The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-19

| ttOH FsItendFd To All
At Epworth Methodist church yes
terday morning the Rev. Charles w.
Mccormick, pastor of the First Metho
dist Episcopal church of Hartford, de-
| livered q sermon, the text Of which was
from the first chapter of the Epistles to
the Ephesians. Is to 10. Evangelistic
services are being held at the church
from January IS to the 23d. inclusive. 1t
was as one of the leading spirits IN this
movement that the Rev Mr. McCor-
mick spoke yesterday.
| In substance his remarks were as
follows: Il come here to-day not as a
professional evangelist, but simply as
one who is with the whole strength of
his heart and soul bent on striving to
bring to you the Word OF God Often
| times I find success beyond expectation
! browning my efforts, and again I find
myself opposed so as to speak by a
vague intangible something that seems
| to retard and block them. l do not
| know why 1t Is; I cannot say how sue
|
week. | can only pray that I may be
shown how to make clear how to help
you to keener appreciation and real
| ization Of Gods wishes of your own
| life. I take for my text this morning
| the 18th and 18th verses from the first
| chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians:
Wherefore I also after I heard of
you faith in the Lord Jesus, and love un-
to all the saints cease not to give thanks
for you, making mention of you in my
prayers That the God of our Lord Jesus
| Christ the father of glory, may give
| unto you the spirit Of wisdom and rev.
| citation In the knowledge Of Him.
| 1.-The eyes of your understanding be-
! ing enlightened that We may know what
is the hope of His calling. and what
the riches of the glory Of His Inherit
ance In the saints
| "Pauls Interpretation OF the purpose
and object Of prayer was most idealis-
| tic We are accustomed to ask for our
| personal wishes when we kneel to God,
and I would not have it otherwise. In
| spite of all that science or anything else
may say l do not want to get away
from the thought that I am privileged
to-day just as | was when I was boy,
to bring to God anything I may wish,
no matter how trivial-because he I'M
derstands me so well and I feel that he
knows so much better what I need. In
SO insignificant a thing as the weather
| will not hesitate to consult God. Pray
or helps one by its reflective action
not it's every request is granted. There
Is reaction on the soul; a reaction
that uplifts and intoxicates. Can you
tell me that anyone can kneel before his
Maker with heart that Is honestly
and wholly sincere and not feel helped
| when he arises from prayer?
"One of Paul's grounds for his SUI
preme faith in the efficacy Of prayer
was his conception of God. Paul be-
lieved that he was a special and chosen
messenger of God. He believed God to
be personal. high over all. everywhere
Believing himself Gods chosen instru-
ment he was lifted to a height which
Overshadowed the lesser personal wants
and wishes. He believed that in his
worship of God as he worshpped Him.
that the little petty things would be
taken care Of lifted to the same high
plane as 8 matter Of course. He believ-
ed that if clear day were necessary to
him, Paul. the instrument of God, that
God would see to it that the day was
clear If it were necessary that he be
In good health for Gods word, he be-
lieved God would see that he was kept
in good health for that work. He was
lifted above petty wishes by the great
ness Of his mission.
There Is a feeling which everyone
should have 1t is the knowledge OF
God from the heart He who puts God
in his heart cannot fail.
Men see things and understand
them according to the point Of view
the attitude they take. I remember Wis
iting an art gallery in New York in
company with friend. We approach
ed a picture that has attracted a great
deal of attention and praise I looked at
it but l could not see wherein lay the
merit it had been accorded I told my
friend So He was standing about
eight feet away to one side of me Step
over here he said. I lid So looked
again at the picture. Then I under
stood The change in light and position
brought out all its beauty, and I saw
| it from the true SLdIupOlflL. 30 II is
with many. Let them step eight feet
to the right, and all will be clear to
them There are men in every COM
munity who are called upon by their
neighbors to settle many of the ques-
lions that are. always springing up
Take it to Mr. SO and So they say;
he seems to have such lot of common
sense in such things That man has
atepi,pd IN the right and secs things in
their true an4 natural proportions; that
Is all
ut was for this Paul prayed He
prayed for knowledge: he prayed that
he might walk IN life according to that
llNou ledge: ht prayed that there might
be born fruit commensurate with that
knowledge
"Those three things remembered he
desired, namely, knowing. walking
and cruit bearing. Let those sink
into your hearts for 1t is the heart Wis
sion which commands you; it is the
| heart vision which makes or mars you &;
which ennobles or debaseS y0u accord
yourself? You answer perhaps that
sometimes you think you are dead
loss. What does the world think of you ?
1t thinks Of YOU as worth what you can
give il, What does God think of you?
This-that you are His dearest possess