Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 March 1884 — Page 7

UTTERED FROM THE PULPIT.! liev. Myron W. Reed's Morning Sermon at the First Presbyterian Church. Ucv. R. V. Hunter’s Initial Sermon—Hiss Francos E. Willard on the War GOP OUR SUN AND SHIELD. Hev. Myron W. Reed’s Morning Discourse at the First Presbyterian. liev. Myron W. Reed preached at the First Presbyterian Church yesterday morning, to a large audience. He took as his text Ps. lxxxiv, 11: ‘‘For the Lord God is a sun and shield.” Ho said: The sun has not been a familiar object to us of late; but none of us have quite forgotten the source of light, and heat, and motion. It is used frequently "in the Bible as a definition of God. lie is { a sun;” Jesus Christ is “the Light of the world.” His name suggests life, and health, and color. ... The chief danger of the arctic search is the darkness, the cold. Nothing but a groat motive can sustain a man in the long night into which the Advance, the Polaris and the Jeannette have sailed. The men who are hired to go mostly die. I>r. Kane, a little man with a great heart, survives. Even Eskimo dogs die. Now, if man—in all his trial, and battle, and failure and darkness—could once get it firmly fixed* in his head that God is a sun to him, he will not be much dismayed. He may be east down, but he will know that he is not forsaken. He may not be jolly, but he will have peace. But the sun is not a complete definition of God, for man needs not only the gift of Ijfe, but protection in life. God is a sun and a shield. “Fear not, Abraham: I am thy shield.” When a man has it firmly fixed in his head that God created him, then let him as firmly fix it in his heart that God protects him, and that man is not to bo moved. And that vre may not he moved God is so revealed to us. “lie is n king.” That is only a partial definition, for there have been mighty kings, and many of them, who cared not for their subjects. They could kill them or causo them to he killed, but they did not chiefly care to keep them alive and make them happy. History is full of such kings and queens. God is “a father.” That rounds out tho definition. He is a king who loves and cares—loves the world, lie made and all who are in it. He notes the curve of the sparrow’s fall, and the inflection of the young raven's cry. God. so defined to man, rests him. Man is not responsible for the universe, the machinery of heaven. He is here, sent here by a king, sent here on au errand; and ho is hero cared for by a father. A citizen of the United States in a foreign country to-day would feel hotter, I think, if we had ships of war with battle lanterns to look for him in case he should get into trouble. We desire a government that not only sends, but. protects: so that an American may not be insulted by Venezuela, nor even by Bismarck. God is revealed to us as a God of hosts. Ho helps Paul right away. Help that must bo manufactured and so delayed as long as it takes to make a Krupp gun, would be too late for Paul’s use. The ship is a wreck, and tho wind is in a hurry, and help must also be in a hurry. So it was that in the disastrous night au angel of God stood by Paul and said: “Fear not. Paul: thou shalt be saved and all that sail with thoe." t say it rests a man to know that there is God over him and God with him. Man is hem—his creation is a fact. He is a mind and a heart. Matter can hardly create mind and heart. Asa rule the greater does not proceed from the less. God over man is well assured; now let God with man ho as well assured and wo may have a life that is tolerably unanxious. I find as much evidence* of the goverment of this world by a mind and heart, as I do for its creation by a mind and heai t.

Hie is a world historically known to us for six thousand years, more or less. During that time it has held together, moved forward and one event has fitted into another like the action of one of Shakspeare's plays. There has been no uniform widespread conspiracy among men to sot the world ahead. Instead, men have Wn for the most part working at cross-pur-poses, all seeking their own. But out of all their selfish wars has come a gain—an advance to mankind. The “wrath of man” praises some one. All things do work together for good, Nobody even suggested that a play of Sltakspeare was an accidont. or even the work of a common mind and heart. Even Bacon was not up to such a task. But Shakspeare's work is a copy of nature, of the fashion of the times, of the poetic justice of life. If it requires genius to make the copy, what does it require to make the original! It is not hard work to believe in the providence of an Almighty God. It is hard work to believe in anything else. Tho revelation of God making things and caring for them is demanded by the intellect. Nobody hut a sinner ever doubted, and he because he was a sinner. To be sure, he had in that case nothing to hope for, but, as compensation, he had nothing to fear. One can get rid of a sense of obligation, but it costs him a sense of protection. Tho prodieal son gains something in the freedom of tho far country, but he loses something—the shelter of his fathers house. But it is not a choice as between the two—beliof in God and disbelief. The intellect and the heart demand, insist, that God is. And the son in the far country yet dreams of his father, and hungers for the sight of his face. Doubtless there are many peoplo not strong intellectually who bclievo in God—many people who have failed to make money or to achieve position in the world: many whose advice you would not take in the management of a railroad: many children. It is possible to be a little child and yet boos the kingdom of God. But greatness of intellect will not prevent this belief in God. Matthew was not a great man, but St. Paul, by any standard, was. I find that tho men who have made the map of the world and remade it, did not believe iu chance and did not trust in a happy accident. They have had tho faith of the centurion, who said to Christ, “I am a man who commands men. I say to one ‘go,’ and he goes; to another ‘come,’ and he comes. 11 is not necessary that you should come under my roof—speak the word. As I have men under me you have tho powers of 1 life and health under you—speak the word and my servant shall be healed.” General Gordon, of the English army, lias for some time attracted the attention of people—for his audacity, *or his success. Ho smokes some of his enemies and the remainder are afraid of him. From his biography we find the secret of his bold success. He believes in God, like Columbus and Livingstone. “Praying for the people ahead of me whom I am about to visit, ” he says, “gives me much strength, and it is wonderful how something seems to have already passed between us when I meet a chief (for whom I have prayed) for the first time. 1 have really no troops with me, but I have the Shekinah. and I do like trusting to him and not to men. Remember, unless ho gave me this confidence I could not have it. I consider that I have the earnest of success in this confidence.” After he had finished a tremendous task, he •says, “I feel a great contentment A star, when it makes its highest point, is said to have culrai Dated, and I feel that I have culminated—that is, I wish for no higher or better post than the one I have, and I know that I cannot be removed unless it is God’s will—so I rest on a rock, and *an bo content.” Here are some of his words: “It is a delightful thing to boa fatalist, not as that word is generally used, but to accept that whon things happen,and not before, God has, for some wise reason, so ordained them to happen—all things, not. the great things only, but all tho circuins*ancß of life. Wo have nothing further to do when the scroll of events is unrolled but to accept them as being for the best.” Be a n* t unrolled it is another matter. A.l I can say is that amid troubles and vvor'tCS no one can have peace till he thus stays upon his God. It gives a man a superhuman .strength. General Gordon carries with him <‘wo books, the “Imitation of Christ” and “Wat on on Contentment.” He saysi “I do nothing. I •m a chisel which cuts tho wood; tho carpenter urects it. If 1 lose my edge he must sharpen ,rto * D® not flatter yourself that you are needed —that God could not work without you. It is an honor if lie employs you. No ouo is indispensable. You are a machine allowed to *eel that you have the power of action.’’ Again and again he refers in his letters in pity to the poor people of Soudan. “I would give my life for them. Ail the time I was there '-very night I used to pray that God would lay

upon me the burden of their sins and crush me with it instead of these poor sheep.” Here we are in the climate of Moses, Elijah, John of the Desort, John Brown, Stonewall Jackson, Havelock, and we think of Cromwell dying. Ho read, “I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me. You have learned that. Paul but it is a hard lesson for me to take in. I find it so. But he that was Paul’s Christ is my Christ, too.” Anu so he drew water out of the well of salvation. It was the same man whoso sabre had Hashed at Dunbar and Marston Moor, weak and humble, but confident, in tho very hour of death. This faith, my friends, is greatly to be desired. Heart and intellect, long for it, and starve without it. The soul is greatly disquieted, says St. Augustine, uutif it. finds God. God, a king in power and a father in pity. God, a sun and a shield! I will make no exhortation. 1 speak as 1 feel and think. 1 think that Moses, Elijah. Isaiah and all the prophets, recent and remote, were good judges of life: what they say of it, and of the plan of God in the life of every man that lives, suits perfectly my heart and my intellect. Wo are Gods children, and Ho knows us by name, by character and, especially by our need of Him. He enables us to say, “I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me”—l am poor and needy, yet ilie Lord thinketh upon mo. “Serene I fold my hands and wait. Nor care for winds or tide, or sea; I rave no more gainst time or fate. For, lo! my own shall come to me. I stay my haste, I make delays, For what, avails this eager pace— I stand amid tho otornal ways, Ami what is mine shall know my face.'* SEVENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Kev. K. V. Hunter, the New Pastor, Preaches His Initial Sermon. Rev. R. V. Hunter, the newly elected pastor of the Seventh Presbyterian Church, addressed his congregation, yesterday, for tho first time since his election. He chose his text and spoke as follows: Jude. v. 24 and 2.Y— Now unto Him that is ahlo to keep yon from falling and to proseut you faultless before the pres n nce of llin glory with exceeding joy, To the inly wise God onr Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Our text is taken from one of tho shortest books in the Bible, and is written by Judo, the brother of James, who was also one of the apostles. The object of* the epistle is to exhort the brethren of all the churches to a diligent faithfulness both in preserving the true doctrino of the Scriptures and in living as becometh true disciples of Christ Jesus. The reason for this exhortation is given in the fourth verse: “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying tho only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus.” The ..postle foresees the danger arising from the influence of evil persons and warns tho faithful against their influence. It is well for every church to be warned against the admission of sin. “Satan goeth about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour,” and we, to bo faithful to our trust, must meet him. clad in the armor of the gospel, and with tho sword of the spirit we may despoil him. Let me. to-day, exhort this congregation to renew its diligence, to uphold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, to meet evil with a positive Christian front, and to keep itself unspotted from the world. Upon such the benediction of (rod the Fattier, and Christ the Son. and of the Holy Spirit, the comforter, will rest and bless. Furthermore, the apostle intimates that the faithfulness of the few may overcome the evil influence of the wicked. This is welcome nows to every true believer; for who is there among us who does not have some friend out of Christ: The intimation of the apostle may bo true of your influence over your friend, if you arc wise and good. Then, in conclusion, Lo exclaims: “Now unto Him that is ablo to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God, our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.”

