THE MODERN CHURCH. The Rev. Dr. Talaai' S*>» * Poetical Ocspel k HdplBl. Mia Me rial Luiam U Deoaaacte-Tbt Ckarck NaaMa Na Apakctta. (Oonrrlchl. IM 1 ^SUrtlmiTatr^niU h.re been mad* ia many of the pulpiU and in »om* r*l«.on» neitopaner*. It U heard over and over •csin that church attendance in America it in decadence. I dear the .UUment bv ssti, s rsrisj; fc. Ssis. sstsli -sss: £2. more banker*. More factonea. more manufacturera. More ahipt. more importer*. “s' churcbea hare been Imilt large enough to S4,'

i^IcaUUa'irhen he Amica'to'the concluaiem number of people who enter the houae of Rod now and compare it with the aggregate of the people who entered the houae of Rod twenty-five year* ago. and the i rcaent attendance i* four to one. ‘The facts are moat evhilerating initead of mo<t unfortunate in' hit-church acquaint-

fiont and troublea.

I think that mini*»erial laiinea* often UteHtl come to aermona which Mre in them no important facta, no information, no atirs? src.'^rsrf.i.v^JS;

tvis it

pew. Ministerial Jazineaa hat cleared out many church**. 8uch minuter* aaunter around from parlor to parlor nuder the

a*

on errandt of complete nothmgneaa and wran their brain* around a cigar and

families ordinarily attendant upon them;

•omc:'-p<-i - Hu- '

temccine at rife. Bnt there are no fact* to overthrow the atatemrnt that I have made in rtcard to the increa»i«g attendance upon the lioatc of R.d. Vow. I am ready to admit. »« every intdi.qcnt.man will admit, that there are church** which of young men who are jo«t entn gospel miniatry^ and for the ^wax

their daj

.■sr^iissr

of young men wbo^are jo«t cuterine the

churches

S'Ti V

hurcb. that e elped. but under all other circnmsjr^ p ssss's c-tr ms -is •ay unless we nndiwatand the epirit of the '=r«S«K€^ , iii , ’ss

door after him.

Ts-itk'^sssfs

of religion. iu« wc w . the infirm who have worn tbemaelve* out in the •ervice of Rod. We nave naval nfvlumi and soldier*' asylums for men who fought on land and ae* lor our country

it on land and aea for our count these men have ^become agfd_

e foe

if Jean* Chri*t who have Irea out in battling for the Xord.

when theae men hare become «| crippled, and 'it ia a shame that provision is not made for the eat

diet* of Jesus Christ wl

themselves out in battling for the Lord. But lack of provision in that respect makes a tendency to tarn our theological seminaries into hospitals tar kick and

aged and infirm minister*. ,

When a man begin* t« go down they give him the title of D. D. by way of resuscitation. If that fail*, fnen the tend-, ency is to eleefhifi to a professorate in some theological acminaiy. There are grand exception* to the nib, but it hr often the ease that the profeaaorate in a theological seminary is occupied by some minister of the got pci who. not being able to preach himself, is set to teach others bow to preach. In more rases than one the poorest sneaker in the faculty is the

professor of elocution.

We want more wideawake, mon bodied, able-minded men. more enthaaie*tie men, in ev theological seminanw aad loach voung men the theory of preeehiac end then , cm Sunday &o into the pulpit and with the .thunder and lightning cl; Christian eloouence show them how. What

Christ who will h*ln

_ . . . Itie. social, financial, political, national struggle, a Christ for tho parlor, a Christ for th* nursery, a Christ for tho kitchen, a Christ for the barn, a Christ fse tha atreot, a Christ for tha flare, a Christ for the hanking honfe. a Christ for th* factory, a Christ for th* Cosfreaaional assembly; a Christ for th* court room, a Christ lor every trial and •vary emergency and every perturb*Hon. Oh, my brethren in theChnsUan miniatry. we mutt somehow get our shoulder under th* burden of tha people on tha Lord's day and give them a good stout lift, and we ean do it. We have it all our own way. It ia a great pity if, with the floor clear and no interruption, we can-

a of an _

prayer or our sermon uarntum ai we ean. by the

dMittSdaw*.

f still not'go *n ebun-h jnerely- as s-Ekv’. iEsJrsj&Sss people who »n to church go to church because .them like it. and the multitude of pehoW who atav away from church stay away because they do not like it. I am

anrS!'.

the worid is. Taking things are they are. ".sn.&'X.'nMXi”' & must make <mr churehea migneU to draw i he people thereunto. *o that a man will

render if I can’t dtraa vet and get there time. It it 11 o'clock: now thev are £&g 1, i-Js&n& ETf&ris be home to tell ua what was aaid. what hat When the imnresainn ia confirmed that our churches, by architecture. bC music, bv sociality and by sermon, ahall be made the iroat attractive place* on earth, then we will scant twice a* many churches a* we liars now. twice as large, and then they will not half accommodate the peo-

5S' ,i t? ..vT^riis, 'rxi.; acrcea^to a hill, Christ taw the city of

_ down into the valley, all covered at Oh. my brother Christian workers, rhat i* tbt use of our going away off in iSS3 : “«= s&Kr3£-:'5l= deathbed when my personal friend. Al-

Payson?

