, 1874-11-02


no part Of noble lifc, and tho ln,row, ranh
Potter waa at once led up 4 stop higher III
thought and act. Whom some ono ruHhcl to
Christ, and wished Him to reEnko Bomo uil-
et nlono, for, mt being cnomlos Of Christianity,
they might accomplish some good in thor
pntlt. Whon persons Of oppoalto oolol cai1io
hear this Lord. t1e roanoned with thom KaidlYt
and eyen l1sa anau,ioa lie l,astenod to forgive;
Tile spiritual grcatuoas OF Josl,s do1es al
presentation in worta. Wo aaeumo that you per-
cciva III 1t all iH diyi,,o proportions. and then we
declare tint tho Church has cared littio for u,
hut haR leou revengofnl toward enemleB+ 1ntoi-
Grant toward tho supsleal, and has deluged with
blood natious to Which Christ would llavo talEod
~ n FRIEND or oyer which 1Io would l,ayc wopt
AZ 1lo did oyor the old Jorusalcin. From tho
destruction Of the Canaanttes, tho Church do
sni dcath, anl from Tho obscuroat voraea Of tho
Bible Las drawn doctrines utterly hostile 70 the
clayacter Of Chrat, aud III Iauy INSTANCES 1t has
l0vctl m obEcuro verso In tho IoHtameht mora
lt,nu it l,aa loyod tho flaming, radiant character
Of tho SAVIOR,
When ono apoalss Of bloody persecution, hc
Of courso must allude to only Tho past, for the
present Inns gottou away from iagot and banisl-
mont; but tho p1esont Inns not parted company
with tint qua1ity Of mind and heart gu! Of which
the thumb-scrow aud tho stake? Only from tho
oxccsH of tho "natural man, from tho first
Adam over the apiIltnal man OF tue rneond
Adam. Ile "nat,,ral nlau " iB brutal Iilhrih-
torcsls aro low. lis education isnarrow, his chief
pasAion ia anger; his logic is based. not upon
incts hut upon prejudice; and though, eiuco tho
day When Titus put to dcath million JoWe, anu
the t}ernn,H drank out Ut tho akulls Of their
enon,'eH and tho hiodiei butcllored the
co. .UJ0 Trotcstants, and tho South Sna islantlera
Ate thor cf,emics, tho "natufai MAN" haa been
greatly eliminated from tho human soul, get
that rutlo image Of brutality may still 10 traced
In the religious hostil,tics and revengeg OF tho
.,tso N,nt twud nc0 a
blood, haa faded to only bittor prejntlce or
decp GoIilshuess, or All ignorant narrownoaB;
hut. with all shla mitigation ttcro it 1ona!sls--a
something far removed from tho manhood stnt-
years. tho physical features Of tho Germans
shor traces OF tho qualities which Tacitns sa"
III Ills Gornlania-light hair and buo eyca;
aa tic Hebrews stIll carry something of
tho facu which they woro when Jer'isa-
lona WIS i'll its glory. ana Judoa's girls
pnuE to tho tnlisc OF their harps 30 tho soul of
tho human family carries within It, away from
sight, truccR Of that barbar's1n which. like black
cloud. hung over tho 1r6t days Of u!anllood upon
Garth. Civilization is nothing elso than tho
cmergcnce from that cloud, tho alow appearance
Of n suu from storm that sprang up from
overv compaBs~p point, anil rainod aud t}asho,,
md tllundcred for thousand years..
Aa civilization has emerged slowly in tho State,
th11B tic stature Of Christ has emerged slowly il
The Church, and has ettll 10 contend against the
ranparts a,ld weapons OF tho early doprayty.
Or course, the "tullnoss Of Christ" be-
ng 9 on' .'raa aan9r ne1foto nsma for % eI1a g.
tha Inst height reached il tic wor!da prog
ross aud hc1lco, iustcad OF reproacling our
race, we only pity it, for NC know tho way, is
high and ateep. but no yet know that
height until 1t shall ceaao 10 deal in sdoap alone
aud shall begin to deal iu tho quality Of soul AZ
being tho pearl Of great price. Tho young
world, rising up iu our schools and colleges
moro than thoy will mood our books Of argu-
mcpt and tho skeptical world. allurcd BY Tho
scientist. and statesman, nsld poet, will nced
from religion something moro thau donuncia-
tory dogn,atisu-tlley will deeply need the spcc-
tac1o Of great son1s, Ill an honor antl capacity
aud purity, and broad humanity, which states
| man, like Sumner. or poet, lilo Bryunt might
| not very easily surpaes. The nlatorlnlu arc prcs-
ont in Christianity for making great characters.
