Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-10
SABBATH SERVICES.
something ,About the Sermons at the
Different Churches.

and the attendance was hardly ae large a.
usual. Rev. Mr.. Penney is still i'll and un.
able to attend to hi. duties as pastor. At the
first Baptist Rev. Mr.. Barrows preached an
excellent sermon in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Tilden- Rev Mr.. Bradlee breaches Sab.
bath afternoons at Eureka Hall on the cas-,
side and has large attendance.
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The pastor delivered the second of his Sc
ries Of lectures on the Temptation of Our
Lord" Text. Matthew Nv, 5. Then the
devil taketh him up into the holy city, and
setteth him upon pinnacls in the temple, :"
Subject, THE pride of life
AT THE METHODIST
On account Of the storm the pastors theme
in the morning was changed from what was
announced in Saturdays paper. and he
preached TO good sized audience 10 the YES
try on LIST Cor, II, $40. Subject, .'the ear
nest of our inheritance. In the afternoon
at Eureka Hall the theme was, Broken
Vows" Eceles. v, 4. The hall was well
filled, Notwithstanding the bad condition of
the roads.
Ar THE FIRST BAPTIST.
Rev. Mr.. Barrows of Lewiston preached
in the First Baptist church from the text,
Matt, XIV, l4-2l, the parable of the talents,
taking the four following points lst, The
difference in the amount of talents given. 2d,
The similarity in that all of Gods children
have some talents. Sd, The responsibility
resting upon his children to improve these
talents. 4th, The opportunity all have of
improving them. Enlarging on these dltieren,
points the speaker held the close attention of
the congrez CATION by his earnestness and the
practical points brought out.
Ar THE FREE BAPTIST.
A very interesting sermon was deli, cred
by Rev. +. Martin OF Hsllowell, from the
words, Jesus saith unto him, am the way
the truth and the life" Subject: THE way
from Earth to Heaven Peter replied in
answer to the query What shall do to be
saved" believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved" and 1900 souls
were added unto the church. Christ is the
true wav. And though bestow all my
goods to feed the poor and though give my
body to be burned. and have not charity it
the Lord shall be saved. Our emancipated
souls are taken by the angels to Abraham
bosom. We need have no fear for the angel
knows the way. First, 1t is a pleasant way !;
second, we have good company; third. we
are encouraged by thoughts of our home and
friends there
AT THE UNIvERsAusr.
Rev. C. r. Moor of Cambridge. Mass,
preached at this church from the following
words found in the Gospel of St. John, vi,
GO, The words that speak unto you. they
are spirit and they are life The central
thought of the discourse was contained in the
question: What are the best methods for
effecting revivals in the Universalist parishes? ?
While the speaker thought well of the organ
ization and methods common in the work of
parishes and churches if directed and ami
mated by the true spirit of Christ, he regarded
them as worthless and merely cold, dead for
mality if they had not the spirit. The spirit
is the essential thing. The method is of sec
ondary importance. This idea was enforced
and illustrated IN a sermon of deep Thought
that was impressive for earnestness and the
strength with which the vital truth was pre-
scented. Rev. Mr.. Gledhill was present at
the service much to the pleasure of his
Pensioners, and will preach next Sunday if
his health will permit
AT THE tOSGREGAT1ONALlST.
Prof Ropes of Bangor Theological Semi
nary preached at the stone church. taking for
his text. John Nil, |, Now before the feast
of the passover, when Jesus knew that his
hour was come, that he should depart out OF
this world unto the father, having loved his
own which were in the world, he loved them
unto the end" Christ's love is fixed. He
loved his diciples in the beginning. Although
there some change in his teachings and
in his relations to his diciples at the close of
his ministry, there was no change in his
great love for them. There was closer
friendship between them The jews could
not see in Jesus the promised Messiah for
whom they were looking, but the christian
sees in the loving Jesus the fulfillment of the
prophecies concerning him. Jesus loves all
no matter how sinful and calls all to him and
love and serve him He wishes our love and
service, Notwithstanding our imperfections.
He loves his diciples unto the end. To what
end? Surely not the end of this world, but
to all eternity.
Ar THE UNITARIAN.
Text, John III, Z, aye must be born again.
Anything in the Bible that affects to be Law
of life. must be interpreted according to what
we find the facts OF life to be. Some people
identify the baptism of water with the bap-
tism of of the spirit, but we have known SO
many children who were said to be "regen'
crate" in baptism, who never showed it any
where else, but whose sins have been 30 Wig
orous as they grew older as their cries were
when they were being baptised. Their new
birth left them in the same state as they were
before To be born again is no mystery,
but is that process, either suddenly or by de
grees, which makes a man all that an upright
man ought to be, 1t is not something added
alb extra, but the normal development of the
soul The spiritual capacities ase ALWAYS
there The fruits of conversion are the
deepening life of goodness in the soul. pro
cressive publication of the motives and con-
duct, voluntary self Pronunciation for human
service. the courageous martyr spirit whict
will 60 on to duty though death stand IN the
way, and the thankful, peaceful worship OF
whatever is hottest and truest. II conversion
does not mean this. and much more, II l
simply tickles the feeling with profitiess ex'
citement, not cleansing the heart, not eievat'
ing the character, not softenng the greed Of
the market, the ssperities of party. not en-
riching the life of today, not spiritualzin!
the hopes of the future, then it is not CONVEX
sion Sinners are not saints though yot
sprinkle them with the blood of Jesus, snC
pretend to marshal them at the right hand OF