Year: 1871

Houghton.


The weather Yesterday beng SO pleasant there as.
sembled more than usually large congregation at
Nr. Roaghtons


''LuTrw CHURcE ARorrsD THE CORNER"


the services began usual at halfpast ten
O'Clock and after the SINGING OF psalms and reading
q prayers, Dr. HoughtOn having iaKen the words
found IN Luxe XIV, I, for his text. said in these
words OF oar blessed Lord, beloved brethren there
are two points for consideration; the one thoroughly
calculated to inspire the utmost fear and trembling
ana excite TO continual watchfulness, the other,
when rightfully understood and properly applied,
designed to mpart In many needful cases the fitness
Of comfort and encouragement. We are told that
there is peculiar rejoicing in heaven among the
snRelc hosts more than single


ONE OF OUR RACE,


who, having erred and strayed like lost sheep has
Rt length returned to the Shepherd and Bishop.
Most true, indeed Is II that angels and archangels
Snd al the hosts Of Heaven rejoice with unspeak-
able 10y they behold those for whose redemption
their adorable Lord was pleased to shed His most
precious blood, and whom He has called TO be par.
takers In the ages to come of their eternal happiness
working worthy OF their vocation and daily endeav.
ofng wlth all love and lowiiness 70 do the VIII OF
God on earth "as IL Is done in Heaven"


There Is JOY IN the presence OF the angels OF God
when he Is wOrshipped in spirit and truth in the
~.
There is Joy In the presence Of the angels OF God
when, in the Christian household, the same love
and order and discipline and beauty OF holiness are
manifest that should characterize and adOrn


THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD.


ere 10Y IN 5ne ns presence OF tne % angeis OF GOO
and Christian woman humble in prosperity pauent
IN advereity, submissive under whatever heavenly
dispensation or discipline may place upon them,
faithfully following In the footsteps Of the Master,
honestly and successfully endeavorlng TO adorn the
doctrine OF our God and Saviour IN all things.





~ the jubllant anthem may be- which such cause
In 10y
passing haelujah-it Is the return OF no more than
single wnnderer from the error OF his way. Ii II
the Joy sinner that repententh, and where.
fore is II we may well ask that the heavenly JOY
over the returned and repentant 80 vastly exceeds
the joy as II were ninety nme times greater than the
Joy over those who. having never so wandered,
have NO such cause FOR repentance IL is because
ere gpn sna warmer IN rs aSe ad
gratitude OF those who having never sinned have
lived after goodly way and have had al forgive
ness.


That new song which none Others can sing and
. thanksgiving unto our God which none Others can
render are won't to be put INTO the mouths OF those
whom grace divine has brought ont OF the horrible
PAT out on the mre and clay and set their feet upon
the rock and ordered their


FUTURE DoyNGs


days to come in the path OF penltence pardon
and peace. Well indeed might sucn consideration
awaken the angelic rejoicing, Dut II ls TO far dli
ferent cause thst the exceeding 10y IN heaven over
repenthnt and returned sinner Is due. Undoubtedly





event which makes IL the occasion oil such exceed
Ing great jOy, the repentance and pardon CT life
long and grievOus sinner are so rare, so exceptional,
70 hike the finding OF that which seemed TO be ire
irievably lost like the living again OF the dead
to excite that peculiar joy the presence Of the
gels OF God O1 which we are told In the text. The
return OF the prOdigal Is an event so unusual TO
be celebrated by The killing OF the fated ca while
lifelong service and obedience in comparison SO
Daturnal and to be expected as TO demand merry
making with not even KID The finding or the
piece OF silver that was lost is matter OF sucn ex
ceeding difficulty and uncertainty IL involves such
prOtraced and dligent searching, such sweeping Of
the house, such lighting OF the candle AS t0 call
the surrounding friends and neighbors for mutual
while the nine pieces that are


SAFE IN THE TREASURY
Are the occasion or not q single cOngfatulatiOn.
In the prodigal We have an illustration OF the
one sinner that dOeth penance SO IN the elder son
We have example Of The righteous or just person.
In the parable OF the PrOdiga son, as II Is called
We have standing Illustration OF the two souls OF
persons OF whom our saviour has been speaking
Just before that s 10 say the sinner who acquires
complete penance and the just person who does not
require such full repentance. scripture tells us that
the cider son murmured at


THE FEASTING


OF his brother, thus showing he was not perfect;
but stih dld not require the same deep repentance
a. that Of MS brother, VINO. had been grevOus
sinner.