Telegram-herald., 1886-05-03
BODIES AND SOULS.
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fhs uaUsir al lae f&rs Congregations
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CaesH Was oi IA unusaaliy high craer
YESTERDAY. ; part 81 lhe Faster musie oi ths
sunday previous belug repoaiea in the
evening fhe most noiioeailie itaiUrt az
the uusie al tLe lnornine service nae the
bass solo Prayer. inom Hitler Though a q
rather severe classical type il Is aduirs.i q
adalaed g. nlieious service especially hen
sung ah saul and expression. which VAS
certainty the ease with Nr L1df naaenih-
cent neadiiloD in Tie evening serKiUes
since he advent of lhe new oreau. nueh
has eeen made ~ the musical l.oriieu affhe
exercises last evening Wa no exception
q the established rale. "Aguus hss from
Mozarg's Isl mass int was sung iH fuii The
long AMI diillcuit soprano snlo Nlin Which
Il opens Mas nneis sang by Ars ~aimty.
The Boile chorus parts 81 u bach have been
often sang in this church at taster services
proved very effective and WcrshipiUI A
qusftette from scoubeus mass in q
"kyrie. sung for the iirsf time ln Orauo
Rapids. Was srgisiioal.y rendered. NF
ColNe!i's evening voluntary was especially
noticeable
In the evening Rev. 4 K Merriam. she
pastor. took for hls text J. Corinthians
xiO therefore glouiy Sod
IN your body, and in your spirit shlch are
Gods and opened the discourse viii a
fl0weFy aliusiou 10 The present condition of
the new vegetation. which az present boau-
thes this city lie called sg,ecial attention
10 tie fact that each iorm oi vegetation sin
its place the hiy noi condescendine a.
become a fungus, oF t6e humhle tlads ~
grass possessing the ambition e. be
I'd a.. d
new life and hope in watching the new
growth of nature Everything in thc ma
lerial world II subleel io las and n0 viola
tons are seen. Ihe oonstel latnns follow
out prescribed courses The flowers are
obeiient 10 nature laws al IS order anu
Obeiience The speaker IA Ell called attsu
ton 10 the little knowledge men possess oi
hfc ia plants and the minute organisms and
infus0ria, animal and eegeiable - q ch are
found ia the air We bfs~ihe The farther
We study into the problem, the more in-
scrui&ble il becomes. Men pay more atteu-
ton 30 their bodies than o. their souls.
Every care Is taken 90 feed. Clothe project
and please them. Ia themselves they are
wonderful structures We marvel al the
neat adjustment OF the 800 muscles uf ile
30 bones the heart with it, 5000 daily
strokes. bat little wonder or thought Is given
to the soul The Gree k emb lied a true
instinct when iheg. IN fashioning out
human faces and forms ~ did
also Italian art M the reproduction OF divine
and human faces Now the painters try 60
catch the character beamine from This face
the Greeks shaped only physical beauty
Not SO in the medieval ART. when Christ is
pictured a. the ideal Oi the 6od man. and
Mary a. The mother Mr Merriam then
spoke Of the wonderful relation 0f The
various organs Of the body 20 10 and each
other lie styled the body The dwelling
place Of the mind and wondered al the
marvellous command that man possessed
over material things If said he "ihe
ching We call ourselves Is only meant for
this brief span Of life with all the Immense
forces for good or evil which We possess.
what waste do We behold what Christ
Knocked fools we are After spring show
ers We see a promise Of future maturity,
and know that u viii come. just 80 With
ourselves. We feel that there is somefing
more, something beyond The body and ti.e
soul are complements in Gods economy.
and should b. esteemed as such The de-
famation of the body j. unbihiicaL IL b.
the temple Of the Holy Ghosi and is only
spoke Of in is worse characteristics 10 make
the contrast between ii aud fhe soul more
marked Now God wants our bodies aud
souls. He died for both of them. lie
wants them 10 be ohedient, vet every thing
does what God made it for save man They
are the only fools thar violate the laws ~
soul and body But God wants them con-
centrated 10 bis service. The sermon closed
with an appeal 10 young and old 10 give
their bodies and souls 10 God.