Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-10
FIRST EDITION.
Lessons From the brighton Confcr-
ence.

| SERMON BY WIN. =. nILLEs AT dRAoE CHURCH
THROUGH DEATH WE coME TO LIFE-REiIaIoS
AND RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES IN PARIs-ANoTHER
WAR INEVITABLE.
VIM. s. Hilles spoke at Grace Church on Sun
day, the following being an abstract of his re-
marks He sald that having just returned
from the conference at Brighton, he might be
expected to give some account of it. He said
that the persons most active at Brighton were OF
different religious denominations, and OF high
| and low positions in society, az the world has it,
but they were men OF single eye. They were
| there to do the Lords work and that alone
there for one purpose, and one only-the glory
of God and the extension of His kingdom.
The important lesson l learned there was that
it ID through death We come to life. We read
this lesson IN the Bible God has revealed it
but do we believe it DO We take it to heart
We grow not by the old life, but by the death of
the old life. Let us learn from the analogy OF
nature. Every good tree is a grated tree but
what becomes of shoots that are continually
coming up below the graft They must be cut
OF the old life must die. This experience
came to me at Brighton III it mover did before.
The consciousness that there was an old life OF
/ seliishness in me, causing pain and weakness.
saw that this life must die.
Paul speaks OF the death in Christ. He says,
II am crucfed die in Christ /; / die daily"
The questions came to me- "Where am / ? Do
see that the old graft must be taken off? Am l
really willing that the Lord shall take my old
life?" .He that loseth his life shall find it "
But what shall he hnd2 His old life aps in
No But the new lifein Jesus the resurre, tion
life. saw Christ as remedy for this mor.al
disease. / cannot say that have attained, yet |
saw Christ as remedy, and am thankful for the
result.
Going up the Rhine he saw preparations for
another war. He said that wars came from tho
untamed and ungoverned natures of men. He
gave dark picture Of the state of religion i'll
Paris. The statuary and sculpture in the streets.
were symbols of the spirit OF war and lust. Out
side Of the few evangelical churches he saw no
evidence Of pety in Paris. With all our faults
here there ID a true gospel, and 1t Has power.
But in France, the witnesses arc not able Ito
reach the ears Of the people. Unless God in
terposes, another struggle between Germany
and France will soon come. Shall we not make
them subject OF prayer, that this may be pre-
yented2
In the law we are told, " This DO aud thou
shalt live." We all have sense of obligation.
/ scarcely speak to person who does not say
81 know ought and am going to turn over a
| new leaf But the sense OF laW--of obligation,
| ia not sufficient. We do not do things we ought.
There is need, then, of new covenant, and
that covenant God writes in the minds Of his
people. ~
Human nature needs something moro than
mere law, and that need God has supplied III
| the revelation of His Son. To Illustrate "A
missionary to tho Indians preached the gospel
of love. They were pleased and invited him
| to remain, saying by their Chief, Is man came
| to us some time ago, you must not drink, you
must do" DO. We said to him, We knew all
that before, but we do not do it. But you have
| told us something new; notoply that there ID q
great Spirit whom we ought to obey, but you
have told us of power that writes Gods love
upon the heart, (and thus makes obedience
spontaneous and easy,) $1aT.
In conclusion the. speaker asked, do we know
that God saw us in our misery and sin, and pro-
yided remedy DO you SEQ Jesus as RENE
DIV for sin in your heart ''He was wounded for
our transgressions." Are there those here who
are struggling to obey the law God has bro
ken the silence of the ages, to reveal his lovo
by his sou. Take homo to your heart the love
OF God.
One evening when M. Varloy. preached in
Brighton an old man was conyorted.i after meet
ing he came to Mr. yarley and said "To think
I've lived seventy years and not known the love
of God !" He was 30 full of love he could hardly
let 20 OF Mr.. Varley's hand.
While Mr.. varley was telling this story in the
meeting the next morning, the old man arose
and said, "that is every word true; am the
man." Gods love is revealed for every one OF
us, as for that old man. Let us look to Christ,
that we may see it, and open Our hearts that We
NAV receive it,