Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-10-17

DEBIsAssoz OF THE nETHopIsr usIos
czugCH"
The dedication Of the Methedist Union
Church Ct tais place, oscarreS sa Satar>
day, Oct Stb. Three denominations mar
ticipstea ia the dedication, the Methods
Episcopal and Baptist.
The Methodist services we're conductes
in the fofaDean. by the Rev D. ". Couch
the Episcopal in the afternoon, ny Rev
". p. Huntington, Of kaxomsnis.
The Baptist sccup;ed the evening. Wit,
DR.. Brisbane Of Arena, As their represen-
tativs.
The sarwons we're ell are efforts. well
adapted to the secession, aud highly sp.
prsciAtQd
Thinking the remarka Of Hr Couch
would De interesting to many Of you,
readers, availad nyself Of aeses during
his discsnrae bat was afterwards re-
quested not to give the sext nor an ex.
tended abstract Of the sersea. II NAV
not De improper however, to resa; nd the
good people Of podgeyilte, that it was
similar to tbs a9o:t which they had the
pleasure OF hearing on last Feb. in their
own sanctuary.
In that sernaon reference was made to
the premises of God being yea. &c. Ia
those that believe" These words were
spoken by Paul to the Corintl isns in q
time of great trouble and the apostle
assures his hearers that Gods sprosnis-
eS cannot fail unlesS God fails But fail
urs Is Incompatible with the Divine Mast
or
A promise u the sntithesis Of threat.
ening, the effort ofs reward on a certain
condition.
The ancient patrisrchs accepted the
Divine PROMISE withoat stopping to en-
qure how they should be fulflled-what
law Of nature would be vi I'd or srs
pended, When CON nended to offer 10
his son, AorahaA did not ask "IIow al
the nations OF the earth should 10 bless
ed ?" But proceeded chesrfully to exc
cate the heavenly mandate, belieyeing
God wsuld fulfill his word.
The promises are sufficiently compre-
hensive to embrace the entire race.
The religion Of the Bible is tbe only re.
ligi1n adapted to meet all the wants aud
conditions of lie. It's Promises never grow
Older nor weaker. Like the sun, they re-
tain their wontel strength and splcndor.
Not one Of them has ever failed.
In aneienl TIN they were treasu red
a non1 COTS peculiar pea.>le ; like the
oIrd confined to the nest, sufficiently
h4d.o,' T. i If ! ls storms of ths up
psr ait NoN a., .r9 rel ,assi and of,
fere freely - til ,ntt,ns of earth.
Fuo individual ben f.s to be deserved
from the PROMISES ara assistance and EN-
courasement IN times of tronble and af-
Fiction enabling the christian martyrs
to brave the 6res of persecution snab-
ling Paul to endure peiiIs by saa aud by
land, stripes ADD bstfstings without nun.
Der. H. had inet blind man who had
lived in upper Wisconsin, Who had
lived in the woods seventeen years, and
heard in that time bat two sermons.
Still he vas happy because he ha brought
Jesus with him INTO his retreat. There
ere no barren places IL the true chri. tn
heart. Religion enables us to bear pats
emily the yoke imposed upon us.
The duties of life are physical and
visible, the results spiritual and inyisi
bic. The promises are necessary to
simulate us to preform properly the du-
ties of life Seek not the things which
are seen ami Tempo o. but the things
which are not seen and eternal" and Gods
promies eq uaize the conditions of lie
make the beggar equal to the king-the
legal heirs Of crown tbat is corruptab,e.
We do not search for Gods promises
10 not catalogue them and sse how they
exceed in number. tire threats and
sindicatory portion of His word. Nor do
we comply with their conditions, and
hence do not receive their benefits. We
seek the prmised land but we do not
like the wilderness of Sinai. We
would go to the mount of Ascenscisn,
but avoid the garden of Gethsemane.
The illustrations of the sermon, were
mostly such as you have heard the
mid night ride to his mothers death bed !;
the two trave'.rs who sought the gold fields
of the west, one with $500, enjoying al
the comforts of life, the other with $50
suffering all tia inconveniences bat
both rendered equal on the other side by
the reception of million dollars apiece.
rnousa our tots may b. unequal in this
world, We saaH All ae equal when we in
merit she mansions paep ared for US in the
other, Get, ect
have offered to you this imperfect
sketch Of the Rev. Couche's sermon on ly