, 1878-04-13
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

D. Bagley. PASTOR Morning subject
by reques:-Temperance. Text. Dan
iel 5 chapter, II and 81 verses. The
drink traffick was considered as antago
uizing more than any thing else, the
designs and movements of the age-to
bless and save men--hence it was ar
raigned for condemnation.
Gods protests against 1t were next
considered as shown in the terrible
waste of food in the world 1t being de-
stroyed by being made into liquid fire
and distilled damnation, thus inducing
famine, waste, scarcity, bread riots and
wars untold. also in the waste of health
and life over all the civilized world, up
on this thought appalling statistics were
given; Gods protests were also consid-
cred in the manner of life waste by the
rum traffic, terminating in delirium tre-
mems. with all its startling manifesto
tons. The remedy was regarded as the
Sabbath school, the church of God
with it's agencies reaching and rectify-
ing human consciences-the legitimate
and certain influence of which would be
to save the young. destroy the license
system and bring into action the strong
arm of the law of prohibition as an as
s:stant in the work.
EVENING.
Subject. Soul rest. Text. Hebrew
4 chapter, Sand 9 verses. The introduc-
tion consisted of bible reading of other
portions of the chapter with short re-
marks. This soul rest, was observed to
embrace, rest from unsatisfied cravings
the longings of the soul for God, also
rest from irksomeness in the Christian
service--the yoke of Christ not chafing
when the soul rests in the Divine.
Also, from the original tendency of sin
inherent in fallen humanity. and finally
from doubt and worry about future i'll.
The practice Of regarding the influences
and benefits of the Christian life as
for. une was dsplored and an earnest ex>
hortasion given to believe fully with the
heart of Christ and enter into rest wor>
thy of God to grant and nan to re-
ceive. :
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The following is from the pastors
Temperance sermon:
But enough of moralizing. Let
another article be interrogated here as
to the physical effect of moderate drink,
ing. How does nature speak in this de
bate? What says that law which votes,
and opinions and customs do not change?
Take cup of alcohol here at this desk
or anywhere, and break into it the white
of ar egg and what happens? 1t hap
pens that the albuminous substance in
the white of the egg is hardened by the
alcohol. Now, you may hold high de-
bate over that experiment, and you
may declare and swear with hand up
lifted that you have never been harmed
by temperate drinking, and you may
vote and swell the vote by reporters
till there are more votes than voters
and still alcohol hardens the white of
an egg! But the brain and the entire
nervous system contain great amount
of this same substance which in the
white of an egg stiffsns in alcohol. And
what does alcohol do for the brain AID
nerves? 1t hollis the white of an egg!
And it boils your brain and nerves!
They stiffen under its touch. And upon
that you msy take another vote without
affecting the fact.
But you swallow glass of wine or
beer and feel exhilarated! OF course it's
not injurious if moderately used for it
brings glow and vividness and splen>
did enthusiasm. Aha! is that exhilara-
ting health or disease? Health, to be
sure. Is it, indeed. What makes the
face flush up and the brain SO active?
Has it never been told you that the
wine relaxes every artery. vein and
capillary? And that is why the blood
runs quicker and fushes the brain and
face. You feel strung up because of
the increased rapidity of circulation.
But in fact not tight but loose! From
the very beginning it is not health but
disease. That is the voice of the ire,
pealable law of nature to which if you
listen you will find that somebody has
been lying to you- it is not near as easy
to quit as you thought, as that some>
body had told you.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. j. Dillon, pastor, preached at II
O'Clock A. NJ, funeral discourse occas>
ioned by the death of Mrs. Margaret
Monson. Text. st. John IA chapter
and 3 verses. "Let not your heart
be troubled" etc. Many of life's
troubles are not real but imaginary; not
necessary but borrowed. The best relief
for them of whatever kind is implicit
trust in Christ. His bodily presence is
absent but his spirit is with US. Having
prepared place for US in his kingdom
above. he says: II will come again, -
in bodily form, "and receive Won unto