The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-04

ming, tho pastor, DR.. Boynton, preaching
both parts Of the day.
The desk was tastefnl,y Srn anne with
keeping with the light and cheerful aspect Of
this most elegant hall.
AT the close Of the morning discourse the
communion was administered for the first
time to this new society.
The text In the forenoon was LIST Corinth-
lans, III, o. "For we are laborcrs together
with God" This phrase Is properly trans
lated co-workers with God. IL indicates, not
the relation of slave toillng for q master,
nor OF a hired servant expecting only his
wages, but OF q copartner, sharing not only
the burden Of the work and the peril Of bat
tie, but also the reward and the houors OF
victory. Christ, on q grand scale, has
adopted In the scheme OF redemption the CO.
operative system Of labor, and all who Join
him as their leader become partners and CO.
operators with God.
The slave Is, In q sense, O co-worker with
his master; his labor unites with capital In
the creation Of wealth, but no share Ia
granted to him In the lordly mansion, the
son couch, the carpeted room, the orna-
n,ented grounds, the luxurious fire, the ease,
the leisure or tho honor which wealth can
bring. The soldier cooperates with the COM
handing officer In the work Of the battle,
but how seldom does the common man OF
the ranks share In the honors and rewards
Of victory.
But Christ proposes to his followers far
noblcr and far more generous plan. With
him the partnership Is to continue after the
victory Is won.
We form, In measure, our opinion of an
enterprise by the character Of those engaged
in 1t. II the chief rulers OF earth should
organize themselves into royal society for
the elevation Of man, and call to their aid,
rs equal partners In the noble work, the most
ptuI haOnma a
most distinguished body, and membership In
ii would rank among the highest earthly
honors.
But the followers Of Christ are the most
illustrious Of earth. | do not mean those
whom the world In its madness and Its false
estimate Of greatness has delighted to honor
mean those whom God himself has chosen
out from the world and sanctihed and ele-
waited by the Holy Spirit. I mean the brave
and true-hcarted and grcat-hearted men and
women, the "grand In soul" who, from the
day Of Abel down to the present hour, have
been strong to do or suffer or sacrifice for
righteousness and truth, for humanity aud
Christ. / mean the pure in heart, upon
whose soul the defilements Of earth can fix
no permanent stain; the gentle spirits, who
have yet frmness that no temptation can
move; the lofty in soul, who will not stoop
from the high level of q Christ-likc manhood;
men who, In the rough battle with evil, strike
strongly on the open field for right, stripping
hypocrisy bare, shifting down shams and
TnlI ns noble ns their stronger mates throw
inc The nuIct but mighty spsIi Of home inen
cncc 80 ,ho &C., ~ ~ ~ ,,,n.SI
without sbsning and hn"riinS On he No.
rlOrs armor, adding to his manly courag,
the more subtle inspirings of woman
soul. With such men and women, the sc
ia invited TO co-oncrntc. and mol alone viii
,bcsc hnt with Tho ma, riorchs horaro ~
aooJ. with nil who have nobiv lived and dis
in Christ, and with Tho ongcIs Of COD WI
are members of heavenly commissions se,
forth To cheer and sustain the soldiers Of m
rrnss ~
The dignity of this co.operation ia show
hy the nature of tho wor; In which Cbrist
engaged. II wonId be n noble trInmnb ,
art Il one could restore the rnined templ,
and palaces of Karnac. and renresent in i
original grandeur the ,n,wn,onan, 90 ,,,,n,
uppcr Eeypt. II wou,a Se ,nnrc w N ras,nro
ruined Kingdom and renroancs IL. yan,.h,
Institutions, more stliI 10 recrea,o = ,.nr
fror, ,ho ,,rocl ~ snmn sha,,asa, -. y,
I'm, i, is n worE NJ crcatcr sIiiI onS pa,
pnwcr To take n ruinrd man body sonI a
spIrt n wreck. rebuild IL nftsr thc nottern
ia ORIGINAL bcnntv. and make II a tcm
mce, Tor tho dweiIi,y niece Of tho Snirj,
God.
Another feature In the work of Cbrist
,bot JJc will gjvn . rIgbt djrcctIon 10 ali ,
tbjnkIny and tho labor Of man and "
bring every human mind AT length. by Chr
tlan culture, TO its full maturity and rerfcct
strength.
Christ proposes to establish n perfect 20
ornment for the world. Men have strIy,
In vain through the ages 10 construct son
satisfactory form of government, Al i
lime and In no plncc has mower bcen ,vise
or lovingly used, nor have tho earninps
industry been iustly divided nor have n
EXPENSES and burdens of society been nro,
cry distributed. Humanity groans an
wrIthcs In cnnyuIsinns nd al rpg,Ies ar raw,
Iutinns hnt s,iII the hnrJon ,S6Icb was,,
nnI nnnrcssiyc noHcr IinS 90 ,hn roani
rIjnrI tn tho honJirn ochino shonIJar,
pnyycr ,nd ro,itai Gp 49, as,,n o,Iao,ir
method Of nTaving on Tho Iahorin, nnossc,
anJ tho owl ~ 9nn1css,nn remains The a. =,
whateyer form TIC goycrnmcnt assumes
Christ mrnuoscs 10 rc.fnr,n or chance n
the religions of the world, and substitu,
ono perfect worship for them ali, and in m
great work he invites all to be co.labore
with him,
In all these features of his vast and 81
rious work Christ invites us to be co.worke
and sharers, not only in the labor, but 1
unspeakablc and eternal reward.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
At the Fourth Presbyterian church I
Rov. John c. Smith, d. D., pastor, preach
In the morning from I'd Corinthians, viii,
"Thcrcforc, as ye abound In everything,
faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and
all diligence, and in your love to US, see Il
ye abound In this grace Also"
Corlnth was a city of large wealth. IL "
at a point where two seas met and the peol
had grown rich by merchandise, and In III
city Paul laborcd to establish the kingdom
our Lord Jesus Christ, and had succeede
The early Christians belonged mainly to /
classes Who earned their bread Inv their dal
labor. and they were subIect To pcrsecuti
in Inc loss If Confinement "a we'll "a nod
snfIerinC. Thc distress az the hcIicvors
Jnacn came IN tho knowlcdgc Of m" hrc,h
In Macedonia. and tho NaccdonIons rciIcv
ihcm. This caII mrrcs tho Corinthions In
"a tho NnccdonIons had donc The amo,
thcy had contributed ia not named NV Pa
but he especially speaks of their liberal
and their cordial spirit. The term liberal
Ia properly aprlled to the giving of Inc n,
s I'll AZ ,La 'ricb ,Tho 1nor ,yor,on' 4,