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nt1tEe, that crsrcus my right hand" VIC Will cx-
Oh! drai 70 Isturr aud to Heavens command.
AeaMst thyself TO lift the luurderirk haud
=. ldehl AZ. TO shun thc living light

- Many nealts, that time cannot heal, and fuds
The Philippian jal!oF, ike 70 many Roma
German and French soldiers, Mns ready to plpn!
1hs sword into bis heart when Paul e1clMme
ooSed II he sospe Beexs III &c op y ,hs hf Il;
Jefus Christ and thon shat be saved" il.
have been rescued from suicide " 10 hsve i
:, ieFIed happiness, ard found mercy from Go
,,ue lie Eno*eth onr frame, He Feuemperet
9 se @ doust ae III. are soodaes.' aes:' .Dd But de,
His Providence, and yoisie Il
T. law, what must We e1 tect but cepsury
way ~ f-h1ch We can bury our lives Is to biz
them 70 ..se cross, md there cas-: them into Il
i, tactcd feai1 that was pierced to receive thcr
poTaEy refuge. "l,e sure yoar sin vii nnd sou oui
Unless you give it to Jesus. Your trouble al
o5s youf soe es LIE efs n1 he r5s Gs R
hut 10 those who hare eternal ulc in prospect Tn
true Christian is p,igI1rD. journeJ1as honexart
/ s"eks 10 gather In all souls to The samt compau
md pursuits, that there may be no Ean or rlgh i
~ MS broad uL'rerse Of beag: "Io every one thu
; | tnlSttn. come 5e 10 the WaterR."
4. Let The misguided who think OF sulcld
~ the end Of their Tretehednesa, weigh GAe tt.u
"-N' the days Of ray appointed tine Will wait Il
my change comes"
-Our ,,uc s a1ta. and all cur dave nr nu1nbe.rd;
h"w h long; h.w tLos;, Ts ku9w 20: .Lis We knew.
Nsr ~ dr. + .tis Il. Ae.;en th. ~ Psrni..lan
|
7; fsS sSs tsfsf sssss
Sa's }ssH.s4: f. III M s. ~ "
Is ~, thIsfse shs .sd rsa wsi
y b'!dly veu,'dnE 1nrsd aafne9D.
ien15 ii. g seHs = 'ne :. os h'o
1 Il argues want Of common sense.
.,a Mhat W s soI1 o. heart must one hare who thp5
lays on them burden Of grief too heavy to be
soEne tu without saPeshumaa strelxIh Itia cruel
10 speak harshly, but PLAINLY, and to show 10
naked usiiness the crime We depFecate. We ask
YOU !ou 10 iooS up to God and cast your care on Him
| who caftth for y0o Jesus Christ experienced all
sorts Of trouble and g1ie and Is prepared to sue
cor the tempted. He ,wss urgrd to destroy Hts
c,ates the force Of those motives that fmpei lie
| unfortunate He has left men without excuse by
! III breadth and iulness OF His promtseA A nAa
| failed In buAtness and could not pay. he Etole
+; out early, lifted The cis.csu lid and Ieaped
IN. The I'D dropped hack and shut Elm
tithouored his friends and Kindred. covered lis
name with Disgrace, acted the part OF coward,
snd cat or ali hope aud trus, IN God, and ruined
cruBhed. tu1ned to God and sought mercy aud
grace 10 help He had loved the World and been
1rue riches. he was permitted 10 renew Iii lie,
and lived to prosper and do good rs a monument
oi God saving power: And 50, every man whom
heavenly hfe that ahall sasisfy and increase In
substantial good through eternity. The Gospel Is
he irne remedy for lfcs worst !lla and sares men
frou SAtan's devices and the deprarity that be-
uats us into his bauds. what heart shall this
mo- ning test the promise and experience the
eternity Hunger thnn our life, 80 the man who ais
the sonl Involves himself In double guilt By seyey.
t tne = ~ tae same moment the Vital cord and lie
e careful NOT 10 uTeak Lat te lest they lose their
souls whle yet they I've on the earth. To destroy
horror. Thar life which He o1ers thruugh the
Gospei freely to ~ must be accepted and expe-
ao Tss upag as GGa "
OF all available meaIs for The preservation Of life
and the salvation Of The soul. Having Hla sou to
dlc1n our behalf, and Instituted the gfor1oua plan
u redemption and Pressed 1t on ua, where Ia tho
nan who can he innocent and have hope Of
Heaven and reject Gods eoodnesa7 : II you
would ketp the law accept and obey the Gospel
which brings salvation through The Son Of God.
ALIENATION.
Rev. C. 4. Staples, pastor OF the Third Unitarian
Madison streets, preached the following sermon,
reccnuy. On tie Eub1ect, " The Alienation Of the
People from the Church" ne said:
It Is an interesting and Important question to
determine what 1t Is which ddFes and Keeps 30
many people away from our churches WhJ such
large masses OF men and women have so little
sympathy with the churches, stand coldly aIoof
from them; 90 not believe N their Ideas or meth
ods, and seldom, II ever, enter place Of woFlhp.
