, 1875-06-21
SACRED SERVICES.
Bnccnlnurcnte Sermon by
President Fowler.
Words Of GoodAdvice to the Stu
dents Of tho Northwest
ern University.
Tho Roy. DR.. Powers breaches On
The Meaning and Ministry
Of Tears.
The Formal Beginning Of the Chape
Of the Presbyterian Sem
mary.
Dedicatory Exercises at tho Ri7er Park
Chureh-Prof. Swings Sermon.
Laying the Cornerstone Of the TEMPLE
Of the Sinai Congregation.
j. v, FnrwClI's Account Of Moo.
ly's Work In London.
Dedicatory Exercises at tho RiSer Park
Churth-prof. Swings Sermon.
Laying the Cornerstone Of the Temple
Of the Sinai Congregation.
j. v. Fnrwcl1's Account Of Moo
dy's Work In London.
PULPIT.

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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.
THE nAccA1AuhEAEs SERMON
ften'oon' Fo"los pfeacaea .ao toho"inR aor-
non 70 tue asuoeota ol tne Nossn"ea.ofh onl-
fetn's5 III too ae'noa1ot IP1scops4 tau1cn ~
EVANSTON see.sraay morning:
,1a ~ Ia ~ oene'0' saau ho' make nas'o'-'safa"
Tbo pataa nrc nm md IN. IN. oo,o,. ,n,o TIM
drv.dock. Nm rtses that uroat ,hto and ch,frc,,
Win TIM vsvo, 1mnattant tn try hcr atran.th
and her fortuna. Eyorvtbinu aeema comn1cto
m.a.. and v.rds and .n.r, .nd cord. md mi.
,eye .nd aMIs ara ali accorlinv to tbe mi.
torn soon in thu mount of oxncrionco.
Tim oomness scontn tho no,o and thc
chart araits intarroration. 4 Yieo nt1ok
IA At tn, uhecl, stnrdv crev IL m
hoard, ,ud . hr.v, t.,nt.,n ot.n5a m lcc, rho
.s.rr.,s hs..1. ,,t.s ~. ~ 1.ss.ss s.,, '1s
soa"n'u ofoese ha.S ou3 sno loo"oaoa sAs'' anu
patcnes the sky Win tho Aag OF frocuom* Why
docs not tho Roodly craft 10 forth to her great
achievements I will tall YOU. Tho Canaan In
norfcctino and .atnstnc ,he ballast ,rho sxo,o,t
to 80 ,,.a., - -. AHe "1'S's
u ooiog Paekcu aao a'stf'ou.od. IL may 90 afop'
OF etdc.pora. or sand. but 1t ID ballast. You aro
hcre, just fooling tho eeA ~ 1t reachcs its loving
arns in to cmbruco you oyeu iu dry.,lock. Why
nv wv n''o 1AoA AZ aous 8 "nt 'et you. i
Wish II possible to PACK ana distribute your bal
laAt. You may think It iron, or sido-pork, OF
sand. but Il 10 ballast. / bopo to say soma vorda
that sl,l steady You io the eale.
n, ,,,o sn1,ovt ~. rronha. .o.. lat,
~ ~ sou'oAs sao p.oPoes uoo'''" W ~ iooA,
1hg Az hauBaey ana nnscropulous priesthood
who take refuge in lies. In this condition Of
the Church tic tr,oi foundation stone IA Inid In
Zion. "Judrmenl ia la,d to tho lno and r,rht.
-. ..'a .'.v a. .a,a ~ 'oo ~. 'ao saa .'6us.
oouanoos 70 'ao p'umueI iho covenant
with death" is made roil before the oyorthrou-
ing soourge. Into tho midst Of this description
~ imn.nainn cb.,tannr 40 s,v,ra ,h.t :. IL
'A0.' .n, ~ 'oAN.'SN o''' ~ u'"e'oseuo 'Ho ~
port, tile LORD snxioua to chees His Resvauta.
interieots Tho words Of tho text 'ue that bolior-
9Th shall not make haato." Tho storms may
sa v.14 =. .%",. n1 , =. sa.sn.
ou'o6 4nsI eootn W t"uooo' tuso oeA'neaa eseu
tho car OF Charity, aod tho iightnsnEs OF VEN
geanco may soar into 6lindnoaa even tue ere of
hdInR-placs, but even then lilo that beliogeth
eha!l net make haase."
to- stons Laid 'n , zeo. tie aespe' q Jesus obt.,
rsat1aint Of His righteousness. 1hsse. grea. dis
tlnct!Fo doctrines Of Christianity Ill there ls
about tho tospel that Ia worth contondi'g for,
these make up Tho matsor OF faith that marks
believer: MY purpose ia to shnw tho relation be-
tlironement over tbs life. and stability OF char
actor.
IAa Establishing rover OF Falth.-Allow mo
Also TO indicate tho linz Of argument by which |
iopo to reach tho conclnalon, not stUpplug to fill
IN sil tue middle terlns necessary for logical
form. bus A. rather polnttng out slgnA stssIons to
Indicate tho line OF thought.
We begin With tho imperfect, we advance to.
w4td the goal Of greatness through processes OF
growth. Aud faith. giving RroatnesA. Esves from
haste 10 thess processes.
postulsto, fifst. Tho slow growth Of great
ness. We chatacterize Is as slow growth.
our cxpostsnces and measurements. 1npcsloc-
tim u!oaps poHsib!o impfoyement. This Ineaps
a1ccoRs!oo aud involves tiule. Thcro Ia sound
philosophy under tho common conviction that
Eroat forces or great events arc not produced III.
ssantaneoaaly, but they grow through weary
mountain range may sometimes ba lifted up IN
night. hut that ia only the contamination Of
plans that run buck through unnumbe1ed agea,
Tie crust Of the earth, cooling by the million
ceuturles under ths law by which heat e1psuds
material substances, shrinks and shElyo'a
tho hardened crust wrinkles and
makes nature convulse. The crash by which
tho diminished earth dnds Its now limos aud
equilibrium raay bo the experience Of an hour,
LII tho forces have been accommodating in
natuFo's laboratory through long geological
oYcleH. Coming events cast uloix shadows bo-
fo1o them.
1t doea not become mostals In this dawn Of
being 10 bo too certain ID Interpreting rfoyi-
dence, He doea write out tho order Of uia pur-
poye on the heAveus and puuotuA,ss 1t with
comets aud suns, but tae lettero Ara too large
for our 1e4ins, aud tho xorl4 too long for our
inR, Ilka Tho ancleat roycless, we can 500 sLo
stnless hand md ths mystorlous charactezs. aud
mav know thRt tlcre is eorua nritInr lhere.