, 1874-10-09

once as II Hpc1lDo,1nd luring tho anliro hou1
oonnun,cd ir tta delivery, Tho texI
| VAS /, john. w.. e. md Matthew. y.
\. Tho frst rnrt OF t|a sermon was i
| mnHtory answer to s5eoulntiong of skoutfcn
scientiAtB with tho arguments for 4 pefaonnl
| God; white tho la.tor part showed thai 10 can.
not know this t4od by tho seuaes, nor by pl,yaicnl
| analysin, nor by philosophical reaearct,-hut
through our moral nnt.iro. Love f1,ta love.
And. to him who 40 knows God, f1enlan will avail
nothing. "l'ho sciontipt must dissolve tho blue
! out OF tho nky; m,,Bt untwlYk tin strands Of
light md prove II dnrlt1,css tn,,Bt prove tic ner-
hotal conSuloaBness of ,nn, to bo 4 nonontv,-
! bbfure 'e vino haB hnoron fiod viii say He Ia
not"
| vionhly nsHgned, lthvo all been nh!o and OK
| hai1atlyo. Among tho mogt Interesting In ite ro-
lattonB 10 tho churches OF The interior and Won't
Nrn states, naa that of the Rev. y. Il. Con, D,
-, nron ............
| 1.-THE Comfy nETwEEN oHrIsrfAN DESc311NA-
! 1'toxs ON THE HoME-F,E1p."
-, Dr. Coz. naid tho remark Ia often malo, thas
Christian aenomtuationa woro never 80 united ae
10 tho late meeting Of tic Evangelical Aliianos,
~ Christian aFaociHtione. and in great occlosnr-
ttcht gatherings waH delightful; and there WIS
| groat neod Of carrying this Hpirit of unity iuto
| tue pew ami Hn,nll settlements. caHo was
| cited where the American Homo MISSIONARY 10
| ccty aont ont q. maslonarv "llo orgnuized n
church in a enlnlI town In MinnoHotn before dea.
] fltute OF tie toHrel; but, within short tima
other churches wero osganizod In tic town,
Another toTn "aA cItcu, phero church nal Or
Ganzod under similar nstance5, md within
short time three. other churches wero organ.
ized md, while The salaries Of tle pastors wore
"ar % s 't toaea @ 'gs oo oSs as reare ss9
from The y"'1oua Home altssionary boards tt.
congregations would scarcely nnn'b,r 1oo Tht,
only question 70 be considered rosPect!ng moi t
1kfnE rnn3 !,
they 6llnll glur17 9od." In ennll comnlu,itla =,
where Eovernl allei churches oxst, ali hut Q. 70
should die 9u tho priaciplc Of tho survival IF
the t!ttost; as, whenever one church is orgru l.
lied In Rlic community. I'LL Cbr1tanB uf oil, or
denomins'luna should co-opnrato with It till u ,e
community has 10 Increased NJ to mood sqcoJ I'd
Church.
These suggestions were heartily approved l,Y
ing Committee Of conforoaco to 10 appoirti.d
W tho various denomnolions, to Agree .1pun
eofna general principles Of comfy to bo observed
by those denominations III the Organization Of
new ciiutcltoH, aud appointed q Committee
o. o. o'ner denominations. 1t ia ccrtainly fitting
churches which layc always held ibural views
on 1i.s t,.o Ga!'!., Gsnpjee. Of Christian union.
TO consider ............
"7AE ExrEnIEEcY OF CONSOLIDATING BONE OF
TIE HE;sEvo1EST SOCIETIES"
mnde report, which olicitcd the nnst abIo All d
hion clearly indieated that, IN tho opinion Of a Il
present, good buslneeB economy waa den1nndc Il
~ tho adh'iulstta:lon OF tho charities Of THO
chnrches; u accomplish this. the Enymon ard
oHt 10 o, eG western ,nsters seemed to fny,r
was possible; wl'llo some OF Tho yoncrAt DO
dlVlnos, including rnost OF the Society Sec re-
tnres, wero iuc!inel to say, "You lad
better Keep your hands OIL, Gcutlem IN,
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