, 1874-09-14

Rol, ,~-comos the world With wanto M vaat anu az
e}o,1ue,t ~ enno up from Tho worlds aoml
wien 1t tried TO touch tho HON of christs
ssnnfTrS TSou s' sS If % ay hayo haS% erey wrpt on %a
Time changes tho form, at human suffering, but
nnycr wholly removes It. Each Goneratlon G OF
oslucatod religious rutHona; Hcl, M I'LL this house
this day Ia cacdtq "ok po1 ,n' ~ own If 'orm os q.
aud tito r1oallinga for liborsy which MADE good
henrts blco,i ali through tho onG yeRtort'ay, but
tho s'ave sct fron bows in iEnorni'cc nt1: noeaa
education az ooply ~ e IT. over oe'!ot ~,
Bui1kor Hillto lay in blood tls foicatolin Of Il
FREE State, but yuu loar ttv p}entti'1gB Of tho
Ncpnbo for l,cn Of onor Tint tint
which was won by tho blood Of the noblo O. NM a1sy
not ba ruined; by thu poisonous to',ch ut tae
unworthy. Cicoro a;itt tho glory Of thoso who
caro- Tor ttio country hhnud DO nd bright ~ Of
thoso vino laid itH foundations. Tho gr1oi o.
humaM life clanneH, hut it comcs ,I mnn eoh1es ,
summer oomcH buck WITH, iH lrnreH withont llio,
and howorB without perfume or bcanty.
God so loved tho world tint He hcnt lia Soii
into 1t. The 1rBuon In 80 piRtn TINT yum ali bn-
Christianity II 10 invasion Of Tho world, ald It
is al, invasion ol ioyo. Whon tho
hoart loohp ont upon tho groat spoe-
tace Of lnmnn, hfe., md neca tho
ing ~ it nnrches md craos oi,t ".1.orl. whut
tbnb heart lav become CDristinn, for it IL about
to cast itself in tho wave whore tho BtruEElinB
children siul1. In tho way nf now inquiry hor1
and there mon will rino up Il, caution yot, aEanes
roligion Of oyo,-of lpvo ns hotNaen Gnd a'nl
n1nn, aud man aNdman,- ,-nnd wil! with Wild oo-
ouonco urge you buck to Stnai's wrath; but above
sl.e shout 1et III lwnyn try to hoar tllo music Of
abovo enrth looHcl dow, and no loved
tho world that Ho flung. open tho gatcH OF
somp inripibie land, md Hcnt y messenger
to this star. If 1ovo wnu tho impulao Of ttod,
VIC need not asls Of niy earthly Hacotlc tho PRIV
tlege OF making 1t tho impulse. NJ thnNo foW
ypars, We must not dony Christianity tho ut
tribute without which n Elothor would DO II 1non-
Btcr, and tho limb would become tho wolf. The
love that caBtB tho .plllanthropiBt upon tho
brenst OF society, and leads tho missionary into
tile wilderness, il tho powor which. whom renitZcd
az existing, drawn tho slave toward tho philan-
thropist, and tho wi!dorneRB toward tho mlaHlon-
ary. It wns sweet tones that nlade tho troeB
religion OF deep nontfnctIt will Seem to hclr
sonic weak soul to pitiablo deptl Of weakness,
but tho roligon OF tlloso without lllis loro, an1
douyiug this love, has wlthotoa up boula n.'tt
henrts that ought to llayo wopt daiy ovor thu
s)aye, mud the poor, and tho ignorant, md evon
the infitlol.
Ont Of this toxt rises up bofore you \ duly
duty great al your Utmost roworB nlt NJ lon.
nj your lilo: it IL to meet the world in this
spiritual tsnBe wherever you cnn.
will not aay Fling away ambition. by TINT
sin fell tho angclB = bat will say Fling away
theology, by that sin fell Ro1nc. and fall the
sectB, and embrace instead--religion.' It will
bo found better lar. Tear down church walls
that are too small, moro tho altar that IL too far
away, 20 to these who have, not
learfncd to como to yoil, aud II thcro is any
scllal,nesB or apathy III the heart lva
uB empty it ont to Tie last drop, This
IL tho iay Of thought, and advice, and action re-
garding tc homo mission Of this Church. Tho
Congregation that meets here III able to do what
ever it may wish. 10 r;Ho to grand wish is all
Your thoughts aro ,lntran:lne1c. aud your hearts
are ono III all Tho sroat pathA Of duty and belief: :
ono by tho most free aud cloerfnl harmony. tt
is only necessary for you al to say, Let us join
longer wnit, but LIT us look out from our
windows, and witn nivino mercy aco Cur
blollers' wsnts. and i1y to tloir world Us 1esus
came into Ourn--on wings Of loyo.