St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14
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A Sermon.

We have been confined to our room
with our old trouble Quiusy, and amongst
the many things left undone, have neg
lected to chro,. icle an event that should
appear on our 6les, as part Of tho history
Of St. Cloud, viz. that on the goth ult. i. g.
Got. Goth '6l) Rev. Joseph MoCartey Of
Pittsburg, preached in the Seminary at St
Cloud, and then, for the first time, the
old mctrical translation Of the Psalms, was
sung in public worship in st. Cloud
This translation is claimed to be more lit
eral than the prose version in the Bible,
and was formerly embodied in almost eve.
Try edition OF tho Bible. 1t WIS approved
By the Kirk Of Scotland" and appointed
to be used exclusively ia siusieg:.praiso to
God in public and private worship by the
men and their cctcmporaries who trans
lated the Bible as we now have it, and is
still so used by the Old and New Reform
cd Presbyterian Churches and by the Uni.
ted Presbyterian Church. Mr.. McCartey
has been stationed in St. Paul by the
Home Mission Board of the United Pres
byterian Church, and being on visit to
friend six miles below, and knowing we
had been brought up in the Reformed
Presbyterian Church, he called upon US,
aud at our request, returned on Sabbath
to preach. Rev. Mr.. Phillips. Baptist
offered at once, to postpone his regu'ar
appointment at the Everett School House
to give him the use Of the house. Rev.
Mr.. Nelson Methodist, made similar offer
Of the use Of the Seminary, in which offer
the newly appointed preacher Rev. Mr..
Blain cordially joined. 1t was Friday
evening and word was passed from mouth
to mouth on Saturday, that preacher
from P ittsburg-Aone of those who sings
PSALMS would preach ias thezssminary,
which house had been chosen as being the
largest in town and it was completely FILL
ed. Mr.. Nelson, who was formerly an old
psalm singer. came with his arm full of
psalm books. We had a considerable
supply. VIM. Powell and DR.. Hunter led
the singing, in Old Hundred and other
plain church tunes into which congrcga-
ton fall so readily; and wo have heard
quite number remark that it Was the
best church music they have ever heard in
St. Cloud. The sermon was on that beau
tifnl allegory the "dry bones" and was
one of the ablest We have ever heard. It
is spoken of with unusual appreciation by
the strangely mixed audience to which it
was addressed. Mr.. McCartey's demean-
or is calm and digni6ed. his voice very
full and pleasant while lie has such clear,
comprehensive view Of his subject that
any cl lid may understand him and the
gravcst thinkers must find food for reaec-
ton. According to the inaexible rules OF
his church, his discourse was entirely d.
vested Ct any allusion to himself yet none
could fail to perceive the peculiar earnest
ness with which he explained and insisted
upon the necessity Of conv.rsion-of faith,
repentance, aud newncss of lite.
The three churches we have named in
this article, differ but little in doctrine or
usage except the Old Reformed Presby-
terrain, which stands aloof from all partic-
ipation in our Observation-Disclosures MEN,
bers neither vote nor hold Office under it
on account of its connection with slavery,
and they are all anti-slavery. No slave:
holder, can become a member without
cmancipatinS his slaves, just as no horse
thief can become member without Civ.
ing up his stolen horses to the proper own
ers. Thew have nobly borne their chris
tian testimony against this fashionable and
legalized sin of our nation-the SIN for
which God is now visiting us with terri
die judgments, and now have the satis-
faction Of seeing other branches Of the
church coming up to the stand point they
have 30 long maintained. These have no
bonds to break now in the disruption Of
rebellion. Their Southern US well as
Northern members are of necessity Union
men "a they have never bowed to that
Baal which is now set up as *paramoumt
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Not having made any organized attempt