The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-30
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WHAT THE SCRIBES SEE AND HEAR
Texts Of the Sermons in the Meth
odist and Presbyterian Puipits
Yesterday by Revs. Powick
and McNally.

Sunday morning after receiving seven
new members on probation at the Melho-
dist Episcopal.c .church the pastor delivered
a sermon on the obligation Of gratitude to
God for all his benefits The text was from
Psalm l03-1-5. "Bl, IS the Lord o my
soul and forget not all his benefits" etc.
Two hundred and sixty years have passed
since Governor Bradford appointed the
first Thanksgiving dsy. While we do well
to be always thankful it is very proper to
sit down upon particular occasions to re-
count Gods mercies and specially to com
memorate them. No more appropriate
season could be chosen than when mother
earth, having completed her years work
and crowned the land with plenty, rests
from her labors for brief season of re.
cuperation before renewing her toll But
the Psalmist was most mindful Of his spirit.
ual benefits and, recognizing the proneness
of man to forget these, he calls upon all
that is within him-eyery faculty Of mind
and hoart-to bless His holy name, and.
then lest he might forget, he repeats the
call second time. Bless Him who for
gveth all thine iniquities. "All we like
sheep have gone sstrsy." In reviewing
the year we see things in our actions and
failures of which we are ashamed and for
which we are sorry. Though we may not
be guilty of fragrant violations of the laws
of God and man so far as outward conduct
goes has there not been a want of equity
OF fairness, candor, impartiality in our
treatment Of man and particularly in our
treatment of God This is the meaning of
iniquity and God will forgive it-presumpt
Gus sins and secret fauts-if we seek His
forgiveness. Bless Him who healeth all
all thy diseases. The soul needs healing
by the Physician as well as pardoning by
the Judge. Physical healing had a large
place in the Psslmisl's thought, but when
God healed the body it was only an object
lesson Of His power to heal the soul which
is a greater work. Bless Him who re-
deemeth thy life from destruction-who
who saves thy soul from hell as final and
fitting result of this double work of for.
giving and healing and who wears a crown
out of his own loving kindness and tender
mercies with which to adorn thy life. Bless
Him who saiisfetn thy soul with good
not with dainties, but necessities. We are
all much like little children in ono thing
We set cur heart on this and that and
when we get it we find it does not bring the
joy we expected. Then we try something
else with the same result. We climb from
one round to another and when we get to
the top we are ready to cry: 20 that
had wings like a dove for then would fly
away and be at rest" But when we nestle
down at the cross our soul is satisfied. Bless
Him who reneweth thy youth like the
esgle'l-who maintains the freshness and
yigor of thy spiritual yonth and makes
thee to be fat and 1ourishing and to bring
forth fruit even unto old age Bless the
Lord o my soul, and forget not all his ben,
efts.
The evening sermon was on Christ
weeping over Jerusalem from which q
solemn lesson was drawn concerning
Wasted Opportunities" A very impress
5ive revival service followed in which one
soul was converted. Rev. j. b. McCul-
lough, D. D., editor Of the Philadelphia
Methodist, was announced to preach next
Sunday morning.