, 1869-03-08
THE PULPIT.
Sermon on the SUM rel Of Jcn-
txh ConTertlDns,
Replv OF Aov. Il. Van Noordon to
Hev. Il. Laird Cotiicr,


hood. preached ternaaa last evening III reply Il
1,ry II. Lstd coI.te:, IN .ne So7,h Plrth, ,,cTta,
Cku.ch, calLet Of WAaa:h assnns an1 Foprtc:n.i
trtst lie took fef bis text Fire
t,os.1th'ant r. ,.,. c;sp,e.; md aN r"r,e
s:uGh'itg BLOCK. and utio tac Gteeka foolish
less"
/. wfE not II EEeE1Y ct Christianity Yko mna,
the rtatet1cIt cor:a,red IL 'ne tct., h.: onr a
Its aoltst detesda4 and watmett frictds- u,
n,eachiE E. and stl lcat the nnuoer OF those xhS
wou:d .ecep: The truth. yet did he dec!sre ever
s9eash 9s ,eaS L ne essa 1aon
ness uIt The iteekf:" Twas no: new ti.cov
kry which be uladn just tnere and ihcu. i,r i,
very Wesl kccw list dur.rg a.! teea men hsvs ~
si-1cd The hight ard preferred dsrkress For uet
csEo' <I win to he too .esttee! are s'nn ers
hc.u:cs oi ra-ure, CT rnfo,d to them ihe s
licdtn n,tterlc% IN ua'ure, Us IL. a. M, !,
noen ne 10 &C. ss.,. xe nm, e. a!sa5s
1obie eeiiG CT clIlh. and tal hts a.tarion "a
mus e;ttevemsn't in na:7sc or Ia ar. how hs
cut nss 1'!s,t etc. We arc ~cleoue spc.ke,s: Nm,
~ten v d'F.tt tis thoaeet. = The E7rstoy oi
sEfS ,r fSc sSs si5tr: wsoss 3oAshee.s i v.ss
teH.ncs obedience to the laxs DC mate. ans
ffehtutton Ter tnose szoktr, Ne arc no 10, rar
"e!eeme, "a "a @ sss 'cg.sde1 a. An offence, sui !
10. old rumrn be-. a!to,etnsr cn. nf pl1e. IN tbs
ss i:steE:d ~: " a-c Indeed speaking sss:Ess
reen lee spt IL o. Me ''1 Tnat parry n: slsay.
who're to'e ohJec: te II !esd ma ;f ion Cd I'd
;!om ~. Wit e. revelation. Il cztated In the
@e o. ,nnSs HSaS, Ths..ne pHly ia tie s
she 1pa!s Of he 1tm' :, the tpin: OF wo:ldinets.
FAIl.y I'D ido1at1y. Ttc same pa.,y s11.ie1 II
cE.tnst hr trtrIt Ct h. ,i,ns.
Ihe fs:nc PSF existed among the G:esks Nhea
taai atnonteed thG cxi:1.n:e O. the ons lty.s
Gtc. ltW1s tto scirt Of tine, the tp!st Of tai 70
ara tto1cs 10 ask. Rh.: DOES sh,. 6.b5ier ssyf'
A1a .,wn wosl: l., b. s:Ftnge .5sesa i ta.t IN.
ioaDd a1s .9a s:' a
teer: e fna ,hls p.f:y Of uao:!!et oop5sc f.
ili1e Jew u. Ch1!e: Jouy. Ha,,rs e' msae tas T.
tsc eor'i:s.!iY lt-iap:sne % cc:a le psonle, cp.
sessoH:c a! The tine TO Keep from thcM ths
E7tacst1. 70: 20 nnlh sraiust our cG1r: 10 lnad
Jc*. 10 'sc Mist'ae, !. Il &c, % 1uuea ty.iust
oru1S Co .ns o,, ,s- !, Tas lo
revelation from q &C. iio thy are ii ID ID
70 shom tee ,o!f1 81 eon1evtlte snc lesa' Fton
ccnve1:t. s the JcKt. b-clu4e .tmo.ern Jutai,m
y LeHts ~ III iene's 10 pduiti<e Christi ant:y
than The hsssraplty Of the ortnoco1 csurc ie'."