Is it any leas an illustration to roe and

!in. !, ssri'SiS

^-i&iavsss sr&f Ob. fellow Christian workers, what ia the use of our being tfile, and obsolete and ancient whan all around us are these

sis. SE, SSS:

Imtm m i. ~r •m*. m \r *eal. freshen- up m our consecration, cnS

if we do it, my brethren a ‘ '

-ill no more have to ct

"£.'-OT.«afcr<_Wr all th ’ ■'- S1 —*■ * -*

ter*, we

bo more hare' to coax people to to church than' if you throw ob th* ground you have to coax , ,-_'n* to come and eat it,-no mote than you would have to coax a tired bora* to eat th* oat* yon throw in his manger. It » U* tia. ItalA. rtav-rl — G-W s.’S isarsttr&aisrsi »£tf6va:.vssr tt 2 need not have it. It ia a fra* country, u any mas does not wist the gospel, he need mot have it. It is a free country. But you go out, oh, people of God, and

^Taacfisf‘res?

to live to see the Armageddon, all. the armies of heaven and hen in battle array, for I know our Conqueror on the white horse will gain th* day. Let the church of God be devoted to nothing dee, but go

right on to this conquest. When Moaea with hi* an

' “Mr-r

say.

a roundabout way ami of the river, a* othe because the atraigbt Asr^ButTssriss: Ta* ibis is a bird celebrated for serpent slaymg. and those ibises were gathered ito crates sad into baskets, and -

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" A

r of sn4 and sorrow and'strife, an3 t^^HgzrSs Sixs Jbe^aSbi “AnUrtT: ^ ^ith-w^vis rass,‘^;3 : 33 1 s£'i own punuhment, but there it no tin which s.rffri’ssssi”'?; as: ■l. i SSZu^’up.-pf;p£. ^ iESiSSi l crS4?jte S: making. The cup contains more than on* woe; a single sorrow it not all. These ara ao numerous aa to call forth a constant and

tensssLy

sss.isrSir' -tfEtettSSar Ki SM .‘is 22S ui!4™‘ veiling aecrets, vile conversation apd blurred or bleared eyes. Gen. 48: 12. Al-

^S ! Kr5,-XffL3

2a!riSrSJsr , i ':i;S“7.‘ l E; iSsi.'i.h's s. .si 0 ." drunkard's broad road to dedth bear* a great bundle of woes. Among them are losses of time, of talent, of purity, of a

—cnee, of self-respect, of honor.

n conscience, <

JML

Tk”

ifsj: faj-ssrj; a-ssrs ST^pSTi^ ins: 3S£ 5SS ^"kSJLLa pAp2£ brightness, or the beaded bubbles, on Thia verm picture* the attractive side of

picture* the attractive side

Stt""”

it is so dangerous—this Howto the t path that leads to it bitelh.” The pleasure i at last with intolerable vorks like ao much Poison

%\

hard to cure a* the hitiqg of a serpent.

r attended at last with in. pains, when it work* like ao much poison in thy vein* and cast* thee into J

THE COMMUNE AGAIN.

Pan-Picture* of tbs Itslgn of Terror to

1'arls. Thirty Years Agn.

“The 1‘arls Commune, Thirty ^eara

title of a piper contrib-

lis effect* are opposite to its pleasures. It* only beauty i* when it sparkles in the cup. It can only ham the one who venture* to enjojr its pleasure, 't hen it bite*; sends its poison ocyond your reach. Its

only end is ruin.

33. “Thine .eyes shall behold strange women.” The loving wife will be forgotten and her goodness despised, and evil desire* spring up to fill her place witn others, or to gp from her with others who have fallen into the same pit of dnmkennen as yourself. Homes are broken up as the result of strong drink. The tears and pleading* of the/devoted wife are spurned, and the dance hall is sought, where women ore dressed to suit the eyre of wicked men. and where natural affection is overthrown and cruel lost ruler. "Thine heart ahall utter fsoward things.” When men or women indulge in the use of strong drink they let down the bar* to every am that follows in the train. Tbe heart is the centre of life, end from it spring all evfl desire*. In a state of drunkenrea men utter things out of ream and contrary to de“^'"A* be that Ketb down in the midst ef the aea.” To make one's bed on tbwaves of the aea would ba te be swallowed up in death. So is tha drunken man. O.a* a pilot who haagaot to sleep whan jar

ship was in tha trough the tiller to dip out o

•ship to be s—mped which he might have Stridden. Stupefied, bewhat they 1 are doing, and when thy He

wares of the’ a*, or upon the top of a mart. Their besds awim. Their sleep it disquiet, and troublesome dreams make

aa one falling asleep clasping whence in a few minute* he - down upon the deck and

