, 1877-12-01
From the Daily Of Monday.
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.

From me Daily Of Monday.
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
D Bagley, pastor. Morning sub
iect, /" The Gospel of Christ is the
power Of God unto salvation. !"
After some preliminary observations,
it was remarked that each force in
nature and grace as well, has its
own work to do which could not be
done by any other. The Gospel as
Gods power for that work was the
price used and to be used to save
men. Science was notsaving, noml-
nal christianity was not, as it was
tolerant Of sin, average christianity
could not be productive of salvation
as it lacked in essentials-gospel
power, which was for each in his
own proper personality-to expert
ence-to enjoy and to use. The gos-
pei was regarded as uncompromis-
ing, unaccommodating, ever attack
ing wrong and demanding uncondi-
tional surrender. The evening
thought was the exceeding sinful
ness of sill, which defined as wrong
acts or neglect of the right. Sin in
its elements and working was re-
garded as voluntary, producing
guilt, having its seat and effects in
mans moral nature, interrupting
communion with God, requiring the
blood of cleansing and the divine
interpretations.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sermon in the morning by the pastor,
Rev. I. Dillon, was on the subject of
"Submission to the Divine WILL" In
the evening the text was Math. xviii, 8,
10: Wherefore if thy hand or foot
offend thee," &c. The explanation Of
this was given by quoting l. John ii
l6, II. The great lesson was self-de-
nj Al, in order that we may do the will
of God and live forever. The process
of cutting away our sins, some Of which
may be as near and valuable, seemingly,
as right eyes. right hands and right
feet, was described as being painful
like surgical operations, but like them
become necessary in order to save life.
The sermon closed with an earnest plea
for the abandonment at once of all
known sin, for the sinners own sake,
for Christ's sake, for the Spirits sake,
and for heavens sake,
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The text in the morning was Mat.
12 chapter and 3Oth verse, 81 He that
is not with me is against me, and he
that gathereth not with me, scatter
eth abroad" l. Religion deals with
the heart, hence a neutral position is
impossible. The heart either loves
or hates. It may oscillate for
time. but it never can remain station
ary between two conflicting inter-
ests. 9. There can be no neutrality
in matters of duty. God demands
our heart; it is oul duty to love Him !;
and where duty calls, Indifference
or neutrality is really enmity and
opposition. We must be with
Christ or against him.
The evening subject was "The gos-
pei, the only true and satisfying food
and drink of the SOUL" Text, lsa. w.,
la. What food is to the body, light
to the eye and sound to the ear, the gos>
pei is to the soul. Without it our spir>
itual nature hungers and is in pain. To
try to satisfy the wants of our higher
nature by earthly things. is spending
our money for that which is not bread,
and our labor for that which satisfies
not. ''Hearken to me-" says the Sa-
vior, "and eat ye that which is good,
and let your soul delight itself in fat
ness"
Bo1sTERoUs.--Ab beery Individual
created some disturbance in base
ment beer saloon on Front street
yesterday morning. We did not
learn the origin of the affair, but
presume it originated in beer. The
fellow showed disposition to make
things lively for awhile with the as
sistance of a formidable Arkansas
toothpick in his possession. Quite
a crowd congregated about the sa-
loon to witness the gyrations of the
bloodthirsty bazouk.
On VIs1T.-Col. Dudley Evans,
of Portland, successor of Col. Paige
as special agent and manager of
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express for Or
egon and Washington Territory, was
in this city yesterday. Col. Evans
is on a general tour of inspection
among the agencies on the Sound.
We learn that it has been decided to
discontinue the Express office at La
Conner, on account of insufficient
business.
MASONIC. AT a regular meeting
of st. Lodge No. 9, F. and A. NJ,
held at their lodgeroom in this city,
on Saturday evening, Nov. gath, the
following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year: J.F. T. Mitchell.
W. M; Charles w. Moore, S. w.;
Robert Thorne, J. W.; Samuel Ken
ny. Treasurer; D. T. Wheeler, Sec
retary; 81. A. Moore, Tyler.
The person who is to deliver the
address at the Odd Fellows ami
versary in Salem has not yet been
selected. The report published in
some of the papers to the effect that
II. G. Struve, of Olympia. was 70