The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-19
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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crowded on the occasion of sermon by the
Rev. w. Morley Punshon the eminent English
divine. He selected as a text the passage of
Scr1pture-St Matthew v. 6:-"Let your light
SO shine before men, that they may see your
good works and gloriiy your Father which is
Somewhat condensed, the sermon was as
follows:-
In the last verse OF the 4th chapter you read
thus :-"And there folio 6ed him great multi
tudes OF people from Galilee, and from Decapolis,
and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and IRON
beyond Jordan;" and in the first verse of the
6th chapter you read :--"And seeing the multi
tudes, he went up INTO mountain
Starting thus, Mr.. Punshon made some gene.
raj remarks about the manner in which the
people focked to hear the Saviour; about His
own Divine teachings; about the fewness aud
unskillullness of the "laborers;" about the
feebeness and ignorance of the first disciples;
about the "heirship" of the saints, and the
GLORIOUS kingdom awaiting them ''in the fullness
He then alluded to the "sermon on the
Mount" in which the words of the text are
contained; enumerated the "beattudesn there
pronounced by Jesus, and quoted the words OF
the Holy Writ, directing them to his Christian
heareTs:-'Ie are the salt of the earth, - "Ye
are the light of the world" Believers are pro.
mked every felicity, their corrupt natures
purlhed, they are kept secure in the hand OF
God, and Heaven is reserved for them in the
future.
With this exordum the speaker passed on.
''Let your light so shine.r etc Tue ultimate pur-
pose of the Christian life is to glorify God. This
is the plain declaration of Scripture. To this end
we must let our light shine.n Why? That the
world may glorify US and give us honor? No
That 1t may glorify our Father which is in
Heaven. This purpose commends itself to every
propriety of moral life, to every sanction of
enlightened reason. God, as the father of His
creatures, under which endearing name all His
attributes are included, claims, and claims
justly, the highest homage. 1t is true that
by this homage we add not TO His glory
or His power; but He is the author of our life and
happiness, and as such our homage is His Just
due. Christian intelligence recognizes this
recognizes it as a duty, and accords it as a
pleasure. An obedient lire will do all the glory
OF God. Ali the hearts praise of such a one will
be to his GlCry. 1t is just this which constitutes
the main difference between the man who is
born and the man who is born again-the one
acts for himself, the other aims, in all that he
does, al the glory of God And if you will con.
essential to this clarifying of God is that He
should be seen. God is always gloriied
wherever God is seen. Hence the heavens are
said to declare the glory of God-He is seen
aud therefore gorlfed in the ends of creation.
Hei seen in the sun, in the stars, and in the
everlasting hills and glorifed He is seen
in the conditions Of human affairs
construction-in the social compact, III
family joys, in the regularity and beuehcence OF
law, He is seen AS the ruler OF all these, and
glory must be given to His name. And so IN the
work of redemption. Every instance of con-
version wrought by His spirit, every reclaim alton
of the hardened adult or the innocent child,
makes Him visible. Is it not, then, meet that
our first duty should be the glory of God? Every
question OF Casulstry is to be settled with refer
ence to this alone. Every mat ,er of earthly
concerDment is to be judged in the light which
streams from His throne, Our duty, then, a
solitary finger beckons us, that we should obey
God and give HIM glory, aud that without
moments jalteripg. When tenn ptation or error
assails and the struggle is hot. still exclalm,
"How can do this great wickedness and sin
AGAINST m pf
life, in common things, in which it may be pre-
sumed there is no great temptation to depart
from Tectitude, still do all to the glory of God.
This is the primary purpose OF the Christian
life.
Subordinate to this is the second purpose:-
LET your light shine before men that they may
see your good works." This is the second pur-
pose of the Christian life, in order that seeing
your good works they may gloriiy your Father
which is in Heaven. To glorlfy God, walk be-
means 10 the right end. God Himself has SO
ordained Thus you work upcn your fellows,
and go far towards leading them in the right
path. Thus you exerclse'a mighty influence for
good. Remember that God works through
human agencles-that He employs human IN.
strumentalities to accomplish His purposes.
NTH what solemn responsibility, then, is each
believer charged! BE your sphere lofty orlowly
dwell you in palace or but-you all have
hoI or, all have influence; and say to you, use
them for good. This is the exhOrtation which
comes TO you from Holy Writ:-"Let your light
out this interest or power, and use it, again |
| entreat you, for good. LET your light
| shne,n etc.
Making an earnest and eloquent appeal to'his
hearers to fuldl the injunctons OF the text, Mr..
Punshon continued
| These, then, are the primary and secondary
purposes Of the Christian life; first, the glorify-
| ing God; second, the letting men see your good
works, that they may glority your Father which
| is in Heaven.
Now, then, how shall these be best accom-
! plished? Let us, for few moments, carry out
| the analogy of light. There was time when Ii
was not; when this world was iormless All was
| chaos, and darkness brooded over the face OF
the deep. Light was the first born of creation.
| God said, LET there be light; and there was
| light" God made two great lights-the greater
light to shine by day. and the lesser light to
| light wherever you find it; whether ii
glltlers on the wing of the FREELY or
parkles in the ruby; whether it flashes from
the diamond turned out of pebble by the lapl-
dary's wheel. 1t is always the same. 1t belongs
not 10 the things from which 1t slitters, but
comes from another source. So with the Chris
tian. His light is not his own, but comes down
from the Father OF lights, with whom there IS
no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Every perfect gift cometh down from Him, aud
therefore let us always bear in mind that as we
let our light shine before men, all its lustre
breaks down from on high. There Is no pride
| III light. 1t shines equally as brilliant in the
poor house of the peasant as in the palace a
the prince. 1t Is essential to man, and like q
willing servant, is silent and active in its mis-
sion. 1t is universal, too: it visits and illum
mates every portion ofthe earth.
Making an application of these ana)ogies
saving that a true Christian lighC was without
pride, all embracing, charitable seli-evidenCne
and joyous, the reverend speaker brought hi
sermon to close.
FATAL RESULT OF SHOOTING Washington
| Hamilton. who was shot on election OaV at tl(