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Show j to him in the temple: ''Behold, He is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign w hich will be opposed." The sneaker reviewed the life and work of Christ an I showed that there never was a truer or more forcible prediction than that uttered by the venerable prophet when the Christ-child was placed in his arms. Rev. Mr. Utter of the Unitarian church addressed a large c ougregatlon yesterday upon the text that "Faith makes Kaithful." lie dec hired the word faith belonged to the category of the "damaged phraseology," and declared that there w as a great deal of this sort of phraseology used, in preaching 1 and in theologic al discussions. The faithful ! man was not a man tilled with faith, but one 1 I who did not disappoint, one who has ful-lillecl ful-lillecl Ihe confidence and trust reposed In I him. The great thing that saves mankind, that j lifts man step by step from the lowest ways of life into civilization, is not dogmatism, is not faith; it is, above all, knowledge, science sci-ence and being right in what you think. The faith that makes faithful is that which results in good character. It is faith In truth, faith in knowledge, failh in man, faith in bsnevolonce, charily, work, helpfulness helpful-ness and faith In (iod. The Paeilie railroad was built through faith in man and In science. sci-ence. This, and not tne faith that comes ! through prayer removed the mountains. Faith in tiod and faith in man are the ec u. tral faiths in religion. At the First Presbyterian church yesterday morning the sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. K. C. Hay, secretary of the Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies. He took his text from Phllippiant iv s: "Finally, brethren, Whotsoever things are true, whatsoever things arc honest, whatso ever things are just, whatsoever things ::re pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever whatso-ever things are of good report; it there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things." lie luadeun appeal to all young people to strive to have no thoughts t hat are DOI pure and noble, that their characters might be the better. Kev. Erederiek N'orris preached nt St. Mark's yesterday morning. It was by our language that we would be condemned, unci he urged the necessity of being clean in language as well as in thought and deed, and admonished the congregation to live up to the lexl: "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable accept-able in Thy sight, O, Lord, my strength and , SUNDAY'S SERMONS. Eloquent Discourses Delivered Vestcrdiiy by the City Pastors, "She hath done what she could." This text from the eighth verse, tenth chapter of St. Mark was the- text of the sermon delivered deliv-ered by Kev. Dr. IliiT yesterday morning ut the Hlff chapel on Ninth Last street. The speaker reviewed the work of Martha and Jlary and referred lo Ihe breaking of the alabaster box containing ointment of spike-nurd spike-nurd with which to anoint the Saviour's head, when the desciples upbraided .Martha .Mar-tha for her reckless cxtravaganeo saying that the precious ointment should have be,en Sold for the benefit of the poor, lie com-pared com-pared the complaints of the desciples to those of the people of the present time who Complain about churches erecting handsome hand-some places of Worship, and referred to Hie wee'eis ol Jesus to the desciples yon al'v. ay lud v iieiievei' o " ill ye may do tin-in (rood: but me ye have not always. The sneaker said thai loo many people lo ck UtK.n Christianity a a means lo escape hell, Vatic (Ii , .viis'auv other way to evade It there wonfcl be loU or people who would forsultc the christian religion for the other way. At St. Mary's lal evening Father Fltirer-Sid Fltirer-Sid priac liod'nn elequeitt sermon Upon the wo.ccU of Btmiin when Christ was presented 1, ' j my redeemer. Kev. J. Brainerd Thrall at Ihe First Congregational Con-gregational church, preached on "Temperance." "Temper-ance." lid declared intemperance as great here as anywhere in the inlermountsin region, re-gion, and declared it the duty of every one to put themselves right on the question. Kev. S. (I. Adams, loc al missionary of Ihe j Baptist denomination preached yesterday at the First Baptist churc h. Ills disc rfurse was 1 devoted lo show that (iod exercised a provi-c provi-c dential care for his people. The reverend speaker urged th.'.t only good men be nominated nom-inated for public cc, lice and referred lo the ' ei.uiing niiinic ipu! campaign, saying that "we want our eastern friends to know that we have a clean pure city here and do not negbjet the duties of the coming hour." Bur. Mr. Clay of the Central Christian i hurt h yesterday selected as the title of his discourse, "Lessons of Warning from tine II. -lory ccf Israel." It behooved every one to see that they were always In the way'of c lite, that at last they in i trht obtain the gloriole glori-ole heritage awaiting the children of (Iod. The congregation last evening of the First Methodist church w as a very large on,, mid the i n I rest in the revival services conducted was very intense. Dr. IliiT preached and 1 the: pastor, Dr. Mabry, conducted the rest of the services. About thirty people came for. ! ward I'ccr prayers. There will be prayer mealing every night this week except j Siitnrdcn. |