The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-06
SUNDAY SERVICES.

On account of the rain yesterday morning
| the churches were thiuly attended. In quite a
number of churches there was no preaching
| An unusual number of exchanges were made,
and at several of the churches the holy com
| munion was celebrated.
CAsco STREET CHURCH.
Rev. A. A. Smith preached from Phil iv. A.
''Reioice in the Lord Away; and again L say,
rejoice" The life which Christ claims from all
his followers gives them constant joy. The re-
lations sustained by the Christian towards God
is source of Joy His is royal life from be-
ginning to end, for he belongs to the royal fam
lily. The self denial that the religion of Christ
calls for is source of joy. There is no evil in
the divine restraint that takes men from their
sins and puts them on the road to usefulness
Labors for Christ are all joy giving. There is
more joy in doing the work of Christ than in
the service of the world. The future prospects
of the Christian affords great cause for rejoic-
ing as he turns his face homeward If the fol-
lower OF Christ has no joy in his work the world
has worked itself between him and his Master
The truest Christian life is always the happiest
one.
ST. LAWRENCE STREET CHURCH.
Mr.. NJ. L. Stevens in the absence of the pas
tor occupied the pulpit, and preached from
Psalms cl., part of the LIST verse. Praise
God in His SANITARY" His subject was the
different forms of worshiping God. The first
element OF true worship is prayer Song is
another element All in his house should Join
in heartfelt worship, singing not to man but to
God. He referred to the habit of doing the
singing by choir of three or four voices, whose
aim is to exhibit their talent and proficiency.
Who can call that praising God with song or
worshipping Him in His sanctuary
CONGRESS STREET M. e. CHURCH.
In the afternoon the pastor preached from
I'd Samuel i. &C. ''Thy love to me was wonder
full, passing the love of woman!' The subject
was Gods love. The principal points were, it
is wonderful in its greatness; it manifests for
man divine tendency; it is changeless in its
nature; its value to man surpasses the most
precious things of earth; 1t is the foundation of
all great qualities in mans nature; it is ever
lasting; once gained it is ours forever. The
sermon abounded in apt illustrations, and was
delivered in his own peculiarly happy manner.
In conclusion he urged his hearers to accept
Ged's proffer of his tender and everlasting love.
MoUNTFoRT STREET A. NJ. E. CHURCH.
In the evening the pastor, Rev. G. W. MOI.
zell preached from Mark Sd "The voice OF
one crying in the wilderness, prepare ye the
way of the Lord. make his paths straight"
The old dispensation prepared the way for
the new. The high priest was typical
of Christ. The prophets of every age pointed
to another who would confirm and fulfil what
they had uttered: So came John the Baptist,
as the golden link to unite the type with the
typified. John was the greatest pioneer of
Christ. The preacher went into an analytical
description of the character, HABITS and divine
mission of John. He pictured in glowing Ian
guage the life he led in the wilderness, and the
from this an illustration of the life a christian
should lead and the consequences of a life of
sin.
HIGH STREET CHURCH.
Prof. J. c. Stanley preached in the morning
from GAL vi, T. ''Be not deceived, God is not
Knocked; whatsoever man soweth that shall
he also reap" There are certain laws of ma
tire and prominent among them is one that
binds seed time and harvest together. The
farmer is sure of a return from his spring la
bors. 1t is so in spiritual things for the same
God rules in the moral as in the physical world.
The desires and actions of man are subject to
His laws The states of virtue and vice illus
trate this, and the day of judgment will give to
it profounder illustration. That will be the
great harvest day for SOULS
PREBLE STREET CHAPEL.
In the evening very interesting temperance
meeting was held. The pastor, Rev. Mr.
Phelan, opened the meeting with few very
appropriate remarks upon the subject of tenn
perance. He was followed by Mr.. w. 7. Shaw
and others.
ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL.
A good audience was present in the morning
to listen to discourse from the Bishop found
ed upon Ephesians iv. 1-'I therefore, the pris
oner of the Lord, beseech you that We walk
worthy ofthe vocation wherewith We are called.
This exhortation. contained in the Epistle for
this day expresses the whole duty of the
Christian disciple. To walk worthy of our vo-
cation as Christians is first, to walk according
to the light given to us in the Gospel of Christ
Secondly. To walk consistently with the
filal relations into which we have been
brought to God. And thirdly to follow in the
footsteps and to seek to be cOnformed unto the
character of Him who is set forth as the one
perfect exemplar of perfect manhood. This
general consistency of character and deport-
ment, this attainment unto the likeness of
Christ is psssible for even the weakest and viii
all who seek 1t, and no one can disgrace the
Christian name who honestly strives to honor it
in himself.
ALLEN MISSION CHAPEL.
At this chapel last evening, Rev. d. B, Ran
dali preached an excellent sermon from the last
clause of Revelation, 22:17. Sand whosoever
will let him take the water of life freely" A
good audience was present
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The pastor being absent the pulpit was oc-
cupied by Rev. A. H. Wright of St. Lawrence
street church. He preached from Malachi iii,
16; 'Then they that feared the Lord spake. of
ten one to another" He announced his sub
ject as being christian cordialtty, showed THAT
christian fellowship might exist in a church
but still the members would not be cordial one
to another. No church can be prosperous and
Furnishing without cordial members to welcome
those who attend. The lack is not owing to a
lack of good feeling in the church, but to a
lack OF culture in this virtue, Churches are
more apt to be cordial when religious interest
is low, then when the interest increases, and
the cause prospers. This result can be best
accomplished by ever keeping the Masters
work before us.