Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1885-12-17
City and County.
Sunday in the Churches.
METHODIST CHURCH.

That the bible 10 . maze OF contradictions aud
falsshosds. Yet the noblest Of the earth have
been and ere believers in the divine teach
inss Of ,Ais work, and ve can produce
sbundan, proofs Of its ,ruthfulness.
Let us briefly notice few.
l. The bible 10 true historically. Men
deny the truthfulness Of its account Of ersa-
ties; every discovery in geology proves ito
,ruthfulness.
The story Of the food /. mex, ssssiied,
AID yet 60 to any portion Of the globe, and
there vs find handed dswn by tradition &C.
ceunts Of this great judgment.
We can trace the I.rseIi'es on their jour
aey from Egypt to Canaan We can find On
Ass!risn tablets and monuments records Of
kings and prophets spoken of in the bible.
2. Bible true Practically and Theolog-
icaliy.
Il speaks of tie existence Of God. Of
Christ, Of the Holy Spirit, Of the new
birth. Of PRAYER. of promises. All these have
been proved true; thousands can rise up
asd say like one Of old Il know that NJ,
Redeener iiveth." that He is PRAYER hear
ing and prayer answering God. that wherein
vas blind nov see, that old rhings are
passed away. oil thinEs have become new.
that the promises OF God are indeed yea and
amen"
Let Us study it, follow ito teachings. it il
our guide. and like David. may i, be Unto
Us s~eetsr than honey and the hone, comb.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Herring Of the Baptist church
occupied The Congregational pulpit Sunday
morning,
Te1,-M.,h 5 ls "Who.oever there
fore shsll break one Of these leas, command
men,.. and .hsll teach men so. ,hall be
called east in the kingdom Of heaven bu,
vhosoeset shall do aud teach them sha.! he
called gres, in the kingdom Of heaven"
The sermon or the mount may be con
sider.d the constitution aud bylaws Of the
kingdom Of heaven. and lhi. ieI, contains
the Fundamental principle If that Kingdom.
A. ever, earthly kingd-m has II. aristoers-
oy. hs. tn. Kingdom Of hraveu-aris-
tocI.ey in ii. good sense. which means the
rule Of tsr hr.i. There ere five srstocrA-
ciss Of the world. ~-alsh blood. petition.
Iatrliect and aesihe;lc ,usturr. GTestn..
10 he kingdom of heaven rrcaon-d On .
different principle, The, "a ho do God, viii
are the truly great. Will. We look Up 10
the sri.,ocisci-s OF earth with 81! the respect
which is their due. let VI, honor mole those
Who spend their live. in doing the COM
msndnen,s OF God Themselves. ard in teach
ing other. to do them. for such ere the ar!s-
iocrse, Of the kingdom of heaven.
UNITARIAN CHURCH.
The subject Of the diseuurs. 81 the Uni
tsrian church vas Man. Duty In Man"
The idea Of dut, has groan UP With the de-
velopmsnt OF social life. Where,sr human
belngs associate there mus, be certain regu-
la,ions to govern their conduct. The more
advanced civilization becomes. the more
complex are the du,ies s.umed. but ST the
came time the gres,er the benefits arising
,h.r.fom. Man ha, steadily advanced To-
wards civilization the fslrogr.de move
nents have been oni, local and spp.renl.
not real. And he has oheerfuily assuhcd
the higher obligations and peril fmed the
more srduous duties in hi. march Of progress.
There are two ooni.nding forces IN life. on.
for prokre.. towsrd. b-tter living b, night
conduct; the other force 10 opposed TO Ills
There 10 ne neutral ground He Who does
not stand on the one side must be on The
other. We must be for Or against the right
performance Of dut, bv man 10 man.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Subject Thou.
rex,-Who ar, thou' 81. John | 10.
Th. question suggest, important philo-
sophie and religion. considerations. IL NAV
Be regarded As question requiring answer
in the strict or in reiatire sense.
THE STRICT SENSE.
Strictly speaking thing is defined b, it's
essence /. C., IS il i. distinct and ind-pend-
en-, of oil else. Hence, as principle
cannot be either what he receives or what
he sequires. I'd. principle-to ,aks pride
to oneself for that which is no, oneself is
folly.
THE RELATIVE SENSE.
A thing is noble BY the dgnit, Of it. end
and it's fitness TO attain that end. What
ever you are. then. oh man you are de.-
tined for the noLlest end. The beast. OF
the field, the most charming landscapes, the
glory Of the heavens above US. all nature is
inferior to thee in destiny. They are per-
ishable bu, you are to live immortal with
the God that gave you life.
To attain this end you are well equipped
you have will, memory and understanding.
These qualities form the soul of your
thoughts, words and actions. This is your
real life, your distinct and Tin a certain
sense independent existence. If these be
bad then is your lif. failure. You are IN
fitted to your end or destiny. You are sim
ply blot on creation. If these thoughts,
words and actions be good, then are you
the noblest of Gods creatures, destined fer
his companionship.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the Baptist church the subject was
The Philosophy Of the Need of Revivsls.
Texts. l Is. Come now, and let u.
reason together, saith the Lord"
The three fold work Of the christian
church is plainly outlined in the words
which close St. Matthews gospel. Into
Gods plan of this work r.vivals enter,
which are only times of reasoning, con-
ference with the Lord. That genuine re-
vivsls have marked the history of the church
from the beginning is strong evidence that
they are in the plan Of the Lord. But it is
even more convincing TO see that the need
for them is one that is rooted in the I'M
changing soil Of the nature Ct man and the
providence Of God. Three great laws Of
life make revivsls necessary-the law Of
variety, Of depravity, Of social sympathy.
or variety Religion is many sided. Be-
cause the church must be engaged in gsner-