Morning journal and courier., 1890-06-23
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Dedication Services and Csxsmonies
 Ysstsrday-The Company Attends
 Rev. F. R. Luckeyss Church ana
 Listens to . Strong Dlsceurse Upon
 "The Truth" - Afternoon Ceremo.
 nies.
 The annual dedication services and osre- monies of the New Haven GTsys were held yesterday. In the morning the company at- tended the Humphrey street church and lis- tened to a strong sermon by the pastor, Rev. F. R. Luckey. The church was crowded. The choir gallery was adorned with bouquets of flowers and the company flags and colors waved from each end. The altar was covered with flowers and potted plants.
 Rev. Mir. Luckey chose his text from 9 Corinthians, xiii, 8: "Ws can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth"
 The preacher gave several instances to illustrate the text from the early movements against slavery. The first great abolitionist, the English Clarkson, was converted to this doctrine while engaged in searching for facts upon which to write pamphlet in support of slavery. William Lloyd Garrison's early little newspaper was described. This obscure young printers boy became the great Ameri- can abolitionist. When Lincoln signed the emancipation of Americas slaves every eye turned to Garrison as the pioneer of the movement.
 Truth is immortal. It never came into existence; 1t will never go out of existence, for God himself is Truth. It ia known by changes. Truth and error thus prove their identity by their life or death. It was 70 in the late war. Time threshes out the wheat from the chaff.
 Test by this the spiritual empire of Jesus Christ Christianity. The world has been leagued against 1t from the first The key- note of revolt and hatred was struck on Cal vary, and its spirit exists to-day in the sel6shness and godlessness of society. But lasting kingdom, for 1t is one of truth. It has powerfully demonstrated that men can do nothing against the truth, but for it. There are those to-day whe lie against the truth. They live the life of shame, drink the red wine of licentiousness a2d daily crucify the truth anew. But their end is perdition. The cannot effect the great king truth. We can defy the truth. We can also deny and defy the law of gravitation, but | if you leap from yonder house to illustrate your denial you in your foolhardiness will be sacrificed to this unyielding law. When we see through all history Christ's life giving | new life to men, we know we are dealing with an absolute certainty. There is my | warrant for preaching. Against him we are impotent. for we can do nothing 1! against the truth. The more anti.slavery was resisted the stronger 1t grew, until il was firmly established by force of arms. | do not fear the open atheism which boldly | says, There Is no God. But do fear tha, | subtle, deceptive atheism which goes te church every Sabbath in the gown of Christ ianity, and sacrifices its Ohrist on Monday
 that which prays to God on Sunday anc preys upon man the other six days of the
 week. The devil of slavery is gone. You
 have aided in giving it it's quietus. Thank
 you. But once again I call you to arms
 The devil of hypocrisy. of untruth exists
 You can do nothing against the truth, but
 you can effect mighty conquest for 1t. Pu | yourselves in line.
 Solid ranks in the army of truth and set what havoc will ensue in the squadrons o
 evil. To be half-hearted in patriotism ii
 folly. To be irresolute in heavenly loyalty
 is treason. Stand up and acknowledge thu
 sovereignty of the Lord. Affirm yourselve
 unequivocally upon the patriotic side, ths party of truth. The only lesson I woule urge you to note in this discourse Is the i'm potenoe of man against truth. One of thu
 most difficult things to learn in this world fl that narrowness of circumstance does no
 affect mans power to serve the truth. Tn greatest man is of no more weight than thu
 smalless. It is this and the text that woult have you ever remember. You can do moth
 ing against the truth.
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