, 1876-03-06

THE REV. DE- ELLIS TAKES FORMAL. LEAVE or TNA
Micu1uAH AVENUE, nA1rzsr CHURCH.
Tho Ter. F. III. Ellis, DID,, tho pastor Of The
Michigan avenue Baptist Church, preached hs
farewell discourse yesterday morning at II
o'clock. Ds. Ellis has boon contemplating TO-
signing for number Of months past, and about
tuo months ago rendered bis resignation, which,
hoTeveE, he withdrew At tho ea1pcBt solicitation
o< CONC OF tho members. Tho cause Of this skcp
is mainly On account Of Tho financial embnsraas-
meut OF tho church, which ia nix Or sight months
behind on his salary, Dr. Ellis also feots that
ho does not satisfactorily Gil tho possion but 1t
ia safe to say that this would not be ground
sufficient to induce him to leayn. Ile ia = man
Of qulok and vivid Imagination poetlcai fceIlng,
and largo sympathy = randy and nuont speaker
hut very modest and retiring. uo has had ro-
markAblo succssa In tho chuychoo ovcE which ha
has prnYouhly had charge, and, had ho boen
properly supported hero, woull hAvo made ~
favorable an Impression.
After tho usual opening e1ercises Dr.. Ellls
said he was about TO prcaoh Ala last eormon,
aud was Intending to leave soon for eore oshor
iield, hut where he did not Il proaoat kuon.
lie. however, desired to taAo moro tnet,dly
tais@' tafoa tho III liberty o, A saltbk p.9se nse
aud conference meottng to ba hold tn tho own
ing, instead Of the regular discourse ,I3at-losh-
ing could obtruds itself In tho my af taHtJ II
telling tho story OF tho cross, and l,o .vunla
choose ~ tho to1t for tho morning dsootuso The
29th verso Of tho 7sh chapter Of Matthews
liz taught them as ono having authority.
Chriat Gang as near 70 tho people as lie conia
wonderful H.a words were. How many crushed,
broken, aud tosrful hoarts Ind IIc oouud up and !,
hoaled Tho human heart Haa like tho prn-
pared plate OF an arss,t eeuslsavo to the
thore. With what auostness did tho wo:tia
OF dying friend lngor tn tlla uotnory. and
how thsy ats xefG ia eat y
could not roach. Every life bad its owa secret
treasure rtlch u was striving to nharo With,
sumo ons, but Intellectually. This was what
raala lovo 30 preo1oas. God only could under
stand those unspokon and unspeakhhlo faolinge, I
and that nm why lio was 30 much deamr Asns
any human being, and yet uo nRn could moro
than give God ! sample Of waat WIN tn his1
b ss'' toll 0o tho '''a nhos no snss ss I'D
shan If eyory thought aud wih had bosu'
Expressed Reyouttous wese the resul4 Of nobau
deods. and bad words the instlgstlon to wicked |
actions. Hard words were like hammers, bto&k-l |
lug down and crushing tho good in human
nature What po"e! In loving words. eepcctAl-
pretended contradictions in tho Word Of God:
vara such a. were necoshaty-ont1 suoh ~ we're!
to bo Besn a. . counterpart IN uatu1o every day.
They were only different phases or vicNa sf
sEAlAs 4 Aa l1AuL} u NRtA1o NAA O4k y dfUl~
bo! Of tho unity Of truth. Though tha
charactor Of man was apparently no ditrDrent
from that Of God. yet tho latter mas blended IN
the form like tho soft Tegssur OF on organ In th<
nweil ot tho d[Apaaou. Tha word Of C4a,e was'
: word Of powhr because Il WIS word OF llfe. !
Mon folt tho thrill OF Rn incoming lite whom
they hoard Him speak. 50 H. sorrow, thero wAa'
q HtrAnga poNer which bound up osesy gaping
wound Every Christiau had f6lt that strange
poRer 1t tho grave OF . doccaaod loYoa ono.:
)" Ito bp&ke III never man spske." When ChItat
spoke it vaa 1ifo ilsaf. uo spoke not OF love.
but lore ITSELF 10 beioye Hlm WIS to heyo
nfs, 10 rojoot Him to reject life. lIe was tho
eulbodlu1eus Of IFS, loge, aud truth.
Qhrjsts snrt1s Wele AlHu words Of power. bo-
bapss they ws<s wosta OF lore Ha proclaimed
lIimsolf tha lfa md way, md II No. lie WAS di-
ylue Ioyp. lila wurtla ware aaso poxetful bo-
csuss mo1tls OF truth. /, tho present daJs of
axsptici4n and iundeitty, tbs Christian mnsk
10 doubly sure that ha hal truth hts aide, for
truth gAya power. Tho only advice 10 ho given!
to tho Church wns to cling To Chsiss and lila
truth. and they would have all. With the cpo-,
ceptlon that tla Word OF God waa the en,tod-.
mont Of love. life, and TRUTH Christians could
Save tho wotli, and ~ that only. s
| At tho ooacluslon Of shs karvice Nj: Wallis
ross nnu said that 10 was sorry 10 b. Obliged ~
| stato that ths church MAS behludhand 70 tho
pastor e. go, and he wiAhod ereky oaa tq make.