The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07
Su nd ny Services.

The religious services at several of the
churches were of more than usual interest yes
terday A. the Plymouth church in the morn
ing he Rev Mo-ely H.Williams, the new pastor
preached his first sermon since his acceptance
of the call to the church Mr.. D L. Moody the
wonderful lay preacher from Chicago spoke at
tn Free street Baptist in the morning at The
Chestnut street church in the afternoon and
at CITY Hall in the evening, while the Rev. W.
E G DO, preached the annual sermon IN be-
half of the Home for Aged Women at Congress
Square church.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
The pastor remarked that as on this day he
CONNIE need his labors as pastor Of the church
it seemed fitting that they should consider the
relations of a minister to his church Those
relations were his duties as preacher and til ,se
as pastor, and it was of his duties as preacher
he should speak to them this morning. BE
would take his text from Exodus 4rh chapter
10th to 10 verses, and Jeremiah, 1st napier
9Th AID 7th verses The preacher thought the
preacher OF to-day binds himself agreeing with
Moses and Jeremiah. These prophets were
sent to preach unpopular truths, they had 10
Combat men who were angry because their sins
were exposed aud others who looked upon
them as alarmists. Jehovah would fall upon
the ears of these people like consuming fire.
Anticipating all the obstacles they would be
called uoon to encounter can we wonder that
Moses aud Jeremiah felt that they had under
taken hard task. Then again, in those days,
the elders were supposed to he an epitome OF
all the learning of the day aud Jeremiah felt
as child When ordered to preach Gods word
to Them IF the preacher feels that he is d.
vinely called it is bis mission to 60 where God
sends him aud speak what God tells him, and
10 50 doing his work will prosper. If the min
lister trusts in his own strength he will fail !;
he needs to know what the Lord commands
him to speak aad he must interpret the reve-
lations to the best of his Judgment In the be-
ginning he is met with an objection. Scient fic
mo say facts controvert the Binle. There
is graf diversity in opinion as to whether the
,r ,th D ff.rent eects utter
pret lts te .chings to their peculiar Sect How
a.. these different opinions to be reconciled.
Toe diff .ulty il IN the minds OF the interpre-
ters. not in the Bible. Many regard their de.
fscts as .xcelleucies but they should not force
them uoon these who believe Otherwise; the
pare truth cauuot be found in any one creed
or for n. So rong is pr judice that sects dis
Color the truth to suit their own views just as
in the case of the cathedral where the Monks
who had passed their life in corners where the
SUI steamed through the stained glass win
dow. upon the mosaic pavement insisted. the
one that light was vel ow, another red, another
blue, each accord ng "a he saw it while all the
while the true light was difused from the
II .av9ns outside far above the dome of the Ia.
cred edifce.
The true minister of God should not be sec.
tartan Many churches estimate their minis
ter's worth his love of Christ bu' lisI VI
Of his sect. II IS far easier to be apar,Ialis
tn 10 a rounded complete man. The ministe
can only succeed with the help Of the Divin'
So rit; ne mu acce pit the whole Bible as hi
co nmrssion and his prayer should be that
he my b. able to speak the word that will
sn,oort the weak. He should speak to tn
times 10 which be lives and to The minds OF BIZ
hearers. Some Think that a mini ter SHOULD
preach nothing but the Gospel This sounds
all very we'll but it means gospel that give
the n Heaven hereafter anyhow-'hat Gospe
that declaims against avarice, worldly mind
edoess lust, greed. etc they don't want II
hear. Pitch into the Pbarisces of hundred
years ago if you like but let alone the Pharis
ees Of to-day. There are thieves and burglar