, 1881-11-14

WINS tho tlrSt meeting Of tho nFw church nrEnn-
izatIon In this place. its own church eiGco not
hnv.ng heDn completed, md, notwlthstnnt'InK
tho unpleasant wcathor. tnoro WIS lnrgo Mt
lrn,nnro. }r. f.orncr selected his text rs fHl.
lows;
And tho cnrth WAS wlthout form n,ld rot, md
hnrknc*s VA. titos, tho fncp nf tho dcops md tho
enrIt " tsml moved upon tho faco OF tho wa-
tGTH,-f}enfaS. l., n.
DR.. Lorimor said TINT tho scst set forth tho
proRrosA Of tho enrth from its nwor to It's high
or development, and tho Inspired writer doubt.
less intended to c0nvryN picture Of its utter
BhRpcicsness. Tho prophet 1nrclntnh AMI tho
patriarch Job alluded 10 thta. II wns difficult
fnr man. tatnlifhr as ao was viii, tho ortlrr md
hnrnaony or Nature 10 nEnro fnr himself the
carth Fhnpalcss nnd witl,oMt form. AMI yus
both revelation and sclence taught that ut ono
tInO this was tho case. Ttlo OWLS and tcrrnrs OF
that ohaotlo ttmo would hive continued to exist
but for tho power OF tho Errnt Creative Spirit.
ilua ll that !no proesss of creation wns
by M earthly workman. ChrIatlans co,!ll sym.
untlfzo with Spencer when li0 protested nynlnst
sa h"s orR G oa W. L. aSd ' ' ct
.tnluyn. as a Moc!ancni maker OF thu world
,saa .lervea, not frn,n TUG jewish Scriptnrps,
heltef was thu. !iod eailel tho enrth Into Going
by tho oxnrvs.lot Of H. Mighty Enwnr, mud
Tlloro rlor1,l ms vol. rs physlcnl u,oa.
Tln,o WINS when n,cn weru but II i,ttln higher
a ra rlI5eS 1 ws; l aa ;S ~, II "p Srn ko
a!Isr .e ra n.,, ff a a Isi"y th9 hlsd i,Ie
anss af 'ssSs 5 VI oSS a L S S sssSs ,Gsss
sos Hs opy eeop rts Il y SayS 81 ssa
6octnlisn, Anl Communism .Eoslnical pusn!l-
5 'ei es 70 so Sst vi cra G a4 sapo o
ill., i,as sde i sa,as crss.iSs sprit .,ss ,,nda ,Sc
.hnnkc TINT tho fioy Spirit branded us nf old
over ts = sho eaTth The savIor fpre!nLl Tho com
all tho a9ea sneu. sprlttA! lleas aud n,lu-
enncs lny ln.ck ol evcry hlsarIcal movement Il,
rorrcd TINT, rs thoro Is u similarity ootwcot tic
snlrlt,isl n md hyssai cos!nos: 0nl worss in THO
SS III II 'hV oo S'f ind oF eysa s ws %s
aud ordinances. hit, tho hum that
shaped tto Instrument wns Divine. Micro
gut the lkcnrss ot uod IN His creatures. Mon
should t!isrun.a With tholr own narrow and n!u-
cqs de aad lux % ants tss1s ao qifa sscf W. o
eotno dnwn Into tho sot,l and bring ~ disorder
9 f. ",ss o4sy Sy 'S ,! H5 st pya }a
r. oaS rndsn Tine bed g um That q hnost a ai;ase
yssk wont 'Ioa'' on With trrcslstibo f1de' grass nv
ss 'e o s%s as s"s 'sss %s. It "sfasx St nS
conversion Uf solils When tho spirit vi Uotl Gu
Tered Into tho hcArt nf insti. thorG might bu OK
cltc.ntut md roiso around tho mnsl but within
WIS uuctnoss. Ito might be consclous Of
tho work wDnt OIL quietly. anl stentlly, bCgGt-
thug ~ tho heart uf min tho lllsenpss nf his Mix
or. Yet tliorc wcro i1eople whn complained be-
cn,se there was 90 os vnens deno,straton g. Of
wUrhad for the hest. Creation resulted In order,
beauty, and harmony, Aud 30 God was seeking
70 crcAtu In t,en, not simply tho fGethE TINT
th0y Wero Euvcl, but q moro perfect md SYM
life.
Ihore woro many inc0ngrrltlcs In tho heart
OF nun. but GMf would c0mhlno MI the cx-
ccllenctcs in Oll1-the perfection OF ChrlstNn
bn.l. and q Erent wrltor hid sakl tlat blem!shos
Worn notlGcl In proportion To tho oxcellenea Of
t!tt which they aieracud. Il Htnlu OF mud upon
stona was t,nthlng, but upon tho fncc Of II
shniuR nnrk, anI 30 dues jcnloslsy.
Christ WINS tue c'nlnnel through whom tho
lniEkeuftlH aud ,rDvivltylnn Influences wero
brought to boAr Gnd ouiploys men, ns exhibit
lug throukh tho'n thu power and intiuenco Of
others. 1t wss tho duty OF ChrstnHs 80 TO l0vo
md not thAt. by tll0lr exntnplo mud thoir
ltyos+ others might be Impressed with tile beatty
Of holiness. The cuinplss wns Il wonderful
WIS the magnetic iuwer uf tho Wcstorn prli-
rieA-tho c0Inpass-llOwur, tho leaves ur Which
Hutntett ever tn tho north. RItea mud cercno-
MUS Hnd mechanical obsorvauces might be
!,kenol to tho cnnnsa. but Bweetncss nrd man
Illness Ut character conld bo comparod unly to
tlB cOtl pAss- ilOwUr, which mover fnllol. Tho
tlay WonlA como whom nli chllrchoa ahOu1l hu
IN ncroEd and oil minus niiko. CosuDs VIA
coming. md III the end i,,tnan hearts and hun1an
voices would m!nRlo their struins with tho mt
Almighty God.