The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-10
CHURCH SERVICES.


Rev. DR.. Harris, rector, OBLIGATED and
concluded the morning service with dis
course OF which the following is synop-
sis:
"Arise, shine for thy light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. is Tx, 1.
We have entered upon the Epiphany sea-
son. when we celebrate the manifestation
of Christ to the Gentiles. The first Gen
tiles who saw Him were the "wise men
from the east who lead by a star came to
induire for Him who was born king of the
Jews. Our blessed Lords personal Minis
terry was to the Jews, but soon after His
death the Gentiles In His church far out
numbered the Jews, and in these days His
church is distinctively and almost exclu-
sively the Gentle church. We may we'll
rejoice that We of the Gentles have been
made "partakers of Gods promise in Christ
by the Gospel" The words of the text are
AS pertinent to our condition as they were
to that of the Jews of old, for it is emphat-
ically our light that has come. The figure
here used is drawn from the rising of the
sun. 1t is Christ's coming which has en-
lightened US concerning present duty and
future prospects. In the light of His eX-
ample and His teachings we may see just
where each life-step should be taken, ii we
would fiuallv tread the golden streets of the
heavenly city. What obligations rest upon
us in view of the fact? They may all he
comprehcnded in the first two words of the
text, "arise, shine" Most of the light
which comes to us from the sun, comes by
reflection We see natural objects simply
because they reflect 10 our eyes the light
which falls upon them So does our Lord
now teach men in general indirectly, by
the light reflected from the gospel and
from his faithful followers. il is only us.
those who call themselves His, by their
consistent example and by their mode of
counsel to their fellows reflect Christ, that
are entitled to reckon themselves really
His. Both by the individual christian, and
by the church as a whole, there must be a
continual and oft-repeated Epiphany, !. e.,
human manifestation of n Divine charac-
ter. The season reminds us that we are
bound to make this manifestation with
reference TO the heather world, those who
are Gentiles of the Genlies, those who
stand related in something as the Gentles
of old did to the Jews We are to 20 into
all the world, to preach the gospel to every
creature, to do this by our prayers ond by
our offerings, if we cannot do it persoH-
ally. We are to arise and shine, l. e., rise
from Incidence to manifest activity in do
ing this work Millions on millions are
ignorant Of the name of God, and of that
blessed Savior, through whom alone is sal
walton. They dwell in almost utter dark
ness, bound down to the barbarous customs
and hideous idolatry Christ died for
them as well as for us. If we have his
spirit, 1t would seem as though these sim
pie facts would he enough to excite us to
activity. But there is reward promised
us even for the money We give for this pur-
pose, "to do good and forget not "tby
prayers and thy aims are come up for a
memorial before God" We cannot buy
salvation. hut there is mysterious cOnnec-
ton, evidently, something as there is be-
tween baptism aud salvation, no less real
because it is mysterious Let us, then,
give freely, remembering that ole that
soweth little she'll reap little, and he
that soweth plenleousiy shall reap plen-
teously."
Congregational Church
At the Congregational church, yesterday
morning, Rev. II. T. Hall, pastor of the
Congregational church Pittsford, occupied
the pulpit. After divine invocation and
singing hymn 40, Mr.. Hall gave the fol-
lowing as his text:
l dwell In the high and holy place. with him
also that Is OF a contrite and humble spirit, TO
receive the spirit OF the humble, and TO receive
| the heart OF the cOntrite ones.-lsaiah, lvii:5
There we've certain phases of the society
| in the time of Isaiah and in our own that
are very similar. There was an eclecticsm
of thought in religious matters that CORE
spends to that of the present day. Jerusa-
lem then contained many people of differ
| ent religions aud creeds and there was a
| liberation and an eclectcism that finds a
counterpart in the present age. Men cullef
| from the differeut religions views to suit
their fancy, az the gardner picks flowers
| from garden to form a beautiful mosaic.
| There was a want of strictness IN religious
| thought as in our day when men argue the
| unimporance of creeds; question the divine
| import of portions of scripture; abolish hell
save as training school for heaven, and
when literature is raised higher than in any
precedi.g age. What was needed in that
are is needed in this-a broken and con-
rte heart BY a long and successful
course of wickedness men become intellec-
tually blind and morally depraved. The
| christians life is noted for his humility.
Success in life largely tends to make most
men arbitrary, despotic, vain of their own
judgment, unjust in their relations TO their
fellow man, and naughty in the sight of
the Lord. They become like those lunatics
who imagine themselves kings and empe-
rors. Another class fail to become con.
triie by looking too much to themselves.
With some, deception and slander are JUS
tified by the end. Christ-life teaches sw eet
lessons of humility. He came as the
shepherd tending his sheep. He gathers
,l,. To, N, l., 20 l.;, hon n,1
ries them in his bosom. Let us beware o.
the irreverent spirit that Is abroad in thu
land. Let us have the spirit of the humble
and the heart of the contffte. 50 Kiss hi
son lest he be angry"