National Republican., 1876-01-24
RELIGIOUS.
Waugh u. Z. Church.
Services were held at Waugh II. Z. church
yesterday morning, opening with the singing Of
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Services were held at Waugh II. Z. church
yesterday morning, opening with the singing Of
Gat Of my life, wha: Just return
Can sinful dust and ashes give?
! only live my sin to mourn
To love my God only live.
Rev. F. Evans read selections Of Scripture
from Exodus, xvii, sad Matthew, vii. Bishop
Ames then preached, taking his text from Mat
thew, vile: "With what measure ye mete 1t shall
be measured to you again" These few simple
words our Lord recitei to us. To govern our
human affairs is the ore admission of the divine
deity. l think with moments reflection, we
shall see the deity Of the Lord in the minute
things of the earth, revealed by the microscope.
Yet there is a tendency to pay attention to the
past aud the future, Lot to the present 1t is a
falling of the pulpit, and ft pleases those In the
pews. 1t is a painful task often to review the
present and give lessons of to-day. Christianity
says that We shall give an account Of the deeds
done in the body. 1t is the otice of Christianity.
The Bible reveals to us Gods method OF govern
neut. The Bible contains the politics Of Al
mighty God. We cannot spend our time moro
proftebIy than to see how God manages his peo-
pie. Let ps how God has illustrated this
great principle. One great fault is punishment
does not closely follow guilt. Nations do not
through ages in the Tame way before you can say
that it has national character. We Halter our
selves that We have in this country liberty, but
1t is kind of licentiousness 1t is to have our
Own way. and Dot TO let others have theirs II 1t
inTIuces upon US. A rich man may do anything.
He may commit what the people call shocking
and buys the Jurors, and gets clear, while poor
man steals ham and is sent to the workhouse.
man. There is another detection in learning his
tory, The history We put in the hands Of the
children. and We old folks sometimes read, has s
the express purpose to keep God out When
McCauley edited his history, he being o Presby-
terian, and with the way he was brought up,
supposed it would have God In 1t, and secured
one OF the tirst copies, but was disappointed.
1t come up to the standard Of histories but IL had
no God in It. Now L studied the Bible three
years and preached many more, and wondered
why 1t contained SO much history, but found is
was wa history with God in It. he tnen 81 snGTea; tSe
the manner in which they meted to others, and
then asked, Does this principle apply to US?
You know it does. Pick out the man who is the
worst in your memory, and will give you his
character. He Is a man that belongs TO Gains
church. Cain had church, you know, and he
had the creed Of the first murderer. IAN my
brothers Keeper" But when he comes TO die
no one is sorry or drops tear upon his coftin.
he can DO to help his fellow. He goes through
life with q smile upon his lips and scatters sun
shine abroad, and when he comes to die aud be at
rest the people all want TO 20 20 his funeral.
If crime is committed it is telegraphed and
printed and comes before the public; butif a man
helps the poor or does kind act Il is not pub
lished. Man has married when he had not q Sec
ond coat TO his back; but his wife helped him.
She was not one of those who throw out OF the
mlnuo" VAIN SPOON nole tndu ne snoseie ~ ~
the door, but by being honest and upright IL Is
meted TO him back again and he rises In the
world. There is man given to give OF his suo,
stance when he could hardly spare It, and God
has blessed him because he did 1t. When he
comes to die there is nothing for heirs to wrestle
about; he is at rest. l sometimes think that the
Christians who keep their tirsS estate, as they
come up from the trials of life, that there is one
who kept the faith. The battle is over and the
Church militant comes to join the Church trtum-
phant, and Christ shall say, 81 was ahungered
and you gave me meat; was athrst and you
gave me drink; was naked and you clothed me-"
The hope Of the general gathering of the great
assembly. "As ye mete it it shall be metei to you
again." Well, what does iJ meas? That the
battle has been through the battle won: 1t
means that you are in Heaven, to 90 no more out
forever. Does not God say las ye mete 1: shall
lie meted to you again." We will ind Il pays
riwht we'll 10 serYc the Lord.