The Portland daily press., 1876-09-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The OBLIGATIONS Of Waning Men

The Obligations of Young Men.
Rev. q. s. Perkins of Casco street church
preached yesterday afternoon upon this sub
Ject. A good number of young men, including
members of the Reform Club were present and
gave close attention. The speaker prefaced
his sermon by saying that young men apd all
others have duties which they cannot neglect
without criminality; great obligations rest upon
young men especially; they are undiminished
even If in the pursuit of vice. The following
last words of David to his son Solomon, in I'd
Kings ii, 2 were announced as the text, IT
60 the way of all the earth; be thou strong
therefore and show thyself man.. Every
young man is bound to show himself true
man. In order to do that he must besstrong.
First, he should be physically strong; strength
of body was demanded; QUE country. demands
that the young men be strong; those physically
weak are useless in her defence they must
fail in their dates if not strong; the strength
OF young men is their glory, their weakness is
their shame, unless the result of misfortune;
weakness is dishonorable when the result of
our own acts. Second, he should be mentally
strong; the young man owes it to himself to
preserve the sanity of his mind; he is criminal
VINO by his vices renders himself unfit for duty;
the young mau who impairs his mental strength
by vice is dangerous; he is under obligations to
keep his mind clear and strong so as not to i'm
obligations to cultivate mental strength; much
depends upon them and they should seek for
the greatest mental strength; mental weak
ness cripples many good causes.
Thirdly, he lies under obligations to be NOR
ally strong; young man who allows himself
to be controlled by degrading vice should be
ashamed; how many today are slaves to those
who pander to their appetites; every young
man is under obligations to rise up and be his
own master; he should cultivate moral strength
and make himself strong pillar of virtue.
Finally, he should be religiously strong; his
obligations to God are the highest; his duties
to Him who created and saved him are greatest;
he should be especially strong in religious Wig
or; it is sad fact that many are strong in
business and politics and weak in religion and
in the church, giving vigor to the world and
feebleness to the church: religion needs the
vigor, enthusiasm and strength of young men;
fashioned in this powerful code Of strength,
which David refers to, will make a real man;
he that is strong in the Lord is complete
man. All this strength implies service;
strength unimployed is nothing; use all pow
ers in vigorous and manly effort; be Strong as
workers; young men are leaders In vice and
they should be in virtue; old men seldom in
augurate reforms; our Saviour was q young
man; old men have their place, but active war
fare against sin must be carried on by the
young; young men blood gives force to the
arm that strikes the blows; they are not out Of
their place in taking lead; the church especial
ly waits for her young men; may God give you
wisdom and grace.
MIR. HAYDEN'S FAREWELL SERMON.
A full audience was present to hear Mr..
Hayden's farewell sermon yesterday, including
nearly every member of his own parish. He
chose for his text the 31st verse of the 24th
chapter of Matthew's gospel, Sand he shall
send his angels with great sound of trumpet,
and they shall gather together his elect from
the four winds, from one end of heaven to the
other" He promised that the sound of a
trumpet signi6ed the proclamation of truth;
sounded by the Lord it is divine truth; by the
Angels heavenly truth; by men theaproclaiming
it to the world. Moses heard the voice of the
Lord on Mount Sinai like trumpet exceeding
loud. John, in the Isle of Patmos heard the
voice of an angel like the sound of trumpet.
The second advent of the Lord is great reye.
lation of divine truth through His chosen
church, the New Jerusalem; and, these truths
have been sounding in trumpet tones in the
ears of the world for more than eighty years;
the proclamation has gone out into all the
earth, and the people are gathering together to
the standard of the Lord. The effect of this
second coming is already greater than all the
effect of the seventeen centuries from His first
advent.
He pictured the spiritual tribes assembling
under the standard at the sound of the silver
trumpets, the more earnest Christians being
the leading tribes and heading the column,
others following in order according to their love
of the Lord, while the voice of the Lord like
the sound Of trumpets from the holy hill des-
cends lower and lower upon the hosts, rolling
and growing in volume until it bursts in tones
of thunder upon their souls. No special allus-
ion was made to the occasion, but the discharge
of Christian duties was earnestly impressed. A
contribution was taken up for the Savannah
sufferers.
Rev. DR.. Hill gave his hearers very inter-
esting account of the late Unitarian CONVEX
ton at Saratoga, yesterday morning.
Rev. Henry Carpenter of Bridgton, preach ed
two excellent discusses at Plymouth church,
yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Buck preached sermon upon
charities, in the morning, which may account
for the liberal contribution taken for the Sa.
yannah sufferers