, 1880-07-19
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE.

preached yesterday morning to tic cohRfeBa
ton Of the First Congregational Church, OIL
tho corner Of Ann and Washington streets,
OIL ".rhe House Of the Lord rs q Cause Of
Joy." Ills text was rs follows:
WIS 11afl when thoy said unto nc, Let US go
into tho house of tho 1orl.-i*dtms. crttt, I.
This was tho song which the. Israelitos
sang When, after wcary days Of travel, they
placed their feet within the gates OF the be-
loved city. The previous psalm was tile
song they sang when they first canie In sight
of the distant city to which they wore jour
neylng. There WIS no moro reason WHY the
Jews should express Joy ut reaching
their sact,tary thnn should the Chris
tlans mt cuterlng theirs. The, Christian
sanctuary Is II Joy to tile individual; Maii
iectual mcetIs, nl,tl worship is essential to Ills
well-beillg. lie canllut AttHin II robust, per-
fcctmallllooa without coinl'u,ilol. VIII God.
any moro than Il tres Gttii reach M4tnfiLy
sunets,.lry Cod has promised, to commune
With man, aud II man declines the communion
he brings darkness y his sY,'' Is It s1 WaS nGt fa
enough tlat tho e9sot spmin DO eso songM' ~ -
tended rcE,l!nrly, md tllU tlestrtlot1 or tic
church would be sure In tho Gnt! to ietd TO the
deacrttun Of tho c!Oset. Tlio service, or tho
weiiare. Ii gives the body the needed festot
snlctunry WUnltl soon becolMe Sabbattl-wOrk"
crs, To whose weary 6odEes tho blessed dny
religion Il ii M,td 1T 1t chHrchcs do not srcll 70
know that II 1t were not for theln they would
su1ll sink 10 the love! ot beasts Of burtlen:
trhe Sabbath and lts religious observance not
choicest gifts OF nil intellectual nature. The
Christian Church fs l}etter tllnn colleges alHi
other institutions Of learning as III educator
b0thns regards the manner and lilatter nf Us
parts arc the xnhlincst Which can bo trcatsd:
They cover l'l Interests Of Importance to the
world, md tIls i,a'lnGr ~ which tho
teaching Is dono Is all tho ,,,l'}Mn Hore ,! ya!-
SsSs ssyea It'll tnf IT, tn0 s" picacs1s Hive "
en- Of mcn when they nro not warmed with
worldly aiEuirs, aud tlolr utteranees, coming
with hi authority from God. claim and r..
The mental stimulus nlId discipline, md tho
knowlcttRo s,ipplialt by the pulpit, Is not to
bu compared TO tho Improvement nf moral
nature which Ia accomplished. To y, under
Character llo p0ssosses. Even t!Iosc who 'io,
not enter Tho sanctuary themselves nro forced
to acknowledge its bellcilcei.t effect Aoon tho
ca5acts ., M toHS f,yn VIZ & ntts ans i thsy SySSfy Fry
conc mellow with Christian gr1tces vi til the
light OF Heaven III tholr eyes nlid the Joy Ut
Heaven In tlleir hearts they do their work
well! and having s!1o II ~ psS n.o on to the,1 .nG
Lord brings Joy to lMaA's intellectual nnu
moral nMturt.
It is als9 sauso Of 10y to tne ttam9Iy,, j., A. '.t
tic household is nude up OF individuals, s1
II tho individuals nro selfish A1Nl quarrel
su,Ne, tho house IL given over to sol!lsltncss
and d!sGOrd, nlln becomes centre ~ Tester
lS soTtr"tiors treta,tnE IN SSm9!l i, M
Hncl homes ~ these Arp l!l,ldn lhplly by tn
boneticunt INFLUENCES Of the Ai'rrnnc'! OF tlie
sanctuary. Tho sahbasl,,selloolt throw, W, oye Y,
oMr children its lallnwsd lnil.,e!ge ni tt
which tlio Divine blessing curries Joy a1,c
sunlight tntn tho happy ho'!tc.
Even tho Wuraiy:'lil!Hlthl aNM irrctlg@loa @
, wIich il church lHs upDM tho !,eIyllbe,rEoo,
. surrounding II. How much Is 4 rtsltlellc'
meigilborl,oo.l? ,l!cal-estato men know wel
iii property, and tint thu oplatst !ni!kes 1t G.
tiowll, ullu It Is quito II common thug to sc
MI owner OF prOpGrty, W!!o nuyer attend
15S fSa cr f"j'S With y # nSar f s re fsRSs est
I Knowing that It's existence means m eil
t iIal,cel yntu0 Of the la'ti and !Mtprnye',nl't
) III lls vicinity. The mnterial benefit 1erlye Y,
r,nSt fr" tS sa"et"fy aar 's ts "%osel Ill., 1' III fl
sosfeRstld's tnsstarst %ae0RR Rops 1'Ss sevea i a!es
) upon fhem for the amount Of religion
kNOWlatlK1 lucy OuHeill, 4tlc AIGt4iht Alas ~
o llne and stimulus supplied BY !learlnR tW
: WelI-c0rsldercd YerulOns etGl Sunday WN
j. not easy to Oyerestin,ate. Whom the PllRril
+ FwtIlers built their homes III this GQ1titr
r they put up first d .leating-llouse anu then
scIluol, nl the cl,urcl, alIIl tl,e sclsuol.'0us
Il have stood side BY sittv In the lsopubIio eve
0 since. =,
II Iniinttly greater tllan NIL tho other beneli
d were the spiritual blessings to tlla pe0p
o coming from tho sanctuary. Tho 1inpToy
q Alent 0f nlall's moral condition cn!l only !
j. 9ccn,npished by religion. Eyery, nttymRRt R
+ l0 1t by other means llas failet. II hui oee
< attempted through, bis Intellect, D}
# Gotl's 'lnetl,nd, which WIS to ~!
over the soul ind not tho understanding
y alone wus the only olla which Ind ever ~
il ceetled. The lurnl power Of the saiietllal
10 on the NatiOn is wonderful. In the War I
n tic Rebellion, It. was tito cheering wort!
y poured forth from tho pulpit that nerve.l u
= peOple to carry Oh tho struggle, alld 40 III
ii actively engaged III the Wnr, be ho Geilnr
is commanding tr carrying Il klapsaek. lsg
IL tlUns more to win tho victory than the M
10 istcrs who preaehctl the doctrines Of patri%
III Ism from thoirpuipits. a glance ut the Chr!
Ii tlall and tile noi-Christian natlo'ls, Of t!
o. world shows that the former are we'll to 4
m | whiie t!p latter are thu OppoHit III