, 1877-02-15

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1.entcn services were opened at st. danes
Church lkt evening, whrn Bishop McLarcn
PREACHED an eloquent sermon, based on the
twentieth verse Ut tho third chapter Ut laul's
Ep,stlc 10 tho Romans: ''Dy the law IL the
knowledge OF SIM Tile utshUp assumed TINT
IN Lent tnankina succeeded to 4 tnoru perfect
knowledge Of their ttuiulncas, and the conse-
oucutlnl moral damages Of dwelling In un-
righteousness. OF tllIs sinful situatiou the 1aw
BECOMES rcvcaler, and through It alous Mata
coueciycs profound and acttlrIte knowledge
OF bis waywarlncss and pFobeucss t. evil.
There IL spirit enthronel Ia the heart th at sits
patiently aud ncthollcally taking down Its
thoughts and emotions, llks phono:saph CT,
si!sntly Writing, Il Mail, then, not to lear Tue
pen Of Ills consccucci Is he not sometimes to
fvcl q contempt for tbs ittlencss Of his 1tfe as
be rcnds the tablets Of bis hesrta lago might
have suffered all the Ills tnat les, is heir to, but
it oil cunltl not equal tliv p1ugs Of his col-
syicnca wien ~ hydru.toNEueA rollsptrcd to tall
lin ylltal. In thu corrupted currcnl ot soslrty
cods Of morality ex!.ts which resogn!xss a!ot,o
cos1cmlat!on Ut vice. Millions Ut men test
themselves BY such STANDARD aNl know no
utlrr. saul ubeyr.l &t!v laws. DeIuTe the bar of
human Judgment lls was all TINT sau, ought
tu bs. nuL When ct.nyl%ttun ca0le 1H Mus la.li-
ID to the botio,n and sounteA OIL ti'lus: ut
!o.t toT tho cfssliecs 81 IL: ku%ieds ,f Ht tS
| lntlia luokt upon murlcr as Il measure Ut Als
rvlgion, anu tho staying OF nlen u t3 lilIn WI
article III tho creed u Ills morality. Not taat
tl.u u1ora,t Of utilization would Iii! hs ictlow-
bling, hut the thug h i,nt the ':asnsa! e"nS!u"
slun Ut tho rslosullst's rcsso!ilns:. tIc carries
out the 1uorals VI his klni, and II cn;.fesltsa 70
bc good thug. Ordinarily ,hs t, eo1s o. tao
ttaul Sin, Tou ottru hc t1cNraatcs his ON II kbs
anu, though .,nt q thug, thuy stand ~ the same
! p!auy, Withdraw the thug aud pue hs'1a where
si'a iHs md l tell i him i!e las ual ialss
standard anl that Nod has u.ade laA, "Ihon
| shut uot stca!." When tsat law bcyt,s to work
be will how in anguish aol cry alou'!, ~, Etstsa
that ain deliver nto ltpn this slt!lu! iltr.''
raul had only known stu oy tut Ia" which tua4e
Looking to- tbe law We sec the Lawgiycf.
OMIJ ha5lened .c!t.zsgAseousneas dase speas Ut
| thrir Own guud In that prcsctlcc- The bcGgar
| l.esses thG peuny thrown to hiin, for 1t Is ila
vculth, hut lead htls to the tssasurc-t!o4se With
is ult tyrlng millions and he IL awc.stritkcn aad
GuI Will hs be helpless III hfs srll-righteuusnets.
4 Tnv stars Ut llstaurs are but luminous points,
auI 10 We consider tbs law until We come rloss
to H. liz that PRIZES Ainsclf Oh lis virtue,
| let Illn draw neaF the law. aud ats that thilka
he uceds ~ Savior anl thinks hc can approach
uod On LIS own Ne1l-doing, lst attn dEa" near
but the law Il spiritual as we'll as literal, aud
! its ulcan!nK u profound. Its every affirmative
contains negative, mud Is every !ssaslvo con-
taInA ia Affirmative "Thoa shalt 1o 1o ntur-
der" ,ncans, thou shalt not IusIM'r thine own
soul or lifr, u.ore than Thy ,lcighbur's Go1 secs
the lelrt u well Al tic hand. Jhcn there u
| huui.murltr ns Will - lIfcMurdcr, aul thc rull
Ut q guul Is ~ much All u:r4rtiou VI thu law Us
the tp.llug VI a lite. Tne Loly season VI Lieut.