The Portland daily press., 1873-10-20
SUNDAY SERVICES.


words of the text are familiar yet very few
| have learned the lesson hey teach-a lesson
we all need That life is the nearest perfect
which develops the most holiness and does the
| most work for God. God is always waiting for
| the heart to ask for something to do and when
it asks, He will surely provide work for it, 1t
| is no excuse for the Christian to say, 81 am not
| fit to do Christ's work. the command is, $50
work in my vineyard Just as you are Tho
| Christians work should be life long He can
not work few years and then live the rest of
his life upon his dividends. Sitting by life's
| wayside we may not be able to see the fields
white for the harvest; we must 90 and seek
| them. What a vast amount of undone work
| has accumulated in the church of Christ and
| what power it would be in the world today
| had every member done his duty. 1t is not suf-
| hcient that we give money to support the vine
| ward, nor can we send a substitute to work in
| 1T, we must go and work ourselves.
| INDIA STREET UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH.
The pastor gave the first of two sermons
yesterday afternoon from the text in John xiv.
| I'd, SIN my Fathers house are many mansions"
In the evening he gave the fifth lecture in the
| practical course entitled the "Active Hand"
| from the text in Eccl. 9, 1O-''Whatsoever thy
hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might"
CHESTNUT STREET CHURCH.
In the afternoon, the pastor, Rev. s. f.
| Jones, took his text from Romans LIST, Al
| am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Bar
barians, both to the wise and the unwise."
| Eliminate from the New Testament the expe-
| riences of Paul. and, next TO those of the Mas
| ter it would loose its choicest treasures How
| was Paul a debtor? Jerusalem gave him an
education, but it made him narrowminded
! bigot, and was he not smitten and scourged on
| every hand? By the grace of God Paul become
| what he was, and he counted all things as loss
that he might win souls to Christ. In this sense
he felt himself debtor to every man. God
allows no!selfish monopoly of those gifts which
the world stands in need of. The only genuine |
proprietor is God himself None have the right
| to say that they possess anything exclusively.
There is no chest or reservoir for saving sun
| beams, rain-drops, flowers, fragrance, music,
| beauty The bounties of nature are for the en-
| joyment of every creature. Freely We have
received, freely give" is the great law, and man
| must put himself in harmony Herewith. God
has made us only the depository of his gifts. to
| be used for the good of others; we are the al
| moners of his bounty-his stewards All the
world exists for us, that we may live for God.
| All things say, "Hoard me not for self, but
| bear me up to the throne of God" We, like
! Paul. each owe the debt to God to dispense the
| blessings he has vouchsafed for his glory and
the good of mankiud-the entire homage Of our
1 hearts and the service of our lives. Thou
| shalt love thy neighbor as myself" Each is
his brothers keeper He who lives fully for
| self, dies poor wretched bankrupt The soul
| of thy neghbor is on thy hands to day. If thou
| hast received the Gospel of Christ thou art a
| debtor to him who has it not. Do thy duty in
thy Masters name, and receive at least the
| welcome, 'Well done, good and faithful ser
| want"
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The pastor preached IN the afternoon from
| LIST Peter, 4:1S-"And if the righteous scarcely
| be saved, where shall the ungody and the sim
ner appear" The preacher began by saying
that the Bible wonderful book One in
| reading it often comes to passages that appear
| to be written expressly for him. This passage
is intended to show that it requires the greatest
| effort to reach heaven, and it is written for
| those that are not striving. Never was it more
established than to-day. Protested Christians
are not perfect, but there is a wide difference
between professed Christian and child of
the world. The Christian has seen the nature
of his sin and truly repented.
FREE STREET CHURCH
Rev. Edwin Burnham preached in the morn
in and evening, taking his text in the morning
from LIST Corinthians, 16:22.-'.If any man love
not the Lord Jesus Christ etc." The subject
was the duties enjoned upon the Christian and
the fearful maledctons against those who do
not love Jesus. In the evening his text was
from I'd Corinthians, 4:10-"For we must all
appear before the Judgment seat of Christ
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
hear Rev. E. Burnham who preached from 1st
Peter, 1018-"And if the righteous scarcely are
saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner ap-
pear His points were-1st why this is so
I'd. Absolute obstacles in way of the salvation of
the impentent
ST. LAWRENCE STREET CHURCH.
In the morning the pastor selected for his
text Acts IL, q, 'That they should seek the
| Lord if haply they might feel after him, and
| find him. though he be not far from every one
| of u.s." The subject dwelt upon was, the facil
lty with which men may reach God the loving
| kindness with which he draws all men toward
| Himself and the fact that He does not appear
on earth Himself, but sent His son Jesus
Christ by whom are revealed to us the attrlb-
utes and infinite love of God Some men be-
lieve that God has no mercy towards men.
This is not true; Christ came to explain Gods
mercy. Gods spirit came in the form of
Christ to draw men unto Himself,
ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL.
= Bishop Medley took for his text in the morn
ing Ps 27 4-5, Zone thing have desired of the
Lord, that will seek AFTER that L may dwell
in the house of the Lord all the days of my
life, etc. There was no place so dear to Da-
vid as the house of God. There must be wor-
ship To David it was more. 1t was the
| place where he would continually resort He
loved it because it was the honse of God whom
he loved; the Father to whom he would draw
| near The love of the house of God was to the
Jews test of love to God Himself.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
Rev. W. B. Hayden in the morning delivered
the first of series on the march of the Israel
ties from Egypt to the land of Canaan. 1t
was made to apply to the spiritual walk of the
christian, as he progresses in the new life.
First, reformation; then, regeneration; and
lastly sanctifcatiou; continuous progress
The great length of the journey, with its toll
some marches, show US the great spiritual DIS
lance that lies between what we are when re-
pentence begins; and what we ought to become
| before our life is ended. The circuitous wind
ings of the way, its bendings too and fro, It's
turnings back with its various disciplines,-of
warnings and terrors, OF penances ana prom
ises,-reveal to us how the Lord in His Prov
dence has to lead us about and instruct us IN
the way of life, and exhibit the long array OF
successes and Peverses, OF trials and triumphs,
combats and consultations, temptations and
states of peace, He must provide for rs, be-
fore we can be led to give up our own selfish
wills in the affairs of life, and submit ourselves
freely and fully to the Divine Will and guld,-
ance The Israelites carrying away the gold
and silver Jewels of the Egyptians was ex-
planned as to its spiritual meaning.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
In the morning Bishop Bacon referred to the
late fair and the good it had accomplished. As
far as could be ascertained $11 $50 have been
realized 1t is expected that the sum will be
made up to $4,000 He thanked his people
for their assiduous efforts and generosity in be-
half of the Orphan Asylum.
STATE STREET,
The pastor preached from Eph 3, 5.-"One
Lord. one faith, BAPTISM The words
have in prominent degree that union of sim
plicity and depth which characterizes inspira-
tion Full of meaning as they have ever been
to the church they seem to it to-day more s9g-
gestive and therefore more precious than ever
before. God has made them the text of
wonderful sermon. In that great convention
of Christian believers which lately met ii New
York. he has reminded his people with impress
sive power that the life which pervades all
branches of the true vine is a common life. 1t
will be profitable for us to look carefully at this
event, trying to apprehend its magnitude, to
realize its far-stretching relations and to draw