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she now ttmos muat strip IL of ita falso docora-
lions and paint ID Ill tho colors OF tho Savior and
NJ a win knmnultx.

she now limos must strip IL al ita falso decora.
lions and paint IL III tho coors OF aio Savior md
In their many changing. tho times ara not or
doroa by man, but by tho lnflilto Ono. 11o
knows what His children mood before they can
ask Him, mud ildeod wlilo ofton tlioy arc pray
tho morrow upon thor mistaken hoarts.. It - q
1t, is tho rocklasa vanity or ignorance
Of society that boetsons bacl; tho yesterday ard
over the llavoa Of tho oldon Amo. But 1 hava
learned to fool that II there bo anything under
The supervision Of God, 1t ia not tho earthquake
which trombes for moment, nor tho tll1ind9r
wlltnl rolls from cloud to ground, aud from mil!
which boar upon their BOSOM 0Q0 00o. .Qo0 or souls,
transporting thom with .roststlesa power from
cradle to grave. Although aod r. ovcrywtore,
yot In tho years that doom uia children to- Joy or
dorly IN these chambor4 of life aud dcath. Hero
Hn Is preparing now things for the new needs Of
Hts !ovod mes, aud He lovea nll. Ho runs On
in adyanco OF our prayera for Lie Knows our
Rne, my friends, to the wants OF the passing
days. Behold your fellow mon roaching aftor. q
loving God, loving Savior behold M them reanh'
ing sitter pure and simple Christianity. De~
hold tho kindueaa Of government and Of God,
and detIucc from tbs spectacle your own kind
nosB due your follow nlen. Behold an ora of
poaco, aud tho peaceful IN era OF thought. aud
tho thoughtful an era Of lberty, aud be froe:
As Tie sunlight is In tho midst OF tha fold, God
ia In tho midst OF tho days. The past Is always
only tho harbinger OF the future. 1t IL tho voice
OF ono crying In tho willernogB preparing ways
for the moro glorious hour.
Wo need not deplore them, tho days shat ara past:
Tho gloom Of misfortune u over them euRt
They are lcngthened by sorrow and auiea by care,
Thrlr grefs too many, thsir 3oys too
Yet, now TINT their shadows are on rs M moro,
Let us Welcome tho psoRpact uat brightena besorc
MEETING THE DEBT.
Aftcr the usunl abort prayer, Prof.. Swing
called upon the congregation to talo tile bonds
Of tho church in order that the Aonting indebt-
el,ess might DO paid of, adding: "NothinK has
that have heretofore existed between tho con-
gregation aud myself. We expect to 80 right
forward aa usual; and tho chief reason why
have left the Presbyterian Church III to put an
Immediate end to all this trouble and And
peace."
Elder Ice stated tho financial plan which had
been adopted to vet rid OF tho floating inlebted-
ness, Bonds vera 10 ba issued running three
years and bearing 10 per cent Interest aud they
would DO received rs pow reut. II was very evi-
dent that the present church ediaoe was not
largo enough. and, though there WAS some talk
OF erecting more commolious one In q more
central locality building Tint would seat from
2.5oo to 3uo0 people, the project could not be
entertained until the bills owing wero paid.
Those Who wcro willing to take bonds were
about fifteen minutes e20,00o OF the bonds
wero taken. Only this a,,nl WAS needed, aud
though many other people wanted aomo Of them
they did not succeed In getting any.
The namea Of the persona who took tho
bond and the amounts arc given below: