New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-30

sni tha' u we were cspahle for moment OF looking into
the Son of Man. that all eternity unere yer
face OF the OF Man was Just tue ihnS winch 'hiS
young man lost. - -
What does that mean nowi AIn talking what you call
poetry and do you say that poetry is not truth Lave
YOU any friendship in your soul at all do yon kho"
what affection and love that which Is hser tna
Yourself and strain and reach after something oeyond
you and know what this youth meant when ne salu
want something which have not goti II you do YOU
must capable Of knowing what loss II cohVeyeu III
feet friend" DO YOU know what II il to feel with regret
that have nothing human that You cuulI hhseI u
lay your hands under the feet-iay your heiu unuea
The feet of that glorious humanity man Is 10 ne
measured by the amount OF his aspirations oy W. W.
of his worship and by the grandeur Of his feelings 10
ward that winch is above him. lAe FOR mah hes ln lo
knowledge OF the perfect But perhaps a,n hn ,n
certainly must have been aklng-Io many VIZ ,eI
not possibly understand THIS And why, why am usli
fed In surprising that these words, If thou VIII De pr
feet" must seem TO them mere talka TORN VI sIe,tSm
having nothing 10 do with the necessity OF huna m
of them nature Because their history does not AT an
correspond with the history Of this youth Iney nave
not been keeping the commandments from YOUTH up HOi
from mannoOd's period todd age why was u tlgl tta
these words should have been addressed to TINS youthi
That which made t right that these words should nave
| ng ana measure had been successful IN Keeping
the commandment; and except man ha 9 pye u ho
has and follow me-, must fail upon nun me the e1pt'
ness of the wind OF the wilderness; Tor ne mas Vt e
turned his face to God he has been sharing the husK
| ELEMENTS OF PERFECTION.
/ III
that II YOU are not perfect you stained and spotted
and II YOU have not begun know IT, because yon
are so stained and spotted that there not enough OF
clean background that you may show yourself against
IL 10 know what. you Do you, the other hand,
under sense that you are clean and that your life
is poor thing and that you are prone to say
you ashamed 0f yourself do You Iee tlat lehus
| enough TO make you ashamed Then, my friend,
| can talk TO YOU -, would you DO PelI ro
| then I Would you Ike 10 De sucn that you
could Just throw your whole soul open a1d say, 81 am
not much, but you can look at nae - But you cannot
God from seeingus God must see US. But would YOU
wish 10 able 70 throw your whole being opeu that lie
y0u and your thoughts, and see the wicked thng
you and take il out Of You Begin It ONCE II " posi-
| BILE to you But would You be perfect You ten me.
"Oh perfection y 50 fsr away; there is no use sem
Commandments ght not yOui 1t was IN no lnockery
that the law given. You cannot say, u cant kee
S 1ep' You might tTg little more. You might
put your foot on the first rung OF tine ladder
the Lord said TO the young that He wanted some
thing more after all that" Yes yes taat is true II we
see that be perfect before he can do t But
were possible that we could Keep the whole law III
heart could cry for the thing IL lacked eternal HE
would did all this, ana what can 90 10 attain
OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW.
What can do TO get His loveto obtain high full,
rejoicing existencef II we could keep His command
ments perfectly we should then most certainly feel that
desire for knowledge for the give love- That
is not love- You must feel the very God Of love pulling
in your hearts, as well His love IN You. You must
love Him. not yourselves, but from the very God
That rs love- If thou witt perfect" said the Lord
andI can imagine with what ineflble smile he said
it. He had tod his disciples, Be ye perfect as your
Father in Heaven perfect as God Himself s perfect
The soul that be satisfied with less Is not yet hred
these thugs aud is in its baoyhood WHAT did he
him do, thenl You our Lord does not begin with
with regard 10 His own mission, He would into
any disputatlon with His Disciples or about God or
i hiS yoG Won viii know ali about shat He based the
whole thing upon action which is the highest condition
of humanity. You say faith is higher | say inta Is
the highest action Of the human mind and ear Here 1t
is; here the opportunity for il. lie says: If thod
and cone follow me-" If he had done that the gates Of
| ueaycn would have been throyfn wide Open he would
bsye Known bnT thai he had got ali he wanted aud
the friendship OF the Lord would have made MIN laugh
oh, young men, are you afraid TO give your attention
to this lest perhaps Jesus Christ viii ASK OF you u part
with Your money and become wandererl assure you
that you need not DO airald. he Will not ask taat 81
you. Why, you have not been Keeping the commando
ments. You not fitted, not worthy Of such
have and follow ne see first If you can keep the com
have said that believe that keeping of the
commandments will man, but do surely believe
that who begins by keeping them Is IN Ihe way o
eternal lie. He is III the way oft cannot ddfe anu
have no inclination here u suppose tIat h9 moekel
nal life you must keep the commandments" lld the
way lie in the loss OF his money speealyt Yes 10 him,
ii h. was told il, the PROBABILITY being thas~ts young
| mans money was much 10 HIM. 1t was the ouiy thing
winch stood between MN ana eternal me- 10ulndy not
have any money TO trust to MIN, but you NAV be striving
after It, which Is just as bad aud fully as dangerous II
you have not ieaTgsa to be sfsk9t ityet.
| REACHING AFTER PERFECTION
But some OF you certainly have what required Of
him then. You say, 81 have been trying little to keep
the commandments, and have made poor job Of 1T
| and il could get that something OF which l have
| gmpses OF sometimes, If L could get that, think
could keep them better. But It is great trouble and
burden" No doubt IL is friends II we had tls some
| thing we would have difficulty; II we had II, com
| mandments would trouble TO Us any more. Inc
mighty God iu us would make us forget all aboJt me
! commandments. We should not only Judge, bat
| be all truth and righteousness Bat yOu
| say What shall I do" III fuller sense
There Is something, If you Will Only be honest with
| yourself. There is something you have got 10 part
with something that you feel already that you have To
part WITH and you have To give what was demanded or
this young You have TO go with Him you com
plain that lie always talked in figures ana that what
easy 10 do, but you do not know how 70 do IL now.
There is only God IN the earth, and the God Thai
made side world Is the thai made the inside
world Surely If that young man could nave f0rsaken
his riches and gone after Jesus you can do something
infinitely 10 the facts lie named You ASK now,
again and again. That Is for HIM 10 tell YOU cdhuOt
tell you. But know this, that every man should lay
open his heart and say, WHAT snah 90
that may get hold of this ~ If do not believe that.
III there bond between the heart OF and the
heart Od, then there Is no religion. Let cat anu
drink for tomorrow we die andHhd5 deatL must Dc an
Initiation. Inc soul OF every mdu cries Iof tAs tlp
Whether acknowledge 1t not sucn Is the TACT Ana
this SOUL conscious of freedom and life that must
from sense OF God is little nearer TO that center OF
| life whence we have all come one thing Il seem 10
knOw-that hero in this world only That we may
reach out for God lay hold upon hn and because
this is necessity OF the human heart ana he necessity
was great Tor the human heart to understand nd
for ITSELF therefore the loving son U the Ia
Their came Gown and took His share; and God iimscI
having laid heavy weight upon came Iiimsaf ana
burden,