National Republican., 1873-10-06


the beauty Of which time can never cifacc.
Moreover, In this observance you are re-
minded Of the weakness Of your own heart
and the exceeding sinfulness Of sin. Remorse
mets into penitcncc as you roll your weight
Of sin on Christ, and pass from the chilling
fogs Of earthly engrossments into the full
sunlight of Gods unbounded love.
Lastly, In this sacrament We are knit to-
gcther Into sacred unity as disciples Of the
Lord: children Of one family; heirs of q
common Immortality. In this union all
destruction ceases, as God Is no rcspectcr Of
persons.
Avoiding oil the doctrinal aspects Of this
you with your duty and encourage You to Its
performance. BY this blessed table the Mas
Ter stands with face full Of loving tenderness;
upon his lIps the words DO Il In remem-
brance Of me-" Can you refusc1
Observation-Disclosures.
Sermon BY Rsv. ArtLar K Brickmau.
The following Is the discourse delivered
yesterday morning before the Maryland
Association Conference by Rev. Arthur Z.
Brickman;
.sThe wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and
the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and
the calf and the young lion and the failing
together, and little child shall lead them.
"And the COW and bear shall feed; their
young ones shall lie down together, and the
lion shall cat straw like the OK; and the suck
ling child shall play on the hole Of the asp,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on
the cockatrice's den. They shall not hurt
nor destroy In all my holy mountain, tor the
earth shall be full Of the knowledge Of the
Lord, as the waters cover the sea."-Isaiah,
xi:6-9.
All the time when the earth shall be full of
the knowledge Of the, Lord these wondrous
things shall come to pass. The most fcro-
cious and blood-thirsty animals and such in
nocent beings as lambs and little children
| shall be associated together as friends and
playmates. Poisonous aud deadly yipers
will be handled by children, who are yet on
mothers breast, without being endangered;
and all this shall take place In the mountain
Of the Lord. Look at the picture Of heav-
enly peace portrayed in our text Wolf and
lamb have one home and dwell together, and
next to the treacherous, strong and blood
thirsty leopard lies kid, while q young
lion, a calf and failing gently walk to-
gether, as II they were Of one aud the same
family. In the midst Of them appears o little
child, calls them by name, takes hold OF
them and leads them wherever 1t pleases.
And here Is another picture, viz; Cow aud
bear feed on the same pasture, while their
young ones lie down together, as II they
were children of the same parents. And
there are still two more wonderful pictures.
Here is hole In which dwells the asp, a
yenomous serpent, and close by is the nest Of
deadly viper, and behold there are little
children playing, and without any fear
they thrust their little hands into their nests.
The fcrocious animals have become gentle
and kind the lion is no more carniverous,
but eats straw, like the OK, and the yenomous
| serpents have lost their poison, and have be-
comc playthings for little children. The
cause Of oil this is assigned to the knowledge
| of the LORD. What an inducement, then,
for the united prayer Of "Hallowcd be thy
name; thy kingdom GOMEZ"
You know that these pictures are repre-
sentations of spiritual things, and that they
| refer to conditions Of the soul, because all
animals have reference to passions and yir-
tues or evil and good affections Of the heart.
Whilst our text carries us into the future
ages, when, after fuller development Of
spiritual life, q golden age will again be In
stituted which will never perish, 1t teaches
also lesson which applies itself to the indi-
vidual man. The regencrating soul Is here
taught that 1t will once live In state OF
heavenly peace In itself. The passions desig-
mated by the Wild animals aud the several
lusts signiled by the scrpents, after they are
subdued, are brought under the control oi
love and innocence, and then they become
harmless companions OF the virtues which
govern the newborn heart. Led by the let
ter, let us endeavor to learn some of th(
spiritual truths contained In this passage.
The vicious and predatory animals men
toned In our text are the wolf, the leopard
the young lion and the bear. OF hab!tationi
of poisonous serpents we mentioned the hol,
of the asp and the den Of the cockatrlce
These are types of the fierce passions ant
unclean lusts Of our hereditary and unregen
Grated nature. In contrast with these ou
text mentions the lamb, the calf, the failing
the COW, little child. u sucking child and
weaned child.
affections which form a counterwalling powe
against our evils, and which incline, dispose
: and capacitate the mind to overcome ant
subordinate the affections and thoughts O
selfish and worldly loves or evil lusts ant
passions. The ferocious character Of de
structive animals corresponds to the rapa
ciOus desires and fiery lusts Of our evil pas
sions. BY regeneration they are not to b
totally annihilatod but tanned, subdued ant
made subseryient to higher principles Of life
The tanning of fcrocious animals typides th'
process Of bringing our lusts and appetite
under the dominion Of good and gentle affec
tions. When the good principles Of the soul
which arc the real man, control them, theI
man fulhlleth the commandment OF the Lord
Have dominion over every living thing tina
moveth upon the earth" (Gen. ii.aS) YoI
are aware that 1t Is not easy to tame ferocioui
animals, but II eau be done by prudence and
patience. Regeneration Is the work which
brings our passions into subsection to the
will of the Lord. II Is work as slow and
gradual as the tanning OF wild animals. 1t i,
great work and fills the soul forever will
heavenly delight after 1t Is accomplished,
, In our text there are first mentioned three
, fcrocious animals which are noted alike fol
their rapaciousness, viz; the wolf, the leop
ard, and the young lion. By them are slgni,
fed the capabilities Of mans selnshness.
The wolf Is distinguished for his derceness
and signifies the dominion OF evil, especial,
the ayidity Of snatching away and dispersin.
: any thing that is good. Good desires ant
affections of the moment arc snatched ava,
by intense desires, suddenly reused appetltes
or the cagerness of craving evils opposed /,
! good emotions. This ayidity Of snatchinl
; away and dispensing anything good Is signi
, fed by the wolf. II Is the fiery element OF al
evils. In this state We find the wolf In every
ungenerous heart.
The leopard is large animal of the ca
! kind. 1t Is an artful and insidious animal
J treacherous, sly and deccitful. IL signifies
! the affection or lust of falsifying the truth,
especially the truths Of the Lord; 1t also rep
resents those who conform faith separate from
good works. The evils Of our heart do Away
] endeavof to modify truths - suit them; and
thls desire 10 MAKE uutu cOuiOfll 70 Ou
selfish nature, by which 1t Is falsifed ant
! which Is most treacherous action of til,
mind, Is signiled by the leopard.
The young lion signifies power, and In {
bad sense 1t signifies the power of falsehood
which destroys the truths of the word. Ther'
is dangerous power In persuasions, In ap
parently logical arguments, In nattcry and IL
threats, by which the young lion can destroy
the better knowledge derived from Gods
commandments. These and other powerful
efforts of the unrcgenerated mind are deslg
mated by the young lion.
The three kinds OF feroclOus animals are,
therefore, from their characters, signlacatiyt
of the lusts and cupidltles Of our evils In the
will, Of our evils In the understanding and OF
our evils In the life. The fierce wolf 10 Of the
heart the treacherous leopard of the under
standing, and the powerful lion OF the life.
These evils, slgnifed by such fierce and subtle
creatures, are slumbering In our bosoms.
There Is also hid the poisonous asp and tho
egg OF the cockatrice, out Of which the heat
Of self-loye breeds ''the iiery, flying serpent.
They are born In us, they are hereditary
with us all, and II they are permitted to grow
undisturbcd they will deyour every innocent