The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-04
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 lations; but men are not cattle to be fenced in. Comte in 1S42 laid down the principle that it was possible to meas ure the heavenly bodies, but not to analyze them. But already in a few years this very thing has been done. We must be very careful about setting our bounds, or we will be driven into the camps of agnosticism on the one hand-which has broken all bounds-or into the camp of dogmatism, which sets bounds hard and fast, which cannot be broken.
 Revelation is progressive. God gives us his revelation in easy stages, al- ways in language we cannot under stand. So 1t is with the boy at school. First the arithmetic, hard enough to be sure; often he would much rather be at play, but it is mastered and it gives way to algebra, and this to geometry, and then to trigonometry, and this to calculus, until bye and by he stands as an astronomer upon the heights, till he holds worlds in his hands, and with Calico, thinks the thoughts of God after him. So with the revelation of God to a child. At first he will say he understands mother love or father love better than Gods love; and this is natural, but from mother love he steps up and on, till he stands face to face with God.
 "In life we find that which we seek. On the other side of a lovely city IS lovely rose garden. The bee will seek that rose and its sweetness. The buZ- gard flying over the city sees only its mire and filth. That which one wants he seeks. God never feeds; he makes mouths, and sends the food to fill them. Speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward.
 we know something of how truth has been progressively revealed in the days since then. Homer hands it to Philo, and it comes to Emerson. The truth is incarnated in Abraham, grows to larger form in Moses. The prophets receive it. It grows in Luther and | Wesley.
 Tn ancient legend there is story of prince who sent out his servant to bring home anything he might desire. But soon it was found that the prince desired many things difficult to attain. But God is a monarch rich enough to send home every treasure His children may need. Now and then a man may seem like a Columbus to be gathering here and there stick, or vainly seek ing an elixir Of life But at last, by | and by, for us all the rifts will be seen, the clouds will pass away, and beyond we shall behold the golden peaks all bathed in celestial light, and then all around we will see faces we | once knew.
 "'And with the morn those angel voices | smile
 Which we have loved long since and
 lost awhile.'"
 1 Following the sermon the communion was administered, almost the entire audience remaining. In the evening the pastor preached upon the subject, "A Wedding Gift and Generous Civ er,'' and there was the largest atten- | ance present seen in the church fo1 many years. Every night his week ex- cept Saturday the week of prayer will be observed Meeting to commence al l7:45. A large attendance is expected. THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Y. P
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 The Y. P. s. C. E. of the First Baptist church held a New Years rally and praise service last evening" which was led by the president, F. B. Stetson Seated on the platform were also the new pastor Rev. Addison Moore; Mrs Gertrude Hunt, vice president of the society; J F. Shepard, treasurer, anc Miss Ella M. Granniss, recording secre. tary. An excellent printed program had been prepared for the evening, con sisting of responsive readings, songs O praise, etc., the hymns being selected from the new Christian Endeavol hymn book-"Christian Endeavo Hymns''-which is used in the devo tional meetings of the society. Voca solos were also rendered by Mrs. F. M Armstrong, Mrs. Edward filling ant John J. Jacobus. Mrs. Hunt also recit ed poem entitled Unseen, Yet Seen. After a few remarks by the pastor tn service was brought to a close by tn audience rising and repeating tn Christian Endeavor benediction.
 Mr Macarthur of the Davenport so ciey, and a member of the central dis trist committee Of the New Havel Christian Endeavor union made fey preliminary remarks urging all presen to attend the next meeting of the uniol which will be held in the First Baptis church on Wednesday evening, Janu l ary %