, 1874-12-07


all those whioh aro to follow, will oulyropnat tho
Ban,o sad history Of tho triumphs OF en ovor tho
proutloat hopes Of nations, over all tho BARRIERS
odues!on aud syznt'o1n y ;y 9,'a TIE e5y wil bp
from tho body of tltlp death p
Now, opou tho Dihlo aud lot liz nco Ii, from Its
pagcs. wo find any hopo Tor q dolvoranco from
this powor Of sin which 'al,rouds tho world In
| gloon, and sorrow. Wo 1nd horo promlgos OF
ronedy DO oroetual or not, its CLAIM, is bod aud
unoqu(yocal TINT, through lts proclamation aud
tho !so Of; tho noanB which It lays clearly down,
an aha!l disappear from tho carth MI hoafta shall
l,Ias each otlor, md holiness unto tho Lord
| shall bo stamped Oh ovors aon! volltlon. mud be
! tho langnnso OF o!ory word aud net. am not
saying thnt Christianity can do tla mighty work,
Il alao alilrnis that tlls pnrtoot rieh.oo,,ancaa
| Ia to 10 the iinaf millennium conRtinuation OF
| its mission In tho world.
And how Ii this ntupontons work, which l,as
| hafled NIL human efforts, 70 bo nccotnpliuhc1 ly
ia this intervention roasonablo2 | anewor' II
Ilo il Cod Ho III omnpotent, and able therefore,
| to control tho torecB Of ,MattEr and M!nl, ablo
| to than tho forcoa Of Bin which hato oSisso1c0
| ouly by Ills potnasaHlon, ablo to command tho
raEo OF dovila 40 vol aa tho wayoa Of tho son,
"I,Aus fur shalt thou cotnc but no farther,
and lloro shall thy proud co'lrso he p, stayed"
lto who takoth tip tho fnlcs as very little thing,
I NuD WElpQQtn mo 1H0ullnlAo III hEhaSo h0A khV
hills, in a bhlunco. oan destroy tho devil and
brcalt his dominion to piocos as potsors vesscl.
Again it ts reasonable to snpposn TINT God has
an iniluito interest In tho work Of Ills hands. and
TINT having created this world lle wilt caro for
! It, aud, having croatod man In Ills ownmage, Ile
viii catu for nan with peculiar intoroBt, and will
not 500 him ruin llia soul Of priceless worth
| without putting forth on,utpotonco to aayo him
| and repair tho ruin which sin has made. Again,
if God loves man as a father loves IL child, then
| we havo Infinite love added to otnnipotcnce, and
tho interest Of tho Creator; nnd l,onco tho Bup-
position that loving GOD will pcrlnss Hip sin
their salvation, Ii most unreasonable; and III
proof Of tha,we lave tho thrilling fac. Of history
Tint, boforo tho birth of Josns Christ, not only
pntriarche and PROPHETS. but hcatlon pnlloao-
looking and alghing for this Almighty .interven-
tiou to ropair tho ruin Of sin, and break it's do
| n,inion over the soul. Now. tho Bible is in por-
feet harmony with tho conclusions Of n sound
! reason when Il declares that God has thus
It's Nrss revelation is. u am God Almighty"
It's second revelation is God Jehovah, covonnnt-
koopiuU. Its third revolution Is God Father.
caring for His children, pationt long g-aufforing,
forsiving transgresaion mud sin. It's last mid
most glor,ous revelation Is Emmanuel Savior.
dying In tho sinners place, giving o dcath-blow
10 Satan breaking tho bars Of tho tomb. and
going forth ut the head OF His Church to col,-
1uar aud to mako this earth beautiful with tho
pantB OF rightoousnosa.
aud redeom . lost woarld7 by Ills t1oiy Spirit
convinctnH, converting. gnsdiug, aanetafying.
