, 1879-01-20

"f rcpIy. forcrtfalncss. know, aud hab!tual
po'tronr'ncnt. ami otlicr cnu.es. account for 4
@ good deal. tut facts like this have proved none
thc less dscnntaginR, and hare tended to
strengthen little by llttla the tsnprcssfpn, srctct-
y sharti1R ttsclf In InT mind. Tint another and
les. familiar voi'e Wilt perhaps carry with It
eccond cause for the rcstlc.s feeling that
Inns been steadfly growing On mc will be found
In the direction Of our church music. This, as
vn'i knnw. has lni't hctn a rcSed problem. My
you hare heard them again and again. AMI for
unc whole yenr you not only heard |,t,t hccIrI
them. Ot-fastoncd that nst, have nswnys
held. and felt, that praise, as an expression Ut
sanal thing. obligatory on every Individual Chris
ttsn, A. nileh as prayer IL, to bc offered by each
for himself, a. tar ~ possib1e. ~ part of t.Is
special oblation to npd; thing, thercf ,rc, not
functorfiy, ~ thongIao long as Is done 1t mat
terra nat mnrh huw or by whom. And in
lIArmonY with these views I have invariably nd
socatrl general congregational sinRlng,-sinR-
ing wslcn every heart nn,l rncc cond hear It's
little part, tnst as IN tie tenplo Of nnture escry
bird OF TIN: ar. md every iraf vi tic lofcst ton
ir!hute to swell the universal chorus of praise
t, IT, nan5s. S 'S;ec su.' w;ort d.o,c',
might crate OIL m car. listening In d aptrtt Of
tn'titfousncss; but, regarded In the light OF
the great ctds ior which lied has aivrn US each
tnns,s ss wssew xoes to rtasc I ad hearts
this to my n,Ind. realizes tho BractIcat uses II
Enusic In worship, and, Mrt!ces though |, be,
no.sr.'e*, - dot''s sight, On acsrptah!enrss
narrcion,, tfat, beeauAc Of the nt,-cl,re
Of all lIttnah Thought of God In IL. AMI
nf all 'l.sn,it reference t. lila glury. inav, In
flIts trsIr'. b. catl heatt!c6s. II 5,As bern l,r
year. Etief tn NC flat have tt lMuii hI.tc to
':luesltc my 'ongrrgat!o,t to these Yicw* lrAn-
rut tndecl, forget that, viii, ynisr customary
rtaalness to co,lIpty With MY w,shcs. you freely
consented to The trial y my experiment for a
year: but why dill It iaili Sut brca,Isu n,y the
t,ry was unsotinl, hut because the underlying
sentiment was ngainst II, an,l members III the
congregation wl1 Hnltd doubtless hare ro-
o;'cratrd tn t!'c movement II It Mt oncc proycd
sucsTas. st.|utl nuf whfsa the Issue was Doubtful
leaving tie problem tn be tOivcll by strangers
not tsnnrctc:s with the par!ah; AMI 80 It sroycd
atailufe But iu nut ,lIlsatorehchtI MT us though
J were laying the responsibility for all thls at
ilEnrs We ltyu In. 1t Ia the srsuit ri mn TIM
hcalkhr eotl1ltlou ol things In TIC religious at
inosphcrc. ltte unhoty sp!rit of ez,1prttim
las Invaded the sanctuary. Unr large church
IL city cnnnot, It. Is Thought. nE,ht 10 he be-
hind mother IN It's appointments, at,.l ot,t OF
Tits tee'nl'9sy !i're necessity c,,.cs struggle
the il.rss ''-ttc ttcst being .nu oitau md far
tuu 1nnry the mist fashionable. Tlc pcuplc, III
the saln, love 10 hare IL so; us,d a1al,lst tic
c''rrrnt of stlb1fe iiens my uno minister II ~
po"Gl"@S " ENHtEH0 HS MY 0IC HinH IL btGt3l I
ihe torrent ol Susara. Willie then, brethren.
Ito not b,ane yUtl for tastes mud ,irefcreurcs
wllrll nrc y'nlrs, not Ut Your awn cAutto |
wholly, but very largely ~ tho result of will
closely md incrssal,tly as the cnyctnpIug ntlos-
lttttr, nlni, unrnnseouslv to you, IL quietly Gs-
s!n'iia.s95 tue wlDle spirit Ut y"ur life
t. :, ~, tseii, ;,,,y yol must not' p, tle other
my wholly different habits Of thought,
fastened nn anc by widely ds.inlar c,lurati>,,,
nnd trainny fvv compelled to seek a su.tcrc
oi duty IL wticl, The met,n'ls nf public wnr-
ship will Euatantuc II cyers dGynut snut lis In
lllcnablc right to pr1!se lia ior ihcl!, with its
uwn mouth, anu Iut liz the neat!s Of putd
pfuxies utai representatives. Rtrl', a'Il htlrl,
alnne, Is tt!e Hytiptur,ll ,lt:l! ot wor.hp. "Lul
thv leou1, prnl-e thcc, y GoA: yca. ii all tic
prsii,lr lrn..e tlee."
