The Portland daily press., 1884-10-27
PULPIT AND PLATEORHr.
w1nLnroN CHURCH

WILLETON CHURCH.
Rev. DIR. Webb of Boston preached yester-
day in exchange with the pastor. Many OF our
citizens from other churches were present to
listen to the eloquent preacher. He took for
his text in the morning John v. -, "He that
hath the Son hath life. He that hath not the
Son of God hath not life."
Jesus is revealed to the only one who has the
true, divine, eternal life. If there is an eternity
this is matter in which each one is individually in
terested What is this death that is spoken of?
Natural death is ceasing to be; the eye the ear is
closed and the give evidence of feel
ing. The death of the soul is to be alive to
those spiritual things about it, We cease to respond
to the indications of the spiritual world We know
when we are alive to the things of this natural
world when we are interest ed in them when our
blood tinges through veins, in response 10 The
matters about us. We see naturally alive
enjoying all the things about him. while cold and
dead to all spiritual matters
The natural man ca Is aud drinks and enioys the
pleasures OF the esent world, while all this time
the soul is spiritually dead So a man spirituaIIv
dead is not a monster.
Now what is life? Science fails to define IT, What
is spiritual lite? We can only say we do not know
Jesus evidently knew, buG He did not tell us Ha
has told us from whence IL comes, not what it is.
Spiritual life does not spring up of itself no more
than natural life comes of ITSELF There is no life
except from lfe no spontaneous generatiun neither
In the natural life nor in the spiritual life
There is no development from one kind of life
INTO anoGner a bat cannot be worked up into a
fopin. we can tIalm a leopard and make il playful
but it is leopard still. You cannot educate nat
ura man into the spiritual man nor does stritual
NE come spontaneously 1t must come from Christ
The dlderence between the natural man and the
generation. :
Such is the teachings of Christ and the APOSTLE
especially Paul The 4cher referred to the Gree
ly expedition ilustra ion of the relief brought
to the natural nan by Christ.
Who ha ife ;r+o :
intimate relation with Christ The life gyer SO
they found when with him earth The woman
given up oy physicians touched his garment tremb-
Iingiy and weak but strong in faith, and touching
the life gver she was made whole. She had found
CHRIST, Just as the convert who is brought from
death TO lie. They find Christ
Living contact with Christ is spiritual life for He
IS the only source of spiritual life. You ask how
are we to get into contact with Christ? ans yer by
believing ON the Son OF God. Ii you are ON a sick
bed Your limbs numb. ali your existence Just tremb-
ling between life and deatn the oh, sician comes
with the Air of life in his hand he says take his
1t will cure you. You say no. shall get we'll sme
way without that, l don't think l ana very sick.
Would you do %? No! you would take all the
hold VI Christ brings Spiritual life.
CHESTNUT STREET CHURCH.
crowded house greeted the children of Chest
nut street church yesterday afternoon, at their
Sunday School con ert. The little ones seemed to
press spiritual truth home with directness and
simplicity which won all hearts. DIR. B4shford gave
short address, illustrated by the use of the black
board. The vestry was or wded az the evening SER
vice to Its utmost capacity and seats were brought
in from other rooms The mee,ing was very ear
nest Some thirty in all have asked for PRAYERS
and most of them have testified thas they are saved
Meetings will be held every evening this week. save
Saturday, at 80. From IL to 1 will be observed
as far as possible, an hour of special and united
prayer.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
The services at this church in the morning were
conducted by Prof STAFFORD Mitchell, VIII
delivered very powerful sermon and sang two
songs. In the evening the Sunday school gave
a very delightful concert, conducted by Super
intendent Bradley. Mr.. H. whitehouse con-
Quoted the singing, Mr.. Mitchell sang mi, ety
and Nine,' and The Old Oaken Bucket and Rev
Mr.. Munson made short address. The recitations
and singing by he little ones were highly appre-
cated by the large audience present.
NOTES.
There Sunday school concert at the First
Baptist church last evening The exercises con-
sisted OF singing by quartetes and choruses recta-
tioDs and singing by the children. The subject of
the concert was illustrated and the children were
much interested.
The Second Parish Sunday School had their har-
vest concert last evening. The exercises INSISTED
of singing b, the school, responsive readings reci-
tations by the smaller children, solo by Mamie
Kingsley, recitation by Mamie Curran reading by
Alice o. Moses, recitation by Cora Alexander. solo
by Nellie nj Webster and 81 giDg by quartette .
Rev. Mr.. Daniels made a brief address
The Newbury Street Sunday School gave a pleas.
ant concert last evening.