, 1875-05-31

whose majesty. fe1t although Hpeotn, neafly oF.
cry mortal bowed down. tho second was that,
lcai matters. carbon. oxygen, LING. atc.s whtcl,
rcrtshcd ih tho grnve, thnfo waa living, flirob-
bling, glowing immortal Foni. lilo would HHk
them t. consider tllas In this sense. :nau nnver
died Tho ctnv that a!,ruuded tho Pprit fell to
tnst, but tho Ronl-shas Is, tho hcing. tho lifo
fteolf-rroseryed tn identity snd maintained tic
pecli!iarsica. tic chnfactcrntica formed ~ lifo
bclioving In th.. aud laying aside for =
to suppose that tho paasionn cultivated upon
thiB enrtil would l,n,,us the saul In another
Epl,ero7 that tho virtues practccl during life
would shino upon that soul md cnnoblo 1t dur
man believed In tho Immortality OF Tho Houl.-
that lein tho utter indosttuctlbtty OF TINT which
mado lis lifo aud his individual characteristic
would shrink from loading that soul 1itl aims
tat vosd proyo M lts 5nhtpplnoss ',on thc '
into tho oarsh: 10 also would l.o labor to mako
vlrlno Lila guiding star during life. 80 that tho
hereafter mihht te beautiful md peaceful to hts
boul: IIo assorted that It paid man to lire
goof nn1 holy 1i'e. In tic shadows Of tho aoath-
Promise Ut etotnat happlnoss with eternal llto.
DUTY OF AIDING THE MISSION WORK.
SERMON ny n1sMoP MghnILL.
DIshop Merrill preached In Grace Methodist
Epfscopal Church, on North LaSalic street, yes
te5day morning. taking hts sext from "T Thy
Kingdom conc" Tho reverend gentleman
d"tit upon tho necessity Of Christians working
Earnestly 10 rpcoiso tho reward Of lhetr prayer.
It could not como for nero lip uttorance it
could not como hecauae Of lukcxarn petition;
It could only come to tho prayer Of tho heart
brImfHl Of tho inspiration Of tho Holy Spirit,
calling upon the Lords Kingdom In the fnllnosa
Of Christian love and alteration. Tho duty
Of spreading tho Gospel was ono which
came upon all ste, and which no member Of
tho Church could attemnt to ignore. II meant
tho salvation of souls. tho redemption IRON en-
ror Of brother men and als:er women. travelling
in tho ways Of darknoss that iod 10 mora! do.
Hsrnctioit. To spread the light Of Chsista Church
vas the most pleasing, aa 1t was also tho nlost
heroic. du,y Of Christian, In America tho
Methodsat Chntcl. held high roeltIou aod occu-
to- 70 tho w zeal % Of ali iii its ' @ members s'' but
moro especially to thoss who woe
eugagoi III missionary work. Hc nonnt to appeal
e them to support the brethren engage d tn this
l'ipl and holy labor. aleaps ws!e needed still
out this Nopub1!c, aud throughout all lands.
They had much to do In tho WY Of organizing
now colu, cgntiona and IN asnlstlug to buill
huuAes Of woslllp for thoEo nho ncfo too poor
to build for themselves. All this ought to be
not be thrown away. but would 10 returned
with interest III Tue riory and abundance Of The
bet or life. This holy labor wonld spread tho
influence Of their Church In every sphere Il l.fo
and would lead tho poopa to knowledge of
Christ III tho noblest meaning Of that term.
That Church would not bo cold, sluggish, ill.,
sympathixlng, but would bnrn With tho
evangetlcal vfgor Of primavu faith. and
aensi,nent and to 4 holier zeal. II would glyo
men tho sl.enuil opportunity Of votshiIiug
their Creator In tho simple apostolic manner,
aud against thus Clutch, verify, the gntes Ut
lol1 Bnorl5 not prevail.
Tho Dlshor concluded by calling upon the cou-
gropntiou to sustain tito missionary fuud. .--An
appeal tint was very generously responded 10.