, 1874-09-07

AtrOko 60 unexpected, ctosa opon .llt't IioN.i7'
Thoy Ypro stunned by tho blow. 1t waH a. wo!l-
known law nmung ihnm that tho accuae1s should
oast tho tirbt ntones at tho ylcttm This wtsn to
provont tho Buty from ncns,DinE ohots Of BA'le.
mon ac,,no mt Justice, TINT ONO criminal hss no
ri,tlt 70 condemn mud punish aaotior criminal
Christ oyerwholn,s them with tho thought that
1t Ia unboeo,ning In them to DO 80 zca!oNa ~
mont guilty hetoro n Holy God: Ills anaMor
WAS thundorholt TINT trauBtixod them on tho
Bpot. It meant this: VIZ thore IL QUO
euilty spu Of "i similar M or e' Bono oLor great Of
fo,,ao before God, lot him tisnt eaat ato9e Of
her." 1Io WHO Know the hcntta q all men Kn9w
whero tho arrow struck. It ssruck unexpectedly,
and stuck fast.
In tlae anne mcroy TO tho guilty accuBcgs Tint
1Io Ind sown to the guilty prisoners, i!owing
their tllintorBttuok hcartH, 1lo stopped down
agaln and wrote, to allow them, hotf-oontoannest,
soeroiins @ gszo. He th,,s tlofoatcti hin e,,emee,
md gays q mnoh-nceIed lesson to tile Church
md world for all tmo,-a Lesson III tho highor
philosophy Of chrlatian charity: ..,o.,,on
want your conscientious, ApneBt attention
and porsol,al application (Bo far M 1t involves
you) to my tliolno: pcltlng otl,er poop!o with
storoB. And tlicro is no ono moant 20
g @ n' oa tho n1Spos SH g uoh EonEh ho 0 sowor
snying, "Dldnt lie givo it to somo. folEa to-
nigltf Thou art the n,nn TAoro tB natural
inclination In almost NIL poraon. to do it--n hind
Of nha n o5S9 Saaa n psa sqg y 1o% SSFS .en
Tnoro s such wicked enjoyment. III seolng thom
dodge, mud ninotI, aud run. This is human na-
turo III tho rough. Thoro mo 10 many VINO no'or
Cot out Of tho rough. I'horo arc multitudcs Of
reppoctab,o peuplo who oyfnce oxquisito ploaB-
1ro Ia maliug ot,ala smart. There il gront donl
Of tho 1ndIan-tlso unoiyized 1nan-in ,,s all sot;
It has not noen wholly eliminated or oducntod
izatlon OF tho ago. Tho Church has not wholly
hcen snuctlt!ot from tho uncl,riatian spirit. TO
hor creator shame md culpahty groat
deal Of phansatcal zeal to stono 9th
we arc still exists, 1t is often th1t tho oraity
cry "Btop tLiefl i" to divert attention from
ourselves. A. tnlot ynntohcd diamond ring
from q jewelers. tray, and dodgod around tllo
ran out into tho street crying t'Bt0p thiof."
Tho sadeal oluded detection by taking mp tho ery
aud yociferating aa i Of sonlo QUO alead, Stop
tlnof Stop tl.ef!" Smart ? Yen ainars-
noss that wns twin brother OF stealing.
Great zeal in stoning others is usually cloak
to cover one's turpitude iii sonlo otlor tirnc-
tlon. Itia tho shrawd tactoa Of tho uonefal WHO
brnyely cannoliatcs tho oEemy 70 coSnr tno te-
lection Of his own rotront. Tint IL shant Ltreng'h
to disguise roal wcakness. 500 tlat ma1l yondor
with Hands ful1 OF stones to polt ii POOR wrotoh,
Look out for l'im Don't gEyo linn
There is no man who III 20 ccrain that rascalty
iB going on somewhere ~ tho ono who knows
HOW IT IL ll{t1H0lt. - 6GE n TOHltO ~ tuA1A u
rogue" is tho provorb OF experience.