III. s.Iall state, Just now, t,nIy ono other
faet which as weighed somewhat luavIly viii,
iRr In arrylng ut tt,r tlecls!un i.nyc anloncel,
II speal uf II IL my owl. Justification, Hrst,
atiu 6vcalEe the history of the raat tDay furnish
q coud lcssnn fur tho ts;,utc.-t allulr to tho
dlscouragetucnt to which iilnvc lccu subjected
scrsret u this church. reler more particularly
u the SUNDAY and week crcn1u: srryrcs. 1
know indeed that tl4lS fcttutc II MT peculiar
TO Trinity Church. FsE, fn'tn It,. Ia has been
9s p"s s;sss 1es 81 siins Il h. fa s1 ass Of The
rrscts.it, uml attv1lpts sIayu lebn inatc 10 sls-
vuv'r si.r tau*o mud sup.ly aepltrlY: We have
Hll fMANlEH l&ANt II HlliAE. LII UttH tfUt}ttRHt |
Presbyterian c!slr.ll tic minister l.aa WtitjlIy
sasruMieI III, sunttay-cycu!Gs< sl;tytcca, u,l
1seaccs til" t;Ispel hu: 70 'flic tel, bli Il, the
l.or Whf Is this litfrat it ~ pass tint SUBJ
htnutll!ly ttie uu!} tthft reauGu irUut tho ,,rcs-
rnrc U. ciirssan rt'arcl,.s, built uni eup;p,ttul
Ut incredible EXPENSE is vi: xcry 60 tehl lii zach
On Sunday nlotillav nttca1rd by i.s uwi. rul.-
EEcsa:iun, NJ Tie Le.t, VERY irre:uarly, the
fur tnu rc1naindcr u tho "cekf What THEORY
others hare 10 utfcr | h,lnw nut. III INV
'ninl II IL cienr that unc taslsc adequately
solves thu problem. Its tau result Ut IN III
ISM, which II ls"pcysom.:I9 lie Ecia.on q, this
pcuo through mil thrungh, iiui Which, wIuIt
not openly ttcnsin. Gosi'h cxisttrc, ur tiu duty
u ol'sylu5 anu "ussi'iltnE llltl, reduces that
sateut with maintenance Of tho toI:rus Ut out
ward DECENT rcsI,art. THIS Il tho f,tllyal ra,l.r
of sllu evil WI deplore. Tiu spirit u au lntcnsa
"orl'lllne.s las 81 eunlplStcty ptHac's:at aul
u eiycL hs fl'ulrc between tee Kingdom of
llca,cll anll u well secured turtuar, suu.,!l
rl'onse tho fornrr would llu Utmost universally
regarded aA IL iunattc. lsrlIgtuH. u c,lut,artjI
IN aya any practical ralut ad It's dulles nru
by Hlnny crowded lllto Il rs'rner-iIy illlny lnuru
thrust aEtugether uuk OF tiEnt. To toIIle hcarer
lunr, bret thten. sIow IL II with AltrscIycai For
|llo as'swer pnint yns. t., my st.nlas oYtn.,n:
III smaller tfnn OF hprs sGFtain.S
ht rutntH,sed fur tie ns.'t t'art Of strangers anil
'sahtlerrrs, always wceonc, but VI w!n'In |
rnw n,thn@i 10 wh,n, bcar no direct pastor.
% rriatLoll, unl with wHut, there ls iIo special
Emlnl u sympathy. At ,!n,rs 1t uecurs 10 tus to
|hlnk lint far lnyscif There Is In oil this w!sa
md crvssary Discipline. TX; crc'.rcs like shess
arc doubtless nH:t to try "1sr taittI. to check
,nr pride, Ia lu,trr u,ir linInlny. 1t " nlosu
1altcr!ns 10 tllu yut!ty oi E'shr tl.lt.au naturc
ltpuhtl n'Hu IN ministers ss in otlcr hlcuj tu
|sas, lis Nod Is my "lt.rsA. brethren, ti.is lnls
ut cclI the BHgpct OF ttIG f'eiltlg3 aWaket,rl