Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-05
new BAPTIST CHURCH
Opened at LOwryViIle Sunday After
noon With Interesting Service.
DR.. DERIEUX breaches fine SERMON

tendance-Good Singing Feature
Building Not completeG-Estimated
Cost $12,00O-Rev. George Nj. Rogers
Popular Pastor.
praise Him, Praise Him. Jesus, Our
Blessed Redeemcr!" sung by the choir,
was the opening feature of the first SER
vice held in the new Baptist church at
Lowryville Sunday afternoon, followed
by the Long Meter doxology by the
congregation and prayer by Rev. Ray
Riddle, pastor Of the Lowryvil!e Pres
byterian church.
The church was crowded and packed
to the doors, with an overflow congre-
cation Of hundreds unable to obtain ad-
mission to the church, when the SER
vices began at 3.15. The congregation
was made up of the people Of the i'm
mediate community and from all parts
of Chester and York counties to the
number OF six or seven hundred.
After the opening hymn and prayer
the pastor OF the church, Rev. George
NJ. Rogers, cordially welcomed the con-
gregation and expressed regret at the
fact that because Of confusion in ship
mdnt the furnishings and pews for the
new building had not been installed
However, as the opening date for the
new building llad been fixed and the
programme arranged, it was deemed
best To- go on regardless of the incon-
venicnce. The auditorium was filled
with opera chairs and settecs and every
available inch of space utilized
Dr.. w. T. Derieux.
The speaker Of the occasion was Dr.
Derieux, secretary Of the BAPTIST state
mission board. DR.. DerieuN congratu-
lated the Lowryville Baptists on the
building of the handsome edificc. He
said that for long while LowryVllle
was q Baptist mission station and its
pastor was paid $500 n year by the
state mission board. Then very sud-
denly the Lowryville Baptfsts called
pastor for his full time and paid him
81 600 a year, and How they did it
do not know" said the DOCTOR This
church has been built by LowryViHe
Eaptists. They have had no outside
hclp yet. / am hoping that the state
and home mission boards will give them
S. 600 and / am sure they will
"The building of this Baptist church
means much TO Lowryrille. This is
PRESBYTERIAN community and the build
ing of this church will make you bet
ter Prcsbytcrians." Turning 10 Rev
Riddle the doctor said, And young
man you will have to get up and dust"
After the singing of Let All the Peo-
pie Praise Thee" by ;!!c choir. DR..
Dcrieux read a, Scripture lesson from
Revelation 3:14-o1i and announced as
his text the Goth verse OF the chapter:
'Rchold stand at the door and knock:
if any man hear my voice, and open
The door, ! will come in tn him and l
will sup with him and he with me-
The doctor said that this letter Of ST.
John written from the Isle Of Patmos,
and addressed to the church at Laodl-
cca. was not intended solely for that
church. Ii can be applied to any
church and revealed Christ on the out
side of the church and Il very tragic
circumstances. We sing and preach in
vain unless we have the power ana
prescucc of Jesus Christ. This church
had not driven Jesus out by formal
vnte--had not communicated MIN.
What happened In bring about the con-
ditinn Of the church at Laodicea was
that the church was neither hot nor
cold and Jesus wanted one extreme or
the other. The church was guilty OIL 4
fearful sin--thc sin OF indlhefehce.
With the neither cold nor hot, indiiter-
cnt church member, what can you do:
With church members in this condltion
thc Savior snid he would spcw them
ont of his mouth. Hot water stimu-
latcs: cold watcr-rcfrcShcS; tcpId wa
ter nauscatcs.
"Wr have the sin of Indifference IN
all nrascs of life said the doctor.
"lsalhcr and mother arc left behind
the son destroys them by the one act OIL
! Indifference. Husband, sla% your vile
,her than destroy her by indifference
| "rhis is u new building" said Dr.
DciiruX; mot Il nrw church, and as an
aurral from an old preacher To young
preacher and his people, beg you not
tu lr, il become cXcnmmunicatcd. The
church ut Laodicca was rich, 1t need
ed nothing in II material way and 1t
WAS i'm a spiritual state akin to lndil-
crrcnce-it was d--independcnt
of God. remember q number OF years
ago Il band Of PcrfcctiOnists came 10
Spnrtanlurg. | went 10 one OF thcll
services. One OF these Icr(cctionlsts
got up and said: I am perfect. nave
not sinned in fifteen years lie was
pcrrcctIy satisfied. Can anybody De
! satisfied until they wake up IN ihc ike
/ ness of God? Rogers and White ana
Riddle" said Dir. DcrieuN, turning 10
The three young preachers present tho
doy YOU preach Il sermon that you are
satisfied with. that day your best WORK
l.; done. Sunday school superinienu-
ants and teachers, when you are SilllS-