News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-10-02
A Pleasant Sunday.

New England has recently had the
privilege of welcoming to her shores
Rev. Newman Hall, d. D., of Lon
don. Eleven years ago he visited
this country. Through all the eleven
years many have retained cheering
recollection of the good words he said
at that time. 1t is a pleasure to lis
ten again to one who brought to us a
helpful message in the past. That
pleasure came TO me yesterday morn
mo. for / attended the services held
at the Mt. Vernon Street Church in
Boston. where DR.. Hall occupied the
pulpit. 1t must be gratifying to the
London minister, while in this coun-
try, to find, when he rises to speak,
such large congregations as assembled
to listen. When the people came out
of fremont Temple yesterday after
noon after DR.. Hall had finished his
sermon, the crowded sidewalks sug-
gested Philadelphia in Centennial
times. Indeed, the friend who was
with me said she had not been in such
throng Of people since those days.
At Mount Vernon, also, he had q
large audience.
DR.. Hall has a clear and panetrat-
ing voice, and speaks as if he felt
that he had a message to deliver to
each one who is before him. Some
find the secret of his power in his
earnestness some find it in the help
full thoughts he expresses, while 9TH
ers think it lies in his effective illus
trations. His text yesterday morn
ing was Romans, 8 :28,-'And we
know that all things work together
for good to them that love God, who
are the called according to his pur-
pose." All who read the bible with
reverence, find in this passage bright
hope to cheer theRsathe dark expe-
riences of life, which none of us can
wholly escape. How pleasant, then,
to listen to one who finds in the pas
sage not only 4 hope, but an assur-
ance. DR.. Hall gave three reasons
why the Christian should bear his sor-
rows with fortitude. First, trials are
for this life only. They are but for a
moment compared with the eternity of
existence. The Christian can live in
hope of good things to come. Sec
ond, the Christian can obtain present
help in present troubles. help from
Heaven through prayer. Third, the
Christian bn0,Cs, does not hope, simp-
ly, or trust simply, but kno,os that
''all things work together for good ;"
that his sorrows not only will soon
pass away, but even conduce to bliss
by and by. Sorrows are the seed
thatwill develop into the flower; the
pathway that leads to our home; the
medicine that strengthens the gale
that watts to port; the discipline that
fits for the conflict. We can some
times see at once that trial leads to
good, as when painful operation
leads to renewed health. If we could
look far enough it would be equally
plain in every case that call things
work together for good"
Some one visiting factory might
notice one little wheel by itself, APP
parently revolving in the wrong di-
rection. When this troublesome wheel
is considered in its relations with all
the rest. the mystery vanishes; so
would the mystery Of all our trials
disappear if we could see the whole
machinery of the Divine plan.
This part Of the text was the sub
ject of the first portion of the sermon.
Then came the question, "Who are
the called according to his purpose"
and finally, "How can we know that
we are among those that love God?"
DR.. Halls answer to the first question
may be briefly given by saying, all
who will listen and respond are called.
In answer to the second question he
applied the same tests that prove love
between earthly friends, and quoted
the words of Jesus ''He that hath
my commas ments-anAseepeth them,
he it is that loveth me-
The singing was congregational,
and the hymns were the good old
fashioned ones we all know and love
so we'll. The whole service was in
spring. We came away with new
courage and hope. E. S. +.