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STRONG SERMONS. 
Theological Student Occupied Manchester 
Pulpit. 
C. Arthur Lincoln of the Hartford 
Theological Seminary, preached at the 
Congregational church in Manchester 
last Sunday and left a most favorable 
impression with the congregation, 
both morning and evening,— so favor- 
orable indeed, that he has been asked 
to occupy the pulpit again tomorrow. 
“Thy will be done in earth as it is 
in heaven.” was the text of the morn- 
ing sermon. 
In introducing his subject. the 
speaker called attention to the fact 
that familiarity with certain well- 
known Biblical phrases may lead to 
indifference as to their vital meaning. 
‘‘It is possible for us to repeat the 
Lord’s Prayer in the house of God,”’ 
he said, “and think only of the grand- 
uer of the words as a form of prayer 
while we make no use at all of these 
familiar words to press home a real 
petition to the throne of God. 
‘‘Why do we pray to God saying, 
‘Thy will be done?’ Two facts must 
be recognized and admitted at once. 
The first is that God’s will is not done 
on earth as it is in heaven ; the second 
is that.God actually desires the accom- 
plishment of such a condition on 
earth. The answer to our petition 
depends upon our own wills. 
“We do not, or, at any rate, we 
ought not to pray for the arbitrary 
sway of God’s will over the material 
universe. Such a rule is already es- 
tablished. We know that every event 
which takes place in Nature is the 
result of the especial will of God. 
The phrase ‘The reign of law’ should 
therefore be changed to the expression 
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voiced by Henri Van Dyke, ‘The 
reign of God through law.’ This 
makes it possible for you and me to 
pray for the recovery of our sick since 
God controls all physical events and 
does mould all physical results. 
“But neither do we pray for the 
arbitrary sway of God’s will over the 
human will. Such a rule over man 
would destroy his manhood. Take 
away man’s freedom and his manhood 
is gone. 
‘“ The rule of God over the human 
heart must be by a very different law 
than that which holds the stars in 
place, swings the moon about the 
earth, and the earth and moon about 
the sun, with wondrous speed, and 
fills the dark spaces of the sky with 
the thoughts of God. God will never 
overwhelm a man by love or any other 
means into joining a band of angels. 
“For us to pray ‘Thy will be done’ 
means ‘Thy will be done in us and in 
the hearts of all men in earth.’ God 
loves all men, even tramps and loafers 
and criminals, God loves them and He 
desires the willing obedience of them 
all but He will have nothing to do 
with forced obedience.” 
‘“‘When a man prays to God saying, 
‘Thy will be done’ he virtually pledges 
himself, soul and body to be worthy of 
his prayer.’’ 
‘Jesus, who for the joy that was be- 
fore him, endured the cross, dispising 
the shame said to his disciples, “There 
is joy in the presence of the angels of 
God over one sinner that repenteth.’ 
Let no one fear to pray, ‘Thy will, O 
God, be done in me ‘for God loves you 
and His will is good for you, so good, 
indeed, that we can shout with the 
Psalmist, ‘I delight to do thy will, O 
my God.’” 
The text for the evening was “Re- 
deeming the time.’ The _ speaker 
spoke of the different ways in which 
men treat opportunity and the thought 
was made prominent that Paul, like a 
modern business man, was willing to 
buy his opportunity, and the oppor- 
tunity he was willing to buy was the 
opportunity to save the souls of men.” 
“Paul was not writing toa ministers’ 
association, a body of Sunday School 
teachers or a Christian Endeavor con- 
vention. He was writing to ordinary 
church members. If we could buy 
eternal life with money how hard we 
should labor to get that money.” 
“If we could bring men to the Lord 
Jesus by an exchange of coin, how 
gladly would we buy the opportunity. 
But when it comes to parting with 
pride and timidity-and ease of mind 
how we hesitate to pay the price. God 
help us to come with such vital con- 
tact with Him, who loves all men that 
we sha]l in some measure get the spirit 
of Him who redeemed us at the cost 
of His life.” 
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MANCHESTER, MASS. 
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FRANK H. DENNIS WILLIAM CAMPBELL 
DENNIS & CAMPBELL 
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Telephone 243 
16 School St., - Manchester 
HERBERT B. WINCHESTER, 
Practical Qlatchmaker. 
Repairing on all kinds of Watches, Clocks 
lewelre and Optical Goods. 
65 Middle St. GLOUCESTER, Mass. 
Chisholm’s 
JEWELRY STORE 
Established for 30 YEARS at 
161 Main Street, GLOUCESTER. 
George S. Sinnicks, 
MASON BUILDER 
MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA. 
THE PHELPS STUDIO 
120 MAIN ST., GLOUCESTER. 
Portraits, Views, Amateur Work. 
Telephones 53-5 
225-4 
EDWARD S. KNIGHT, 
FLORIST, 
Dealer im Fine Plants, Bulbs and Seeds. 
FLOWERS for all occasions. 
44 School St., Manchester-by-the-Sea. 
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Mfg. Sewing Machines, 
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Phone 65 Oxford. BOSTON. 
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