Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-24

ing obedience inspired by sympathy. The all pervading power of conscious ness of divine sympathy in every need fulfilled our highest hope and prayer.
 The minister and his wife having been for merly members of this church were greeted with much friendly sympathy after the ser vices.
 SERVICES AT HUMPHREY STREET CHURCH.
 Rev. J. l.. R. Wyckotf, of North Congre. Humphrey street church yesterday in ex change with Rev Mir. Bray. There was a full attendance. The text was 1 Thess. ii. 12
 ''That ye would walk worthy of God, who
 hath called you into his kingdom and glory"
 The speaker said in part As we lift this
 passage from the mine of Gods word and
 carefully look at it we can see that in
 it's wealth of instruction it is
 very nugget of gold It suggests that there
 must be some intimate relationship between
 God ana the Christian. II deed in the con-
 text the relationship is declared to be that of
 father and children. Let us ask and, If pos
 sible, answer the question, What is 1t to ''walk worthy of God ?' First, we are to
 keep the fact in mind that we bear Gods image. It is urged by many learned men that the race has struggled up from the bottom through lower animal forms. Against this comfortless record stands the impregnable record of Gods word-of direct creation of man by God himself in his own image. Man stands at the head regnant over all earthly creatures He has soul filled with bound less aspirations because he has something of God in him God is not our creator merely, but the relation embraces that of a son to a father We can all look up and say Our Father" How exalted is an earthly prince because he is the son of king We sons of the King of Kings I~l1 Tco lt> hrno in I am child of God and God is my Father Secondly, to consider the obliga- tions of this new relationship to which we are called through faith in Christ We are to feel the inspiration of it and advance into grander mode of life We to present the body living sacrifice unto him, yield up the whole nature to the transforming lnfiu- ences of the spirit. There must be the spirit and habit of loyalty to God Also there must be very high degree of purity, if we walk worthy of God Blessed are the pure in hearts for they shall see God" And again, holines, without which .man shall see the Lord, "Be ye Holy for am holy" In those immortal pictures which John has drawn of the new Jerusalem, in whose light and along whose golden streets the nations of them that are saved are to walk he has left no place for anything which defl- eth and worketh abomination And finally, to | walk worthy of God, our life must be full of ! love- The jewel truth of revelation, the grandest truth we know, is this, God is love-" To be at all like him must love. | By word and deed, are expressly con- manded to bless and our fellow men. Oh :! brethren, when we as Gods dear chil- \ dren walk worthy of Him in all these re- l spects, then shall we indeed have times of ] refreshing, and transgressors shall be taught ! his ways.
 ! GEORGE STREET CHURCH.
 ! At the George street church yesterday morn 1 ing Rev. MT. Corbit, the pastor, preached from the theme, "One day in thy courts is better l than thousand.''
 ! CEDAR HILL MISSION.
 l Rev. MT. Phillips, of Yale Theological senl-
 mary, is engaged to preach at the Cedar Hill
 Union Mission chapel for seventeen weeks
 and is very much esteemed by the people
 worshiplng there. On Sunday, the 9th, he ! preached on the subject, ''Here we have nc ! continuing city,; and the 18th from