The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-02

DELIvERED Ar GRIND OPERI
HOUSE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Quartet From Yale Glee Club-A Strong
Sormon-Errors in the World To-day
Same as Those of Old Disturbance in
tho Gallery-Rev. DIR. Brown Next sum
day.
The religious services at the Grand
opera house yesterday afternoon were
not so largely attended as have the
previous ones been, ON account, no
doubt, of the stormy afternoon. There
vas, however, a good sized audience of
about 800 persons present The song
service began at 3 O'Clock, and was
participated in by the large choir and
audience A quartet from the Yale
glee club sang MY Faith Looks Up to
Thee" On the platform We're seated
several clergymen from city churches,
among them being Rev. DR., Brown,
Rev. DR.. Phillips, Rev. DIR, Masden Rev.
Mr.. Mason. Rev. Mr.. Mulch, Rev. Mr..
Poteat. Mr. Poteat made the opening
prayer.
A collection to defray the expenses
of the meetings was taken, and DR..
Phillips, who presided, announced that
Rev. DR.. Brown of the Presbyterian
church, would preach next Sunday.
The sermon yesterday afternoon was
delivered by Rev. DIR. Masden, pastor
of the First Methodist church.
DR.. Masden took his text from
James V, 20: LET him know that he
which converteth the sinner from the
30 H. c,,n,
death, and shall hide multitude of
sins" He began by describing the mans
ner in which diamonds were first dis
covered in South Africa. He said that
young boy had kicked one out of a
piece of clay and was attracted by it's
brilliancy and picked it up. Continu-
ing, Mr., Masden said: 80 even yet the
soul is not recognized by a great ma
jority of people, it is spurned as was the
undiscovered diamond. When we see
factory people coming from the shop
we say there is such number of hands,
without thinking of the number of
souls. Christ came and lifted the soul
from among the trampling feet and
said. Behold. a diamond This was
His immortal discovery. The crimes of
evil doors could not hide it from His
eyes; the salvation of men was the
passion Of His life. ST. James caught
this conception of the soul and of the
nobility Of Christian life when he ex-
horted people to save sinners.
What is it to save sinners? The
sinner has adopted wrong ideals Of life.
Elaboration against sin runs all
through st. James epistles. At that
time errors were creeping into the
church, errors which ST. James spoke
against. He exalted manhood above
circumstances Among the errors
against which he spoke We're false ideas
of God, fanaticism propagandaism, and
worldly mindedness. There are modern
forms of these errors to-day. Men are
still fanatical; evil elements creep into
Christian activity. Men are still bigot-
ed; they trample the poor and lowly
and crown the great. Worldly minded
ness is as prevalent now as in the time
of st. James. The fact is the world is
under false teaching and swayed by
error. The words of God are to be made
known to the children of men. Error
and Immortality are always linked to-
gether. False living has it's roots in
false principles. The sublime conclu>
sion is that the conversion of sinners is
the true method of propagating truth
and securing the highest morality. New
hearts, not new circumstances and con-
1itions are the need of the world. Let
the heart become right first, and the
mind will follow This is the objective
point in all Christian teaching.
mo man can be converted without
divine power. Eternal life is gift, and
if it is Gods gift it is infinite and must
be taken by faith. All philosophical
and humanitarian schemes not built on
Christ fail. Men can't be regenerated
without divine influence. Humanity
has run itself out in trying to build
itself up. The divine element fails,
however, when the human is left out
Either one left out produces failure
This is seen in nature. There God
furnishes the materials. but man must
develop them.
Nothing spreads so rapidly as sin.
One sinner goes down and drags with
him a multitude. One sinner becomes
a multitude as the ages roll on. Tom
Paine and Voltaire are gone, but their
baleful teachings linger among men,
If sinners were without influence we
might let them be, but they poison So
cial life and damn even the unborn.
1t is a WONDERFUL tnlnS TO QepOpul1te
hell and negative the power of evil SO
as to decrease the ravages of intemper-
ance and sensuality in the ages to come
There is no greater joy among the
angels of God than the sublime con-
seriousness that God is using us in the
salvation of our fellow men. When I
go through the gates of heaven [ shall
first ask of the angels where I can
see the king whom they represent, and
after looking on His glorious counte-
nance I shall look up my dear ones
who have gone before. [ know that
those whom have turned from sin on
earth, who shall have gone before me,
will be ready to welcome me"
Mr. Masden closed with an exhorta-
ton. and at the close of the sermon
cards similar to those passed around
at the Mills meeting were distributed
through the audience. Mr. Masden
was annoyed somewhat during his SER
mon by the levitous conduct of young
men in the gallery, and at one time
stopped in the midst of his talk and re-
uuested them to be quiet.
CH4RGE OF NANSEA UGRTER
Preferred against Richard stanton's
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