, 1874-11-23

Of God ia ltsolf tho blabaod service. hopn TINT
thnao s7l,o hayo llstoned hnvo iols that all tho
fnlid and imptnssiYc BY tho underlying truth
tint THO commandment OF God wcrp I'll then-
eoIves Of goriously binding force Still, hare tho
feeling that may pctchanoo persuado some heart
which hab Mthcrto hRltol II ] ret It In tho ono
THOUGHT that tho SUMMONS which comes to II
from God I0 AMPLY HtinamouB to what i6 dtyius-
II righteous md hcn1thful. riat. at all svonts
TO nalso y douely auro that no one shall thlpk
by 6voi, tno sraea ot God, tertatn formnl tneaa-
tlres ato to 10 rcsotted TO- IN ofter that certain
foffnal Results rnay bo hoourod., We i,aye, I
know, nuth an t&prdbaton Ii religious and thcos:
0Esal El;I 41tseso as tas acaSme ot sn!ssso !!
aasofs Of contl1ssnca n tho unworthy sopao: Il
huggdets The 1doa of do7ico lngoniously wrought
out for aporial end: whereas,' in' verify, thore
is nothing ooncotvnblo Tint ID further removed
tho way Of oternal 1ifo through holiueBs a,id
faith. It ID, Indeed, tho exclusive way; yet for
tho worry rehson that It is not - echeme," " but
an hzprossioh OF goodness and truth. 1t Is
thb ,beponeence OF lieihtoousnves. It y tlie
tho pioty Of the holy and trluno God.
Take flrat. then, i you please my uqpeI.auad- 4.
called h!aM still makes! Consider tho claims
which Mo original statutes stlll put forth! 1s i
DO said that, In thontaelvos, they are right, re-
totcing. tho heart Does it really need auy
thought Of a Judgment day to be provided forr,
Hau ~ o.SIual w. " e,at uoH tsnt o.
70 maze thoao claitna worthy o. youf nstanf r.
Fasal ia ofo anytlnR, ioR ~ ansfnmsS, mS ,,;ta
tlio heart, md aoul. and strength Is not tho
hys ~ sho ,,ei,s S aui tio cnr to tho Inrnlony,
~ sIv 1,,4s .A ~ a n'So fscs n;r Ia hos
SS S;S ~ aHm;ra y Icn"tvl ana honoriur truth, and
returning gratitude for love7 Nay, Ia it not
FL Fo1S@n aan ornp9o II ~ s',nerIstiyoIy Giud
aang .nss w. o,. aoq a,,n 'iuf atnota ao hcforo
can @ sav s mo % to to tlo rst two Il The comtnand-
~. aso'i' l., III son1nnsa lint ontt, thnpo
ssrs ~ f"t"ia tl;n cinnrsvsd Saui IKE
e,;a, - qa,4 wos5 ,nvonto riIv m mt fnmaSi
fIimm II, doliuhtof loyo I3ohol,1ibc God aa IIo
T. ant Seforn ~ ii fia Word and in lis Wotla.
dog r. i not peoin an u overv SON, would crt In i,a
h3or;;sg sioy' s.1Vhon havo I In i,eaysr Int
;TGn ~ tboro IL nnno ~ aort,, that ',esira
hcs;ioa TEce?" liz nac. Il noI nnnonr ns aoft,o-
f;n;, noiwroi mi 10 hn nxnecthd t,,.t nhHh
kIn!Id cxnn 81 unvwl,erc ami nndorthke INV.
f3ni Go1. for whom t]iev lo1,9eil 70 knotg God
Ia 49, t4;n, ~ tha o}ioat NJ Vvorshin to In
horn;fIe;1 to iii tho soul With Him; to
t,rnr. 1JHc viii, tho hcmrt's oircrinas. AMI
aoSn ~ # thern wcro % nv ,,cod of co,mhnd 10
h;,'a h ns - - thot Aud ,sI,en tha com,nnni il
,o,; =, ,,s, 1sa r,e naalv dfvaat Il ~ ali pcm
olanee Of rigor or steFpness and regard y raLnof
s,,iransort Tcn wn not cnsiIv affirm il ro Eo
fright, roioicfhg the bcart."
And tho second statute Of tho so-callol LAYS
"Thou analt loyo thy no;ghbor rs ti1sself," is
not that equally right aud oorrpspondlngly beau
tiful7 If i. require moro explanation than tho
first command, set, when tho truo explana-
tion is reached. does 1t not appeal
to every generous ,noblo dictate Of our nature :
r take. It that to love ones noighbor aH
oneself ID not to give time, and thought, aud
effort, to bis iutoreats in equal neas-
uro ns you give them to those inter-
cste which you cali your own, but Is to caro-
for yo1r noighbo1a wclfAro on tho same pEin-
ciplo and by Tho same rulc es you care for your
own. For example you feel that your own body
and soul have been intrustod TO you as special
trutt. You rccognizo tho fact that you arc &C.
equitable Tor tRcm as iB no ofo else in tho
world. You rightly conclude, therefore, that you
owe to them your first and highest attention.
But on tic aamc principle Of u tho Obligation to
carn for q trust whieh has been committed to
you, you must own tho .otatms Of fanlly. and