Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-01
AN INTERESTING oCCA SION


At East Pearl Street M. e. church,
Rev. George @. Peck OF Westport M. |
Il. Church-SOn OF Rev. DR.. j. o.
Peck-Yale ,S9-An Excellent Dis |
course.
The pulpit of the East Pearl street NJ. |
E. church was very acceptably filed yes
terday at both services by Rev. George G.
Peck, son of Rev. ]. o. Peck, D. D., mis-
sionsry secretary of the Methodist church,
formerly pastor of Trinity M. E. church
of this city. Rev. George G. Peck is well
known in this city, having graduated from
Yale in the class of '89. He afterwards
studied at the Union theological seminary
of New York, and graduated last spring
from the Drew theological seminary Of
Madison, N. J. He is now a member of
the New York East conference, and Is pas
tor of small but growing church at West
port, Conn.
Notwithstanding the weather and the
fact that Rev. g. II. Goodenough, who
was formerly at this church, preached at
the Grand avenue Congregational church,
East Pearl street church was filed with
people, many of whom were personal
1Tl6QO6 OIL MT. I6CA huu LIS 1dtuoIS LIZ.
Peck.
The evening sermon was preached from
Romans xii:21, "Be not overcome of evil,
| but overcome evil with good" The
| speaker in part spoke as follows: This is
Paul's prescription for the cure of evil. It
| certainly is not according to the famous
| homeopathic dictum-'like cures like"
In fact it is decidedly old school in prin-
ciple. There is just this difference be-
tween the methods of treating moral and
physical evil. Homeopathy is the new
school in medicine, whereas in the realms
of morals it is the old school principle.
That like cures like is an idea born this
century into the family of the medical
profession, but 1t is the old time-honored
way of dealing with every moral disease.
Evil never cured evil, and never will.
However, inasmuch as this method com.
| mends itself to our natural, unrestrained
impulses, it has always had multitude Of
advocates and a vsster multitude of 81
lent adherents.
The remedy for evil is good. This allo-
pathic gospel principle has had to fight its
way against the old method ever since Pau
wrote his epistle to the Romans. 1t hal
been maligned as foolishness. Men have
loaded it with abuse. But it comes to u
to-day and demands acceptance. 1t stand
at the door of the church, pleading fo'
the adherence of every child of God.
appeals for recognition to the conscience
of every man and woman. Men tell US i
is dismal failure as principle for dali.
life. 1t may do very well for Sunday ant
devotional attitudes, but you cannot tax
such method into Wall street or behint
the counter. You never can get squar
with a man according to that. Are thss
friends of ours right or was Pauli w
Aa1xo I'll I'd fos&
Christianity does not rob a mans reason
, of it's dignity nor blind his mental facul
ties. We have the right to ask question
concerning spiritual truths. Hence W
? ask where Paul learned this.
It was from him who suffered that b
might leave heritage of peace and JOY
9 Study his life and you will find the divin
truth where Paul found it. Follow tn
o Savior through hislife of tireless ministry
a see him in the clutches of an angry mol
4 look in upon that court room scene at th
: palace; walk beside him up the rugge
g path to Calvary; see the cruel spikes g
9 through hand and foot. The CROSS drol
into it's place. Jesus hangs between cart
f and sky. What does it ali meant Repe
8 the words of Paul, ''overcome evil wit
good"
o The Christ life shows US that there
% no conquest over evil except by goot
s Goodness is the only paying principle
( this warfare against evil. What is goo
nesss 1t means pure life, patience, gel
tleness, forgiveness, love. "Christ form'
+ within us the hope of glory"
A man may laugh when you punish b
r evil with kindness, but you have punishe
n him more severely than if you had met
J. anger with anger, and his evil with ev
A rough mechanic was one night boastir
in tavern that his wife would cheerful
!, prepare him = meal, no matter what mig
II be the hour of his return home. A wag
70 was made that she would resent such {
% imposition. At2 o'clock in the morni,
10 they accompanied him home, where Il
husband brutally demanded supper. D
she refused No, but quickly spread t
table with the best she could find. "Fo
c. ish woman" you say. Hear the sequ'
The devoted wife with her Christi
"a oheerfulness and kindness returned 60
=. for evil. The brute broke into tears as
40 said, ooh God, can't stand this. WI
10 q wretch I am" Before the morni
ut dawned he was a converted man.