Year: 1876

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD SOURCE OF JOY


TO GOOD MEN-sERMoN by DIR. BOOTH.


The attendance yesterday morning at the above
church was unusually small. The intense heat and the
attraction OF the mountains and seaside easily &C
counted for the fact Dr. Russell Booth his text
from Revelations, xix, 6-"And heard, AS it were
the voice OF great multitude aud the voice Of many
waters and the voice mighty thunderings saying
Aeluial for the Lord God omnipotcnt rcignc,h' The
subject OF his discourse the sovereignty OF God


source OF JOY to good men, which he developed with
strong and well chosen illustrations He began by
saying that to the minds OF many Christians tho Reve-
lalon Of ST John emphatcally sealed book While
they Tdmirc the beauty of its passages they
have no distinct view of tho great events
to which it POINTS Proceeding, he explained
briefly his OF the significance and
bearing OF tho latter part OF the book Among other
things, he believed now living under the sixth
VIAL which is being poured out on the Euphrates,
which unquestionaby represents the great waste aud
destruction OF the Mohanmedan power in the Turkish
Empires and there remains but one Of these sym
bolic walls before world shall reach the beginning
OF the great millennium triumph the preparation for
acclamation Of the prospect Of this millennium Of the
great glory OF Christ II expresses the joy they feel
heaven they contemplate the glorious sovereignty
OF God The sentiment. which here finds such
Jestic expression, Is in degree the OF





in heaven and this great JOY springs from the thought
OF the sovereignty OF God. Because tho Lord God
rcgneh potcnt therefore the saints aud angels
heaven rcjoicc so, also, the same must be source
Of Joy those earth who love the
Lord. In both worlds they choose to accept
him their king. not by constrant sense Of inter
est but because they icel 1t is right 1t is not con
ccivabc that worship God on lower grounds than
this; hence good men earth must sympathize with
the sngcls and saints in heaven as they behold Him
swaying tho righteous scepire in absolute domnion.
The reverend gentleman further explained what is to
be understood by the sovereignty OF God, and gave
illustrations OF It's workings In the natural and
moral government OF the world. He then Indicated
the reasons for Joy which good have IN the
sovereignty of God. Ip Him they behold u glorious
sovereign who is their father They copiidc in
His answering rectitudc. They have joy in the
government of God because they OF the prog
rcss and triumph Of truth and righteousness
throughout his moral universe Under this
head he gave some illustrations of the
progress OF light and truth IRON the history OF our
own other lands, concluding as follows 'Bessod
IN this life forever shall they be whose hearts keep
time and tune to this angelic sone. II shall be welt
with them they working under the guidance and
control OF Him who make mistakes and be hin
dcred by no obstacles II shall be well with them, for
this sovereign is their father and leads His children
with gentle hand and plying heart. II shall be we'll
with them, Tor they shall the glory Of that
tion day of God when His Kingdom shal como. HIS
will be done upon earth as 1t is in heaven Then let
our hearts draw near to God, saving in all es
Thy will be done, carnin< at the cross OF Jesus the
full meaning of that word OF life Uus Fa'hcr.'"