The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-26
RAW ON ONE SIDE.
Reverend Mr.. Bristor Discourses on Ephraim
as a Cake Not Turned.

| Last evening Ames Church at the corner OF
St Charles and Calliope streets was attended
| by large congregation, comprising number
| OF our prominent citizens. who had assembled
| TO listen to the popular pastor the Reverend Mr.
| George Bristor. who had chosen for his theme,
"Ephratm IL cake not turned"
opening with the srriptural traditions which
we have learned to know under the general ap-
pelIatIon pf Fphraim joined to his idols =
the figure OF speech. he said, was applied to
both the man and is tribe, but In this instance
he would apply 1t to the man himself, and he
pathetleally land foreibly recounted the weak
nesses and faillngs Of Ephram notwithstand-
Ing the repeated returns Of his God to him. Mr..
Bristor explained the figure BY describing the
method OF our forefathers In baking their round
cakes. together with illustrations Of non -pala-
table cake. And such was the life OF that man.
good On one side and on the other uncookad and
ment, which taught that man was made OF a
dual organization. carnal and non -carnal ma
and Here af aDw dsh en
Ing the carnal as well as the spiritual parts Of Of
BE- s a as men u and who eou allow
their intellect to remain undeveloped: and
then followed q sharp criticism, Of our, young
smoke their cigars. to rest" as they might
answer, 4 they were asked what they were
doing. instead OF employing valuable time IN
carrying out the purposes for which they were
created, for the religion of, Christ says that 9
man shall go into the aominions q hls M mind mind
take care Of the carnal side of our life az well
AS of the intellect al. lest the, cake
shall be not turned. TO illustrate
the delinaueneies Of man, the reverend gen
tleman showed how solicitons we were In per.
other comforts Of life. He believed IA art him
self. but would like to see that solicitation ex-
tended further than the ordinary needs of man;
The want of God" In every one present seemed
to be the impediment. Yes. he said. In the
bosom of each there was a great interrogation
point, and the deficiency became percelvable
only when IL was toe late.
Mr. Bristor now charmed. his auditors with
in which he pictured at length the, inmate
sense Of God In every man. illustrating his
theme with the Unborn knowledge of Supreme
Being OF the untutored savage who has never
heard Of Jesus, Of Bible ot of priest.
After quoting Ephraim aa q failure. Mr.. Bris-
uuire into themselves: what had they done
for their body aud their SOUL dwelling partic-,
ularly upon the. duty Of feeding the spiritual
life of man, and eleauently and feelngly dis
cours!ng upon the agency Of soul and body.
At the close Of the exercss Mr.. Bristor said
That he understood that number Of pastors Ia
this city had refused letters Of standing to per;
Church stood on an equality, sgith ela$the other
Would Be- kept @ up. Whilst h. IL passf q tIe
church, would be glad to admit members apply
Ing. with letters OF standing. he would never
theless accept in the membership persons upon
their own profession of standing who may have
been refused such letters,