The New York herald., 1874-07-27
CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR.
The Sentiment Of Chfldlixe obedience
TO GOd-SerM0n by Professor Cone, Oh
st. Lawrence Cnfversity,

The Sentiment Of Chfldlilke obedience
to GOd-SerMon by Professor Cone, OF
st. Lawrence University.
Professor Cone, OF st. Lawrence University
preached yesterday morning at the Church Of Our
Saviour (Uniyersalist), Finy.seventh street, near
Eighth avenue, to congregation greatly thinned
by the summer solstice. lie took Lis text from
st. Luke. xviii, l7-"veriy say untoyou, whose
ever shall not receive the Kingdom of God as q
little child shall in no wise enter therein"
In the beautiful provision OF Jesus, he sald
there was no more touching record than tnat OF
the mothers OF Israel who crowded round the
saviour to ask His blessing. These words, in the
presence or little children, were the utterance OF
His inmost soul. But they had still deeper Sig
nificance. They characterized the relations winch
must subsist between Him and man. A
kingdom Of no mean pretensions had been
founded by Him, Kingdom which had Tor Its man
object the revelation OF the principles Of light
and salvation. The chief motto OF this
realm was. 'Salvati0n comes from with
in." The Christian religion appealed to oil
tie original feelings which were In their hearts
from their very childhood. Looking out upon the
dead waste OF water one felt tempted to say that
these bare trees could never bloom again. But the
sun klnded all the slumbering forces OF nature.
Ii was thus with the Christian religion, which
reused all the happy and fruitful qualities OF human
nature from their deepest slumDer,
THE PERPETUAL ELEMENTs OF CHILDHOOD,
the sweet confident love, reverence, trust, were
never ou.l.ved by men. This element OF childhood
was u fountain which weed up forever. Like q
bubbng spring the current Of their lives ever
strengt thened by the religious instinct One of the
sweetest qualities OF Christian childhood was
the feeling OF dependence. 1t was not TOO
OF religion depended. A true religious lie and a
correct life were two very different things. A man
might be honest and blamelesS In every act OF his
life and yet nave not spark OF true religion. lie
would simply be moral man. fnis was am I'M
portant distinction. When a man lived WITH the
spirit OF love and rapture In the presence OF the
Supreme Being he became truly religious. When
he came before his Maker as Child askiug for his
appreciation he attained the true citizenship OF
tie kingdom of God. 1t was not enough 10 act
from sense of duty, but man must also act! act from
what was called laith There might not be much
power III this simple trust Let them see how
SIM pie trust III God not work as great c0nquests
the sword OF the warfl"r9
FAITH CLEAvNd TO GOD
is good and evil. This was the Spirit OF which the
great reforiners OF the world were born.
spiritual seer, thus trusting in Gods power and
love- excrted more real influence over the deSti-
MES o. mankind than the scientific Investigator Of
greatest renown. Professor Huxley had said that
they could not grasp with their intelccts. But
Professor lessor Hurley forgot to take into account this
childlke sentiment OF faith and trust which was
xnotner element Of their childlike sentiment
which christ would ike tnenl TO develop was the
sentiment or duty, OF obedience. Uncalcuating
by virtue OF the childs own weakness this was
the true spirit OF submission. Even when
they became strong men they retained still the
consciousness OF higher power and the feeling
that they SIMPLY must follow the stern dictates
Of their conscence without regard to worldly con-
ditiOns OF any kind. Doing certain thing because
he knew that he would be the beti ter for II not
0bedience but to do 1t from pure intuition, rom
the best prOmptin9s Of conscience. this was The
true submission. They might ask themselves II by
this the glory of manhood was lessencdY No. the
greatest strength which had ever been Witnessed
In this world was always an emblem or submission.
Christ III HIS ki1gy dignity stood sublime, and yet
He was most childike in His spirit OF dependence
upon God. Godlike submission, most manly and
most submissive,
THIS WAS THE TRUE PICTURE OF CHRIST
There were two frames of mind in which earthly
trials we're generally met. There was the philos0-
phic mind, which attempted TO solve the insouble
mystery OF life, and which only gained in cOnse.
Quence dark despair aud destruction. No, the only
manner In which earthly SORROW and ca
amity could be met was that glorious, child
ike faith in Christ. God only knew why
the beloved child lay low in his grave, why their
| hearts were wrung and torn by bitter grief. And
then there was the consciousness OF SIN. Iii the
proud STRIFE and turmoil OF life they frequently
forgot this important fact. Gould they ever reacn
perfection alone' No: they could only throw
themselves at the feet OF the meTcifu Saviour and
ask him, in childke trust to lift them up to Him.
And then there were temptations an passions be-
setting men on every hand, and there was only
triaIs--the undyng faith In God. What they were
ali struggling OT in thtS life was success, and all
true success was only obtained when they brought
10 their endesvOrs these sentiments OF love- faith
looked back upon their lives upon their remem.
branceS OF JOY and success, and finally acknOwl-
edged that all their greatest blessings were due
to this strict, iuvincbe, chidltke faith In Ills all