4 religion that hulda in its alclnbio tho souls Of
| Paul, and st. John, and Christ, socma fully
| charged with that fire which ought to inspire
mortal hearts to great being aud great action.
! The tfnme cannot Iall upon the Testament, but
| must DO assumed by nB nil. Tho moment tho
| Church than tho eutangcd words OF thcoloeln1H,
The moment the u fullncss OF Christ il moro
sought than tho idcns that distinguish ono sect
from anotller,-n that moment spectacle OF hl1-
man character will arigo that will disturb tho
wicked world, as tho dream of tllo lofty Josan
| made Pilates vito r;ish to tho Hrono to plead
| for that innocent lilo.
Whnt arc the facts OF tho caao? Ono fact il
| this, TINT there nrs millions OF profcasiug Chris
| tiaua who are going to Heaven, rs they suppose,
apart for the salvation OF the iiotlc, and those
| little oues who do unconscious of God and Of
! duty,-making M effort wAatoyortoward . large,
sweet, puro hfo, they liya III NIL forms Of human
lttlcness, aad expect to be Haved by graoo. We
hayo no fault to find with that term. for, Of all
| Tue uAruacA III the English tongue, nnno ia
swoctor thu,l the words ''Tno Gracu Of God";
hut yet We know tlat God docs mt expect lu.
mind aud eoui, to lind pnradao by tho gate
through which slGll ontor tho soul wi1oao roasol
on earth waa ccllpsed, 0: the infant WHO nayel
li,,ew tito light or duties Of this yalo Oh, no
yon md are expected in theHe years to DO rising
up with tho lilencsa of tho Lord. and at last
to bo His. because IIis spirit aEall DO In US
III tho sunbeam It, tho drops Of dow. The
Christianity for iho dying infant ls nothing bn
tha sweet pity Of Heaven. falling npon littl'
grave into whlch went only an iMnocent hoart
Guilty only Of loving it's mother mud smiling int
llor faco, and ont Of theso tea,H Of grace from
tho eky, floWdr OF immortality spriugs up. but
| tAu Christianity for Inon and women IL tar dlf
4 fereut. Thoy hayo seen Sin, mud must II,
from it; have aeon diahonor, and i4lsst dcsrist
1t; lnvo seen ac1ishness mud must cacapo it
havo for long long yoars behold the fnllnoHa O
Christ, and must riso toward it, as being the
only Light worthy OF their daily ambition
I
aro truhs which must be told, nnd ono Of thca
truths plainay IN Tint tho Orthodox Church, oven
hes thought iuoro of deGa thln Of cAaracler
mud Las Lattled for wortlB in days aud yonr,
when cose imitation Of JoHua out in the street
would haye been uf inilte worth in thnt might
hut Silent argument which ID daily going forwart
between sin aHtl ro!igion.
Jhoro is, taking the matter in itn widest inspect
cortui1l:respect- I not say holy Yonoration
in the world going out toward tho C!srlatau re
jigion.
Wo 500 it in tho dnily press; wo hear It In til
ooquenca Of the statesman it cannot DO hid
don By tha most devoted scontist; it lnur1nnr
in tie poetry Of all civilized Iatda; aud IN tt,
perpetual inquiry Of tho most BkopticAl tilera
revealed thu QUO nontinonr, TINT, under til
nunlo of Christ, grand influence III ,aoyin
through tho nations like q great sprugtimo ad
yanciug from tho tropics; but wlonca come
tho wido, deep, public rrepossoHslon? II goo
uact,, not to the Council Of Tront nor Synod q
bort, nor to any such aasemblaso If men; b1l
II there ID any grandeur III tho boing OF Christ
auy bcauty Of soul IN John, any religion In til
tears Of slagda!on or. in the deaf
OF tho martyrs. any divine music j
lilo hymMs Of tho sanctuary, nuythll,
sublime in tho asoning death Of Christ. hero til
public sentiment found tho apr!slgs OF ilH liit
a2d from tiloso tint great river to-day draws il
| ..ntcn+tr y,,l,t,,,a rhrnt PAIL 1Gt 3furlo tet