Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-26
OPERA HOUSE SERVICE.
Close of the Series of Gospel Meetings
Rev. L. w. L1oyd's Sermon.

Close of tho Series of Gospel Meetings
Rev. L. w. L1oyd's Sermon.
The last of the series ,of gospel services at
the Opera House, under the auspices of the
The attendance was very large, the house
being crowded in every part, and the stage
completely filled. There was an unusually
large choir of excellent voices, consisting of
some twenty ladies' and nearly as many gen.
tlemen.
The services were Of a similar character
TO those of former occasions. The Rev.
VIM. McKibbin offered the opening prayer
and the Rev. D. r. Breed read the lesson
from the seventh chapter of Matthew, COM
mencing at the fifteenth verse.
Tho sermon was preached by the Rev. S.
w. IIloyd from the words:
but he that sinneth against me wrongeth
his own soul" Prov, viii ch., 36th v.
The sermon was thoroughly earnest one,
and Mr.. Lloyd being large powerful man
with strong voice, it had marked effect
upon the immense congregation. He COM
menced his discourse by stating that the
true philosophy Of mems high nature
rests upon Gods law as physical
nature does upon physical laws. The phys-
Cal laws are adjusted to the harmony of his
natural life, and the laws of his spiritual
nature are in harmony with the we'll being
of his spiritual nature. Laws, spiritual and
natural, he contended exist whether we know
it or not. Gravitation existed before New
ton meditated upon the fall of the apple;
electricity performed its functions ages be-
fore Franklin's kite disclosed it to him;
sound vibrated the air when first the stars
that gave us an Edison.
The speaker then repeated many ad-
montions from scriptures against sin and to
belief, love to God and fellow man as formulas
of spiritual law. He then went on to show
that the transgression of the law is sin. He
that loveth not God then is guilty of sit land
he who loveth not his neighbor sins, and he
that believeth not sins. "He that believeth
not shall be damned he said was not
threat to brighten and strike terror to the
heart but rather as the other side of the law
the that belieyoth snail be saved
He next spoke OF the common practice of
unbelevers sneeringly abiding to theories.
He conteuded that it had nothing to do with
theory, that it was a law--the law of faith
which ensured salvation, and law which
cannot be changed When the immutable
one has spoken there is no change-"Heayen
and earth may pass away, but my word shall
not pass away 1t might be
argued that without the knowledge
of right and wrong there is no sin, but Mr..
Lloyd contended that there was no necessity
to tell what is right and what is wrong, for
any one even outside the church, observing
protesting Christians, knows if one deviates
from the path of rectitude they mark the
transgression with "there, told you So"
The effects of sin are positive and fall on the
sinner or those around him, on the commu-
nifty and on the State. In speaking of the
individual and personal results of sin, he
would not allude to the eternal Consequences
but as they fall back upon the sinner in this
life. All crime produces punishment
either visible or secret, not the least of which
are the smarting scars burned into the con
science Not only are the graver crimes
burden to the soul, but there are many who
would shrink from them whose soul by
little sins is given unrest. The direct result
of sin is to cripple the heart and stultify the
soul. He then gave graphic description of
soul entering on the path of ruin from the
first step-an act of RIGHTEOUSNESS, drink,
or any other sin taken to the heart like one
false entry i'll ledger leading to crushing
ruin, or like the broken strand i'll the cable
insures at length the wreck of the
structure. Unbelief and doubt were
next touched upon as great
nature of the heart to be hopeful, but
doubts cherished will destroy hope. 81 don't
think l can" soon becomes 81 can't" and
then glides on to II won't" There is no
being who does not at first hope to be relig-
lous at some time, and if there was no such
hope how many would return home with
heads bowed down and sad hearts, and send
up loud lamentations of despair. 1t is dan
gerous to deaden this hope by cherishing
doubts, for as age progresses doubts will in
crease till hope is smothered. 1t is very
rare that conversion takes place in old age
The man who sins knows not what he is do
ing. The laws of mind like those
OF matter do not change and
sources Of destruction, the speaker CON
tending that there is no natural infidelity,
that doubt is cultivated till the soul cannot
believe. Men wrong their souls till
they are given over to believe a lie and are
damned. Those having doubts should
follow the example of Thomas they
should 60 where their doubts
could be set at rest as Thomas went where
he could find the Master and learn the truth
and then they could exclaim with him ..My
Lord and my God. " Go where doubts will be
dispersed; go down on your knees, when light
and joy will burst upon your soul. It is the
it is therefore natural for the heart that
loves to have hope "but he that sinneth
against me wrongeth his own SOUL The
speaker concluded by an earnest appeal to
those who We're doubling and halting be-
tween two opinions, saying, will you 60 on
SHINING? l want you to be sober for a
moment and look at it--he that believeth
shall be saved. Will you do it?
The service, which was an unusually long
one, concluded with singing by the choir