Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-23

The attendance at st. James Church
last Sunday was good both morning
and evening. The sermon in the
morning was from I. Kings, XVII, XXI
the question Of Elijah: "How long
halt We between two opinions" etc.
The condition Of the Israelites mt that
time-partly merged into idolatry,
owing to their contact aud intermar-
risges with surrounding nations, was
fully reviewed. and the triumph of the
Prophet Elijah owes the priests OF Bael
painted out of the men OF the present
day, who, with established truth on
one hand aud error on the other, still
halt between two opinions, or are,
more properly, men who dare not
openly deny the truths of Christianity
aud yet are afraid to profess them;
men who affect doubt, because their
W sinful hearts condemn them.
Man, in whstever condition we find
him, has an innate conviction Of a SUI
preme Being. and we address him
from a knowledge of hat fact. But
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ture thai there are those who, to evade
the decision for truth, simply deny
revelation. To snch the Bible simply
puts the alternative OF the text, IF
God is the Lord, follow him; and If
Bael, then follow him."
The sermon in the evening was a ia.
miliar ex exposition from Matt. VII. VII
Ask and ye shall receive; seek and
We shall find, etc,:" an excellent re-
sumo Of mans lame reasons for his
pretended unbelief; his asking tor
things not necessary To a belief Of reve-
lation. The evidence OF science, and a
perfect demonstration by rule and
square of scripture truth, while God
has pointed out the way" Ask and
We shall receive" Cultivate the talent
given you, and be will add to il still
more.
The Sabbath School showed a
marked increase and interest. and Mr..
Crawford announced the Inauguration
OF Sabbath School concerts and chill
dren's church. that is, exercises de-
voted to the children once a month.
The music of the choir was some
what married by the absence Of Mrs.
Clark, who has been sick for some
days, but linn ped along very cleverly
on three legs, relieved now and then
by the e%uphopious tenor of Brother
Cox. The bonum est in the evening,
was sung as a duo by Messrs. Morri-
son and Beard, aud was sornew hat Of
a novelty in the music OF the church.
though not an unpleasant me-. There
Is a good deal of hearty congregational
singing here, which assists the service
very much, and which is not 10y any
means usual in Episcopal congrega-
tons.
At the Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Mr.. Crothers held forth in the morn
ing and evening. The services were
we'll attended on both occasions, and
his eloquent discourses were listened
To with eager attention. The reverend
gentleman is a very forcible aud able
speaker, and his IN are charac-
teriZed 10y much originality of thought
and deep research. While not APP
preaching the sensational. either in
or chsice of subject, he
clothes his ideas with the rich inag
cry of rhetoric. and never fails to in
terest and instruct his hearers. He is
a very young man, and his boyish APP
pearance in the pulpit is a surprise 10
the stranger. but his vigorous Ian
guage and the attractive in
which he presents his theological ar
soon convinced the auditors
of his powers. and promises rare de-
velopmeut in the future, when they
become more matured. +.