The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-06-03
Interesting Meeting.

SHSt oAosna .'E"N
A session of the Putnam county quar-
terly meeting of Free Baptis,s Was held
at Nashua the 29th and 50th of May.
The conference held its Sc sSion of Satur-
tay. when most of the business of the
quarterly meeting was done, and adj
inurned Sabbath afternoon at the close
If the religious services.
The Sabbath services were especially
interesting and profitable. The morn
ing sermon Was delivered by Rev. \. VI.
Spencer, Of st. Augustine. The text
was taken from Romans viii. Il: And
il children then heirs" The speaker
remarked that all true Christians were
children of God. and their future happi-
ness fell to them by right Of that relation
a. the heirs Of tod. He proceeded to
saw. among other things. that Paul spoke
of the children Of God both as such by
nature and right. and also 10y adoption.
In Difference to the Jews a. the chosen
people OF God. he might be a child in
the former sense. whilst the Gentle
would be child by. adoption. Among
the characteristics Of the children IT God
the following were given:
They are a humble AMI penitent peo-
pie.
\ confessing people-never too proud
To acknowledge their faults; a believing
people: trusting people: an ol-lient
people-suhIect to the Fathers word
and law.
An aireetionate and lowing people.
la reference To the heir~hip, he re.
marked that the Inheritance was not
earned. was not bought. and was not
deserved, but came by virtue of the ~.
l,tiop. Make the relation sure through
Christ, and the Inheritance Is sure. In
reference to the magnitude Of the inher-
,tance. he quoted. IAN thing, are yours, =
&c. In reply ,o the question, How
much? he said. "liow much alr may |
have II il only limited by my need
and capacity. Spof the good things t;od
has provided for his children. The child
il heir to the society. the presence, thu
sympathy and communion with the
Father and the family. The honor Of
the family il his: hence. also. the duty
To- protect aud preserve that honor
The sermon was followed by IA short
session IL the Sunday school, when an
in,ermi.sion was had, and all present
we're supplied with fool. which had
been brought along for the OCCASION. with.
ont leaving the house. This was nice
repast, much enjoyed by all, giving an
opportunity for social improvement, and
the privilege for each To- tai" as much
IA he wishei.
The afternoon sermon was preached
by Rev. q. u. Augir, Of Crystal Lake.
IIis text was I. Timothy H.. 4; who
will have all men to be saved and to
come unto the knowledge of the truth" "
lie argued that we might expect tiod to
will the salvation. all from mans need
of salvation and the benevolence of God.
We see it also in the provision made for
ALL Christ died for all Also in the
many invitations given to all; NV hoso-
ever will. let him come Aud also in
the declaration of Jehovah himself.
given in the form of an oath: AS !
live. said the Lori. have no pleasure in
the death Of the wicked:' and also in
the declaration of the text.
Then the speaker asked the question,
II tod wills the salvation of all men,
will not all then be saved: lie replied
in the negative. for Gods will Is not
done. Men are doing contrary to His
will constantly all around US. Gods
nature is no more in harmony with
wruny-loing now than 1t will he IN eter.
nlty. lie no more wills the salvation OF
man in the future than He does now.
Men resist His will now. and may here
after.
The speaker here gave a short disser
t,tion on ''the freedom of the will a.
tie basis of moral agency and Of in
,livi,lual character. lie stated that God,
having given the power of choice t.
man, would not take It away without
violence to His own work. Man can NJ
more he free. and bc controlled by an.
other power. than light and darkness
can exist at the same time in the stine
place.
While man. because Of his finite ma.
tnre, may be limited thousand ways,
he is left free to choose life or death
choosing disloyalty to God, he resists
His WILL and hence cannot be saved
And finally, mans destruction IL his
own fault. lrcarse II is his own choice
in direct opposition To the viii "t tod
and the provisions Of grace
Both sermons were delivered viii
"arnestness and power, and were lls
tened to with fixed attention.
The work of the day WAS closed with
conference meeting, IN which many
gave witness to the truth they hal heard
and loved.
The meeting was then closed, and thu
announcement made that the next ses
sion of the quarterly meeting VIII ht
held at Pomona on the last Sabbath II
August y. ".