Connecticut western news., 1879-02-26
The sunday Sermons
AT CHRIST CHURCH.

In anticipation of the beginning of Lent tt -day.-Ash Wednesday-the sermon at Christ church on Sunday last wss from Jonah. iii. and 10 The characteristics and condition oi Nin,veh and it's lnbabi- tan,s were reviewed. The preaching of the prophet Jonah, the alarm and dread among the people and their fasting and mighty crying to Sod in order that He might avert the evil, were next spoken of. In conclu sion, the congregation was reminded not only of the need and the bent fits of fasting, but also that Christians should have high. CT aim in their self-denial and sclf-humilia ton than the men of Nintveh. The latter only sought to ward off threatened evil, sides the attainment of spiritual good. The one was fasting to avoid death. The oth- er should be course of discipline 10 help us towards the attainment of eternal life.
 AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
 The morning sermon WAS from Genesis 4th chapter, 7th verse. Il! thou dOest well shalt thou not be aGcepttdp and if thou doest not we'll sin lieth at the door" The speaker said the question is often asked why was not the offering of Cain equally acceptable to God as that of Abel? Tnr answer ia, one had faith in Christ and the other had not. Abel by his offering ac- knowledged Christ ss the Lamb to be slain for sins, Cain simply acknowledged God as his Creator and Providrr. It was no sin offering. We learn from this text that man has the power 10 do well or not to do well, to do right or wrong. Men are free moral agents, and not mere machines pro pelled by fate. It is true we are tempted in various ways, but temptation does not des- troy free agency; we may resist them and become moral heroes. All the crime the world ever saw. has not been because men had not the power to do right, but because they chose to do wrong: This cue doctrlne runs all through the Bible-that life of Christian life to happiness. and that all must chose for themselves which they will follow. A part of our responsibility to God is His worship. GOd requires sQmething more than mere thanktnlness, Our Offer- ing ls not to be the same ln substance that ALel's was. If it were it would be d,spleas- ing to God, for 1t would be a denial of the atonement made hy Christ. Abel lived under different dispensatlon. He looked for Savior to come. we lock to one who The last bloody offering has been made, tue last drop of blood shed. Our offering is to be 8 broken heart and cOntTlte spirit, but we mpst nave the safne qualities of mind Abel had. It must be made III faith offering to be madef Gods time is nofc. Now Is the accepted time." When is mans timea The pext protracted meeting. next year, some tiue ID the future. Sln- [ CT, such 8 course IS unwise and unsafe. Now is the day of salvation." Look at tue motives, '1f thou dOest we'll shalt thou rot be acc-pred f'' Accepted by God in life, in death, and forever. Such motye as this should pTompt every one to do we'll q If thou doest not well. sln lieth at the door," Thus implies rejection rejection ID life. in desth. and fereyer. Sinner think of heaven, think of hell, think of thy never dying soul. and sepure an Inter est in Christ before 1t is too late. The ser mon lu the evening was from tue 1st Psa m stowinC the holiness and happiness Ot the Gsdly man, aud the s.ufulness aud misery Df the wicked marL
 AT THE cnNGREaATI, NAL CHURCH.
 The sermon in the Cong, gational church was on the text, "As he thinketh in his heart so is hc.i" Man IS thinking being. Thought will continue after the heart ceas- ,s to beat I. is good question, ,F"What hink ye ?" Outward forms are but the en- podimspt of jpTaTd mental conceptions.