Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-29
THE MEMORIAL SERMON.

sermon delivered Sunday by Rev
Rollins, whose te4t was taken iron
Psalms:
The royal patriot in the long ego
in tracing the steps by which hi
people had been led, ~ he saw tina
rat|lul Calder at the behest Of God
sevcring himself from his kindred
and nation, az he SAW him stran
ger in Cadna1, hls progeny in slav
cry to an idol trors people for Owe
i've centuries, as he witnes d tn,
various vicissituG"s and trials whicl
they underwent in their own larC
and their pro eat numbers wc4ltl
and glory, ,devort.' IccoIni 90 in a.
their history the h nd of The in,' .
ible and c'ibcs 90 Him unfeigncC
prai q. And may DOt we, witt
gf' 1t prop ETY., approp iaic thes0
words ~ Ou' I've and upon thi.
memoir S,bbath with % the pre-
cious, -o r.n, national mcmoiv-
crOwding upon US, memories reviv-
ed In the m'nd 10y such emplems 6
we behold around us-may we moi
as we look b.ck through The 2J0
years since t'ie fnthcfs of oUf patton
todched on: .sterh sho c, niCy we
not, yea should we nO,, see the Ut
erring hand o. our God and ont of
full hearts eXClpim, He has not dealt
so with any na,ion. Can we en-
ploy this morning hour more profit.
ably than in taking IL backward
glance over the way by which we
have come that we may have more
vivid thought before US of the low
ing kindness of God, and that more
than ever before we may feel that
God has been our leader and that of
all people we have reason for graft
tude and obedience: ask your at
tention in the first place To the be-
ginnings of our j fe as II distinct peo-
pie. To the thoughtful mind the
beginnings of life are very interest
ing. The student knows that every
life will be largely according to the
minute tendencies with which ii be-
gins its career. To show you these
beginnings | must take YOU back
three centuries. Im the north of
England there Is Il little band of
Christians who had been onlighten-
ed by an earnest study of the bible
for themselves. Prior to and CON
tcmpepncous with this little band |
of enlightened spiritual Christians,
rltualism and Journalism were dom
inant. This noble band sought by |
earnest preaching and noble living
to bring the English people to right .
methods of thinking upon this sub. /
ioct of supreme importance. But
their efforts resulted for the most |
part In veXations, calumny, perse,
,utions. And 50 after waiting pa
.iently for for;y-tive years through
he long reign of Elizabeth during
which time they heroically en-
lured every form of indig.
nifty which human narrow
ness and bitterness could iu-
lict they determined to abandon
brewer their land aud people aud
'eck tor a moro congonial soil for
he growth al those principles
Nhlch they held doarer than life.
Ihe year l6l0 finds this little band
II eNilcs for conscience sake in Lev
Ten IN the Netherlands. Here they
Infurled tn banner of Emanuel
ND commenced the work ofpreaoh-
ng the gospel in It's simplicity and
'urlty to their newly made friends
\ltcr ten yeas oi earnest caort,
which were not rs prolific OF good
osul,s rs they should have been, I
wing To the supineness of the p.o.
le among whom they lahored, they ,
vtenninej to coloni1e America. ,
'otton Mather says the account of \
he preparations of this little band |
n America IL one of the most pa- n
lc,ic in the annals of history. I
hey hire two ships for their trans I
orIation, the Speedwell aud the I
layilower and upon the last Sab I
ith oonSpyated In their little {
lurch to listen 10 the last sermon 4
om their devoted p2@tor Hetolk q
r. his text the wnrls of EIa when n
: was about To lead Israel nom a
ahylonish captivity 10 Jerusalem, n
Then proclaim the fast there by e
le river OF Ahala that Ne misht u
He, ourselves bofore cur God To h
ck him n riSht NAY for Us aud for q
lr llItle Ones and for our sub
ance.N kneelins upon the sea.
ion their minister committed :,
em Io the cale of Ham Who holds =,
% ocean la his hand aud points the !,
am their oeunses. Amer four :,