Daily Republican., 1889-10-14

arlslng to speak, ard pastor Hanna
permitted them TO enjoy few minutes
longer. At 20 minutes before II o'clock,
Pastor Hanna declared tho love-ieast
ended, and tho regular services corn
mcnced by the choif singing, "iivw
Holy is this Place"
Rev. Dr.Roach then read a part OF the
18th chapter OF Isaiah, and announced |
the G2ith hymn, my Hope. My All,
My Saviour Thou" After the singing |
Of the hymn, Rev. II. Sanderson led In |
prayer. Dr. Roach read al the second |
lcsson, the 9Th chapter OF 81 Corin-
thiaus. Tho choir sang the chant, Il
wss glad, etc" When the 726th hymn
was announced and sung" Come
thou Fount If Every Blessing"
Pastor Hanna apologlz "a Tor tho ali.
sence OF Bishop Hurst rs best hc could,
closing with the dec arauon that bishops
ought to keep their words as well rs sub.
ordinate ininisters, and he then into
duced Rev. DIR. Roach, who had kindly
consented to fill tho bishops place
DIR. Roach said he hoped no would not
be thought preeumptuous In attempting
to occupy the time OF tho bishop, but he
considered II great privilege " preach
TO the people of Asbury. ne announced
his text froin the 9Th chapter of Nshu-
miah aud 10Th verse : eco your way, eat
the fat, and drink the sweet, and send
portions unto them for whom nothing 10
propAred; neither he yo sorry; for tho joy
| OF the Lord Is your strength The rart
| Of the text 10 which hu directed tho great
est attention was the latter clause, 'rhe
| Joy Of the Lord 10 your strength"
With nations, ne with churches, said
the eloquent minijter, there is proper
l -. nd tal flnAfa La "a
| was for Ills people 10 keep the iessts with
rejoicing. The occurrence OF the text
was one Of rejoicing.
The minister then drew picture OF tho
! IsrAelttes' return fiom captivity to Jeru-
salem and the Joy they experienced. a
man OF God tells them IN the language OF
the text what they might expect. So the
hints stlli hold good TO the people oi
Asbnry. Just as you have to-day seat
word TO your friends to come and wor-
ship with you, as you did not wish to eat
your morsel Hion.. The first cons!dcra-
tion Is tho desire TO partako Of the joy of
the Lord, as an element OF Chiistu
strength. Men OF the world delight In
Joy, but their Joy Is different to the JOY oi
the Christian. Our Joy is not an orli'
nary Joy. 1t is not gay tempered like the
Inau of the world, but is ~ JOY OF the
Lord Of which tho Lord is lis strength.
The strength of msn dliler. One Is q
logician aud has great force OF thought
another Is dlstinEuifh,d for his elogueuct
Of speech; he moves and melts by nj,
burning words; another is diStngu shod
Tor his address aud his knowledge OF gov
crnment; but the Christians Joy is differ
ept from all these; his particular strength
ia In tho Joy OF the Lord. A gloomy mind
4. 10. md N al m
ciiOly Chilstiap Is incompatible with true
Christianity. IL is impossible for Root
, man to be sad. A sad man eDjoys M
I delight In kindpess and his despondinl
faith Il IS bad Ne no faith at all. A
mother who is despondent lacks the tru'
attributes OF D mother, and melancholy
: minister can hardly be called minister
A commander said TO an officer, 'tak'
: that fort" "It shall he done, SIR" Is thu
:. response. Another answered, SIT eau
: not te done, sir" while third says. "Il
> take H."
G A sculptor commences on block o
marble II gives NO promise OF the start
! but after awhile It begins to assume form
: Then = link comes out. then chain
then q manacle. and the Greek siay'
Y stands before tho world an emblem o
liberty. Joy buoyed the sculptor in hi
: | lOul8 Ot lHUGT hlu III MI Buth hAttNt
l Joy is the ennobliDg element that leads 4
! success.
Joy kindles tie thought OF the poet
! glows IN the patriot aud flames the Ion
. guN the orator. What shall we say o
oonqueIs.
To one the command 10 TO 20 into ID.
! vineyard and labor. and he goef.
! To another God says, go ye into th
world and preach the go,pel to ever
, creature. his head bows. RE asks, Il
, It GIodl II 1t IL then woe 10 me II
preach not the gospel. Young man hav'
d you ever studied your nature? You hav
!. abilities. DO you know OF the resource
that are within youi When that ma
D knows he Is called Of God, you might a
9 we'll try to move ChimboraZo. II
must obey God.
v There is young lady who marrIes
r missionary oil the cross, aud goes will
4 her husband to q foreign land. He
father is wealthy and surrounded witt
4 every luxury and comfort, but she bear
A all for the joy OF working 10 the mis-
# sionary field to bring souls TO Chris
a Her husband sickened and died and sh
n was lett with au infant in her arms. IL,
L fathers heart was touched. lie wrote
h his daughter, telling her that the ps
rental door was open, there was u hon
a for her and asked her to come home. BIZ
/. she did not come; instead she wrote
am married. to these poor heather. l 10,
,r their souls and cannot be divorced frol
them.
7, o sirs, you who are out of Christ hay
Y; no idea OF the joy the christian has
d doing Gods work.
8, Look at PAUL Paul, you are q grei
Is man OF authority and learning. D Pau
ecore OF men could not Withstand yol
10 But look at him again down there at u
Of oross. What's the matter, Paul? Bliu'
are you? Paul goes on down to Dana
III Gus, and when Gods apostle put b
III hand on him the scales fell from his eye
s. and Paul commenced Immediately
h. preach Jesus and Him cruciilcd. o ho
he did preseh and what joy he had in u
tn Lord, his strength.
Melville Cox you won't go, will yo
)u why you will die In Africa, but his rep
o. was, "Let thousand fall before Afri
In Is given up" Look at Bishop Villa
cd Taylor on the banks OF the Congo,
walking wonder in missionary annal
or TIE 10y of the Lord Is his strength.
II is not denied that the minister b
he hard conflicts, but o what moral su
go port he has. His Joy is in the Lord
We his labors ard rather blot out his nan
nd than that the people should suffer. /
So goes to his closet, then before his peopl
IN then TO the church, feeling like jacob
ad Bethel with the earth for his bed, slo
for his pillow and the sky for his canop
IN D,,t ho raaa N 1adJar ut nuuais coma Al