It engages the attention Of every religious body,
aud verJ mauy earnest discussions arc going on In
4I>t conferences among tue IGEnl4kTS, IN tle pa
dy. or the TACT that the churches have been DRIFT
s tpg away ~, from he people, o. The people away
clergyman recently told me thAt there are towns
IN New Hampshire which contain population 0!
sanasy fhele are &C eha1sa panss Dat o'a nc con- m
laptists, the censresationasti, ths Metho-
:. minister hsve lost their
e. cpg
months unopened, and no religious service Is held
Ta,s TIE Of sa1 may e9q5y torns T.
other parts Of the country. and In ali the urge
cities Of the land. The people have lost confidence
s e ae xa pns! e. nj he, e
% 1as
thing better tale their place
Nov, q thus mistake q the people, or is there
a1ienation toward the churches Ii It N out
growth of the Natural deprns!tJ OF the human
feted the,r eiain % % pubic regard aud support =
neglectinR thelr dut1es, BY abaHing ther pE!l-
T vhs1e os
concerning Ibis matter; II we can meet the objec-
tons to the methods and The spr,s OF the churches
satisnes the reason IND feeds the Bocia and relg-
ousnstuEc Of the Ieople, We shall accomplish
beu1nc!4nt and noble work
In the trBt place, these churches do not etand
Tor what Ia broad high useiul and good IL the es-
Hmadon Of these people They seem TO bring
Christianity down TO a very narruw tract they
tie 1t Gp to . few pnttnporta1t and often uiylal
thnSa Take the question al Issue between those
noa 70 p Rehs 1aa b
e2eh doctrine and form. II IL question OF more
OF less wafer 1Red IN o religious rtte- Nor. oter
that question there have been the most earnest
discussions, the most bitter .4uaHels between
these yartje4 for centuries, According 10 these
churches, the great thing is 70 be baptized M
importance to every soul And YET, VIC all know
that 50 far as auJ tangthle OF visible results are
Eens IL ass ass sS aoass
sao :. ss5ss sa Sss H' aaa ops Ps, ~
ssss5 assss$. ssS = se.s
would receive l. kindness; you would get contr1-
hutton for The suffering; you would expect IN act
as the other. And tu ali the slrtnes that make up
useful llfe, and . pure, sweet noble character,
md tae sprtnsjed: aad Iet IL 1hale sd lah9ie e1
Christianity and Of personal salvation has been
made to depend upon Tie manner OF baptism, or,
ma,ter Of sncalcnlahle importance. To make
my mistake sbou, 1t u to impel your eternal sal
taese churches, m.nS reiiens B u eharscteT, @ % of It
least his Christian character, conslsta In few
thing1 which he does, which he re1rains tron
oiten, . IL as ve can judge iroa my Visible r.
Guits- Yon are Christian, BECAUSE you 80 revu.
aFs ,Ss T. chq'en b.9 o. sa1a' Sssas Rks
ION; necause you fsown on dane
!ng, and ea.d-plsylnx and theatre going;
sore OF prayer In your fnmlly because you OBJ
serre the church rules a1,ons fasting and rersinng
from amusements during certain seasons Of the
year. Christianity Is thus reduced down to teU
su.al point In The recent conf1mAtlons Of tho
1 RemYh Church, the n Pope refused to sonitm T. L.
Se 81 1Ss IF
EpreaI onlJ With her own hair. Look IT the E1Is-
cota Church IN this country ma tn EngiAad-
the question OF eufnlng candles In the church be-
low The a!tafs of using Incense; ana Of the color
5sS ,assoa gl ee We
ting Tie rrcsens month. to consider this subject:
and their papers are ascuss.hg this question with
TWO great parties arc formed. With distinctive
!esdets, aud eref>body T. the church Is
s1nS aW annoysq On one SIDE - or sae Gsa1. 1.ast
Acrs, when the mandate OF Bishop OF priest wss
nc The Woro Of God TO the people. 70 hes< ren-
er1b!e Btsnop Of that church. here In Chicago, de-
handing Of one OF bis clergy toat he should Use .
cer1 ain y ord IN ihe fotM OF b-ptlsn and giving
htD week TO decide what he vii do. An efo-
people RESPECT and love, cannot be regarded Us a
tEue Chr!Alan teal her and gt.lde because when he
kpriDkles Nuttl upon the head IN Lap{tr!n. be re-
fuses to repent that xoni! Is no, this reducing
Christianity TO very small thlLHs. Mcst not the
tcCtency Of all such petty IDEAS and dictatorl2l
practices be to dcgTade religion IN the c.es OF the
peopic, leading them 70 feel that II our charches
calst Tor such objects, they ATE not sor-h the
money and the toll required to support them: that
u these arc things OF huch transteudcut 1na7or-
tancc in the eyes oi the teachers Of religion. then
religion we'll De laii aside and given up a.
togetlI Naw Ill these things are having aM t1-
nuenec upon right thlnSng aad rshtfesl-
iMg reo,;le Tnes e.,l leai H., them I, 10 70 ~ ~
IQkl0n aUd a EEatl. there Ia lolh1nQ OF MI tlIG