Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-07
SUNDAY SERVICES.

III.
p. IN. The services were held In the
basement, the upper part Of the church
not being quite ready for occupancy.
The Baptists have fine structure.
without and within. which they may
well be proud Of Mr.. Sarber. who
was much in need OF rest and change,
has returned to his flock with renew
ed vigor
The usual Sunday services were
held in st. Columba's church. Father
Duffy preaching at the early mass, a
very impressive sermon on the resur-
rection from the dead in His glorifled
body. In the evening there were ves-
pers and benediction OF the Blessed
| Sacrament.
AT st. Marks Episcopal church, Rev
| w. II. Hoff conducted the services
morning and evening. as usual.
Rev. Mr.. Hawkes. pulpit at the
Methodist church was supplied Sun
day morning by Chancellor Bucktell.
of Denver. Presiding Elder Kirkbride
of Denver also being present. The
pulpit was beautifully decorated with
flowers and an appreciative assembly
gathered in the morning to listen to a
| fine sermon by the chancellor
In the evening Chancellor Bucktell
| again preached to crowded house, his
text being taken from Corinthians.
S;9-"Christ being rich. became poor
that by His grace we might be rich"
He said in substance. We know very
little of heaven. but some things we
may safely surmise. In His heav-
emily home Christ must have been rich
in friendship. To have true friendship
is rare thing on earth. We have
many acquaintance, but few true
friends-those in whose affairs we
feel real interest, and who feel a real
interest in us. A true friend is too
large minded ever to take offense. 1t
was such perfect friendship that
Christ enjoyed in heaven
He was also rich In creative power
On earth we can only evolve, combine
But before evolution there must be
involution. Man enjoys his works OF
evolution. The artist paints beau
tiful picture. but he does 1t by COM
bining colors; the physician discovers
healing medicine, but they were all
put in this world by creative power
such as no creature can comprehend.
Furthermore, he must have been
rich in perfect happiness and satisfac-
ton. No man in this world can be
perfectly happy and contented. II he
has nothing in his own life to trouble
him, his heart must burn with indig-
nation and sorrow over the sufferings
of Others and his mind be constantly
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which to ameliorate them. While
missionary in southeastern Europe.
saw little girl. whose body had
been horribly mutilated by her own
father, placed upon the side of the
street to beg. AT night the inhuman
parent came with cart and dragged
the child home. using the money that
had been given her by compassionate
passersby for his own support.
How did Christ become poor? He
made His home In poor family un-
der common laborer's roof At His
birth an offering of the poorest kind
was made in the temple for Him. He
did not become poor In spirit or mind.
but in temporal things. He also be-
came poor by withholding His own
power. Never. while on earth was
His power used for His own happiness
or benefit but only that others might
profit by 1t, or recognize. for their
own good. that He was the Son OF
God. as when He multiplied the fishes
and bread for the multitude, and par
alyzed. for a moment, the men who
were seeking him for crucifixion. say
ing that He could call legions of an
gels to guard Him. He did that that the
Apostles might know their Master:
but he refused to turn stones into
bread for His own sake, when he was
hungry in the desert Christ became
poor by depriving Himself OF temporal
goods and personal power.
He became poor that we might be
rich. We are rich in His friendship
in grace. in right to knowledge OF
God. He taught us of the Living Faith
er in whose arms we may sleep Sc
curely sure that II the awakening be
not on earth, 1t will be in brighter
home. He made us rich In temporal
things, for all the blessings that we
enjoy today were brought into the
world and made possible for US
through the Christianity that our Lord
Jesus Christ Instituted on earth. In
these wrongs, He who was rich be-
came poor, that we might be rich"
AT the South Methodist church,
North Side. the Rev. Mr.. Bonner
preached as usual morning and even.
Ing. Despite the heat large congre-
CATION listened with attention and de-
votion to the position of Gospel truths.
The morning sermon was exception
ally good. being on the subject OF
Loyalty to Your Country and Your
Church" Mrs Bonner contributed
beautiful solo to the musical program
of the morning service.
The Salvation Army gathered its
usual large crowd last evening, Can
tain Irvine and wife. with several as.
sistants on the platform, conducting
the meeting The singing and all
were good. the former drawing In sew
eral men from the street Captain Ir.
vine Is an earnest. jealous worker. en-
deavoring by every means In his DOW
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