The centennial of the New York avenue Presbyterian church : Washington, , 1803-1903 . ^ all the unitedbranches of Protestant faith and Protestant truth. Thebattle for the purity of the home, the battle againstintemperance, injustice, unholiness, the battle againstthe manifold evils of a licentious divorce law, is some-thing we must stand together for and unite our forcesfor the glory of God. Therefore, as I stand here to-night, and bring youthe greetings of my brethren of the Episcopal Church,I say again it is in no formal or conventional manner,but with a sense of the power you represent,
The centennial of the New York avenue Presbyterian church : Washington, , 1803-1903 . ^ all the unitedbranches of Protestant faith and Protestant truth. Thebattle for the purity of the home, the battle againstintemperance, injustice, unholiness, the battle againstthe manifold evils of a licentious divorce law, is some-thing we must stand together for and unite our forcesfor the glory of God. Therefore, as I stand here to-night, and bring youthe greetings of my brethren of the Episcopal Church,I say again it is in no formal or conventional manner,but with a sense of the power you represent, and of thefact that we lean upon you as our brothers and ourallies in the work which God has given us to do in John R. Paxton, D. D. the centennial exercises. 137 The Pastor : We will now have the fjreetinofs of our MethodistChurches, which will be delivered by Rev. LucienClark, D. D. Dr. Clark : To the pastor and members of this church I bringthe cordial greetincjs of the ministers and churches ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church of this city. Wecongratulate you on the splendid success of thiscentennial celebration. We congratulate you on acentury of history and of magnificent achievements-Who can estimate the value of this church, locatedin the center of this great city, to the country and tothe world ! From this center of truth and light rayshave gone forth to all the world ! A century of preaching, a century of prayer, a cen-tury of sacred song, a century of benevolence, a cen-tury of holy living by the members of this church whosenames have been and are now upon its rolls, meanmore than v/e can think. One hundred years is a longtime for a man to live, but it is not a long time for achurch to
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