Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 24 February 1896 — Page 3

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CHURCH DEDICATION.

XHEJNEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH DEDICATED AMD 96,690 RAISED.

Eld.Z. Sweeney, the Dedicatory House.

of Columbus, Sermon to a

Preached Crowd®

Sunday the Christian church dedicated their handsome new $25 000 church edifice, corner of North and East Streets. It was crowded to its fullest capacity and many were unable to get in. The sermon was preached by Rev. T. Sweeney of Columbus who has been pastor Of the Christian church their for 25 years. He preached a magnificent seamon of which we publish a full synopsis below. At the close of the sermon he stated that the building eommitte desired $6,000 to com plete paying off the chnrch indebtedness HH appeal was generously responded to and $6600 was pledged. The Helping Hind society which had already given $1700 pledged 1000 more. Ex Senaior Chandler followed with $1100 wlii .h brings his total ^ift up to $3000 Dr. W. R. Kintf and wife pledged $300 and they had already given $500 The Sunday school pledged $300 There were a number of $100 „nd $75 and hundreds for lesser amouuts. There was great rejoicing at the success of the meeting. There wera large numbers present of othe. churches and non chnrce medbees who responded libernlly. At 3 p. jubilee union service was held sn which all the ministers of the city who could be present participated and congratulated both the members th^ Christian church and their pastor Rev. W. M. Gard on the great success of the d^y and the splendid hnuse of worship. Speeches were made by I Revs. E. W Souder?, L. A, Wells and

W. L. Martin o£ this city and W. O. Moore pas or of the Chaisri«n church at Martinsville. Rev. M. E. Neteercut was I absent on account of the funeral of Mrs Gus Dennis, and Rev. R. W. Thompson was out of the city. Speeches were also made by A. K, Branham and Dr. W. King, of the Board of Trustees, and by Rev W. M. Gai-d, pastor of the church. The utmost joy, good fellowship and kindly feeling prevailed. In the evening Rev. T. -w^eney preached to a crowded house on "The Foundation of Chris tian Belief." It was indeed a grand sermon Hiiri prcT'ourced by a large number a* the best and most convincing sermon fc ley had ever heard,

It was clearly demonstrated that the house would hold more than 1000 people a more than that number were in attendance both morning and evening. The music was furnished by Prof. J. E. Mack with his orchestra and a chorus of forty voices and it was very fine.

Mrs. Belle Barnett in her usual fine style sang a beautiful solo, "Do Not Take My Lord Away," composed by Mrs. Nellie Barnett, of this city, who presided at the organ during its rendition. Miss Gra".e Lafever, of Union City, who was a pupil of Prof. Mack for several years sang, "The Christ Incomparable" in such a magnificent style that she was requested ro repeat it in the evening. The ex ercises of the day were all that could have been hoped for, or expected and delighted, not only the members of the church, but the citizens generally who recognize the benefits which such a grand structure properly used will confer onacit/.

MORNING SERMON.

I rejoice to be with you, my Christian friends, under these favorable circumstances this beautiful Lord,s day. I will read you my text from the first chapter of Paul's letter to the Romans and 16th verse: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation." A strange interest attends the manifestation of power. Power is the connecting link between mind and matter. No man has ever seen power. It is invisible. But the work of its cunning figures is everywhere visible

Power rocked this old world as a cradle Power lifts up thejprecious treasures of the ocean's depths. Power centers in the seasons and changes them. Power is our best friend when arrayed on our side, and our worst enemy when arrayed against us. But I speak of physical pawer. There is a higher and better power. The power that can bring cosmos out of chaos. Gives beauty out of deformity. The power of the heart, of the soul of love. The greatest power is the loving heart. No greater power can be than the loving heart. "God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten sou that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life."

