Year: 1878

mon by the pastor:


They that serve receive the Honor.
That is the thought. You are invited
to look steadily at this rather remarka-
BILE truth--remarkable because service
and honor are not usually thought of
in the same connection. Yol are asked
to study this text and thorgbt as an
astronomer studies a constellation. This
sanctuary is to be kind of observatory
from sabbath to sabbath into which you
are welcomed to take view OF hfe's
wheeling shy and note certain fixed
stars of ruth and record the celestial
scenery that glews in the unclouded
depths of azure. For ages the sun and
planets have biazed down the tubes of
investigation and still they burn and
burn in the chambers of hundred
secret compelling instruments. So here
we observe old truths and discover some
new ones. And we learn as much of
the old as Of the new. Every new view
of an old truth yields US some new
phase OF knowledge concerning it. The
world is old, but We have found ont less
than half its secrets. Here is mother
world which is also old and still 1t is
rolling onward with fine scenery and
vast territory unexplored. Therefore
let us come in here and study this
mighty world and star-set sky of the
soul.


"Ifany man serve me him will my
Father honor" That word ought to
arrest the attention of an ambitious
world. 1t would seem to be sufficient
to incite all who love reward, who wish
to be taken for what they are worth. 1t
is an assurance that ought to encourage
those who struggle and endure for
righteousness sake.


The laborer shall come to eminence.
The servant is unconsciously preparing
robes for himself which shall wax not
old. He that is meek enough to serve
shall one day stand illustr:ous in proud
honor's presence.


Before the sermon Elizabeth Clara
Ulin was christeued. Mrs. Elizabeth
Anderson and Mr.. August Melhorn be-
ing sponsors.


METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.


D. Bagley, Pastor. Morning subject
Romans, 10 chapter, 10 verse; with
the heart man believeth unto righteous
ness and with the mouth confession is
laade unto Salvation" A short Bible
reading was given by way of introduc>
ton and reference made to confession
of mans i'll deserts and Gods fidelity
and mercy as required and prac:iced
under the Jewish economy. The speak
er also observed that confession of sin
and testimony in favor of Gods saving
grace were part OF the Divine economy
now and could not be neglected with
impunity. Cases were cited where revival
work commenced with and followed
frank and earnest avowal of past deri>
lictions ana future amendment. Believ-
ing with the heart and its import were
emphasized and illustrated at some
length and an exhortation given to the
hearers to believe with the heart on
Christ unto righteousness and make
confession unto Salvation.


EVENING.


Text. Timothy, Cd chapter, 19 verse.
LET every man that nameth the name
of Christ depart from lniquit;." 1t was
remarked that every Christian relation
implies:and requires purity and that the
Christian system is designed to produce
it. that conservation to Christ is to be
of self and not of sin tha. God has no
use for sin, that it is to be presented to
Him as cancer is to the surgeon-to
be cut out and thrown away--that Is
good for nothing only to be cast out
and trodden under foot of men. that
sin is palsy upon faith, that it insu-
lates the soul from the power of faith
and the flash of the Holy Spirit, that it
is norconductor of Chrlst's life aud
Heavens lightning. Hence we must
part with it as. even an ability to be-
lieve--to the saving of the soul. that the
Divine balance sheet is made cut in
that way.


While a negro man down IN
Georgia, the other day, was car
rying a child in his arms along
a road, a large eagle swept down
unOn han, onI orfloovmraJ tn