The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-28
THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
Rev. Israel II. McGonnell's Interesting
Discourse on Faith and Patience"
Rev. II. B. Hunter on Sabbath 0bseryances.
and Rev. A. Marines Discussion Of
The Two Conventions
FAITH AND. PATIENCE.
Rcv. Israel III. McConneH's Morning Sermon
at Roberts Park Church.

Rcv. Israel n. McConnen's Morning Sermon
at Roberts Park Church.
Rev. Israel H. Mcconnell, Of the North Ohio
Conference, preached at Roberts Park Church
yesterday morning and evening. The lesson Of
the morning was the first thirty verses Of the
eleventh chapter of Hebrews, on the nature Of
faith, and the text of the sermon was taken
from the first verse and part of the second, of
the twelfth chapter of Hebrews, being an ex
hortation to faith and patience: Wherefore,
seeing we also are comprised about with so great
cloud Of witnesses let us lay aside every
weight and the sin which doth SO easily beset us,
and let us run with patience the race that is set
before us.n
Mr. Mcconnell spoke without notes. Hisvoice
is clear, full and pleasant, his manner fervent
and his gestures frequent, but easy graceful and
suited to the phrase which it emphasizes and to
the idea the meaning of which it is intended to
shade He said the phrase "a great cloud
of witnesses has a primary reference to those
whose names were given in the reading lesson.
Paul refers to those ancient worthless named in
that chapter, as cloud Of witnesses, not in the
sense Of spectators merely, but as illustrating in
their persons their faith in God The imagery
is that Of raee4course lined with spectators.
AbraIn, Isaac and Jacob are THERE each represent
ing Gods faithfnlness in keeping his covenants
with the the people Itmeans with these wit
nesses We have a duty 1t is duty to every
one Of us to lay aside every weight and sin, and
when we get ready we are to run. The sins that
encircle us are those we INDUCED in before we
became Christians. They are the besetting sins.
II a man has had an appetite for strong
Sin thar still bovers about him and that he is To
Ssi,or 80 osa;7s+
beye are Ioan15 thin os nfttl in tbenselyes
that Are vet laindrances to Us ii the deyelopment
of orr sn;rt11al lives and &c sucb thev oIiuht Ia
ba lid aasSda Job,1, ,yVes1e4ts Jvae- an a3sdant
stJ5anf and hover If tbeT science Of oeotneffv
Int he rave ii mn because he found Il was absorb
inc more Of his time than he believed he oould
snare from +ba ,n;ssion Ia which ~ had GIVEN
bgn1sa,f and he laid + aside Tbpi. IL ,n,l1st in
iitaTsf1,a fIaf q faacinatinp and we NAV be
come SO much absorbed in Il AZ to hinder the
development Of onr spiritual life. So we
NAV And 81 naeaseaTIy ~ oivn r. IN
Wi4 :; tiso,s,ss a, y,,,st ,eesI,+ : J.. Nh,
syi,,s Won MN tS;s s,,;rit,,sl ,.teS that 1a,,
sniritna1 life instead Of growing BRIGHTER and
more radiant. is growing weaker and weakerq
Thara ycesA sonhe things that rould MOI he laid
aside III fbe RUNNERS in the ancienf aa,nes. So
fbaro arc eo,,,e thiros yTo,, eaTr nof Inv asde
There are necnlisYfties of temperament from
which we can never he free Some of these not
Rifffif1 thHraRnlvnE met pet rid
Crafts are cIlf from tIe naar and from the Mn
MI; and oaftad ma tho RamhaaI, tree and have
f;fa and frnifs hea,;nf, mower ant thew never
hansse tha;,, fTs,t the ,,esp craft will al yVvs
hear hears and the nipsin craft rinpins En-
grated info Jesus Christ we have life and
fynit-b hearing nowers' and vet each hold
onr aifferenf ternperaments and indiyidIialities
The hast God does for Ms while We are here II,
The fesh ;s To Iet oar characters taka tbei, color
mo from orr nne1aments as tha lght shin;no,
fb1oTgb tha window here tatres I'D Color from
the name If class tbroIob which 4 comas rI1seye
are some whose 1elpo1is life is bright aud i1y
n.,s onS tjrs i, xSbo,o 4 10 JnsIancholv ga
Gloomy We learr. that life Il one thinp 10 j
Ran ~ op aI,t ma 4 aty INHERENT
fl,;no II a,,,tlss1 Of 4 d;fferent tan,erament
life ona 10 q man in health and another
tb;n - on ;,,r1aliJ srand;ne waarv davs and
yiehfs IN I'm zer;,,ss rs Is cne 4hing ~
MAJ, Sg;th his means i, bonFs ana hank stenks
and Z varv diffarant th;no 10 ! mar, who has ~
strive froyyn dow ~ do for braaa for bis far;lyS
rs ono tb;ass 1vba fbe bay fa,,;i1r c;ri 4
,,nby,e and anotber MI az that circle has haep
hro1ren Nv 5eath
We should ha very charitable IN mr.. critic; SIN
Of otbers &c we sel3o,n tnoyv chair life iye,,,,,
stancae Each ~ ne 1n,,s RIM flp ara sat h
fore him bv divine annoinf,nent II talas soma
If ms into me work ar nrofess;on. Ard some into
anof5ar Int IL aarh ~ ~ 4 hr;1s,,s s;,oils ;
and str,,geses and SORROWS We nry need Il ~
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