It was this exhibition of his love when "morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy." Yet the great tidal wave of God's glory reaehed its highest tide when the angels sang, "Glory to God in the highest. Peace on earth and good will unto men. Here is the power, the glory of God. That is unfolded as the highest expression of God's power. This gospel is God's power for civilization, the salvation of the world. 1st, for civilization. The gospel is God's remedy for barbarism, and it eures like every other remedy in proportion as the remedy Is taken. If taken a little it 'betters man's condition if taken more its effects are more extended, and if thoroughly, the eure is complete. The gospel where it has been has fastened itself around everything that is good, and has fought everything that is bad. I speak of Its political as well as its social power. This is the master argument for the divinity of Christ. It overthrew the old

Roman republic. Paul saw a vision: a

man of Macedonia urging him to come over and help them. They went down and for the time the gospel of Jesus Christ was preached in Europe. What was Europe then?' Germany was in barbarism. England was too. What is the condition of that country to day under the preaching of the gospel? See her temples and spires—her hospitals and her hemes. The political hold the gospel has upon the world it bas taken hold of monarchies and they have crumpled It has taken hold of republics and blessed them. It has all been done by the gospel. See her what power the gospel has politically. Precisely as the gospel of Jesus Christ has permeated this world, just so has political liberty and freedom. The gospel is the "John the Baptisi," of civil liberty. The highest liberty is in the Anglo Saxon or English speaking Protestants. Next, non-Englirh spe-ikiag Protestants. Next, the Roman Catholics. Next, the Moham medans, and lastly, the Pagan nations.

Efforts f«r freedom always follow the gospel's power. "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." It was the gospel that gave us our freedom. This is not an accident it is the result of a cause. What it has done it will do again—will do all the time. Man is fond of power. He will elevate himself at the expanse of others, even of hsi friend. If a man meets you on the stret and says, "Good morning, Captain," you feel big if he c-ills you "Major," it's more, for it means more power, but if he calls jou "Colonel." you will likely invile him to dine with you before a week. Man will do any thiug under heaven for power. Men wage war for powej. That I made Alexander what he was. Christianity is the only thing that offers fautidote to this thing. What is the keynote to infidelity:' I will tell you It is

the doctrine of the survival of the fitesfc. It is all I that infidelity has to offer. But that premises is wrong, because it crowds some out It is not true. Not long ago, in

Cincinnati, I saw a strong, druutsen man crowd a waman on a street car It is reallv the survival of the strongest. Christianity was the first to say, 'Ye that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak." It is looking after the waak. Curistianity was the first to come and pick up poor, downtrodden man. Unbelief says, let Russia crush out the poor Jews, Christianity says uo,

Whence came the idea of Liberty Two men have had more to do with us than all ote I refer to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Jefferson said he got his ideas from the Baptist church. Hamilton said he got his from the Presbyterian. But where did these churches get theirs? From the bible. I know the voice of history will say there were repubhes in ancient times. But they were no more like ours than day is like night. If you want to know the origin of Democratic governments, you will find it in the Bible—Israel under the Judges. Preachers are at the head of all great reforms that ever blessed the world John Calvin, Jo in Knox, etc. Everywhere the cause of freedom has been championed by Christians. Tom Paine has been held up as a reformer. Why this name. Because he was one amoug a thousand, one infid= reformer among a thousand Christian ones. But during the revolution when he wrote these things he was a believer, but went to France and came back an infidel, Paine was tne Benedict Arnold of religious liberty. I want to show you that the gospel has stood on the highest points and leavened men into human liberty.

The first advocate of modern religious liberty was a Baptist, Roger Williams the second, was a Quaker, Wm. Penn the third, be it said to the honor of that church was a Catholic, Calvert. Jesus Christ was the first to teach "Blessed are the meek before that it was blessed is the sword.

National liberty has kept exact pace with the gospel. You will find most liberty in the English-speaking nations 2nd, the non English-speaking Protestant nations 3d, the Catholic nations 4th, the Mohamedan 5th, the Pagan. Christianity has made homes for the homeless. Madmen are not said to have devils as they were before Christianity was introduced. New York has done mare for the poor than all the infidel world.

The infidels, it is trne, built Paine memorial hall, but it has been sold under mortgage. Twenty-one churches are built in this country every day. Infidelity never had a Sunday school missionary. The missionary service is the civil service of the world. Infidelity criticises but does nothing for the world's progress. It was asked of one, "where dees he stand?" "He don't stand at all he just capers around." So with infidelity.

