, 1874-09-07
PELTING WITH STONES.

Sermon l'y tic ltcv. j. q. Peck, of tlie f,.c,
tciilry Church.
The Hov. DR.. ]. o. Peck, OF ehe Couteunrv
methodist Church, preached before his conero-
cation yossorday sermon On "Polting Other
pooplo with stoneH." The knowledge Tint tho
sermon would DO very pointed rohuke to tho
OWLS OF backblting caused IN unusually largo
attendance. tho oslos as woll Us tho pews OF tho
church being cransned with listoncrs The SER
mon. which was very cloqucntly delivered, oro-
ated profound sensation. Tho scxt chosen ras
Tie seventh Yorao Of tho eighth chapter Of st.
Johns Gospel:
He TINT IL without sin among you 1et him c,st fne
first stone. '|7
The following Is tho aor1non:
IN tho multitude OF mntchleHB procepts that
fell from the lipa Of Christ, immoasurab1o in wis.,
dom and nnfathomablo In tenderness, tile text ia
unsiyalcd. It iB perfect gom. 1t liz q massive
ruby, cut with tho likouoss OF Joeus on 1t. tits
q medallion Of tic adorable genius Of Christians
ity. You remember the scono. A. poor, frail.
fallen woman, n,-doubtlo6s moro sinncd aga;uBr
tlan sinning,-moro deserving Of pit,fnf sym
pathy t!lan pitilesa punshmept,- --yot guilty of a
dark crime, and covered to confession, with tto
uoaitive proof Of Twas dragged into lIn
Il" neR!o aao snfdro sna placed placed IKE criminal in
s 0s a onosy asa eare e5 there H. H. hos
accEscrs amid the awful sanotitios OF the ternple
OF God wl1oso fiery finger had engraved lin
seventh commandment, and whose awtul holi-
Ilcsa Ind appended tho death pennlty by stono~
lnE. l 500 % her there undefended and unbo-
frlonaot, with eyes aowncast upon tho floor.
not wholly lost to womanly shame though soiloi
OF Womauly purity,-e sinner but not q hopeless
roprobate, expecting death, yet awakening com-
passion Ill the heart OF tho Son OF God. Her
accuaeFs are tt1o most churchly zoaots Of tho
auay; zGaloas OF the law. and anxious to
nave Tue dofenHo!oHs criminal stonod to
ueath, but IN whom pity and tenderness
wero as foreign az In tic tiger; sAylooka In
blood. 49, ''N'''' AoA
They had a still moro doep, aud subtle,
nnu ~ M MnaEGhant, purpose to achieve. They noant
10 70 rum tue Prophet OF Nazareth, SEQ tLoir trap.
II Christ condemned tho woman to death accord
ng to law, twou|d ysia.e Ills claims ~ the Mes-
alall, lnasmuoh rs He was to inaugurate dis
pensation Of morcy and grace; also, it He con-
domned hor to death, it would bo an assumption
or authority which would bring Him into collision
WIN tho lioma', Government, thon in power in
Juloa, anl which Government alono could pro-
.on'co sentence Of death. They could arraign
Him for troaaon, and tllon make Rome orunh
Him, If IIo pronounced sentence OF donth. On
tho otl.or hand, II Ho noqalttod hor (as thoy OK
l'ootel nnd hoped doabtloaA) then they
would raise . ton!lest OF Indignation against
Him amongst the Jows ~ an abrogator of tlo
lnw OF Moses, aud alao as ono who sanctioned
pfn, AMI seroonotl tho guilty from punishment.
III oltller oaae tloy mount to doStr0y iis cajlun
Al tho Mosnial,, mud crush Ills ris lug powor,
But TINT divine wiBdoln which invariably
lpiouts9nt tl!at , ,moru'ng in tho tonplo. "iio
1toopod down," whoro ho aah "amt with Hin
illssor ~roto on the groul,l flu though lie hoarIi
Eonl not." They failplnd That they llul impnIeii
lin OIL ono OF tho lls Of tho dilemma. and w,
'easohtiy o1pootad to diiVo llin into oontradlo.