St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-29

said the speaker in conclusion, due to
the guiding hand of an all w.se ProVi-
dence.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
congregation united in singing Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
The CClgregat onal. churches of the
city held joint services at the Plymouts
church yesterday morning. The Plm-
outh choir rendered several numbers.
Addresses were made by Rev. DR.. In
gersoll and Rev. S. G. Smith. The lat
ter said:
"Christianity is applied Christianity.
1t is the psalm of a new life, the mex
haustible life of God in the world. 1t
that man will conquer his teebleness
his sloth and his sin, and enter into
his Inheritance as the son of God.
This is not new laXity, born out or
a new intellectual care2eSSneSs. 1t Is
rather a new glory to Christianity, and
a new dignity to man. The old pseudo
Christianity said, there are certain doc
trines which we must take care of.
The real Christianity says there are
certain beliefs by which we must live.
The old days said, We must defend the
Bible that we may have something out
of which to build doctrines and insti-
,tutions. The new spirit says, We must
understand the Bible. and finding out
WflaI 1t Is, we SIldll IilU lIulH dIlu
fact which will help us to live. The
old times said the church is great in
Stitution, and must be taken care or.
The new times say, If the church is
great institution. let it do some good
and take care OF man. In place of rev.
erence for church or book of doctrine
is born reverence for man, and neither
church nor book nor dogma have any
right to cumber the ground save as
they serve man, of whom the loving,
ca ,tr,+i l,nr
suffering and cruc1fled CHRIST Is tne per-
petual type.
Applied Christianity brings in new
ideals of living. 1t is the fullness of
life that is sweet and strong and great
Man is to use all things, and is to
grow by all things. The body, truth,
the worlds, things present and things
to come are all for teachers and for
saviors. The strength of man is not
to be measured by what he is able TO
give up, but rather by what he is able
to get and to wisely use. We are TO re-
joice therefore in the plenty and boun-
ty OF God.
Applied Christianity brings in new
ideals of society. Social order, ins1tu-
tions, laws, are not in the world to be
preserved. They are here to preserve
man, and only as they serve man have
they any validity. Applied Christianity,
therefore, demands justice, equity, op-
portunity, freedom, hope for all men.
Earlier Christianity used TO teach
tndt 1t was HAL " soeNS 80
soul. Applied Christianity teaches 1t is
the business of the church to save the
world. This new conception lnvolVed
and made necessary proaqenlng roi
church methods. The truth OF the
church is not musty theology, but the
truth that belongs to the church is all
literature, history, science and knoWl-'
edge of the conduct of human me.
The work of the church is not alone
to make one day in the week splendid,
Il q
it furnishes for them inspiration to be
their guidance and their power.
1.-THE church has mission, therefore,
to the bodies of men as well as 10 ,thelr
souls. And yet the mission OF the
church is always spiritual, for her
chief activity will be in showing how
man is as a child of God, and therefore
how reverence belongs to him; now
broad the scope of human llfe may De,
and what disciplines it contains, and
how the chief sin of all is that sin
which crippIes any human being. He
who limits a human life, that is, makes
one of the least to stumble, 1t We're bet
ter for him that milestone be about
his neck and he be cast into the. depth
of the sea.
applied Christianity, which is real
Christianity, is making its way in the
world. There has never been time
when Christianity has been so well un-
derstood. There has never been time
such need to wake UP and ask whether
they are indeed to be any longer re-
garded as the guardians OF ChrlStlan-
ity. Christianity is in the world TO
conquer Whether the Gnnffn i snades des
pend upon whether the church decides
to be really Christian.
Rev. J. D. Haupt, pastor of the Eng
lish Evangelical Lutheran church,,
preached a Thanksgiving sermon to
large congregation upon National
Blessings Special music was render
ed by the choir. Thanksgiving was OBJ
served by the House of Hope by
sermon by DR.. Egbert upon the SUBJ
iect: eve Look for a New Heaven
and New Earth" The choir present
ed the following numbers:
Anthem-''O Lord, How Mani
Hymn-"o Come; ye Thankful 80
People, Come" -; Reed
Offertory Anthem-"Honour the
LORD -
Holy communion was celebrated at
the Church of the Messiah yesterday,
after which a Thanksgiving sermon
was delivered by DR.. Haupt. The song
service was conducted by the vested
girls choir.
The Burr Street Baptist, Grace
Methodist and Arlington Hills Presby-
terian churches participated in a union
service at the Burr Street church.
Music was furnished by the consoli-
dated choirs. Rev. George S. Conley
delivered the sermon.
st. Peters Episcopal church observed
the day with special music and an ap-
propriate sermon by the rector.
At II o'clock services were held at st.
Clements church. The rector preach
ed a sermon appropriate to the occas-
ion. and the choir rendered several
specially prepared anthems.
The West Side churches, including
the Clinton Avenue, Hebron Baptist
and Westminster Presbyterian con-
cations, held union service at Clln-
ton avenue, at which Rev. George
Gamble spoke. Music was rendered
by the Clinton Avenue choir.
At Christ Church, Rev. Charles D.
Andrews spoke briefly. He told of the
many reasons for which the people of
the United States should be thankful.
He said that the grandest Of all was
the fact that we were still CHRISTIAN
nation, and as such we cannot but be
a prosperous one. The very fact that
we have caused to be set aside one
day in the year in which labor shall
cease and all shall unite in ceremonies
expressing sincere thoughtfulness to
the Christians God is a proof OF our
national Christianity. These services
are only such as are due Him who has
given US the peace, plenty and pros
perity we this day enjoy. Thus II is
with mingled feelings of privilege and
dutv that the services of Thanksgiving
day are conducted. AS we gather about
the tables at our homes we should
keep the thought uppermost in our
minds that we owe all to Christ, the
Savior of men, and that the truest way
in which to thank Him is at the holy
altar of the church which is emblem
attic Of our humanity"
The service was largely attended and
many partook of the communion. The
offering was for the benefit Of the
Sheltering Arms fund.
The vested choir of fifty voices rem
dered the following programme:
Drocessional hYmn "COme Ye