National Republican., 1881-10-24
BACK FROM EUROPE,
Rev. w. II. Harrison Tells HIs Conercga-
tIon about Iuts Trim


Thepastor ofthe Mount Vernon Church,
Rev. W. p. Harrison. having returned from his Eu.
| ropcan trip preached yesterday morning TO a
| large congregation from the text, 81 dwell among
my own people" to be found In the fourth chapter
OF the second book of Kings His address was not
In the nature OF q Sermon MS he spoke principally
OF the scenes he had witnessed whlc abroad, and
of his qualification at ngain being with his flock.
He said that ho lon Washington the 18th Of July
| for London. Eng. to attend the Ecumcnical Confer
ence.which was held In City Road ChapclAnd lasted
| twelve days. There were upward OF four hundred
delegates present the object of tho meeting being
designed to bring together representatives OF
Mc.hodism from all parts Of the world 70 devise
means for the extension Of the church and tho nd.
Nnnccment OF the cause of religion everywhere
| lie was In London when tho news of tho death Of
resident Tres Garfield was received, aud was struck
| with the universal expression of sympathy among
all classes. There was no suggestion either from
| the government or tho municipal authorities, but
| on the day of the funeral flags were displayed as
nhlI- mast stores were closed, sermons were
preached in the churches OF tho diff
ierent denominations, and even tho cabmen
| England or other places on the continent the
| feeling OF deep sympathy was everywhere nppnr-
| ent In his j6urncyings he went as far south rs
| Naples and cast to Venice, and found that the
| simple announcement Of his being an American
was tllisman which secured him good treatment
| countries and people of Europe, and examined
their customs, he returned more of an American
thnn ever, satisfied that so far the institutions
religious and civil, of this country were concerned
nothing was wanting.
CHURCH or THE EPIPHANY.
The Rev. DR.. Parot occupied tho pulpit of the
church of the Epiphany yesterday, and gavo a
pointed and logical discourse from Ephesinns
ii;lD-"To the intent that now unto the princi-
palities and powers in heavenly places might be
known by the church the manifold wisdom of
God. Ater aluding to the fact OF there being
creations higher than man and less than God, he
spoke OF The fact that the church on earth was to
| reveal to them Gods wisdom and goodness II to
| them II bore n lesson, how much more to the
| people of tho earthl 1t claimed Divine mission
nnd superhunlnn power to accomplish it. Tho
doubter had u right to ask for evidence Of that
| power and what the message was IL bore The
Bible is part of the message; the daily work Of
also part. IIo cnunciatcd tho paradox
The church Is part of Gods work and Gods
work Is part OF the church. He would divide the
evidence OF the divine mission into three parts
10 the past every day the correctness of the his
to1cal and scientific statements of the Bible were
being authenticated. but higher than that was the
spiritual teaching which had proven sufficient
through centuries, In the present each heart
could be its own evidence. or the future death to
man was the end Of certainty, beyond was guess
work. The BiDlc taught death, resurrection, tho
| judgment, and eternal life The discourse closed
with brief cxhOrtatiOn TO DO receivers and bearers
| of the divine message.
REV. W. W. HICKS.
| The Inst two sermons of the Rev W. W. Hicks
were on First Samuel tx, 1.-THE choice young
| man and goodly"-which he touched with u
masters hand. Last night this theme was handled
| with great vlgor and ability. lie entered upon
| the philosophy OF the subject, showing why the
moral purpose or aim makes the man. The OBJ
Jectivc has It's effect upon the subjective, and If
the aim be God the life will be morally elevated
| and divine in It's nature. making this world the
stepping stone TO the next His illustrations were
grand and beautiful, but space Is not sufficient to
| give them. lie must be heard to be appreciated.