Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-25

Rev. 3. a. Elnlng morning ana evening III
Exempt Fireman's Hall.
St. Pauls Church, Eighth street, between
l and J, Rev A. W. Griffin. Held Holy
Communion at A. NJ, and morning prayer
at II o'clock.
Central NJ. f. Church, Eleventh street,
between II and 1. Morning sermon by
Rev Thomas Filben, pastor =" The Church
Militant and Triumphant" Miss Sophie
Lawson delivered an address in the even
ing.
Congregational Church, Sixth street, be-
tween l and J. Rev. W. C. Merrill preached
morning sermon. Subject, Salvation
| by Growth"
Calvary Baptist Church, street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth. Rev. A. c. Her
rick, pastor. Morning sermon, " A Three
fold Message" Evening sermon; subject,
1.-The Precious Jewel"
by the pastor, Rev. H. c. Christian. Even
ing service sermon by DR.. D. c. Kelly, of
Nashville, Tenn.
The usual services were held in the Afri-
can NJ. Z. Church on Seventh street, be-
| tween g and H.
The Young Mems Christian Association
was addressed by George A. Hayford in
the afternoon.
VISITING MINISTER.
1t having been announced that DR.. D. G.
| Kelly, an eminent divine of Nashville,
Tenn, was to officiate in the NJ. E. Church
| South, last evening, attracted large audi
| ence. The Introductory services were con-
Quoted by Rev. H. C. Christian, who led in
an eloquent and fervent prayer, after which
! the congregation sang:
Jesus shall reign where er the sun,
Does his successive journeys run,
His kingdom stretch, from shore to shore
Till moon shall wax and wane no more.
DIR. D. C. Kelly was then introduced as
the Treasurer of the foreign missionary
work of the NJ. Z. Church South. He is of
pleasant address and quite entertaining
He said he had been on the coast for several
weeks, had attended during that time the
Conferences of his Church in California and
Oregon, had visited many points of interest
upon the coast, and was greatly pleased
with California. 1t is said of the feasts in
olden times that the best wines were kept
| till the last That seemed to be true, be
said, in his case, for Sacramento to him
seemed to be the one spot of all others that
was surrounded with apparent perfection.
He was glad to be in Sacramento. Glad to
meet her hospitable, strong, rosY-cheeked,
healthy-looking people. Glad to find a
church so well sustained, a congregation SC
|
the Union; had travelled extensively over
both continents. but he must admit that
California was the most favored spot on
earth He said, her climate, her produc-
tons, her natural advantages, her people,
everything, seemed to combine to make
her what she is-tbe nearest approach to q
paradise on earth. He had many times heard
cheering news from Sacramento-of aces
sions to the Church. If the people of this
country do not amount to something, he
said, it surely is not Gods fault. The
climate here was something like that OF
Great Britain, yet you have many more
days of sunshine throughout the year. You
have broad acres 20 till, while the New
Englander must forever turn over the same
ten-acre lot. You work throughout the
winter uninterruptedly, and your summer
heat does not produce that languor that is
produced in the South. He had heard SC
many incredible stories about California
| before coming here that he expected to
meet people given to making exaggera-
tons. His eyes had been opened to the
fact that they were not exaggerations at all
but understatements of facts. Or his re-
turn to Tennessee it would not do for him
to relate anything about what be saw here
regarding the products of the soil, the
grandeur of the scenery, etc. for fear his
veracity will be questioned California
truly, in the widest sense of the term, is q
wonderful country.
He spoke of the church on this coast as
progressing in point of membership, and
as constantly extending its field of useful
ness. The entire church now had a mem
bership of upward of 100000. He was
highly pleased with the church in Sacra-
mento, and gratifed to know that nearly
one hundred had Joined within the past
two years. He said 1--WE are doing all We
can to save mems souls. We care not
| where a man was born, all we want to
know is, did Jesus die for him ?"
He chose for his text Mathew xiii, 81, 80
Another parable put He forth unto them, say
| ing The kingdom of heaven is like TO grain
! of mustard seed, which man took, and sowed
in his field
Which, indeed, is the least of all seeds but
when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs
and becometh tree, so that the birds OF the all
come and lodge in the branches thereof
Jesus of Nazareth spoke these words, and
| through this historic picture Oh the canvas
of the future ne speaks the same words TO
US to-day There He stood on the hillside,
surrounded by Jews, despised by the multi
tude, cared only for by his disciples. lie
said to them: My kingdom is small now,
but it shall grow until the nations of the
| edI III Will dSh It's pIOlStLlDn. ne
mentioned in the parable were the nations
referred to. The kingdom of heaven has
two sides-that which comes with observa-
ton, that which comes without. The
speaker said he would call attention 10 our
own free Government something which
was the outgrowth of the life and teachings
of Jesus of Nazareth. Up to a recent date
the trend of the Roman law was the subor-
dination OF the masses to individuals. Our
Government is one based solely upon
the rights of the people, the great
est good for the greatest number,
equal rights and protection to all
This is true of America; 1t was the
life and teachings of our Saviour. The
Governments who to-day have this senti-
ment as the guiding star of their action
have the world simply in their power
You say this comes from civilization and
not from Christianity. 1t certainly has
been, in a measure, produced by the in
creased value of man which comes from
the teachings of Jesus. He revealed the
fact TO mankind that the unchanged indi-
yidual was to live always Nations have
come up. flourished, and persisted. John
Smith, although dead, still lives and
will live on forever. Worlds drop out o.
their sphere in the blue vault of heaven
and are lost but John Smith lives on
| MOUNTAINS are WaSueu 10 tue sea, Dul JOiiL
Smiths soul lives on-he IS bigger than 8
mountain, mightier than a nation. greater
than q world.
Nations are stretching out their arms tC
US and asking to be instructed in our laws
they wish to enjoy our freedom and tbs
blessings and prosperity that flow from :
Christian Government. Japan, Brazil
Corea and other countries have sent thei
ambassadors here, the birds Jesus refers to
and ask for the secret of our superior civ
iiization, the laws that govern so loosely
yet So firmlv, a free and independent PEG
pie.
The commercial transactions of the ma
tons of the earth to-day are of such mag
nitude that its colossal proportions canno
be surrounded with the imagination, yet /
all rests upon a simple piece of paper caleC
g bill of exchange. How came they TO b.