MM word at God and is not.
4 common, reading. My opinion is
" . is an iii-plied ode setting forth the
at Christ toward the church and of
f ' ., Mord Christ . Christ, is the
. . "and the church is the bride.
.. words we can utter today truth-
hsther in regard totho church of
. .. . orthlschuroh in” particular,
thou art fair, my love. " The
Me! has been due of prolonged eon-
< . o for that we have for 26 years
_ to hssoolato with each oth-
‘ relation of pastor and people.
earns to Brooklyn, I found a airfoil
of Christian disoiples’who from vari-
,_flussshadbeoomc leis and less until
Matted upon the very verge of extinc-
a church, and the question was
be frail: time to time whethe;
.,, .. in!!!“ . intestate!!! a slum .
looses Indeed
. had not those men and
, ham consecrated and earnest they
3 , havcsurrsndercd to thoadverse cir-
culastancas. They marshaled a congrega-
flmal meeting, and gathering up all the
Moss possible they cast 19 votes for a pas:
m of which I am happy to have re-
’ The Tabernacle Defined.
Ilwcsnot through any spirit of personal
m or reckless adventure that I was led
them once! the warmest and most congen—
ial pastorates in Philadelphia that a man
em’enjoyed to this then most uninvlting
M5333!“ was the feeling that God had
called the to the work, and I was sure he
would seerncthrongh.
I have thought that it might be profita-
_. to us to state briefly what kind of. a
arch we have been trying to establish.
. In the first place, I remark that we have
, Chen trying to build here a Christian
church, distinctively such—in other words,
‘_ a church where we should preach the
;I,ord Jesus Christ and him crucified.
. . theology is all gone in , rive letters—
. , Jesus. the , all offenses.
Jana, the founda on all structures.
Jesus, the balm for wounds. Jesus,
the eye salve for all h duess. Jesus, the
, _. me through all perp exities. Jesus. the
for all diseohragernonts. Jesus, the
reform for all wrongs. I have faith to be‘
have that there is more mover in one ‘ p ,
9f thebloodof Jesus ('brist ioou he
woes of the world than in an ocmn full of
human quacksry. Jesus is the grandest
pants in any rnlnstrvlsy. He is the bright-
estgem in any crown. Height over-topping 5
all height. The center of every oircurnfcr- i
once. The circurnfon-nco to every routc'
The pacifier of all turbulence. The run
[hoof all disputes. Jesus! Jesus! At. é
billable all nations are to sit. Around
hiltlrmno all worlds are to revolve. lie ‘
Ilto be the irradiation of the universe
Jesus! Jesus! It is that truth that we
have tried to preach in this 'l‘aiwrnnclv.
A Broad Freed.
Do you ask mom minutely what we be-
Me? I can tell you. We lum- no dry. l
withered. juloclma illmingy. We ln‘lleve l
in God, the Father Almighty. maker of j
heaven and earth, the deiiverer of the dis-
tressed. the home for tho borne-loss. the?
friend for the friomlloss. ‘Wo believe in
Jesus Christ, able. losnve in the utiennost.
pardoning the guilty, lmputiug his right-
eousness wtln‘ believer. “‘v lwlic-vn in tho
)1on Ghost, tlu- comforter. ilw suurtiflor.
cheering up the lu-uri in life‘s. ills‘unil kin
suing bright lights in every dark landing l
place. We lM‘llt‘Vi‘ that the Wllllli' f’ili'u is l
”sunken in sin that nothing but, the om- j
aipowutann ofiiod can vvvr lift it out. We .
believe in grauu—rfm- grin-v. sow-reign ‘
ghee, triumphant grow, I'tvrmil ’anin '
e believe in a Bible. mulwmh- in its,
Minerals, lipnnwulnlo in its teachings.
rlous in its pf‘llllllH'!. We lwilovo in
van. the abode of the rightmost. andllr
fill) the wsidonw of those who are moi ’
nicides, of their own free i'linli’t‘ n-fueing i
ihodivlne morey. We believe in thumb l
Mien of all men who m‘i'vpl. ('liriat by I
Nth. bothey sprinkled or loom-mu, Wor-
ship they in cathedral or in log cabin. be-
at" they in I’rrmbyterianlsm or I'Zplm» .
m, dwell they under liaiiun skies or in l
ilIIOWiiiOl'llla. be tin-y Ethiopian or !
Moan. All one in ('hriul. lino Lord, 1
no faith, one baptism. on the way to one
hum. We built this Taber-rumor for the i
We! setting forth these growths-
“o‘ the (pawl of the Son of God. l
Valid that we had been more. faithful in l
’ finpulpitl Would that We had been more ;
., menu in the pew!
