The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-13

Committee on the treasurer's report D, Willis James, Esq, Thomas J. Bor- den, z. s. Ely, William F. Hale, H. M. Moore.
 The annual sermon was delivered by Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, D. D., of De- troit, Mich. He spoke as follows:
 John 21; 1T. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lowest thou me? Peter was srieved because He said unto him the third time, Lowest thou me? And he said unto Him, Lord thou knowest all things; thou knowest that love Thee. Jesus saith unto him Feed my sheep"
 Peter has attained his spiritual ma jority; his freedom birthday has daWned; from henoeforth he will ever prove himself a man in Christ Jesus The adolescent period of his Christian experience has been italicized by all those inevitable struggles between i'm pulse and intention, passion and pur- pose, which, while fought to a finish in every life, in some are forever making l conspicuous and humiliating exhibitions of the immature and unbridled spirit it. self
 Peter, whose brave feet could walk l the water, but from whose ficllle spirit the boisterous winds so speedily blew away the faith; Peter, whose hand sc resolutely found the sword hilt for the Masters sake, but whose heart was SC intermittent in it's action; Peter whose | lips were embarrassed now by the am plitude of great confession, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God ' 1r, 1Nyyt +, z nial, as complete as it was cowardly, q know not the man;' Peter, on whom was bestowed the most gracious assu, rances and the most whitening rebukes | the Master ever uttered; Peter,
 That brave weather beaten Peter | Whose stout faith only stood completel For buffets, shining to be rardoned" Peter has recovered himseif, established himself in the affection of his Lord, and is about to re-enlist in His service.
 The freedom gift of the risen Christ tc His humbled but delivered disciple, was the revelation of the efficacy of per sonal attachment, and the working power of a great love, The thrice l pressed question. Lowest thou Me?' the thrice affirmed consequent, Feed my sheep" had for their unveiled irterpre tation that Peters personal love for His Master would be the inspiration of thc arduous tolls of the coming days, anC the compensation for his expenditure O labor and of life.
 Peters subsequent life is entirely dis titled in the alembic of his personal love to his personal Lord. His passion nc longer flames fitfully but beams witt the white light of resolute and consid. 1 crate purpose. His spirit is no longer gelatinous; he fears God so much tha he has forgotten to fear the face o1 man, and boldly proclaims into unwil | ling ears the resurrection truth. His horizon broadens; a Gentle becomes precious as a Jew. His faith deepens the darkness of a dungeon cannot dis quiet it; the lashings of jailer canno beat it away. His labors become abun dant, his love more profound; his emo bled manhood, his enlarged conceptions his unremitting tolls, his confident as surance all repose in the arms of that masterful love, which, during that con, versation after dinner by the shore o the restless sea, had been given to hin by the Lord
 The old world to which this evange of the energy of a living love was being carried, was not without possessions, i had it's noble cities in which could bt found many illustrations of an exqui site civilization; it's libraries were well furnished; it's cloaked philosophies hat the respect, at least, of the noble spir its; it's religion was ample in ritual anc elaborate in ceremonial. It appeared like a prosperous world It really wa, | Wretched.
 Like ours it looked in outward air, It's head was clear and true,
 Sumptuous it's clothing, rich it's fare; No pause its action knew
 Stout was it's arm, each thew and bon Seemed puissant and alive
 But ah! it's heart was stone
 And so it could not thrive.
 On that hard Pagan world disgust
 And secret loathing fell
 Deep weariness and sated lust
 Made human life he'll"
 To this world so | ,spairing and S, barren came the inspiring evangel of personal Redeemer for personal souls Brought by uninf1uential, un1etteret men, whose only credential was thei own experience, it began it's preposter ous undertaking of winning a world b, love. The quickened hope, the loft, scorn of suffering, the chivalric comics sion, T am Christian" the sermons passionate in their proclamation of ; Goldman who craved the love even o the despised, caught the ear. the eve