, 1879-02-11
RELIGIOUS.

Tile McttotIists met At No. 81 Washington
STREET, tho Rev. 8. IL. McChcsney Presiding In
the abscncc VI Elder Willing.
Tlu Rev. Mr. Yuuktr, from n committee Ap-
pointed for tile purpose, rc,ortel that therc was
law on tho books requiring detailed report
from ministers 1f marriages performed by tIup,.
Tie repart was discussed at SUMO 1enutl,, tie
unanimous opinion hei1lE that the law ws& Int
1,racticahIo md go'fl dca! u n,tssancn gen.
crally, compelling the ministers tota that which
could ba murc properly ai!d satisfactorily dons
bv the County Clerk, tO whom tlltt parleR At-
pi!cl for 1Ecrnscs, null who was therefore In a
position 10 secure such Information us to illc!r
names, occupations, ETC., ~ wn4 ilcet'ssary to e,
into the report. The matter vas 0nals tlis,stl
nf by the adoption 0f resolution, by t,lt 1srv.
n. II. PnrklIurAt. requesting the Him. f. i.
Sherman to secure thu t,sblge of tic bill whic!,
lsAa bcci pto|t,eeal. nnl by which the wlMlo
matter Of record shall be referred to The County
Clerk.
The Rev. !. II. A,Iiug read rerv Theological
cssay on - Tic Witness of lite Spirit III Ill Ex-
percnce.'
Mr.. Youkrr plniltc.l himself firmly US believer
#, the element of feeling IN religion. a1n sta,eA
that l,r Ind little or 10 aytI1pathv With the
position of those who ralitA iIlenaelses s9ns VI
% n. S sl H .a to sd s'i s t. out upptayty 1s x
to hear tie rcvIynitsts of Into years, hut fron
wllnt lIc had heard lie was impressed With t!
tlle,:ght that most of tleio orcrlnokc' the work
level In tlm old Methodist doctrine.
Coils Spirit Witnessed directly 10 our spirits,
nnh The fruits ri the Spirit were cont1rHatnry Of
u,at direct witness. II t'itte was any drifting
away from tho old dortrinal n,oorIuGs /. shusild
bo checked, the lost ground recovered, and tnIs
doctrine Ut the wituehs OF the Spirit be made
more irnIsortant nnll more itnnrr*stse.
Thc leey: Mir. Paskhuist aelietcd that the
V1tCif. nInfn titnn tt tt11r t1liA
ton Of tic witness Of the Sp!rlt. ie dlt ti!uk,
however, TINT there WIS tlret of greater etudv
of tho Billie among tie Methodist krunlu tn or-
der tixt IL might hu made tho prominent feature
uf ali rcv,val services, md lc more intcllisGn'y
nnl ably explained ntu1 commented u1on to
thoec seeking snlvation than T. lad bee IN In a
number Of instances which hGa rut'le Under his
own personal observation.
: The 1lev. Mr. Hatfield took the opposite ex-
trcnc wlcu he stated TINT man who cuuEd not
rent ward In the I,lblc might better unlcr-
stand It's substance than the man who Ind It by
heart from Gclcsia IL Revelation. 1t should be
remembered tint thrre Wis diversity Of ways
III which the Spirit was manifested, AiHl tht tie
Kingdom OF flcuven came without observation
an well as It no doubt did In the uld method III
which howltng and shouting Ncro no tili!Hipos-
tant Ah juucss.
Dr. Willing, who hal come In, reported, ns
Chairman VI the Business Committee, lUr dis
cusston BY the Hsy. Mt; tiurney u thu. NEXT
bc thu result Of nornl wcaklsesa Or dlkfase, AMI
that moral suasIon was 10 be- depended upon
for Its cure; ntnl apntl,cr resolution inviting
blsho., Merrill to address the meeting on u.
subject Of the AtOnc.nrnt II week from next
MMulay. 11c rct,0rt wns alt'rlrd.
Tm discussion Of tl1e p'ndiI'g tuptc wa. con.
tinnct' y as lsey; ~ ~; tr.'t. l1h"p Ms1's,l.
tl.s u,,purrnt c'i1llcatio Ut ,!iuse prr.snt. The
meeting then adjourned.
lENTEtOsr.
Tlse First congregational Church wns filled
again last night nt tue revival fcrvlrrs con-
durtcd BY Mcssrs. Pcntceast n,nl Slehbins, Tie
customary SUN. aervtcrs ,lshcred in t regular
uxeretscs, mud tllt wotBifp wins nlHucs With the
singing of the hymn, Hiding in Thee"
Thu Rev. Or. t+otN!wIn TIKI, rcad thr requests
for nraycr, and prnt. FiSk offered prayer.
After The h,l'!icncG isa'! s'inE familiar HMM
commencing, "prcctous prnnIse God huth
EIyen," .,
Mr. e.ct,hins sang "F'ce as \ hird In tin,
mountain" The Ruv. Mt. rcutecost tlrn MI
notti.ccd I'll. text fran deuteronomy, xxxLi., 81:
40 tlEli they wrru wtsc. that they untrrstu.nl,
that they would consider their latter end"
Tic text was, tslc ssNkce sa!tl. Jcl!oyuhs H.
mcnt uycr the tua1ith clllrse taken l'Y IfiH Wo-
pls. Ills tk,emG should b. ts,r Wise men Ut Tho
lilhac, and. ID so.nparlng those ~lae nlen to the
wise tlcn VI toHfny, hu referred to thu wlstitsn
displayed II. tnrcthou.ht in business affairs,
n,hl nlo.rneA that men did not es,w the same
forct:.u,'glit for their latter end. death was
tell how nor when tEa. messenger
would eonc, nMl 1t therefore h.
l!unvcl pct,pfc to ~ esnsi<!cr
tinrs.. Thrrs were, 1t was true, pos.ihiiittcs
Nlnl probabilities nl lGns life, but death would
come at last. Death, 'le said, VIVA u penalty for
stn, a'nl ac;;nltnG tu n'ail'n NE s" would hs
dents showing the difference between the dcu1i,
1T lIeu WlU unsSetl awny III the inyOus exIeGtu-