Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-08
Afternoon Exercises.

HlefnoOh EstfCisct-
The afternoon session vas opened with
PRAYER hy Rev W. II. Could Of Dexter
-,rpturhl reading by Rev. f.. \. Reed of
i'itsfeh
The song services Al the morning exer-
ol.cs were conducted by the congregation
but in the afternoon the choir from the hos.
pita vas present and rendered very fine
music.
Rev. .. T. Stafford. u. d., of Deering
preached the Occasional sermon"
The subject of the sermon was the Cap
tain Of salvation, the text being Heb 2-lO
After describing the analogy between car
nal and 7pirltual warfare the preacher an
nenncrd his points Isl. our warfare, ID
nnr captain 81, our salvation
nier the first head he described the lib
rraifng Of the age IN which the niyersa-
ll-t church has had an important par lie
maintained that while his church has siren
uuu-lY opposed partial Interpretation of
christianity il has with equal determination
stood for Christianity itself a. the only nat
ural Interpretation of the enigma of our
har'
ndrr the second head the preacher de-
r}irr'l that N all its warfare the t'niversa-
ld church had followed the leader and
commander commissioned to hc the Captain
of salvation The Christ who commands,
and Is Ia hc ohcNed ~ the test of disciple
sbp is the christ now coming
anew into the world Fifty years
ago No Life of Christ after the Cos
pc' hal been written which hail secured
any considerable allowance of Christians,
Ent during the last half century nnumer-
ah" volumes telling the story of 'hrists
itr ~ = man have been published. The
title of al these volumes might appropriate
Is he, Behold the Man This is new
coming of Christ to the worid~he comes
from the skies Ia the earth, from Deity I"
humanity II means a new dispcnsation IN the
Christian Church. We are participants in
im- NJ" era. Not theory hut obedience Is
til" coming watch word. Not how To con
.trnr tlw miracles. but how tn apply the
tnlien Rule Is toe present practical requi-
sih0n of the Captain. In all the churches
Is now recognized a thrl,toeeutric tendency
I'll" churches are coming together because
all are coming more To the man Christ
Jesus.
lndor the third head he said
~ were not tn destroy enemies
hat cnmlly not to destroy men but
To save. We must continue our war
fare on the SAME obi lines-yet with due
recognition of the changed conditions. The
old CalSnism has been strangled in the
modern atmosphere; We need to give but
slight attention To its anburird body We
need not lombard deserted forts. Bat the
great alternatives of our religion. Gods
Fithcrhootl, Human brotherhood, the
right not. only the best but
the strongest thing. evil destined to
destruction. and involving disaster to every
one becoming allied with it, must be re-
affirmed "a the religion the world needs.
In TIL, religion is the prophecy of the cause.
Tho need 10 he saved from narruwness AMI
fharjsecism. Yet, above all things, We need
to clea,r Ia our captain. Like the need ct
a captain in our Civil War, before Grant
appeared i. The human need of a commits
stoned captain like our leader.
The concluding passage was AS follows
The lesson of our theme Is both convincing
and imperative cur fathers when they
had fought their good fight and finished
their conr-c. heqUcatl,ed their warfare to
is. New conditions impose new duties.
The object of our warfare is salvation. The
worlds evils aud our own sins are our foes.
In this warfare we follow the Devinely
commissioned Captain. In His name, II
We clrasc unto Him, we shall in His day
conquer. Il was a powerful discourse,
..,,,n,. "W 'ns ~. y, ' - y =, ,Ilrich
and W T.. Guskin.
The business meeting was called re"
rniuatez altar 4 a't,tnrk auI th,. rppnrt OF