I remark, further, that we have tried
’MD to build a shun-b distinctively unmo-
mo
. Instead of taking. as me peo-
lfllllc disposed to do. how other people
' hi ya have asked the question how new I
, not deli. Imporlouscoatinn hasdc‘ ‘
m that churches shall be angular. ;
M Mr. unsympathetic. target. 9
"has what men call a pious gloom is i
and that that church has ttebest g
, . whereths people are the mostl
’v . aadthst thatisthsruostcf-
Ohristlaa service where the people
Inert sick of sin and mana-
. themanfsriagsummwy‘fiay
. dare not sing if anybody
door. When will the day of deliverance
conga to the (- arch of God when, instead '
out...“
Mother-hall
mitotic"!
fill lean who could not
God speedsuoh a chore . a
Oh. my friends, was tcbrcskawsy
fmslsvcry to ecclesiastical custom. We
imi- as. “We
dare not preach unless we vs ‘ rounded
on our sentences to suit the criticism of!
the world. choro not dress for church
untilwc have examined the fashion ten
and timid rather stay at home than 1-
with a cunt or a bat not sanctioned byes»
mm
of adcsd roll ion. laid out in state on a
catafalth of pomp and fhsincerity‘ we
shall have a living. bounding. sympathetic,
glowing Christianity? ‘
A Joyful Religion.
Item‘s: (“when that, , .wtrlod here
to build and to conduct ul church.
While. no you know, we have not held
back the terrors of the law hd the sterner
doctrines of the gospel we have ”led in
this house to present to this people the idea
that the gladdest, brightest. happiest thing
in all the universe is the Christian reli-
gion. There is so much trouble in the
world. Business men have so runny anx-
ieties, toiling men have so many fatigues,
orphans have so many desolatione—for
God's sake, if there be any bright place on '
earth, show it to them. Let the church of
Jesus Christ be the roost cheerful spot on
earth. Let me say that I do not want
serial: to. some “villains. around me
about the Christian religiorf. I have no
faith in a religion made up of equal parts
of wormwood. vinegar and red pepper. if
the religion that is presented to us he a de-
pression, we will get along better without
it. If it be a joy. let it shine out from
your face and from your conversation. If
a man comes to my house to talk of reli-
gion with iuguhrlous countenance and
manner full of snitlleand dolomusness. I
feel like saying to my wife. "You had bet-
ter lock up the silver before he steals some-
thing.” I have found it an invariable rule
that men who profess faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. p ding themselves at the
same time on th r sanctimoniousnesa, al-
ways turn out badly~—I never know an on
ceptiou—whilo those who are the most
consistent, the most useful and the most
constructed have perfume in their conver-
satiomd heaven in their face.
. The Eternal (Madness.
The happiest Christians that I have
ever known have been pummel from 60 to
80 years of ago. By that. time people got
over the sharns and pnltonaes of society
and have no longer any patience with any-
thing llke impostnro in religion. 0 Chris
tinu. how dare you he gloomy? Is not God
your father? Is not Josue i‘llrisi your
Saviour? Has not your path all through
life been strewn with nwroios? An: you
lnacnslhio in the four that tin-ri- nn- ‘
glories awaiting you in tin.- boiler lnml‘f
~—doxolnglos of v-vlostiul worship. t'lf'l'
nal olmrnls. tonrlvso eyes, songs that .
resound umlvrnrolivsof stvvngtb and bu ’
saunas that vlap their bombs at the foot ol g
the tlimne? Is it nothing to you that all g
the hills of heaven are radiant with ill.“
faces of those who have gone up from you. i
and who on— vvnltiug for your emolumi
randy to kwpwilh you eternal holiday? isi
tin-m nothing in songs that "('Vl'l'i'liubi‘. in
hearts that HI‘Vi'I‘ nvlw, in aplcndnrs thati
never div, to make you glad? Then take:
no more own-y at the hand of thy (iod',
ulvo buck the marriage ringof love that?
Jesus put on your finger in ihodny of your
espousol! i’lnnt no more of tho Hum-n. of
heaven when more ought to be nothing
but uetties and nightshade!
