Year: 1872

from side to slde breaking into biows through the
inner portals OF the vestbules where the outskirts
OF the sea are less calm and content. sudden
reflection the thousands OF faces are lifted like
sunlight touching the gentle crests OF ripples or
you turn to look toward the altar where behind 1t
and In the pulpit, stands with his fine gray head
bent before the people, Beecher, their greatest
pOemic orator.


The grand. mellow volume Of melody from the
organ has subsidized, and, rising, the choir aud
people and their pastor burst into


MAJESTY OF SONG


heard at the interludes and 40 brief and exquisite
are tney that they seem like pauses In dream.
prayer, another hymn, cheerful familiar talk from
Ine pastor about the olden times OF the church,
whose anniversary OF a quarter of a century-her
.,silver wedding'-is about to be celebrated, then
not after all serm0n-a hOmiy-but train of lu-
mln0us thought distinctly and earnestly impressed
liant wittcism are ntranced by CLEAN OF hstrIonic
genius or are brought TO the verge of tears by
tender, searching pathos. The sun draws up the
spray OF the sea and 1t then returns again In gentle
rain.


CELEBRATION OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH
course for the. day, remarked that the next
week would be devoted to the celebration of the
church and Of his settlement I'm In the minstry ut Il
was domestic and family service, household
affair, for the reason that at other times the MEM
intercourse as mis- church had been essentially the
pubic's instead Of the temple of q few It would
great fuss about small affair. but the number OF
members was SO great that all could not get into
the l church hon on one day and 50 the services were
children and their heirs sabbath teschers ;s on Wednes
devoted to the historic features of the OCCASION and
Friday to prayer and communion services. Prayer
meetings meet M % would occur on every morning Of the


THE SERMON.


HIS text was taken from Ephesians, l., 25, 23:-
"WherefOre also after heard Of your faith In the
Lord Jesus and love unto all the saints, cease not
to give thanks for you, making mention Of you
Christ, the father Of glory may give unto you the
spirit Of wisdom and revelation OF the knowledge
% Of Him; the eyes Of your understanding being en-,
inheritance in the saints"


Paus selection OF the topics of his prayer for the
disciples Of Christ was eminent In these re-
avne spirit IN this World and IL it's it's sbe Ul
tntimatlon OF what religion means In the heart of
man. The word was dim, so to speak, with the un-
that character which was noble and exalted.
ment or what ne was accustomed to do.


THE DESTINY OF MAN


was revealed in Christ, and Christ Himself was the
was to be Great as this s' pross
seems, impossibie as vision Of poetry,
he spsssy lsss Of Christ g AZ
anticipation as It win be. Of consummated hap.
81 human Character was mo most t. 1T t' now when SO
much was disclosed OF the past Of men. The anti
thesis then, the future and its opening, might well
deserve consideration. The character Of man orig
inally Is poor tndeed-abect in condition. feeble in
emotion, with mutual dstrust. Nor will the best
is made up Of weaknesses There are ciearages
made as IN the forest; only sumps OF trees remain
IN some places, but all around and about them is
fO cQn hor-
mony and perfection seems dream-the madness
of poet-and yet this is to be. Whatever dis.
crepancy exists between the different positions Of
the human race, from high to low,


THE FUTURE NOT LEFT IN DOUBT


the dream was true or not he did not nronose to
argue Supposing 1t to be true, the most tran
scendental vision the world ever knew is that
opened by Jesus Christ OF the destiny Of the human
race in the ages to come when they shall be in
cuded in the perfection Of Christ, In that farofr
men have hours In Which they see and do not think.
Men of genius now and then are luminous in this
From their souls they throw light upon
i is to glow brighter THAR than t the ~ starry Fry
takers Of the Divine nature. The time will come
when all lives viii have their golden threads run
a Of the geea Se 5 to
the full. We are to be not only sons Of God, but
heirs Of Christ, equal with him and to walk side by
not partake OF the Divine nature in the sense OF
inanIty, yet shall we as companions Of God.
Christ is not revealed as q fetish or as a
philosophical problem. There is that in Him which
ministers to philosophy and gives to superstition
some worth; 1t ought to bewider the poet with
10y and make prophecy spread It's wings
related to the glorincation and development Of the
human race as to be all In all-architect, engineer,
schOolmaster, father and brother SayiOur-the
great ArtfCer for the development OF human souls,
until they reach the maximum Of heaven and JOY.
THE ROAD TO SALVATION


Is that man shall be worth saving The preacher
asked with impassOned eloquence what had been
the end and aim of all his ministry but to inspire
men to enthusiasm in the longing to be saved? But
ton, GOdlikeness, Christlikeness. 1t was not q
poor, beggarly hiding from storms. 1t was q pos
tive, energetic strength, becoming like unto God
There was great want Of light liberty, life beauty
tians.


This world was such world that the traits Of
human excellence were not attained until we got
out Of It, and not till then would be shown the full
man comes to his death without having all this glory
and goodness that Is mentioned In the Bible, and
when he Is gone 1t Is far better than it would be II
he were alive. Children, when they have been a
torment to whole neighborhood are much better
thought Of when they are sent to school and kept
out Of mischief. The kinder feelings preponderate
towards the msmSEy q person after death: This
an amusement, do not know Of anything more
pleasant than the doctrine of perfection. laugh
teri The preacher closed by summing up his argu-
ment that the full growth Of human character
/ came not until after death.


SEVENTH AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.


Sermon by DIR. Wild ON the Sire 9Th and


Death Of Sin, the Victory Of Qualifi-
cation and Consolation.