The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-04-17
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The twcuty-ffth anniversary Of the settlement
Of Rev. J. T. q. Nichols as pastor Of the IL
Parish (Unitarian) Church in saco, was cele-
bra,e, on Tacsly by religious exercises at their
lcruc Of worship, AMI by = festive gathering
an eoll,tioa in City Hall TIE exercises at
tho church commenced at II o'clock. and con-
sis,si Of Voluntary ON tho Organ; Sentences by
,ninis,cr and people; Anthem; Prayer by
ley. MIR. Bailey Of Portland; Reading Of the
Scriptures by Icv. Mr.. Wheeler OF TOpsham;
Original Hymn; sermon by Rev. J. y. Clarke
ct B,ston; Lords Prayer by Minister and Pco-
pic, Rev. Mr.. Hewes; Original Hymn; Denei'c-
ton by the pastor.
The sermon BY Rev. DR.. Clarke WAS sound,
AMI practical, not designed. We aPprchend. 50
mu.h spiritual as instructive and appropriate to
this silver welding day Of pastor and people
T,xt-John 1, i-"Ani the life was the light OF
,uen" Many were apt to reverse the statement
and consider that light uas the life. ThcsPe.k-
ar then pro;eeiei to shos Of what our life
eonsis,N Not Of knoxicisc. but Of living; not
in thinking brains instructed, but in enough Of
life. We may Hood the world with books and
n-~sparcr-, be inpatient to talk andrcad, uneasy
until the telegraph brings rs the latest word
sud or act done, anil when We have heard 1t all
", forget il, our minis being like seiNc In
which Intelligence is pourci anil runs from Il.
And yet the speaker hal nothing to say against
knowlelgc. lie woull like Ia bc living ency-
clopclia, you'll desire To possess all tho knowi-
clcc IL the grci. and good who have gone before
aus, with the wisdom OF Solomon; hut with such
lights alone no one coau have enough OF LIE.
Solomon dill not re,liIe the highest life in con-
sequence Of his light; for with that light and
,l,ancinv years he grew worse until In his
AGONY he was oblise, TO declare himself tlr~t Of
life. Es,lc.ilstes is the blacklist and most
,,,,or,y hooks that Was ever written, bcsrtcs
which. life the way AArlncss Of Byron, or the
..S,rnrs Of werter'' were nothing At all. Tint
vsof nan who h,i more light than life.
Christ came w. give physical life anil all that
come, from the highest ideal of living. The
sneaker dwclt Cor q momcnt upon the lily un-
,lcr.tocl laws which govern our LIE AMI the
.leay prc.iucei nv such Ignorance. Intellectual
mn, i the light Of mn, and such. life comes
wJolly from within. u Is the living soul that
ui,,s Us ilels-ill COMES from the mini. We
c,nrot touch ,uolncss. cannot hear beauty, can
no, taste c,uc anil eject, but VIC know that
these exist, but that knowledge coms to Us
ros car liyias s-tiSi,y--not 50 mush from our
thinking asli,in.. The lives of COOL men AMI
women are our tsat-not 70 much from what
they said As WIS; they were. They have been
r,rc FROM VA Cor long years, but they let the
seal OF immortality on what they edcctci. The
desire Of Dives expressed Ia Abraham, that word
might he sent Ia his brethren on earth that they
might not come to the place where he wss, Is
YAe most notable instance Of immortal love. Life
;,sar proves immortality, AMI the higher that
me-. frr, Il ve gain the best anil most encblins
mn. The artist loves his own crcation-mtn
Ill ma, DESTROY What he has put his
49,, AMI ijf. into. With what care
m. s,sl nan draws out from the inncrmo-t
,cc,s.',, those letters which awakened love AMI
devotion In his heart in his curly years, anu
how carefully he guards them that they my
NO, Ne destroyed So God, when he male "a,
nut into us his thoughts anil expectations, and
he will not destroy what he his crcatei, mcrc
th,s will the artist destroy his choicest cmnoi,-
ruc,t of thou;ht snd affection raeresore, thank
Col Zoe all the love yoa have given him, and
all which YOU have reeeivei-tor all that remains
ani sill rem lin. Though you disbclicye all
sls,, you never can disbcl,cye your love. The
life of Chris. Is oar light Although he never
wrote trcnise. yet the exeaple Of his life
tevhcs US the highest phase Of living lie
f,und cool In every person. Although he
lne. there WAS the dsaial In Peter, and the BE-
,,,,,, In JuiAs, yet he suffered them. what Is
= m,n,s royiness worth. unless II |, . live gocsi-
nes,i We know truth BY living Il ourselves,
anil seeing others live IL
To-day. my frieases, yca celebrate = common