Connecticut western news., 1880-08-28

dro W0 uellSLJeO Dy Ln0 rear nous or GOQ. All good men, even the bravest, are fearful at times The man who says he was never afraid, forgets himself. So some of Gods most heroic children have had need of this di- vine consolation; to the greatest and bravest of His children in all ages, God has said fear not. In this the tenderness of God is mani fest; He wants us to be comforted, and to realize all the comfort we can from His word, from union and communion with the Holy Ghost
 We serve God for joy here and to receive the final benediction: "Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" One reason for the fear of Gods people, for the apprehension of evil to come, and of sorrows to fall to their lot is the brevity of human life.
 What beautiful figures are used in the Bi- ble with reference to human life David likens it's brevity to that of shadow, oc a hand rest of weaver's shuttle of vapor, of the morning mist ; and elsewhere it's fragil- ity is compared with that of the silver cord, of the golden bowl, of the pitcher at the foun- tain.
 We love life, and this love of life is implant. ed within us to subserve purpose; that we
 should take proper care of ourselves. When near death and glory we lose this love, but, while in full health and strength, it is present and with it an accompanying apprehension of
 tsouble. The impenetrability of the future. is @further reason for this fear. We stand
 helpless in the face of the future. We
 scarcely dare think of it, but we need to
 learn to think; it is hard, but useful.
 God has to do for us all great things, why
 not let him do the little things also. We are
 constantly apprehensive, but fears are but
 ghosts which arise before and around us. We
 are able to overcome them and to go up and
 possess the divine land.
 We must follow up at once any advantage,
 we must let victory succeed victory. It some- , times takes many men to save one sinner, but the end is worth the effort. We must not forget that we are to be a peculiar people, we are to be separated from the world, and , renounce it's vanities. It is royal thing to serve God and thereby to be lifted up from
 the fear of death.
 What does this kingdom mean? We don't {, know much about the kingdom of God but :. we do know that it is within us, and that il we can't get this kingdom, in our hearts here
 we shall never get into the kingdom here !. after.
 a The way to do good is to get the kingdom
 of God in us, to make it part of us. Ther, 0 are some people who can't do much good il e this world, and the reason is, they have no h this kingdom within them. There is silent
 unseen influence that goes out from us whicl if shows whether we have the k ingdom of Go < in us or not
 ,r It is Gods pleasure to give us this king ,, dom. It is His pleasure to help the posr, ait v the sick, succor the needy; God loves to helr f. man. God would lift us up nearer to Him n to bear us as on eagles wings. God take r pleasure in giving us this kingdom, becaus " He knows what He will make out of us :. God depends on the weak and the humble :. He loves to put power into them and mak
 them His forever. Jesus wants such mel . and women who are royal souled. Tn
 Kingdom is for such
 The possessor of the kingdom has powe with God and power with men. He is felt il z, the world. He is on his way to heaven, t ,c the unseen orld to the land of far distances to see God. In heaven we shall all be-
 there will be no dead heroes on the battl field; from everywhere we shall go up t |. take possession of the kingdom, to spread al over heaven.
 Will you have the kingdom? Get tn # kingdom into our souls satisfying portion
 We have only one life-shal we destro,
 from want of the kingdom?
 I The sermon was strong and pathetic through II out, and it's effect on the audience was per ,t ceptible. The chaplain closed with stirring ,o appeal for all to accept the mercies of God 70 and be ready to meet in the kingdom "in tn , morning"
 ,4 EVENING SERMON. ro The ratification meeting at Canaan did no +o diminish last night the size of the audienc ,s that usually gathers to listen to the evenin m sermon. The customary exercises precede ,o the sermon, which was delivered by tn ,s Rev. W. c. Steele of Danbury, who took hi ,,- text from Heb. vii: 25 "Wherefore he i :, able also to save them to the attermost tha " come unto God by him, seeing He ever livet to make intercession for them.n ,;+ The sermon was an exposition of the pla A of salvation and it's extent. The procuring = cause of this salvation was Christ's deat : There is no other name given on which W can rely. The extent of this salvation is ct
 the uttermost' No matter how great tn
 guilt, it reaches to the lowest. Paul, tn or m chief of the Apostles, was the chief of ir '. ners, and his hands were red with the bloc is of martyrs It saves also at the utmost hou he of human life, at the eleventh hour. It save a at the utmost limit of intelligence. Ignc " rance is no bar to the grace of God. Grac - can fully purify every soul-it saves ito tn