These words cover the destiny and existence of an immortal soul. There are two parts in a soul’s existence. This earth is the theater of tho first part, and heaven is the theater of the other part, if the soul is saved. Here we act in time; over there we have our being in eternity Here we look out upon the Atlantic of troubles and sorrow; over there we have smooth sailing upon the Pacific of God’s love. Time is the outer door to eternity. In this life we creep as we follow Christ. As the infant learning to walk is sustained by the pa rent’s hand, so wo are sustained by the hand of God: but in the next life we walk as men and women having arrived at the full stature of godliness. “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling.” When? In this life. “And to present you faultless before the presence of His glory.” When? In tho next life. I. In the first place let us note the meaning of this clause, “Now unto Ilim who is ablo to keep you from falling.” 1. Then there is danger of falling—danger of sinning against God. * “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standetli take heed lest he fall.” Some of the angels foil from heaven, “our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created.” Moses sinned. David sinned, Peter denied his Master, Paul and Barnabas grew angry. Good men have often sinned, and “we all do come far short of duty.” Our natures are depraved, for tho race has apostatized. There is no perfection of nature in this life. We are on trial here. God has not sanctified us, nor will He until we have shaken off this mortal coil. The world, the flesh and the devil are a syndicate formed to break down the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ But, thanks bo to God, Tie is able to keep us from failing. 2. Then God is able to keep us against this syndicate of sin. Our King is mightier than the king of darkness, and is able to keep His until tho perfect day. The evil one is often allowed to have his way in this world for a time, as was the case in the thirteenth century, when it seemed that unbelief and paganism would ultimately rule the world. The tide of Christianity, which had been advancing since tho Christian era, was turned back, and it seemMl a wave of darkness and death would sweep over all that had been gained. But again heaven’s banner floated above an advancing host of Christian patriots. So it is oftentimes with men and women “born again.” There may be a time when they may seem to have lost their hope and darkness closes in about them. But, like the Christian religion of the thirteenth century, which blazed out in tho fourteenth century, they will return to their God. take up the drooping standard and bear it aloft in God’s name. When tho Master came to tho sepulchre of Lazarus, someone said that Lazarus was dead. The Master replied: “No; he sleopeth.” So with a soul once regenerated. It is not dead; it sleeps. At the Master’s bidding it will arise again. A building is on fire. The engines pour on a deluge of water until the flames are extinguished, as they suppose. During the night the south wand fans into life the living embers Hidden beneath the rubbish, and tho flames burst out with renewed energy. Sin may come like a deluge upon the soul and quench tho flames of good works and a visible Christianity. But the south wind of God’s love will fan tho latent boat of a renewed soul into life again—more intense because of the previous failure. A soul is reborn but once and saved. But our God is able to keep us from falling away from Christian duty. Ho is ablo to uphold us that we may not disgrace our Master’s c ause, if we but put our case into his strong hands. Also, he is ablo to keep us from falling away altogether—that is from committing tlte unpardonable sin. Hell is not as strong as heaven. God is supreme. 3. Not only is Christ able but he is walling to keep us from falling. He does not delight in the death of any. He would that all should turn unto him aud live. His love and mercy are inexliaustable. His Jordan is waiting for all who wish it. But, oh! too many; alas! too many prefer sin and death. It is a matter of their own choosing. Allow mo. my friends, to commend to you “Him that is willing to keep you from falling,” In the eleventh century vast multitudes of people started on a pilgrimage from western and central Europe to Palestiues to deliver tho holy city out of the polluting hands of the Mohammedan, and infidel enemies besot tho crusaders on every baud, plundering and murdering until but few remained. Disease and hunger again thinned their ranks uutil hut a handful reached the promised lgnd of the holy Jerusalem. ♦So we iu this life are on a pilgrimage to tho

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promised land and the holy city, tho new Jerusalem. The enemy is beseiging us on every hand and decimating our ranks as we appyoa< h the promised land. But God has put himself ou record that lie will keep us from falling. Ilis strong arm will be our shield. The righteousuess of Christ will be the tower in which wo lodge in times of danger. ‘Hide mo, O mv R-vviour! hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; Oh, receive my soul at last.*’ 11. “And to present you faultless before tho presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” This clause covers the soul’s existence in the world to Como. In this life there has been sin and temptation. In the life to come the soul is made perfect. Aye. it is presented perfect at tho threshold of heaven. By this the apostle means that our sins shall not be imputed to us. TVo arc justified before God through faith in Christ. There is no justification except by faith. Oh, what a change and what a bless ing! We arc lifted from this sin-cursed earth to tho “land of pure delights, where saints immortal reign.” There is no tailing there, no tempta tions, no sin, no death. Death is the gate through which we must pass from the corruptible to the incorruptible—from mortality to immortality. The apostle invokes God’s power to uphold tho members of tho churches in this life and to pro sent them perfect before God in tho next. So I invoke Christ’s power to present you perfect before God in the life to come. I would have Him present you, a pardoned saint, to the company of all the redeemed. 