Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-10


Rev. George @. Peek OF westpert
supplies the Pulpit-An Interesting
Discourse. e
During the absence of Rev. A. D. Vail,
who is attending the annual session of the
New York East conference at Danbury,
Rev. George @. Peck of. Westport, Conn.,,
supplied the pulpit yesterday at Trinity
N. e. church. He is vigorous speaker
and ID son of Dr.. J. @. Peck, formerly of
this city.
The evening sermon was listened to with
considerable interest by the large eongre-
CATION present. It was in part as follows:
John xii, 80: "And I, If be lifted up from the
earth, will draw all men unto me-
One of the fundamental maxims of phys
ical science tells us that every atom of mat
ter is anchored to the earth by an unseen
chain. And the anly thing surprising
ed by every falling apple, so simple, yet 80
inexplioably mysterious, was not discovered
centuries before Isaac Newton.
There is another law of gravitation as
potent and universal of which the books
of science have nothing to say. It IL not
modern discovery. Back In the dawn OF
the worlds history men had found 1t out.
It is that our natural inclinations, our
impulses, cur desires, our cravings, yea
our very beings seemed chained to the
- earth by kind of moral and spiritual
gravitation. Materialists assure us that
all this is but the convincing token Of on,
kinship with nature; that there ia no roon
or need for an immortal soul. Then VIVA
about the universal dissatisfaction with ,
life of conformity to natural impulse
Why are mon Juggling away at these chain
of passions Why do the ages from Adam
till o-day all testify that any life which i
simply the aggregated product o
The osssd eagle shakes "nd It's Wns
against the walls of Its prisol
because those great strong pinions wer
made for a wider life. His restlessnes
which is at once the plea for freedom an
an instrument of torture will soon wea
the throbbing life away. He was born t
find his resting place upon the earth, bu
his kingdom is the broad free air c
heaven.
So with the soul of man. God mad
its wings for better service than to bes
against the prison of mere animal O.
istence- He breathed upon 1t and into
those long1ngs and aspirations for the fire
pure air of the spiritual world which make
the soul rise in open revolt agains
the bondage of sense, but vain
al tue Struggling ana longing an
dispairing, wasted the paintings Of the sor
for larger life, except Christ, the Nbers
tor, stands at the door proclaiming "Ht
erty to the captive and the opening Of tn
. prison to them that are bound" In thi
enfranchisement of the soul, jesus locke
to the agony and ignominy and triumph 9
, the Cross as the only force sufficient t
g break the power of sin, to cut men loce
from the slavery of passion and shame
g and chow them the way to righteousnee
and God.
1t seems as If, during his ministry, jest
I had been wrapping the arms of God abou
the believers of all generations, then LITE
up on the CROSS. He was drawing the1
from self to God, from the death Of sin t
everlasting life. Little did that frerzie
mob realize that when In the fury of thei
rage they lifted up the Son of Mary on th
cross, they were putting him where b
could lift the race We cannot over est
mate the Importance of that crowning az
in Jesus work.
Beloved, faith in the Christ of servit
may inspire US, faith in Christ the teache
may thrill the mind, faith in the Christ
Cana may gladden., faith in the Christ
Bethany may comfort, but when we ha,
aaid all this, the greatest, the grandest, tt
sublimest is still left unsaid. 1t ia faith
the Christ of Calvary that saves.