, 1873-11-28
UNIVERSITY PLACE BAPTIGT
CHURCH.

sermon py Dfs IG2aC hs 1A0H&Nb-" OUs
servntfon of the English CuDtom Of
Remembering tho poor.
The Michigan Avenue Baptist Church, by inyi-
tation, met with the University Place Church,
and 1ihtened to = very interesting discourse by
Dr.. Thomas. 1he sermon WAS intersporaod with
several anecdotce, and was discourse which,
though more than ouce causing An audible umile
TINT might have added q dooper scowl to tho
face Of Puritan had ho dropped in, yet will DO
remembered longer by far than many m effort
bristling with points and impregnab|o in Calvin-
istic theology. Tho following abstract will hard
~ rive m adequate idoa Of the geniality anl
humor Of tho sermon itself:
Tho toxt selected WAS from tho 23th chapter OF
ActB 18th verso: And from thence, when tho
brethren heard OF us, thoy ca1uo to meet uB AZ
far aB Apii-Forum and tile tlreo taverus whom
when Paul saw no thanked God aud took oour-
ago."
The last time ho was called to proaoAa Thanks
giving sermon Has over tho ashes Of deyas-
tated city, and now it is oycr financial difficult
ty, aud be thought tho samo text would DO np-
proprtate. The best my to measure two OBJ
jects is by ueing ssthe sanao yardstick. aud thu
samo text will bo similar way to compare tho
condition Of affairs NOW aud thcn. It would bo
hardly right to say that tho panic ls
q cnuao OF rejoicing, but 1t toats tho
thanksgiving OF pooplo. Any one can give
thanks when everything ia pleasant aud timex
are easy. Now, In regard to pauls thanksgiy-
ing, 1t waa just aftor long soa voyage, and
any ono who can givo thanks after lie has torml-
natod such voyage must DO Of good totnpera-
ment. Paul had not landod At q pleasant place.
The Camragna Of Rome ia q wide, fat marsh
siekly and noxious with ,nalarious yaporR. Nor
wero thoso who camo to yneos him such az to
cause particular JOY. They were poor mechan-
lea, and brought no gold or plato But this
small circumstance WAS sufficient to mako him
burst forth III thaukB, and it ia n good thing to
DO OF such disposition. David. when he wan
not dispoaed to rejoice In Aia Mess-
.ngs, was accustomed to consider the
lttlo things mud by adding them to-
gothex made even tho petty blessings soenl
great. Tho Pusitans, landing on tho b!sak rock
In poverty aud isoEatlon, looked at thoir blesa-
inga. II any ono should take piece Of paper
aud pencil, and count his morcies, ho will alwaya
lind eGuse 10 thank God. Most Of us ut laEt
como to ocaupy space Of ground aix feet by
two there are fow exooptions,~ ,~-aud around us
tho Infinite o1pansa OF tAe world. Tho dIspost-
ton OF TiE, ono Of tho characters in Mira.
btowe'n novels, ID particularly to bo Desired.
When tho tiro It'll lad lnado went out, Ao felt
thankful that tho wood vas left, and TINT llo 1atl
enjoyed thu fro for little whilo; aud vllen thu
| hay burst which Aau contniupd hib corll, ho
thanked G Gol that it Ind given way ut that point,
bocElluo /. Lad always booa tho weakest, and no,
| lo could n.ulll it twlca as strong III bcfort.
| Whan the ulty waa burned, it was considered it
would talio five yeats 10 rebuild itat I'll like 1t was.
and now 1t is matter OF rejoicing tt!at 30 snon
| it laa beau 10 lag1Illcoatly rnbusit Tho worlsl
has boell eugayc.l ior agesiu aG.nnE t!int KiuGM
| vera not Malu tu Aubduu mon, nor to Wipo theIl
| out at l1guroa on q s;ate Thaa it sutel them.
At thu tpo Vi tho tormor discourse Gu this toxt,
| throughout tho lnul, uyorawing all, and lu]inE
! inu!ond Of aosvlng tho paople; anl now thoy
have boGl, struck u hoayy blow, though wo ha70
suffered, loo, with them. In tho lste election it
| waB obaorvablo that tie party ties ago not III
Etroug. aud that parties do not Conquer becnuao
they huyu lived long, and tlls Ia niatter OF 70.
| jociug. Another 0nlBa III tlat the people Of tho
great CITY Of tlia land have Elvou won't 10 their
| discomfort ut the power or corruption, aud,
though tear may DO dropped fur tho man, yo.
| tho powor of yleo Is, to cotta!n dcb:eb, brokun
Oh tl4o other hand, thero IL oro thing wh.c
seems tu be growing, NOT esaet|y rlrEt It nlaY
soom hard for the bachelors, bat Tint t1oeH mol
| ultor tho fact, and that IL tondott:y to make
| tho man or woman, instead OF the famlly, the
uuls. In tho Puritan tiaya ')aa aud ~na divided
loft out. 1ho innovation, howeyot, IL growing
very elonly, nnd it III to Io hoped Will ,os bproad
| widely. Ho tr,,rtctl that tla Puritan htyle
wouid coAtinno littlo lonyor-at lon ut while 1T
| lived. ....
| Finally, Paul thanketl God aud took courage.
When aoldiers 60 into latIle thoy ~ with B4pat'
| Ing aud Joy, II xiYas Life and buoyauoy. 1Aore