The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-21
JUNIOR MECHANICS DAY.
DIR. Brott's Excellent Advice to SUNNI
and Clinton Councils.

DIR. Brott's Excellent Advice to Summit
and Clinton Councils.
The Supreme Council of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics set
apart yesterday as q day Of thanksgiving
and prayer, ann recommended that the
various councils attend a house of Wor-
ship in a body. In accordance with that
recommendation Summit and Clinton
Councils attended the Bergen Reformed
church last evening and lis tened to a
patriotic sermon by tae Rev. DR.. Cor
nelius Brett. The church was tastefully
decorated for the occasion, The pulpit
was draped with the American flag aud
filled with the perfume of rare and beau
tiful flowers. The excellent choir rem
dered appropriate music during the even
ing.
Mr.. Brett took for his text Isaiah SOFT
For the Lord God Will keep me, there
fore shall l not be COMPOUNDED; therefore
have l set my face like a flint and | know
that I shall not be ashamed" He said in
part
"Our world has today sore need of
righteous men, whose purpose In right
eousness is openly avowed. When conse-
Grated lives are united under a banner
flung to the breeze amid the enthusiastic
cheers of youth, the truth has gained In
| power to a degree incalculable. If one
shall chase a thousand and two shall put
thousands to flight, what may not Two
hundred accomplish in a community such
as ours.
A CORDIAL GREETING.
members of the JUNIOR Order of
American Mechanics, 0 are welcome to
our sanctuary on this day, which your
Supreme Council has set apart for
thanksgiving and prayer. I welcome
you asfnen. 1t is not often so large a
number of males comes in a body to the
home of God. The opportunity, | often
covet and now tonight it is granted. of
saying to my feilowmen In wisdom's
name:-'Unto you, Oh men,, l call, and my
voice is unto the sons Of men, for who SO
hndeth me, 1ndeth life
81 welcome you as young men, your
energy aud unqueuched zeal belong to the
Lord, your God. | welcome you as young
men of pronounced opinion and definite
aim. l welcome you as young men who
have carried purpoae to the throne of
grace. Patriotism and religion are grand
words of inspiration. To Irvine over
National standard. which has been more
than once baptized in blood about the
cross of Calvary; to contend for America
as the heritage of Christian faith, the
land of Liberty and the Bible, is an en-
deavor worthy of the best thought of
every heroic son of God. May your re-
Spouse to this greeting be the word of
Cornelius to Peter 'We are all here pres
ent before God to hear all things that
are commanded thee of God"
1.-THE words of my text are part of the
Messlanic Hope. In as far as we may
follow u Lord Jesus Christ, and being
baptized with his baptism the heroic
resolution Is tor each one of us. Let
every true man at the very outset of his
career be sure that he is on the Lord'g
side. We cannot always persuade our
fellows; but each can for his own heart
settle finally aud forever the question of
I NJ hose H~I ~
must be certain that we stand with God
AN INWARD CONFLICT.
"a conflict, no less fierce because it is
without outward demonstration, goes
forward on the narrow plane of the soul.
Am | rightP the will asks OF the con.
science. God forbid that l should be
found fighting against His own Sovereign
Majesty.
1T naturally follows that one who is
doing Gods service will not hesitate to
acknowledge the need of divine help.
1t is not unmanly to utter the cry which
broke from the parted lips of perfect man
hood, For Jehovah, my God, will help
me- The inal condition of success is IN
the words, Therefore, l have set my face
like a flint
For loves sake we would avoid the
heart of flint while setting face like a
flint against all obstacles. The flint, we
know, is full of fire. Strike it and a
| ShOWOh u spa ho WAlA Ays II VIM 6OUS
his face firmly against opposing purpose
must make the fire fly and will kindle
hearts devotion. In this spirit young
men contend for the principles upon
which your order is founded. First of all
make your manhood a defense of Amerl-
can liberties. 1t is useless to talk of
patriotism unless n is a patriot. Some
thirty of our fellow citizens are wearing
stripes III Trenton who once thought
themselves most patriotic of rs all.
UPHOLD Fl
sIet your voice be heard and your in
fuence felt in maintaining The standard
OF truth among the people. Stand by the
church OF GoGi it is our Savior s repre-
sentative ia the world. Hold to this Sab
bath; it was made for man and man has a
right to hold it against the rapacity of
greed and the depredations of vice. Pro-
claim a gospel of temperance. IN.
traffic in strong drink. an enemy not to be
despised. is Il foe to be vanquished before
American prosperity is assured.
Defend the common school. Isee not