, 1878-03-02
THs CHURCHES SUNDAY.

TEE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
NETHoDIsT PR0TEsTANr cHURcH.
D. Baglsy Pastor. Norning-Text:
Grow in grace. etc. 1st. Bible reading.
2nd. The thought was emphazised- and
illustrated that we are to grow in grace,
and not into it; this no one does or will
do. All must come into the life of God
~ transformation or new Lirth. This
ia the Divine order. 3rd. A law of
growth, the speaker remarked. every~
where obtained--in the material and
spiritual life as well, that certain con-
diticns of growth pertained to the Di>
vine law. which were favorable SUR
roundings. a suitable atmosphere, prop
or food and suitable exercise. The con>
ditions were regarded as essential to .
vigorous and we'll developed Christian
manhood and womanheod. Evening;
Revival services. Discourse by Rev.
Jas. Crossman. Text: Who is on the
Lords side?" After introduction, he
observed; that men everywherawere on,
or opposed to the Lords side; that all
should be on His side. ~ it was the
honorable. safe, happy and useful side;
in opposition to the enemy of all good.
Singing. prayer. exhortation and Chris-
ton testimony followed. with eight per-
sons at the alter as seekers after the full
salvation of God.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The following is selected from the
Pastors Communion sermon yesterday
morning: The nieht>sby is sown with
shining wonders. But it is a passing,
fading glory. For when the sun is up
the stars pale. Still frcm deep wells
men may look upward and through the
very sunlight of mid>day sse the stars
in the zenith. But there is another sky
full of stars. 1t is the souls sky. And
in this skyhangs and burns Sun whose
brightness wells all the stars to eyes
that took upward from above ground.
And this Sun rides through the heavens
in chariot of brilliant crimson hue.
They that see the Sun cannot fail to see
the crimson chariot. The text to>day
speaks of the chariot, will you hear it
again? without shedding of blood is
no remission" Christ living and pres>
ent is sfficient for the present and fu>
ture. it may be. But 10 the past! what
of the record which each of our souls
has written on tablets that never perish?
Christ is not only the Sun Of the soul,
but the crimson chariot in which He
rldes--tns chariot of cruciixion-ls the
souls redemption. And this thought
strikes the chords that yields the mslo-
dy of the souls restoration to God. Out
yonder, when the clouds lift, towers
Mount Rainier massive and sublime,
and we behold it snow w.:rowned. When
the clouds lift from another landscape.
there stands the highest and most coles
sal mountain in the universs--it il
Calvary blood-crewnsd! And those
only who look toward it with steaafast
gaze and bathe in the streams that aow
down from its summit to all nations.
are even at peace with God.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
At II O'Clock. A, M, Rev. ]. Croas-
man. of Oregon, delivered an imprss,
sive discourse from I Peter. ii chap. 4.
ITO whom coming as unto = living
stone, disallowed indeed of men," etc.
The speaker referred to the fitness Of
the figure representing Christ as stone,
a living stone; q sure foundation on
which to build our hopes Of eternal life.
He also pointed out clearly the duty
and manner of coming unto Christ. and
the great sin of disowning him. On this
latter point, he cited as an illustration,
the case of the young lady on the cars.
who was ashamed to acknowledge her
own mother because of the fearful dis~
6guration of that mothers face, caused
by her efforts to save that very daughter
when little child from the flames of
burning building. While all felt indig~
nant at this unnatural conduct. the
speaker tellingly applied it to all who
from tear or shame refused to acknowl>
edge their Lord and Master who died
for them on the shameful tree. At night
the Sabbath School Missionary concert
was held, giving. we believe, general
satisfaction to all in attendance.
It is interesting to watch with
what ease the British lion now ac-
commodities himself to circum-
stances. One day he is roaring for
war, the next he smiles and curls
his tail around him as complacently
as though he were the embodiment
of universal peace. There was q
time, when the temper of the beast
was not SO mercurial. when, once
reused to the roaring point, nations
trembled at the coDsequences.--
N. Y. San.
The Goochland, Va, postmaster's