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...George A. Gordon of Boston conducted the services at Appleton Chapel last evening, and took for the subject of his address the struggle of Christ. He said that we must be careful to separate Christ's struggle from ours, for with him duty and inclination were alike, while with us it is to be found that there is little inclination but a stern sense of duty which prompts us to struggle against wrong. A confession of sin is necessary for our character and a confession of ignorance necessary for the development of our morals...
...answer to our demands which is so much divine and so much human, which divides itself into such components. Rather do we want such an answer as comes in the form of a living presence which inspires and helps us. Since we cannot improve upon the religion of Christ, let us use it. What Heaven is to be hereafter, we cannot imagine, but what it is now is a man of healthy mind and body...
...Francis G. Peabody preached at Appleton Chapel last evening. He took as his text the third verse of the 11th chapter of second Corinthians-the simplicity of Christ. At the present day we would almost say that every thing in our lives is tending towards the opposite of simplicity. The missionary of simplicity may well look with pity on the modern world with its complexities of fictitious pleasure and joys. In spite of this apparent tendency, however, there is a growing desire in the heart of real man for the charming directness and sweet simplicity like that of Christ. This...
...must be just." In conclusion, the speaker urged upon his hearers the necessity of being patient at all times, of opening the windows of our souls to God and letting in Divine light. For as the wise men of the East followed the guiding star, so does Christianity follow Christ...
...vice. They cannot look at disturbances with equanimity and are more likely to form more intense convictions and to be moved by a sterner purpose than the careless city people. Their firmness of purpose makes them often greater and more stirring characters. They are narrow but powerful. Jesus Christ was narrow in this sense so were most other great...