1. Noto that when wo aro presented to the Father we are faultless. “The souls of believers aro at their death made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory.” Bays Paul, iu writing to the Corinthians: “But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, oven as by tho Spirit of the Lord.”—ll. Cor. in, 18. It is plain that all men come short of duty in this life. It is equally plain that sin cannot enter tho pale of heaven. The first wave of sin that would pass over the threshold of those upper mansions would call forth tho purified hosts to hurl it down to plutonian darkness. There are no sinners there; then, if no sinners, no sin; and if no sin, there is perfection. That cleansing of a soul is between earth and heaven. How comforting the thought that the disposition to sin, which is inherent in this life, is taken from us the moment wo take our farewell of earthly tilings. We will be “presented faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.” 2. We shall be presented in the presence of His glory. Not long have we to stay here at best. Life is but a breath. The years are creeping along and multiplying with wonderful rapidity. It was but yesterday we were children playing upon the green with a score of others from the village. How our blood ran hot with the excitement of ouc games. “Black man,” “hide and seek,” “blindfold” and “town hall” have given away to sterner things. Those children are tho men and women of io-day. And yet not all of them aro busy with life’s cares, for some are dead. Only yesterday I heard that the boy with whom I recited my first Latin lesson died in Baltimore—died with the gospel armor on, preaching the unsearchable riches of the gospel. The brightest-eyed girl of that happy group laid down to rest ten summers ago. And tho fathers, where aro they? Under the clod, or ready to yield up the spirit t-o the God who gave it Life is a meteor, bursting in tho night of eternity. While wo see its light we call it life, when it fades wo call it death: but it has only been removed to another sphere with its immortal beauty. Over there wo aro in the immediate presence of God’s glory. In this life God’s glory is tho object of our faith; in the next life it will be the object of our senses. Now we wonder what God and heaven will be; soon we will know what they aro. Soon, very soon, we will realize the glory of God, if wo but love him. Observe that where believers shall be presented faultless, it will bo with exceeding joy. We tremble now lest we fall short of that glory. We distrust our sinful hearts. Life’s sweetest cup is mixed with aloes. But when we aro safe under the shadow of that “Rock of Ages” there will be no distrust, no fear, no aloes, for God “will dwell with us, and we shall bo his people, and God shall be with us, and bo our God. And God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes, and there shall bo no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for tho former things aro passed away.” Tho slaves of many ills to-day will be faultles3 to-morrefw; and where there is the perfection of holiness there will bo the perfection of joy. Great will he our joy on entering our immortal home. Our cup. our hearts will be full. Is this not an object worthy of our efforts'! For tho Master says, ‘Tie that overoometh shall inherit all things; ami I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” “To Thee, my God and Savior! My heart exulting sings, Rejoicing iu thy favor. Almighty King of kings! I’ll celebrate Thy glory, Witli all Thy eaints above. And toll tho joyful story Os Thy redeeming love.”

“To the only wise God, our Savior, bo glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and over. Amen.” The apostlo has exhorted the churches to faithfulness in pursuing sound doctrine. He has warned them against deceivers; ho has pointed out the God who is able to uphold them in this life and that will present them before God, the Fathor, faultless. Now, in conclusion, he would have all glory, majesty, dominion and power bestowed upon that God, our Savior, who does all.for us. He is worthy of man’s highest praise, his lotiest song, and his most earnest adoration. There is none other who could do for man what Hu has done for him. None other was possessed of the in finite merit peculiar to Him. No created being would have undergone what this Christ passed through to redeem an enemy: none other could keep ns from falling, even after our redemption has been wrought out; none other than the Son of God could present us to the Father, faultless. Christ bought us, after having created us; then He keeps us from spiritual death after He has bought us—He carries us along. Furthermore, He boars us aloft to God’s throne and presents us justified, sanctified and glorified to the Father. Such lovo was unheard of outside of revelation. None other than a merciful and powerful God could and would have done so much for dying men. And then we were enemies when lie did it ; enemies by nature. Yet He bears with us, invites us, loves us and rejoices when we do come to Him. Is there not reason enough, then, for giving all glory, majesty, dominion and power to this wise God, our Savior) This God. this Savior, remains the same to-day he has ever been. His promises are just as good, lie is every whit as able, and His lovo is as plenteous as In the time of the apostle Judo. As an opening ’sermon, I would commend you to this God. He will keep you, and present you to tho Father, spotless and uudefilod. Then I would have you give all the glory, and majesty, and dominion, and power, to this only wise God, our Savior. In so doing I feel that you will be following tho directions of God’s word and the instructions of your nobler natures. I fear many Christians mistake the ultimate and highest end of a Christian’s life. I hope you have boon better educated. Allow me to state moro specifically what I moan. “To be happy” is not tho highest order of Christian service. “Man’s chief end is to glorify God.” We are to do right for its own sake. Wo are to seek to magnify and glorify our Master —not ourselves. It is a common say