Let us look at the domestic part of this. What has the gospel dene for the home? It is just as the social question. The best homes are the English-speaking Protestant, next the non-English-spe&k-ing Protestants, next the Catholic, next the Mohammedan, and lastly the Pagan. Christianity has taken hold of the children.

If the preacher goes wrong he gets two columns of advertisement. That is right. The papers know the people want the news, and that is news for preachers to go wrong. One divorce gets more notice than hundreds of good people get, because it is one of the usual happenings. One runaway horse gets more newspaper notice than a thousand good horses, The world does uot expect the preacher to go wroag there are sixteen of my name preaching the gospel, And I know where-

of I speak. There is not so pure and clean a class as preachers areto be found, and there is no purer a class than their children, although it is said that preacher's children are bad. It is not true. One preacher in a thousand does something immoral, indecent or impure.

Among what class can you say as much? I wouli not disparage other professions, but will you find so few ainong the lawyers—only one in a thousand who is immoral? Will you find it so among the doctors, or even the grangers? They area noble, pure class of hard working men. If there is a man I would bown down to it is a Methodist preacher. Not like we have here, but the circuit rider that preacnes to four churches on a salary of $400. I nave beeh in the confereeces, and if there is a critical time it is when the names and appointements are called off. There is Hardscrabble that pays $400 and it is a bad place where all kinds of wikedness is. Does that preaches pom plain? No! He packs his saddle-bags, mounts his horse and goes to work. You tell me that man belongs to a bad class of mtn.

Preachers are like other men. I like my wife to have as high a bonnet as any one, and my children to have as good clothes. The first national conference of infidels passed resolutions of sympathy for a criminal in jail Fancy a Methodist Baptist or Presbyterian convention doing that. What has it done for the slavt? What has

Christianity

done for women?

I have been where it was a shame for a woman to show her face. Christianity is the Bartholdi statue of liberty. It is a unifying power. Its tendency is to make all men equils. I am glad the cburohts are coming together. No one blesses sectarianism now. The sectarianism of tfce Apostles'days and ours is not the same. That sectarianism went away from the gospel. Now it is coming to it. The christian world is nearer together than we think it is. We have the same God, the same Christ, the same Bible and same Heaven, and we ought to have the same Holy Spirit. An Englishman and a Scotchman were discussing their differences and they grew warm. An Irishman came up. I like an Irishman I am an Irishman myself. He said suppose ye just discuss you points of agreement. They did, and soon found that they did not differ on many peints. We had better di cuss our points of agreement, and we shall see that we have not much to differ on. I am glad see a Pan Presbyterian councii and a Methodist Pan council and I would like to see a Pan Baptist council and then I would like to see a council of all churches. When I saw the noble men

mission field toil

ing, I felt like calling them brother. I helped them and .received tender letters from them since I came home. Were ail the rest breaks aown Christianity begins.

Christ says, "On this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Men set to work to destroy Hell Gate. It was a dangerous place for vessels. All was arranged for and a little girl's fingers pressed the button and Hell Gate was no more. Christ ianity destroys Hell Gate. What has not the gospel'done to save men—the gospel of'the lowly Christ? I stood by the tomb of Jesus. Yes, I think I saw the very spot where he arose, and I blessed God for the power of this gospel. You can help or hinder this gospel. Paul says, "that the gospel be not hindered." The curse or blessing of the gospel will rest on you in proportion as you hinder or help it. We give you an opportunity to help. We are to dedicate this house to God to dedi cate, you know, means to give.

Here the sermon ended and the appeal for help began.

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Notice.

I have removed my shop to 38 West Main street where I am better than ever prepared to clean, dye and repair ladies and gentleman's clothing of every description. Kid glove cleaning a specialty. 79 GBOBGE JUSTICE.

I HIM Meeting ot the Republicans. The Republicans of the different wards of the city of Greenfield will meet in mass convention at the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening, February|25th, 1896 at 7:30 to organise for the city campaign. W. R. McKown, N. R, Spencer,

Secretary: Chairman.

George Hensley went to Anderson Saturday to visit friends. Miss Grace Berryman, of Darlington, Ind.f is visiting at J. E. Harts.

