St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-13

SerVice odtuIudyy Uut OH SuuuHy rev.
J. +: Smith. D. D., L. L. D., of the Cen
tral Park Methodist church. will preach
in the morning and Rev. j. +. Stout, the
pastor, In the evening.
DIR. Ives then preached a powerful
sermon OIL the text, II beSeech you.
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God, that you present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God, which Is your reasonable service
Rom. Kill, /. He read clause from the
dedication service, which states that
{ the dedication Of the edifice is of no
avail unless the congregation are dedi-
Gated as we'll. God, he said, has
{ greatly lOnOred our bodies by sending
. His Son into the world clothed in
human flesh. The body IS said to be
the temple of the Holy Ghost and God
will hold all responsible for the right
body as much as the soul, and is mimi
cal to the health of both. The wicked
die prematurely through disregard of
, the laws OfGOd. Again God has hOnored
our bodies by redeeming them. The
thought of glorious resurrection takes
away the sadness attendant upon
death. and we should thank God for the
hope of glorious hereafter, for both
soul and body. God does not only want
the affection of the heart. but the head,
and body as well, The apostle CON-
mands that the body be sacrificed, but
it is to be a living sacrifice, and
when the powers of youth have been
displaced by the infirmites of old age,
the sacrifice can scarcely he called
living one; it would more appropriately
dying sacrifice, as Christ did all the dy-
ing for the rest of the world. He there
fore eXhOrted the young men and young
women to
CONSECRATE THEMSELVES
to God while they yet had strength to
do something for Him. .'Is it right"
heasked, ''for those who have taken
upon themselves the vows of church
membership to have the same carking
cafes, the same amuSementS, the same
lusts, the same friyolities as common
sinnerS?" The Christian does not have
to go in for the friyOlity and nom
sense OF the wicked world in
order to have satisfaction, for
Jesus Christ is full satisfaction. He
related how, at conference of
800 Methodist ministers. Each one was
asked to write his name and the age at
which he had given himself to Christ or
piece of paper. The speaker wrote
his name and the age of twenty. When
he had written it, it struck him what
a terrible slice that was out of mans
life to have been wasted. 1t was found
that the average age of conversion for
those 800 was about fourteen years. He
eXhOrted the young people to take an in
terest in the church. Life was brief,
and its sole aim and object should he
the service of God. No one wants
minister who dey0tes part of his time to
secular affairs, but God does not require
anything of a minister that He does not
also require of every man and woman.
Men should remember whatever they
have, be it great or. small, is given
them by God, and He will require of
them an account of the use to which
they have put it. Men should there
in every affair of life. whatsoever ye
do in word or deed. do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ" Sin, he SAID,
was unreasonable. Real happiness
comes from a sense of usefulness, and
God has so arranged that the man who
lives for himself, lives unhappily. The
right way to do, was to say unreserv
edly, sOh God. send me, what wilt
Thou have me to do?" He then an
nounced that the whole amount neceS-
sary to pay off the church debt had been
promised, but there were incidental eX-
penses and interest to be met, and he
APPEALED FOR 81 900 MORE.
This and more, too, was speedily
raised, and the total amount subscribed
| yesterday falls short of $4,000 by only
few dollars. The trustees Of the
church then advanced to the ratings
and offered the church for dedication.
The prescribed form was read by the
I attendant ministers, the grand old
|. hymn, ''All Hail the Power of Jesus
i Name," was sung, followed by the Dox-
, ology, DR.. Ives pronounced the bene-
diction, and the congregation dispersed.
Great satisfaction was expressed by all
. present, especially by the pastor, at the
! noble way in which the appeal for
money had been met. For $23, 600 is no
small sum to raise in one day. and the
!, West side Methodists are to be heartily
congratulated that they have by their
own efforts freed their beautiful church
from its heavy debt,