, 1874-12-07
Progress Of the Reformed
Episcopal Church,
Bishop Cheney Tells What It Has
Done During Its First
Year.
Sermon Of DR.. Kittredge on
Education and Regen-
GRAFTON.
Tho Ten Years' Passionate Of the
Rev. E. J. Goodspeed.
The Rev. Flr. Goodenow, Of Benton
Rarbor, on the Transit Of
Venus.
CfIJEtG1
The Ten Years. Passionate Of the
Rev. E. ]. Goodspeed.

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Yesterday being the first Sabbath following
tho first anniversary OF tho birth OF tho To-
formed Episcon,l GLurcb pisl,op Chonoy dta.
son..a, =. e..a..stia,, ~ r,,.,a, 1,..',s.,,
'o"iaeo 70 coob'es@'aon u. unflHt 1nufcn'
ootnor III Michigan avenue aud Twenty-fourth
street. After the usual announcements, and
tho singing of tho Twonty-oighth hymn, tho
'.Snop sotE9'sa .' ,s nls sest ~ lo'io"s
~, M sna pc ~ o. @ Sofh IN s mloh @ tnc
Lebanon md thoy Of ire civ sla ourish iiIa rtnss
ot tho Garth. h.-ls: krrxM., ID.
thsra ,ro sono nss1a % ~ ~ ny;9 thst a:s ~ '.y,ne n
"a aoa,o to":a'o ~ 'as n"o apuu
tue ear ake tho wall OF an Eolan harp but thta
lB like tho clash Of oTmbals, the sound Of trun,-
peta, aud the shouts OF tho multitude when tho
an,,1,lasa ona ~ ,o 1..ar co,nnoa,t; ;ons ~, na
oouptleso one " .l'e latof eon,posls1ons o. "a,
Flo' ano an aaaeon manu- led tao aEed m'natEoi
up to Pisgah height Of inspiration. Liko No.
acs beyond DEATHS Jordan, bursts tho glory Of
a,or,nr Ill, ' - .a.n " 1;,' "as
s.oHte "1,n 44suuaas VI JUL, ~, "a' ono
Of Leonardo do P1ncps paintings Tho tropio
fervor Of the Oriental imagination. tho bound
s,,,,r1v .1onraa ,,oonoto IN ronrauont tta an,ar.
s"P''' ~ aao4"as' w tofA'0'n' 'Ao '''sn'
oots o1 tnas 1"euro monarchy
but whoso Kingdom was 1t, hc asked, what
| people s,as 1t, VloAe prosperity prom1lted
auch atrains Of antlcipaeivo ro1ololpg What
~,iax r,a in ~ - oon,a ,,.1,. .,'.-''s
4u.s. s,'.,;, "s1 ~ w. eo1n'' "uot' tu,ono ,,,
anou'a 20 puaeo On sach pillars
tho awe fot by Ills enemies WIS only oauulod by
| tho loving devotion Of his subfeots Tin B;u,,on
t.u. a..a1 to.,,,;s,1 ;,,.aa;...A ,;.t,. t
u.to ILL.," ,' 1suas'ul nnustnu'y p'ot"fe' anu
gaid III tue Gnu q IN ant".nn morning he looked
down from tto highest point OF O ~ mountain
range, M ana plainly sought M to pierce tue mist Of
tho valley beneath him. Suddenly an nn-
seen power ront 1t asunder, aud o
vision ~, OF beauty met Lis eager
! gaze. :lheso !ay peacefai Village; Thiio cot
tages shono out from among tho trees; achurch-
ap1fo pointed loaVen"ard+ from tue cantra Of
| the ham!ot, gtrdod with human habltations |;
there wero pastures dotted with herdH; yellow
fields stood thIck With sheavcs Of tho harvest.
NOT ripple ot dtspeaBuro could 10 seen amongst
the villagers; what beautiful sight it was !!
What village was it, Who tile dwellers ln TINT
| peaceful pastoral sceno' Tho mist, he said,
answered. Pcrhaps similar uucartainsy hanga
over tile vision which this psalm royoals.
| Tho Dishop referred to tue reign Of solomon,
the Golden Ago" q the Jowlsh Empire. He
| splondor Of Ills Empire, wero to this lny tho
| burden Of tho jewish tradition. Was it
any wonder that God permitted David
to wriso Of this wonderful Kingdom, it's
glorious and magnificent powor7 Yet
| alter all, he sud. no man can read the Paalms
without feoling that tho application to 1praol's
| wiRe King does not exhaust their fulneaa.
Tie Bishop. in referring to tho work Of the
Reformed Episcopal Church for tho pAst year,
said from out the woll thoy bad drawn a bucket
Of water, but fathomless depths were yet left
thoy had, indeed, climbed up fow rounda Of
tho ladder, but itH summit was lost In tho
clouds. He said that David. In writing,
carvad tho image Of tho Kingdom
Of biz son. but God guided him, rho toxt, he
eatd is but one ssroko OK the ohsel; its one idea
Ia tho thought that from tho feoblest instru-
montallties, grand and magnificent results might