Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-26
CHURCH NOTES.

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 At Calvary Baptist church yesterday morn ing the pastor, Rev. MT. Samson, delivered the closing discourse previous to the annual summer vacation, in which he spoke of the summer season and the call of nature to man to rest from his round of toll and enjoy it's beauties. But whether upon the mountain or in the valley, by the dancing waves of ocean or the wooded sylvan retreat, the earn est disciple of the Lord would find his spirit cheered and his Christian hope frightened and find renewed joy in the word of life; during absence they would return refreshed to take up with renewed zeal the work of Christ in the city. The preaching services will be omitted from now until the first Sun day in September but every Sunday evening a prayer service will be held and the Sunday school service will continue as usual. The pastor, Rev. Mir Samson, together with Rev. MT. Brown of Providence, R. l., and MT. H. P. Hubbard, of Calvary church, will sail soon for a trip to Europe.
 UNITED CHURCH.
 Dr.. George Bushnell, late president of Be- lott college, Iowa, son-in-law of our vener- able townsman, Eli w. Blake, IL. D., TT Elm street, supplied the pulpit at the United church yesterday and remained in attend ance on the mems Bible class after the morn- ing service The attendance was little less than usual, not large number having as yet gone into the country. The orphans were in attendance with their teachers, but only part of them stayed over the noon hour of Sabbath school. The girls looked very pretty in their neat new pink dresses and the boys were brim full of gladness as they came in and went out two by two, taking hold of hands. For the scripture les ty-seoond chapter of Proverbs, the sixth verse of which was chosen for his text He read also the tenth chapter of Mark, which shows so beautifully Jesus love for little children. From the text in Proverbs, "Train up child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not de- part from it" an interesting practical sermon was preached. It commanded the attention and approval of the hearers as evidenced by their kindly and close attention. Old truths have even higher charm than new ones, as they are received without effort and meet an ever felt want of whatsoever is true, honest and of good report" No mention, the speaker concentrated emphasis is laid upon training. By this is meant constant good example, correction and untiring at tention to the childs education. The ele- ment of time is strongly brought to mind in the words 'When he is old he will not de- part from the right way" The days of child hood and youth pass quickly. The mind in it's forming and impossible young life is ed ucated by daily experience. The little folks watch carefully the older, especially their natural guardians, the parents. For the sake of the little ones and the youth their teachers, whether parents, guardians or tenn. inat mad carnfr11yy fo g right example in life and it's constant duties to those who are soon to take their places.
 The plain duties of life were commended in clear, earnest, forcible way, which caused the lesson of the text to reach the hearts oi all who heard. The singing, like the preach ing, was inspiring and animated, the con gregation joining in all the hymns. The male choir rendered, usual, the anthems and chanting in a most interesting way. Kastner's singing filled the church. The Sabbath school meets again September next. The superintendent expressed regret that so many interesting lessons intervening could not be enjoyed in the Sunday school. DWIGHT PLACE CHURCH.
 Dr. Twitchell occupied his pulpit again yesterday after two weeks absence. q am God; there is none like me.'' This text was suggested, said the preacher, by the sublime and beautiful scenery through which I have passed in my two weeks trip among the Adirondack Mountains. It was also brought home to me by 8 question which was put to me by our guide. "Don't you think these hills and lakes have always been herea' "No," I replied emphatically ''Such grandeur and beauty only proves the forming hand of creator" The revela- tions of scripture are questioned by some. Here the speaker devoted some time to the deprecation of such doubt, and an elo- quent defense of that revelation, and then turned his attention to the proofs of personal God in nature A creation involves a creator. We have the creation in ourselves and all about us, hence there must have been creator to create and control The miracles of nature, animal and vegetable, of the microscopic world and of the human frame were dwelt upon with force. The adaptation of means to end in all these delicate creatures was next brought out. The human eye, with its wonderfully delicate mechanism, was cited and the preacher said: "The human eye is to me an unanswerable argument that there is a God. J Natural laws, which to many seem to dis place God and to act by their own power, were shown to be the most striking and con elusive proof of Gods existence. ''To me, given a personal God we ought to expect the miraculous. In the miracles God steps in front of the scene. Nature proves God, but the miracles are his indorsement oi his work. They show them to be his and under his control" The laws ot God, or na ture, harnessed by the intellect of man to his uses, only show the goodness of this personal God.
 Then followed the practical application oi the truths set forth-our duty toward this personal God, who makes himself so evident in all nature. The sermon was one of the ablest the doctor has delivered.