, 1873-12-15


found Lis knowledge Of ln'nmn nature,
and tho ,olgionn facalty In II. MY a,ivcly "oll
nccolt thing which III Inn wla tho product Of
coln'ron ,e'ho al thoughtful duly "btefv.t'o
htelhron, IL pruvidos'co l!as moi !!l,pol our
ontls mort wo,il,riully Fi.at Ut all, after tic
iIro, calu tho Question ol III, linposa! of our
Ud Jaclaoii strao1 properly VI c,slrso it ''lilat
uo!cctio', Of y t1no fur The .Hale muoh
thought waa earofully and frequently dis
uusHcl. Some fAvorol I'LL i,nnla llnto ,galo.
large md rnpla u'aace ~ roal estate yaluo.
Tho parish nscetitg, Mt "hio', twnv dcciletl to
soil ,mnoolatolr. was n very small our, nut one
membor yl"on!ly oDpoHod tic teotning bltllldcr,
aud wont away IN righteous 1noignasiuit nNt tlie
tho sunl which 1t would bring Ut Tho present
t1no.
Booonjy, was 1t other than n providohtial
thing tint tic parisl did nut lic, aftor tho lire,
liko others lcsa favored, which Slated III tho
sano gsoat calamity, u.,lor tho crushing prcsa-
uro Of heuyy ilonting debt, tin: thus this
$5o,n00 was left uildiml1lsl,ed for the securing
OF our now property a"d building. a.tl, thirdly,
atd yely recently u, order 70 nye tho mombo-s
tn botter nblo to moot 1t, Of Il heavy pocuMiary
obligation, 1t WIS resolved to nogotiaso d loaii,
mud this loan WIS euectel OH favorable tormB,
and within not moro that twcl,ty.fonr hours, l
ccnt unparalleled panic. Now, WAS au aAorios If
lucky coincNt3nces? What solution aro VIC
to put Oh NIL thlsf ! do not ask yon to regard
Il uli % a chain "f porpetual, inte1'ositlons!
tpCcA}ly cOntrvod Tor our special bnaDit; but
tlu uak you, as Christian men, to thinl n mo-
ment, and Bay whether 1t il not log .titnato mud
oonBlbtont with reason and philosophy, as with
the toachings Of tho Holy Scriptures, to infar
has beon directing the course of events in our
favor, or as tho Apostle better Expresses 1t,
3fakilg all things work together for our good"
l hnyo spoken Of our occupation of thls chapot
to-day as icing all but the successful realization
Of our fondest hopes. This language must bo
salou In u qualified eonso The nero building
Of commodIous chapel, nny, not evon tho con-
plotion Of worry beautiful church, nay moro,
not oven tho payment OF tho last fartbing Of the
dopt upon It, not evon oil this. cat, rightly DO ro-
conBumnlation OF their most folldly cherished
hope, church, be it even thc largest
and staso}iest,. as masicons III uomo
Of those old-world ca+Isearuls, whose
aud the supporting 4rc4es liie the stretch Of lilo
inter 1lacnE bougls in BONO mighty, oversllndow-
lug forest. oven thus church ls not I'LL end,
terminating in itself, but only means to a1i
also is tho church, whether as Il naterial out
ward structure or Us 4 divine visible organiza.
tiou, furuiahed with all tic needed appliances
for tho work, to which itu aacendod
Head has appointIeti II The grind
III tho world, is Tint by the m,glty nlorul lover
ago It is able to bring TO boar upun nan, it may
raHo linn to tho loltiest eminelco by man at-
tainablc, tho rcnlizAsion Of the Divine ideR1 in
him tho recovery to i1inl Of lis foifcited Gods
hkoueBs. On my other supposition tho exist
once Of tho Church is IN l.nlcrlinenco aud a
Rupertluity.
Losing sight Of tlis fact. and seeking my
othor object DO it what it may, whotll-
| lA k-
political engine, Or ms an ornamental appondago
to society. tlo Church IL d mockcry mud full
urc. And, towards this grand end nnd conBun-
NATION, everything in asid about Church should
! tend with steady, unsworyng cohcentrn.on OF
purpose, fts pulpit. by tho coa1noss with which
It breaches tito doctrines Of tho Cross, notwith-
| standing its oGonse-ihe doctrine OF divine,
yet human Chri.t as q present, yot sufficient
Savior; its ritna by heperIectness with which its
simple yot expressive language. whether Of words
! or symbols servo aa q q pathway Of approach to
i Him, Who, to bo worshlped aeceptnbly,
its music,. by its adaptation Oh u vehicle
for tue aonla spiritual emotions, lifting 1t up on
tinont, but Of tcop, heartfelt devotion God
4; ward its sacramontB, by tho cloarness with
=. which they retlect tho typical meaning designed
! by their founder, but administered according to
| cipient only its o!xu kind mud measure
I OF blessing; and AnallY ita large ard co1npre-
honsiyo circlo Of agencies for doing good, by
which, through the voluntary organized CO.
operation Of hia flock tho people willingly offer.
ing themsel vos. its minister Ii enabled to teach
tho young, 10 whit tho poor, to minister to the
poor, to oloho tie naked. to care for the
widow and fatl,erloss aud tho stranger, and dis
charge The countlass other duties Ut practica
heueyolenco, to which the whole church, not
! less for tho people than for the minister, stalG
pledged in vows Of holiest and most SOLEMN solf'
! conkocration.
AL these, brethren, arc what wo might torn the
nachnery Of parish. and as loug as thoy orc
! kept in hen1thyand harmonious movement, work.
lug each in It's own place. aud all toeothe1
| towards one and tho Same end, God gloriilad
with good dono to man, 80 long, brethren, that
parish Carries with it tho secret Of certain and
palpit may not flash with tho corr,,s:
cation Of a brilliant theological dis.
| play, nor its pews reflect tho scarlet
glitter Of tho recent wealth Of fashionable vul.
sarity, but the men aud women, aye, the very
ohild:on that worship in it. are mt ashamed tc
own rlat they nre Christ'a soldlors, who carry
his love in thoir hearts, mud wear his sign i'll tlui,
forehoadB.
Do, therefore, on point OF beirg charged will
treason aid disloyalty, pledge yourselves to d<
wee, brethren, once more ask to aedicaie your
selves. 10 this samo high end wo doyote these
walls to-day, md ask that !" lle who dwoletl
not in temples made With hands" would gracious
with tic fragfaslco Of Ills abiding spiritual pres.
ellce, but We cau wonderfully en.aHco the value
Of onr gift by giving ourselves with It. Let NJ
| together do SO. bYothren. ut tho table Of the
Lord, and in tue sacred ordinance hiud ourselyet
nfreal,, oach to tho other, with over
tightening bonds OF tho Chmrch's brotherhood
and all to Him, wllose body aud blood, received
by fnith, aro the visible memorials Of His cart
nnd pity for us, the standing and imporishablt
evidence TINT 1t Flo loved aud gave uimaeE tul
| u.s."
| FREE RELIGION.
pr0f. Tnylor on the Future Creed of America