Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-29
Thanksgivipg Services.

The snow, sleet and hail Of yesterday
made it exceedingly bad for the Union
Thank sgving services 1t the Baptist church.
but despite the Indictment weather . large
number in attendance and were amply re-
paid for Drawing the storms by the excellence
of the exercises. A choir Of mixed voices
from the different churches furnished excel
lent music. The exercises consisted Of
the reading of the scriptures BY Rev. j. b.
Jordan, pastor of the Free Baptist church,
Thanksgiving prayer by Rev. T. F. Jones,
of the Methodist church, and a Thanksgiving
sermon which was delivered by Rev. J. NJ.
Wymsn, pastor of the Baptist church.
Rev Mr. wymans subject was " fhe New
Song" and the text was from Psalms 40: Sd
verse. HE hath put a new song into my
mouth, even praise unto ou1 God" Below
i, an abstract of Mr.. wymsn's discourse
1.-The new song. A sign of the new life
ard a pledge of its continuance" This new
song indicates the sign of the new llf- IN the
first place from the fact that the soul has
row conception Of The deliversnce fren sin
iself in the p, session of a new happiness
in its tue sense. II the third place. those
y ho cav sing this NJ have = new expert
croe Gods love and take added joy 10
Christ's presence In the fourth place it
taxes an especial comfort in Gods love and
in Christ. D esence because it is able to
begin to appreciate holiness and heaven.
, hi. coucep tion i. not abnormally developed,
| /, grows like the tender plant, we cannot
| tell how, We cannot ssy when. all at once VIC
/ shall be conscious of its presence. In earl
Ter years We thought little Of sacred things,
had little care for conduct, might have been
| right, might have been wrong, but all AZ
/ once We End ourselves possessed of strong
liking for right and q bitter hatred for
wrong, and some day We wake to the con-
scionsness that heaven is indeed begun in
our hearts Life has put on . new appear
snce, it is not as once it was.
Time was when to live seemed all of life.
now how small part of life this is. The
word stretches up to God and out to man.
In the f fth place it gives the child of God
especial interest in Gods word and comfort
in PRAYER. We have already begun to ap-
preeiste Gods love and have a new joy in
Christ's presence. and here is book which
contain, the recorded will of Him whom we
We should look for new proof of our estab'
lshed relation in the interest which we take
in His recorded will The same is true OF
nrayers. We have the assurance that we
shall have the Holy Spirit to guide us If we
ask. Here the help comes not through the
channel of the Divine word, it comes di'
l-reetly. This 10 An especially strong sign Of
the rev life. The new song has been pu
into the mouth. even praise to God. Here
in PRAYER the song Of praise gets 10 the hishes'
note. We are too much buried in the simple
..kins. We think too much of what se
hone to receive, not enough OF
wha, We have already received Whef
wa keen the idea of praise before US the ne y
horn soul has song of its own. one whiei
trapsfcrms our life and our thinking Tn
new song is also pledge of continued ME
In the atmosphere of praise is very poo
mace for that which 10 purely sensual an
csrnal to thrive. Here is good remedy fol
| ALI kinds Of Gin For example, thai eondu :
not absolutely sinful which is snchr'shsn
easily remefied by this song OF praise
G-umbling. perhaps. may not d. iaoeHen
absolute sin yet many people are KEEP. TN
/ the kingdom and Christians are tnus KEEP. .
great distance and from Cnrist ps tn'
habit. II the new song had been in our mouth
I nv a.s;ly il could have been remedied
} Let the habit Of Islander be displace
by this soug Of praise and what heiPfr
influence would be found for fhe formano
of Christian character This new SOD
makes US ashamed Of our insrAutuae, ot
more than this it has q direct influence upo
+, our own hearts and lives. II has IN itself
. reforming power. Our national noiida
:. aims to impress this truth. 1t recognize
I no, only the appropriateness but the innnl1
E advantage of such service. encourage
: the habit of looking into our past h'es
discover the reasons Of praise.