Hns i tb,s ueef te..slnl7 mt. 1a..-r: tcat tho
than tic stedseeo .: Ct.,-t's ame-:he I.sd: as.t-
SeftGtr5tl psst! IN Epsn oopostior 10 TIC ostho-
COZ Senl:d eect. 1h re q ~ hs tpue eight dtf-
ieferec 10 thru tsEass. oz1 sac, tp:1ae forth from
one ana The same seuree, VIZ. ns.re gard or tha
nss p. sn sss
n rs.''sss:. r.ts @"1 ss<a.' hs b. I'D. I'D
isa.e.s I'D u1s en- q 'n.v '6s &C.
nearer Primitive Chl,slianlty taaa soo:c VT, ),
,E nslnE ten:t nte t.sirias TO iolow ol. te4e1,n1
lttee reo Terc the fstt hr.1cvers IN Ca.sst were
m-thy fnas'tecs. no: S2d.u :eex; and tu eay thAt
',hEl,'; vita ol sa!ia, did not censuse Il. Jews
-.u# lax Il hlbliel kno xIedrc ior The P.ir,.
&c 1As the mast powerful sect in the t:tac OF
thns:r Rrd sto other sccts wetc c.n.utct By
hAsn, esn It b. said that the ssadae.c or the
Isaoua'ittlc JcT Wa. ai Representative OF Go1'a
so sneaset ps1piel 10 tse time Of Christ the sad.
customs Of the Creeks, hauy apo.ssttze Cd, gave
up eitcuCnetrscn acc thel. OF Noses. They SIC.
r1teea It jerushuu, true, hc-anse it wts ia
custom. 9u: they e=nt also mo:eS II bsirE sictl.
efs, to hss,sals, .oI s.n shs Kings iayos
, 5fsi = Il en- are 2etst' nc .oFs,, Fxnthslst..
Euty," tt. With Iare exceptions, they do rc:tnet
the orc nos the o:eer. II any tne II IN tioa+ TO
lie tod II jew ~ ftc s:prc:cn.aaya n gor i5e
raatlAl .uc JeW IA a II. ffom blaz tbs in. lew
sstas l.e:tA Caris,im is from bang thu tIue
tg.io. ce!ther tie n CANS employed acr the men
soossn to c,ny the Goapel to tae 1e~t. meet win
tee1ntsaSM1.n ~ r. noE eead theyl As pteaea.
Go!pel, witch Is au GtpeH 10 them We DO nut
a msss e. ehs'sS A. i.r By aen5tte h.s diy:ni.J. We
Ttstau cnts-nnt The chE,-s eo:.en CO ~ lie VIZ.
dom Of msn. We know what thsi.t meant vhcn
he faid: - md ny Father a:c ouc = II 20 xes
fetafd shst has sesn sid .. enf-s oeios Ss an u
tsseE, tEssete, u ! ansses wtth qIo,slton itom d.
fEkHItA E,,'~ '~$ln.
sa.so1 q p.eei i; h:is.' asysr qac:ss aoas iron
Asal: tt IL said thai I'VE r.n ou,y bs]o nuy
Hcb.sK htsatten Along IN The good way
q epit1tu1 htt. By thoTlcx taeir rlr,u "" Bu:
ILL., ttt Object OF tie p:tashtnR Of ,h: G ,s3cl
or oi ,to sIns Of rs1: No. 50 .iran.e, ihen, hit
we rtclic be scsudst1scd IN our wo;k. wbcn in
Go1'e1.cc We ca1l men r4peat.ncc. The m.a
cLgfEes IN this Witk afe esle1 pauperA bu:
snsHt m:er h:a cot *hsse . isy q; hetd, aaa
Jr'us ~ks sIsul;cd-Rhy cot his fullo Se:.f Bat
aca.n, 4 is taic, ltase le oom k1uwn ore OF
gbl,s.s:1. nle!ioEas,es." Th,nx Cod iar II. /
CoLFett-d ueblcxs 90 not ltke 10 e1ircIe with
meno.rs q that p1rty. ther lore they arc not
dl,lnst.- They did not iesrc tsrtn,es to as-o.
cf.te m::n t. e,cates catk1efe. bu, il IA Certainly
Il t.. rvsrlasrns Fs:b.r eou!a t:,, III Iih. Xxx
sssl - ch',.,a1f ~ n rfeacted GtIss = the .aa
esaS nv, .f1
brew & tns' tfs. not ta:s-l.ra1tf, wno hare ais.
.lnru,!hcd Themselves b5 'ne'r n,ess. !.srnlnE
and b EtFoIcntc. such men Eean.er, Men.
Gel, sol L. y: Itolci and Da Cotts. IT. ii Cveu
gave hi etttc for&une TO Inc poor.
