The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-12-08
LPSCOATB MAKES
FINE IMPRESSION
REV. 7. M. LIPSCOMB
breaches FIRST SER
MON HERE SUNDAY.
AT FIRST CHURCH
New Pastor of Methodist Church
Given Very Cordial Welcome.
Sunday Sermon Was a
Scholarly Discourse.

An unusually large congregation
for a Sunday morning service as
sembled in the auditorium of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
last Sunday at eleven o'clock to hea
the Introductory discourse of the Rev
Thomas H. Lipscomb, who recently be
came pastor here.
Keen interest was felt in the ser
vice because of the fact that the Rev
Mr.. Lipscomb was born here and grey
to mans estate in our midst. Pride
loyalty, kinship and devotion all wer,
eommingled in the feelings Of thos,
who were present.
The services were opened by con
gregational singing, the old-timt
Methodist hymn, "Come, Thou AL
mighty King being used. This was
followed by a recital of the Apostles
Creed and an earnest invocation By
the pastor. The splendid choir Their
gave as chorus, LEAD Kindly Light,
which was followed by responsive
reading of the 121st Psalm.
The pastor then read the thirteenth
chapter of the gospel according to ST.
John, after which the announcements
were made. The morning offering was
then taken, followed by congregational
singing Of Hymn No 143, an the
Cross of Christ | Glory"
The first words spoken by the new
minister were words of GRATITUDE and
appreciation for the cordial reception
his family and himself had been ac-
corded by the members Of his church
and the townspeople in general. He
expressed hisspfofound pleasure at be-
ing able, in the providence Of God,
to come to his old home as an am
bassador of Christ. II come" said
he, mot to have lordship over your
faith, but to be fellow-helper in
your joys, sorrows, and perplexities."
He declared that he was here "as one
that serveth," and that it was his pur-
pose to visit every home and know
all the members of the church by
name. He expressed wish that all
cases of sickness be Immediately re-
ported to him in order that he might
visit sick rooms and offer the con-
solutions and comforts of religion to
the suffering.
The text was from the forty-second
chapter of Isaiah, "He Shall Not
Fail"
''The Christian religion" said Broth
er Lipscomb, ministers to the whole
man-mind, heart, body, soul and will.
1t is harmonizer. 1t brings peace
and good will. 1t adjusts all the at
tributes of man to God and to the
rest of mankind, so that henceforth
there is neither discord or disagree
ment. The finest thing in man is not
his mind, but his heart. God so in
fuences the will of the Christian man
that it is directed toward high and
holy purposes and right living"
Speaking of the prophets, the min
lister said: "Seven hundred years be-
fore our Savior came into the world,
the prophet Isaiah entered into the
plans and purposes of Christ. All
the prophets found inspiration in look
ing from the things of earth to heaven
and seeing God and experimenting the
purposes of the Creator with refer
ence to fallen man. They recognized
the fact that God is a conscious be-
ing, working for the uplift of human
ity. He knew that the Omnipotent
was planning to fill the earth with
justice, mercy, love, truth and right
eousness. Gods plans are vast. They
are beyond our comprehension. It
should make us happy to know that
we share in Gods plans. By ADJUST
ing our lives to His plans we are de-
livered from sin, ignorance, supersti-
ton and error The plan of God for
the redemption of mankind extends
to and includes the uttermost parts of
the earth, and ultimately the triumph
Of righteousness shall spread until
the knowledge and love of God shall
cover the earth as the waters cover
the sea. Sometimes the tides of sin
and iniquity run high, and we are
prove to become discouraged, but let
MS ever remember that God prepared
the plan Of salvation, that He is