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Divine Service Mt st. Paurs ON Yesterday.


The interior of the church was most tastefully
decorated on yesterday with rich festooning Of
evergreens, enwreathed: with palm flowers and
rich shrubs which hung from the pulpit. organ and
altar pieces, and also astefuy ornamented the pill
lars and galleries at either side, and had very
enlivening effect. The attendance was highly
fashionabe--a large number of ladies composing
most of the congregation. DR.. WAINwRIeHT per-
formed the afternoon service with his usual i'm
pressive selemnity. The choir were in excellent
Voice, and, accompanied with the splendid organ Of
the church, performed with excellent taste and ex-
ecution. After the delivery Of the service, DR..
Wainwright preached an excellent sermon, taking
his text from 9th chap Ep,st. of Paul to the Ephe-
slams, verse 15:-


"Se then that We wak crcumspecfIy, not az foo but as
rise"


He commenced his discourse by telling the consrega-
tion they had exclaim a. the psria CHI Of old
aud rejoice and gratefully acknowledge the blessings
they enjoyed in the present age by looking I the past
This ought to induce them to make renewed rts in the
cause of religion The admonon in the text was equal
y applicable the present day. and should impress the
mind OF each person present with awe and soemnity.-
Fine once pas, could be hours min.
ues passed away were never to return The most
precious gifts and graces OF God when once thrown away
could never bo reSalled With the hours passed away
every opportunity for retrieving past error Time was
like property under then own control and unless they
improved by it, they couldnot recall the past Neither
burning tears bitter repentance, geld nor wealth.
could recall one moment Of time God gave them time
not TO waste but to profit by It, and God also took away
Gsd measured out time to thsm with rigid hand and no
efforts could restrain itno movement replace it. Then
not being able TO recover the past they were bound to
improve the future by making atonement for past errors
Time given to them to waste in dlensss The
Creator gave to them for very different purposes Time
belonged to the world only In far had control
every effort to atone for the errors othe past God warn
cd them always to be prepared but many had not
passed away since the present anniversary who were
then in full vgor and health, and slept the cold
grave Tine then ought not to be- idly wasted. Even
the man who employed his time well. had frequent com.
hours he had misspent Time IVES, therefore pre-