St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-25
TEN PERANCE SER MONS
In the Episcopal Churches of st. Paul
Yesterday,
By 1t. Rev. DR.. Thorwold, "The Temperance
Apostle" Of England,
And Addresses by Bishop Whipple and
Mr.. Graham.
At st. Pn1tIs.

Episcopal church yesterday forenoon to hear
the address of the Rt. Rev. DIR. Thorold, Lord
Bishop of Rochester, England. After the usual
prayer and praise service, Bishop Thorold was
introduced by Rev. DR.. Thomas, rector Of st.
Pauls, and he proceeded to deliver fervent, elo-
quent and earnest appeal relating to the growth
of the church, the dissemination of the gospel
and the field of missionary labor.
His remarks were based on the gospel Of st.
John I:V-"And the light shipeth in darkness,
and the darkness comprehended it not'' In re-
ferring to the import of the text the reverend
speaker said that the words were the fgurative
symbol of Chrlst's message to the world the light
which shone in the darkness dazzled by its
splendor and consoled by it's tenderness and
sweetness. The speaker then proceeded to il
lustrate the meaning of the text and in what
ways the gospel came as consolation to man
kind, showing that it was the perpetual source
of enlightenment, hope and consolation and the
fountai of every blessing.
The light of the gospel was then pictured as
shedding its rays into the superstition, hatred
and persecution of the dark ages; it was this
light that had done away with the cruelties of
the amphitheater and the tortures of ancient
times; its influence had penetrated the prisons
and when the spirit of God moved upon the wa
tiers mankind was glad to embrace the hope and
light.
The influence and power of the church was
constantly spreading; it was this light the
waters, the living, purifying, exalting and re-
deeming spirit of God which dissipated the dark
ness. But all men were not convinced of the
good influence of the church; they;said God had
given no voice to the heather; for them the
church had sincere and tender respect it says
unto them with all gentleness and emphasis that
we have not so learned the message of Christ, and
history had not taught so. The singular cour-
o,,1fn ~f
inal Indians was then alluded to and they were
paid high compliment. 1t was dsparage
ment to the church that some men did not en-
| brace its teachings; the ambient air was filled
with many colors aud tints and humanity was
made up of different beliefs and creeds.
In the name of the Lord, the church extended
| the glad tidings Of the shining message to all.
| The truth of the message was that God is the
! Light, and in him there was no darkness. As
| God is therefore the Light, He is movable, for
| the Light was something that could be under
stood and seen; physical light conveyed the idea
of splendor; spiritual light the idea of truth,
virtue, morality purity, and a Father who loves,
a King who rules and Redeemer who saves.
! Even the heather by the vain worship of their
| idols conveyed the fact that they possess in
! stinct, and feel the influence of God. whose
presence they sought in the darkness.
The light of God was the type of redemption no
matter how deep the despair, how dismal the re-
|
anguish or oppression it held out hope for all.
| Christ himself had been the messenger of light
and hope to mankind; the story of his life was
| that Of redemption; the mind of man was in
capable of conceiving anything greater than the
| life of Christ; of his work, teachings, suffer
| ing and crucifXion the sins of man could not be
reconciled except by the cost of suffering; He
was the message, as testified by his spotess life
and the shame and anguish of his death. When
man is prone to lament his circumstances he should
recall the sufferings of Christ and stand on the
cross where the sins of mankind had beer eX-
| plated: when depressed in heart and hope sinks
| in the breast, man should turn his eyes to the
spectacle of the cross and the Precipitation made
thereon for him. The hope of mankind rested
in the divine idea of God: the central truth OF
| the church was that God loved man. and His
| divine message the light which earnestly,
patiently and tenderly beckoned him to come
back to the fold. There was no Joy under the
sunwhich compared to the ecstacy of finding God
there was nothing so interesting as the study of
religion and nothing so powerful for good as belief
| There were two kinds OF infdelity; that which
| sees not and knows it, and that which not
| but thinks it does. The speaker then alluded to
/ the missionary work of the church and he urged
upon the hearers the power and beauty of unity
by diligent service the workers in the field every
day came nearer to each other and learned to
| love Christ and mankind more.
All faith worked by love and the genius Of the
| Christ like art lay in this; not wherein does my
brother differ from my belief, not what will
suDder us, but what will bring us together
Christians should take heed, that while too long
in the examination of a brothers credentials the
| opportunity for good shall have expired.
sketch Of the progress and spread Of the
church in the United States then given and
the speaker briefly alluded to the subject of in
| temperance, which he said was the cancer which
was eating into the life of men both in the OLD
country and in this.