The Portland daily press., 1873-09-29
SUNDAY SERVICES.
cAsco STREET CHURCH.

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stand the reading"
The sermon was addressed particularly to the
teachers of the sabbath school. Mr.. Smith
commenced by remarking that never was a
proper instruction in the Scriptures of greater
Importance than at present when the world is
so full of scepticism and the young so much
exposed to evil example. 1t is a sad truth that
the religious instruction of most children is not
received at home but almost wholly in the sab
bath school; hence the Importance of such
schools. The Saba til school teacher holds
sacred trust-not imposed by man-but accept
ed from God. Every teacher should seek first
clear idea of the truths taught in the lesson.
III lesson contains central thought, that
thought should be the study of the hour To
teach properly Iequires much study There
are business men in this city, teachers in the
sabbath school, who carry their lessons with
them wherever they go, studying in cars, boats
or elsewhere as opportunity offers. A teacher
should understand that he is not doing his
whole duty while before his class. Let him
come before his class with the dust of the
world upon his garments, and if the boys and
girls learn much Christianity, it is because they
study it out for themselves. Teachers should
learn all about the circumstances of their schol-
ars, and should always speak to them when
they meet them. The end of all teaching
should be the salvation of souls and growth in
Christian knowledge To this end scholars
should be made familiar with the words of the
Bibla The teachers work is a seed sowing,
the harvest belongs to God.
INDIA STREET UNUERsALIsT CHURCH.
Rev. Geo. w. Bicknell, pastor, gave the
third of his practical lectures last evening be-
fore al large congregation. The central thought
was, that anything which benefits the world, is
worthy of compensation. Thought ingenuity,
skill, should be rewarded as well as the mere
labor of the hands. We are not apt to appre-
ciate the labor of the author, inventor, physi-
clan, because they do not work with their hands
specially They should be well rewarded If
we want anything beneficial, the law of life re-
qures some effort or reward from us. The
speaker maintained that nothing was really
free in this world. Religion VISA free-to work
for. Salvation would only be secured through
work. God demands our lives and gives US
peace, Obedience, and He gives us heaven. He
had no fellowship with the idea that a simDle
willingness to receive joy, salvation or heaven
was all that was necessary. We must not only
be willing, but labor every day in the manner
God has decreed in order to secure them. God
will give us the higher benefits of life and fu-
turity when we are willing to give our love and
obedience.
Duriug the lecture, he spoke of the press in
Illustration, which we give below.
We sometimes muir mer at the cost of our
daily and weekly journals. Do we remember
that they cost effort, intense toll? L fear not
many of us. Did you ever notice, when you
visited a printing office, how every moment
was one of value to every attache-from the
boy up to the editor-in-chief? We sleep
so1nd'y nights; but in those printing offices.
are the men working away with a will, speedi-
ly picking up those little types which seem to
form columns so slowly, and the editors toiling
either to write or Gull matters of interest, that
in the morning, we may receive the news. No
BILE understanding a noble company in the
battalion of rrogress-those editors and print
ers. They bless the world in thousand ways.
n Morning after morning we read the
|. pa es of the journal, little daeaming of the
thought and labor that have been expended
Sha me on the man who would say of his daily
or weekly paper-it is too high priced, when,
perhaps, it only affords its publishers living,
and yet is the means of doing mighty work
for good in community. Shame on the man
who cheats the printer out of his pay-when
his brain and hands have toied so hard to give
us all at his command l have sometimes
thought. that if it only cost us more to sup
port thought and skill in the editorial and
printing rooms, we might better appreciate
them.
DEERlNG BRIDGE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
This school which started last spring is now
in a flourishiug condition. They held their
monthly concert last evening The services
were of an exceedingly interesting character
in fact if would have been very creditable to
one of our city schools. 1t is prop osed to con-
time the school through the winter. 1t is self
sustaining, S4097, being the sum coll ected dur
ing the summer. They have library of near
~ 800 volumes, most of which have been COL
lected by the librarian. The school numbers
126 scholars, with an average attendance of 60,
and IL teachers
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
AT this prosperous church Rev. William
c. Stewart of Biddeford preached IN the after
noon from 2 Timothy Az, II have focght good
fight, have finished my course, have kept
the faith" There are three things in the text
worth considering: 1st, Paul's warfare good
fight; I'd, His course; 3d., His. faith. His war
fare. A warfare implies enemies. No1 the
enemies against whom Paul had to contend
were three fold; LIST, Satan and the powers of
darkness; I'd, The world with its numerous
evils; Sd, His heart which was naturally against
good. His warfare implies weapons which are
referred to in Ephs 6: IL. 1t includes active
conflict. Paul was not soldier in city at
peace. His course: There is a metaphor used
to describe his race. In this race he was tenn
perate. He kept his body under snbjection.-
His faith: This was the faith of the people
He believed in the resurrection. He believed
in salvation through Jesus Christ. He believ-
ed in the sleep of the dead. He believed in the
second coming of Christ
PARK STREET CHURCH.
At Park street church, services were con-
Quoted bv Rev. Edward l. Calvin of Brighton,
Mass, who preached from the text "That
which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that
which is born of the spirit is spirit. Marvel
not that L said unto thee, we must be born
again." The speaker treated of the subject OF
conversion which he held to be essential to q
true and Christian life but which is a gradual
tinfr in In in1i uid ful1
conviction of sinfulness and firm and constant
resolve for reformation. Such conversion, aris-
ing from reason and not from impulse, bears
fruit, by which it is known, in a life of good
works-the only test of genuine conversion.
ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL.
Bishop Nicely delivered an able sermon in the
morning from the text, clay not up for yonr-
selves treasures upon earth, etc" The crying
sin of the Pharsees was covetousness. None
was more sternly rebuked by our Lord and de-
nounced by His Apostles. 1t is the prev alent
vice of men in christian communities to-day
Financial reverses bring home the warning to
us of the danger and crlminallty of laying up
treasures on earth instead of in heaven. The
temptation and the usual course of men when
overtaken by this species Of adversely is to be.
gin their curtailing at the contribution box fol-
religious and charitable objects, rather than to
abridge their own personal comforts. This is a
disgrace to the christian name. Inc loss OF our
earthly possessions terminates our stewardship.
How soon must we be called upon to account
for the talents committed to our keeping. We
must account for our manner of worship and
our whole religious services to God.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
Rev. W. B. Hayden preached an eloquent
and powerful sermon on the Spirit of Truth as
the Spirit of this New Age, from John XIV, 26
"But when the Comforter is come, whom 1 viii
send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit
of truth, he shall testify of me-" The signs Of
the times were commented on. The whole
mind of Christendom is profoundly moved with
a deep sense of coming change. The Spirit Of
God is everywhere moving upon the face of the
waters. He who is the Light is sending dowr
the light A revolution in religious thought
and opinion is impending and progressing
Quotat tons were made from prominent living
authors confImatory Of this. The revolution,
for theology, is like that which took place in
astronomy in the DAYS of Calico and Coperni-
GUS The appearances of the Letter are to be
penetrated, and the real, genuine meaning OF
the Word opened and reached. This move
ment, for better views in religion, is born from
above and is one of the fruits of the Spirit.
The call for a new translation OF the Scriptures
is an indication of this; which is an effort on
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