The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-23
A SPLENDID SERMON
DELIVERED IN THE UNITED
LENTEN COURSE.


BY Rev. Dr.. AIsop of st. AIMS Church,
Brooklyn, n. W. ut st. PauI's Last
Eyening-spcaker Draws Some Beau
tifuI Smiles Between the Refining Of
the Human and the Inanimate-
Trials and Temptations Make "The
Perfect HAN"
The attendance at the united Lenten
service at st. Paul's church last even
ing was not so large as was to be eS-
pected, when it is taken into CONSIDER
alton that it is combination OF all the
Episcopal churches in this city winch
make up the congregation. NeNerlne-
less, the attendance was a fa1r one Ior
regular evening service, Inc preach-
er of the evening was a most eloquent
and instructive speaker and well Wor-
thy OF a much large audience thah
greeted him last night. He was Kew.
Reese +. AIsop, d. D., rector OF ST.
Ann,s church, Brooklyn, n. I.
The speaker took for his text first
Peter, fifth chapter and tenth verse;
''But the God of all grace, VINO hath
called us unto His eternal glory by
Christ Jesus, after, that ye nave suner-
ed awhile, make you perfect, stapilsh'
strengthen, settle you" The speaker
spoke about the daily trials and tempt
atoms to which all human beings were
subjected in life, and said that many
times we all asked ourselves what u
was all for? As an answer to TINS the
speaker said that the natural human
composition was crude and it was only
through this proeessof refining that God
at last would be able to take unto Him
self the perfect composition. He Hk-
ened the process to the refining of sill
yer. In this relationship DR.. Alsop
drew another beautiful comparison. he
told Of an artist of France being COM
fnissioned to erect a monument IN COM
Inemoration Of some soldiers who had
defied death for the protection OF their
city. =. IT, ~ x ssss...
The sculptor chose huge rock which
stood near the citys gate. Screens
were erected about this so that no one
might see what was going on while the
!. men were working. Day after day
they toiIed and the sound of the ham
mer was heard continually. Finally
when the day came for the throwing
aside Of the curtains the populace was
gathered in great numbers to see the
completed perfect creation. Nor were
tney disappointed, for when the cur
tain was swept aside all doubt went
with it and there, before the delighted
Rsze af OIL, was a magnificent repro
duction, made from the solid rock, Of
a crouching lion, and that lion Is there
to-day in the garden Of the Tuileries,
an almost living token of the skill of
the master sculptor. @.s MI
Continuing, the speaker said that not
q move Of the chisel or hammer had
been made needlessly or without the
desired result, and his simile was that
God, 1.-THE Master Workman worked
with an even greater precision IN the
forming and development Of mankind.
THE trials and temptations which are
met with day by day are allowed by a
wise providence that the perfect man
may result #.a.$g ss. z~ {
lii closing, the speaker said: 1--WE.
are under the mallet, hammer and
chisel Of life. It may be wearisome
and, we may ask, Lord, how long@
The answer comes, Until the process
be finished; until you yourself come up
to the standard z
The choir sang a number of beautiful
selections under the direction Of Profess
sor Weld. @