New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-26
SERMONS PREACHED ~ COUNTRY CHURCHES. By tie Rev
p D. MAURICE. l2.ro w. BE- Macmillan a Co.

SERMONS PREACHED IL COUSTEY CHURCHES. By tie Rev.
?. D. MAURICE l2Io. W. 3CA Macmillan Co.
The late eminent divine and philosopher, of
whose posthumous works TINS volume is specimen,
was accustomed devote part Of his Summer vacation
TO preaching in quiet rural village He found
more cOugenal reireshnent mnistering to the poor
than in visits English wateringpaces in foreign
travel. The common people heard lin gladly. His
simple expOsitIons not above the level OF their
minds, they crowded to hear the words that fell
from his lips. The diseOurses IN this volume are sing
larry unpreteudlng direct, and forcibe. Although the
author was leader in the Broad Church movement and
was not free from the suspicion Of hereca tendencies,
their substance founded the literal teachings Of the
Bible, and a great degree, is clothed in scripural
language. With all his admirable accomplishments as
scholar and his profound thinker he here
utmost palnness OF speech There is not the most
distant attempt literary display. The whole soul OF
the preacher absorbed IN the interest of his sub
leot and the good his Hrs topics selected
from the ran the familiar ideas and the expert
ence of humble, everyday life ThOs in the discourse
on Life ana Raiinent" after showing that the Lord
cares the comonest Of his creatures, he 10
say: That Will explain why He bids you take thought
FOR yourlife II idgetty and restless about tive
shall 90 ourselves good. But ii trust 1t with Goa,
then shall go manfuly forth TO do ali that have
TO do, knowing that safe in His hand. Then we
shall say 20 ourselves Well, He has gwen this
derfnl life within How much more that than the
food which nourshes il But since life wants food
10 support IT, He will surely let have that. He will
give us strength TO labor for IT, which is better than
dropped into our mouths He has given us these curl
Gus bodies; how much curious they are than the
very finest clothes we can put them since they
want clothing He will enable US To obtain that He has
greater designs for than for the birds and the ies
SO lie will not treat us as He treats them He will treat
us more generously, more considerably, He will call
out faith and hope aud love IN which they cannot
have He will bring often in what seem very
bard ways by great 0rrows this trust and hope and
love- II IL worth while. We shall fluid 1t 40 at last The
clothes and food VIII have done their work. and will
perish The faith and hope and love VII abide forever
They viii bind those that gone before us, aud
to those that shall after They viii bind us TO
the Lord Jesus Christ and to God Father through
al ages And IL is my frieuds that God who invites
MS this day TO eat Of that food hch susans spirits
He wants them to live and not die He wants them to
believe Him and trust Him and love Him. And thus He
enables them TO it. He says, Il have given my Son
TO suffer ana die you all, for the whole world. Re
member that love OF mine, that love which he showed
forth in His DEATH Feed upon that in your hearts
There nothing Ike 1t. Angels and Archangels feed
upon II. Poor men and women may feed upon II with
them. 1t will never out. And you need not take
thought or De anxious about this food than the
other. We cannot IT, God gives IT, He sends you
this simplest sign and token now real 1t and that He
would have all partake OF 1t together He bestows 1t
freely; We receive when give him thanks for IT,"
None OF the discoveries rise TO n higher style OF
thought and Illustration than that from which We have
made this extract. They of the very essence OF
simplicity itsef But II they contain nothing
late the intellect, inhame the Imagination, crafty
the taste, their honey wisdom and honest importantly
may arouse the moral nature which elegant essay
] or an oratoricAi appeal would have fallen dead.