>r fall into the sea

of life. Hi is as the masthead, w! must either fall

-! not hurt." * With conscience* seared and : SS? Jffi, SUriE? 2ZJ, with shame. "They hare beaten me—I £s’Z'tir:n''Z 1 2 their blows -d5d not affect me. “When shall I awake? I win aaek lt_ agarn.” I aMH awake iwiH arek h

. those

_ to tbe when he i. de!i-

right on and cams ao unexncctsdiy *a tbe . Kthiopiau* that .they teg’ ia wiM dismay. „ O church of God. yens-are not to march Q, ** t «srsetere.

fc-SSfJrt xSPu tJpL, •re tbs sadeasrem. The whret rt

a piper

is Century by Wllllai

foUowli

day. I agali

Bound that fell upon my ears wan “Vive la Ligne!” and turning found the corner of my dwelling place were the soldiers of the line, who for two hours had advanced In alngle file along the Rue 8L Honore. keeping close to the houses, thereby finding shelt from the mltrallle that waa poi

m Tfai

On tho following morning. Wednca-

sallled forth. The first

elter lured

thus along this narrow street and down that passage, convolving like a huge serpent fastening on the city. Everywhere they went they were received with cheers. The tricolor was hoisted out of the window* of the great shops, that had been closed during the last two months. After the mtry came batteries of artillery, after theae squadron* of cavalry. A halt waa made at the spot (above Indicated) where I was standing, and the commanding officer, a young fcl-

id a

Infant and a

a plan c o of.hls t

tn dragged toward him a

person who. the crowd said, was a

commnnlst. ''Fusillcx-le!” ci the throng, and the offic

standing close to t

sillex-Ie!" (1 little thought that be-

should hear the same

Tied

n)

tb<

fore long I should hear t

mand given as regards mysel leas time than Is occupied In recoi the fact, the poor wretch was .dragged

of the men put'

yards luule

the hi*

self.) In recording

agged

; chaasepot under-

mg h oped

port, a i teats of

street h

victim's skull, the barrel

back: the

died the

nd pullm loke. a k

[ the t r; "If r

a few

toe mi

r.cath

other soldier, trigger; a re-

smoke. a groan, and with proinnocence on his Ups the soul of the poor victim passed away. A man standing at the corner of a heard two offlecra talking of the

troops. “Yes,” said your men had fought

like that against the Pruastans, all this would not have happened." The officer pulled out his pistol Mid shot him. "Our army has behaved heroically." said M. Thiers. "We execute with the law and by the law." "Where is your boasted French liberty?" I asked of a friend, a Frenchman. Taking off bis shoe, he searched the Inside of It very mlnutelj

said. "It has been there

-two months, but I think it la lost

now.”

The method of formal execution by young cigarettp-cmoklng colonels, as above Indicated, was the usual kind of execution. The honor of a firing party was reserved for a few pcisous of distinction, such aa Mllliere. who had resigned his seat as deputy for Parts in the national assembly to become a member of the commune. He was placed in front of the Panthcoi and with arm raised cried “Vive I peuple!" There was a roll of mus-

ketry. a murmur, and he was di 1 was walking away from tl

sbqrtacle-I mat Mr. Holt White of the

PalrMail Garetlc, who aaid 1 am sorry I am too late. I a

see Mllliere. People say ho looks so much like Jesus Christ." We then witnessed a sight that-made us both shudder. Up to the previous day the

been going on under a-glo-and a cloudless sky. I was

astonished to find holr ‘few traces of the carnage wertf to be seen in thi streets. The reason was that the sunshine bad dried the blood and It had become covered with a congealing layer of fine dust. Now, however, there had been showers of rain, and the effect was as if the very stonea-of the streets were bleeding afresh. Near the Pantheon, at a spot where several men had been shot, blood waa trickling In sluggish streams to the gutter.

Soldiers., fatigued sacre, reposed on

Ksing It also aa a dining

raw them eating raw meat, which they were too fatlgu-xl to remove from the streams of blood that trickled about it—a sorry banquet for M. Thiers’

"heroe*.' v

To detail what I saw during the rest of the fighting would be to repeat in effect what la above written. Everywhere In the streets dead bodies were lying about There were no wounded, for the troops gave no quarter. In every direction the work of death and deetruction went on; the human brute unchained, tho imbecile wrath, the mad fury of man devouring his broth-

er maa.

The part of the dty in possession of conquerors, however, waa safe, though not comfortable to walk tn. Scattered braird, limbs, bodies and blood formed

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