Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-18
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES.
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 United Church-At Other Places o1
 Worship.
 Rev. MT. Samson preached in the Calvary Baptist church yesterday morning from the text found in Romans, wi, IA, "For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not | under the law, but under grace" It is g | fact of universal experience that the erring are more easily won to the path of rectitude by kindness than in any other way for, Eye are not under the law, but under grace l Sin is transgression of the law and has | dominion over man when he is controlled by | the spirit of transgression. Christ is the one that taketh away the sins of the world, but | sin will not be overcome until man knows that he is subject to the grace or favor oi God; never, till he gets over the feeling oi the tyranny of the laws of God. We are subject to grace while being subject to the law of God. The conviction that we are | subject to grace removes us from the domi. nion of the fear and dread of the condemna l tion of God. A wrong act is always at | tended with fear of the consequences | though it varies with the and the act | itself. If we commit sin then are we the slaves of sin. Christ came to make men | spiritually free, and in so doing he removes | all condemnation. This sense of freedom | awakens feeling of inexpressib1e love to | God in the nature of man, which becomes a guiding principle. The law was given to the Jews to show | that Gods own chosen people would rebel against him because he had given them a law. Ii was not given with the expectation | that the race would keep the law. The apos- 1 tie tells us that by the law we have knowl- edge of sin and are brought to Christ, who ! makes ample atonement for mans past trans gressions. Then, too, the conviction that we are subject to grace removes us from the do l minion of the love of sin, for the love of Christ is implanted within us. The gospel l makes provision for the past of mans life and also for the present. The right If God is manifested without the law; this does not make the law void, but establishes it. Therefore being justi- l fled by faith we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.' God sent his own Son 10 accomplish what the law could not do and introduced the Holy Spirit. Sin is condemned and banished and we are drawn near to God by the spirit of adoption. Also, the gospel makes provision for the future. Christians after all, are but imperfect men and women: but they are called to be the disciples of Christ and progress in the know ledge of his truth. God works in nature and in the spirit slowly. We have but a small idea of the glorious estate into which we have been called by his spirit. We have only to taste and see that the Lord is good and gracious. Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURCH.
 At Trinity M. E church yesterday morn ing Rev. R. A Jernberg preached an inter esting sermon from the text found in Mat thew, 4th chapter, ,4th verse: 'tMan shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" In the evening Rev. Dr. Buckley, editor of the New York Christian Advocate, delivered a very able discourse to large congregation. The well known high abilities of Dr. Buck ley as a speaker and writer attracted many prominent members of other churches.
 CHRIST CHURCH.
 The Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin preached at Christ church yesterday morning from the text, ''And she said unto them call me not Naomi; call me Mary" First chapter of Ruth and part of the twentieth verse. Rev. MT. Wadham assisted in the services. The offertory ''I Will Magnify Thee' was ren- dered as a duet by the Misses Egleston and
 
 congregation was quite large and listened with rapt attention to the discourse. The collection next Sunday will be devoted to foreign missions"
 UNITED CHURCH,
 Rev. w. J. Tucker, D. D., conducted the services at the United church. The full choir gave great interest to the service of song, which was animated and pleasing as usual The beautiful day had the effect of bringing in large congregation. Leviticus, the twenty-fifth chapter, was read for the morning lesson, which gives rules for observ ance of the Sabbath, the seventh year as Sabbath year of release from bondage and debt, ard the forty-ninth year as the year of jubilee and the redistribution of property. The text was from the gospel of Mark. X, 27: ''The Sabbath was made for man." The chapter read as the morning les son, the speaker said, showed how carefully God guarded human rights, especially those of the laboring class, so that oppression may cease and be unknown to those who believe in God and keep his commandments. Expe- rienee teaches the necessity and i'm portancs of the Sabbath as a guard against mans inhumanity to his fel- lows, whose lot is to labor for others Christ healing the sick and the blind and lame on the Sabbath day is our example to dc good and help our fellow men, the sick and the ponr, on that day. The day should be day of rest and pelief to them who most 7eeplv need rest and consolation in nfeis trials and misfortunes. The tendency to trespass on the sacred hours of the Sabbath in order to gain wealth and property was strongly rebuked and the nore strict Bhari safe observance of the day was equally re- proved by the teaching of Christ that the Sabbath YVES made for man.
 There was full attendance at the Sabbath school after the morning service which. kept 1 N6aP very full. The lesson Wag on Christian Contentment," ," as taught in the last part of Phillipians, 4th chapter.
 Praise service at the chapel in the evening at 6;30.
 The evening serYies of the church was given up that all might attend to the sermln at the Center church to the graduating theo- logical class.
 CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
 The morning sermon was upon the "In- spiration of work" and Rev. Mrs. Hanaford showed conclusively that not alone the preacher and teacher or prophet is inspired for literary work, or instructive speech, but that the artisan and the mechanic, as well as the artist and the farmer and the mariner and all others engaged in honest labor, are often inspired for their most earnestgefforts. She based her remarks on the text Exodus xxxv, 35), 'sThem hath he filled with wisdom of heart to do all manner of work, dividing the discourse into three parts and speaking first of the inspirer of work: second, of that inspiration of work; and thirdly, of the pur- pose of that inspirer, or the end of that inspiration True religion furnishes the in spiration It is God working in and with men.
 In the evening Rev. Mrs. Hanaford spoke of the utteranees of Gaoggs Mcdonald, the well-known writer and preacher, which chimed especially with that text which is called Universalist motto, ''God is Love" Next Sunday evening she will speak of Rev. Norman Mcleod and his testimony
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