The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-27
OUR CHURCHES.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Sanders discoursed upon the text,
What shall L render unto the Lord
for all His benefits toward me2n
Psalm ill.,, II.
From this he drew the lesson of
sacrifice aud self-denisl as essential to
holy living, as we'll as success in COM
mon worldly pursuits. Without an in
telligent outlay there can be foundation
for growth. He woIid not say that it
was a christian duty to adopt the tith-
ing system, but that every true chris
tian was bound to carry out the spirit
of the ancient Hebrews to such an ex-
tent that the church shall not want for
to carry on its legitimate work.
The spiritual growth OF the individual
can usually be measured by the Zeal he
manifests in christian work and the
willingness with which he submits TO
personal and pecuniary sacrifice, that
even in giving it must be done for the
glory of God. The wise men of the
east did not make presents TO each
other, but rather to the infant Savior.
If this Babe in the manger could
prompt such gifts from the wise of
those days, how much more ought the
wiser Savior call forth from us.
The eyening services were devoted to
exercises by the choir aud children of
the Sabbath school to the evident de-
light of the many little ones present.
Instead Of the usual Christmas tree, of
ferings of money were brought for the
poor, and this new feature, shed a lay
of light into some homes, which would
otherwise have been IA scene of want,
instead OF joy.
The decorations of the church were
simple, yet in most excellent taste.
The material used is a novelty to this
section, not being a habitant of the
west, but an evergreen sent by friends
from the Atlantic coast.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the Baptist church in the even
ing, Rev. A. b. Banks preached upon
the subject of ''Seeing God" using for
his text, The pure in heart shall see
God" Mat, 90.
After a brief Introductory, attention
was called to the fact that a man may
have a thorough book knowledge, may
have an excellent knowledge of the
Word even, and still be ignorant of
God. How many have studied the
sacred pages for years, and have been
familiar with their sentiments for a
lifetime, and yet have not caught a
glimpse of Whom they would fain wor-
ship. How many and s%weet.have been
the visions of tue unlettered as men
count learning, of the Heavenly Father.
They have not only seen God, but have
seen him as a companion. He WHO has
a pure heart and lives purely, not only
sees God in his own affections, but sees
God in the objects of those affections.
No one can appreciate the divinity
in man until he loves man. Paul, in
his injunction to christians said, "Re-
joice with them that do rejoice, and
weep with them that weep" This was
the feeling which predUminated in the
bosom of Jesus-not II feeling merely,
but a law of his life. Purity is the OBJ
ject Of life. If We measure our chris
tian attainments, piety and hopes by it,
how searching is the test. 1t
comprises all. Heaven is pure, aud
nothing impure can enter there. This
publication must be found in Jesus.
The work of the Spirit is not suddenly
begun and ended, but continued and
allied to the development of human
faculties. To pray superstitiously be-
lieVing that it is His part only to give
and yours only TO receive, is a mistaken
belief, as it ignores the work of the
Spirit. 1t is pleasant to believe that
the world is growing whittier, that the
mission Of Jesus is fulfilling itself, and
the world is becoming purer; and by and
by the pure will see God more clearly,
and by and by they will see Him
wholly and will realize the truth of
jesus words, through their own devel-
opment, Tho kingdom of Heaven is
within you, seeing God as face to face"
NJ. E. CHURCH.
At this church the morning service
was rendered all the more Interesting
10y the baptismal exercises, during
which two were taken In the church,
Mrs. Levi and Miss May futile.
In place Of the regular evening SER
vice a large choir rendered the Christ
mas cantata, "A might of Glory" This
was a success in every way. The house
was crowded, even the aisles being
filled with extra seats.
Promptly at 1870 O'Clock the services
began and the musical exercises occu-
pied about an hour. Those taking
part were complimented in the most
satisfactory manner of all-that of the
closest attention.
The duets the shepherds" by Mr..
and Mrs. I. f. Durbin, and $50
Ask of Them by Messrs. Durbln and
Bale were exceptionally good. The
finest event of the evening was angels
Strike Their Harps" as sung by a
chorus of fifteen voices, including Mr..
and Mrs. Cowhick, q. d. Bale, Mr..
and Mrs. T. f. Durbin, Miss MILFORD,
Mrs. Hurd, Miss Fisk, Mrs. Ralston,