Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-09

BY combination combination OF diHefeuf
circumstances and rxperfrnges anil the af-
piieation of this combination. Now in
steering this ship, the church remember
there are many movements.
When yoa have lesraei of them. COM
bine them and ADJUST then..
First Of all Iefsne say God never walked
straight. aeser aefomplishes his purpose by
goin-. directly 10 IT, He works By many in
sgrHnensaiisiss ami he combines them.
The earth going rouBd the sun was taken
As a hsarc Is illustrate the need of eombin-
alton Of all things. In going arvund the
sun If the centrifugal force had It's own W ay
the earth woula fly beyond Jupiter and il
eentripeial force prevailed the earth would
be attracted into the sun. Each force gives
up half and holds to half.
The figure of the cable male of braided
wire, 20 that all strands should pull together
was ussi.
foa take minister that is only scholar
and he doesn't arpount 10 much. Take an
other pho is all saeertioiahsni, he ean'l
preach, he's fool. The minister who's d
lobbyist is a poor minister. 1t requires a
rounded utaH
The speaker went ON i'll his characteristic
eaily and pithy manner to illustrate the need
Of combination of all church work. ''Nhy,
don't you know that too much state soyer-
eighty brought on the rebellion, and too lit
tie of II may bring Us to despo;isns There
must be a combination, a compromise
Hi. remarks were the most interesting in
many respects of any made during the con-
vention.
Following the platform meeting short
business meeting was held.
Evening.
The church was filled at ESQ last even
ing. 42o being present. Following the organ
voluntary, Miss Bertha Ncllench organ
list, the church choir beautifully rendered
.-out of the depths Following the
scripture reading led by Rev. Mr.. Crane,
the choir sang Gloria" from Mozart.
Prayer was offered by Rev. f. l.. iIough-
ton.
The ,tiied selection by the choir was that
beautiful chant .-Sweer PRAYER.
Rev. {. {. Waite spoke on what consti-
tutes the real glory of the churches.
After speaking at length on what consti-
tuted the glory of the Methodist church,
the Presbyterian church and other denom-
nations, the particular features of the work
Universalist church. The Iniversalist
Uniyersalist church has much real glory
has made life brighter and saved
many from infi,ielity. We do not
feel that our church has achieved the work
that perhaps she ought TO have achieved.
But let us look back to see what the church
has really done. 1t came into being when
the harsher creeds were being preached
from nearly all pulpits. The speaker then
followed out the doctrines taught by the
church.
Though the other churches may not ac-
knowledge it, yet all the progressive
churches owe much to the broad views of
the niversalist church.
Yet in our own church we have not done
what we should have done. and the speaker
nstance1 the dormant churches. Some of
our ministers have been better theologians
than organizers. But the record of our
church is not fully made up. If we are
true to our ideas We will be true to every
attempt to elevate our brotherhood. The
choir, following Mr.. Waitc's remarks, sang
Remember O Lord Thy Tender Mercies -
Rev. Mr.. Leland read telegram from the
California Universaiists in session at
Riverside.
The tniyersalist Church, the Vanguard
of the Church Universal was the subject
assigned Rev. DIR. Blanchard of Portland.
DIR. Blanchard's discourse was the able,
scholarly effort that was expected, and j, is
impossible TO give Il satisfactory abstract.
In every army there is Il body that goes
III front That is the vanguard. That is
the place OF the Eivcrsalist church, at the
head of the church universal. lie did not
wish to disparage the grand work done by
other denominations, and he paid a tribute
to them. The Unirersalist church is not
much different from the Unitarian church
The Univcrsalist church however, does NOT
look so much for freedom as for the spirit
uality of Christ.
We with the nitariau church are the
only denominations that can conveniently
accept any new knowledge in the future.
The doctrine Of endless punishment is al
ready doomed. But our church is paying
more and more attention to the eternity OF
consequences. In the second place we are
in the van guard because we bring comfort
into life. In the third place we are in the
van guard because of our noble ideas OF
God. Christ and Man.
Like priest like larishioner: like God
like worshipcr; when we get the true con-
ception of God we delight to say. Thou
art my God The lniversalist church has
reiustatcd Christ as he is in the Scriptures.
Fourthly, we are in the vanguard because
we being nearer a present heaven and otit
of Il present hell.
We ought not to forget what the other
churches art doing in this respect and we
can join with them in this good work, The
services closed with singing ''old Antioch
by the choir and congregation.