, 1875-03-15
TT PULPIT.
First Efa0n Of the Etcy.
J ssokc 1scrtorta.
sing'::Ss ; che Praises Of the Lord
a Strange Land.
The Rev. n. N. Powers on
the Priesthood.
Sermon by DR.. Fowler on the
Exaltation of Jesus
Christ.
Dedication OF TrlEily II, r, Church.


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BROOKS HFReoRn
ft,, F1r,t seru,on n, III. t,,,u~,. =.
.inh, 0""s" ~ 1ho ales~
Tho lev, Drooke iIer:o,d =, v,,.,,
rn1. who h.. ...sn,aa 49, H. " .na"eaessof'
"6.' ~ suo LOO asesPo1 tn!ce months call to
tho pulpit OF tho Church OF tho AfossIah p1eAch-
ed hta first sermon yesterday morning in TINT
church to \ very largo audtcnco fran n, f,,,,ow~
inc texts: @ ' A''''"'
11o- .n.t,
Isat 1 VI fs 'as AoFs song ID asFanse land7
a n aea md IT.
In those Two words you have about a. apt an
.o'a ~ ,,a o. nee o. too moss
s'sn'Acan. CONTRASTS IN religious life. There isa
kind OF re!igion-ofteu strong and roal tn l.a own
and nos'F e.n LING tie Lors sons in.
.;.s,,...t.s- .s.s, s -" wv roo!!o u papPY
:. .tsu'Iss.neeo, an'ons o'a "ei!-aecnatomed ways.
II can Do happy, and thankfu. Hnd fetvent, and
sing out tho Lords sonG with q will. But taxa
1t on. OF tbcso sy,npatbcto and ,nnroci,tjyos nv.
rourd,nc. III - - s,nh .r1..rs ~ ..
.nntho- tt,1 ~, .o,;.;s ea u ~ no"osel'
snotncs k'na Of res'S'on aro'szion that has son1
in ,ts heart wherever it In; religion that lovou
tho Lord's song among It's orn people and In its
own land: bu. thai If IL IL .vav froro 1,,o.s !.
M, diva, l., r,,, ,t.n1y ,,,t s.,,s., 49,. ,s :"
to sing tho Lords 4ong all tho moro; Sings 1t
syon In the darkest midnight; 6iugB It eTen jp
rsiaon; sings 1t SO that oyon .tho nrisoner.
leor Il ,-Ib,. c,o.,d ana ,,,raa,.d ta...s .h.s
hsfe oeea otrango3e 70 Is arc touched "ish sta
contagious joy. and helped Into tie glorious lib
erty of tho children Of God
Dear fttcnIs, .,nonp wr,nm stand .,,,,.t u,-
trotx, 80, ~, - =. ~ ~. ..~J..s.s He'' @ ua~
*ho"'' sou "t'' ~ ~ no iob" TO uhueshtand now
camo W my te1t. You will not Uondor that III
l have kopt drawing neatcr to Tits day, have
sons'e, ,sas fs: '.s9ustta not Of you su. o
.u,se... =. n"o o.'ou eaas 70 mo now inherent
5oaf f'nouga'a ano "as6 might % from those which
AaVc grown accustomed soand learned to raect
to tol to. sns b.5n % aDs
oyt,r f,,Io, ~, th.t e,s s"% W..
.s -. ..a .rss .ass o'e 'aslns' no" sha4!
elns ~ Lo1a eonT IN ftfango tanu!' 1ot
Il this had bean al; Int this w.a not lii Ever
uuon tho heels Of hi. mstrnet n.rna b.rr,a,
tho,rbt. ,horc,,,s ~ .a,a,,..". ~ A"tf'e.
Of how IT had anything Of Chxiss's nav song
In nc, I 1neod neycr fesl strange auYwhcro: tlat
uttered heartily in whatever necouts # wontd Al.
~. AM .,.rs,,,, ..,,oa. .sa 49, ee.e
1nftnet thoushtt which Lifted tho mAtter clear
| cut OF al this moro personal reterence, and
shaped itso!f to mo "a my subject for today.
yiz,; lust this; Tbs ,houqht ot hos nvr
nx":...:.. 'aas VIA. 'Ao"sus " no" our
tonht1Anlsy saoula 10 In U.s. In all
Of u, people jnss ~ mitch ~ minister's al
song, apirit Of bright, msnly, wholesome
picty and should como cur of IN like = sonr:
faith that ID not A8han1cd Of itsolf. nnlTit
Tint In I'll iifo'a surroundings comes fairiy to til.
surface, that amou. Ri aorts Of peoplo feels
Bomsthing Of d hearty brothetship, and that
even in llioa da1keak eoo1ps tl,tuko tnore Of ts
mercien than Of isa t.iaia, tru4tx tu tbs Lord.
Aud. like Isul, breaks forth into ainrinc
Let me first recall to you hon aptly this true,
wholesome, outspoken fcliclonauyas ia tlinstrat,
Cd bY early Christiaus, as cotI,rso,cd With that
older religion which gives ,,s these vorda. Yoi
know that saving .IIow shali we sine tho
cnrinus1v ch.Yactaristfo of Tia nld u.hrnm
raijcion all tbrourh. II uM not wanting IN 1ho
}snnicr eiemcntn nf roligion. Tia r. ~, - vsrv
~. r1sS,,i Eind ~ rstv fTia- pin,, .. son1 ea1