Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-06
CHURCH CHIMES.
The Sermon of the Rev. Mr.. Thrall at
the Congregational Church
Yesterday.
He Chooses for His Text, "This Do i'm
Remembrance of Me-"
The Dedication of the New NJ. E.
Church at Stockton by the Rev.
Mr.. Tiff.

The Congregational Church, on Third
South street, was yesterday well attended,
and the congregation was highly satisfied
with the sermon of their pastor, the Rev.
Mr.. Thrall, on the subject OF the Com
munion.
The reverend gentleman began by
speaking of the original custom of OBJ
serving the Lords Supper, and of how it
has degenerated. He said it had degen-
Grated, first, into the remembrance of
certain dogmas concerning Christ; Sec
ond, into mere occasion of sentiment !;
third, into mere form, than which nothing
could be more empty.
He said that religion is not mere intel
lectual knowledge OF God. That is the
ology. Religion is not mere emoti on,
and it is not mere doing, but it is
knowing, feeling and doing combined
in one, and since Christ is the highest
manifestation of God to man, religion is,
to-us who are Christians, such complete
union with Christ that We know, love
and follow him. We know Him and we
have the mind OF Christ. We love Him
and we have the heart of Christ. We
are moved by what moved Him. We
follow Him and we do His command
ments. The object is to know Him as
one knows his best and most intimate
friend, SO that insensibly and necessarily
we shall have His mind, His heart and
His affections, and do His deeds.
To bring US into His fellowship is the
object of this communion service. Its
symbolism is similar to that of the old
New England Thanksgiving Day, OR that
of any other regular recurring union.
"This do in remembrance of Me-" is the
watchword of every season OF earthly
fellowship and pre-supposes Il previous
union of minds, hearts and hands-a
existing friendship and fellow
ship.
- To remember Christ is impossible in
this ceremony without careful and dis
study OF his life and his works. |
First, study the times in which he lived |
He was in continual conflict with the |
Roman Government, with the priestly and !
rabbinical class of Jews and with the
nessianic hopes of the common people.
He showed physical courage and spiritual
courage with great motive: "Greater
owe than this hath no man that he would
ay down his life for that of another"
He showed self sacrifice for the sake of
others. He showed courage in action
md courage in rest. Hughes says:
Self restraint is the highest form of self
This is lesson we need to
learn.
Even the children should take part in
his ceremony of communion, for Jesus
vas once boy. Those were years when
irst He heard the heavenly voice. How
prone the best of men are to regret the
high incentives and resolves of early
'outh that have led them away from ease
nd honor into paths of renown and diff
culty. 1t was not so with Christ. We ;
ave have truer and better story in the ,,
ospels: "W'ist We not that 1 must be ;
bout my fathers business :
He was "subject to His parents" and
lie cherished the inner cali even during
ne impatient, waiting period of boyhood.
low necessary it is for boys to learn that
'sson-not to break out into youthful +
cense. A lesson too seldom learned, vet
bsolutely necessary to perfectly Christ
Ike character.
We need to remember, not Christian
y, but the Lord Jesus himself =
aul remembered the Lord Jesus Y
nd that made him remember his re-
glon. Let us remember that He is ours
His simple personality, and that fact
lould not only bind us together, but
lould make us bring others to Him.