, 1874-10-12

liz Church was the only Logical Church. Tho tlyo
points Of Calriuien woto well tnkon. md Chr'h-
tianlty vna more paEaniah Than paganiaml
Juat ~ proportlon 70 70 I. mans snselnEen.eo antt
triuo Alpa its hold, md jnst i proportion! 10 tho
lguorauco Of cprn,nuntty ho found 1t hol11 IN ,ts
literas and logical coarhrneng. Evcss tho dow
neserhn 70 sui, theosy M p saef,fice y, M ~ Gr!s
,ncnt. llo thought tho sioctr;no was horrowol
from tho metaphysics Of t}raeco, aud tho cold
lcgalisnls VI tho Ron,an Empire. 1nstcaa OF its
beiug = reconciliation in any proper aotsc, or
doctrine 81 mercy i alowea ,o so oot Sia1 y q m
be could not sou tint God vss, III any proper
eo,,So, uaerctfui..
Az tho dnctrno was rresohed, tho prae.lca!
facs stands out TINT man wae ainE u, nni esoti
not object to this, but bo,lored from the daptha
uf hin hn.rt that Chr!st lived antl tlinsa to nate
eitlners, but hc would have that grsn truth IN ita
own simple, penetrating power, not III up On Que
al tha other, With = ttundering and i,tForfest
heavenly father. The Bible told ct 1exua "a Tho
Savior The mediator. 1t ns1oil liz to bo]iove IN
Him, TO obey hia con1maude, aud follow:
nsax ns oxa"pss q e.teev ee SUE Fs,r way .s d
Christ saved by All impaired righteousness, not
m imputed righteonanoas- tah.ug away tho
sinful motive. not BY roceiying penalty. ue
tnent, hut by laYiug ono band on. ua to show ua
vero willing to bo hclpsl. with tho other ,o
poated ua to tlb Heavenly Father, whom Ho
i,ad forsaken-showod W lila forgivaneHa ana
love. II we could but loot elnsply r. ourselves
a. etuucra at God as our father, at Christ a. our
brother Hud euyiur, then for us Christ llsd not
lived and died iu vain! Would that NO could
sweep away at one Htroha All tho. Bchotnts,
preach tito Navior and His uenyenly Father,
mans ain and Gods holp. as The Gospel did
What did tho word Mcdintor" moan l1Ti-
IDENTIFY. ono who beca,no tile modilnl Of apy beMo-
Ut. T4o rolntion Of tho family ssab ono OF tho
stfonseat tl'nstratooa Of f. Tho home a aSoqnat
ho who planted fold. Or drained marsh. or sot
scat FOR tho tired traveller, Vas by eyen those
tokuns Oh tue side Of Heaven, and aGdinst the
powarA of evil; and when our bteuaed Lord on
gavo them HtB rammand that thor ehoull follow
Ills example, Ho strcschaa a iino from His oul
great mediation to teot OF the lumhlost child Of
God.
wo understood our a.vior's work t',rongl, tho
faint experience Of l,clp roooiyod, aud tho tins
whom We havo belpod othors. We understooa IL
III ita ,las1ro. but for its depth and loiEht only
hero and tl1ero u soul Of 4 man or 'TonMu
fols 1t truly. It waH those who Tero
hid loared 10 iove and seok ou: lie rrotei,otl 10
raiieye them, tho ignorant to iuHtruct thenl lilo
| poor to lit them into hopo, aad tho sinful to
| carry tt,om tho tneysaRo OF warning and love.
Only those sliarod. ina ,noasnre, tho s'itfeslnSs
aom for roany! He TINT Ii c1oatest sznong yo1t,
| let Him become your Bervant! There wan their
chatter for saying, tho Christian man Or WOMAN
to-day waa shnror III tho medinturinl kingdom.
So, not With tho Hobrow did they say that
there waa no mediation, nor with tho other ho-
lieyers that they act Christ anart alHl alono,
| doing b strange aud uunto!1igible work, bus
thoy understood the grentest 1rotn tic
loast, as with our age VIC naoasurad the moan
]!ttle houso upon its Hido. ue beloved sl1t
/ wealth, tho tenderncss, tho subllrnlty Of ou
Sayiors ut.roserysd gift Of HInseh for lofes
eako, waa IN no way impaired when he fount
that it i vas tae eame IN kind w.t. w.t.
| inE 1t was moro blcsecu to give thnn tt
receive. Did Jesus 1.-Two to rovoal tho Father, Eo
far as tie speaker ilal faith III uod, ho nllgh
1.-Two to roVeal Him to others, Did Jesus como
pentance So far as tho lilo Of God was in the
speaker, loyo's law babe him do tho sotns work
Did Ignorance and evil puiaon the air to-aay, ont
shut OF the light OF heaven ? 1t FaS Tor con
mcgation and preacher, az humble followers .
Jeuus, md therefore nlcdlstora, to labor ant
suffer, IL ueed he, in tina work. Did Josus die
| IN lguominioun death beca,lao TINT. aud tha.
only, was enough to break tue batt'einentaao a,'e
touch tho heart Of T. world Thor
waa ouch thing NJ being willing to dIo II nce'
dying ap,rst, aud that vas what Scripture meant
by being baptized into tho spirit Of death, en'
| what ralll mennt when ho end he TaB willing tc
be- accused for his bret!.ron'a sake.
The speaker cloaed by stating that ho kno'
tho experimental yaluo Of auch . doctrine Of tn
mcdiasuria} work. He had seen in his cSperieno
how alia uamo had atcadiod tho faltcrlng will
helped tho dcHpondinp heart, and cus t1
kuottel, bewi1dorod mind. lIo had soon Wha
tho thought Of .leyts was to tho dylng. II
countod It q Joy above every dream Of power o
earthly ambition tllGt he WAS permitted to 10
uipiater in JeBua nRuc.