~ will pour out mg apirit upon all iIash," wss
His pro,nise through the month Of tho prophet.
ena eSs see aud 2palo No, 0oou' You u DO oas not
You boliovo ovory day and hour In
what yoM cannot 500 nnd handle. You
belove in tho force Of grayitation, but you hayo
E-Hnfy ita nffnftg HnN bn11NrN In
tho electric current which bears your message In
a second over thousands OF milos, and beneath
tho mighty OCEAN. but yon sanncs aee il. you 300
only @ yoee1ess t @ slender wire bns you receive i've
power Of ,clectricity. Yo'1 believe In tho
existence OF your own sonl, but it is
| spiritual and invisible to the eye, md intang-
bio, to tho touch OF flesh. Docs God
world, awakening life, and warmth, and fruitful
ness iii what was tho sterile. frozen oarth? Cor
talnly Ho doee. Wcl., thcre IL spiritual world,
the human soul, and it ia dead to eternal roali-
to the love Of uod, and has God no powor to ro-
yive the spiritual as He does the natnysl world.
u,iekoninE truth: We should suppose that that
ne coa1d, i We had 10 p!hle. md no know that
by our Father in Hoaven. In thsa nhlo We have
tho promise Of tho gitt of tho Holy Spirit, whoso
mission 10 to open blind cyos to tho rcatics Of
Etcrnisy, With its two worlds, to convict men Of
sin and ita certain and eternal rum, to lead
them. Glenn honrta and right. spirits, a
miracle OF creation moro sublime thau
! that Of tho calling thia universe into being
9es rsffsaen 10 Ss G 5 s pgses s aa n9xes
now love is implanted down dcnncr tlinn all lnl.
| man loves, o now pnHsion Deeper than sinful
passions, and tho individual wilt which was be-
foro cilhinod to the chariot wleels Of Eolf,
k,4r IAHtH~ ~ Htrb ~ 1U1fNS
OF Gods svcot will, aud thus, by the
power Of this now spiritual vision, new affoc-
tiona now .rsincip9ro, noW and divine purposes,
tho feet Which wo-s slipping faster and fnatos
path Of righteousness, and tho soul thus quick.
ened and purified pnta on, day by dHy, moro md
moro perfectly tho Now Alau wLoso lfo is hid
with Christ IN God.
This is tho promise Of tho Dible. and ia II moi
gloriouB promisa2 Can any one, oyon if not &
God Almighty amidst the poor slaves to sln: bur
Almighty power to Save? 20 glorious vas this
work that Jesus Himself eaid to Ills diaclplos
70 not nway, tho Spirit will not come unto you.
And whila lIin lifo on earth waa d bsaNtifu
model OF holy character, yot tho mode
could not create in tho ainnor'a heart lkeness
better for lie digcipleH and tho world than .
present inoasnato CHRIST, With tho asconsion o.
our Lord came tho promised ou.pouring Of tht
noly Spirit, aud tho stupeutlous miracle followed
Of 3,o00 men and women Of nanny dlstinc
natioua1ltics changed in an hour from lovers O
Bin mud its slaves TO lovers Of God and freerner
In His truth aud love. It Was not al
intellectual change, nor q change .ot feelint
caused by temporary emotional oxctomout; il
was doop, fundamental transformation by til,
power OF tho Holy Spirit; they wore born agail
Into nevucss Of lifo, and tlloao 5000 cattorol
abroad throughout tho world woto ovorywher'
witnegsos for Jesun, and Him crneiiic1, not onl.
or chiofy by thoir preaching. but by thoir liye'
OF spirituality, md OF growing holincas, and nn
selfish love. IN them tho life OF jesus. thcl
Mastor, waa reproduced, au.!l tho renlity ol
Boyerelgn grace was displayed in tholr yictoris'
over tho sins, which before had conquered them
Had those 5000 boon simply won oyor 10 q an In
toilectual allegiance to new religion q. pho
nosnonon oven then AZ rogarda nnmbera lltterl
maryellons) how viii you explain tho rapid sprea
Of Christianity. It's power to shRlso oycn tho 10
man throne and Its wonderful fascination, whie1
oven tic faggot aud tho block ooul
not dapol7 Christianity spraug In ~
hour from infancy to strength mud dominion
because God WAS iu IT, ita life aud head. AN
thia Christianity has boon blessing to the worl
whoreyer ita divine feet hayo ufoHHol tho tlreBl!