“'1- try to make 'ihis'l-burt‘h a I'lim'rfui
church. A man on Saturday afternoon ,
stands in his sion-nml says: “ How slnill l 4
rm-ot tin-so obligations? How i'lHl l on
(Iiil‘i‘ this new (llauhlfll'llml is muringuimn
me?" He gin-n [mum 3‘anth Innrning‘
find» him in llm “mine or Hod 'l‘hmuph
the song, through those-mum. tlmmgh iiu-
prnyor, the Loni .lwsus i‘briwi says to rim:
runu: "(l "run. I llllVi‘ “‘illl'lli‘ll film" l
have smur all tliysiugulrs. it i- enough i ‘
will am! flu-e thmugh. 1 \vi! ~luinl ls-
iwm‘u time and thy l'i‘i‘illlul‘". . will "1.in
up in lwnvrnly irvuauru-o \vlmt you Inn! in
I'lll‘lllly ii'i'neurrx. l‘onrngv. mun? i'oor
nus! Angels of ilml. I vommumi you in
clear the lrurk l‘or iliui. mun. I'm your
wingsm'or his iwinl. With your unlili-u
scepter-s strike for his (It'lilfllil'. 'i'hi'ow
around him all the defenses of on-rn‘ir‘“
What In tin- mnsmpwnw" 'I‘bni ‘
man is stn'nmbvnmi. lli‘ goes to il
next day i'wllng ibnt Hal is with him and
ready to lli‘llt’l‘l‘.
A Triumphant Church.
'l’lint Mlilii' Sunday thorn in n pinu- old
woman in llw rburob bearing the would.
Uh. bow shrunken aim is? Slur wrurs the
same drove; Nlli! wore :30 year» ago. How
foiled it in and now out of date! film sits
and iintensns well us she can. ”i'l" eyes are
to dim she cannot ace half way aomsu ”ill
church. liner our in so imwrfwt that she
can only uninii Il'I‘illllllilfllly a note of the
[realm or a Word of tiwimw'lwr. Hurricane
sittlngncxt loin-r gives horn limit and
finds the plums for bur. Mu- auiys. "'l‘imnk
you. miss: thank you!" She holds vio-
hook elm-o up to her eyes and with a Vflll‘l‘
all full of tremor sings:
Jesus. lover of my moi.
let mo in thy bomm tlr
While the billows near Ins roll.
While the tempest still is high.
liids no.0 my fiaslonr. bids.
Till the atom of life is past.
Hate into the have» guidew
0b. rccsivs ray soul at last:
And Jesus says to her. “Mum, are you
weary!" And she says. "Yes. Jesus. I am
very tired.” Jesus says. "Mother, are you
poor!" And she says: “Yes. I am very
. i cannot scwany more: lesanm
knit any nuns. ] an very vim. ” Jesus
says to her, "Mother. would you iiiein
rsstl" alho s, “Yes. land; that is what
Intro-«rest. ’ "Cot . mass." as:-
Jesus. "i will see thee through." one
goes horns. The partitioning lam turre-
nrsnt am seine one enema as number
floor scores to her risen and No
Thenigbtminethsotsriotcctocchltd
at that pillow of smwmnd‘dcsas kept
premise. tie-aid that he would
i the
. pun-um.
‘ (ind, u will not be by the moon of min.
‘ later-s we have. in this marry. it will be
his ‘
be theirs“, the in thei rer
enhance. ltissli telly} ns armis-
castles cabana—sustain; Nero, hang-
! Absalom, whingthel’billstlnss with
s on good -- when all around
about.“ are iniquitiec to be slain.
Did“ I say that the church ought to be
abreast of the times? I" take that back.
The church of God ought to be ahaadof
mailman—as far in advance satire moss
g Christ ‘is ahead of all human invention.
aui was 1.000 years ahead of the day in
which he lived. The swift footed years
that have passed since Luther died have
not yet some up to Luther's grave. Give
iniquity 5,000 years the start, and the feet
of Christianity are so. nimble that if you
will but give it full swing it will catch up
and pass it in two bounds. The church oi
God ought to be ohm of the times.
, A Stalwart Religion.
I remark, further, that we have tried here
in the {love and fear of God to builds
church that would be characterized by
conversions. I have heard of very good
people who could preach on for it or 20
years and see no conversions, but yet have
faith. It takes a vorygood rnan todo that.
I do not know how a man can heeplils
faith up if meals are not brought to the
Lord J osus Christ. That church that does,
not bring men and women to the feet of
the Saviour is a failure. I care not how
fine the building, or how sweet the music,
or how clmuont the preaching. or how
elegant the surroundings~it is a failure.
The church of God was made for just one
thing—to get men out of the world into
the kingdom of heaven. The tendency in
churches is to spend their time in givinp
fine touches to Christians already txilislred.
