The New York herald., 1873-11-17

minds and hearts OF men. The prayer which He
himself taught us is-Our Father who art In
heaven, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on
earth even IL IL done in heaven; and by this He
means that by doing the will OF the Father we
should become members OF His heavenly kingdom
here below and thus worthy children OF God.
We must show our likeness TO Christ IN every
thought, word and deed. In order that we
should become His children He came from heaven
to take our human nature. lie was king
upon earth; not worldly king, but King OF Gods
kingdom among us. This lie himself asserted III
His reply to the Roman Governor-"Ihou sayest
it-l am Ile." He came on earth TO reign over the
minds and hearts of men, to win their minds by
the truth, and their hearts by the iorce OF Ills ex
ample and the emotions of His grace lhere Is
wondrous difference between the Kingdoms OF tlis
world and the Kingdom OF God on earth. tons
Kingdom relgns over tne mind ana heart uolne
no violence TO human nature, but sweetly appeal-
ing or the homage due to God; not seesing 10
change, but make purer and better 10 the END that
we should be more like to the image after which
our SOUS were made God treats the work OF us
hands with most wonderful IespecI. ms nus oi,tne hat
He might teach men how TO pc
OF the Kingdom OF His Father, and 1t was IN the
pursuit OF tins mission that lie became the trans
ator TO men OF the languages tnat had hitherto
been unexplained. IL is written IN the prophets tnat
they shall all be taught by God, and here is the
Saviourteacher teaching the things OF God, tell
ing men OF their long forgotten destiny aud ex-
planning 70 them what they are; teaching men
how they shall fulfil their destiny, and explaining
TO them truths winch would open their minds and
hearts 60 harmony with the VIII of God, aud
dong all this with sweetness, force and authority
minus had never conceived OF. .'lf any oneh says
Chra, "desires 10 follow Me, let him take up mis-
cross ana come for in following Me, ne
comes TO the Father, for the Father and
are onen Thus he could lead us to
the kingdom OF God on earth. When, therefore,
we say the Lords Prayer our hearts should be III
unison with the viii OF GOD, Ior in order that
belong to HIS kingdom, we must be ready to do
HIS viii on earth even as it Is done IN heaven And
tins Kingdom OF heaven, He tells u.s. is like mus
tard seea, The smallest OF all seeds-so small that
IL almost forgotten alter being thrown into the
81 ound. But. whether 1t may be forgotten or
not 1t rs not dead IL is sure to come forth again
and II grows eventually to be the largest among
the shrubs, with its boughs and brambles and
leaves so large that birds make their nests among
the branches. The "kingdom OF God is ike unto a
mustard seed.n II so how careful ought we to be
that we overlook not the beginnings or the work
ings OF God IN our hearts,
Dr. Mr.. Glynn then Went on to apply the parable
TO the mission, wnicn Will be begun on sunday
next. Tne mustard seed was TO be brought by the
Jesuit fathers TO the people, and to be soWn among
them. The sermons OF these holy missionaries
might be addressed to those whose hearts were
too nara To pront by tDem as well as to those OF
whose souls the Word oil GOO would take possess
sion, and in wnom Gods grace would grow AID
lructily. In speaking OF these for whom 1t was
especially necessary not TO harden their hearts
TO the approaching grace, the preacher uttered
some stern WoIdS OF reDuke TO the rlch, Quollng
the Savlour's warning, "Woe to ye richl" and tell
ing these people especially that II was miracle
II they had already done all that God needed for
reconciliation. He SAID plainly that scarcely any
one at all grew to be rich whose soul was not
stained with the SIN oil possessing ligotten goods
and TO these chance-perhaps the last they
might ever get-has now offered OF settling their
accounts with the Almighty, In concluding the
preacher made ali eloquent PRAYER, beseeching OF
God TO bless tue mIsslon TO pour down His praces
upon all participating In IT, ana TO ln1use into the
hearts oil ali that divine sweetness o desire Tor
Goo which would raise up the thoughts OF the peo-
pie to communion with Him and TO an understand
ing of HIS lnhnlte love ior us.