Connecticut western news., 1879-04-02
The sunday Sermons.
AT THE ooNaREeAr1nNAL CHURCH.


 Text, Matthew XIX, 20th verse. "The mother of Zebedee's chi dren.' This was a more honorable proud of her chi dren. Parents and children share in the fame or disgrace of either. It was usual to say His mothers name was" so aud so. Tim othy is honoraby mentioned with Lois and r H. nice. There used to be Q frm-name, Andrew Me- neeys sons and we read now ot G. F. Putnam F sons, Charles Scribner's sons. Some mi es dis tant from Mount Yer, on in an humble graveyard Is a tombstone on which is the simple but e'oqnent :nscrp pton, Mary, the mother of Washington" their sons. One son had been eected Governor of the State, the other had shed blood, aud in murderers cell: Children cause the kee est an guish, or furnish the highest joy. Alas, that so many should go astray, How many homes are to- day blighted, because soi 8 or daughters have left them for ,u unsuitable marriag or for fife of the fact that between six and seven hundred women are now missing from their homes in Bos- al says: ''The very air IS poisoned in which our children live. No legislation, no singe reform can touch this disease any more than it could cur, the maIarIa which stays It's victims by the thou saud IL is for each family, each clergyman, each mother to clean sweeten their own household Parents should teach their children habits of in- dustry and obedience, p ace them in the Sabbath school, and especially practice and inculcate re- ligion at home
 AT CHRIST CHURoH.
 Texts, Haggai ii, 9th verse, and St. Luke xxx, 9th verse. he sermon reviewed the history of the Temple at Jerusalem it's several Instructions and rebuiIdings etc. It was then shown that tn, coming of Christ to the temple was the only true flu fiI ment of tn. woruR of Haggai as otherwls, the glory of the former temple was greater than of the latter. he att, mpted explanations of severa' Jewish authorities We're alluded to- put are not at all satisfactory to one seek ng for a true explana- nection with the text from St. Luke, the sequ, was brought out. After Christ came to His m- pie and so imparted that gr. ater glory to its att' pie" and left it to be thrown down and the chosen people to be scattered abroad, But when the Messiah turhed away from the Jews and their (4eNtilp9 We have not such magnificent sanctuary as theirs. but we have the real presence of the Master far more glorious than even the yelled presence of Go in the Ho of Holt g. We have sacramenta higher in their operation than the spril kling oi ifer. The latter served to purify, the flesh, while the former impart clranness to the soul by transmitting to us the benefits of the blood of AT THE METHODIST oHURoH.
 The subject at the N, K. church was Faith, an Ant. dote for Trouble, founded on John, xiv 1st verse Let not your heart be troubled ye believe viour teachings, said the speaker there Is mo- where to be found a discourse so beautiful, go ten o"e found in this chapter. Christ had just tolu His discpl that He was soon to leave them This gr, at troubled them, and Christ prpceees to n made pruptr The aDt,sete H.. proposed was a. abiding eorfdence in Hm.ip His ability and wil- ture inheritance. Though absent He would not forget tn m, but would send the Comforter to abiue with them, and would prepare them home in His Fathers house, and would finally make thu m hls compano forever. They were to b, . ieve this anu be comforted This remedy was a sufficient one, ana such an antidote He gives to all His peep 6 in every age and in every rcum- stance of Hfe. Sorrows trials come to all Gods children. They the legacy of sin, ana none can escape them, How shSll we bear them ' Faith in Christ is the alitidpte There may be trials there may be spiritual darkness, but b. hind the clouo faith sees lov'ng fathers face. How mary sub me h stahces we have in tn. history of the church of simple faith grandly and gloriously sustaining men aud women in the scv. It .rla's I h, re are times in our lives wh n We cant g e a st' in advance of us, we hardly know what to do, we may thu and pray and hope and fear t thr hrai" grows " ary, but faith in Christ is the It m ely. Our Father in h aven knows the way ant if We firmly grasp His hand and link our hearts to the warm loving heart of Jesus. Ne will saf-y leao us to opr home ill the skies. Faith in Christ also gives comfort in death. But 1t does more tha, this it reaches beyond the grave, "In my fathers house are many mansions" and the Christians la.th l" such home prepared for him by Jesus affords c2hsplat ou in CV ry trial. A hsm wher. sorrow aud trial will be eLknown. T hank God for a faith whose unalmmeo eye perc, the oom O. the valley of the shadow of d, ath. 1t is a soace in every dark hour, a comfort i'll eveiy tria, a shield in every temptation. 0 may this fa tn grow strol ger and brighter u til in that world whither our p lgrm st. ps are tenuing-that land of ''GoL.- en Glory" faith shall be lost in sight,