4nch weie ZONE cf the xrgu Tcnts u.-d to rho Y
ere they scsdpsur4l. Was It ls~sea from Holy
Wit that cur noseseIt 70 bring szs 10 chs,s,
was attempted Vas Il p1oseE fran ihs Wotd q
God list toe kav II lot broken ey every dew, nud
that Go I'd n.t r12nounce cur.e OF eEGrf one
h.T!tE hTukcN1I WAslt EfoFeu from the scrip
turee TIA though ihe Ic*s h4sc 20 ten?lc, pr1ts
shtH e Loltes. tne5 Eecd 70 Sa.ior 10 fsto1cil'
a1c su bit akitgi Was it prast nora tiol1 ",
ttat philosophy sod rivtl'saao7 - N ace;7tao,
eQntvsl II Of nc eaa.accr. aud tra. an OFT <srs
proveI Iscm Tic wcrtr Of Jcrus ths: he neyc
eonnasdtt tie pse1chi1g Of tht t;nepet 70 II
Jexsr !, th!s hs4 eetn aonr, woa1d not s.lnt
enmmitslcn ~ eeere:ary Of the I" Kestcra Il sh:e
Ch1.tisn Brotherhood II to its board OF MIN Arert
the nc: red Me.t,aa i. .rcrt folly. But no At
pruren. xEd therefore was not proven H1nk,
lcs,u1H hoscScf deklrab:e, clano; save = nan'.
f0lf: II Exy sometimes bCIGEt hts feiIo 4 rneu
bet tier Is eoc.e One else. higher th 1t min, whs
hse he .1rp. aud VITO dSes aim, hoaa2e, adota
No coso rssou having been given war th
Go'pei hcnl, no, be preached to The lows, VI
!. hcsu.e OFT Lord Is. eonmra1e1 4, to q,
to. go y INTO ail The world, ana pscach th
Sn.pel ubto eyeT5 creature a as knew ns'se
t'o-rel ut,o estr5 e1ettusr. bcflEu'nz ii Jerusl
!cm'' Tho ttwe OF the day havs sae-a shcg9
% 'er,ue ee ecenee ae = nd X sc H. Ia; i, 20 ,oa
osg ,h,7 ~ asi
Md h1sre'tra, Is th . Iii that nan {. cis! II
Greeks xrd Romans h,d thclf itatLtd N n. soE
lid tnsS Ert need some one 10 Zcctc!n :h:Ca fso
Ii iTE1Ist
th. TN. Mce.1aa. Thetnac of the eo7.nS o. Il
Mou1sa ec,cR long ,isec pas; Jcruss!en betu
eetroyed, tie temple bnzrea. thc tcs.'rs IN
tss .s 1sss'e1 e. a.1s sP,ss sse 1R IT ;'ts ;p, se
Eaz.reth. In Liz oIiy t.so beea fa!atIcd ali IT
prophecies !e;aunz 10 Atss.ah's art comm;
11S ess "a j. - ss9E y hs Es 1ea IT,
hcsr ih- story OF the cro-. kingr and Pslnot
how le the csuc!urd NszAteue. Men tro,
among Eil p-oplcs, tongues An1 trioes Lave h1
"A ssll the power Ct !esu.' rsae,
~ ANGEL. p'ostraic fall:
Hftrg forl5 the toysl d,Rtsn.
tEt croHn him Lcrd OF ei!.'' ..
AIc 300 DIVA IL Ec.lpc iv.n IL wo.lhtpptn
J. &c :1r.ca Jceut Chat ou.o the Jews, b,
-lute ,:eE arc 70 we'll ao1c, when converted, t
t1rrsd te tsotpsl aiI ever tic = rid. Fond
AeeoC Z 1t asitc 1heEf erc- to lhc VARIOUS uslec
no cas'Set Ct th. n io-s xmocK whnm the
~. tto ts,1iea Kuowedes u the Scripiurs
1h1ta 10 o1ef attrn has. toey arc the ueo
Pre.ea 'sts t. tht sarlns Of raank.pd Tht
n9A ~ III CtF sttta t:hcrch, and pa3leya
~ IL esssaft aFss 9! t'en DC tne reeoneiHE
,tM ~, Knas th.!l the receiving Ct Tho b.
-. " IRE q "tn'tto tie Iex.. bec,n.e v
letc tEeG. W desire TO SIC thsa u a from NJ
g et II lfe ot h. l:tes., AID daallJ cu eric;
tte hhedoia 0! hcsssr, IL erloy tyeria.,lny
1hste sr" eooc ct t1. ,t.sot. xsy vc n,e4.
t-c c6o.!tl 70 lhe ave. L.ocrs. Chr prs-!ty b.
1cuf otir t1rca to lllIg N N 10 G2d /: !. 4
Vel! 10 e!+pra the lsa:b It II: fzdtt Of Il,
ido;sI! :It h1:saa fser:eer:. If left to II. c1t