The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-22
VACATION THOUGHTS.
Pastor Blight Speaks of the
Use and Abuse of
the World.
OTHER SUNDAY DISCOURSES
The Curses of Pride, of Prize Fights
and of Rum.

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prevent large congregation being present
last night to hear Rev. p g. Blight, pas
tor of the Lafayette Methodist Church,
deliver an excellent sermon on Vacation
Thoughts" !" The pastor took for his text
"They that use the world and not abuse
it," l Corinthians, vii, %.
He began by say ying that rest and relax
ton are gifts from God; that it is birth
right. He claimed that the half holiday
movement was one of the greatest that
has taken place during the last quarter of
a century. The half holiday, the clergy
man insisted, would do away with Sum
day ball and other games, for 1t had been
so proved in England. There, on Satur-
and recreation, and the Sabbath was OBJ
served.
I'VE abuse the world when we make it
a workshop said he, land when we
bury our souls in material thoughts. We
use the world when we make it o passage
to another. This life is a great university
of nations and we are really at school
from our beginning, and in proportion as
we learn the lessons of providence and
grace we fit ourselves for the life to come.
I'VE use the world when we improve
1t by our residence in it. The world is not
worse. 1t grows better, and what has
wrought this change? It is not angels, nor
miracles. 1t is education"
Mr.. Blight then gave his congregation
some wholesome advice about moderation
in all things during their Summer vaca-
tions and closed by announcing that he
would probably preach every Sunday but
one at his church this summer, although
he would endeavor to obtain what recrea-
tion during the week he could.
Pride and Prize Fights.
At the United Presbyterian Church
yesterday morning the Rev. ArneyS. Bid
die preached profitable sermon from the
fourth verse of the Tenth Psalm, sThe
wicked, through the pride of his counte-
nance, will not seek after God"
A fair audience of men in alpacas and
women in fluffy dress materials famed
an artificial breeze through the audit
orium, while they listened with much
interest to the reverend gentleman's elo-
quent description of the ruined cities OF
Carthage and Jerusalem, and illusions to
the burning worlds, of which astronomers
tell u.s.
But" said Mr. Biddle, "there are
of human souls. Who are these men
alluded to in the text? They are men
whose hearts are not right in the sight Of
God, who take up something else rather
than the word of God for their guidance.
They are men who do not care for ac-
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the proper study of mankind is man. The
student of human nature will observe
that the man who is familiar with his
God is the one whose heart becomes en-
larged and whose mind becomes strength
ened.
1.-THE maker of machine must be in-
finitely superior In wisdom to the machine
itself If we communicate with our
Maker we will receive wisdom. Why will
not man seek after God under all this light
and all these adyantagesP The answer is
in the text:-Pride.
''If we love the Lord we will show it by
keeping His commandments. 1t is within
our power to break down the barriers Of
pride. Pray the Lord to Danish pride
from us and He will DO it."
In the evening the Rev. Mr.. Biddle
preached about the recent prize fight be-
tween Kilrain and Sullivan. He handled
the sluggers, hackers and all. without
gloves, and declared prize fighting an OUT
rage upon society. The colored and ex-
aggerated reports of the encounters, and
the efforts to make heroes of the partici-
pants were exercising demoralizing eff
feet and creating false ideals of manhood
in the minds of the younger generation.