The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-21

ton as we now are, and who are now in heav-
en-, and it tends to make us contented. We
have all got to leave this world, and are we to
leave our tribulations or not? This is the great
question that we all have got to solve. As we
solve it depends eur eternal interests.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Rev. Father Bradley delivered sermon at
the Cathedral his text being Matthew 1, Is to
z inclusive "a good tree yieldeth good fruit,
and had tree yieldeth bad fruit" His dis
course turned upon the duties of parents to-
ward their children. Mankind he said, is d.
vided into the good and bad. A bad parent
cannot bring up good child, neither can a good
parent Iring up bad child The duties of par
ents to their children are to love and to educate
them. They should love them all alike, and
they should love them reasonably, and not be
blind to their faults. They should remember
that man is divided into two parts, VIZ: his
soul and his body, and they should do every
thing in their power to promote their welfare
in order that their children should be brought
mp properly as regards the body, they should
show them good examples, and the influences
of their home should be such as to keep them at
home instead of encouraging them to seek bad
company. AS regards the souls of their child
rem, they should see that they were educated,
and their department should tend to emulate
and purify them. In youth he said, was the
time to break up their bad habits.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The pastor, Rev. Dr. Smaller, preached SER
mon yesterday afternoon with special reference
to the death of one of the Oldest and most
prominent of the female members of the
Church. He took his text from John 10: Al,
''There was garden and in the garden new
sepulchre"
He began by relating the circumstances of
the death of Christ and the closing events of
the lives of distinguished men, The place
where the sepulchre was situated, demands at
least passing thought. 1t was in garden,
and one of the most charming spots on earth.
We always like to associate anything that is
lovely with a garden. Gardens are cultivated
to great extent by the rich, and the poor try
to sweeten their hard lot by rearing few flow
ers But with all this loneliness, there is a
sadness, on account of there being a tomb in
the midst of it. Just so with the ocean that
looks so grand and proud to gaze upon, until
we think of the vast numbers of human beings
that lie beneath its rolling waves. This blend
ing of Joy and sorrow is an arrangement of
Providence that we may be disciplined and
nurtured under the influence OF trials. These
alterations of joy and sorrow are only for this
life. Soon it will be all sorrow and darkness
forever and ever, or all JOY and light forever
and ever.
CONGRESS STREET METHODIST
A very large audience greeted the popular
pastor of this church yesterday morning. AT
ter the usual preliminary services, Mr.. Pitblado
announced as his text, Col 8: 2, "Let yonr af-
fections be on things above and not on things
on the earth. "-Theme: Gan Elaboration to
Celestial Aspirations.
Set your heart on celestial principles,
friendships, homes, etc. Several reasons were
assigned for doing this. LIST because when the
affections are twined round the earth, they ex-
pose the heart to future crushings. I'd, because
be who is heartily setting his affections on
things above is prepared for Whatever may
come be it pecuniary loss, bereavement, calum-
ny or anything else that can come in the daily
round of life, and even for DEATH All these
things become rich and lasting blessings to the
heavenly inclined. Sd, because the world can
thus be kept in its own place. The world has
place. but it is as a mans servant, not as
master. When anything in the world becomes
mans master, it is hard one; but while man
himself is the master, all things in the world
are useful servants. Keep the world under
your feet and it will be benefit, but let it roll
itself in between your soul and the cross, and
it will be blight and curse. Let there come
nothing between you and God Set your affec-
tions upon your home above 1t were well if
heaven occupied such place in onr hearts as
home does in the heart of the boy about Christ
mas time, or the heart of the soldier in the day
of battle. If our hearts are set on heaven we
shall be preparing for it, just as the wrens,
blue-bird gold-fnches and other birds gather in
the autumn and prepare to go to a warmer
cline. And when we arrive there we shall
find friends and angels waiting for us, to well
come US, to glory and to come.
The sermon was illustrated at every point in
the speakers we'll known forcbe and interest,"
ing style, and abounded with passages of
marked beauty and power. No sketch can do
justice to Mr.. Pitblado; his original and quaint
sentences and his dramatic delivery, battle
every attempt to report him as we could DESIRE
ST. LAWRENCE ST. CHURCH.
Rev. A. III: Wright, the pastor, preached
from the text I'd Peter, I'd chap. Is verse; At
ter briefly abiding to the history of the prophet
BALKAN, especially his interview with the SER
wants of Balak the King of the Moabites, he
drew many practical lessons from the apparent
double character of the prophet. While seeming
to be decided only to speak as the Lord desired
he secretly wished that He might be allowed
to do as Balak wished So many people while
outwardly seeming allthat can be desired yet at
heart are as wicked as the prophet. Balaam's
folly in deserving the service of the King of
Heaven with all the honors due a prophet, for
the favor of the King of Moab has many imi-
tations at the present day. The glory and ex-
altati0n of Gods service is even now deserted
and neglected for the unsatisfying portion and
service of the world. He earnestly urged his
people W llultdtS Iue pTOpuot III tuOse u ais
where he maDifestly followed the direction of
God, and not let their desire of gain or honor
lead them away from the path of righteous
ness.
FIRST PARISH.
In the morning DIR. Hill preached an ex-
haustive discourse from LIST Cor. 49,. After al
luding to the belief apparently entertained by
some, that revelation was an afterthought of
the Almighty, rendered necessary by the re-
fusal of mankind to belve evidences already
given he went on to say that the revelation of
God was continuous and was manifesting it
relf every day through the wonderful opera
tons of nature and the still more wonderful
skill of man, by which these operations were
made his instruments. Not an hour passes but
that God is revealing himself and his handi-
work to u.s. The revelation by Jesus Christ
was necessary to develop a hope into faith.
The wisest philosophers of Greece and Rome
had nursed upon the doctrines of Immortality
and of future state. They had cherished
great hope, but could not develop it into the
certainty of belief Christ came to realize
that hope and to make it a faith There was
these things, but it needed the coming of
Christ to demonstrate that existence.
MARKET SQUARE.
The usual Sunday evening service, under the
auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A., was held in Mar
ket Square, Rev. Mr.. Williams of Plymouth
church, presiding. There was goodly num-
Der of people in attendance, and the exercises
were as interesting and profitable as usual. MI.
Gorham of Boston, and Messrs. Wood and
Henderson of this city, addressed the gather
ing. ..