New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-06

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m west work -ls been ne ria-ctien OF an2l,
which have taken fne wins q he morning ana
dINu 90 '1r l.t.f,nlst parts 'i ne earth. d W0lI
or pm BOUNDS I'D say nat tnr@r aEt.e'rs hAxf
reached CIRCULATION ~ over two hundred millions
By .aren. 1usbausry u such physical strength
God hAs giy-n rs have never spent one Of
sc4 - .5knc RS, snd IS ne graz ,"ck of dino
0ooms our to-day ,he Inst noe of hfty years. ! am
come sound
| have now given YOU briefly 'se condensed record
40 my blessed Masters feet.
F1RM ~ THE FAITH
Fe-ven.iy do I thank ny God ;or ,hlt faithful
widowed mother wao defeated ne 20 tais minis
ny In my cradle. and Vh1 mas moro than pastor
Or church or Saba school 20 N ny childhood.
Ferv~nty 20 ,haak Ga for having been rooted
AMI grounded n ;hr sound theoogy ;ormulaied 10
ne Westminster Confession IN anchor has
never dragged. Ferverty 100. 10 thank Cod for
preach sucA Az al-suiiclrn' doctrine Of aionilg
oool - proclaim. such pre- Gus promises II His
Holy SPIRITS presence. a7f such verncaicns OF tA.s
sel;-eviencing boos No gales Of any so-ca4led
higher criticism have ever blown nigh enough 20
raiiis single feather OF NJ ta!th IN re p
inspiration TIE perieci Xxx ol = ann me perfrc'
authority of ire Only Bible which our Heaysiay
Father las given 20 Us children DevoEi s,a a
sap however searching and fear.ess. rom Martin
Lut.er ~ Mrl-aren am BISHOP l"shio2' mas never
nifren. hul7ark wh.ch Moses be 90 Nud. ana
which he seer Of F3tmJs 'Ynlilrt-I. As toI me
arrogant. irfeycrent and bitterly hostile criticism
which has ftkcn on such airs. much OF 4 Is sheer
ron lecture nlcr % u IS sslf-coniri ictory, much
n + Is raflfel hypothesis and WREN all tnes" nave
been -ubtracted there : not enough ef 20 stop the
ho.e which mouse nhhles IN your wainscot
! have aimed 10 NIX" my preaching ihorougnly
ionic and 20 keto abreast with ne times ana " ~
ne majestic r1rchi1gs oi COD providence to"aIi
the flll redemption ~ Nh" human race. Ferver'y,
also 10 ! thank my Master for the privilege Of
having com.0r.ed some Borrowing hearts ana
rhc.rel some shafONfi homes. ana hoped some
bar lored ones ~ carry fh'.r heavy loads ana
GUIDED some chi iren ard young men ana malde"r
ia.o 'hc only path that leads heavcnwarL
Above all T rejoice 20 have lei some mmori Al
souls no ne cross of ,hs crtc ned son ~ .Iod. NY
rnlri.trr 20 @xar the cross ~ 'a.Tarf. tnI me
ghos. JOY II life BE- 10 sw'e,en lAd S'rehg,hrn h'
ives and ~ inc souls % our fellow creatures
r1-diy would not stoop 20 PICK mp monarch
,rovn' .,.,.....
has been linked VITA he Easter festival! was
'.-sa1 10 preach alou' Easter time. Ny first ser
mon before this church ts on nat stormy
S,hha IA In 1870 ON he Easter sabbath ~ iSs1 the
oTar,s~centgry ~ my pasiorate was kindly com
memo, go 'n A. ,"rv dsroiirsa which gave back
mi. dear pulpit and mad" WAY for the advent or
-rv beloved ana he8ver-bc-~ed successor.
Ana now havng spcn' much me- ieaT o s.'N, my
u.fl. ne story Jet me- lead You mp 10 me suhlime
event which tbs day commentaries
Then followed the sermon.
The only decorations in the church were
around the pulpit This was almost hidden from
,.e,y bv large and sweet-scented Easter lilies,
white azaleas. rubber plants. palmetto leaves
Gala lilies and other tropical and poiied plants
J., vallov lmmortelies. with a background OF
ralnc,fo leaves were the figures 'lS4o- 1896
rh.e. were attached 10 the 'front.' part or the
,bolr ioft and overhung the pulpit The must
al ,r,rraume ives elaborate and under the
ti~oc,ion of John HYATT Brewer. Some Of the
singers were.