Year: 1879

The Rev. Bishop Foster preached in DR.. Newman s
church in the morning able missionary discourse,
which was followed by large collection.


MASONIC TEMPLE.


THE SPIRIT OF ENTHusIAsM-sERMoN BY MR..
o. b. FRoTHINGHAM.


The theme Of Mr.. O. 3. Frothingham's discourse
In Masonic Temple 1.-THE Spirit of Enthusiasm. -
He said that was his aim show tina, the age Of
enthusiasm has not passed is its spirit extinct
dead On contrary. noble and grand is the
idea of enthusiasm which is taxing the place
the old that its work is hardly entered upon. In
speaking OF the characteristics of this age Mr. Froth
ingham said that it is not age of poetry, but Of
speculation and science. Indeed there those who
think hardly worth their while to be enthusiastic
about anything. Enthusiasm and fanaticism. de-
fined in the dictionary said to be the thing
the characteristic of both being described deep
emotion. The speaker looked upon enthusiasm
ianatcism on its good side and fanaticism
the worse part of enthusiasm The fanatic is the
enthusiast gone mad and the enthusiast Is the fanatic
with his claws taken out. But the true sentiments
operate very differently on mems minds fanaticism
broodingly looks behind the age enthusiasm hope
fully looks forward to the generations yet de-
row. exclusive and bgoted, but enthusiasm is wide.
comprehensive. liberal AS fanatcism decreases en-
hope in anything, the other perceives the
door to heaven open through many avenues;
the one is characteristic OF ages past,
and the other of those that are to Enthusiasm
gave birth to that soul of truth manifested in
discoveries within the last. half century. Nothing
like the progress made in that time ever known
formerly. In ages passed the critic went about with
his little talk and each grand system Of philosophy
The sneaker eonended av drawing y vivid n,ct,ro
of the new faith of love. which he believed 10 be
founded in true enthusiasm for the truth He said
it superb, calculated to create new hope in the
minds of those who had despaired, saying, "Now at
all events. the spirit. call it what you WILL is one
that is to make US fellow workers with the Eternal
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE GLORY OF GoD-sERMoN BY REV. DIR.


ARMITAaE.


The Rev. Dr. Armitage preached on the subject of
everyday religion and took his text from l. Corin-
thians. x 81 whether. therefore ye eat drink or
whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God" What
the glory of God? asked the reverend gentleman The
word glory carries with it the idea of illumination
brightness and splendor. when rays of light
blaze forth from centre to all parts of circumter-
ence The apostle expresses it when he says "Thore
is one glory Of the sun, and another glory
of the moon. and another glory Of the
stars for star differs from star in glory"
When tho word is applied to God it expresses all the
excelencies OF the divine nature in their perfection
that is in absolute and infinite glory. When there
fore, called upon to "glorfy God. it is not
uenlauu tnat we Increase tne SplcuuOr Oh GoQ, out
that reflect honor upon him and his law by yield
ing intelligent obedience to his known WILL God
being absolutely perfect. 1t were absurd to think
of adding anything to his character, for we
may reverently say that God himself cannot add to
his essential glory. Being infinite and
eternal, his glory isl not susceptible of increase.
But he can make known and has in many
ways increased the manifestation Of his glory by
one disclosure after another in nature, Providence
His Son and the whole work OF redemption. In this
luminous decentralization He associates Himself
with His creatures. Exactly when the warrior
holds up his shield of polished steel to the to
concentrate and reflect the suns rays in dazzling
brightness, when man catches and reflects back
the divine goodness and love and purity lie is said to
let his light shine before men, that they his
good works and glorify his Father who is in heaven
The great thought is in sucl case that e soul rcla
tion to God transcends all theother relations you
ask why the great end of life is to reflect the glory
God reply that it is the only aim which is infinitely
excellent and therefore the only end that is worthy
OF mans existence


comprehendng law Of our existence. and that it is
to be applied i'll the little and everyday deeds of life
to glorfy God '.in eating and drinking and what
ever we do, nothing being small to exclude it
from the operation of this law. "To eat and to
drink" are among the most common and indispen-
sible actions of lfe and yet the Apostle sets forth
that God be glorled in ordinary meal in har
mony with the beautiful pct ure which Luke draws
from the primitive Christians --.Thcy did eat that
meat with ladness and singeness OF heart praising
God and having favor with all the people," The





life. making their common meals a contrast
with the banquets Of sin and the tcsts of gluttony
by simplicity, gratitude aud brotherly love.


THE TROUBLE IN CHRISTIAN LIFE.


One Of the greatest troubles which many an honest
Christian finds in his life is in the thought that he
never can glorify God at all He is poor, he is
educated, he moves in an obscure sphere his talents
are few, he has no means of doing anything for his
Lord that can possibly honor him. and Oh the whole
he is at an honest loss to know how it is possible
him in any way TO gorify God 100 often tho sensi-
tive mind concludes that busy life is not compatible
with true devotion The result is that two different
rules are adopted. One for the busy man and for
the of leisure. Hence poor men, who daily
earn their bread, assume that they can only
serve God in very general and imperfect
way, but that minute personal discipline
and elevated piety are not for them.
Our great mistake lies here We divide life into
sacred and secular Whereas Gods claims cover our
whole being without regard to distinct departments
George Herbert hit the right when he said, "Who
sweeps q room as for Thy laws makes that and the
action fine" With this standard in view q monarch
may rule an empire basely. while dignihed labor Is
done at the anvil, tho loom and the plough. The
same God who glori6cs Himself BY feeding the fires
OF the sun and spanning the sky with the ranbow
paints the lily, adorns the wing of the butterfly with
living diamond dust and counts the sands the
shore. He glorihes Himself by establishing en-
pires overturning old dynasties and equally by
blessing peasant and glorfying Himself by blessing
his barley bread.


CHURCH OF MOUNT ZION.