WESLEY CHURCH.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2479, 19 April 1909, Page 5

WESLEY CHURCH.

INTRO DUCf lON OF THE REV .J. A. LOCHORE. Tiie Rev. J. A. Lech ore, who has been appointed to the charge or the Gisborne AYeslcyan circuit, occupied the pulpit at Wesley Church for the first time yesterday. The church was we.i filled qt both the morning and evening services. At the morning service Air. Lochore preached on the subject or “Human and Divine Co-operation. At the evening service the rev. gentleman took for his text, I. Thessaloniam, 1.. 5, “Despise not prophesying.'' and c-aid a pertinent question that c-ould be asked was whether the proplxc-t was a necessity in tiie** present economy ot life. Tho nrophet. the preacher said, seemed to "be a necessity: ior God s method was that man should be readied by his fellow man. The prophet ot modern days was the Christian preacher. It was not necessary that ne shouM foretell future events; but that he should point men to righteousness ami to God. Yet. although that was the work of the preacher, a great deal o. scorn \ras heaped upon aiinl. j.lcn y- ~ fused to listen to the Gospel, under various* pretexts, but men shots id always be prepared to hear the truth no matter who spoke it. AA .me the: - might- he false prophets in tne Jimd there were also true prop nets \ sU*fa message from God. It any man claimed to be God's messenger, an should have a character that wounl bmr out the claim. Sometimes, however. the man with the message was overwhelmed with! the sense of 5 * JS responsibility, and then he needed tne pravers of the people to help him. l.he preacher should be listened to ami helped bv the people, for Christ had said: “He that reeeiveth a prophet m the name of a prophet shall have a prophet's reward.” The Rev. J. A. Lochore will he tendered a public welcome to Gisborne in AYhinrav’s Hall on Thursday evening next. Mr. John Townley will preside. There will be- various speakers, and a musical programme and refreshments.