We keep our religion too much indoorsi
and under shelter when it might to be
climbing the rocks or bowing in the for-
ests. Then it would lxrastalwart religion,
a robust religion, a religion able to digest
the strong meat of the world imam-ad oi
being kept on the pup and gruel of spirit»
ual lnvaiidlsrn. it. is high time that we
throw oi? the Sunday clothes of sickly sen.
tlnu-niuliiy and put on the workday time ;
of an warm-st. arrive Lbristianliy. .
More is Bnuiklyn, hero is Sow York. ‘
here are the ,l'nited State-i, hero is. the l
whole World to be (-mlwrted. it Is Lulu 5
years sinoo Christ mine. and yet Europe,
Asia. Africa, North and South America
are still uunvnnm‘lizml. Mum maple born
every year into the World than are born
lntoilw kingdom of ”oil. At that rate
lack any one who can do it simple sum in
arithmetic tu I‘ult'liliIIvWIlf‘fl this world
will be brought. tuJoaus. At that we
never, never. non-r! And yet We know
that. it. is to be brought to i‘lirlvst. lint the
church will have tuvlmngc- its lack and take
awidvr awn-p with the gnome! not. than
any it lillrl yet taken. llsvllcvorhat the
gn-nt masses of the {ample am now ready
to m-olvo tin~ mispi-l if we givv tlwur u
CIlflIll'l‘.
A boy “can; along llu-r-ln‘wt at night and
m n lini- lmuw l'x'nutlfully lighted up
and hears "male. and he says, "I wish]
was in tin-w. but I have not been inviwd.“
and so be [mm-s on. lien! is the church oi
God, lighted up with festivity and holy
mirth. and ihoworld pauses along outside.
hears the music and suinotiinm wishes it
was lnsldr. but buys that it in not invited.
Uh, invite the world to (who in! liooul .
into the lilngny-l nml lll'Ilgf'Q-T Send in’
ili‘ki‘l of lmllnliuu. printed in filo-3' '
vmrds. ‘i‘onw.
ready "
for all things ore rum
[lurk-«I In his).
mum )i-ul‘s nun mm mm wrn: burial in i
tho llnrtln-y volllrry of England. ’i'ln'
quwn of hinnlnmi from her thmnoiolc
urnpln-d. ' la iln‘n- any hope! for iln'unvnl“
Alli-r nwiulw llirmwvi-r i'irllii‘ over fin
wires: "le lmpv 'l‘lwy uni ilvml." "on
is u n llillt' riivv buried in no and darknes-
nmi “no. 'l'lu- question llml thrills up n.
the timuw of God lmlay is. “in tin-m any
hope for the nn-n'r" Answering lntelll
nee comes back from the throne of God,
t the world's darkness.
3 ' h theworld'sww: "Yes.
Motel ope for all. Whosocvor
Isthlm come. And the Hpirlt and
do say. Come. And let him that b
athlrst «Mime. "
We have had conventions all over llo
countrydisoussln the Meet. "llow Shall .
the Great “$0 lit to l'hriaf?"
They have sp d mmiunonuni
the close 0 the Mint—a long list at
ii, loor ill have been read. and tin-n the pm
siding officer has said. “All Hum in favor
of tho mduiiuns for the «inversion of tin‘
world. purifying the critics and mlcorning
the allows. and making everything all
right. my aye.“ "Aye! Ayci!‘ say Milli“:
volts-s. ”All omsmi no." "'l'hoayt-s have
it." There. tlw World lsmnvencdl Ah.
We do not slvm to get along by such a
if this world louver lo belmmght to
by the great mum of flirtation men and
women discharging their duty. If the pri‘
vats church mmnbcrship of this country
would but put on theirsrmorand go (crib,
i believe that in it years this whole land
wiggle]? M for Christ. Would God
t a t poop were prophets
marshal collar-am sayitsthcls
using to pat-eh. ll he cannot pso-
plewili mtgotohsfihbn. (he
has a
B
in...
‘mntal and
’ I3;
rmmvsfimforulrmmm
all . ammonia-MI
auto absenteveaiorstewmontbs. I
havoworbsdtotbeiuiiextentofphysioal,
ch h. spiritual enduranoegorthis
urn ., ,
KW we start lepton our twenty-filth
Bow may of us will close it here I
not. but, living or dying. lot as
cl to Christ. 0b. that all the
w love him: I wish that I could take
this audience this morning and wreaths it
around the heart of my Lord Jesus cam
01:. heissuchadsarfisvionrl Heinrich
slavinchsnsi liaison coal Hols
all the world to rue. lie a heaven to rue.
Kc washed away my sins. He comforted
ms in days of darkness and more. no
is mine. 0 blessed Jesus! Sweetest sound
Icverheardor eversspoct when! lstby
name! .
