The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-03

lie said You Will perceive there is an
appeal for consistency. For the apostle to
hear the voice of God was for him to
obey and he could make an appeal for con-
sistency. He assumes that they are familiar
with The basis Of Salvation and its spiritual
mealin2zssEhey know the truth and it Is
now thai earnest labor must be performed
list. What were the things they had
heard? 1t was time of brilliant intellect
and philosophy was endeavoring to answer
the longings of the soul for rest, but they
did not answer them any more than If one
had gone into an hospital and told a
sufferer of the power of medicine to cure
and did not apply it. The news of saliva
ton, the great salvation was what they had
heard, though he declared it in u new light.
They had heard prophecy declare the
means of salvation under the Mosaic dis
pensation. The apostle declares Christ.
They had heard the method of salvations
even by faith in Christ but the method of
securing this faith is necessary and the
/ apostle declared it to be Obtained by re-
pentance. The simplicity of the plan is
why they and men, very generally, urged
IT. The end of this salvation is glory.
Man is dying creature and we realize it.
Civilization and culture is not enough ; the
veil must he lifted, the end must be re-
Nedleu. w ell utIt IL Is tNtH Sipl,. LUIS
means the glory of moral likeness TO Christ;
the glory of conquest over the flesh and
mind; the glory of condition being lifted
up to heaven.
But this is not ALTO know ii fully we
must realize it, proclaim that in the Cos
pei there is an absolute supply for all hu-
man want and woe.
I'd. The danger to which they were ex-
posed. There is danger that, they will
neglect the great salvation and fall by some
| of the influences about there is danger of
nerlectng duty. A jew might be in
huenced to turn from Christ by telling him
that this salvation is opposite TO reason.
Mark this, however, that these offered
no substitute, but endeavor to take from
us what we have. The prejudices of the
Jew could be used as an influence, when
it was toCthim that Christ would pull down
his religion and all that he holds dear.
The days of persecution are ended but
men are appealed to, at the present day
with similar argument and lead many away.
The aught of the text is Of great import
ance you ought to give your heart TO
Christ. and is there manhood enough about
you to do what you aught. You admire
consistency Now we ought to be in ear
nest in salvation and if we are we will sue
ceed These points were very skillfuly
illustrated by earnest and heroic acts of
human acknowledgement and applied to
the fact there spiritual benefits are incom-
parable more important. What will be the
los You can never know the joy of
Heaven The punishment is another dan
ger we incur by neglecting the great saliva
ton. The authority we insult is another
danger Christ has the right to reign and
you offend him.
10 dor
ger, and the goodness of God gave his life
FOR us in Christ. Our comrads on the ram
parts OF glory are inviting us and declare
the victory may be won. We may gain
Heaven through the tribuatIons of his life.
Some parts refer to end of the world and
others reach to the great hereafter. The
apostle from the heights of prophetic
vision secs the Christian church in all her
conflicts and see beyond to the realization
of Joys in the far future.
The services commenced at 2.30 p. m.
Rev. A. j. ingalls, read the hymns and
scripture lesson. and offered prayer.
Rev. NJ. Hulburt of Springfield, Mass,
preached the sermon. His text was Reve-
ations ell.
REV MR.. HULBURTs SERMON.
lie announced his subject as . Charac-
ter" All who accept the Bible agree that
it is prophetic, not historic.
He views also the terrible consequences
of sin. using figures, we claim, which are
very nervous and terrible in their meaning.
They carry to our hearts the idea of in-
tensity and trial. This book closes after
having reiterated in every chapter the pos
slbility of and return of man to God. Ii
this simple ANALYSIS be the.true one dividing
/ into two parts their book, then the text re-
fers to the scenes after the Judgment. Were
there no beyond, the simple fact that as
!, time flies SO swiftly and is so short there is
no time for trifling. | have no sympathy
in the degradation of the present, it is lit
tie to those who make little of their life
who fail in getting the alphabet of eter
!, nitv. who that feels these possibilities ii
man but would rejoice that he is a man
If life was even shorter, it were grand Il
have the privilege of working for man
What the Christian faith has done for mar
in lifting from his soul dependency ant
giving the hope of the hereafter of happi
ness and blessedness should recommend i
to us. How much grander than the inf
delic philosophy of tie day whose favor
itc passage of scripture is - O had | thu
wings of dove etc seeking easy no
willing to work. The true Christian ind
heaven here and heaven is the exposition
of the character. pruned and made holy
The monk in his ce,l prayed and Jesus ap
peared to him while gazing and meditatin
on his presence A bell called him to dut'
D and he hesilated to go, but went, however
and returned to find his heavenly visitan
still in cell and was told if he had neglected
, duty Jesus would have departed. Re
llgien does not consist IN leisure and jo
but worth and the discharge of duty, Tn
W physical sufferings of eternal punishment
= is not so repusive as ever joined to in
purity and having no opportunity 10
spiritual development. What death find
It crystalizes, for the age does not chang
the moral character of the soul. What
death We associate with death man
things that have no relation to 1t. Thci
I. are lust as great changes taking place
our physical life or death. After th
- charge the moral character that is filth,
is filthy still. Death is physical fac
but not q moral, the soul is not effected b
it. If ii does, railroad accident can
2 for you what Christ AMI the Gospel ca
not. The retribution theory lmpunges IL
judgment and justice of Almighty Coz
that God can not do here what the futul
state can do for us. is II falsity.
The doctrine Of universalism is unphilt
sophical, and finds its ready recipient
-, the natural heart. Men say you tai
about Gods almghtness, Can he not sa'
all men? There are two realms in whit
we life. /. The physical, and God is q
mighty in it But when you touch Il
moral realm. moral forces must opera
- and physical power is nothing, and God
not almighty. The sea quoted by Jesu
illustrates his power in the moral realm.
And his weeping over Jerusalem ilill
trates his lack of power IN the moral realt
God knocks at the human heart, he do
not force mn entrance What IS true
England's cottages, that II IS his casll
even against the queen, so the heart OF mi
God can not enter without bis permissio
~ This change must take place al, oelo
or after death. Now when must tnls "
We will take the book OF Sod rum az u,
il emphatically declares before death. u,
never shuts the door against y
sonl Int the soul will not come in. ~
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