Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-28
CHURCH NOTES.
Words and Suggestions From the City
 PulpItR KeNterdaY.

Words and Suggestions From the City PuIpIts Yesterday.
 At St. Johns Episcopal church at yester- day forenoon's service, Rev. MT. Means preached fine discourse, and also made announcement that he would leave soon for his annual vacation, to return the 1st of September.
 The great value of the union of the North and Third churches is noticeable in the larger attendance A full congregation met yester-
 day at the morning service to hear again Prof.
 Mather, of Amherst, Mass. AS before, his
 sermon was pleasing, powerful one from Acts iv, IS; "Now when they beheld the
 boldness of Peter and John, and had per
 ceived that they were unlearned and ignor- ant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus" For the morning lesson the first twenty-two verses of this chapter were read, one of the most stirring lessons in the Bible. The power of Christian character was the !. preachers subject. The great change of Potter the disciple who denied his Master to Peter the apostle of Jesus Christ was named as the most striking instance of the power of God in the work of his holy spirit in communion The
  \ was gloomy and hopeless in the extreme, left to twelve poor fishermen apparently, but really to the all-subduing power of the Holy Ghost. Very close application was made by the speaker to our every day experience Of l this story of healing the same man 'Eby the ] name of Jesus Christ" The boldness of Peter and John in their danger was wonder full, amazing the scribes and Pharisees, mem bers of the great Sanhedrim, who had so wickedly condemned our and their loving l Saviour to the cruel death of the cross. Most evidently they spoke by the power of God They had been with Jesus and learned of him, and the same power is freely given now to all true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ Faith in this power converts the world It is felt, though denied, and is destined to overcome victorious over our fallen world. The duet singing while the contributions for the Sunday school were taken up was very fine, as were also the anthems and all the song service. A very marked effect was seen and felt in all the services.
 CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER.
 Rev. Dr. Todd delivered good sermon to
 his congregation yesterday morning, taking his text from Isaiah 26th, Sd and 4th verses, ''Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose
 mind is stayed on thee because he trusted in
 thee Trust ye in the Lord forever, for in
 the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength !
 luer0 lS SOu1oGIlI1lS OcauGlluI III WHICH lS
 quiet and peaceful. The evening twilight
 has an attraction to soothe the mind at the
 close of the days labor. The ceaseless flow
 of the peaceful winding river and the grand
 eur of the quiet ocean have certain attrac-
 tions. It is not always the most boisterous
 engine that has the most power and not the
 noisy stream that turns the most wheels.
 Life IS an experience of agitation and unrest.
 The many deliberations that are required re-
 garding the proper course to pursue cause the
 mind to be unsettled. A double-minded
 man is like ship at sea without an anchor. There is an element of doubt and uncertainty that promotes anxieties regarding health,
 home and the shop that tend to wear, weary
 and whiten the air. Then let us remember
 the words of the text, '"Thou wilt keep him in
 perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee" We do not make enough of these promises
 and do not appropriate them to ourselves as
 much as we might. We rely on earthly
 promises, how much more should we trust
 him who cannot err. A trust in Providence
 has natural tendency to promote peace of
 mind. No one has ever stayed himself on God without establishing solid foundation. The pastor enters upon his summer vaca-
 tion of six weeks during the present week.
 The pastor thanked his congregation for their
 generosity which allowed him to take the recreation.