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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1884)
Ü :--------- *Y â WHERE . 4 ought to be so interested in the acted the fool at that—and the =----------- —-------- -—~ audiences were large all the while. prayer than we can occasionally It begins I —undertook ' .this.Now the « Board ~ ‘ - -L IL!-. xml THE He woul<rTegin his discourscr-aml -sayr-i'Alod .. grSLOt disciple of (J •riate this appropriate to uns _________ has no money to i the other :“A promises '* ENTERTAINING such a discourse no man ever heard close join in a hearty “Amen.” place, with t inission and keep • — v_.xi._x PEOPLE. that has not heard W. B. Godby. And when the sermon is preached, a member. :. made. I want to ask the brethren Bl A. P. TERRENI.. As a genera) thing, he preached we should not think it was for must be taug to aid this work. Either send con everybody else, but feel that it was operation in tributions to me or to Bro. W. W. . The failure on the part of the more about himself than he did 1 for me— for me it was pi'eached, the whole wc Hays or G. R. Edmunds, Coquelle profdssed followers of our Savior about Christ. He kept Godby in and I appropriate it to myself. But feel that it is City, who will report. All contri to distinguish between entertain the front and Christ in the back how can we get people to feel thus ground all the time. It was his assist in the j butions for this work will be ac ment'and worship has caused much at clrurch. I would answer, by trouble in the church of God. I soul’s delight to tell how much he est extent-of knowledged through the H erald . sometimes think, when I look 8 knew, - how pure and sinless he ti preachers talking more about men cial ability, Bro4 Hayes writes : “ He is well __ mvuuu .«v, ___ ...................... .... «nd vnerevrr nc ” 1 - an ... j women, sm . and . sinners ,al te_____________________ .n„ul. x^^teU-of ^varence __ "r , ,, members hB5 " received wherever he goes and will, around me, that the church has al- was and what grand meetings and less about geology, zoology, botany, ---- " X 1 J. ___ J ^IFKTcan astronomyn^^Sonie^ W IJL VW** ___ _____ deal of good.-» But he has spent all anj devotion. The young have no sermon the people would be enter- i - cooperation.^ so much about rocks, flowers, birds, of is, useless to ti of his his means means in in getting getting settled settled here here | reveren rever<!n ce ce for the old, the old no tained with ten or fifteen of the i beasts, the sun, moon and stars and will be in need^of funds to sup- reVerence for xk each other, and the i otvm most novel prayers ever were that half of the members in their to urge it on t the aged have any 1 f man. 1 t v heard i - - » ™ _:_x tj . a heard by mortal ber or that ch . his family." This, was written young nor t„ congregations could not tell a sin reverence for tor God uoa and an« Christ. x/«*—. The i re J . , . r x been properly, ner what to do to be saved. Nov. 19th. jaafc, Wa, hall -jfayer LlttJVO also ^rTtlTrim^ fire !” on little help for a year they S0ngS are sung, the prayers quake,” and “ fire ! fire ! fire mence now, as is the power of God unto salvation have a 1---- » « . v i win be mv selfsustaining. - ---------- But anf] f]ie sermons the audience all at one time. After to every one that believes it.* the important will But when when | that arQ are Bro. Hayes asks foi help he piac- ^a^ ftre preached as jt should. ward he went back and kneeled things besides Teach the people that they go to _l,is what he preachos for he is The object of pew and pulpit ineems down by some young men who home. That cl the house of the Lord to worship i! - tices living 875 to this work, and will The songs were laughing at llis entertain perfectly united and not simply to be entertained. giving .. ment, and in his prayer, offered for that are sung seem to have more and the same ju probably do more. i Bargin, Ky. x_ than soul-food, and more them, he said, “ O Lord, the devil I members do no ----- -------------» B ♦----------------- Bro. Edmunds was first sent jingle * The deep, has bored iheir nose with an anger ORDER, AND THE MAJESTY themselves, is n< there by the Board last spring. He | sound than sense. I ¡re nv me 1 — trouble with ma I in sounding ou< ’ tw>rg»nized the church and has solemn songs once sung by the I from hell, and he has put a ring in OF LAW. la 4>I va ^ 4-K1 baptized several. He spent fifteen church seem to have lost their at- the hole and a chain to the ring I B) X. B. LEMXRT. days there and received 325.50 from tractions f or this fast age. They and a black devil has the chain in work is, that, thi In my series, " Man’s Work in siow anj serious to be sung his hand leading them straight carried on by th the Board. He then_ moved iknvn there are -----. Tne The Muglll8 singing _ of them far in advance of he Board paid him mm 350.001 now ______ is cal- down to hell.” During the time of the Temple,” I expected to show I and the ' feel * 1 the ten or fifteen prayers, he would clearly from the Scriptures of ^-Qn the 4th of Dec., he wrote cuiated to make the people need to bring th - innrx* 1 --- — ... d i hence they — are have from ten to twenty members truth, that in the loginning of the that he had spent seven months refjgious> an hitch it onto the me tiAwv — — Something quick and of the church kneeling at the alter gospel, woman, equally with the __ ' “ 'Something preachers talk there and had received only 370 avoided. ___ ” is what suits the masses n seeking the “ Higher Life.” He man, t was made active in the County, District, besides what the Board had paid develish States cooperatioi him. That made in all 3145.50 