Daily Republican., 1890-02-03
TIIE CHURCH.
keoNo SERMON ~
GEORGE a. CROOKS y
,ee,. twenty rim Anniv4esY Sse-'
endcs This EVENT. Lbrlsv " c.
trpc,l,c Progrn1
singing and Aaars.'ss i 4

- !. L-.|
i, r,racher prefaced his ST ~
'siIpr memories Of old - ~ -
rals AID caurches. .
d, ~ architectural plies, tho ooe y q
. ina, had been calling ~ = -
:. hons for over 600 ye3riS f11oe
/, Win husts, statues and mt1 1l1o
Ma historic dead; Lofty a1ft
IN NE mellow noor llghta ~
Il and uusic, now faint ~ " m
swelling into triumphar! r
Iuq TO islnt echoes 10 tho uN4e ll
~ Amid these impresliU cl|l>
'sa,a,s be had recalled the 10 \ -
p,oueer Methodisis; coporQ
M ,le deld aud cattle pen, ~ ~
!, ,oss humble, rough place y ~
I 6olsh,us than tho ms ~
Il cf h.,otic England. ..f''2 ~. .
(fe p,simlst's thought wN OF =
bile. vi, vision was The ~ r
upr Since that time Jesus ~ n
i ,aagh, tie world that tho ~ y
II il vi,hls tte human soul; ~ ~
pirii sai tees. those 10 WOW 10
10 worsalps In tplri, and - ~ )
Es Arue is,he ass( (mblage os
\ uot IN architectural adorn u,Guk ~
Me ellhce Is hui the mestlne r11o -
se who would wopsil God. X901o
temple, but remember that tAod1nur&
nles al assemblies oi saints :. 4
(he text sugg tte1 two topidge ~
ai are We to understand by tho 0l1o
pds house" Second, what ase ~
Iufs NhIcli cause nen TO suet1in ~
If.A sud ,,rfy forward His wosuhipe
ysx people know the peaninx Of ~
si church. will be bes. understood
n cOn'ijer wha, /. Is not. ltirSt. N
lrh not 9 substitute Tor Chria.. lt
rot !.hc lis place, and hhs no
fi,ioIil power. There are Chriltiane
hold tia, lhe church has niesllaloFial
Der and can make sacrifices fir lmcu;
! she can close the gates OF Heaven
stmit whom she Will. This ID not
oriug to tic teachings of Chrse IL
Ic, true the church canuct stand be.
'el ns and Chrit, The duty aud
'llrge OF the church is to cry out.
fhdd tie l.mb uf God" Christ IN
and una; prC schahle. SD
be church Is uo' a substitute fcf tho
lhe word, aud Ia ir no sense of equal
hofily 10 ihat Hoid. She only refirc1s
'ays Of igat Which the word Rivoe
. The r'ur'h hiss erta, duty % per-
%. She Is the trustee OF our hopcs.
Il Tie keeper Oi the book. Ii the
lile ayes tile sein's tii thdmeeIv ~
y wi'h lhe honk that they might pre-
y It ua'il l'ettsr times. Thay were
'fllateea ei hat iouu.sin OF comfoxt
lailh which God poy led for III
pie. Gods word Is ifue becat,se fhe
rc'i ai;esis It's truth and teeA,,se II ~.
i to our judgment.
khen CHRIST was orucifed tLe nhnesh
AAas, Nlien He was laid is ~
Awsteiil 10 msn had eysr Iaio. M
's upte, alii wien ne SilI5< tEI
~ ~ geaii the church was there and
,".e '.s"ile @.1s empty. on the day
ealeoN xli4n the three Thousand
y. .o.'ti'fa .i. HE church wss thero
~ IAliuohY 10 the truth Of 6ofss
\, "'p OF " sacr,lice made Ia Nle
~, y. .4e ,ll'lreh Ia Tot tho niAkef 81
", Nieiier Of Goi's truth: M
!" W leal ae monitor to kesp ths
moH eitar Tie church + not M
eft eillapt say IN, ,bis nrfsG-@
4 'sal ie " mt because tho Lord
l,ten .5i',h i, 10 not n voluntary
Of ma, ~. 5g.e' uoi depeu,l upon tho
N. .u "nt n'a lpon The viii u God.
d ,lis @ ahs.s,... ~, sa.lon To t'od. :sea tes
,oa'r.l',llosstip. \ sI.
'%, lI' 40 .,',., under obligatiors 70 the
!, wv siil5he the ttatc, the church
!, sonpa me4 TO assume q ~.
',s.i n. 4 'i''' ,'' .ailsation,. ThechureA
but but 4 Is Col who stirs asa's
eIiee ~, v. I,. g1S, and the s.,sa sac,,iss I, o.
eAs t'lt lelIDgAh hin xvn 4. -
n. ~ H., How srst il Isl II ' n as ~
.ii,oa'tlpo' i,r. citizens or of Lin1rsS ~
lay.ere' I sale y ss'' .yo, ,.,, ,,.|
h. Il, i ", =, i p.,lor At St. P.ai:s
to , '.oe,s'el 81, aud who u Ise sro soss s
tAN Ia-tNk I
.rI ,I'',s Dr. Astew; Mccsll &
her 'aT9,9iia. Wil6 Yhs G' q two y.sss /
N mad. ,' yun a"r
Feni5 ae me S., s,5 Iellosship9 You
! VIII he ,,' VIZ should Men
! hss bran ~ .hur1 hfa ~ N,isd the
pro. .gSn ihc eoas.rgal nliS
'H, nd i,.,S. lie mora "a Of
~ l,slIf.i .aa .I.ais l,oa a2s lfaso Ss
eil.,on shi1l Sfta
alHr. Tba, ,'o,; . Sl'es an ~
'tNs, and ,a,i ao,'1s h 'ard eo.sSe
,,i Diehe eare n +. ,f'n la. asl. 7 sAsss |
~ 'gl6aIl en-, tai ~