My closing prayer this morning is that
God will have mercy on the dying popula-
tion of our great cities, and that the whole
earth will put on bridal arrayfor the com
ing of her Lord. Ride on, King Jesus,
ridoonl Biased bethclnrdGod’ofI-raei
from everlasting toeverlasting. and let the
wholcearth be diledwitb hisglocyl Linen
and lamenl.
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mam IIIIDV
museum no"
news is I. Data. corn all
srvous Diseases. faiiia
Parssic Imbalance. iiig lly latic-
stuns. sic.,eassed by past abuses, ives vi
shrunkeno s and quickly at sure y restores
new“ id oryoosg. Easilfy carriedin vss
bucket. Price“... apnckage. 8i: «Ms-33h}
nitteamrassuunnsr-ouyrds . at
at an “principled dru ist sell on any mi
Milo! on. mist on having NDA acneother. r
be has not got it. we will send it b mail upon receipt
of rice. Pamphlet in sealed enve ope free. Address
“ladle-100nm. ale-gs. II.. ore-rascals.
CEO. 0. STILLSON.
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Leave Norwaih. 5 p. rn.; south ”Small. 85!-
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Freight revolved from 7 a m. to t p. m.
U n apollcation to more the Oil of Nor-
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Allpersoas are forbid trusting any of
the’erirplo surf the boats of this line on ac-
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May l2th.‘wc will give to every purchaser at
2 lbs. of our Finest Gilt Edge Elgia Creamery Butter, at 210 per
1b., one handsome covered butter dish. We guarantee our butter
to be the finest in the market; when we lower the price we keep
tip-tho quality. We are also
giving the handsomest present in ‘ l
the city willrour Tees and Coffees. * We give you a Worsted
Cup.
Saucer and Plate, or a geod Broom withl lb. Calico, at 2’80.
We have the largest stock of presents. and guarantee. our Teas
to be the best.
1
Best Family Flour, 84.00 a bbl.
On Saturday we will give 25 lbs. Granulated Sugar for 81.
We guarantee weight and measure in
everything.
The New York Grocery 80., ,
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GREAT BARGAINS IN
flPARLOR SUITS
, Silk Brocatelle Fringe Parlor Suit, $35.00.
Crushed Plush Parlor Suit, 825.00.
Polished Wood Parlor Tables way down in price.
A Fine Lounge for 86.50.
Wilton Rug Couches, $11.50.
A large line of Corduroy Lounges and Couches.
All goods sold at hard, time prices.
DAVID
STOW. :-:
some on is on." ’ "
Photographs
‘ of the house are in order.
Photographer NilliTH
can do them;
20 tears Experience
and the best of apparatus.
Sissmslilp and llsllwsy Tickets
to all parts of the world for sale by
H. D. SMITH.
Room 1 lmaie‘hsildiag. Norwalk.
mun tarts Til
Florida. California,
Bermuda. Egypt.
and oi her points of interest to travelers.
n Welland Laundry.
9| Washington Street, ' .
South! Icmlli
ALL WORK DON! BY BAND.
are some one us wasrmto.
caucus-non comm.
356m cam ton. arm owns.
no can or ensues. on m
JOHN WARREN. Preprioior.
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Buggies, Platters. Carriages
Canopies. Spindles. sic.
Prices to SulF All
CALI: AND fill ran.
Henry Tilly.
our A ion on "or
Baby Carriages,
FROM $5 UP.
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
UAK BEU-liUUM SUITS, SIUEBUARUS, Ell-
TENSIUN TABLES, FANCY UHAIRS,
ANU Pilllflll FURNITURE
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
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Fill rounu.
0. P.1‘uts says: “When 1 connected Its use my chickens were thin and droopy. and
the lions were only layiaa about seventy-ave one per day. but after using your food for two
wschslrccslvcd fromoashundrsd aadtwsaty-livs to one hundred and fifty one per day.
Thschsassianrychlorcns was very noticeable: they looked much lam: and their imam
stow Mushy. i new use about twenty-ave pounds air mouth of this valuatiofoca. sad it
lscaidactntiilwocldscrsivsooutonbcpocitry business. i have also and ihsOatils
Food in h! stables with seed results."
lbscaisiainy quantity. lesnysfoll line of wasrans onus. on can that can
homered. OurmraaMOatsarccarsfoilyml-sasd: you do not say for em and em.
flay. Iii-aw. drain no fresh-around lead. W M for horses and cattle.
Man uel T. Hatch
Norwalk Chronicler