ing in certain quarters, “How do you feel brother,” as though the feelings were tho measure of a man’s religion. A better test is, “What have I done for Christ?” In what way have I glorified Ills name? Have I given a cup of cold water? Have I spoken a word for Him! Have I given Him tho homage of my heart? The end of a Christian’s life work should be, not to be happy, but to glorify God. Then the happiness will come. We are always happy in the performance of duty. A good conscience brings no remorse. A bad conscience is wrung with agony. In our Christian efforts let ns contribute to God’s honor, not to our own; for our joy ought to be the greatest when we see our best friend honored. Tho devoted wife fipjoices in any honor given to her husband. Likewise the husband in the honor of his wife. My greatest joy ought to be in seeing my Savior joyful, for the twofold reason, first, that he is God; second, he is my truest and best friend. If 1 can impress this lesson on your minds today, viz.: that we ought to give all honor to Jesus; that all glory, majesty, dominion and power belong to Him and ought to bo given Him by all rational creatures, in view of llio fact that lie has redeemed us and can keep us from falling iu tliis life, and will present

us to Ilis Father faultless in the next life; then I feel that I have preached just the sermon 1 most desired to preach. Therefore, ending as l began, “Now unto Him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory, with exceeding joy; to the only wise God, our Savior, bo glory and majesty, dominion aud power, both now and forever. Amen.” THE BATTLE OF THE AGE. Miss Frances E. Willard Thinks It Is Against Intemperance—Value of Woman’s Work. Miss Frances E. Willard, president of tho Women’s Christian Temperance Union, spoke at the morning service of tho Fourth Presbyterian Church, yesterday, her speech being introduced by a few pertinent remarks by the pastor, Rev. A. IT. Carrier. The audience was a large and interested one. Every seat in the audience, room was taken, and extra chairs were placed in tho aisles. Miss Willard said that it seemed to her that every ago has its own fight. The battle of this age is against the evil of intemperance, and. thank God, that in this battle, Christian women can rally, and yet he womanly and gentle, losing none of their qualities which Christ’s gospel confirms and strengthens in them. Their mission is to overthrow tho greatest enemy of Christ’s gospel. It seems fitting this meeting, to-day, should be held in a Presbyterian church, when wo remember that this crusade had its first meeting in a Presbyterian church. On the 23d of December, 1878. from the chapel of a Presbyterian church, went forth that first band of devoted women, with tho benediction of its pastor resting upon them. We know very well that those who are engaged in the sale of intoxicating drinks aud the majority of their patrons aro not those who gathertfi dhurches; that their children arc not to be found to-day in the Sabbath school. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union going forth from the church with the Bible as their weapon in their right hand are the soldiers who seek, with peaceful warfare, to reach and save the unit of humanity. To speak earnest, pleading words to those whose appetite for drink is destroying them; to try to get the bottle of drink out of the side pocket aud put the Bible there in its place. Wo do not come with the down reaching palm of charity but the horizontal palm of sympathy. We come to say thatwe would like you on our side. That we, too, art' sinners, except as Christ has lifted us up, and by the faith he has given us sustains ns above the ordinary standing ground. We believe, brother, that you can be helped in your weakness even as we have been. You aro advertised even to the little children in your degradation. We ask you to sign the declaration of independence witli us. That the product of the vineyard, of the still, of the brewery, shall no more find iu you a patron and a slave. We need no humble confession of past degradation, but will give you a pledge of brotherhood and sisterhood. Intemperance is the most dangerous headland on our republican coast, and wo must place beacons there. Whoever may think this is a thankless task is mistaken. To many of us it is tho secret of a happy life. It is a work we delight in, a work tilled with rich rewards. More than one heart has felt that this work brings a benediction and a blessing. If you look among the little folks in the infant class you will find just as many boys as girls, and with just as bright, beautiful and innocent faces. When you come to the intermediate classes a weeding out seems to take place, and there are many' more girls than boys, while tho Bible classes aro almost entirely composed of young ladies. In the West, in California, there are churches the entire membership of which is composed of women. They oven fill all the offices in the church. When tho men do come in and take the back seats they look as if they had sacrificed something, and appear as if they thought they* ought to be given a chromo. I speak as a teacher of boys, and I have taught many. Ido not believe they have a fair chance to grow up us our girls, good and true. Girls aro at home with their mother’s example, while the boys are among the clustering temptations of the street. Would that the standards of society were more alike for boyhood and girlhood; would that the standard which young ladies set for their girl associates would be taken for boys and sot as a standard for them.

