, 1874-10-03

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tC'hffnnch fr0m'the lIrnt lhEc1
i,nyo not strongth Of themselves to bear, and
DOWN To THN 1NouND.
And tliere ID 10 l,eace, and tsaero arc gorrowB
wlito1 wnil to sorlowB: deep calling unto dooi,,
and yet Within tho hnt,tls reach. jnst nhpye overy
hoad is poaco, love, aud gladncas. For wlloro
m1nn's strength fails Gods strength begins.
Whom Rerfowa aro no longer tolerab}e, nil sor-
T'y,. TSw yanshea In tho pence which eomoa from
trouble; to lift ouraolves above visible
things. Denr}y belovud, a}i thia nntur-
slly flows from tho words which I spoke
but tl,o ono Thought which ~ in my mind, ring
raiaca up The Lori Jcsus shall raise up by
Jos,ls, mud shall preHout us to you, tile little
childron Of my church. tho mat1ons whom
HAVE nArT1zED AND INSTRUCTED,
the young mon now gathoiing in tho fnllnesa Of
battlo aud strife, old men and women. In twen-
tty.,Hoven Joars how largo m army have
led. It lH to mo al inexproBsibly
swoet Thought that, as nm assured
~ the nxne ply % gh sana @ n9i suSoz @ b. IL The
atstiblo power Of Christ.
e1fAL1 WIN IMMORTALITY,
and1 ehnll be prosecuted with your confidence
here Not your sympathy, not your acelamatinn,
a}i tho clouds hnyo pnased. and nil the strngsos
over. yot, and shall stnnd togothor. known Of
God, a.ld knuwing az no are known and In that
biossod hopo Btand moro firmly
UNITED FOREVER
De!ored men Ind w0mon. God has boon f}t to
give to .his churol, discipline which IL q PROM
iso Of tho uses to which uo means to bring you.
Uo has lain upon you burdens which aro to mako
you stronger. II He haB brought You TO the
grinds:one it Is to sharpen you. tor tho day Of
battlo. Mover boloro in tho whole history Of
this church was tlero such Q responsibility lald
upon it to do Gods work. You ought to feol .
sympathy tor tho weak, Tor tho tempted, for tho
sorrowing, for tho sinful, for the human soul In
all lts intlnlto variations Of experience. 1t is
for this church to havo
posoM OF HYMrATnY
like God. She tnust 50 Out for mon, labor for
thotn, to loyo them. For myself have
no now promise. I a1u Just the mau
tint ! l,avo been for twenty-ssven yours
my soul, Quo single desire, and TINT is to do
good 70 my fplfow.mon,n Il dcHiro which was given
1no by my mother, for when / WIS born
waa baptized into TINT nature mud which
has been lnillatored By mo a1l my lifo, aud which
70 spnnd and bo spent for tho Development Of
tho Divine element Which js in ovory lumnn
soul. Let uH, then. join hnnaH in this, that VIC
will sock visible honor that wo will not sock
acc1amation that We will not Hoek any worldly
things, hut that, with purer llfo. consecrato
ourselves to tho more perfect union with Jesus
ClriHt.
THE PLYMOUTH ASSOCIATION,
at tho close Of the proceedings, held q private
and informal, though SOCIAL, gathering. for tho
purpose Of tendoring a rccoptlon to Mr. Beccior.
They gathered in their meoting-room abnSo
tho 1ce.uro-room in large numbcrB. Tile
room was handsomely decorated with
flowers and bauncrs, Oh which wcro IN
scriocd: "Loye," "l1is Danper 0yor Gs
Vas Love-" and similar inscriptions. When Mr.
Dceclor appeared III tho room, aftor receiving
tho greetings OF all n!s friends ID tho church
below. ho waH received with loud and long-con-
tinucl applause. At its closo young lady sa1,g
'sHoino, Sweet Homo" 10 HI accompaniment,
Which was followed attar brief Intervals by the
songs " AUD Lang syne," 1.-The Inst Rose Of
summer" '$The AlarsciiiaiHo," nnd other weil-
known airs. Mr. Deechor then promenacod
through tho room and hold brief conversations
with those present, which brought tho proceed
iuEB to 4 tcrmiuation.