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one God, hat that there ia one God in three d. ~
vine persona, or nuity Of nature or essence III
Thlsis that being Of beings, scli.eNlstent and N
;s ~ PSTS sTSt 10 nunc hsr golden
harps; no Il before whose crystal THRONE WY 81
kingly elders uncover their venerable brow anu b
with golden censcrs perfume the hallowed court,
and holy spirits, enraptntcl o. inc GLORIOUS pres
enoe peal their hGTmGalOn Seis lawns exutston
melts into the solemn cadence, Hoy, Holy, D
Holy, Lord Goi Of saboGth the Heavens anu
the Earth arc full Of thy glory .
Thcy veil their faces, for the majesty Of God !
ia TOO much for even angels steadfastly TO gaze
upon tn the unspeakahle benlgnity OF God gives c
Inc Holy CIV, for no power Of human words A
can express, no soaring OF human fancy can &
Se al er ' own FoT his we were cpeaedtSs
Ia our high and glorious destiny, But to attain !
thereto we must faithfully oOserye the law OF I
After some further practical renectonA,t the rev.
erend Father concluded by counsellng hts hearers
ardent es sSs1 a , SsG s
Of tue most holy Trinity, In whose name the apos-
tlca went forth to teach all nations, IN whose I
CnTistlan world, Is whose grace and power the
martyrs were victorious and the cOntessors re-
lolcFd, like the apostles, that they were worthy
name Of Jesus; by which also the anchorltes
bore with JOY The rigor Of their penanoes, and
that new Cantlcle which none Of the other elect
can slug. Ia the name OF the Father and Of the
made chiIdren Of GOD aud The destined heirs Of
Heaven; In the name Of the Holy Trinity you
were signed with the sign Of the cross and con;
Armed with the ohrism Of salvation 10 the sacred
Tne minister OF God absolves you from sin In
Inc Holy Ghost In The name Of Inc Trilne God |
your espousaa were blessed, and the ministers |
OF Ood were consecrated and set apart for the |
course Is rum and death Is knocking at your |
door, the priest bids you go forth, oh Christian
en- pSs F. w R%sStS w TSS er ~ S nm
the name Of Jesus Christ, the son OF the living |
ood, VINO suffered for thee, In the name Of the
Holy Ghost, who sanctined thee" And having
thus professed your faith In the Moat Holy
Trinity during your mortal HE and having faith
hereafter to Join with the angels and saints In
singing the eternal trlsagion.
First Presbyterian Church.
This edince was well filled, and the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Sunderland, delivered an eloquent dls-
course, Of which tho following f. synopsis:
Palm 1914. second clause-"fearfully and
The Psaimlst, speaking NJ himself from self
Inspection aud self.eonselousness, uses MS own
alton and constitution OF man.
We have, then, this general fact brought out
mat man, "a he came originally from the hand
of God Is a being Of marvellous and awe-lnspir-
ing construction.
I. II We CONSIDER the mere mechanism OF man
In the union OF body aud soul Il Is the master
piece Of all Gods visible creation. What monu-
the wide realm Of the unlvesef NV "
2. II We consider the vegetable nature OF man,
what flower or fruit OF the whole vegetable
klngiom can compare with II; Look at that
sweet babe. Is there anything In Temples vale
or Arcadas grove to equal ~
., II we consider the animal nature OF man,
there anything TO rival II 10 the whole animal
tenautry OF the globe? What creature Is so
comey, so active, so mystic, so NOBLE OF all that
move on the lace OF the earth7
4. II we consider the Intellectual nature OF
man-there Is no competition this side OF the
angelic Orders. IL wOuld be adsparagement anil
an Insult to compare the mind OF man with mere
brute instinct or intelligence or force Of reason.
NJ Darwin, with all his class OF philosophers, Is
barely an erudite slmpleton. There IA Just as
from the man as there il 10 show that the man
descended from the monkey. Yet what torrents
OF learned nonsense have been flooding the
world on this ridiculous a0surdity for the last
quarter OF century.
o. II we Consider the social nature OF man,
what Is there To equal It In all the organized
forms Of the material and animal worldf
There are beautiful aud admirable ar.
Judgements In the economies OF the
bee, the ant, the birds, and many other
classes OF living creatures, but how transcend.
Antly above the highest work OF these interest
ths snclal faGuIties and capacitles OF manslndI
O. II We consider the moral nature OF man we
Md him removed 1T an Unreasonable distance
from the brute creation. Here there Is positively
nothing In common with the lower orders. The
IDEAS Of Justice, OF right AMI wrong OF good and
eyll, the power OF choice, the freedom OF viii
place MN on summit OF creauOnshlp which
In-'I leaving the whole animal world far
pcneath lU
- consider the HSthetic nature OF man
We hId hilu aspiring TO WORKS anu Achleysments
OF bsanty aud grandeur, OF suhlimlly aud power,
IN every department winch nave nled the earth
WIN memorials anu tokens Ahd tentative nofts
mat show us alliance WIN tue divlne and God
like on every field Of human enterprise.
:. u We consider the religious nature OF man
We hnaiI nnd capacity anu development that'
50 lar from producing scepliclsm and lnndelity,
should awaken the profOundest convictions OF
reverence anI worship what u the religions
nature aud character OF man have been per-
yered; what y the world In every generation
mas Groaned under Us abnseI The reaction from
snch abuse Is not skeptlcism aud inndelity-the
only true reaction Is reformation Superstition
hhh oigotty are the one extreme, skepticism and
inndelty are lhe opposite extreme, and both ex-
cutie. That the religious nature OF man can sur
yiye sucn combined assaults Is proof unmpeach-
aDie tnaL Us origin y divine, and mat man can
hot exist as man without ". ~