, 1878-02-16
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
CONVERSATIONAL CHURCH.

THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
| coN0REGATIoNAL CHURCH.
At11 A. NJ. the pastor endeavored to
answer this question: ''Are revivals
serviceable to the promotion of true re-
ligion?" Afirmatively:
/. Many eminent men of every de-
noYination testify most unqualifiedly
in hvor of them.
:. Indisputably the progress of rel;-
gion has been through religious reviv>
ais
>. DR.. H. G. Fish. in Hand Book Of
Revivals, shows how the world is in
dehted to this agency for several very
important advantages which it enjoys
deliverance Of society from ignorance
and superstition, modern missionary
movements, an effective evangelical
ministry, the founding and mainten,
ance of many leading educational insti>
tutions.
How frivolous the stale objections to
revivals in face of such history and
such showing of results! The hope
of our city ia in religious revival
which shall establish men and women
In the enduring love and righteousness
of God.
In the evening Chaplain Stnbbs
preached very impressively upon 1.-The
RelasiOfssof me Church to Revivals.Y ?
The discourse was 90 filed with rich
and pertinent thoughts that your re-
porter can hardly make selections for
publication. But,
I. A revival is the Lords work. We
never "get up" genuine revival. A
revival gotten up from the human side
is superficial. spurious affair. A true
revival is from the Lord--a refreshing
from His presence. What men and
women are to do first of al is to lie
prone before Him whose work a revival
is. to humble themselves under the
mighty hand of God. 2, A revival is
the Lords work. Hence, nothing can
have greater dignity or more urgent de>
mand upon our attention. It is not be-
meath any man and concerns the welfare
Of ,uls. Ip conclusica, . revival
which is of truth Gods work, lays
foundations and builds after Gods law
of order. II gathers in the children
and the young more naturally and hope
fully than the calloused outcasts that
have hardened in impsnitence. 30
Lord. revive thy work"
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Forenoon Sabbath services were held
in the respective churches. the pastors
officiated in their own pulpits. except
in the Protestant Methodist Church,
where Chaplain Stubbs preached. He
took for his text. Psalm 1925. The
subject especially enforced was the at.
tention of "a relish for Gods word;" its
Importance and benefits. The declara-
tion and prayer of the text are thus ex-
pressed: Il am thy servant: give me
understanding. literally, relish, that
may know thy testimonies The
speaker remarked there is an immense
difference between allegiance and relish.
He stated that there are multitudes of
American citizens who avow allegiance
to the flag who know but little of patri-
otic relish for the Constitution and the
peculiar institutions symbolized by the
flag of the republic. Destitute of this
relish, which always accompanies patri-
otic devotion; such people could scarce
ly sing, much less compose such . ma.
tlonal ode as, my country It's of thee, y
etc.; nor could they endure the trials
and sufferings of the Spartan band
whose bleeding feet left their CORY traces
upon the snowy breast Of VALLEY
Forge" So there are many school
children who belong to classes and as a
matter Of duty recite their lessons but
they know nothing of relish for study.
They admit q connection with the
school. they profess allegiance to their
class, but they plainly show they have
no animating love for the one, nor rel
ish for the labors of the other. "with>
out multiplying examples. the speaker
remarked, 81 let this test be applied to
religious people, and it will be found
that very many are church members,
and readers Of the Scriptures more frc m
q sense of duty than from q relish for
either the one or the other. Sach per-
sons may we'll be designated servants.
rather than children of God" TIE
speaker then pointed out, 1.-THE infu-
ences that might account for this alb
norma! religious state;" and under the
third division of this interesting sub
jsct pointed ont how the evils might be
correctedhnd relish for divine things
induced; yiz: l. BE natural; be your
selves; draw near to God in your own
person. 2. Regard God as your Heav-
emily Father, and the Bible as letters
from him to each one of his creatures.
] 3. By trustfQl communion with him.