The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-17

snips ana conflicts. They impart moral character
70 nose who dwell upon their slopes or beneatn
.heir SHADOWS, and they exert certain religious
innucnce upon the human mind. The imagery
VI .he bioie abounds In references to mountains,
ana the history ofredemption is to great extent
connected with certain mountains OF the earth.
mere was something in mans nature which led
In, seek nigh posts OF observation
~ nv :. o'e'iooA cities and estimate their magni-
tude and mark the varied lapdscona Tho ,oye
was metaphorical, John having been us,oo mn in
spirit to a great mountain; and what xyas o,ver,
TO him in apocalyptlc vision MIGHT ha j.,
part given to all Gods people Tho arsr
mountain within their reach was the aahho,n
which was as Old as the mountains its foundat,onS
having been laid when the morning stars sang to-
gether and all the hosts of God shouted for oy. AID
through the ages this mountain has been rising
higher and higher, ana along its slopes and UNDER
its shadows the destinies OF the race had been
gathering. Whatever men might say or think CON-
corning the literalistic Sabbath OF the Jewish law
IL nevertheless was true that In duration and PERI
manence the Sabbath was as old as the race and as
enduring as God; for though its foundations werd
iaiu IN tme, there remains an eternal Sabbath fof
inc people or God. The Sabbath Is . mountain site
piaccG amid the throngs OF the city as we'll AZ IN
the solitude OF the country. No one could enjoy
NE TO i've on the dead level Of daily occd1
toll might be, YET whoever g'e was ssV content WITH
the hnmdrum life which was led by tho
horse n snss grnds upon circle ever moving but
persons often sought Illicit pleasures and drowned
care by sensual debauchery. But on the other hand
1t was well attested fact OF sociology that those
who climbed up the high mountain Of the Lords
day felt the bracing atmosphere and the spicy odOra
so that when they came down from the nigh noun
tain that was set between the weeks they felt as
did Deborah, who said, 20 my soul, thou hast put
on strength great many people thought the
Sabbath was an invention OF ministers, contriv4
ance of theology, or sentimental conceit that had
fap tl,ntI ~
made man made the Sabbath for him, that from the
not noontide OF daily life he might betake himself
this sb ks tho Apostes ses es
TRANSPORTED before them, might hold communion
with God and prove the fnlness, the sweetness and
diyineness OF life. He 1.-THE prcacher) believed ha
would be benefting the community greatly II h0
could induce people to rise at six O'Clock on Sunday
morning, plunge them into refreshing baths, teach
them to eat their breakfast and say their PRAYERS
with JOY, and then go out, parents and children,
and behold the beauties Of nature and listen to the
singing OF the birds. But when people are dis
posed TO come out ola
SWEAT BATH,
their eyes hardly rubbed open, and hurry to church,
scarcely consciouss whether they are going to
q festival or to mountain excursion,
then, indeed, 1t was hardship for
they might feel the air that came
from the paradise of God. The speaker invited his
hearers to ascend another mountain, composed or
the great facts Of the Gospel. This part OF his
theme was ably discussed, and the inestimable
value OF the Bible in Its adaptability to humanity
pointed out in eloquent wOrus Then the
preacher named another mountain OF blessing-the
high mount OF the Divine promises, which were ex-
ceedingly great and precious. and as tmmutable AZ
God HIMSELF and ought to be taken by Christians az
any legal pledge was received In conclusion, ho
said that ne had been talking to some In an un-
known tongue--that portion OF his audience who
spent their lives In eating, dressing and pleasure
going. They had no "facnlty' to understand the
spiritual significance OF the truths which he had
evolved, and he exhorted them to withdraw them
selves from grovelling pursuits and partake or the
rich fruits that grew along the sides OF the noun
tain OF Gods holiness.