Wichita eagle., 1886-11-26
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Yesterday forenoon Rev. Charles Adams
at the ST. j Johns Episcopal church delivered
a highly interesting and appropriate Thanks
giving sermon. The church was well filled,
not only with church members, but many
others who had laid aside their labors to OBJ
serve the day.
The text was taken from st. James l, 1G
and II, do Not Err, my Beloved Breth-
ren.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is
from above, and cometh down from the
Father Of lights with whom is no variation,
neither shadow or turning
There seems to be in the mind of many
Of the Biblical writers, he said
that some error might arise, hence they arc
constantly trying to make themselves very
plain. Everywhere personal responsibility
is held forth in the bible; everyone must
stand for himself and upon his own RESPONSE
bility. Jesus Crist says, "come unto mo to
learn of nlen Work ont thy own saliva
ton says the apostle. This injunction
would not have been given if personal re
sponsibility was required.
We have the social environment that en-
braces bad or good the good and bad each
harmony their representatives.
Ono OF the apostles speaks
o. the prince of light; there are persons
whom we cannot touch or hear. Over
u sanst the good there IS always the bad.
We must take rational view Of religion;
there is such o thing as science OF religion.
How does God work in blessing rs IS an in
divldual or nation. There are many who
take everything in a melancholy strain, and
think that religion is no religion unless it is
full of darkness and gloom, acting on the
principle that medicine IS no medicine unless
It is nasty God would have us glad
Let us then upon this glad, beautiful
Thanksgiving day rejoice l ask you to
have glad religion; and to have that peace
which passes al understanding. There are
some special providences, but there must be
special reasons for them.
Generally the healing must cone through
long process; nature must have time to
build up the system. We must attend to
our part or we cannot succeed. The Alnigh-
ty work in accordance with law.
He is the embodiment of law. We
can not escape the law. II the
seed be not sown there viii be no harvest.
If we arise from the vegetable world to the
animal kingdom the same law hold. We
make more mistakes than animals which are
controlled by instinct. But then we have
reason end that tells of God ald q higher
existence. Our lives then are governed by
law and everywhere is the law OF God
Jesus Christ was not only a Jew but hu-
man being, and governed by the same law.
Let US thaai1 Goj that there is law govern
lns the universe.
Take the history of tho Hebrew peo-
plo; when they were righteous God
blessed them; when they deserted the com
mani ne cursed him.
The nation hes something to be sad about.
How many great men have died. Last
Thanksgiving upon going into the pulpit /
referred 70 dispatch announcing the death
of Vice President Hendricks. To-Day we are
still mourning the loss of President Arthur.
can not pronounce upon their characters.
They were both, think. honest men.
Then We have many things for which TO be
thankful Peace is througout the country,
AMI not disgraceful peace. Le. US then be
thankful that we have a God who gives Us
peace.
We ought 10 arise to a grander conception
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righteous.
Let us thank Him that be has cared for Us
as h. has. neither with too much severity on
the one side, or with too much love on the
other.