, 1878-04-06
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.

METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
D. Bagley, Pastor. Morning. Text
Tim. l 1-22. Goodness is profitable
unto all things etc.
The speaker introduced the subject
by bible reading of previous verses
embracing the 18th and Sd chapter.
upon which comments were made,
Goodness was defined as Godlikeness
which was emphasized and its essential
character considered. It was regarded
as pronounced or positive. earnest. ag-
gressive. hopeful. uncompromising and
unyielding. The promise did not attach
to ery thing less than indicated in the
given summary.
EVENING.
Text--Cor. 2. I'd and LIST verses.
"Having these promises dearly beloved.
let us cleanse ourselves of all filthiness
of the flesh and spirit perfecting holi.
ness in the fear of God"
Chapter six was epitomisedin in connex.
ion with the subject. Gods covenant
referred to with its terms. The persons
addressed were regarded as having some
goodness, but being very incomplete.
Salvation was spoken Of as having q
human side, as we'll as Divine>-as
God did not as rule do for man that
which he can do for himself. The
speaker urged that man was party to
the Divine ovenant--required TO sepa>
rate himself from a doomed world. to
cleanse himself by active obedience
with reliance upon Gods help. The
speaker maintained that the soul vas
the seat of moral evil>.the body the
media of manifestation. that all contin-
gencies of salvation were man's>>the
human side, that it was difficult to per-
suade men to give mp sin and lead god
ly lives, that it was no hard thing for
God to save the willing soul and that
every nan was commanded to be holy
at the peril of his soul--holiness being
his normal condition>>that for which he
ls made.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The following paragraph is from
the morning sermon:
The French notion is combustlble;
and that condition requires extreme
caution. And We are like the French
the American Nation is combusti-
BILE. We had class of hot-headed
leaders in this country called "fira
eaters" We are not rid of their
children yet, nor likely to be. The
fire is in our blood and fiery blood
materially produces fiery disposition
and character. Look at q fact, was
not a million lives lost in war here
in free America to iberate four mil
lion slaves? Never forget that this in
fammable nation tooktfire and burn
ed for four years to fet her bond-
men; while up in the &.s.=-- .-.-
rope a great nation-an iron nation
as we are too prone to think--freed
all its serfs. without the shedding Of
a drop of blood Up there the blood
is cooler; and rhefine intelligence Of
educated Russia governs the ignor-
ance of uneducated Russia. Here
the blood is hot; and the ignorant
and half-educated know more than
the educated.
A student in college is never SO
wise as in the Sophomore year. And
let Sophomore wisdom rule in the
college and from that day as COL
lege it is doomed. In this nation
Sophomore learning. 9, learning
just in the gristle--cheered on by
the great preparatory department
that never expects to enter college
at all, is beginning to rxle; and
Sophomore rule here means ruin!
The possible remedy is to get be-
yond the Sophomore year. Our
Universities and Colleges must be-
come River Niles and every season
irrigate our broad, sun-bathed val
leys. A sprinkle or dew will not
answer the demand; for once am
an immersionist and believe in going
under the water or having the water
come over US. A small stream timid-
ly and uncertainty finding its way
down from the college fountain will
not do, it must be vast overflow,
not violent and tumultuous, but
gentle rise from the river bed up
over the banks and far out over the
thirsty plains; and every home and
every heart should cut q channel
that would carry portion Of the
abundant waters into itself.
The Earl of Beaconsfeld is