I see that in New York the boys and girls are to be taught to leave severely alone tho drinks whose mission is solely to destroy. When all are so taught, then shall begin the better day. Our work in tho realm of home is such work as this, and we come into society teaching total ab stinence, and that the convivial habits of former days shall be altogether unfashionable now. Every lifo has its pictures, and there are many here no doubt who might give testimony that should banish the wine-cup from all tables. Miss Willard told with great feeling of a young married man in Chicago who had been a victim to drink, but who had been emancipated. A great banquet had been arranged for General Grant, on his return from his travels abroad, and this young man, leaving at homo his wife, who feared his fall if tempted, went to the banquet. His glass was turned down while the banquet went on and the guests grow merrier. Ho was reproached for his needless austerity, and, yielding to the demands of his companions, at length took a glass of champagne. The demon was awakened and glass followed glass. He became boisterous and unruly. It would not do for the great soldier at the head of tho table to soe such things, and he was taken from the room. She told how he was eono from home three days, and pictured the anxiety of the wife, and her greater sorrow when he was at last brought home, a mere remimscense of what had been a glorious manhood, cursing the day that he was born and threatening suicide. She thought that instance would stand for thousands and tens of thousands. They did not miss that young man when he was removed from the banquet The revelry went on. And the short-lived merriment of those who drink is the lingering heart sorrow of those who remain at homt. She said she believed no man should ho licensed to put poison into his neighbor's hand; that the government should not issue licenses for so dreadful a purpose: that no man should vote that these things should be. and that all the forces of Christ’s church should be utilized against the greatest enemy of humanity. Our cause is no more secular; it is sacred. I believe that governments shall come to that point that, the statue book of the State shall no longer contradict the book of God. You want the officer hack of the law to so enforce tho law that the liquor traffic will be a parmli on the face of the earth. No halt must be called iu the march of humanity’s army until this is accomplished. The fanatics of yesterday are the reformers of to-day, and will bo the victors of to-morrow. One slavery has been destroyed in this country; we propose to destroy a greater one—that which not only destroys the body, but the soul. There was a time when there was no religious liberty in the world. Tho Bible was chained to the pulpits of the churches. Then Luther came and set the book free: “Here I stand: 1 can do no otherwise, God help mo, amen.” God marches on. Nothing except the eye of faith can follow' him. Let us march onward w'itli tho faith of those who liavo seen a heavenly vision. As the shadows lengthen they point to the morning of another life. Services in Other Churches, Tho pulpit of Plymouth Church was occupied, yesterday, by Rev. Charles Caverno, pastor of the Congregational Church at Lombard, 111., who preached both in the morning aud evening. His morning sermon was a discourse on tho lifo of Ifcaiah, which was discussed in its political and social phases, and tho deductions from which wore applied to the life of the people of to-day. Last evening the theme of his discourse was the philosophy of the first eleven chapters of Revelation. Tie* services were both well attended. Last evening the congregation of the Third Christian Church were entertained by F. <>. Willey, of Wisconsin, who lectured on the subject of “Self Education.” At the Grand Opera-house, yesterday afternoon, Rev. George K. Little, the boy evangelist, spoke on the “Physical Sufferings of Christ.” lie was heard by a large audience. Rev. Hilary Gobin, of As bury University, preached yesterday at the Tabernacle Church. Although many parties are endeavoring to push other similar remedies into the market by spicy advertisements, Dr. Bull’s Cough Bynip Lakes tho lead, and thodruggists arc selling more than ever before. Price 25 cents.

THE RECORD OF THE COURTS Supreme Court—March S. Hon. Geo. V. Howk. Chief .lattice. W A KK A N ? TY —DEFECT —NOTH! E. 1035'!. Met’ormack, etc., Company vs. Silas Embree. Grant C. (\ Howk, C. J.—Appellant, through its agent, sold a reaper to appellee with au agreement that if. upon one day s trial it did not work well, tho purchaser should give Immediate notice to the agent and allow time to put it in order, and if it was not then made to work well the purchaser should return it. The answer alleged that the agent was present when the machine broke down, on Saturday, and agreed to return on the following Tuesday aad put it in repair, which he failed to do; that appellee offered to return the machine, hut the agent informed him he need not do so. as he would not receive it. This answer showed a sufficient notice to appellant if the defective c< mlition of the machine and a sufficient excuse for his failure to return it. Judgment affirmed. RAILROADS—WILLFUL INJURY. 11207. 1.. 11. & W. Railway Company vs. Eli Burdge. Marion S. C. Bioknell. O. C. —Appellee's complaint charged that he was a dav laborer and was riding on the platform of appellant's train; that it was the custom of &U''h passengers on said lrain, with the consent of those in charge of the train, to ride on the platforms and pay their fares there; that the engineer of the train, in a willful, reckless, careless and unlawful manner, lot ou such a volume of steam as caused the train to jump and jerk so suddenly that appellee was thrown from the platform and injured. Ah the complaint charges a willful injury it presents no question as to contributory negligence. (-10 Ind.. 230, *A7 id.. 43.) A railroad company may be liable for the willful acts of its servants within the scope of their employment. (36 Jnd.. 1 Hi* (>2 id., 000.) Under tiio allegations of the complaint there could ho no recovery without proof that the injury was willful. Tiiere was no evidence tending to show a willful injury. Judgment reversed. PLEADING —VERDICT —HARMLESS ERROR. 11123. L., N. A. &C. Ry. Go. vs. Win. U. Tiavis. Washington 0. ('. Action by Hjqiellee for stock killed on appellant’s road w lie re toe same was not fenced. The first paragraph of the C'OWpteiut "'•>'? good, and as the verdict was for appellant on the Second paragraph, there was no available error in overruling the demurrer thereto. If on the trial a pleading is found not. to be true. The error, if any, of overruling a demurrer to it is harmless. (2 Ind L. Mag.. 258.) Judgment affirmed. PLEADING—-PLAINTIFF IMPROPERLY JOINED. 