Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-03-24
Davenport Onurcn.

Rev. L. G. Meserve's Sermon festerday
Nforning-GOd's All Seeing Eye tine
Topic.
At the Davenport church yesterday morn
ing, the pastor, Rev. I. G.. Meserve, chose
for his text the words found in Second
Chronicles. sixteenth chapter and ninth
verse, For the eyes of the Lord run to ana
fro throughout the whole earth, to show MIN
self strong in the behalf of them whose neart
is perfect toward him" This is universal
truth which has application anywhere In
the circumstances ia which the words we're
spoken they are not less than sublime. Inc
old testament tells what the new repeats
that the kingdom of God is one and that
God rules. God rules especially for the
righteous, Modern atheism takes position
which the 400 day clock that the New Haven
Clock company are now making might take
toward its maker. After the clock had been
running thirty days it might say to its maker:
81 am perfect bit OF mechanism; am get
ting along finely. have no need OF you.
By the time it had run ninety days 1t might
say not only that, but also that every man
who don't believe it is a fool. Modern
atheism says the world was made from
scattered elements and has no need of a
ruler. But God says: "Wait till the appoint
ed time" as the maker of the clock would
say: 'sWait till the 400 days have expired "
1t is true that Gods eye is running to and
fro throughout the whole earth. He COM
prehends every thing perfectly.
These words of the text are for the wicked
man to hear and to make him afraid. We
are often criticised for trying to inspire the
wicked man with fear, and are Iolo Inat
something higher and nobler should be subs
stituted. But such men are usually not
amenable to higher motives. A plea from
wives and children will not move the rum
seller. but fear of prosecution Will Inc
wife beater will not heed the splendid pre-
cepts of St. John. If he were to unoer-
stand that he was liable to be taken upon the
Green and dashed he might desist from his
cruelty. There are certain things salo 20
make men afraid and the text Is one that
ouoht to make one afraid. One effect OF
these ords should be to make careless PEG,
ple wake up Christians grow needless ana
Indifferent To them sermons are like ram
falling upon q stone roof. Personal aPphca-
lions are like the sting of nettles.
Cicero couldn't believe that God sees us
all the time. We smile when we read that
the Egyptians always had mummy at thelr
banouets. What fools they were to drag
death into their feasts? Not so. we think
the Puritans were an uncomfortable people
and are glad that Puritanism has gone from
the face of the earth. Was Puritanism worse
than that worldliness which sees no dltter:
ence between the child of God and the child
of this world if the latter is cultured and
reinedH
The text has a lesson also for the despond
ent ones God sees all men and Will snow
himself strong to those who love and trust
and do not stray from him. Let US not be
cast down by present difficulties In
Hebrews, the eleventh chapter, We read that
''others were tortured, not accepting deliver
ance." Put that oyer against KING Asa
conduct in the chapter from which the text Is
taken, and learn valuable lesson.
Those who are glad are to remember the
words of the text, God is pleased with our
aladness, especially. when 1t springs from
real righteousness.