Daily Republican., 1880-03-29

minister, and upon being Informed ths
be had guessed right said; /" Why
thought you were man."
4 Mr.. Stsngls said that great man.
persons wonld be introduced 10 hin
whose names he could not recollect, an
possibly he might meet them on th
street and not recognize them. He di'
not want such porsons to say that h
would not look at them, but he re
quested them all to speak TO him when
ever and wherever they met him, an,
after awhile he would get to know al
Of them. Finally he asked all TO ait
him by their prayers that God ma,
bless the administration OF his word
Mr.. Stsngls then announced bis tsxI
from 1st Corinthians 18th chapter, 2o!l
verse: "But now Us Christ risen from
the dead and become the first fruits o
them that slsp.."
He dwalt at considerable length upoI
the resurrection in It's application I,
man, explained the Leyitical custom o
the first sheaf of wheat being waved
before the Lord as wave Offering afte,
which the harvest was gathered, st
Christ being the first to arise from tht
dead was the arst fruit of all that wer,
to rise after him. There had been re-
surreotious before, but LsEarus and the
widows son sickensd afterwards and
died again just like other people. The
resurrection after Christ was shcwn by
the speaker TO be quite different kind
OF resurrection.
Mr.. Stengls did not hold to tho theory
that the bodies Of the dead would lit
orally rise from the grave and be unit
cd 10 the soul With all their imperfec-
tions, bat that the latter would remain
in the grave forever. while God would
supply body free from all the impsr-
fections and FREQ from all the marks Of
sin. How this was To bs done he could
not tell, neither could anybody tell
how the grain OF wheat germinates.
Tho sermon was productive Of deep
thought In the congregation, as it pre-
ssrtsd the resurrection in = new light
from what it had generally been view
cd. Ths congregation listened with
breathlesl attention, and expressed
themselves as we'll pleased with the
now pastor.
GRACE u. X. CHURcH,
A large congregation assembled at
Grace church yesterday morning, to
listen to Rev. W. J. Stevenson's fare
well ssrmou. The text was quoted
frcm Acts .: 80.
The speaker referred to Christmas as
being the anniversary Of Christ's birts,
and Easter as the anniversary of his
resurrection. The proof Of Christ's
resurrection is three-fold. The bible
bears II witness, prophecy foretsld it,
and 1t Is All accomplished fact. His
resurrection was q surprise TO his
friends and foss, but it should not have
been, because it was placsd upon re-
cord hundreds of years previous. David
said, Thou wilt not leave my soul in
hell, nor suffer thy holy one to seq cor
rnpIiou." Or whom did he speak =
Not Of himself, for be mouldered In the
dust, and his sepulchrs is with Us
nnto this day. Look at the sublime
1tterauoe as IL comes down through
he ages. The Messiah of the Jews, ,the
Son OF God, the Saviour of mankind
should die, rise again and live fore yer.
rhe bible declared that He would rise
Igain.
The Bible, the apostles and christian |
history bear witnsss that Christ did
isc. The speaker then compared the
history previous 10 Christ's resurrection
and morality, were very
but since He arose woman
las been elevated, childhood cared for
nd slavery abolished. Something
upon the first Easter Sunday
Thioh rsvolntionizsd the world. St. Paul
eclared that Christ is tho son OF Gcd
s the surety Of our redemption.
,st the truth be established and eur
is established. The human
eason and instincts of humanity teach
the resurrection Of Christ,
the browning proof CT our imortality.
The resurrection OF Christ opens mp
10 possibility Of a spiritual being. The
Tar of Immortality has shone upon the
,untries of thu past and 1t is shining
pom this fair land OF ours. In eonclud-
,g the speaker said that he wGu!d bray
'r Grace church when he was away.
heir God was his God. He exhorted y
i to take the hand of Christ and walk !
! the path that leads to God.
SCOTT N. x. cHURca.
RsY. MI Rollins, the new castor Of,
colt N. x. chuI cb, preached las! eya- t
ing from st. John 4: ,.
Our Saviour had been addressing the h
,ws and in His statement He declared t
is character that He was the son Of t
ID. They were apgsred that He Il
lould speak thus aud sought to injure Fl
i'm. Refer tae text to ourselves as b
flowers Of Christ. II comes to every "
10 but to christians especially. From "
is scriptural quotation there is a b
ork assigned to each one Of us, and N
, should do His will, 50 that our b
yss will ref ,ct His image.
The works He wishes us to do will b.
,vats the human race. There must D.
special preparation in order that
} may accomplish these works. We le
1st give Him full sway Of our lives. Il
ken We go forth to save humanity, is di
I 1t work of God Angels would Il
light in such a work. We are to com
t tho afflicted and the dying. We m
3 to do work which has been divis- m
by divine mind, aAd we must do
while 1t is called TO day, while We
We the privilege and the time. As ;,
. time Of youth is 4 preparation for ~, IA
| age, so is this life preparation for -
3 one to come. The speaker, in con- y. y.
lsiou, desired his new ohargs to keep ~ y,
sse facts in view as they entered this vi