The herald., 1896-07-13
Some of the Sermons That
Were Delivered
SPECIAL SERVICE OF SONG
At the First Methodist Church Ia the
Evening
Prof. Alexander Hardls at Simpson Taber-
nacle-Theosophy and the Theosophieai
Crusade by Abbott B. Clark

The intense heat may have damped the
ardor. but did not prevent the attend--
ance Of an overf1owing congregation at
the First Methodist church last evening,
where service Of song Of especially
attractive interest was in progress. The
work Of the fine choir Of forty voices cer-
tainly reflects great credit upon every
individual member, and particularly
upon the leader, c. S. Cornell. The
church at present boasts several solo,
lists of well known and admirable ability.
Foremost among these is the soprano,
Miss Mollie Adelia Brown. whose charm
ingly facile and liquid voice is always
an avenue Of pleasure. That most beau
tiful aria from Handers Messiah. Come
Unto Me Ye Weary,was given not mere
ly in fine voice. but with deeply impress
sive feeling, and her singing in charm
ing duet with Mr.. Cornell was also of
high order Mr.. Cogswell, baritone, gave
Jerusalem well, and Mr.. Cornelps fine
bass was heard to advantage In sew
eral numbers The work of the choir
included Bucks TIE Deum in c; Arise,
Shine, by the same composer; Sing, y
Heavens, by Tours, and MendelSSohns
Hail to the Lords Anointed.
The music esSayed by the cnolr Is
chiefly of simple character, ana there-
by much the more satisfactory. Elap-
crate services too often merely prove
the absolute incompetence Of choir,
and Mr.. Cornell is prudent to connne
his programs to comparatively simple
but certainly none the less en1oyaple
work. Miss Lily Wentworth Is the lead
ing contralto and Mrs. Ogilvie presides
with skill at the organ.
An interesting feature of the even
ing's music was the production OF a Sc
lection of the psalm, AS Pants the
Heart. by Mr.. Cornell himself. the mu-
sic is unpreteneious but pretty.
The Rev. DR.. J. A. B. Wilson at the
morning service took for his text the
tenth verse Of Isaiah:50, who IS there
among you that feareth the Lord
The reverend gentleman dwelt upon the
true fear Of God and the humility OF the
fervent Christian.
In the evening the doctor continued
his course Of addresses to young men,
basing his remarks on the text from
Lamentations, 'It is good for man that
he bear the yoke in his youth" He re-
ferred to the secrets of success III me-
and apprehended that one of the great
est of them was independence. The rev.
erend gentleman had but begun his dis
course when number of people left the
church. He remarked that although ne
was an itinerant preacher he did not
like an itinerant congregation. No one
else left. Continuing, he said that the
youths best starting point was whence
he had nothing to depend on. 1t was the
duty of every man to make an impress
upon thd world. So many were content
to drift with the current, instead or
stemming the tide. Too many were
| softly reared The discipline of some
+! thing severe waslimperative in the for
| nation of character. Those whol had
| sacrificed nothing in youth never en-
| joyed a beautiful old age. The young
oxen were broken to draw under the
| yoke. There were yokes for all of us.
| The preacher described and illustrated
| the value of discipline. A trained reg
| iment of 700 could cope with mob of
| 10000, and the same was true of individ-
uals. Discipline is an inevitable law Of
| God and Of mans being. If the young
man lives in discipline he lives in con-
| formity with this law and attains true
| liberty. An all-important lesson Is to
| learn to do without things Discipline
makes the scholar and the gentleman.
/! He was not offering them anything that
| was easy. Bad habits and bad company
must be left behind. The prodigal first
| stripped himself of old associations
and came back in shape for his father to
| handle him. DR.. Wilson deplored the
use of cigarettes, and said that these
| and kindred vices would generate q
nation Of weaklings and imbeciles. He
described the value Of confidence in all
effort, and declared that all things
could be done by him who made UP his
mind he could do them.