, 1881-04-04
A Very Timely Sermon by the
Roy. Or, Thomas.
Jro Reviews tho CITY Needs Politically,
Morally, mud Estlctlcnlly.
PROT. Swing Diacourses on the Grand
Opportunities Of Youth
DR.. Worrall Formally Declines oall
to Toledo.
SOME LOCAL INTERESTS.

nruxItuty OF 1lcttlen-daY to prenhro eefsnon
on tho Bocini AMI tsthelc needs OF tho CITY, win
un incidental suggestion tn Ills hearers 10 20 tho
polls, tatk politics. md vote for tho bust fHnn.
Tho sermon is MI cnrnest plea fur tito better
dnys, Of which wo SEQ HOW but tho uawn' tol'
lowing Is hotsconrso III full:
1 4 citizen OF no t1ean cfty.-ticta TTt+ 20.
There arc those to whom religion Is largely
erut!meut, n wurahE, Hrd with those have
:, rrcnt sympathy. for IN this wny thu subject Is
takun out Of the i!etd ur controversy an1 bc-
cunIes life, Il love, feeling of the heart. WIN
others, religion Ia moro Rr matter ot rchson oi
!. duty, of doiua right; and With these sentiment
hns but sn,alt plnoc, t,ld yet thoy compel our
Z lupst tinecrc respect. prn}Cr bcIHllnK or thO
i! two, or ot lpviug pfcty md high national
morality Ia that for which wc should I'LL stflrc.
y And hence 1t is proper for tho tr!plt to up
penl not only 10 tho sentiments or to tho neart,
J,l, to tho nlLn1 or to rcason; md Gonce Hlsa
IL sccp,s not out of place 10 sometimes consider
subjects thut uro commonly regarded ns seGuar.
TO such II tllenlu nl,at max your attention ut
. this hnuE. FDr twenty-five yours held double
. service, md then could ras!'y give either tho
morning or tho evcnlng hour tu subjects os Il
p,,,ls!ar nature; but now, wten wu have only
Gnu service, feel Tho moro need TINT It should
10 especially religious, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to feed tho henrt, for That IL what we NIL most
nrul; md yet 1t seems Gcst ut tllIs tlnl1 10 INK
upon some IF tho gcn0ra Interests OF our city.
And first, LET lis reflect upon tho sauo Of locnl
attachments. We nil know thnt 1t nonai'c Ut
wandering fG IL nut fnynrabtc to 0lthnr teit,pn-
rul or sucIal prosperity. Tho urst stop III civil
izutIon IL fur Il people to 1lecoMn settled. That
WIS ono nj tho rensol,B why tho late Car of
lsuHaa sought TO s'crnto tho scrfs IN tho wny ho
did, llo wanted to attach lhonl to tho soil; 10 81
lucnIIzu the1n ns to correct tlor disposition to
move from, pluco 10 placc. Wo know tho DE-
u,uynlfxntiDHs of thu system OF "ir1linrs.' nnll
ttHt Tim }rSk HtED III tNG
civilization Of tho Iud!uMs Is IL locate
theln: to Cnse1i them to aoMo part I'll n Ter
ritury. We nli knuw, too, thnt our fcetfuga nrc
very Ill Te-rnt in reference 10 any town or city
ir we aro there only for son,a Temporary l'ir-
i posc, from whit they 1ro II 1t Ii our homo in
whIgll VIC expect 10 i!yo unsl atc. And thlnle
wo l.st MI haye felt something OF tho tntlueuco
md attnchtncnts uf our outer surroundings In
nInklny ua happy or miserable. There ID
grcatrr wealth than We hnyo thought Il, locdl
nt,uchtncuts-ln tho love Of tho yard Hnd tho
II Eartlc, tho orct,nrl md the grove, aul tho
rse,tinw. tho running broiks, And thu "old
:. u.Ien bucket TINT hangs In tho well Or III tho
i fMllIar streets, nna houses. nnd t'nrks OF tue
: clIy. unoo III love with these. they becohlo y
Pr. oi our eysrysy iIto; i il ~, sese ~ rast Of
sentiment. Tho Jnws q l'nby!nn went when
:, ",ley rcnouibered Z!on"; anu xsnonnon @ tclls
I war, rnno IT. sight of tho oc,.nn. Troy crlrt!.
y" !" Thu sca, tho syn. It shnl bear Us home.
Il eheI fm,rs uf JOY wt1et, they culllo in sIght nr
II their lutivG lAnd; when tloy saw the Old ling,
anH hcns @ t',n ~, ninru; % bos r!,g. ia ,v,ot M,
city needs. Wha, pasxc,l through Chfcago III
lSl M ,ny WY to iow.!. wis toll th,st searccly
70 Wo snn,uwhvro olsu 70 enjoy i. And t.lls ms
slnra; ntld hcncr We hnvc In u scilsu been city
OF strangers. And then, u4nln ttsc ,scwEtss nt
onr eity prevents aalr Lnvlng thosc things of nso
arht1nH M11lHn Ba4(JnN1h yut1lbr. utlji tin