, 1874-10-19
THE GOSPEL LEAVEN.

Scruon by tho Rev. Tr. T1urr, Of Ph!lu-
despliln.
Ihe 5eF' Dr' cenntoh bail Pteae1et! ene lo1-
lowing sertnon In tho Church OF the Lpiphany. |
last Sunday, taking sb his text:
Auot,,rr n. rabfs hnato In ,,nto them-the ttnc;om
of heaven II liko 1into leavrn which woman .opk
and it'd In three measures of meal till ta whole was
leavened.-Aatthetp zut: a5
Tho spirit Of Christianity il essentially pro
cressiye and tho teudcnoy TO advance IS Obvious |
in s,mo.t avery yiov which va can tal,e of it's !
m, h,.to-,, r. Ia r,ro9rouoivo /, ~, in.
n''afo &"o ni'to'5' ~ =" p.o6'es"''' 4a 4tn ~
Anchce Oh tne Individual ooloVef' on 1am1hes'
communities, and nations. TIA introduction Iu- |
to the world was accompanied bg superuatural
n,1 .,,, o,ar,x and n, anra,d rss nv Fla lioht.
"" e' ,;,,I =. ,s,;.,, 49,, s~en. ,t,,as =,
e'hs' iIosa n''l'u to ln'''a A..o 'io'u shose 80
ahore till Its sound went forth to all tho civil
ized earth. Tho latent, but uudcstroycd, power
of truth burst Iuto nctiye operation wlieueyor aud
,,harovor tha h,,n,, mind rea IN , xt,ta :, m.
a;. ..s ,,;.,. .a.s,,.a r.so,,.,a,t II, .,so.,.
cslse '1a ul'Iao 'npu!'1. ln,ousaouA -! ueso,y'
tito general Improvement Of mankind; not less
suitable and uccessary to m culichtoned nos
ior;tv than to n r,da ,ncestrv mt too muc,, Ior
.eN''s 'A"4 ~ ~. ,,..,' ~ .'e.1,s ~ ~.
ons 6eneiatlon' Aod LOU ttlo ioE ano'ho', le a'a.
plays itself to cnch, 40 II Tor that Ecnoiaton it
wan originally aud peculiarly aud exclusively de-
aian.d :. aud cot IT. roc. bovoud eac,, and imnols
49,, ra,..,, a,a a,at.r n,,d .rot,,or aa sa s,,o
eeeaa, with no neaseF approach toward sAe soNna-
ing Of its ticpths, tile exhaustion Of ilB Htores,
or tba attajnneu1 Of itB elevations. II accom-
niodatos ityeIf to tls degree Of human inteili-
Tsko mind in its feobjost condition: tsl;a tho
more cLlld: ho n,ny know iu a measure nj thai
is csseut;al OF Christian truth, aud beautiful il
tho Totn of the Gospcl conallored n. tle ruli.ion
one Who was once @ . ollild himself, who vas nur-
turei on motLor'u Iap, who had brethtc on after
tha flesh. m wcll as in te epjrit lie kindred Ut
blood M VOL as Of Leneyoence. who lived iu
cottara hnms. arI vas taken to worship In a
motropo!itau temple who grewin knowledso and
favor both with God and man ; of ono who in
maturity ueyor lesp,ssd childhood, but had eyer
roady for Il bis smile, hiy blcsspg md bis
heart; who told his disciples to bo like
ltslo Children in their sllupllcity and lunocence
and loctv: WHO was their protector, teacher,
nnI rrienii. WHO wrought wonders which tho
ohiii has OK porIcnoe enough to know sre wonler-
| ful; WHO took tie litts sirl by the hand when
| slle lav eioad upon tho couch, and aald "Arise
nnf1 nlio did nrise ~ whose miraclea caunoL but
law hold Of the 7outfuj imagination. while thoro
Is that in tbon which mus. aln'5 into tbs YOUTH
fnl lsa,t: history OF Ous who was sont b7 tie
ureat Be,ng whom wo cannot soe but Who maia
IA Iii to tai mauklnd OF lI,u love and care aud
k;ndness to Iii His creatures: vho showed that
| Belur in tho beauty OF tie flowers aud tho
brightness Of tic sun, aud tito affection Of a
"yar wi1oh Tounr minds may weep,
! Ivnnior :ybo mndn that NJ aror to our Father in
| heaven. and witch tie Guild learns to pray,
| whom w,cl;rd mon killed, but who lives forever;
wLom tho uood shall bo made alivo to n,eot, aud
be hapny nv viii hlm forever. This is tho busis
and substance Of rovcaiot{ theoloEy and it il The
ohild'p gospo,, tho world Of diyins knowledge,
iust NJ It look. when tic first beums OF intellect
.Intyn t,nnn f with thsir uew and faint. hut IN
| nf iutejiieunco. that Of tuo child grown III to
manhood. IIs wau.a moro in religion than the
| CHILD. lie finds it. There is not ono book act
apsrt for tho child and another for tho man, lil,e
wbat ho wants III the Bame book, tho same mar
ratiye. @ tho san.e 10 pasHages as those which fur-
nlsi.ed tie religion OF tAa child.
! The same leayan opevates ou both. lIe hes
| apce Of partlup, and there It is in that yury tale
! Of the father. aud hls wandering aon ovor which,
in childhood, he wept III innocent sympathy snd
Ilal feeling, snl over whlcI. 10 weeps now tearx
lnorey to 4 returning biunor. lie il more nc
nmai,,tod with tbat which IL tbs most iulportant
Of ali knowledge. tho Knowledge of self. Ilo
wants more onorgy Of 4elf-rentrainG; he wants
mntiyo and tlpra IL is for him. dlrectiur him to
watch watch lis m hoart, telng hn Of denth, u iuds-
1neut. OF recounenue. Of punishment. Hia lot
in this world il lahor, sorrow ta fre-
| quent accompaniment. It III not Sd bright
rela1cs to another world grow On him n
importance. The very VOID 'srest,' 1neanlng 10
litto to tho child, has become to him precious
promise. Tha sad ohangey Of hunlpu llfe. its BE-
ioaYeuants eud anxotics aud cares. wiki ui,as
onruoHtncss do tlloy oporato ou his hosrt. oolnt-
luz him to that b|asyed heaven Of rost wl,ers sin
ths IL the peit.sa,ns rel;ainn ,ncra"sci csrr;aI al
out into cxpercuco nuaIs,iu~ itseif tn t;,s ,Ya.ta
aud tha eu|stcsd oapacitos of thn bnn,an sn,,l'
Lot uu aiysnoo to q lofsior cout!tion Of huu,an-
ity; ibo man whoso mind has bcon dsyeloneti by
al lie most fnynrnhin iD cirrnm,,pnres ~
education sucl, an" has MT n ,iu.
rio proof = slnclo indyc,tion n having
lot beyond or above christianit1. liz renuires ]
mnrc rafinrn1itv mors noiara"cxn, - ,ad,;rss