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August 6, 1913.
A FAMILY
SANCTUARY ECHOES.
Beautifully dawned the summer
morn of the holy Sabbath, on July
20th, 1913. In the Frst -Church of
?• Philadelphia, the day was to be more
thaa usually eventful, an epochal occasion,
"the beginning of months"
tous,'" tor our new -pastor. Rev. Mc­
Leod M. Pierce, was to be with us
[or the firsttime and to inaugurate
his ministry. With intensest interest,
we had anticipated the services, and
planned for them-, every member of
the congregation desiring to be present
Where it was possible, vacation
trips had been deferred until the day
should be over; some, who were necessarily
out of the city, had returned
for a season, to participate. A goodly
throng assembled, including some
friends from other communions. The
audience room, attractively decorated
with palms and ferns, was cool and
comfortable; and the solemn and reverent
bush before the worship seem-
^ ed to say: "The Lord is in His holy
! temple."
The services opened with the singing
of Psalm 10. Dear old psalm, it
' stands the strain of every exigency,
joyous and sad! A short prayer of
iiiYOoation, and then Mr. Pierce explained
the opening verses of the
27th Psalm, words equally grand and
familiar. Rev. John Coleman, of New
'Concord, offered prayer, and the text
"f the morning was announced hy Mr.
Pierce, from Rev. 1:3—"In the midst
"f the seven golden candlesticks, one
it please God, may future years he
"as the past, and more abundant."
The afternoon service was equally
impressive and valuable. Rev. AV. J.
Sanderson, of Selma, Alabama, was
present, and assisted the pastor, in
the reading of the Scripture and prayer.
After the prayer, formal words of
welcome were spoken by Mr. Willia'ih
G. Carson, Cierlt of Session, on behalf
Mte unto the -Son of man." Both realized the expctations of the morn­
Oh, yes; yea, verily! God had
I psalm and sermon depicted the in-ingf^omparable
dignity of the Church of more than answered our prayers.
'^od, communicated from her majes- "He was better to us than all our
'ic and immutable head, Jesus Christ,
whose presence adorns her perpatualhopes,
He was better than all our fears:
!'. constituting her glory, and beauty,
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JAMES S. TIBBY, 411 Penn. Bldg.,
dollars. Portland ^ began to- be
of the congregation; not only formal,
Pittsburg. Pa.
but cordial, jearnest, affectionate
used in 1876, look what its value
words, assuring him of sympathetic is now. Think of the coal and oil
co-operation, as we should endeavor that have come from under some
Broadway Central
to work together, like "a company of vtxy discouraging looking- farms.
horses in Pharaoh's chariots." Mr.
God makes useful things. He
Pierce responded in fittingly memorable
words. His afternoon discourse probably meant each of us to be
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Spmelal attonttom given to
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sound," or being "disobedient to the
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heavenly vision." After the service, rate He is very careful about the
the Young People's Prayer Meeting
OUR TABLH C ^ th« foundation of our enormoui
looks of things. He even tourbed up
busiaess.
was held, and largely attended by
the common things. Xo place caii American Plan. ^2.50 upT^ards
young and old. The topic, "Favorite
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for thought, and many soul-stirring height and He put the roses in
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soon be forgotten. Once again, there
was a little season of hand-shaking, He puts the most and best where
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presentation of some roses as a token
of their love; and then, we uttered
onr Mizpah prayer, until we should
meet again in autumn days. The glad
Sabbath services were ended. Had we
He made a bridge of our buried joys,
and power. This was the message And a rainbow of our tears."
">"' pastor brought to us in his first The day had been a good day, sr;eit
sermon. Fitting theme, was it not. in "the heavenlv places with Christ
lieai
-• to the Redeemer's heart? "The Jesus.'' "One like the Son of man"
ramental service the study was along Church of God, which He had purchased
with his own blood,"—of this, Mr. tuary, had irradiated it with His
had -walked with us in our little sanc­
money in making ourselves look
the line °^ ^^^ sacraments of the
church. These meetings were under
well, but He wants us to put our
Pierce desired to speali, and of the beautiful presence, giving ' the oil ot
the direction of the supply in charge, dear Master, "whose he is, and whom joy for mourn.ng, and garments of
efforts for beauty where it '\\ill
were weU attended and were full ol he serves." "In all things, He must praise for the spirit of heaviness.' count most, in the spirit of our
interest. The congregation hopes have the pre-eminence." Loving loyalty,
which the Saviour will not for­
whose "chariots twenty tliousand are" elatiun of the roundeclness there
Xor, had He walked unattenderl. Ons heart. Xature is a ^'onderful rev-
soon to be thoroughly organized in
all the departments of church work. get! "Them that honor me, 1 will need not. All day long. Jacob's ladder
had been in use, as of yore. An­
Among those ^\ho attended the communion
services were Mrs. Dr. R. J. At the conclusion of the service, an gels of God "ascending and descend­
which He is ready and eager to
honor."
must be in God's character, and
George and daughter, Mrs. Last of informal reception was held, that all ing upon the Son of man," had beei see in ours.
Scottsdale, Ariz., Elder Owen Samson present might have an opportunity busy, carrying tidings up to the Hopkinton, loica.
and wife of Washington, Iowa, Elder to meet and greet Mr. and Mrs. "Church of the First Born," where a
J. B. Dodds of Rehoboth, Iowa, and Pierce and the children. We were "great cloud of witnesses" waited to REDEE.\nx.G SINNERS IN THB
Mrs. Rev. W. C. Allen of Oakland eager to see the little family, of whom hear the joyous news. One dear one, JXDERV/ORLD OF NEW YORK.
, IChinese Mission. The presence of we had heard so much, who had left standing on the sea of glass, very near (Continued from page two.)
these friends cheered and encouraged kind friends behind, to come to us. to the throne, was, I am sure, the recipient
of many of these telephonic
and the Russian work the largest
the little band of people who are Some cheery words were spoken, and
inaugurating the work in this new cordial hand-grasps given, and the ice
Protestant work in the city among
messages; and I am sure, there was an
fleld. ' . .j was broken—no more formality. It Increase of "joy in the presence of the the 'Russians. It is quite common
Mr. John W. Keys, one of the newly they had left friends, they have come angels" as he learned that his pulpit in the baptist Church for services
ordained deacons, brought his bride, to friends. We will do our utmost —the pulpit he occupied for forty-nine in five tongues to be .going on- at
formerly Miss Mary E. Boyd, of Los to make them happy. Already, we earthly years was fllled, filledacceptably;
that his mantle had fallen on an­
the same -time. It means much to
Angeles, to help him set up a new have learned to love Mrs. Pierce and
home among the people here. Mr. little Margaret, and John, and Melville.
They are ours; we have taken with "a double portion of the Spirit," and lonely, to drift into a church
the foreigner when he is liomesick
other, efficient, consecrated, endued
Keys was here at the time the work
was first started, and -already his them into our hearts; and we hope to who would preach "the same old Gospel
on the same old terms," and magsage
in his own mother tongue.
M'here he can hear the sweet mes­
bride has become an active part of have good times working together; if
the worli.
nify Jesus Christ, "the same yester­
(To be concluded ne.vt week.)
day and today and forever."
SALLIE MORRISON.
Philadelphia, July 23, 1913.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPIC.
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