speak a few plain words
10 the Board OF Trustees lie censured
them for not organizing during the year
and pulling with the church, giving
credit however. 10 the regular church
officers who had made il possible for
the church TO move along well without
an Organized Board Of Trustees lie
ended his admoniiion however, with
the bencdicton, with some effort, he
explained.
Continuing his text, Dc. Grlcsemcr
said: l.
TO the Kings Daughters Circle
whose remembrances on high days ana
holidays have come 10 the home Of The
minister and his family / want TO say,
The grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you ap.
ITO Mrs. J. n. Shuster, who has so
faithfully and efficiently led the music
IN The prayer meetings ana Miss Lillian
Moore and Mrs Priscilla section who
played the piano, to you, my friends,
want to say, The grace or our Lord
Jesus Christ be with YOU
And 10 all the members OF The
church, faithful and unfailhful. / have
for you all but the one wish, My the
grace OF our Lord Jesus Christ be with /
YOU all
The minister also expressed his ap-
probation for the help Of outside /
friends including J. r. Garner general /
foreman in the car department Of The |
Pennsylvania railroad ships at Todd's |
Ia hnder whose supervision a hand I
some board contained the names Of (
all the go Second Baptist service men
was erected which Mr. Garner gave to
he church The cost Of the board had
NE church paid for il would have been
not less than $50. The minister also
expressed appreciation to Miss Mildred
benny and Mrs Helen Gulick who took
he lead in making the church's beau
iful service flag containing sixty stars
In closing his remarks the minister
aid:
And now let me ask you 10 make
la a. !
win be agreater support to me in my
lew field OF labor than to know that
ny friends here are praying for me.
'aul may plant and Appolow may
,aier but God must give the increase.
can enter upon my new work with
more heroic zeal and ardor if in my }
oul ! find The conviction that YOU are !
n praying for my success. If YOU are Z
raging that ! may be sustained by the ! I
\ sufficient grace of our Lord Jesus I
hrist This is The one thing needed
) make my ministry a success in the !
iture. 10 Is the all important thing !
may have every other qualification ]
nd fail The grace of Christ is the I
ey that unlocks the gates Of wisdom
nd draws back the veil OF mystery /
eloyed this is my great need Above ,
else ! coVei this treasure. ! :
.ould ask you then, This morning, 10 ,
70 all your kindly wishes for me TO I
rystalize and culminaie in one prayer
peak 10 I'm a benediction breath IL as |
prayer and ! shalhrccelve the bless !
1g from your hands that Will offset
very other.
But my special desire Is that my last {
.ords spoken from this desk may be 10 :
hose who have not as yet given them 7
elves 10 the savior You will bear me (
tilness that ] have pleaded with YOU a
rom time 10 time. have urged YOU I
D flee from the wrath 10 come ! have
-ied 10 show YOU the terrible cOnse- 7
uencos Of sin aud the evil issues Of
he Christess life ! have pointed you q
. the Lamb Of God who taketh away a
he sin Of the world. You have often /
cen on my heart and mentioned in my J
rayer And still you have held out :
tin YOU arg. standing out against God
0w ! must leave YOU. Remember the
'ords have spoken TO you while
as yet with YOU May the grace of
hrist soon enter your heart and may
le glad news soon reach me that you
re saved
Farewell farewell More ! cannot
ny 10 YOU and less il is not in my
cart 10 say MAY the grace OF our
ord Jesus Christ be with you ALL"
At the conclusion OF the service vii
am r. Beckerele sang, lie Keeps Ne
nging.'