Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-25
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
TContInued From Fourth Pace. I

practical way, exposing tue human side. God requires us to do something in mani- festation of our belief. Paul taught the doctrine of grace-justification by faith. James calls upon us for work with faith. Creeds are necessary; but creeds are not all-saving. James wants emphasis In life. There is perfect harmony between Paul and James. Show your faith by your works. Faith must be perative. Submit yourself unto God in the very beginning of your Christian life. Submit to be taught. Yield your powers, as soldier obeys his captain. Approve what God does. Disapprope what he does not. Ac- cept by faith his dealings. God is our king but he is a king of love. Rebellion against God does not change His pur- poses.
 The devil is going to oppose God. I be- lieve there is a satan. do not believe he is omnipotent or omnipresent, but he is the ruler of the darkness of this world. He uses men as his agents. Resist him. Don't let the devil drag you away from God by telling you that wrong is right, be- cause society does 1t, or because 1t is popu- lar. Fight sin. Christ says, "Seek first the kingdom of God.,' The devil says that s Srsps Many EnSy iS s d o9 sas sens to the sirene of pleasure. Trouble and shame have come. 'Yield not to tempta- tion.' Even Jesus Christ was tempted. Be a soldier, brave and upyielding, with faith and through prayer. Work. Put on the whole armor. Les your communion with God be daily communion.
 ST. PAUL's.
 Rev. Fr. O Reilly took his text yeeter- day morning from St. John vi, 1-l6, re- ferring to the miracles of Christ with the loaves and fishes. h his introductory the reverend father spoke of the great multi tude gathered around the Lord on this oc- casion, saying these were friends and rela- tives of those on whom He had wrought miracles and had gathered to hear Him preach. After His divine preaching the multitude prepared to return to their become weak ere they reached their homes, asked His disciples Il they had anything to eat which they could give the people. The answer was that there were but five barley loaves and two fishes. But, noting their misgivings lest this was too little to offer the multitude, He bade them bring them forth. They little thought what He would do. But since God had given us the world out of nothing; changed water into blood and wine, and performed other great miracles, the Lord Jesus, to show them that He was more than man and all He claimed Himseifto be, truly the Son of God ks such could easily increase or multi. ply the loaves of fishes to such an extent as 10 have more than enough for the occa- sion, to ok the loaves and fishes, and bless ing them, broke and gave to them and there was plenty and to spare for the 5000 gathered together.
 ReferrInR to tnlS miracle tne QlVlue salQ itshowed Gods tenderness of heart and so- licitude for mankind, and that he not only looked to the spiritual, but to the temporal welfare of man. In performing this mira cle the blessed Lord was only preparing the people for something greater; to instruct them as to the necessity for spiritual as well as temporal food.
 While yet the people were marvelling over this miracle, fearing lest they should take him by force and make him king, he I.fk fLnxxx q apf thnF understand that he came not for earthly glory, but heavenly reward-not to secure for them an earthly, but heavenly king dom. or Christ spoke the blessed eucharist, saying: "You have sought me but be more solicitous for the bread of eternal life than for that of temporal life. am the true bread that came down from heaven. Your fathers did eat mama in the desert and are dead, but the bread shall give you shall endure unto eternal life; and except ye shall eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood ye shall not have life in you.' Those in the null tjtude who heard took the meaning in literal sense, and as they walked away said: 'sIt is @ hard sayiug," and ''who can believe him?" because they could not fathon his words. When Christ asked Peter if he understood, he said: ''To whom shall we go? Thou art indeed the word of eternal life.''
 The learned divine spoke of the institu- tion of the holy blessed sacrament, and said it began from the last night of the blessed Savior with his apostles. After complying with the then existing law, He gave them the reality of the figuratiye bread that He multiplied in the desert. As He looked up toward heaven He took bread and blessed it, saying: ''Take ye and eat for this is my body" and then taxing the chalice containing wine He blessed it and said: s'This is the chalice of my blood which shall be shed for you and for many unto the remission of sins. Do this in com. mem oratio1 of me-" With those words, same power to change bread into His body and wine into His blood, otherwise they could ot commemorate in tru 3 manner the great gift He gave them iD his last will and { tm,nt.
 The church, the reverand father said, has taught the doctrine of the real pres- ence since it's institution, as after the, ascension of Christ St. Paul taught "that he that receiveth unworthily of the body of the Lord purchased unto himself damna- tion,' recognizing the proper preparation for receiving the body and blood of the Lord.
 He then showed the relation between the word of the institution and those of the promise, saying that one fitted with the other as closely as one link with another in chain, and closed by exhorting the people that they should be partakers of the spiritual food during the holy Lenten season.
 The song service was very fine and was greatly augmented by the presence of Mir. c. N. Benthussen of New York, who has delightfully clear and rich tenor voice. His tsAve Maria' was gem.
 CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.
 The Cumberland Presbyterian church was well filled at the morning service yes- terday. The pastor, Rev. R. D. Wear, took for his text Johns V, 13:
 "These things have written nnto you that believe on the name of the Son of God, that ye may know that ye have eter- nal life, and that. ye may believe on the