, 1874-10-12
FALSE PROPHETS.

Sermon by tho Rev. e. Il. Ward, Of Vt. Johns
Mission, NnuwntosN, tfla.
Tho following lB nn abstract Of 4 Hernlon do
ltyere:l BY ths Rev. E. H. Werd, in charge Of St.
Johns Mission, at Wauwatoaa, near Milwaukee.
The subject Of tho discourea waa "FalRo Proph~
ota, tho Revelond gentlon1an taking Tor his
text tho I'd verso OF tho 10th chRptar Of the
Prophet Ezehiol:
Nothing {sa,tl hey is more remarkable in Scrip
ture thai, tho denuncfntsons OF the "faao proph-
ets;" end tho question naturally nriseH, Who
we're these, talss prophets? Wefs they prophets
Of Jehovah. Or prophets Of Eaa or aonio ether
false gNl? Tho speaker thon wont on to chow
that they we're prophets 0f the true
God. but that they were pronhats who
did not do thoir duty. The Joyyisi, ministry WHs
whoro young men a.ndicl nndor tue best tcaol.era
Of the day. aud from time to time tho Holy
thoAt, "who Bpaka ly the propllets," chose for
theit uo.nhorn 1nan like Jereiniat. k2ekief, nutl
1ssiali. to bs specially inspired. Aud just vi it e
now. whom all preachors do not do their dnty, 10
chez IL WAS. Not every ona WHO had been train.
Cd III theso Schoola of the Prophets ramniued
1aithfnl III tho fultllment Of bis duty. They
had inuch to lead them astray. The Niugs waro
wicked. the lriuees luoklng in principle and tho
portion as the trus prophets denounced tho
wcEedneys OF Tho law, would King anil people
strive, BY ovory srtitoo in thar power, to get
Aon,o OF tho propheticai order on tllcir side. We
did not wish uacaich, tho ton OF I1nlal. to DO
called, lest be should do1.o,tnco zntlckiah, the
son Of Uhsuadusb. aud tho othor false prophets
WHO said Just whatever Ahab wanted thona to,
Tho fxct IL, the true prophets wero always on
!.e upopular aide. hecauso they rehnkeh sln /;
uhite the false prophetY were popular anti hon~
ored, bscauge they preached tuat what tlle peo-
plB would ttko to henr. But. it may be nsked,
huw were tho people tu toll which wera the true,
mud tvEiH f1n faGn 1lrSnllntA2 Hnfn
duly ordained ministers Of Guds word. Boil,
had boun properly authorized to preach. The
answer Ia enay. They Ind tiod's Wolss ord Ills
Ordinance for Worship to gnide thon They
| Kept near roat to tho standards OF Truth and No-
lgion. Az it was then, 20 1t Is nnw. pooplo
! can test every preacher they hesr. Wo, hka the
jews bare test to app!y 70 81! prescAess. Eizst,
Chutoh,--tAa holy Euoh.rint, Baptism, and tho
Creola. Whntoysr dooa not sgroa a'ith thoae may
bs clever ana ingenious, but It can't be trno.
The Reverend gentlenanlhen went on to ypeak
waralod hla hearers sytinst trusting in any n,a 3
ptiY4to yieua or tanclea.. Ho stated lhat the
| man WHO inttpapted nosalty uhs Xonaraiiy cue
ot more shnn Ordinary ability; aud urged upo.
his healnrn thu Golden lnte ioft BY tho, aayios'
| you noe the naill ihat thu natural outgrouth n1
mana taaclinE Ia intltte.tsv aud utter 1ort!4-
! lesuuesa, you may he snre lin IL fa}so prophet,
| --one who preaehas out or his oWn henrt, -
| one who haa 10 long, dec!e!ed i1ih awn
and fanules, aud not Christ eruoltied. In other
| words, ho iho lot hia uxn ia1s!!oot nsuYp. the
| p1sce God oe1ght TO occupy No trusts to him.
! oa1t, not 10 God. Aud, alnco = 1nan n!nxs have
aun,o oonpasa to assor by, ls takes tue lroath OF
popular fWor for hts eOn.pasa.. aaa voera abost
| 1paAor3eah gu tho ocoau of liie.'
After dIlatlng upon tho fiangor Of trusting tn
sn-callea popular preachers, who r1dAes' 1':*t
whatever they tllnl will pla2ns tho people WHO
bit under thosa Inc Heyorena sens'aasa eonelnd.
| ali witll thu fo!]owin. haautfnl words: - llut.
bsi,,yed, tho 1an who atyiYan toea tsse reeaoas-
! or Mill rrre no.hing fnr the aruaaMsc Of .nen,
but AZ lstu oycn solely upon God and On hls duty.
| tha Gsn.ilsl, Ne praxeA uos onrsslyGs. bui
ohriht 5saNs ths 1,rsu, sud susss!rsa yous sss'
| +:nts, <nt ,rk+nN' fnkr.'h