Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-13
FFIICIANA Sentinel.
!Isrs AT GRACE CHURCH
|t,E.T1 ETH ANNIVERSARY OF
ne INCORPORATION.

YIS lNCOAVA ~ wa -
Inst being the fiftieth ahniver-
iuce rporation of that"impos-
erected out of the munificent
ions of q liberal and wealthy
= of citizens, many of whom
since been called from this to
nd better world, Grace Church
to look its prettiest for tho re.
If a large congregation from all
Tbe exercises, which were began
Soir-composed of Miss Noble, Mr..
and Mr.. Kahn, all of Woodville,
Amelia MERCER, of New Orleans
the TE DEUM. Rev. A. Gordon
Rector of Grace Church, as
Rev. John F. Girault, President
hiding Committee Representing
.siastical authority of the Do
Ibsence of Il Bishop, and Rev. j.
of Pt. Coupee, then read the
i service of the Episcopal Chulch
On the choir executed in Il beau
hner the VENITE and JUEILATE.
DWELL then delivered q very clo-
Ia instructive sermon from the
lpter of the Gospel by st. John,
erse, "For this purpose tho Son
ras manifested that He might
The works of the Devil" 1t was
ke to give the remarks of the
l full, but their length and our
bpace prevents anything beyond
wing
Il SYNOPSIS:
Irvine began by saying that God
him, he had not one word of re-
h bitterness to utter to-day above
<, and he asked hrs congregation
Ecrc prepared for what the day
of them. Though q day of rc.ioic-
Eas one also of serious reflection,
Icarching of heart, of uni'rcigncd
sorrow for the shortcomings of
and last of all. Il day of rcconsc-
of ourselves to God and His
On his part, he stated, that it
as Il faithful minister and watch
eir souls, that he should probe
rn into their heart of hearts, and
the last remnant root of the
the devil lurking there and be-
confess. for himself and God,
lis Own and their sins. and help
come and dedicate Themselves
the alter of God as Il reasonable
living sacrifice.
n proceeded to show that the
lie it stated the negative side.
i the positive side of the purpose
h the son of God was manifested.
I. Christ loved the church and
mSelf for it, "that He might
it and cleanse it, L" that He
resent it to Himself Il glorious
"not having spot or wrinkle, or
1 thing but that it should be no.
without blame"
n showed that before this posi-
could be attained, all obstacles
swept away; and the chief OBJ
expressed in the text by the dev-
hen stated tl,nt these works of
We're not only to be seen in the
the outwarlly vile, the outca>ts
y-thlt if this were all, We might
sigh of relief and 90 to our homes
men and woman but in addition
g have only to look into our
make the terrible discovery that
ficnl is constructing within us,
tcrial brought from hell, IN rli-
thing like his own drprtvity and
ting Observation-Disclosures be-
and our God, cstraycd hearts,
'nscicnses, unpardoncd sins, God
res, barriers which still keep us
ace and purity and holiness.
c the works Of the devil still I'M
d.
hat is the essential character of
/ of the devil Let lis go to the
he matter. In what dies this
the devil find its origin We go
ginning and see that the first
Mt notes that broke the harmony
God and man arose in Eden, by
esiring, at the insti%ation Of Sit,
DC as God, independent of Him
restraint. Thus the root of sin is
from God. " Ie shall be as
his was the temptation, the apple
the occaSiOn-thc instrument tC
ofindcpcndencc from God
".
It'll Psalm gives us further i'll
to it. "Thc fool hath said i'll his
No God for the words, " there
not in the original. This passage
thus truly explained. "This is
of Il professcd Atheist
the language of Il man who after
'estigation finds no reason to be
1t q supreme being governs tho
1t is not the language OF q
phical scientist, but OLA s. fool
lie ordinary fool you meet will
~ of your life. the Door light