Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-17
LARGE ATTENDANCE.

The American Dental Association- Prof. Cyrus Northrop. Dr. J. H. Smith has just returned from Minneapolis, where he has been in attend ance upon the American Dental association. He reports having had fine time. The at tendance was large, being the quarter-cen- tury anniversary. More than one hundred new members were received and many sub iects of practical interest discussed. Minne- apoIis dentists were most cordial and cour-
 teous, inviting all the members of the associ
 ation to sail on Lake Minnetonka and a supper at the Lake Park Hotel.
 Dr. Smith reports President Northrop, of
 Minnesota college, as much improved in health, though still confined to the house.
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH.
 Sermon Ely Rev. N. ID. Paine, of Flor
 ida-The Preacher's Estimate of The
 Founder of Christianity.
 The pulpit of the First M- E. church was supplied yesterday by Rev. N. D. Paine, who is engaged in the home mission work in Florida for the home missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church. Last even ing he preached a very excellent discourse from Romans, 1st chapter, 16th verse: "For am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth."
 The preacher in substance said: If ever the admonition addressed by the Apostle Paul to Jude was applicable to the faith de- ivered to the saints, it is certainly applicable to the present age. adopt this noble avowal of the Apostle Paul when he says, I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. I don't say that I am not ashamed of many things that have been passed upon the world i'll the name of religion. In the first place I am not ashamed of the founder of Christianity. Jesus Christ is ad mitted on all sides to be the noblest, the purest, the grandest man that ever lived in history. No man has ever lived that could say of Christ, I convict you of sin. This is the testimony of Judas, who betrayed him and knew all about him. The very centu- rion who watched when he was nailed to the cross pronounced him @ just man, and all down the ages the testimony has been the saxae. So when we view Christ from the standpoint of a man say am not ashamed of the founder of Christianity. There have been troubles and divisions in the church, but these have not grown out Of the teach ings of Jesus Christ. We are not ashamed of the fruits or results of Christianity for Cuo u1ueGeou uuAuTSu ycesIS 1G AdS Docn oS- tablished upon the earth. If the teachings of Christianity had full sway what different world should we have to-day. There has been no growth in China, in India for two thousand years; but in civilized coun- tries where Christianity has had sway how different. There's hardly spot on the face of the earth where Christianity has had full sway that freedom has not come to the peo- ple But the great power of the gospel after all is that it is 8 redemption scheme. The church is full of illustrations of it's power to-day. Christ is the power to save us from our sins. God don't compel us to come. He appeals to the unsurpassing glories of the future life. He deals with us in this domain of the spiritual the same as he does in the natural The water of life flows past each one of us, but we must stoop to get it. Who soever will may come and partake of this water of life. God has made every provision for us and it is our own fault if we do not accept it. What we want to-day more than anything else is witnessing church. God help you to come and believe in this blessed Christ.
 have been with you two Sundays and ex pect to be in New Haven two Sundays more Then shall go back to my southern work The southerners are taking hold of the work, and we expect great things for Christ then We are following up emigration and the rail- roads and establishing our churches. We are forgetting all hatred and animosity, and thereby are reaching the people. God has made us the great missionary nation of the world. May he help us as Christians and patriots to take hold of our great responsi- bilities and do our whole duty. Then may we experience some of the blessings that flow II x-.- | zf s-A