Year: 1877

invalids chair Isl The grace OF God gives Il victory
Il Is the conspicuous thing earth for Gods
eye 10 rest upon. oh, these men ana women always
suffering but never complaining, they viii tho
roll cali OF the martyrs At last, and they VIII answer
That invalid chair may folded up taken apart or
set away II will never loso It's queenly power
always preaching OF trust IN God and cheerful subms
sion.


THE Chips VACANT CHAIR


pass on anc Gnd ono more vacant chair; II is n
high chair. childs chair. II that chair be occupied
Is the most potent chair In the household IL you
have no children oil your own adopt one II will open
heaven your soul IL viii pay It's way; IT'S Growing
It's glee at night will give the day a cheerful close.
Don't like chidren Then you had better stay out Of
heaven, Tor there are so many there u would mako
you crazy-only about five hundred millions There IS
nothing TO subdue the soul like chd's voice. But
God takes Il away the high chair becomes q
higher chair ana there Is desolatlon all round about
That high chair Ia TO call you higher What drawing
upward it must be To have children IN heavepl


My hearers, have gathered up the voices OF your
departed friends TINS morning and tried to none them
queut chairs and bid them cry out, .'rime Is shorl
eternity is near.n have been very earnest this
morning because have realized the fact that ihc time
will come when tho PASTORS chair will be empty
From this point how often have looked on into your
friendly faces. | have seen great many beautiful
and thrilling sights | wonder what tnls chair VIII
testify when have lott II Tor the last time VIII u
ieli OF useful l!e al earnest ministry pure gospelY
God grant Il. The most powerful sermon that
preached is by the vacant chair Of pastor the Sab
bath after he has been carried away from T. when
we are ali through with this world aud shaken
hanls Tor the last time all chairs IN tho home
circle the outside world shall be vacant may we
be worsnlppng God IN the place from which We shall
go more forth. Thank God, there win Oe no vacant
chairs IN heaven!


CHURCH OF THE HEAVENLY REST.
THE LONELINESS OF THE soUL-sERMoN DY


BISHOP KIP, OF CALIFORNIA.


AT the Church OF the Heavenly Rest Fifth avenue
and Forty-iourth street. yesterday morning. Bishop
KIP OF California occupied the pulpit The subject OF
his discourse was "The Loneliness OF the Soul" the
text eeing taken from Proverbs, xiv, l0-"The heart
knoweh his own bitterness, and stranger doth
not intermcdde with his Joy. The Bishop said: The
most intensely interesting history In the universe
would bo that OF q single soul, could tho story be
faithfully and fully written. In comparison with
it the narrative OF the rise and fall OF Kingdoms
sinks into insignlcance. What to US, Tor instance,
are those mighty OF tho olden world, with
all their tni eress which ouco seemed grcatY or
what abiding influence has many Of them left upon
tho earthY For time they expanded into greatness
and ned mems eyes with wonder, and then passed
away forever. Tho period during which they lived IS
but instant in the sweep OF ages as they roll along
ana contrastcd with long duration OF eternity, IL
is only bubble the rushing stream OF time.
They are gone entirely rs Is the summer
shower when for few brief moments 1t falls upon the
burning sauds which again at once are dry But OF





mace II once lis Maker hath breathed into It the
breath Of lie, II N that moment was giited with
immortality which It can never lose. How affecting,
thcn, must be the history OF such spirit while II Is
passing through its probation earth. fo 1t 60
ortn the innoccncy OF early youth to conflict and
suffering, TO behold the cares OF this world gather
around II. The vices Of evil lie perhaps throw
their dark sh adow over It's brightness The ccaseess
which u wages to the end; tho spiritual and
immortal STRIVING, perhaps IN vain 10 gain a victory
over tho earthly and the sensual while all the ,ransi-
tory things which are around lend their influence to
can equal this subiimty? What hours OF con-
fict docs the remembrance OF this bring up
before the thoughtful inindg What wrcstlings
against temptation? What hidden contests be-
tween the claims OF the present ana the future,
which 60 on in the very depths Of the spirit. on,
said we not right then that the world can oer nothing
winch IN interest would equal the narrative OF
spirit and yet II IS which might be written
In coors Of light or darkness OF any one of us-of
the humblest individual IN this house to-day. IL Is
the history which will bc proclaimed with regard to
each Ut tho last great day 10 come.


THE LONELINESS OF THE HUMAN SOUL


There IL, however, one trait the spirit which Is
brough, forward IN the words OF our text which
woud now direct your attention as one Of the most
affecting views We can take OF Tho snirtual state Of
II Is what We would Call tho loneliness OF the
human SOUL The slight degree OF true sympathy IL
has with anything or any one IT, II seems to
stand isolated and alone. '.The heart knoweth his
own bitterness, and stranger dotu not intsrmeddle
with bis JOY" Now, look at this statement and
widely the trutn and the reality differ usual
PRACTICE on this subject We are rather disposed 10
look upon in masses, losing sight OF each ones
individuality. We group thom together regard
them classes forgetting the distinct personality of
every one We think, Tor example, oi a mighty nation,
and the remembrance of its gathered millions rises
before us how little do We realze that each unit which
composes hat great number Is iully alive to his
own interests as II he were alone the universe OF
God. And yet SO IL is Associated together we may
be- as citizens and as partakers in nature
II regards all the deepest, hottest feelings or
oar nature, every moves IN an entirely separate
orbit In one sense he is perfectly severed from ovcry
one else on earth.


Each in his hidden sphere OF JOY or woe.