The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-21


CINCIyNArf. Jan. 10 The second week Of
BAN Jones' uomoardment on the esrthwOrks
and forts Of the stroughoIjs Of his Satanic
majesty was inauguratcd at Trinity church
before another immense congregation.
SAM batteries we're loaded, and the shells
that went shriekng. unexpectedly, over
the heads o. the goodly within tho church
we're well aimed and great havoc made in
the outl wing lines Of the sinners, a number
Of whom, In the church, were wounded, as
now aud then during the assault could bo
heard a moan VI pain. followed by a fervent
"Amen" or an unctuous aud far-reaching
GOD save Us poor sinners" None II the
enemy seemed ~ DO seriously inJu red for
after the bOnharbment csas u nm tbs guns
we're silent, they retired in good order 10
the rear though later report from the
front states that many were internally in
iured. and tbs oktant OF the injury can not
be estimated until a further diagnosis ~
made by some learned spiritual physician.
When the offerings Ind been collected,
Fam Jones dell yorsd tbs following eloquent
prayer:
u gracious tuluHIl W utu hul NtfH bI"hth
upon tins bright clouIlrSs day we prayed
Thee, oh, gracious Father, that Thou will
clear up ths moral SKY about vs.. aud lot the
sun OF righteousness shine upon Us IN all It's
eloudlhss beauty and warmth. q Father,
40 seek light, W. ssok warmth, we SOCK pa
Tity o Father, y gracious Father, give nv
the things We desire Aud may We nave
nothing but EopI.
ave pray mat this hour in old Trinity
shall bs productive Of much goo1, and may
We have the fellowship Of tao Npirit, tho
communion Of saints, aud may brOtncrly
love be manifest IN all its sweetness and
heauty May the Lord God visit our people
TO-DAY May every church aud every pulpit
here IN this city be- touche by The Divine
spirit to-day. o Goil dsappoint Us not in
our expectation We believe Thou art go-
ing 10 redeem this city. q God, give us tho
grace that We may be more faithful 10
Christians, that we may be- more devout
and earnest NJ members Of the church, and
that thou viii grant Us redemption from oil
this Guys political corruption, ana from all
the Influences which ever miscd the soul or
ever corrupted any element In this city. o
Lord, glvo ms the grace 70 do that when
we are pOwerless 10 do ourselves.
Whore We have faith, q God, come and
do the work, md grant, we heseech thee,
that We ~ fathers may leave heritage OF IA
oonseCrated community in which our CHILD
Nol hhhil XIV UP anu III NHl'H NUNl NHill
live and dln q dOd, bless US this day and
may this he n day of rest 10 our souls, may
NO have rest from all cares and all troubles,
aud may this be "A day prahguring aRluri-
Gus future Of everlasting rest % u.s. Bless
us IN preaching aud bless us in hearing.
Grant w all these things, o Lord, Ia the
name of Christ Jesus, amen"
Amidst deep silence ami careful atton-
ton IL the congregation, no preached az fol.
lows.
II invite your attention--your prayerfu.
attention, for trust that this shall loo n ser
vice In which there shall DO mora PRAYING
than preaching, and that We shall receive
more than we give out For the taxi shall
raad tho second verse Of the te1th chapter OF
the Acts OF tho Apostles. We read the first
verso in connection with the seconi. "rhcro
was a certain man In Ccsaroa called Corno-
Illus, n centurion OF the band called the ltal.
lnn band A devout mnn, aud ono that
feared tod with all his house, which gave
much aims to the people, aud prayed to tod
always
"lhe first century of the Christian arc
produced some OF the most remarkable
characters In this worlds history, and per-
haps the most remarkable character IN this
century OF characters was the mau Cnrue-
Illus His character was remarkable In that
1t was symmetrical, well rounded. II pre-
sante1 a perfect whole l know "A great
character, bu' whom look at this scriptural
portrait OF this mans character, at this
portrait of Cornelius, this neathen man,
am ashamed OF myself, aud | am ashamed
Of every man alive On the face If the earth
o. day. Amid all the requirements inn
provemonls and of the infinite resources OF
this nineteenth century o. gospel light and
scientific research, TINS century does not
produce the equal of this heather man
Cornelius | said his character was glori-
iOus in that II was symmctricol. aud sim
ply present TO you the scriPtural picture of
this man, aud lot you look, aud lot you 70
pent, and let you resolve, you ani !, to-day,
by the krace Of God II intend 10 got. out of
the position in which am.n
The first thing the scripture tells us about
this man ls this; Cornelius, e devout man.
This term devout Is very significant one
very broad term. Sometimes we say u
man Is "A prayerful man; sometimes we say
a mnn is Jealous man; sometimes we say
he is n very Bmable man, and sunietIm
we say he is very fervent man. We have
various adjectives aud desoriptives wa em-
plOy when we would illustrate character
But when inspiration emp ovs this term de-
vout II covers all tho ground a man has to
saY about this, and C~rn illus was devout
and faithful and earnest and prayertul and
eealous and tervent and torgiying and gen
Vie and temperate and lovely aud all that
our descriptivcs and adjectives aud eXple-
tves may mean is thrown into this one
word devout-in other words Cornelius
was pre- eminently religious man He had
reached that point somewhere in his life
when be alone with God settled the question
once and forever uncomprumisngly From
this moment until die will be religious
Suppose neglect religion and succoed in
everything clsei Cornelius Vanderbilt
Commodore Vanderbilt, the money king of
America, accumulated the greatest fortune
America had ever knew to this hour, We
see him as h1 watches by the coffin OF hi,
father turn his face to his Christian wife
and he says: Wife, please sing to ma that
hymn, Rejoice, ye sinners poor and needy
weak and wouuieiei. sick aud sore'n
MY God, what commentary ON tn,
riches of earth, our rich mau begging hi
Christian wife 70 h IN this consolng hymn
IF | am 10 be poor, let mo be poor be
tween this and the cemetery God, give IN
riches beyon 1t is but few short step
TO the grave; 1t IS succession, an everlast
ing succession Of steps beyond. A man VIII
says in his soul, II will be religious every
thing i'm the universe of God must bend o
break 10 this one issue, 81 will BE- religious
For religion construed rightly, my brethren
II the bible is true IL heaven is true an
eternity true, means | shall have settled th
question OF religion forever,
"a wheelbsrrow beQueathel to a goo
boy Is better heritage 70 him than a syt
tenn OF railroads stretching across AmeriC
bequeathed 10 a diSsipated, goiless boy
IL isn't What shall l leave my children
but IL is what kind OF chill iren shall leay
when leave this world IL isn't "Wh,
shall give my children when they hecou
OF age, but It is, What will my childre
give me and my wife in our old aga That
IL He feared God in all his housa'
there is one prayer that CONSUMES my who
haart II IL Ooh God leays ma my Nife ,