The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-11
PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
SECOND PARISH CHURCH.

Rev. l.. I'll. Cobb. d. D., secretary OF the
American Congregational Union, occupied
the pulpit OF the Second Parish church yes
terday afternoon, and spoke of missionary
work and church building in the new cities
OF the West. He took his text from First
Chronicles, xxi, 10:
Arse, therefore. and build We the sanctuary Of
tne LORD COD, TO bring the ark of the covenant Of
the LORD, and the holy vessels of God. into the
mousse that Is TO be built to the name of the Lord"
MT. Cobb said. In the beginning: 1T is as
home missionary for sixteen years that l
nave had 1t burnt into me that should come
East and speak of the work. l am here to
report to you what you are doing in the
West and South. Fifteen or sixteen years
ago the population had scarcely crossed the
Mississippi But tide has set in from the
western coast that has now met that of the
east. What is this population after? 1t is
after the riches of the land, but as vet not
more than one-third of the arabic land has
been taken up. 1t is said that we supply
one-half of the gold and one-half of the sill
yer used in the world, but as yet we have
only sampled the minerals of the land. Wis
consin is dotted with young cities, and they
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make everything. from a bunch of matches
to threshing machine These are the
riches that the people are after. We invite
the whole world to come TO share our wealth.
Every year small foreign nation comes
here. They insist on having their own way.
Don't you Yankees think you are going to
have it all your way" they say, I'VE will
have the Fatberland over here by and by"
They are breaking up our Sunday schools,
and establishing their own. The Mormons,
the murderous Anarchists, and the atheism
OF the West that our ministers meet. If
these things exist in the new places does 1t
not mean wrong for the country? All the
missionaries are doing their work to a disad-
vantage without church buildings You
say, why don't they build their houses
surprised at how wellthey succeed. In Iowa
out OF zoo Congregational churches, they had
70 De aided IN building 2i1. They cannot
nave one-half as much money for building
purposes as they want The life of church
out West is precarious. These home mis-
slonaries spend a great deal of their work al
disadv antage. They do hard work in build.
ing churches. The home missionary work
have some more buildings. The work needs
more money, and the church building is the
key to the whole. Let me ask you to come
TO the rescue. We expect you to help us in
the beginning of things II we could only
get the money, you may be sure the worl
will be done in business-like manner"
SCIENCE HALL.
The subject of "The mystery of double
life," and the announcement that Andrew
Cross was to lecture on lit, was sufficient t
fill the hall of the Young Mems Liberal AS
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon, with re
spectacle, attentive and highly appreciative
audience. Such was the treatment which
Mr.. Cross gave the subject, and the valuable
points brought out, that, upon the sugges
ton Of one of our citizens that the lecture
be printed In pamphlet form, lively sup
port was given to the proposal. The read
ing of Miss Ruby Cross was enthusiastically
received, as was also the announcement that
this lady would give reading here next
Sunday. Next Sunday the interesting topic
| will be continued, to be opened by Mr.
| Gross, followed by others. who will discuss
the question from different points of view.