1t takoa bopdshirHty wrotch to ho n peraec1,-
tor or inquplsor. Tho yn!suro loyea to dlsan,-
bowel his victim a1,l wot la boak III blood. WHO
eyer heara Of oyo ren tho , pseast ; q , r9o
anti tigers delight in this, No! Nature Will
nut. Ii christianity hss not cut on tlo olaws,
wo incline to acratoh somebody. II Christ pos,
by His spirit there will be no disposition to stone
oilr uoghhor, oyon II at fRult. 1t ls not III tho
genis,a of Christianity to do IT; It Is cancer ia
tho soul tllat must 10 cut ont, Or burned out.
will Jill III. '+The fruits nf tho apirit arc love-
Joy poacn, iong suffering, gont'eness, goodAess.
lnith, mooknoas, temperance Find nc placo
~ that galaxy of gsases fes unki.luneas, esyer '
ING. cvi-spoaking. ale.boaring, revenge, laHnn.
linn, hintlng qnsGios, If you CAN! Find It III tho
words a,d axa.upla Of Jesus, II you cant Find
it sanctioned IN tho Bible, it you canl
II you cannot stop it OF own you aro aoun-
tarfeitl / challenge YOU to find Il noble CAsls~
tim man or woman whom everybody believes in,
whohe lifo il purely Ohr1etss', and deeply pious,
tho faults ald fratios Of others; 10 .poallo
aud publish tioir weaknosscs; to bciittlo md
undermine their rapltatioua. n truo Christian
may 80 tWrther?-a true Go.st'cn.an OR lady
without laligion, IL never aearonger, q moral
swils-uatheror! They ncver 50 from house to
house, from eur to car will Inncid gnrbago. and
/ further challenge you to lind tho most l,oto-
1ious pest aud gohsip, Of . neighborlsooa or
church that will not Indignantly rescnt TINT ho
around to SEQ who winces! "W4at .loos all this
mcan7 Whats the mntterp Who is tho minis
tar attor tu-pigAt9" Nobody in particular, aud
thofe is nothing that has enliol for tlis sermon
moro than the facts Of everyday life. + Aava
known OF lees OCCASION for this sermon in this
cAnroh than in any other Of my ministry. l[cnce
I Gun speak without personal feeling Or personal
alluuiol, for took nobody nleasnra WHOM out
tue coat. am simply ptsaelilig Tho gospel OF
human kindneth.
For years r layo observed and noted Tue
words Rud actiona OF men md women toward
each ether, 1n,!nAs Of ngasherly kindness, wouns-
lng aal orllahing sensitive natl1los already bear
hG leayy bnrtenp; causing Tho weak to sLunl-
bio, aud kicking tho falIen whon down; tearing
open Old wo,.ndu anu enrryins despair to tio
@ ta s5xag sgpnE @Eedn m hG Da syn1 ana nga i
them that arc roady to perish, aud driving tho
erring to despair aud reeilossneaa, till my hoart
ia hot Within mo, a'd tue mattar is as tire a{ut
up in my bones. | ulay po az faulty III any. but
clleels burn with shame. 30 many hearts
arc neodlcsssy blooaing; 50 many ara telrnod out
Of the way by tho thoughtloaaness or cruel oou-
duct Of their follows; hu 1nahf ara wrongol and
drawn TO WRONG, that IL IS tia'e to SEQ tie dash
OF Coda cleaning sword before our eyes,
What III ono sinner that lo shonll atons his
brother? What difference between mo md tho
blackess outcaHt, gayo what owe to Tic grace Of
he sevore, Or nharHaS? Who made us 10 diner :
II had been in his place, low do know I
should l4aYo done botlorY. o. I nm Aorry for
s iisvss always s1o~od thst ehsrity / naeds!l,
that mercy wantod toward n,yaclf !?
cpnAe to plead Tor larger
charity. q kinder humanity, ptrcr
I,satIsotly love; ! come to beg tisat TIC stoaeH
may fill from our guilty hands before thoy
wound aud destroy auatller; como to urge q
Chrstlike spirit, and dis a grayo for every un-
kind feeling Or word. domo to amito tho llinty
neste witt: he snt!e Of orey M thoy sasa
tho Example Of Ctr BIpstar OIL lo!uf oftln weak,
tho arriug, tho sinful, the discouraged, tho
stumbling, the fallcn: 1ooMs to lit up my voice
tAo sight Of God. 1t IL cruel 1t il incipiont
murder. It challenges tho Bword OF Justice to
leap. ftnm its scabharl and coayo Euar guilty
heads 1t muttora in our ears Ill awful ul,rso. 1t
lIcorkH above onr defenooosB leat.B terrible wall
Of Mrnth. nEnr with ,filnt iudtLtnns,t IN idno IN