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...Washington Gladden spoke last evening from the fifth chapter of the first epistle of John. His text was from the first and fourth verses: "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world...
...Edward Abbott of St. James' Church, Cambridge, conducted the regular meeting of the St. Paul's Society last evening. He read from the fifth chapter of Hebrews and took as his text: Though he were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered...
...connection with another passage in the same chapter, Dr. Abbott spoke of our ability ot discern good and evil. He said that man is naturally bad, and in bearing this load of evil his moral faculties are impaired. To develop this power of discernment is life's hardest task and the one upon which we must bestow our greatest care. Every familiarity with evil undermines our moral nature and strengthens the evil that is in us. On the other hand our associations with good break down the wrong and build up the right. God's aid alone is able...
...account of the illness of Dr. Gladden, Professor Lyon preached at Appleton Chapel last night. He took as his text, "Beware of covetousness, for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth," from the twelth chapter of Luke. He said a man's life does not depend on whether or not he is rich. But this does not mean that wealth is to be despised. Poverty is no more to be desired than great wealth. Both bring temptations and blessings. But wealth is not good enought to be worth all the efforts...
Bishop J. H. Vincent of Buffalo, N. Y., preached in Appleton Chapel yesterday afternoon from the first chapter of the Epistle of James...