Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-23

men to Joppa and call for Simon, who's,
surname is Peter, who shall tell thee words
: whereby thou and all thy house shall b.
saved" He began by saying that biblica
words, as other terms, had grown to have
technical meanings, but that behind these
technicalities lay their original meaning
This is true of the word salvation" and by
seeking out its original meaning we might
find light and aid by which to understand
the lesson the better. The story tells us thai
Cornelius, Roman, because an officer il
the Roman army, was devout man, one
who believed in and worshipped the true
God, man who was religious at heart
Such man as Peter said was acceptable tc
God" Such was Socrates and Marcus
Aurelius. Yet they as Cornelius needed
salvation. The angel that answered his
prayer and directed him to send to Peter
startled him at first, but impelled him Alright
A man, born of woman, subject to Jewish
law, was to proclaim salvation to all And
God called upon the chief of his apostles,
Peter, to be his minister of saving. While
Cornelius was sincere and devou with all
his house, while he looked to supreme be-
ing in hope, yet was he not saved For sal
walton rests not alone in doing right, in the
eye of faith, in believing in divine attributes,
but in an intelligent worship, in constant
| doing good, in partaking more and more of
the Christian spirit and mercy.
DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
Rev. F. S. Root, of this city, for several
years pastor of the Seymour congregational
church, occupied the pulpit in Dwight Place
| church yesterday morning. His text was
from Hebrews xi, 5, 'By faith Abel offered
unto God more acceptable sacrifice than
Cain. And by it he being dead yet speak
eth" The story of Abel is pathetic one
/ which appeals to every heart and life. Ac-
| martyrs. He is made immortal by Gods APP
proval of his faith as the con
dition of righteousness. His char
acter has spiritual and inspiring
interest and his greatness of soul is as illus
| trious now as in the morning of antiquity
| As the character of Enoch is portrayed in the
Old Testament by the one phrase f'Walked
| with God" SO the character of Abel is delin-
Gated by the text. This one sentence, com
bining in it his whole manly life, makes him
live to-day as the type of the true believer
obeying Gods commands. The spirit which
breathes in the record is the complete like
| ness of the souls white purity. A man
may die in his personality, but
| never in his influence. No influence is
stronger than the contact of soul with soul
Shakespeare was right in saving, ''The evil
that men do lives after them; the good is
often inferred with their bones" Physical
existence is nothing. ''The author speaks
tenfold from the grave" The stronger the
intellectual and spiritual stature of man the
stronger his hold upon the realms of the fu-
ture. The practical bearing is often over
looked, though the truth is universally rec
ognlzed, that what we are to-day may deter
mine what souls will d. in the vast future
When we die we leave behind legacy of
character; by the very condition of per-
sonality we bound to give something
to Others, and how much better it is that that
legacy be like .Abel's, the glowing record of
faith which makes his fame immortal. What
ever contributes to moral elevation had its
birth centuries ago and our age, like its
predecessors, must when dead yet speak by
those virtues which make life luminous
None liveth to himself and none dieth to
himself" We must entertain high-souled
purpose, true and steadfast in temptation
and seek winsome charity which will make
the soul temple of light. In this way will
we fulfill our mission upon earth while we
enjoy the felicity of heaven.
TRINITY NJ. E. CHURCH
At this church yesterday morning the pas |
tor, Rev. J. o. Peck, d. D., preached an in |
teresting discourse from Galatians, 9th chap
ter, 10th verse, Gas we have therefore op-
portunity, let us do good unto all men, espe-
cially unto them who are of the household
of faith" The sermon was an urgent appeal
to the older members of the church who |
had become "rooted and grounded in the |
faith" to have Christian watchfulness over
and loving sympathy for the young
converts. 1t also inculcated Chris
would tend to the encouragement of a home
like feeling in the church, not only toward |
the recent converts but to strangers as we'll
who worshipped with them.
In the evening DR.. Peck preached an able
discourse, his subject being ssWhat is con
deeply interested audience was in attend
Ance.
The pastor announced that communion
would be administered on next Sunday in
stead of the first Sunday in April, that be-
ing conference week.
CHRIST CHURCH
The Rev. E. J. H. Van Deerlin preached at
Jhr1st church yesterday morning from the
ext, "But if we hope for that we see not,
then do we with patience wait for it''-8th |
chapter of Romans, 25th verse. He was as
sisted in the services by the Rev. Mr. Os-
BORN. The offertory Crock of Ages was
ung by the choir. The congregation was
arge and appreciative Mr.; D: A Jones and
Mss Carrie Langdale sang ''My faith looks
Up to thee for the offertory in the evening.
UNITED CHURCH
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preached in the United church yesterday
morning. His text was taken from Jeremiah
viii, 4, "And the vessel that he made of 9
lay was marred in the hands of the potter g
o he made it again another vessel as seemed
God to the potter to make it." The sermon
nd service OF song were excellent and lis =
ened to with rapt attention. In the even Z
ng Professor Tucker preached upon 'sThe y
emptation and the fall and salvation pro-
ided in Christ" The discourse was schol- h
rly and interesting, being full of instruc- >
i've lessons. A Sunday school prayer meet
l the afternoon at 4 o'clock. It was CON G
acted by the assistant superintendent, Mr. | "
: F. Smith. The attendance was large
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. l.;
Yesterday morning and evening the Rev. =
. NJ. Sanders, D. D., of New York city, II
coupled the pulpit of the Calvary Baptist Il
1urch. Last evening he took for his text
chapter of the gospel of John, the
venty first verse: He that hath my COM II
veth me; and he that loveth me shall be
we'd of my Father, and will love him and
i'll manifest myself to him. He said: W
ne great need in this world is Christ made 81
Town to us. We have Christ in many hi
rms; he is an historical character the same H.
many others. This is the time in -
hich Christ is more studied than W
y other. What is meant by the words. W
+ Lord will manifest himself to us, and or
nat are the resultsa We find this explana- :
IN in the 14th, 18th and 18th chapters of W.
I'm. We find that the personal Lord is the ms
q that manifests himself to u.s. He came to
en- to reveal God to us. We never can ar w,
re at an adequate conception of God by RI,
arting from our own thoughts, for though -
find some men who are just right there is tn
II something wanting which we can't ex- TO
ain. Mr.. Sanders then explained at length 10
. exact meaning of the words to the con ar
sgations satisfaction. He said: f'Take u
rist away from Christianity and can we an
d a residuum of Christianity with com be
und microscope?' mt
This makes Christianity different sys- Gle
n from all others. He concluded his SER of
IN by reading the words of the gospel say me
:, 81 ever living Christ, 1 am with YOU
the end Of the world" Rev Mr. Sanders
very powerful and interesting
Baker and his explanations of all the SEN II
ices of his sermon showed that he is scholar
profound learning and well versed in the
,rature of the day. tn,
THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, no
yesterday morning at the Church of the col
ly Spirit Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford spoke o.
The fact that we are all strangers and So ~
rners upon earth and urged that due NC
he IA for H. u, | iu