Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CHURCHES.


sermon to the Brotherhood Of the Union
Missionary Day-Rev. Hark to Poll
tician TOurSee.
All our city churches were we'll attended
yesterday, both morning and evening.
In all except the Moravian, Union Bethel
and First Baptist the regular Sabbath SER
vices were conducted, aud it being . mis-
sionary day" in the First Methodist, there
was 4 juvenile anniversary Of all the
schools connected with the church. Ex-
cept these no special services Or occasions
were observed.
Sermon to tic Il. U. H. F. 4.
Rev. L. Laverty. of the Union Bethel
church, corner West Orange and Prince
streets, preached 4 sermon to the secret
order known as the Brotherhood of the
Union. There was 4 large asSemblage,
ConestOga circle, No. 40, and Lancaster
circle. No. 10s, attending in a body in lodge
regalia.
Mr.. Laverty took for his text the words ::
And the Lord commended the unjust
steward because he had done wisely for
the children of this world are in their gen.
Grafton wiser than the children of light"
Luke xvi, s. He began his discourse by
explaining at length the parable of the
rich mans steward, from which the text
| is taken, who for negligence and dishonesty
had incurred his masters displeasurc and
was to be put cut OF his stewardship his
resolve to escape the want and distress
| this calamity would expose him to; the
| calling of his Lord y debtors and his taking
| 4 favorable account of them, and finally
receiving the commentator OF his master.
BY the term children OF this world We
are to understand worldly persons. those
who make earthly things their God.
| Worldly people consult better for their
temporal interests than religious ones for
their spiritual interests. This is proven
by the degree of diligence and activity ex
erted by them. The worldly man,
be his object what it may, is
unwearied in following it, whether
it refer to trade, family, estate, or
fame he watches favorable opportunities
and will not defer till tomorrow what he
should do to-day nothing is left uEdone.
Christians are not equally so active in
spiritual affairs. He then referred to the
Christians duty and the work awaiting
his sickle i'll the harvest field of the Lord.
Their attention is often distracted, their
hearts cold. Instead of going forth in the
strength of the Lord and fighting boldly,
they are prone to he discouraged, and sec
ing difficulties, stop in the path of duty.
The worldly man also cxcels the Christian
in his degree of foresight and circum-
spectiOn. The former are quick sig GIFTED
in discerning their interests and look for
ward to causes and forecast in their minds,
whether such distant events will hinder
or promote their favOritc project: they
provide against coming evils, guard against
disappointments, and profit by past cxpc-
ricnccs. How little circumspcction and
foresight the religious man exercises,
though repeatedly admOnislled. The same
is true in mans singleness OF mind.
Though the Christian does not serve God
and mammon, he does not bring the world
into subjection though he does not viii
fully obey sin, it is not entirely sub(!ued.
He closed his discourse with stirrin.
appeal for all God-fearing people to put Oh
the whole armOr of God and go manfully
into the fray to renOunce worldly wis.
dom and seek wisdom from above. Fail
to do SO, and the inevitable DEGREES OF
Gods wrath, will be visited upon your
unbelievinS soul. When at last God shall
sit in Judgment and all his stewards be
called to give an account of their steward
ship let it he said unto you well done,
thou good and faithful servant
The address, OF which the above is but
an outline, was interesting and instruc-
tive and it was delivered in that clear,
fOrcible style that chalactcriZes Mr.. Law
ertys sermons. The singing Of the choir
was unusually fine.