, 1874-07-13
THE PULPIT,
The Salvation of Virtuous
Hoathen.
Dr. Swazey Is Convinced that There
Is Ilepe for Them.
The Rev, MIR. MoKaig's Idoa Of the
Work Of City Churches.
Sermon on ts Pardon" by the
Rev. DR.. Messing.
The Rev. Mr.. Errett Gives Some Good
Advice TO His Congregation.
Tie Bishop Of Iowa breaches on
the Power Of Miracles.
Sermon on J" Pardon" by the
Rev. DR.. Messing.
Tie Bishop Of Iowa Prcachos on
the Power Of Miracles.

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lug neS' ~ Attnur s"azoy preaehea ser-
mon 70 tho Ashland Avonae Presbyterian con-
gregation, Oh Tho Probable Salvation of q
Virtuous Hcathon.n yestortlav morning. ut tho
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"soss."n Asnp's, eornet o. Mess "nsn ssa1n
iuBton s1eps anu 6oath western avenue. Atoli
tho following text:
But In esary natoa he that fearoth Him aud workoh
FaGhteousnera Is ncccptcd Of Him. Acts, 4. 81.
II IL natural for good men to aBk, with no
uttlp oarucstuoss. what shall bo thu fato Of
othora na ,rol1 no NJ thomsclvoa. r. IL n aim
,hnt ~ 1870 -, ,n;nnran, hrot,,or,'nna n1n
alive when those who have hope towards God
through Jesus Christ would, If it woro possible
500 solne ray OF light fall on the multitrldes who
I's nave mover M hcasa my Wpsa q. psopnee' OF any
t'alnGa OF tho oospol ealsat'oia'
What Is In store for the hoathen, and especially
for those among thom WHO havo sought aftor
thoro was auch porson), and Socrates, and
Aristidas, and Cato, and tho not tnconRidorable
rirnfe NJ wfsn and rood rlnn ol1taide the cnyona,k
~ 1arocl and icunront of what ,ro ca1] !. tbo
~ s.a = ~ 49, - H.
Bsace u uoa ~ ooll5t 'o7us snas oa' l,u" 'no
bnratage OF q biebsett immortality! ! VIII not
discussion Of this great thoi1io: viii only make
few suggestions, which. AZ think. Indicate
proper anBWer.
:, How much can We infer r. from our knowledge OF
wo impose on ourselves, VIC run into Bervt}c all"
perstition when We Say . God is good,'"' when we
nlore Him for His goodneBs, and cali upon tho
whole world TO admire His goodnoss, u'l-
ioss Mt tho san,e time We have so,no rnliabo idea
Of goodness, unless wo renliy honor God for His
goodness, instead Of allniring tho gooanoBs be-
cause it belongs to God. That is to cay, God
commands our admiration and gratitude hecnuso
Ho poaBenBes an attribute which in Our eyes, IN
tne Judgment Of our heartB md collscfonooa, is
goodness. Tho standard Of Judgment IL IN us,
lu onr knowledge, in our minds, or wo arc sense-
less cbitaron, repeating only wllnt NE are taught
when We join With the PsanIst in saying 40,
how great ia THY gooianeBs," !" "The oarthiB full Of
tho goo1neaa Of the Lord, Thou crowness the
year with Thy goodneas.' If, therefore, wo hayo
are sure TINT God is good, wo have not senti-
mental or fantastic but solid ground for infer
oneo with rcgard to tue doHtiuny of ,ne1l:
OF limitations, md ia always liablo to
error when wo 70 into dotai}, but
there is no reason to doubt that it sots III look
Ing In the right airection., When We prny for
the hoathen and organize missionary ago,cies to
bring tlcm to the knowledge of Gutl, it is by a
right Impulse, and because, away down in cum
yictions t!1at belong to our worship Of 1od We
SEQ no reason for supposing TINT God IL our
Father more tlinu their Father, or d good God
10 us when He is not equally good God to
Them. cannot be euro TINT good man will
not differ with no as 10 what courso Of action il
good. W. e.poet TINT we shall agreo 30 far aa
We cannot infer Justly that eyory human be-
Ing will bo saved, because our reasoning Is
sheckad by what we observe IN rnens liyea, and by
tho oTcrywhero-presclta analogies Of the natural
from PAD to worse, that eYi! becomes tortiblo
law, tint ain hos y terrific downward pitch. tlat
Under certaln conditions hope OF chango Of SAL
OF yeara that nany are always running tho
mold FOR destiny which ovory day Makos moro
probable. In return We arc confronted with
large areas Of wasto. Fecnndty iB fur beyond
ictnal life. The things that surviyo aro prau-
ticAl part only OF the whole. a hundred blOB-
eolns fatl from the tree where Que bud develops
nto fruit Out Of hantlrad buds formed
lnto fruit. only part rcach full maturity. Tho
fishes spawn ~ millions, tho greator part Of
tlem a"im out IN t4cir first excursion where
they aro nude food for other fish. Yhero il as
much tendency to being which does not reach
Ieal bong among an!innla rs among treoa.
And yot. TO our Wow, tho world iH full of tho
glory and tho goodness of God. timed not Bur-
prise, indeed IT may come properly into our idoa
being of matl, should be- subject to the aanla
law,-tlat not gu should reach maturity, thut
mahy Ill individual l!le should be like q wasted
blossoln', or wlnoinllen. or gnarled or q
PVT the matter n in some , ench folm ss THIS, and
dureth forever, docs not contradict tic % unwoi- s
come thought of the peril, tie porlshabloncss