, 1873-08-28

wall, Of Chicago, thelioy, Mr.. Maddy, Of Evans
ton, tho Roy. Mr. Conwo1 formerly Chaplain Of
the First Minnesota Regiment, Mrs. Amos
Miller, Of Whenton, and othora. a loas num-
bor wore present than on the previous morning,
but the religious foeling was undated, This
service was followed, at 1880. By preaching.
The Giyinos, Of which there were q considerable
number, worc all in tho stand, and very re-
spectable number OF auditors wore in tho great
circle ut the appointed hour.
THE sEny1OEs
began by singing tho hymn commencing
Jesus, tho namo high over all,
followed by an opening prayer offered by tho
Roy. 8. Payne, OF Lemont, and another hymn, In
which tho audience Joined with much emotion:
Just as am, without ono plea,
put that Thy bleed was shed for me-,
And tlat Thou bidst me como to Thee,
Oh, LaInb Of God, como, come.
Tho Rev. ". II. Burns, Of Warren, then
preached tho sermon. He was fortunate In the
illomo selected, and, feoling the full Importance
which all gavo profound attention. "Work out
your own salvation with fear md trembling.
For it is God which workoth In you, both to will
and to do Of his own good pleasure. Phil,
:2:12~13.
There can be no work. 1t eeomB to mo, 80
honorable ns the work OF our personal salvation.
The Colossus Of Rhodes was wonder; tho
.Appollo Bolyidore at Rome is thing Of beauty;
hut to evolve into completeness our moral man
hood until We "boar tho itnago Of the heavenly"
:and secure "the mind that was alao in Christ, >"
that is tho grandost that ever . hand wrought Or
God's; but not His aH separate from action. II
we oxamino the text we will see that thore ia .
division Of labor-that our part III to "work out"
tho salvation God "makes in u.s." This is no
hard impossible thing. God does not say to tho
dead, dried sood, "sprout and spring up out Of
dc SOIL" but says that to tho seoa that hath life
He docs not say to tle:prairio-earth before He
and nuke yourselves beautiful as tho garden Of
the Lord" Ho sends ttore His workmou first.
They break up fallow ground, throw out tho
tufts Of grasB smooth down tho surface, and
scatter tho aoeds, and nIaut with skill tho roots
tbas have life. Tllen Ho eayB: Bring forth
nbundantly the modest daisy, the hyacintb, tho
tulip and roso-tree,-lail tho beautiful flowers
md luscious fruita." And whilst He speaks the
rain-drops aro browning to quonch Its thirat, and
fingers aro waiting to prop tic vines and trim
The shrubs. God works there but tho soil--out
1re. and ont Of tho culture-must work the
flowers and tho fruits. God does not como to o
man md say, "uo, gardener, mud cultivate al
the graccs, Of the spirit; out OF yourself do-
me and will work in you what want you to
work out" And, If permitted he works won-
why's of old habita broken up, tho old drains Of
do,on, and tho spiritual nature 1ovoled up Christ
is thero wording according. to tic working
whereby He is ablo oven to sabdno all things u1,-
to Himself. Love, faith, hopo, pationce, and
Aud now, az tho springtima of the soul advances
hears God saying Il have cultivated you with
h hs1G p aa 1o y9a y 1SG and
nll that ont into .. holy life." SEQ
that rosebud blooming! What Eare beauty
its petals to drink in tho sunshine. Yet all that
loyolinoss and perfume God wrought in 1t; It
merely works. these out. There arc human liYeB
that display moro beauty, and odorate moro f1a-
GRANGE. than the swceteat opening buds Of Bpring.
ekios and genial Influences, but often amid vim
try sorrows yet they gladdon the waste places
with u world Of lovelinoss The cloar coloring
The aromatic fragrance Of their good deeds fills
the!r homes like tho odors Of costly spike.
nard from brokon alabastar boxea. But
what aro their holy lives but m the gu out, :
lie purified them By His Spirit, mollowod their
disPoBltions by Installations Of His grace tingod
thom with angel instincts, and filled thom with
sSS 6S SaoF work ct m % 09s WAT ey oF viii aq b
tho exhibition Of what iIo has dope. 1hs is &
truth which men are slow to epprehend.,tahaI Il
tL0 t10fE IN ua III tOQ 1t anu tOuH Ouly. 4nGy
understand that God alone can justify
hut fail to zee also TINT God alone
can eanctify. 80 they are ever trying t.
kill the sin in them, but they never neyel
inner nature, and put Tod within, and lot Hin
work whilst work without. Oh brethren, Il
you would teach tho truth, get It in you. Il
you would do good, first got good., Il, like rain
clouds, you would move through tho worldI
sky diatil1ing fatnoBs, rowling othor dropping
yytod liyen remember God must frHt brow al
that goodness In tho oloud-land of your owl
souls, Or If, like suns, you would radiate light
and heat, chunging cheerlosy night to joyou
dav, remember God mutt first pack all that sun
chino within the walls Of your own Banthood
Would you like to be mighty forcea for God
with ovory word quick and powerful Rs Q two
edged Rword, and your souls spiritual lade1
Jars? then "tArry at Jerusalem till the. poWe
oomeH." "Work out your own salvation" Le
let our lights shine, md "othors would sec ou
good works, aud glorfy our Father which il Il
fIeayen." But many lido their light; thoy ar
willing to rocolye In, but not willing to givo out
Like tho Dead Sea, thoy haye HI inlet, hut n
outlet. They hayo mover learned to "worlt out.
That boy IL full OF ilfo-fu1 to tho brim-rull
ming ogor but ho works 1t out In a thouBan
aportiyo rra.iks. 80 ho ought God put It l.
him; he ought to "work 1t ont" Wo do not pu
ataaIn into great iron boilors to shut II IN an
Theoretically seal 1t thero; but wo glvo It yani
and say. "Work yourself out III performing on
Journeys and doing our tkslis" And shall "
shut up tho mighty foroo OF spiritual life tht
God has put in us mud Glyo II no vont-glyG
no feet to walk with 7-no hands 10 labor With
10 we leaye all the beams Of light aud aames