Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-24
DE. CUYLER.
His Elegant Discourse at Plymouth Church
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
AS was announced in the GLOBE yesterday
morning The Rev. T. L. Cuyler, D. D., OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, occupied the pulpit OF Ply
mouth church yesterday at the morning ser.
vice. The Rev. DR.. Dana, the pastor,
conducted the preliminary exercises,
and cheerfully introduced DR.. Cuyler
as a clergyman whose ministrations he at
tended in his boyhOod days, little thinking
that he should one day have the pleasure of
welcoming him TO his own pulpit. in this far
away, great northwest. DR.. Cuyler took for
his text q part of the 46th verse of the
first chapter of Johns gospel, "Come and
see." He gave graphic and life-like por.
trayal of the Savior's care of Philip, and of
Philips seeking out his brother Nathaniel
and to his incredulous inquiry, "Can there
any good thing come out of NAZARETH" re-
plying, "Come and see."
The speaker described the character of
Christ's life and wonderful teachings and
deeds Of mercy and death of atonement for
sinners, and then claimed that these were the
unanswerable proofs of his divinity. Christ
was brother to the lowliest, and yet dis
played the power of q son of God. Every man
must come and see Christ and trust him and
obey him for himself. No one who does this
has ever pronounced Jesus as an imposter.
IL oCC Ucou5 III tuS Ueduly OI LIB QlVluc
character was to believe in him Saul of Tar
sus, the cruel prosecutor of Christians, saw
him, and, seeing, believed; and Saul the per-
secutor, became Paul, the good apostle of the
Gentiles. This scene of Paul's conversion was
depicted with impressive and even startling
force. Everything that is best in Christian
comes from copying Christ; all that is evil
or mean or sinful cones from himself. To
attempt to shake the faith of any one
In Jesus who had seen him by faith
and trusting him would be as absurd as to
attempt TO tell the people of st. Paul that
there Is no such spot as beautiful Minnehaha.
Christian integrity and sincerity in religious
life, and action was depicted, commended and
enforced with q vehement eloquence that
deeply impressed every nearer, and pro-
auditors, that all could really feel, a circu@-
stance that always attests the power of a
speaker. DR.. Cuyler concluded his fervent
sermon with an appeal to every one in the
house to try Christ for themselves, and said:
eff our faith were but more simple,
We would take Him at His word,
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness Of our Lord
No attempt is here made to give synopsis
OF the able discourse. Suffice 1t to say that
the speaker well sustained his es-
tablished reputation as forcible
and eloquent pulpit orator. His ringing
repetition Of the words, "Come and see,
will long linger in the memory of
all who heard him. Plymouth church
was crowded. Nearly every seat
was filled, and with such fruits of kee ping
open church doors during the summer
solstice service. DR.. Dana may be well com.
plimented and congratulated in his wise de-.
termination not to vacate his pulpit during
the summer lake and tourist recreation, there
by setting wholesome example which our
pastors might follow with decided profit to
themselves and their congregations.