10822. Mah ala Darkios ot al. vs. Tlios. L. Bellows. Clark C. 0. Franklin. C.—Action bv appellants to quiet title. Tho complaint alleges that Mahala Darkies has a life estate in the land, but afterward shows that, she conveyed all her interest to her co-plaintiffs, thus showing that she had no interest remaining Where two or more plaintiff's unite in a joint action, and the facts stated do not show a joint cause of action in them, a demurrer will lie upon the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient t.< constitute a cause of action. (25 Ind., 523: 39 id., 165; 58 id., 349; 01 id., 117.) Juiigment affirmed. COMMISSIONERS' COURTS PLEADING —COUNTY BRIDGES. 10839. Commissioners Porter County vs. Frank Dotnhke. Porter O. 0. Klliott, J.—Appellee filed his complaint before the board of commissioners for injuries sustained through a defective county bridge. There was an appeal to the Circuit Court. It is objected that the complaint does not show that tho injury occurred without the fault of appellee. Facte sufficient # are shown to fully apprise appellant of the nature of appellee's claim and to make a judgment on them a bar to any other action for tho same cause. This w as sufficient. Formal pleadings aro not roquiid in the commission ex s’ court. (90 Ind.. 302.) A person who knows of the dangerous condition of abridge or highway, if the danger is not of a character as that a prudent, man would not encounter it, mav use the bridge in a proper manner, but if ho undertakes to use it he must exercise care proportioned to the known danger. (89 Ind., 205; 83 id., 70; 77 id., 29; 75 id., 490.) Judgment affirmed. 10840. Commissioners of Porter County vs. Rosa Koselke. Porter 0. C. Elliott, .T.—’This case is affirmed on the authority of the Board vs. Dombe. supra. MORTGAGED REAL ESTATE —WIFE’S INCHOATE INTEREST. 10964. John I). Armond vs. Preachers’ Aid Society ot al. Decatur C. 0. Colorick, C.—Appellant alleged in his complaiut that he had a judgment against, Burk which was a lien on certain land encumbered by a prior mortgage to appellee; that appellee brought an action to foreclose, making appellant a party thereto; that upon the assurance of appellee’s attorney that nothing was sought in tho action except an ordinary judgment of foreclosure. appellant did not appear to the suit; that appellee then dismissed the suit us to Mrs. But k upon an agreement that her father would pay whatever sum the interest of Burk should fall short of paving the mortgage debt, in full; that by this arrangement the interest of Mrs. Burk in the land was protected from sale under the mortgage. There was nothing in this of which appellant could complain. If he had filed a cross-complaint in the action he could not ha ve caused the interest of Mrs. Burk to be sold to pay his Judgment, as it was against her husband alone, and his interest in the land was only liable for its payment. (66 led.. 505.) Nor could he nave prevented her from obtaining an order requiring the interest of her husband to be first sold. (79 Ind., 507; 70 id.. 509.) Where the complaint is insufficient an injunction in the action is properly refused. (08 Ind., 320.) Judgment affirmed.

KILLING STOCK —itVIDEN OK —PRACTICE. 10884. Lake* Erie & Western Rail way Company vs. Wm. R. Parker. Madison C. C. 'Bicknall, C. C.— In an act ion against, a railroad for killing stock, it is not necessary to show that the animal was struck by the train by a witness who saw it. It is sufficient to prove facts from which the jury may reasonably infer such contact.. 12.) Where, at the trial, a question is objected to as being irrelevant and immaterial, the objection that it sought the opinion of the witness cannot be made in this court. (72 lud., 51; 80 id., 69.) Judgment affirmed. MARRIED WOMAN—MORTGAGE —HUSBAND’S PERT. 10027. Mary E. Allen vs. John Davis. Grant C. 0. Bee: C.—To an action to foreclose a mortgage* executed Sept. 28. 1881, appellant answered that she owned the land and that tho mortgage whs given to secure a debt of her husband. These facts, if established, rendered the mortgage void. At the trial she testified to these facts, and a deposition of her deceased husband was read, iu which he testified similarly. It was then shown that the husband hail made statements to a different effect. This only tended to im peach him and did not tend to establish the truth of such statements; nor could they be considered as disputing tho facte to which appellant testified, and as she was not othorwiso contradicted her testimony was undisputed. Her motion for anew trial should have been sustained. Judgment reversed. INFANT MARRIED WOMAN’S MORTGAGE—AFFIRM AN'CE. 10381. Robert ('. Losey et al. vs. Jonathan Edwards, trustee. Marion 8. C. Best, C.—-In 1874 Robert C. Losey ln>rrowod $3.000 of appellee and he and his wife, Kmnm. executed a mortgage on her real estate to secure the loan. Slu* was then a minor, but after coining of full age they conveyed tho land to Marquis 1). Losey, the deed stipulating that the grantee took the land subject to the payment of the mortgage. Through subsequent conveyances the.laud came again to said Emma, who sets up her infancy as a defense to the mortgage. The question is whether her subsequent conveyance amounted to an affirmance of the mortgage. An infant feme covert may convey or incumber her lands by deed in which her husband joins. (4 lud., 403; 12 id., 76; 52 id., 68.) The instrument may be affirmed by her aftor attaining full ago. (41 Ind . 586; 54 id.. 204.) Tho recital of the imeuml>ranee in her subsequent deed was such a recognition of its continued existence as amounted to an affirmation of its validity. (I Pass. Gout., 326, 15 Mass., 220; 15 Miss., 323; 2 ed. Ch. R., 544; 5 T. B. Men., 315.) Tho right reserved by tho grantors to resort to tho property, and the promise thus made for its payment, fixed tlio iuc*lt£ugo as a charge upon the land and operated as a confirmation of tho mortgage. Judgment affirmed. SALK OF CHATTELS—MEASURE OF DAMAGES. 1 1067. Mary Dwiggina vs. Milton Clark. Montgomery 0. 0. Bluck, C.