Chas Smith of Hagerstown was visiting Emma Meek yesterday. Grant Plummer a barber at Knightstiwn was visiting friends here yesterday.

Mrs. H. C. Grtrriooc, of was a guest of h3rson,C. O. Girriott nere Sunday.

The Cosmopoliton Reading club will meet at Mrs. A. P. Conklin's Wednesday al ternoon.

H. B. Hane, of Marion, O., who was here visiting Harry S. Hume went home yesterday.

Bert Myers, of Indianapolis, was a guest of Misses Flo and Pearl Randall over Sunday.

Harvey Caldwell of Ru3hville attended the dedication oi the Christain church and visited Uaiey Walton yesterday.

Mi3s Lulu Martz of Tipton who has been visiting friends for the past week returned home to-day.

Rev. J. L. Barclay and wife, Pastor of Sugar Creek Circuit are visiting, W. Martin and wife of the M. P. church today.

W. F. Pitts and wife removed today from the Gant block to the Pierson propejty on Osage street where Mrs. Pierson formerly lived.

Cuba Mathews, Manny Handy, Pearl Chandler, and Mrs Clary Ogden of Indianapolis spent Sunday with relatives and friends in this city.

Rev. W. M. Gard pastor of the Christian church contemplates moving into the J. K. Hen by property on Swope street as soon as Vinton Smith moves into his new home.

Among our special inducements in shoes for men this week willl be a man's genuine calf skin shoe, welt, worth $300 for $2 a pair. We pride our selves on cru advertising 79 LEE C. THAYER.

Conn of Columbus Ind who has been visiting his daughter Mrs Allen Coop ed.and attended the dedication of the new Christian Church returned home this after noon.

Harvey Cline who has been* working for W. A. Applegate & Company Merchandise Brookers of Indianapolis has severed his connection with them and will aid his father, John Cline in his new grocery at 22 South State Street. They will be open for business the latter part of this week.

If the readers of the REPUBLICAN really appreciate truthful advertising they will find by calling at our store they will find the folio winS correct. We are selling ladies shoes a little ont of the latest style have not long pointed toes, but are as good to wear as anyothers and we are offering them very cheap. Our regular $3 shoes we are selling for $2 and our regular $2 shoes for $1.50. If you wear a 2)4 or a 3 in size you can get great bargains. 79 LEK C. THAYER.

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The deer really weeps, its eyes being provided with lachrymal glands. Whenever blue occurs in the iris it il generally the predominant color.

Fishes are not provided with lachrymal skins, their watery habitation rendering these appendages unnecessary.

Eyes of which the whole of the iris ii visible belong to erratic persons, oftes with a tendency toward insanity.

Blue eyed cats are always deaf. Th| physiologists have in vain attempted 14 explain this curious circumstance.

A flaxseed placed under the eyelid and allowed to remain tl ere frequently removes foreign substances in the eye.

The eye which when open presents long aoute angle to the nose invariably indicates comprehensive understanding and great intelligence in its possessor.

A white object of any size may be sees in sunlight at a distance of 17,250 timet its diameter—that is to say, if it is a whit« ball a foot in diameter it can be perceived at a distance of 17,250 feet.

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PEN, CHISEL AND BRUSH.

Mark Twain writes to a friend in Hart ford that he went away in debt and will come back in a first cabin.

It is said that in his early days D« Maurier's greatest ambition was to. be come a water color painter.

Although Sidney Cooper, the Eaglisk artist, is 93 years old, he is painting pio tures for the spring exhibition at the Aoatl emy.

It is said in Paris that Emlle Zola reallj stands a good chance of being elected t4 the Academy to fill the vaoanoy left by thi late M. Dumas.

C. E. Dillon, the instructor in soulptun at the Drexel institute, Philadelphia, hat oompleted the statue of Sir Isaao Newtoi which is to be placed In the rotunda cf the new Congressional library at Washing ton.

Munkacsy has received the offer 6f thf post of inspector of fine arts for the king* doin of Hungary. The great artist, Who ii now living in Paris, Is never ashamed 1* refer to his lowly beginnings. At ouitt* he patnfed signposts tad tradesmen'#