for Dow. . A fast song, an eloquent claims that he is sanctified, and has church, worshiping, and edifying to it that the men a family of seven for seven months. prayer, prayed to the \audience not committed a single sin in it; and that Paul’s language, “ Let churches are acti Besides he had to move. He bought- rather than to God, and a very“ fifteen years, and that others, by the women keep silence,” having cooperating amonj a little piece of land and built a short, theological, geological, zoolo following his directions, can become reference to another matter, did not if a mistake is mat small house, thus exhausting all of gical, astronomical sermon are the sanctified, and never sin again change this order, but left them ~ on ■V' 4 XV things that~make a man a first- Notwithstanding ffie egotism, -ex-for all time, Three numbers ... " the work will prox his own resources. So Dec. 4th first to last. It £ as I said he writes that winter finds class preacher in these latter days. centricities and falsehoods of this 11 of this series—6, - - 7 and 8, being all strong our desire him without shelter for his pony or The masses do not go to church to man, the people will flock to hear in the same envelope, were lost on the gospel to the cow and but little provisions and no worship God, but simply to be en him in preference to a man who is the way.. As these three con- Mv »• --- ------- to the gospel of - Christ. What . tained much relied of for proof, my loud we may call ft . money to buy any, and yet he says tertained, and he is considered the true t. ’ all _u done best preacher who can furnish the is the cause _ ’ ’ * ? Why, ’tis effort is a partial failure. The in- support those who the brethren . have nearly of “ this <»<* T vw — ____ k will -- therefore * _ all they are i i able ” to do. ’* Tr He -‘ *ki«V thinks a best entertainment. If a man can simnly this—the people want to be ( dulgent reader per- and courage to go, e> --------- ; 7 , - - r I *_______ _____ . «. I X^ . t“ HlinQllOTl reat . harvest of souls, if act the clown, look wise and use a all be in vain uni« there is a gL__ entertuine^— they don’t want to1 mit another effort, as the question he can be free to gather it. few words are first Scriptural! They will need 3200 for the year few words that time the viiv most UUVuv of -w—■ his --- • worship God. I am sorry to see is of immense practical importance. from Oct. 1, 1883, to enable his audience do not understand, he is that in many of our churches en I think it can be made clear to the set in order. If a family to have about half what man wjjj Jraw ¿he crowd, tertainment, and not worship, is the great majority of investigating, willing and redy to of December he writes On me the that 29th he 1 T 00,11,1 thev ought toJiave. ,, 8 ♦ lveJ * s,10w i not likely to rendei all absorbing thought. The sing truthloving minds. Brevity, con ■ i ---- : j — will he com- y ou > ra y readers, that what I say is its weak neighbor. 1 U1 ----- - w r ing, praying and preaching all look sistent with clearness, will be * — must have aid or he will be com true, but one must suffice. Not spiritually dying or ' • to that end. It does seem to me, sought. pelled to go into the logging camp r months ago a most excellent God is the absolute One. “ He is not an every-di to provide for ior his ms family. laiuoj. Now he many months ago a most exceuem my brethren and sisters, that when r— ■ ■,”1 we go to the Lord’s house we 1 doeth according to his will in the must for held us a meeting at this While it is true tha __ - have ■ v $25 «a«- ------- r__ immediate want«, preacher mus>v no.v 1 11 - --V,» Hinlrincr Now there are plenty of brethren place, and the sober, thinking ought to go there for the purpose I arrnv of heaven, and among the in- money is said to be t * w J ------- 1 rmP with an abundance. Some of you people said his sermons were as evil, it is none the 1 pirit and in habitants of the earth, and n i of worshiping him in s_ ’ ‘ say you are opposed to Boards, good as they had ever heard. But stay his hand or say unto him, money must lie at tl _ .. can i doest thou ?” He is over all, I Societies, etc. Here is a fine op notwithstanding the Scriptures truth. When the congregation What of much of our miss join in singing “ Nearer my God to portunity to dispense your own were faithfully presented, the and the missionary w bounties. Now let me ask every Thee,” “Jesus lover of my Soul,” in all, and through all. He is the brother and sister who reads this audiences were small. Soon after “ I love thy Kingdom, Lord,” &c, head of Christ, as Christ is of man. carried on by some ki shall Bro. Edmunds be forced to the meeting closed, W. B. Godby, ation. But what can we ought to appropriate them to He willed to make man, and after give up this work and go to work of the Methodist church, a perfect ourselves, feel that they are our he became lost, he willed to pro of that church which ing with his hands for the support to set itself in order of his family or will you say with lunatic, came into the neighbor songs and the sentiments of our vide salvation for him. To this its home work ? It is hen end he sent his Son. All things are your money that he shall work for hood, and held a meeting for the souls. So we should feel w when We of God. His S qu came, not to do M. E. church South. He did not the Master for souls ? • some man of God is praying. J. W. S priggs , Cor. Sec. preach but acted—and I must say January 2, 1881 tic fe ■ « Original Contributions. tarw U xmv ... ft J X o ¡3VU4*\* IIIV b wi i •t • ’ nc can MV JL V - **w~------ o IVWMVM I * . ■ If | h li I tl ’] cl II g ti s< ai ir st a ii ti 01 C£ Si 01 II 10 cl ol
