The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
OPERA HOUSE SERVICES.
The Peoples Church Meeting-Fine
Musical Programme.

The first service of the Peoples Church
was held yesterday morning at the Grand
Opera House. The service was only an eX-
pertinent, largely for the purpose of ascer-
tanning how much interest was felt in the
movement, and it is not certain whether or
not there will be other services. The or
ganiZers of the movement will keep on this
week in the work of securing subscrip-
tions and if it is thought best to hold an
other service next Sunday the fact will be
announced later.
About three hundred people came to the
service yesterday, which was thought a
fair attendance for the first Sunday. An
excellent musical programme had been pre-
pared and Rev. j. II. Acton preached the
sermon.
Mrs. III. c. McGibeny played a piano VOL
untary and Miss Bertha Wolfe sang two
solos-"Entreat Me not to Leave Thee" by
Gounod, and Nevin's "Jesu Miserere." Mas
ter Thaddeus Rich played a violin solo.
which was rendered so skillfully by the lit
tie fellow that the audience broke into APP
plause.
The address of DIR. Acton was on the SUBJ
ject, The Liberty of Truth" 1t was
shown that Jesus made specific use of the
phrase 1.-The truth and the term free. -
He who kept the words of Jesus became
His disciple; he who became Il disciple
found out the truth, and he who had the
truth was made free-aS here used-free
from the tyranny of sin; all of which is in
the direct line of the universal claim of all
the great religious theories of the world.
that the religious devotee has an esoteric
keepsake, a mystery from the gods This
mystery of goodness and secret of the
Most High may be found throughout the
Bible, and in many forms figures in all
theology. The speaker claimed, without
disputing this specific use, there was a
wider Specification in the relation of liberty
to truth. Truth was unit. 1t has many
forms of manifestation many strange en-
vironments. but it always agrees with it
self. 1t is the expression of reality. Reality
is that which is, opposed to the unreal,
or to illusion. Truth is some form of the
revealment of that which is; reality is that
which is, and truth is a statement of that
fact; it may be made in many ways, but
is always the transcript Of the real, and
may therefore without any violence to rea-
son, be defined reality. There is no alb
solute freedom for created things. Crea-
| ton implies limitation. environment. condi-
| ton; any other view is unthinkable. That
| which Is limited cannot have full liberty.
True liberty is only liberty under law. If
| it is said any one can do as he pleaSes. II
| should be added that he must take the con-
! sequences. and all action against legitimate
| environment is one, the trend of which is
| always toward tyranny and not liberty.
| Conformity of life to the reality OF things
| is the condition of all true liberty; for all
| error enslaveS The reality of things Is
| traced by natures laws; but laws are not
| things: they are but the manner in which
| something or somewhat expresses itself.
All Improvement in this world is by con-
| forming to the demands of natures laws.
At the close of the address Rev. Dr. Mil
| burn of the Second Presbyterian Church,
| made a few remarks. lie expressed the ut
| tablsh in indianapolis a church which
| shall attract those who are opposed TO al
tending the sectarian churches, and signi-
| fled his willingness TO do anything In MS
mower q make IL "a success.