Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-30
UNITED CHURCHES.
Close of the Union Services at the Con.
gregationai Church Last Evening.

{ lose of the Union Services at the Con-
gregationai Church Last Evening.
The Union services which have been
held by several churches in this CITY for
the past two weeks closed last evening at
the Congregational Church. The attend
ance was quite large and the exercises yery
interesting. Rev. H. C. Christian preached
the sermon, taking for his text James Y.
90 LET him know that he which con-
verteth the sinner from the error of his
way shall save soul from death, and shall
hide multitude of sins" Before COM
mencing his sermon he said the pastors
that had been engaged in holding the
Union services had concluded to discon-
tinue them for the present. He requested
every man, every woman and every
child who had been attending those
meetings TO be at church Sunday
morning and Sunday evening and
encourage and gladden. the hearts of their
several pastors. Referring to his text he
said there were sentences in it that might
mislead If not carefully studied. No min
lister OF the gospel, no man hes power to
convert, none but God can forgive sins. II
is not used in the sense of pardon. but in
bringing about. Every step man takes
in the direction of bringing souls to God is
step IN the direction of heaven. 1t is
used IN this case in sense of calling the
sinner to halt, TO think, to turn about
squarely and take the other road. "Shall
hide a multitude of sins,n does not mean
that what we do in this world in the direc
ton OF saving others
WILL BE A GROWING GLORY
At the last day. We might be the means
OF bringing thousand sinners to repent
ance but II we neglected the saving OF our
own soul Jesus would hurl us from his
throne on the last day, if we made that nc
a plea. We must be honest with oursalycc
and be able to say
Simply to thy cross Cling,
Nothing IN my hands bring
What is it to be saved =? Alas very
lew stop to think OF the immense value of
soul. What is the soul? 1t is that which
peeps out of the eyes, which we hear with
our ears, feel with our hands, talk with
our tongues, all that constitutes mani
Is the man himself. Heaven moves to
give 1t lie. He'll moves to work its death
II the soul OF the cold shivering, illv-clad
iatherless waif, unfed, unloved, uncared
Tor was put in one of the scales of a bal
ance, and the combined wealth of the
world in the other. it would outweigh
them all. The value of the immortal
spirit cannot be estimated. and the
thought OF twenty thousand unsaved
souls in this fair city almost
makes US shudder. God is impartial
IN the salvation of men. He values the
soul oil the poor African as much as that of
the most en- iightened individual Hevalues
the soul of the poor wretch who grovels in
the gutter as much as that of the man who
moves in the highest circles of society.
lie causes the rain to fall upon the lust
rs well as the unjust. His blessed spirit is
extended to the high and the low. the rich
ana the poor those that love Him. and
those who despise Him. He is no respecter
Ct person
HE LOVES ALL MEN ALIKE.
We must regard all men as worth saw
ing. These meetings have done a great
good, and have woke us all up to rea,iza-
ton OF our great duty. Let us make
grand effort to save Sacramento. Let
us commence at Thirty-first street.
and carry it to the river front, even beyond
the river into the town of Washing
ton, until the people are all saved.
1t IS not to save this soul from temporary
pam, nor temporary death, but from eternal
death. There are three elements to be con-
sidered in the death of the soul. First.
Punishment from God; second the direct
4iih'~'ipi VI uiNlHe punishment; tnlTd,
eternal sorrow. He closed his sermon with
a vigorous exhortation, asking all to con-
slider earnestly the value of their souls; to
turn from their ways of sin and lead pure
and holy lives to become better men and
women than ever before Before he fin
ished he had nearly every one in the audi
ence upon their feet asking for the PRAYERS
of the Christian people
He announced that on tomorrow at $3.50
I. N: services would be held in Y. NJ. C. A.
Hall, to which ali vonng men a1e invited