Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHURCHES.

Yesterday was beautiful autumnal day,
attendance to the services of the various
churches The usual services were held in all
the churches, except the Congregational,
which is closed for repairs.
Rev. Jay W. Osborn filed the pulpit in
the Calvary Baptist Church Rev. John w.
in the evening. Rev. j. L. Field, Presiding
Elder, preached morning and evening at the
Church of the United Brethren.
Req 7. FL. Il. Anderson preached in the
Seventh street NJ f. Church in the evening
upon the subject, 1.-The Future State Self.
conscious State He took for his text I.
Corinthians, xiii, 20" For now we see
through glass darkly, but then, face to
face now j know in part but then shall |
know even as also am known" The follow
ing is brief synopsis of the discourse:
Charity is the central idea of this chapter. Love
to God, to man, TO ones self The chapter is won,
derful IN its composition structure Luther said
it should be written in letters Of gold"
In the looking glasses referred to, but
metallic mirrors rehectors. We not to see
through but in them, aud there we see things out
lined dimly So with regard to truth. 1t comes
not directly to u.s. It is reflected o. From ma
ture. e From the Scriptures.
o. The being and PROJECTIONS of God are seen in
the universe about His omnipotence omn-
presence and omniscience shine in everything that
lives, moves or has being. These truths are re-
hected upon
(2) The Bible is a supplementary revelation, re-
vealing IN us His wisdom, justice, mercy and holt
But it is safe to say Gods PROJECTIONS are but
darkly limited in the grandest Scriptures He is in
initely above what able to think of Him.
We have two organs of vision, viz The natural
and the intellectual eye With the former we see
but little in the earth, air, heavens Vision must
be assisted by the telescope and the whole universe
teens with sentient being We realize then that we
live only the borders-edges-Of things; above
and beyond are facts and forces of which we knew
nothing. The intellectual eye still more. Far
above created things are God, eternity and the
princed ms of heaven; the intellect Of
templates these with delight-sees them. We
promised, however, open VISION" then face to
face" A time is coming when you and shall stand
front to front with eternal things The difficulties
that surround the udeuts OF nature, Providence
and grace In this world viii be unknown there. The
transition from this world to that gill greatly
nance our knowledge.
Travel always improves the mnd-enarges our
conception OF things So when brought face to face
with God, many ideas have entertained Of Him
will be dissipated and we shall see that notwith-
standing our sincerity OF heart, we lived and died
with erroneous views Of Him. When we see God
face to face we shall abhor ourselves Here Gods
holiness is simply geam-a flash; there it viii be
steady blaze. In its Ugh. we are to live. 1t be-
comes our duty to perfect holiness But We are as
with regard to ourselves The pc sibilities OF our
souls, bod es ard spirits immense but we live
and die if they amounted to little. We know but
little of the process OF the resurrection and the uti
mate glorifiCatiOn of the body. I" IL doth not yet
appear what we shall be- The only light upon
these subjects is furnished by the word Of God.
We know but little of the eternal home To proph-
cts, seers and priests to the disciples of the Lord
Jesus, full disclosures were not made. We know
there is a "house "a city-a "bettHr country :"
we know there will be heavenly pastimes; but the
full meaning of heaven has not been spelled out.
We are certainly in the infancy of life-standing on
the threshold of another world. Its songs occa-
sionally float down to US its joys often ante
date. We shall know even as We are known. God
will know US as perfectly there here-we shall
also know him. His holiness, justice, mercy, truth
all will come out distinctly to view. We shall
know ourselyes-shall look through and through
our very hearts Our motto, s, thoughts, words and
deeds shall outline themselves and the universe
shall see just what kind Of creatures we are
There viii be: o. Divine sympathy. (2) An
gelic sympathy. g. SANITY sympathy. We shall
know even as are known.