Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-26
PULPIT UTTERANCES.
DIR. Pentecost Dwells Upon the Theme that
God Is Love-Rev. Hulburd Discourses on
the Roman Catholic Church.
The Day of PentecoSt.

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The Day Of Pentecost.
In response to the announcement made in
the SUNDAY GLOBE q large audience as
sembled at Plymouth church, yesterday
morning, to hear DR.. Pentecost, the
evangelist. Many came through curiosity,
perhaps, and others attended, as
in duty bound, being members OF.
the congregation. No matter what
the motive was which induced attend
ance not single individual left the church
u1limpressed with the eloquence of the di-
vine, if not convinced by his array of argu-
ment shaped in original thought and pre-
scented in glowing words
PREDATORY to the sermon several gospel
songs we're sung by Mr.. G.. G. Stebbins and
wife who accompany DR.. Pentecost IN his
evangelical work az Sankey is the compan-
ion of Moody. These songs, simple IN
their RHYTHM and refrain, were sung In good |
voice and had the additional merit of being |
new.
The Rev. DR.. Pentecost arose to address
his large audience. In appearance he IS. not
unlike that moro noted evangelist,
D. L. Moody like Moody he is robust IN
physique, has a determined face. features
indicating persistency and earnestness. In
this personal resemblance, the comparison
between Moody and Pentecost ends. Inc
former is an earnest speaker, apt
in illustration, but lacks cultiva-
ton and presents his thoughts in crude
English. Dr. Pentecost is learned, cultlvat-
ed and eloquent. He talks with rapidity in
an earnest manner, and every page of his
discourse is replete with chaste English and
eloquent periods.
''GoD Is LOVE-"
The theme of the discourse was "God IS
Love- the text being taken from the Epist!e
of Jude, verses 20, p.
But We beloved, building up yourselves on your
most holy faith praying in the Holy Ghost.
Keep yourselves in the love Of God, looking for
the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ into eterna1
life.
Tho reverend speaker introduced his adj
dress by stating that the text was frequently,
almost universally mlsinterpreted. 1t dld
not enioin upon one to build up the faith
within him, but to build on the faith possess
sed Again, the injunction was not to love
God, to fill up your hearts with the love OF
God, but to keep in his love.
Then he made the startling =
statement that no where IN
the gospel was the command gwen ITO
love God" That command was OF the law,
the Mosaic law, while the gospel told OF the
great .ove of God, so great that he had gwen
his only begotten son that We might De
saved. Thus presenting the tull
import of his text, the doc,
tor introduced many and beautiful
illustrations to convey the meaning OF lis
declaration. An invalid was directed tt
come out in the sunshine to be benefited
He did not seek the shady side of the stree
to escape or evade the very purpose To-
which he was out So man should come
out into the sunshine of God, according K
his gospel word and not seek tt
escape from the glory of His love
by hiding within the shade or shadow of thu
stone tablets of Moses. On them nothing
but penalty, nothing but death WAS written
In the gospel, life was promised. In tn
first commandment we were told to Low
God, and human nature stood appalled, will
the magnitude of the command to ador
Him, love Him with all our heart. The ne1
dispensation gave tidings of Gods love TO
Again the speaker, in abiding to tn
o!+~ihrtne nf God, declared he found no n'er
ton of love as attribute. God is JUS
thus be had the attribute of justice He wa
merciful, and thus the attribute of mere
was claimed for him. But the divine declal
alton that "God is love'' showed that he wa
the essence itself, that he possessed the qua
ity in no ueagre form, but in the fullness c
all its power.
The application of Gods love to his crea
lures introduced another beautiful, impress
sive and original illustration.
Sunshine, or the rays of the sun, are colo1
less, but if seen through a prism the
give seven distinct colors. These are II
component parts of colorless light. 8
means of the polariscope if a crystal
granite be subjected to fall of colorles
light, it reflects distinctive colors, feature
peculiar to this mineral, even by which i
nature and kind is known ; SO, with COL
crystal. so with silver. Under the efulgent
OF Gods love, man was place
and gave such reflection as 1
in his nature permitted Gods love to a
sumo. Thus in one, Gods love was palarize
into mercy, again into justice, and so o.
1t was within mans own power to walk OF
into Gods sunshine without the blemish
achromatism.
The above only briefly gives mere me,
ton, as it were, of the style and argumel
applied. The discourse abounded in arg,
nent, and each was ampli6ed with illustr
tions. 1t carried with it a strength of col
ISOLATION in the gift of Gods unbounded 10,
and salvation.
The attention of the congregation was he
from first to last, not alone by Il
eloquent sermon, but by the mann
of the speaker, which possesses to hie
degree the magnetism of earnestness az
the honesty of personal conviction.
The services we're closed with gosp
song, "Over There" sung by Mr.. and Mr.
Stebbins. The benediction was pronounce
by DR.. Pentecost.
The Roman Catholic Church.
The Rev. Merritt Hulburd selected Il
"Roman Catholic Church. as the theme
his discussion last evening. He began b
remarks by referring to the greatness of Il
subject and confessng that he d
not feel warranted in extendir
the time of the evening service hv dnino