East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-08-02

School at 9 A. M.
CENTRAL BAPTIST cnuRcn, Rev. John S. Good
man, at the Methodist Episcopal CHURCH, every
Sabbath afternoon, at three o'clock.
GERMAN METHODIST, Rev A. M. Meyer, at
1890 A M. and p. NJ. Sabbath School at nine
O'Clock, A. M.
LUTHERAN. Rev. Conrad vor, at II A. M. and
SPIN.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop McCoskry WIS.,
tied st. Paups Church in this city, on
Sunday last. At the morning service
after the usual prayers by the Rector,
the Rev. VIM. Paret, the Bishop
preached an admirable sermon on St.
Mark, Y. 20. master, all these
things have / observed from my
youth" He showed some Of the ways
il which men make serious mistakes
in the great question of religious
duty, putting partial obedience, or sin
gle instances Of duty in place Of that
full obedience, and entire devotion
which God requires. Thus, some put
all their religion in prayer, believing
tnct if one only prays, it is enough
Others add to it the reading Of the
scriptures. Others still aIa to itscme
effort at good works.
But what God asks is not simply obe-
dience in those things which seem at
the time imortant to us, but obedience
an aHthmgs, entire submission, alike to
those things for which we can SEQ a
reason, and to those for which we can
see none, save the fact that He has
commanded them. Obedience not
only to our own notions of mortality,
but to the positive appointments he
has given in His church. After clear
and convincing argument on these
points, the sermon was closed with an
appeal of such earnestness and pow
er, as to hold the large congregation
almost breathless.
After the sermon, thirteen persons
came forward to the Chancel Rail and
were confirmed; and the Bishop
added as they stood there, touching
and earnest exhortation to them.
In the afternoon the Bishop visited
the congregation, which, under the
care Of the Rev. Mr.. Paret, worships
in the Methodist Chapel at Salina. -
Here he preached sermon upon the
! worship of the church; showing thai
! public worship by precomposed forms
was appointed by God among the
Jews, practiced by them from Moses
time until now, was approved and prae
ticed by oar Sarior and his apostles, ant
9 was the universal rule of the churcl
5 for 1900 years that extemporaneou
3 public prayers wese begun in Englan'
by one John Cummings, Romisl
friar, sent over TO distract the Englisl
Church.
y That under;precomposed forms, tn
: martyrs of old time, and men might
on scripture doctrine and devotion, al
: were trained; That the great writer
of Protestant theology were all lover
Il of the prayer book /; that even Wesle
= and Baxter, and Adam Clarke foun
II their,devotions warmed by these form
e that nature approves the principle, 70
!, essential souls find the good old hymn
I, x the best. No one ever find the ns
v tional tunes grow cold; every mothe
Dr. that teaches her child the Lord
x Prayer, or Snow lay me down
:, Sleep being witness to the form
Or Of prayer.
After the sermon FIVE persons wei
confirmed.
Again at st. Paups Church in til
:" evening, The Bishop preached on tn
text, "Why call ye ms Lord, Lore
h. and do not the things which say ?
= setting forth the fact that @orks a,
a, the test of true discipleship. AT til
or service two persons were confirmed
Sc having been prevented from present
~ ing themselves at the morning servic'
9, The musical parts of these interes
ing services were excellent. Few thing
K have more power to lift up the soul I
q o. devotion than the grand old chant
v, and hymns when conducted so that th
: congregation can join in them.
y The vigorous growth of this Paris
ID is full of encouragement to its men
G@S bers. One year ago, numbering les
: than SO communicates, it now coun,
v, 100. Forty-eight have been cor
firmed since the first of February, an
the record of the last IL months show
. sixty-three baptisms.
1t is hoped, that with returnin
business prosperity, the congregatio
r will soon go on to complete the
I building, and make it as beautif,
without as it is within.