The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-13

dcthodl.t g. >. Reunions Church Notes.
Yesterday morning Rev DR.. j. +.
Gramme1. rector Of ST Peters church,
Baltimore. preached at Grace Episcopal
church on the subject of Missions in the
interest of the City Missionary Society of
,be Episcopal church. which is auxiliary
t1 ihe Diocesan Missionary Society
rhe church, large as il is, was nearly
crowded Notwithstanding the inclemency
Of DE weather
After ihe services had been read by the
rector. Dr. II. NJ Jackson, DR.. Grammer
s,ccndcd the pulpit, and took as his text
tho 23l verse Of the 9th chapter Of the
book Of Judges" Curse ye Meroz, said
the Angel OF the Lord curse ye bitterly
ha inhabitants thereof because they
came not 90 The help Of the Lord against
the mighty"
The eloquent divine said that the
great battle song Of Deborah was the
most triumphant and sublime in all
hngnare. and from 10 we learn that the
battle is not always 10 the strong, nor
the race iO the swift, unless God is be.
bind u.s. He described MerOz a. little
village and briefly explained the cause OF
the war between Israel and Sisera. Ii
was a time of danger TO The Lords peo-
pie. and Moroz refused to come 20 their
assistance
The Lon rs people are to-day, said he,
iu the same strNChteaed circumstances.
Errors Of every sort are arraigned against
pure religion. Now Is the time for each
and an Of The faithful 10 bring people
from the tirCcs Of pricsicrait and place
them in the Evangelical Protestant
church The people of ouT Union must
bl kept free from the poison which has
ruined eo many nations. Cod wants
our help 10 teach men that Christ is the
great and ony high priest. We must
also take care of those people who are in
intellectual blindness who are intem
uerate. VINO are sensual and ignorant
iu Tie missionary field We have planted
in the fac west IN mountainous regions,
and in all places where the need Of the
spirit Of Christ is felt
To-day there is nothing 20 important
as the iruth OF the Bible, safety OF the
soul. and the peace and prosperity of
man II We DO not DO our duty in fear
Of God we will incur the curse In the
text.
Men are enthusiastic in politics, In
aesthetics, ia social relations. and in all
the affairs of life, except when God calls
them Here lies our duty; and remember
the call is one OF great responsibility, and
must be- accepted and, N prayer and
faith be acted out
Mer0l saw valiant soldiers hight. and
100 doubt praised them as Christian work
ers are to-day praised by the lOokers-on,
but Mero7 did nothing that was her
crime. and fol that she suffered the curse
Of God IL Is our inactiOn, indifference,
and neutrality that bring Gods cdrse
There Is 10 middle ground We must be
on the side Of truth and night or ON the
side of sin and wrong We must keep
The church and the Sabbath day pure and
holy. We must carry the gospel 20 The
tecming masses, that ruth and justice
may prevail II will be agreater security
90 0ur people and government to have
the gospel truly preached and
understood than TO have our rivers
run over with sands OF gold
aud Gun mountains sparkle with gems.
oar opportunities are immense, and II we
SOW the seed We will reap the harvest
hundred fold Each Christian can do a
little We must not despise small things
God wanted Mef0Z, little place. 10 help
as ccalously a7 Jerusalem big city
cod measures human assistance hy the
spidt which actuates, and will look on
the widows mite, given in loving faith,
as being gilt more than the sums pour
td In by The Iich of their abundance.
Now is the time for action. Missionaries
and supplies sent now will bring forth
more good than ten times the number
sent on, thirty years hence
Hannibal, when he could have taken
Rome, did not when he would he could
not These missionaries want yOdr help
and your prayers The power OF one man
for good is enormous one man over
turned the whole Ptolemaic theory OF
astrOumV one man penetrated ihe
whole Roman empire with The Christian
religion aud each of these missionaries,
backed by Gods omnipotence, can lay
the seed so that The knowledge Of the
Lord shall cover the earth as the waters
cover the sea Ii God is with You, who
can be against yous Think, how many
children at these missionary stations
will. at "a last day, come up with
hossunas on their lips and say, we were
hungcred and ye gave US splrllual loou
We must come up 10 the help OF the
Lord i'm the time OF nee ssiIy.
DR. Grammer then read from a bishops
pastoral letter that the progress OF mis-
sion work was miraculous The largest
church congregation in the world was on
a P0lynesian island, and every island
there had embraced religion. In the first
hundred years Of the Christian era, with
all The assistance OF miracles, hut 800,
900 Christians, less than one half OF one
per cent. OF the population Of the Ro.
man Empire, were converted. Now
in the citadels OF heathenism ten
thousand times ten thousand hap
py hearts are chanting praises 10
God We are living in grand and
awful time. and will we be lazy in the
great struggle against superstition and
ignorauceY Let every sipew and nerve
be put TO work TO tell in the years that
are 10 come; let the prayer OF little