Daily Republican., 1890-06-02
Church Notes.

Church Notes.
The most OF the churches held COM
inunion services yesterday.
Az Delaware Avenue Baptist Church
four persons were baptised.
Calvary's Boys Guild meet at rectory
TO- morrow evening.
Rev. WIN. r. Swarts's adult Bible
class at Central was we'll attended res
terday. Notwithstanding 1t 10 used for
2 supply Of teachers iOr school Of some
Tour hundred members. II holds = large
attendance. The instruction on the Les.
son yesterday was even more than usually
fslicitous.
Old swedes gives an excursion to
Augustine Pier July o.
The First Prssby byterian's song servics
Their Sunday school goes to Augustine
Pier July %. Fourtesn new members
were received by letter yesterday morn
Ing and four by profession Of faith.
| The Ladies' Sewing Circle Of West
Church made 1881 by . straw berry festi-
val In Eden Hall.
Presiding Elder Murray preached at
Newport, Stanton and Grace NJ. Z.
Churches.
Al Central Presbyterian Church the
Christian Endeavor Society give their
closing sociable 0f the season this evsn-
ing;
uniting the Delaware Avenue and esc-
ond Baptist Sunday schools on an excur-
sion to FAirmount Park and Geological
Garden on July lsk
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings this week the Eirst Presbyte.
rian .. O. will give . strawberry festival
/ In the church bNsemapt
X. Il. Church Of the Covenant will
lay corner STONE At p. N. next Satur-
day. Bishop Nichoison, Of Philadelphia,
Drs. j. b. Smith and Hoffman will on
ciate.
ct. Paul's R. q. Church confirmed 1875
persons lat evening. Bishop Curtis
preached.
The Centennial Misslon on z. Ninth
street, below King, held Sunday school
aud prayer meeting yesterday afternoon.
Or. J. h. 6imms preached In the oven
ing.
Rev. Vaughan q. Collins preached last
evening on SUNDAY school teachers. -
AZ he 10 himself . practical model Of the
best class of y. 8. teaohere he made biz
discourse both profitable aud Interesting.
At silverbroOk yesterday IL pr0bn-
tiouers were received Into full mem mber-
ship and three adults baptised.
| AT ST. ANDREWS.
Rev. Charles T. Murray last evening
took for HE text part Of the third versl
OF Job xiii: "Oh that knew where
might lind Him."
The soul OF man 10 . prayer.
God alone is the object Of universe
prayer. In Him all the SOUL
wants arc supplied. The mlns
} of man cannot think of attributes apar
from some person. We love no
goodness as an abstract but Him ais
/, who is good. The speaker illustrate.
this by beauty and several other Attri
butes. He explored the philosophy Q
+ human nature, starting with the heather
: and his idols beyond which the lido
worshipper seemed to look for some In
4 visible power. In short, he dsducsd tha
. !. there was In human nature that whicl
pointed out the existence of God.
All ages have desired God to rsvea
Himself. Where 10 the man VIII
. believes 10 the existence OF God and doe
not also believe God has In some way re
r vealed Himself? Hi1tory and human
forces are veiled msnifestatIons OF Hi
individual life. All tho Judgments O
history are the judgments Of God. Coz
/. is everywhere. Are these the only mean
!. by which he speaks to us? Why no
o through human conception and by au
/ thority OF His word? Why not IN Mn
= guagc natural to US? What prevent
Ills answering dirsctiyi May not Go,
a veil Himself Ia human nesh ? May b
i not take the soul of man ~ His temple
a 10 not God's communication with man
kind apparent in specific means Of sslvs
tion or restoration to God
T.. III Il s. III
history, in the Prophets forstelllngs O
1 the coming Christ. In the Saviour's ON
d extraordinary adherence to Scripture
9 claims aud the defence OF these by HI
: Apostles, do We not ind an answer to th
TEXT
The speaker referred TO those person
, who say the Word Of God 10 In til
6 Scriptures but that the Scriptures are no
. the Word OF God, and inquired who cal
Q settle which part 10 the Word OF God |
= 2 every man 10 to select to suit himself
He thereupon took occasion to deliver
b masterly summary OF history with refer
snce to nations, tribes and people
/ In connection with the gres
authors OF tho Bible, the place
whore they wrote, the length OF time
some 1,60O ysars-of Its Construct n
!, It's marvellous unity, its rhetorical su
= premacy. tts literary variety, It's iuhsrou
!, evidence Of the work and Impress Of th
a living God, etc.
= He paid due attention to the Biblica
- critics. Tho speaker then made th
cl max of his discourse on the humanity
life and triumph Of Jssus to show tha
in Him we find God, arc reconciled unit.
= God, are restored to God.
!. The realistic and beautiful spirit, sun
!. and substance of the whole discours
Q Was that Rev. Mr.. Murray made hi
I hearers fesl that they are Lying wit
0 God.
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