The Indianapolis journal., 1893-05-01

our Fathers will, and some of that same
epotless purity that were chief elements In
HIS peace. Men are their own disturbers.
and they are deprived Of peace and
troubled in spirit not so much from their
circumstances as by themselves.
we can be at peace with ourselves In
Him, and by His great gift we can have
one great ruling power that Will bind all
our conflicting desires into one. which viii
draw us to Him as the moon draws the
ocean with its conflicting billows after 10.
This peace 10 not spirit or indifference nor
In any sense akin to this. To have this
peace we must be In close union with Christ
In thought. in affection aud in life.
I'VE are to let the word of Christ dwell
in Us richly In all wisdom. What does the
apostle mean here by the word of Christ
but that body of truth and doctrine
which is called Christs because it sets forth
chiefly the life and teachings of Christi
How can this body of doctrine abide In Us,
or what is II TO haveit dwell IN us. except
its occupation OF the miDaf lf you would
have the truths of religion and the truths
of Christ dwell In you. you must do wita
them exactly as you do with other truths
which relate to secular and worldly mat
Gers. You must ponder them; you must
bring to bear upon them yonr faculties of
mind; you must think upon them until you
get them thoroughly rooted in the head.
The average Christian of to-day is sadly
defective in this respect. The Christianity
of onr fathers was largely Christianity
oped on it's intellectual side Our
own generation is swinging TO the other
extreme. The Christianity of to-day 10
largely philantbroDIc activity. and many
have yielded to the CRY that has gone up
against dogma until they have lost all
their grasp on religion on its intellectual
side. A merely intellectual Christianity is
q very poor thing. but merely emotional
Christianity is a still poorer thing Emo
tlon and conduct are necessary, but to
ha WI n IN w
shoulders, we must be founded uDon q
sound system of truth. which 10 to be be-
heved and pondered. He who has the word
of Christ dwelling In him richly Will never
experience either spiritual or intellectual
famine. The man who let's the word of
Christ dwell in him richly will be wise.
but he who does not. at his latter end
will be fool"
the Tabernacle Church and has charge of
that cburch's work on West Washington
street and Mount jackson. In his report
to the Congregational meeting of the Taber-
nacle Church he says of this work:
The attendance at the evening services is good.
spirit manifested on the part OF all, showing d
unity OF purpose and effort so essential to sue
cessful church work. The Sunday ysehools con-
tinue to build up and increase The average
attendance at West Washington street for the
past three months has been 13E. While
large, there Is no lack in interest, and the at
tendance has not fallen below q hundred since
IL began its new year. There is a hearty CO.
operation with the pastor on the part OF the
people in both fields; willingness TO work
wherever work is pointed out and presented In O
tangible shape. The Ladies' Aid Society ct West
Washington street is proving an efficient helper.
The immediate object now In view is improving
and beantifying the inside of the chapel They
have now aim ost $40 on hand toward carpetiDg
the chapel The ladies at Mount Jackson expect
to reorganiZe their society to do similar work.
Special services beginning May Will be held at
n RElnn rrfnp tn mi
and at West Washington street beginning May
8, prior to the communion on May ii.