, 1877-07-16

THE nEv. ". F. CRAFTS
WIS listened 10 Yesterday morning by q 1arge
congregation In Trinity Methodist Chnrrh
while he spoke of .sThe Relation Of Heat to
Holiness" After tho usual Introductory scrv-
Ices, Mr. Crafts preached what he announced
A. the t'vc-minute sermon to children, which
was, III tlits case, lucid explanation Of the
miracle OF the 1onvcs and fishes, drawn pctur-
csquely for the children, md greatly enjoyed Ivy
tltcm as well ~ ly tic older members OF the
congregation. The text for the sermon proper
was:
An Ard " simon Teter ttood and warmed h'n'tc'f.-
There was, said tho speaker, wonderful
tncrting In tint upper chamber eighteen ccp-
tGrtes ago; It WIS y sermon, q communion, anl
q prayer-tnecttng oil in one. The preacher had
war,ls of warning aud IN bringing proor.tcxts
from The Bible. III this sermon 1c spnka AZ
never tiau s,Wkc, and ills lEttlc audience Of
eleven was thrilled by Ills words. There waa
also wonderful prayer and cnnfcIcnes meet
Hts eycs ns'l sal Father, tic hour l,ns rome;
Elnriiy Thy son, that Thy son may g1orify
Thee Then came those distinct petitions ny
Thomas, and Philip, anl ,Tlde: these were the
fs e1y "fs . 81 '1,s Se no: naH p s
sixo II tle Apostles, ro'.scd ly the wonderful
spirit OF he i,cttig, krokc three tiinrs Us tnen
ofIcn do iii revival days. lhs as this tnlpulsiyc
witness went ont The sn'try breath Of ,, tle
two other dsssip!ss, hc accompanied his
nslesp; his profession faded as tl.s
gourd of .,.onala; he, could not. stund Tho
hIs sjscp , to watch with bis forii ono hour, WHEN
l,c had been su psulsc IN h!s 1'rviesstou OF will.
tnRncss to slle fur Hin not long before. a few
1nosncnta later the ,Innulstvc witness was ior, n
u brave arntn and s'noie oil ,i TIE sar Of tAs
his way Into tbe hall. though aiar off % too
many Christians follow their Master nowadays,
hut even here tho weather orcreame hin.
and 'lp showed that his religion wns
ssar emotion a an" noth'nF sss Tor when Ghrs
warmed himself. with bis back 10 bis Mastar.
This conduct was, no doubt, tho consequences
Of tho weather; But after all, tue SPEAKER said
rcsolyint. and falling, than to be like those WHO
IraTel t0 try. Better I high aim and lofty
purpose thar. not to aim al ali. The rrason why
Peter failed wns becausc his religion At
,,t,cnourh liked principle. In thc klndiing iii
Of summer the rHso WIS the exnct opposite tO
what It was In wi,stcr; tn the Inter season the
meetings werc better Intended. and tho hong
lifs shut In by storms showed InoEe easy and
incr the emotional part OF religion WINS dried
Up and faded Army. In summer the faith
seemed to succ,lmb TO tho weather. There 'vas
not SO much harm In that n the heart
had fixed puru,sc to servo God. There
were two kinds Of religion. like tl,u
water which ran,o from the we'll and
tho spring. Wlhcu tho former dried up In
summer, the lA,rc, eoollow from tue spring waa
c,,Ii'e1,atisal Of tho religion founded Oil the
rock which withsiood tho llcut OF summer and
its cfcrrastng Influences. Tic saiue truth wus
Illustrated by tho ocean a!lps which, were pro-
rclcd attnlly BY the winds, orstcatl!ly through
hot, by tho stealt- power.
Tho speaker closed by saying that whilo emo
tton was grant thing, there should be below It
tho rock NJ pute principle. The motto Of each
feeling; do thy work."