, 1870-06-20

nesrEeyr0 bcdy II member Of their frasefniiy
assEsose. 1 neaflye, WIN n o:hsr soSt.oass
meets in The {ai,. let rs al become members, and
all come nov sDc tnep, at 1east, to the meettng1
and then make ss II ~ o1s nne T. s lote
inclaIIrc he conduct u the Sunday E:hoyl-s
society Within the church, Knitted closely together
and ready ioT whatever may Present itse1i y oui
slny. IN the fail ot 1851, that when our men would
tufn out and tan into Linz. they Ind habit ol
teush9g eaTn al 1na IN ta.s feeling s
second sight in the tip OF the lttie Enetr even to
assu.c them that they we're In line. have Thought
and Honan, whose hearts are set OF tho ssmc
Ereat thing, In church like ours II ,og Is M
eneugn that Ne come togeshrr, ~ q ssoxo' oTar
we must be more truly hrntneThood Or W W. caa ;,e
never be strong church. Brother Clarke soln as
Just DOW At our Western Conference a9Eus
stooo on s eao wen, ~ fnuE vita his
vict anl when they were lone ,ad SoT SseA
people, Gcd bless you, 20 M aohGs s.cnIn1 with ali bs
saa on} 9ns te lsle nst e W"s ~ 4 Ill the way
Gooa uss Gs'p1issx p1isx 6 Sed ao 9!ss ,iint sHn
1ns 70 hGz I!ss ae fae mcosina It IS presumed ID
cunsrteations Ike cuIs thss dere9d 90 directly on
pmunjon. 1nst when they meet they draw near In
| iher tea1ts to God, and are touched by
crm they Eo further and are in fellowship viii one
auotlIer III sulne good true sepse, the end Of our
gathering Ii not answered A friend said to me
ile other day, us It not hard to keep
intercst In ~ many different sorts II peopl. many
OF them With nothing In them you can care for"
h6d to answer out Of mo6I sincere heart that
id not tlnt that clzss cannot care for or course
mainly and and know those that have been at
fracted 10 onr church and are within my PASTOR
child, of all thai belong 10 my parish, for whose
acquaintance am not better and richer, whether
they are better Ior mine OF nGt- Now canuOt but
any fellowship We may ind among each other Us
Wotshinl,trA want, all the time, and Gol Is my
Witness, always did want to SEC our congrcga-
ton closely Compacted together, aud count Ii In
some Etnse shurtcCullEg In one for which an
ashamed, while cannot understand the reasous
that after all these years cannot feel satisfied on
this great audience whose heart has been moved to
take charge of our Sunday school, but that you let
me Regularly CONDUCT services from quarter to II
TO about hnsfpas1 while the services in this room
draw away tho last ounce OF strength that can
spurc, aud then ought to be- resting for the
evening meeting II had to g. up 70 the throne
aud Of lie Gospel hnfc preached slice found
could no longer preach Me1hodlsnl, / should have
10 SGT this Is ny one trouble: there Bee1ns to be
want Of the power to BRING them all together there
any time Except Sunday; and Of coucern for one
Important b1auch of thc church-the Sunday
But with this bit OF complaint, and hi: more,
shall do, wArn al our people get back, about the
way THEY are getting To pay f1st and loose with
1neir news. lnave only IN my heart q eladneas
and a. pride in It that touches NE
personally With painful humility and sense Of
undtnesa eau olily say this, that MY heart is IN
It a. II is in no other 1hlng except my home, on
earth OF In heaven. I hear ministers Intimate
now and then that they sre looking for their re-
but ca1 sincerely say that preaching, and ali
that belongs u Il, IL 10 me its own exceeding
great reward. 1t was 50 when would walk u
England score OF miles, preach thrice, and be
back to my wprk OH Monday morning. paying all
my ow9 expenses 1t was 50 In PENNSYLVANIA.
1t, nEd made my own living: 1t is only all the
more 80 in Chicago, where can give my whole
dine to II, and, trust, my u hole heat believe
side Of the Book Of Lie; you regularly drew all
yo's wagcH;1 will give rou some more work.
to DO hriofe deceuts well, but, except that have
no reward. You must begin again where you left
on You had your penny want to DO my patt,
stand Ly hls truth That thu best preparation for
Heaven i to he found in the mos1 healthy tnt1-
macy with earth, that the better We are rooted
here, the belirr we shall grow there, and luantu-
mess now means eancntzatton there. church
fERt shall always stand by The truth that this ma
IT,
madc Of TO account, sent To the roor-house, and
kept there in the interests Of religion anu the life
to come, hut IT Is q tltng that must hare room to
grow and become tho hest ii can, aud We must
help 1t to 1e the est ii can, accepting grrat
truth tho Faihcrhood Of God our human brother
hood comes By consequence. and We cannot get
away from th6t consequence or from any
thing it brings IN its tram. Hong to sec our Church
more and more tastness for the forces Of hu-
nanttF, q citadel from which soldiers can always
lie drawn for the battle Of life and beside that 3
great. loving, united family. And If there is IN
idea forlorn Rnd outcakt now as the Gospel was
once, and as sure sometime to rain down Gencllc-
al other churches In recognizing this new thought
Of God ard in proclaimtnE it far and wide. II
there Is movement IN reform, hat Ike the antl.
wonans rights, still IN hand. that means a lafeer
hle, better chance, victory for equal human
neT, 1er these are the things By Which We be- become
one with the Christ who came to giYe liberty to tie
ssFf ten the thsE opening &c 0i bonba Rs0n 0
he glorious aPpeass i the son of s1a aoa in iss dSs
wnGs family Sc q %an w give he Intellect
believe to be the Truth OF heaven; cur activities
must lie one with the life Of earth. For something
Ike this ne stand shoulder to shoulder, touch
each other, 70 far as VIC do touch each other and
are one.
/ loek forward. II We are faithful, to great fu-
much already, win resolote and quick enthnsi-
asm We shall ind our way into closer fellow
ship by-and-by, and a clearer conception Of our
even our snnday School viii be the hing want,
and one Of th1 best to Le found II h pvssny1
comparison With the church and moi lake
hold aud help that too. You ought to put 1t ou
exactly s thc :. zane y footing q me church,
with all this as the man after your own heart, can
speak 10 you the word, and hrrak 10 you the bread
hsa6 When IS s9a of
one Astounding JOY, at the hearth-stunc, and the