The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-26
SABBATH SERVICES.


Yesterday was one of Mays loveliest and
blandest The church-goers, who general
ly pay great Difference to the weather.
were out in large numbers. and the preach
ers. of course, were in their happiest
moods.
We took seat in the Congi cgational
Church, and found Mr. johnson at home
in his own pulpit and what was more, at
home with his subject, which was en-
braced in the Great Teachers words ''lIim
that comcth to me | will in no wise cast
out" With most people, said the preacher,
there are many sad failures in life. To
those who had never met with failure
who had never mourned over disappoint-
ments, if such there were, he had no words
to Offer But to those who had realized
the uncertainty of human expectations, and
hope deferred, he desired to commend to
their attention the words which promised a
sure success in the most important of all
undertakings for " he who comes to
Christ shall in no wise fail, or be cast out. "
Fail elsewhere he may-but not here. But
repent, and to do this of our own sins. 1t
is an easy matter to repent for others !;
harder, but all important, to repent for
ourselves and for our own sins. This is
essential to nobleness of character. All
who really have such character must do
this home work and self work in and for
their own souls A marked feature in
Johns preaching was repentance. Spirit
llal and moral reform is at the foundation
of all real manlincss. This is the first step.
Here the work of right living must begin.
But repentance is only one step. We
must accept Christ-takc his yoke-and
be led by him. Repentance is undoing the
wrong that has been done. To take Christ's
yoke is not merely to undo but to do what
is holly and right. Nothing mysterious
about this. All is plain and practical. Paul
did not deal so much in dogmas as in prac-
teal duties, as ''let him hat stole steal nc
more provide things honest in the sight
of all men," Here were no abstruse dog
mas, no metaphysical cobwebs, but simple
duties that all could understand and ali
should practice.
In these cndeavOrs for better and high
er life, no one in real earncstness, need feal
failure. None fail who comply with tho
simple conditions of success, repentance
| and obedience. But we all need to depend
on Christ. Then we shall not simply hate
what is wrong which is well, but we shall
love what is pure and right, which is bet
ter.
The preacher closed by urging on hi
hearers the acceptance of these simple
| practical conditions which under the sigr
manual of Him who has all power in eartl
| and heaven, has been most certainly as
sured to all who will work for themselves
| through Him. All who thus do shall NEE
with final and glorious succcss-a sue
cess of happiest end, through the hottest o
means.
| TRINITY CHURCH.
At the Episcopal church yesterday, til,
Rector, Rev. W. j. Harris, d. d., preach
cd discourse from the following text:
| And from Jesus Christ who is the faith
| full witness, and the first begotten of tn,
dead, and the prince of the kings of tn,
earth. Unto him that loved us and wash
ed us from our sins in his own blood.
And hath made us kings and priests un
to God and his father; to him be glory ant
dominion for ever and ever. Rev. 1866.
The preacher commenced by saying tina
in the Protestant Episcopal church Their
was no person held as privileged abov
another; that all were kings and priest
alike in their own right, notwithstanding,
statements had been made to the contrar,
by other denominations. No other societ,
is more in harmony with Republican in
situations than ours. We do assert, how
ever, that there is a certain order of ofliC
ials ordained by the church which we con
slider as properly ordained over us, as thos
of the corresponding order of the old gen
erations. The speaker also gave the fol
lowing as the offerings that should be use
in our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
First, the grateful homage of the heart
second, the fruit of the lips Mird, the con
secration of worldly goods fourth, til
devotion of the body, This fourfold sci
vice must be considered by each and ever
one. Anything short of this robs the ser
vice of its true purpose. We are our owl
governor, king and priest, and each on
must act for himself. No other religion
body recognize so fully this separate priest
hood as ours. We do not subject an or
plicant for baptism or confirmation to
rigid examination on the standpoint that a
men are guilty until they are proven innt
cent but take every such person as homes
in belief and purpose. Certain question
must be asked and warnings given but ever
persons honesty cannot be judged or Gale
in question. They alone are responsible