National Republican., 1883-08-06
us songs of the diviner life Cowper, poet
of our own church. well expresses this


Aud basely cleaved to earth
wanted spirit to renounco
The clod that gave me birth.
But God has breathed upon worm
Aud sent me rom above;
Wings, such as ciOthe an angel form
The wings OF faith ana love.
"Lift up your hearts" says the COM
munion Office. ave lift them up unto
the Lord" is the noble response, aud ouce
lifted up, the heart catches divine inspira-
tion at prayer at the church In hearing the
word at the holy communion and in the
chants of the worship-notably in the Iris
Aggion, therefore with angels" &C. AT such
q time the Christian-like your lamented
bishop in his last sermon-is caught up to the
third heaven, and can scarcely say whether
in the body or out, God knoweth," and were
il not that loved ones tie him to the
earth yet longer, he could say with st. Paul
~ have desire TO depart and be with
Christ" &c. st. Paul knew not, saint
as he was, how wife aud children hold us
here captive. The Christian "would not
live always" in this distant province, but
would go to what St. Augustine calls "the
city of God"
The great difficulty brethren, is we are
trying to carry too much weight ON our
wings Tho eagle first stretches and swings
its broad pennons in open air before it rises,
and then takes nothing on itself but its own
but its necessary food.
Thus should the Christian spurn the things
of the earth, "the lusts of the tlesh the lusts
of the eye, and the pride of life" These are
the things which impede him, and handicap
his upward life.
1t is recorded of the bird of paradise-called
by the people where it originates "tho bird of
the gods"-that it cannot fly, except against
the wind. If we would initiate this bird of
God, and not be afraid of little opposition
IL we would smite the winds with good brave
words and works as WELL we too, would live
high and clear above the earth. 1t is these
favoring breczes Of false friends that do us
more damage than all our real enemies, and
make us an easy prey to those who would
overcome us. 1t is by going against the pop
ular breath that We shall reach paradise, and
enter into the kingdom or the church here
and in heaven.
1t only remains to add that this elevation,
this courageous attitude of the Christian soul
will put it all in readiness for the final flight
at the exchange of worlds.
The wings are always about one in this
frame of mind, and always ready for paradise
when God shall call. Oh, how many does the
minister of Gods church see on the sick and
dying bed, who are ready and waiting for the
last fight.
Friends come and stand about them, dread
ing their departure, but can scarcely have a
heart to detain them for they see that their
wings are stretched upward" and as with a
dove the least thing may fray them away.
The room is hushed and STILL The only
thing that makes a sound is tho moving OF
the wings, while the soul is waiting for the
last holy communion $50 / have seen, says
Jeremy Taylor, in his holy living" lark
beaten down while by the storm, its little
palpitating breast waiting for the severity to
pass, when it goes up singing to the gates OF
L.n, H. I.....
into the sublimer life! Then we can almost
see those wings taking the more beauteous
hue of the feathers covered with silver, and
the lining with yellow gold"
ANGLICAN CHURCH IN AMERICA.
ITS AIMS AND OBJECTS EXPLAINED BY REV.
JAMES W. CLARK AT ST. JAMES CHAPEL.
Rev. James w. Clark, pastor Of st. James
Episcopal chapel, on IL street. near Ninth
northeast, delivered an able discourse yester.
day morning on the subject, "What isl the
Anglican church in American" He said that
in her long and varied existence, dating from
the seventh century to the present time, sbt
has withstood all the storms of adversely
She has been reviled, buffeted, and deserted
attacked by the savage hordes Of early
Britain, by the emissaries of Rome, the Eng
enemies; but she has endured it all, and com,
out unscathed. She is Gods for man, and moi
mans for God.
Low churchmen and Erastians have con-
trolled her, but their schemes have proved
futile and they have failed. tr
She trains and alters her children, she be.
ing the master, not they. Her members can
not make her; she makes them. She is not
the medium of Professionalism and Roman
(tot ha oil In, III
Protestant churches, but she differs from
them all-the Unitarian, Presbyterian,
Lutheran, Congregational, Methodist, and
Quaker. With these she has many points in
common, but is not exactly similar to any
one of them. Her chief aim is to destroy tho
evil portion of the soul, and she does not
deny the right nor fail to use every means in
her power to accomplish the one object--that
Is to bring the sinner to Christ through the
proper channels. The Anglican church ac-
Gcpts everything good in the Roman Catholic
church which is good, as we'll as what is good
in the Protestant.
The church and her privileges and prac-
tices are growing and spreading, and gaining
strength aud friends in this country. The
people are just now learning what their
church is how great "a church thoy have
She is catholic, broad and strong. She is not
sOctaran, high or low, She is not au enemy
.f Professionalism, nor of Roman Catholicism.
She possesses the good Of both.
The reverend speaker, in referring to the
root or foundation OF belief VI the Anglican
church, said that tru h is in man natu rally,
and only needs stirring up by ministers and
bishops; the truth rs revealed through and
by the Lord, and not the outward appear
ances and appurtenances of the church.
Before the fall human nature came from
God in pure state. 1t was after the fall
that sin entered in, and as man fell by the
sin of the first Adam, it is necessary that we
be born again and raised up by the second
Adam-Christ The Son and Spirit is the
only power able to accomplish this result
The divine soul lost at the fall is saved by
and through Christ only.
The gifts given to the church from Chrisv
are IN the nature of a command, :" Go ye and
teach all nations, and "All power is given to
Him on earth and in heaven" There the
comnads of Christ were ably explained and
their true and literal meaning defined
The reverend gentleman commanded the
attention of his audience throughout, and
the discourse was highly interesting and in
structive to all present.
THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST.
INTERESTING SERMON ny REV. j. T. JUDD,
OF HARRISBURG, PA, AT THE THIRTEENTH
STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. T, Judd, of Harrisburg, Pa, preached