Evening journal., 1894-04-16

The Church Was Tastefully Decorated in
His Honor and He Was Cordially Re
ceived by the Members of the Church.
His Sermon.
Rev Merritt Hulburd, d d., preached
his first sermon as the pastor Of Grace
yesterday morning. The church was
tsstefully decorated with blooming and
foliage plants, and large and appreeia-
tive audience was present.
Dr. Hulburd preached from the text
Silver and gold have l none, but such
as l have / give thee. from the sixth
verse Of the third chapter of Acts
he said that on this first service Of
his ministry here he brought no new
message. The messenger changes,
another follows. but the message con
tinues uninterruptedly the same. The
gospel of Jesus Christ is always the
same. There are new forms and illus
trations, but underlying all Is the same
truth. Those men of the text, Peter
and John. we're poor; IL Is true they we're
better of than their master, who said
Foxes have holes and the birds Of the
air have nests, but the Son of Man hath
nowhere TO lay his head, but still they
labored in poverty and privation.
The history of achievement In this
world is history Of the philosophy Of
the poteutiality Of poverty. Progress
and poverty are ineXplicably related In
this worlds progress and civilization
| We are most indebted to the men whC
Knew the pinch Of poverty. These men
Peter and John, were poor, bu
they went about making many rich
moneyless. but powerful, and able to i'm
/ part that power 60 others. Power which
was the gift Of one who said: "And "
shall receive power after that the Holy
Ghost has come upon you" For power
was promised to those who should re-
ceive them in Els name; power TO be
| come sens OF God power to become ano
power 70 do Those servants of God who
struggle with poverty, retaining theiI
/ loyalty and faith would, under better
circumstances, be as faithful
This world nurses a great hurt-cov-
cred often With the cloak of worldiness
but nevertheless aching with every throt
of the human heart As one VINO STUN
bles upon ruins of ancient grandeur and
| mnguifcence, now orumbled into dust
| fallen columns aud broken fragments
needs not the assurances that these were
not intended so to lie, but planned by the
master builder to beautify the place aud
serve its purpose. 30 il Is with the fallen
columns Of magnificent manhood as Goo
made Il, and we see that such are not az
God made them to be- Were our ears
finely attuned aud sensitive wo could
hear the moan Of the struggling souls
who blindly grope towards light, who
plunged ia the darkness Of separation
from God, cry for help
The world has appealed TO its gods In
vain. Jesus Christ can help and save, bu
it must be through human instrumental
ity. To our knees then. and efterwardl
10 service Let us follow Peter as b.
"took Him by the right hand and lifted
him up" Let us not say: Come up al
We stand ia place Of safety, but let ul
go out after the lost by the strength an,
thrilling sympathy Of personal interes
and endeavor; let us reach out for thos
who struggle for a footing on that rocl
which IS the only sure and strong founda
tion for the highest manhood and saliva
tion at the last.
After The sermon n number OF those II
the congregation shook hands with DR.
Hulburd and warmly welcomed him T.
the church and to the city. A forms
reception will be extended 90 him. at th
church, on Wednesday night.