The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-05

Cannon. DreSlutuLs JOSGDu T.. LAY III ttAlN
Charles W. Penrose, couuselors. Meeting this
afternoon at O'Clock.
METHODIST CHURCH.-No Al e. Third South
street. Preaching 10y the pastor, Kew. G. l..
Libby At II am. followed by the communion
service. Sunday school at l2:l5 pm. Young
peoples meeting at ESQ pm. Sermon by Rev.
Miles Grant OF Boston, at G45 pm. He VIII also
preach on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings this week, and hold Bible scnool &J .
pm. each afternoon. All invited.
ST. MARKS CArHEDRAI4-Holy communion
at 7:3O am. Morning prayer, baptism ana
catcchiSing, at 9:i5 am. Litany sermon and
holy communion at II am. Bible class at G:30
pm. Evening prayer and sermon at 1870 p m.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-The Rev.
J. Brainard Thrall, pastor. Public worship with
sermon by the pastor at II am. Followed by
Sunday school at iZ:lJ. Young peoples society
OF Christian EndcaVOr AT , pm. Seats free and
public welcomed at all services.
MIR. CHARLES ELLIS lectures in Temple of
Honor hall this evening. At O'Clock sharp sub
ject. Relation of the Catholic. Protestant and
Mormon prieSthOOdS TO the national govern
ment." All are invited.
The first of a series of Sunday evening
Lectures to extend through the summer
months viii be given in the Eighteenth
ward chapel this evening, commencing at
6.3O O'Clock. Elder Charles w. Staynr
viii be the speaker on the occasion, and
will deliver his interesting lecture entitled:
''Experience-a divine means Of education"
More than two millions of the youth Of
India are to-day receiving an education in
the English language
The $4,000 members Of the Free church
of Scotland must be giving at the rate OF
nearly SO per head.
Protestant missions are found in but two
of the five republics of Central America
Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Mr.. Elijah Halford. President HaIrisons
private secretary, has Joined the Foundry
NJ. f. church, in Washington.
Our consul at Picking reports that the
total number of American citizens residing
in China is OPP, of whom 500 are mission
aries.
At the annual meeting Of the National
Bible society, held in Edinburgh last
month, the income was reported as over
"a, 900, the largest ever attained.
The Baptist church in Hamburg. Ger
many, has received S25, 600 from man who
recently died in South Africa. He was
baptized by Onchen fifty years ago.
If we could sweep incompetence out of
the country there would be hardly poverty
enough left to give healthy exercise to the
charitable impulses.-Philip Brooks.
DR.. Talmage says the church, if it would
do its duty, could convert the world in ten
years. 1t has the men and the money.
Perhaps so; but it must turn over new
leaf of generosity very soon if it is going
10 undertake so great and speedy task.
The Brooklyn tabernacle last year, with
4,126 members reported, gave Sl5l to home
missions, and Sl3S to foreign missions
Independent
The yearly increase of ordained men in
the Anglican church is vastly in excess of
requirements. The clerical deaths last
year were 460, and there were but 20 new
churches built, while there were 1S4 Ordin-
atiOns. The unbeneficed clergy in Eng
land now number from 10000 to II ,OO0.-
Christian Leader.
There are 1000 Icelanders in the city of
Winnipeg, and Presbyterian mission has
been formed under the care of a converted
Icelander. An Icelandic hymn book has
been printed, and there are two lcelandic
newspapers. No church organization has
vet been begun among these children of the
north, bat there are evidences that this will
soon be needed.
Faith in the supernatural supplies the
grandest inspiration, alike in respect to
action and endurance, that the human
mind can receive. 1t gives hope to the soul
and scatters clouds that would otherwise
darken its sky. Can that be essentially
false which is productive of the best re
sultsl Is it to be supposed that pure
illusion is practically better than the truth!
Let those answer these questions who
treat the supernatural as falsehOOd and
sham.-HdspcRden
THE FIRST CHURCHES OF CHRIST.
For more than two hundred years the
first churches of Christ lived in perfect
Christian union, with peace in doctrines
and fellowship, purity and love, and CON
sequently had great prosperity. When
contention and division came, then came
antipbrsiCt anh owl work IN no fol
lowed by the Nicene creed ana Athenasian
controversy, the wicked decree of Justin
ian, the popedOm of BOniface, and reign
of terror and darkness which continued
until the reformation Of Martin Luther
For about one hundred years from the be
ginning of the reformation, the churches
of Christ knew no division into Sectarian
denominations During this short period
the saints had power to resist every foe,
and made astonishing progress toward
bringing both the papal and pagan world
TO the faith and obedience to Christ, the
true head Of the church. Whenever Gods
people return to the cardinal first princi-
plies the omnipOtent power of God will
sustain US as it did holy men of old, moved
by the Holy GhOst.-Chtrch Union.
SHALL WE KNOW EACH OTHER THERE!
We often read and hear discussions on
the question whether we shall recognize
our friends hereafter How can we ever
doubt it! If love abides, are we not to
know those whom we love. What would
immortality be if we were to go there alone,
separated from all the loved ones, the
knowledge of whom has made the very
essence and sweetness of our human life:
Would that be Immortality if we left be
hind US the richest part Of our souls!
Am l to 60 into the other world poor
lonely, homesiCk, alone! Am l TO console
myself by being an unembodied spirit
wandering solitary among the stars o.
filing space, with no home, no society, no
brotherhood. l do not so understand the
lessons of experience or the facts of obser-
walton. When all other memory fades from
the mind of the dying, when his other
thoughts are bewildered, the other impress
sions of time effacted. he still shows by a
faint pressure of the hand, by feeble
sign of his head. that his love remains.
The last look of the dim eye seeks
the faces of those he loves.
The last faint whisper of the falling voice
is a murmur of blessing on those dear ones.
Love is stronger than death: will 1t not
survive the grave! Yes; when lopen my
ewes on a new world, / expect to come
once more into the company of those who
have been my inspiration, my comfort, my
iov in this life l shall learn what these
vears have been teaching them, and they
Shall be again my friendly companions
and HELPERS. / shall see again the parents
and the dear children whose love has
sUeetened nv life. shall be a little child
once more myself. Yes; and hope to come
very near to my master, Jesus, and to have
my errors corrected, and taught the al
phabet of a higher language OF truth. NOT