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tfrdny morning. General GRANT nm NV ~. b.
President notwithstanding the blle,ering In.i o.
1 ance heat Of the day, were IN their usuai q
TOW, The teXL without God In the world. q
lid said In their application 70 rs, these
vgorda literally, arc not true. No man y | n
without God In the world, In the sense that h
God viii cease TO exist for HIS eternity
necessity. They arc not true as meaning 4
limit Of the Divine presence. The omnlpres- I
rnce of God IL rs much a necessity ~ lliseter-
nifty. No man Ia without God In the sense l
that he IL free from his obligations 70 his gov
eminent. Like the presence of the atmOa,
thcre. thcae obligations continually surround
Neitter can men bc without God by being
I,dcpcndcnt either Of the divine bencnccnoe
ur the divine paternity. In God We live and
move and have our being. He Is the source
~ ali communication; from him comes every
lencfactiou. God willalways he our gracious
Father
But the text Ia true In tho sense that mon do
not acknowledge their obligations TO the dl-
vine government. lie h the greater atheist
.yho'acknnwledges the existence OF God, but
lives az II there was not God. Action hath
the louder voice. The voice OF acts browns
the voice Of words. Creods arc nothing acts
arc everything living commentary upon
words The strongest expression Of contempt |
which child can give 10 parent Is through |
disobedicncc; and what can more cmphati-
cally express contempt for the Divine Being |
than disobedeneo to his laws, especially when |
these laws are so bonohcent and designed for |
our elevation and happlncssP There Is moth
ing 10 Inconsistent on this broad, green earth
Of ours as n sinful life, and In that sense
man Is without God.
Il Ia also true where God Ia not the great
- end OF life. Everything through the realm OF
nature Is adapted to some purpose; 80 man
kind in the aggregate finds nm end of being
high above all worldly loves or Joys or inter
csts--1nds u In living for God. But Intense
sclnshness charactoTizos Gods creatures. we
live for ourselves Men treat God as pauper,
and God Is pauper In relation TO them ana
their bouchcencc. They dole out to him their
miserable pittance "a q man doles out nus
trile to q waysldo bcggar. Men who are m
the church are not excepted. a man worth
five hundred thousand or million dollars
gives one thousand dollars once year to the
Lord, and expects o rich return of blessing
when his gift bears the Same proportion 10
bis means, Us the plcayune one throws to
pauper.
Il a stranger TO his gracious presence. God
has universal presence and special pres
ence. His universal presence Oils immensely.
Everywhere In the three worlds that bear re-
lation to us he Is. lie nae a presence to
create and presence to destroy, and pres
cnce In Heaven TO smile and presence In he'll
to frown. But there Is another prcsoncc-the
special presence Of God In the human soul. II
u presence of strength, presence OF com
fort, a presence Of joy; more, II Is presence
Of love. The great truth he would impress
upon them Is that there may be the conscious
presence Of God In the soul, and II VIC arc
destitute of this presence we are truly with
out God In the world. lie would bcseecl
them TO acquaint themselves with God, tC
listen 10 his gracious teaching, and to look Il
him and call him Father
TRINITY CHURCH.
Notwithstanding tho extreme heat OF yes
terday, Rev. DR.. Addison, pastor, dlscourset
To q full congregation, taking for his text
Il had been he which should have redeemed
Israel; and beside all this, to-day is the third
day since these things were done; and Ger
tain Of them which were with us went to thu
sepulchro and found Il even 20 as the womcr
had said; hut him they saw not"
MEMORIAL DISCOURSE.
Tho commencement exercises of Columbian
College we're inauguratcd yesterday Afternoon
by Rev. g. W. Samson, DID, who preached
memorial discourse on the life and character
81 Eey j. 3 Bacon p 81 he thTa P Tta
the = Street Baptist church, at half past tire,
o'clock. Owing to the intense heat Of tn
weather. the attendance was not large; bu
those who brayed the sCorching rays u IN,
sun to DO present were amply repaid fo
coming out
The speaker took for his text the 1sth vors,
OF the Seth chapter of Acts! For David, aftel
OF God fell asleep and was laid unto his
fathers and saw corruption"
His discourse, after a graphic and faithful
sketch Of the life OF the DlustriOus deceased,
was glowing tribute 10 the ability, worth
and christian fidelity Of Doctor Bacon.
ANNUAL sERNoS BEFoRH THn THEOLOGICAL
DEPARTMENT % COLUMBIA coILEgE.
The annual sermon before the Theological
Department of Columbian College was
preached last evening Mt the Foundry NJ. T..
church, corner of Fourteenth and q streets
by the pastor of that church, Rev. Alexander
ellison, who chose for his text the 1Bh verse,
ixth chapter Of First Corinthians. For though
preach the gospel, ] have nothing to elory
of for necessity Is laid upon me; yea W. u
unto NO. 10 Ipreach not the gospel"
The reverend speaker said the duties Of q
NIP s9lGlsisT Of God were exceedingly trying; and
his Church could expect to triumph over all
the trials Of life. Even those who live In the
world are impressed with this truth, and
therefore expects all who make the prafes.
sion Of the ministry their calling TO adhere "a
II unto the end. Il does not recognize tho
right Of a man TO elect this calling to-day and
reject u tomorrow. All who enter sincerely
upon the work Of calling mon 10 repentance
are set apart ~ Gods servants among men,
and therein they will find their line Of duty
marked out and plainly defined.
God has ordained that there shall be a
Church, and that Its ministers shall IN a inca
sure be regarded as authority In sccleslastical
i,,sas.t. ,,. 4, 'l,."' ',fi 'hIt ihe ulNlhe
.pIosstun upon thn7e called oil God give
ancn u rlgnt 70 speak IN ms 'Shali. Now
SSha,h,n u''iilo ~, W Mhi.h one Us 70 decide
,r"aI ~ e J'' LII ~ tio l"y squirt 10
e,''s mn, s,ic gihu IuinEs, nc could not say.
{no, uiuercu III thelr oplplons on this sub
{oeL nui III one way or another the yocation
IL '.alod' ~ may ne frequently That inc peo-
Pio uio ,I Icadlly I1eOgnIe particular talents
~ ap.itudo Tor thls particular work The
~ may Siaiin one a. her servant because
,ati,s v'' , Nhlch my nc gwen Indl-
IIi,hB u"" uns Is inc cMuhs ol inc Most
m .,,-.
roihI munster oi Jesus Shiist shonld have
r nU'us olso 20 40, ana ioT mat reason the
,I,I ' ,',.p speaker SAID thc'e was Proyiden-
Viii G" ''I'ii, ah ACCORD o. circumstances
I'M, linen Po'h'eu 10 the WORK mat was 10 be
"V re, H., .- ..-,
,,,i imen lnore were personal gnalldC ations
WI y, W , aD-oluo,y requisite Tor The sue