, 1878-04-27
From the Daily Of Monday.
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
MrrHopIsr PRorrsrANr CHURCH.


D. Bagley, Pastor. Morning subject
Second Peter, LIST chapter. 10 and 2l
verses. Tie speaker noticed that in the
wide state Of society and of the Christ
ian life and work greatest stress was
laid on the lowest form Of evidence :
addressed to the senses, that as culture
obtained. greater importance was given
to that which was addressed to 3he in
tsllect and in the moro advanced state
of religious culture. the internal--the
day star in the heart becomes more pro-
nounced and emphasized. that this
change and state are internal--the Di-
vine coming in contact with the human,
the holy Spirit revealing Christ to the
consciousness, illuminating the spiritu-
ii perceptions and calling the spiritual
intentions into complete exercise, that
all our intentions are blinded by sin
and that certain conditions upon our
part being fulfilled that Christ is mani
fest to the soul. ceases to be a mere
image. . moro conception and becomes
a real. pereonal friend and spiritual
truth solid reality--that this clear
spiritual perception is the mutual and
normal state of unfallen man. It was
also observed that the Christian minis
try is designed to impart instruction for
the perfecting of the saints. till all come
to tho unity of the faith in the xnowl-
edge of Jesus Christ.
EVENING.
Text. John. Z chapter. II verse. The
power and influence Of the will were
spoken of and brief recital of the con-
nexion given. After which. i. was OBJ
served that there is in the world pow>
er that makes for righteousness, that
every path of choice directly involving
moral volition and characters that the
whole will surrendered to Gods. the
Christian service becomes easy and joy
GUS, that the bliss reaches the upper
ranges. that man may become parta-
ker of the Divine nature, that We have
our destiny in cur own hands, that We
may serve God ~ perfectly in our
sphsre->occording to our capacity as
Gabriel can, that all il according to Di-
vine law, that yielding to temptation
evils increase upon US very rapidly. pro-
dueing . foretasts of hell>-the wrath of
God alb ding upon us and in the light
of tb; Divine law the eternal condition
car 10 accounted for~>conscience, like
Ten thousand sersrpions infictlng pains
ana penalties upon lost souls.
coke EEGATIoSAI CHURCH.
An interesting easter service with q
short segaS by the pastor on 1.-THE
hoDe and glory of the resurrection" oc>
ca pc. the norning hour. We give the
concladip. paragraph of the sermon:
1t do.a not yss appear what We shall
be, at when hs ehall appear we shall
be like Him, for We shall see Him as He
.s. And have We any glimpse Of Christ
in glory? Look for moment with John
on Patmos and the splendor will blind
your vision! In the midst Of seven
golden candlesticks stands one like unto
the Son of Man, clothed with flowing
garment and girt about with golden
eirdle; his head and hair white like
wool. a. white as snow; His eyes Is
flame of fire, His feet like unto fine
brass, as if they burned in q farpace;
His voice a. the sound of many waters,
majestic as the sea; in His hand seven
stars, a constellation caught from the
sky; His speech a. vivid and keen as
sharp and glittering two>edgsd sword;
and His eountenancs like the sun shin
ing in itsstrsngth! What an effort to
describe tho undescribsbls, to picture
that which is more gorgeous than the
richest colors with which We paint! But
We shall be like him. Can it be! But be-
hold the brilliant flowers that spring
from a decaying seed in the dull, damp
soil! Be taught by the tropical plumage
Of birds which had been cased in the
unpromising shell Of an egg! We tread
on worthless sand along the beach
which the artist and artizan convert
into a mirror that reflects the very
thoughts of our souls as they flash and
play upon the face! O bodies weary,
full of aches at times, or of disease! y
mutiIated bodies, legless and armless!
q frail bodies, feeble with age and
STOPPING with the weight and WEAKNESS
Of wears! What transformations and
coronations await you! Take heed men
and brethren, take heed to the promise
and assurance made to them that ''wait
f,r the adoption, to wit tho redemption
of their body"
"And this is the will of Him that sent
Me. that every one who seeth the Son
and believeth ON Him, may have ever.
lasting life; and I will raise him up at
the last day"
TIE bark Tidal Wave arrived here
this morning from Port Madison in
tow of the Goliah. She is to load