, 1874-04-13

| MEEKNES3 IN RELIGION.
snrinon by tho Rcv. Mr.. Ohnmbcr1nin Of tho
/ Ncsv England Church.
The How. Atr. Chamberlain sloliyerod a SER
mon OIL a1ooknoaa in Religion" In tho Ohapel
OF tho Now England Congregational Church,
North Dearborn stroot, yesterday morning.
| The proachor took his to1t from Matthew: !:
"Dlossod nre the ,ncok for thoy Hhall Inherit tho
earth." Ho proceeded to quoto ooplous extracts
from. Biblical BourccB to show thnt truo religion
and n,ooltnoss ever wont hand in lland. It WAS
tho most ennob1ing Of Christian virtues, for it
| showed that tho creature novor forgot liB posi-
ton before tho Croator, and that whatovor Of
! good was In him cnmo from God alone. nreo!.-
| NoBa wAs, however, not to DO miscOnstrt10d as
slavlsinoea. Thoro woro thogo who thought that
humility that tho human mimi, guidud aololy
| by Christian lights might shrink from inyostiga-
tlon, mud wrap ltsolf UP III tho gloom Of con-
sorvntian,. Others, again, thought that A,lt1ili-
tho part of tho possossor. Laok Of couragel
No. It WIS inwartlly, the aonl daring to rooog-
nizo tito lnaigniacanco aud pollution OF q mans
soil, bonoatll tho purity mud majesty Of God
tho place which tho loyo Of God dirootcd. 'Hn-
mility, fa!se Artificial posture,--a hollow dra-
nlntio attitude? Nonsense, for humility
Christian humility, az thoy had Bncn, was beyond
evorythhIns eso; tao perception Of roality, tue
And SO it was that, 10 far from mooknoss bo-
Ing the antagonist az otlior aud different forms
Of practical greatness it tostorea thoin rs hoing,
like itself, part Of moral whole. lTe confossol
| that his soul burned with au intense, yet, ho
| hoped, righteous indignation, When ho heard
| nloehioss stfginatizsd aB practical weakness.
Asagainat TINT stigma, lae appealed to nfo mud
| to history,
Show him man Of holy zcal for tho welfare
OF hiB follow-nie'', Of pure, ,ltnconpro'nsiug
hatred Of moral OWL tal full Of that horos1n
which was mighty to work and to suffer, aud he
| would show tltom q mai, who was essentially
nlcci,-a, man wlloae abandoned self~rc1ianco vas
ness With Which ho leaned on tho arm
Of God. For illustration, tako Moses,
neckest Of noni ono who ghrank buck in agony
WHO wns willing to be htmsef blottcl from tho
Book Of Life, il ouly bis pooplo wcro Hparod.
Did ho not faco tho mtghtiest miracle Of the
world, and punish tho itlolatroua worshipors Of
S G1si os IL Kora an 1 'a oi
prayor mud self-liHtrust. Did ho not slay tho
400 prophets Of Daal and make eyon tho guilty
Aliab tolnblo7 Take john tho baptist, 30
meek TINT at the coming Of liia divine, yct
younger, Kinsman, ho put aside entirely tho
chances Of his own prcfcrmcnt, and proclaimed
himself as unworthy 10 loosen tho latchot Of
that HAsstaan'E shoos. ~
Tho prcachor proceeded still farther in this
ILLS argument that moral wea!snoss was very far
from bong synonym, for moral wcakuoss.
1Ie concluded rs follows:
Tho Great APOSTLE to tho Qontiles Epeaks Of
ringing cyory thought into captivity to tho
obedience of Christ Is he tn this. Invading
tho religion OF moral aud reasonable intolloot
No. 1t was only the unduo oxaltation Of in
tcllect, which lo proposed to overthrow. fo
would have Christ reign tloro, aud would laye
the SOUL in all ita departments Aarnonizo with
iss own nocbsstios and with tic clai1ns Of God.
Lot no one, then. doem tho spirit Of Christian
meoknoss to bo Inconsistent with intellectual
who il l,amblo slln!l DO elevated. lie who builds
on the doopcst foundation shail ono day Lift to
its place tho loftlcst top-stono with shoutngs Of
grace and joy.
Thus haYo touched upon certain phasos Of
our tlcmo, with view to disclose, II possible,
eron to tho natural understanding. Bomowhat of
the GROUND, and nature ind workilg OF Chrlstian1
meokness. l have hoped that might commend
II to so1ne who llayo boon accustomed to shrink
from its donlaud. have felt that 1t deaorvcd
such sotting forth az should win for 1t place
among the things which all mon couut noble
and precious. But there IL bcssodnoas and
humility which must be entered into, In order
to be understood. tho blessolneBs Of Quo, who
from Tue midst Of Ills need lo5t stnucr looks
up to Jogns IN Iowlinoss of loart. Those who
lave known tho result Of such sclf-abasomollt
aud such patiout trust, know TINT no language
word Of forgiveness suokon and the hand Of
reconciliation outstrotchol; to haro God il
Christ bcstow the pledge Of eternal fayor, tint
is happiness which the lips can mover speak.
Our text says thnt tho mock shall inliorlt tho
carth*" For tho mon1ont i: may scom TINT tho
proud aro in place, yet Boon tho royorso comes,
and N1ordocat OF tho cato ia advanced to DO next
tho King. Indeed, who looks out from
mock and lowly hearth Possesses tho
oarth without holding tho deod OF its across.
J1o yiows it as the demeane Of tho Heavenly
Father, and, therefore. ha ~ all sweetest ways.
Of enjoyment and use. Without the burden Of
ownership lle breatheB tho fragrance and soes
the beauty, aud wulks amid tho grandeur, eyon
on oartA. lie AaA, through 1neolsnoas, tlio "all
things" which aro intended III the promise.
Yes for 30 tho marvel grows, ho looks beyond
tho world and counts tile new heayon nud tho
new Garth ~ lkowiso his own. lie Heos tho
radiant city and the glory unspcalablo Ifo bo-
holds the joys eternal and tho aplcndor ineira-
bio. and with humble faith, confsBsos TINT such
also nso tlle tlings by which God makes known
tho blcssednoss Of those who muekly trust His
son.