Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1892 — The New M. E. Pastor. [ARTICLE]

The New M. E. Pastor.

of the We: r . bide 81. E. church Were gteeted wi h overfioving congregatiiius. The ojcaaitn aing the iniatr ry sermon of the nev pastor. Rev. T F. Drake. The ro -rning lecture w«s on “I «l-ount all things but loss save the gtory of th Lord Jesus C list. ”' The ikus ration drawn bi ought ou that all ref orms that were n< t built a) ox tie goe -el were false. The speaker also belt red that, the oily true q lestion *« - tike c urch era gs liznig ti i work. The Thejermoi thWog foci was a forcibl j one an< elicited greatest attenti n. Mr. Drake, sonh- occasionally referred to notes, tb s raving the w arlsome mnlen of '- atehing a pulpiv orator turn the eaves of a manu enpt wl ;h bowev* r able always lo>eß it effe <tf\ ei eSs. The gentleman is a forcible speaker, a rare pulpit orator and a deep thinker. In the evening the church w.s crowded to its utmost capacity. The text taken from-Oal. .6^—7 ,and 8. tlwt soweth to the flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. He that soweth of the spirit shall reap life everlasting. ’’ This sermon was in many respects stronger than that of the morning service, and like its predecessor was listened to with the up most attention. Rev. Drake made a very favorable impression yesterday rnd the members of the church are io be congratulated on Securing the services of so able a pastor and pulpit orator. —Lafayette Courier, W