—Appellant contracted with appellee for the purchase of moirunent, to be manuuu*tured according to certain specifications. Upon its completion she refused to receive it. and this action wo* to recover the purchase price. In such contracts the measure of damages is governed by the question whether th*- title to tho property is to bo regarded as having passed to the buyer or mb still remaining in the seller. In tho former case the .seller is entitled to recover the contract price; in the latter he may recover the difference between the contract price and tho market price at the lime and place of delivery. (50 Ind., 303; 62 id. 140: 78 id., 507; 25 Ohio 81.. 490; 53 N. Y , 426.) Iu order to transfer the title to tho plaintiff it was necessary for him to tender the monument at the place fixed for its delivery. (21 Ind., 238.) No facts are averred which prevented him from doing this. Tho general averment that he was ready ami willing to make the delivery, but appellant would not receive it , is not sufficient to put the title out of himself. But the complaint was good for a broach of the contract and for the recovery of damages specified in the second class of cases above. The complaint was therefore sufficient on demurrer. In one instruction tho court stated that the measure of damages would be the difference between the contract price and the market value, and in another that the measure of damages would be the contract price. These instructions wero clearly contradictory, and were calculated to confuse and mislead tho jury, and tho latter one was not in accordance with the theory of tho complaint. Judgment roversed. Tin following oases were decided on Friday. March 7; MORTGAGE —DECLARATIONS—ESTOPPEL. 11005. Samuel Mitchell vs. William Fisher. Morgan 0. 0. Best, (!.—Golden and Weaver made their note to appellee, aud Guidon aud wife executed a mortgage to

Weaver lo indemnify hiiu, he being snrH yon the note. Golden dice and Weaver bought the mortgaged laud at administrator's sale and released his mortgage of record. Afterwards he executed a mortgage on tho land to Ferguson & Smock, attorneys, who at the tiino had appellee’s note in their hands for collection. This action was by appellee to have the Golden mortgage foreclosed in his behalf. Appellant, answered that, before the execution of the mortgage to Ferguson At Smock they inquired of uppellco whether he intended to claim any lion on the land by virtue of tho Golden mortgage, and were informed that he did not, aud that reiving upon this statement they !•- >k tho mortgage and afterwards sold it to appellant, who had no notice that appellee claimed any lien on the land. Held. The statements made by appellee to his attorneys, who knew all the facts, and whoso duty it was to protect liis interests, would not constitute an estoppel against him. They had no right to rely upon them. Nor was his statements based upon a consideration. In-not. being at the time informed that they intended to take the mortgage. The Golden mortgage showed on its face that ii secured the appellee's debt ami its cancellation by Weaver without tno payment of appellee's debt did not extinguish the lion. This appellant was bound t< * know when he bought the subsequent mortgage. Judgment affirmed. LANDLORD AND TENANT —GRAIN BENT. 10966. Barker Brown vs. Benjamin Owen. Rush 0. 0. Zoliai s, .T.—Where a contract provided that the tenant should sow wheat upon certain land, and at threshing time, at tho machine, give the landlord one-half the grain in bushel, tho law implied that all should be done with such core and skill, as to time and manner, as would moot tho requirements of good husbandry, and an jmswer by the tenant that hi* could not hnrv, s f, H 'i the wheat because wot weather and tb** ’ lo w and wet character of th land was good. n * 0 the charge that he had allowed the wheat to 'sprout in the shoc k and be wasted, it, was competent for hitn to show that other crops m me *• .ghborhood were damaged by tho wet weather ip * ua ,, : -.,, ru . marine* as tending to dtsprovc UOV 'gone© on bis part. Judgi nent affirmed. Railroad tax —validity of proceedings. 10727. Emmet IT. Scott et al. vs. Herman ITaushe**r, treasurer. Lal’orte C. (J. lfowk, C. J.—Action by appellants to enjoin the collection of n tax voted by Outer township in aid of railroad. The fact that the petition prayed for an appropriation ly the county board and not by Center township did not render the tax invalid. The statute should be liberally const rued, and it does not appear that anybody was misled by In* misstatement-. (68 Tml. 507; 70 id., '359; 71 id.. 400.) Tho electii*n was not illegal because the votorS within the incorporated city of La Porte participated in the election. Citizens of thecity are Citizens of the township in Which it is located, and have a right to vote at township elections. (80 hid., 14.) And the property within the citv. as well as that without, was liable to bo taxed for the appropriation. (89 Ind.. 540; 34 N. J. L., 377.) When such an appropriation has been made by a township, the railroad company acquires such au interest in it that, upon a future consolidation with another, it will pass to and vq,st in the consolidated company, whether th© company to which the aid was voted does or does not cease to exist as a corporation, by virtue of such consolidation. Judgment affirmed. Perry Township Convention. The Republicans of Perry township held their convention on Saturday and nominated tho following officers: Trustee, Joseph P. Bailey: justices of tho peace, Burr Clifford; Joseph M oik * i aud Levi Hardesty; constables, William Moody and William Nash. Delegates to the approaching conventions were also chosen, as follows: District national convention, William Shearer; congressional convention, Jacob D. Myers; joint senatorial convention, Martin Myers; joint representative convention, Isaac Sutton; judicial convention, James Moore; State convention, John G. Marquis. Washington and the Revolution. Tho first literary meeting of Central avennt Lycoum will be held this evening, at the church, corner of Central avenue and Butler street. The subject for the evening is Washington and the Revolution. A full programme has been prepared, and a pleasant aud profitable entertainment is promised to all who attend. Tho public is cordially invited.

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