Daily Republican., 1884-01-14
KNIGHTS ATCHURCH.
upR ESNlv Y SERMON
.CurD ny TIE REV. W.
uUSRAY At ASBURY.


- n ES 81 v Y SERMON
ACmED BY THE REV. W.
r. MURRAY ATAsBURY.
:, $50 knights of the Golden
me, At their Castle In the Smith
~, ,sterday morning, and pro-
'N IN a body TO Asbury NJ. Il.
The -rats IN the centre OF the
we're reserved for their accom-
o, and ~ they filed in and
d them, each member wearing
,t.,u4 badge OF the order, they
.d an IMPOSING appearance.
r,polrhrr Of The church, includ.
Galleries, was crowded, and
al +, b" placed in the ai-les and
am. altar TO furnish seats for
\ congregations
nolrr vas occupied by the Revs.
: Murray, William Galloway,
ares Moore, white the Rev. VII.
,rull Andrew Do'bOw and 9TH
r.. seated IN front OF the pulpit H.
b. altar
,rfyIrps were opened by singing
mn commencing " All People
Earth do Dwell" followed with
,r,ssiye and earnest prayer by
" CharIts Moore,
Row. ". l. \. Murray then read
rlaptrr Of Fra rs tho morning
at,rr which he congregation
Awake NY Soul Stretch Every
Rev. Mr., Murray commenced
Acour,c by saying that IN there
uruhahS many present VINO
! like 10 kuow something about
fd,r, he wou,d read from a pam
Irylug description of its origin,
irn. and alms. Al the close of
fadiug he announced AS bis tHt
!, rothr Ith verses of the lst
E,r Of Ezra, from which he preach
eloquent aud appropriate ser.
Of which the following is IA sy-
spoke Of the captivity Of the
| and how for seventy years they
cru in bondage, when Cyrus, King
! T, ., moved by the Lord, ISSUED a
Ilnatlon that they should make
t,Ivrs ready TO return 10 Jeru
and build the house of the Lord
III Israel. This was in accordance
I'hr prophecy uttered by Jer miah
1yrn- was moved 10 assist these
r 10 return TO their own land.
! speaker hoped that the sam"
(which had stirred up Cyrus had
at work in The Castle of the
hts Of the Golden Eagle, and
J! 'mcm up 20 visit the house of the
II" vas glad 10 see them, as he
: .oy,0 to preach to pc pie who
aU>,ous TO hear the word of God,
r tpctof their being pr"seot show.
r 4,s re TO hear tn goso"',
J,ws heard hc news with joy,
lI,d II" proclamation with de-
ahl " he can imagine their feel
w'M they found that they were to
b I" heir home. Their old men
"a i,r many yrars with their harIs
-.tnt o' the willows they could
ie tu,y LETT the bondage IN which
hrl So lpug bt eT hrId, Int rhr crl"r
brought the glad tidinR- that they
"um honr they could IL bulid
j frmre, and Cyrus, inspired by
j hod, would help them.
uas ,ut 10 he wondered at that
3 provIr ~rrr sad NJ their bondage,
bat tlry hailed the prDclarDat,Uu Of
Is with JOY. Suppose N" people Of
city w"r" to b" captured and taken
strange crunt-y and there held Ii
lHGr, they "OU Il naturally be
ILrarted, they couii not siug but
nose the ruler Of tins sttALg Z" country
10 issue proclamation that their
age was 10 cease that they wee
'tlirn to their own country ia il
reasonable 10 sl.pposc that their
r. would h" filled with Joy 4.
ere we're 81, ,OIO Jews held in bond.
II l'aby lon, who returned number
It 'puaI lo thc Population Of thiN
a'd no" that they were about to
II to th'lr own land they came
all rarte OF the empire. The pil.
!, thr old man was there they
from th' North, the South, East
West, hul alth-ugh some were
WITH age" there WAS Joy IA their
rnah'rs Tor they felt they were
I h'h"; lhrlr Huit"ringS, Their trials
ga. '' ""i" no" iLIngs Of the
, NE! ere going home.
'F" nav" b'ru pilgrims in every
'I'l"r IL" earliest days Jacob was
-'i'p "h"n b" was thrust out from
iH"T house and jOurnoyedtArougn
'..i. hu God was with him. and
=. '. ppun The earth with hi, head
,N'' nl'n ii stone he slept. and u,
''i IT, iTtamrd aud saw a ladder
,'"' u earth and the top of it
~. '' h'dN"n, and he saw the an
" ""l ascending and descending
]" hIndoo makes his pilgrimage to
'"'trd rlv of Gdnges, and If the
D"N hearing 'eath can only reach
l''r IN time to put his frrt in the
oeiorr Il" dIcs, he dies in peace.
' o",it' That Gol will take him
h y! lhr h"hamedan makes his
'napr TO Mecca, to worship at the
- ms prophet, and as there were
',''' a'" P,igIims III the world, 80
Ner' II that great Community that
I, '"'u'r'h u together under Cyrus. To
J. ,i'gf''n requires self denial and
!, .,'oH 'htS' Jews had been so long
'oS'oh mat they had formed mapy
'''' "S'!ciaNons, and ~ they were
'"R Oh 'heir j journey they must
,o,',r y, m 1n'nEs behind, they must
=, ""''rN"F ties hound them.
NJ, NJ Is WIN tn" Christian pilgrim !;
''' ~ IS"F" many things when h-
VI y, "'7 journey to The Heavenly
o' ~ must '"hv" Baby Ion he mu It
'' ' '.h "rhihd, and sever al as-
', ','"H '""I nave bound him to il Il
~, "' pilgrimage from thitworlI 10 |
," ''.'" ! ur cannot carve his way
,"r. -" oH|F1, hut must go armed
rhr 1n .a rom God, and provided
~, wv s""rd ut the spirit.
i" q lNIgrIn il mark of piety.
~ "HNnE l1catLen nations a pil.
,I 'a'' ''uh harm, or If molesttt,
ar" "Io lh''ritre with, or detain
"'r 'ook'd upon with scorn. The
H"itL" Knights of the Golden
!" HI,""n as the pilgrim drgr.e,
PI'HfIlhs they should be distin-
W u ~ ~ Weir pie'y ard their zeal to
W 10 Their fellow men.
r''g'''l'sof old always wore a
w. distinguish them az such 80
- '"," OF this order, each one
,,, ,lT hadsr, aud may God bless
""' 'ltlr bad gr, md helm them