, 1874-03-02
The Woman's Crusade under
Consideration.
Robert ColIyer iii Favor Of the
Moderate Uso Of Beer
and Wine.
Tho Rev. MIR. Thomas Discusses
the Same Subject.
He Doubts the Success Of the Pray
ing Movement in Large
Uitios.
Tho Lost Eden, and How to
Regain It.
Eloquent Sermon by Prof. Swing.
The Hebrew Conception Of lnlmor-
tally.
Tho Lost Eden, and How to
Regain It.
Eloquent Sermon by Prof. Swing.
The Hebrew Conception Of lmmor-
tally.
Tho First English Sermon Of the
Rev. DIR. KOhlcr.

AA0 - AAoV 1Ii1t. l1SH t9El1ANA "a tAS
Rev. DIR. koh1cr. :.
cun EARTH HELPED TIE WOMAN.
Whnt Ibrs ColIycr Thiniks Of Tho Wonl-
iln'a Qclai f,cr1alsCe NfOycmirtts
The ltuv. Robert Colyer prcaclcd to large
congregation in Trinity Churcl, yostertlay ,uorn-
Ing, having for hiB tlcmo tho woman's praying
crusade against the balloons. For his Scriptr1ral
selections ho rcad tho 20ll chapter OF Proycrbs
commencing; It Vino is n mockcr. Strong drink
in raging md Wlosonvor III deceived tlloroby is
not wiBo :" and alAo from tho FL olapter of
john tho narrative Of tho wedding in Cana,
wlicro Christ turned wat6r into vino. Ills COM
mont waB to thlH effect ''If We believe both
tl,cso portions Of seriptnrc,-aud booyo them
both.-wa 500 how WHO may DO drank iu two
ways: holly and infornnlly." Tho toxt was from
tho 18th ycIso of tho 12lll chapter Of Roye1n-
tion-" Tho carth helped tho wonnn''; aud tho
Bonnou was rs followa:
It seo1ns to bp ono OF the ]aws OF lifo that wo
should settle down To co,tni1i way Of tllinklng
ard working by some Bncll law uB tint which de-
tormines the chnnnol Of Il river botwoon tho head
wa,ors and tho ond oft, and then that wo should
look OIL NIL other coursos Of thought md action
worry lnucl, as thoy look OH tho upper reaches OF
tito Missouri where it happons now and then thut
this ycnr, Ald Bcttlo down aB citizen there, and
then f!nd tint by Bonlo now twist Of the stream,
for which you did not bargain when you bought
your land, you arc living III. Nebraska.
Aud it III tho special work or Whit we agrco to
call gonills to surprise ua i'll thia way, aud very
often to alarm mil vex lis. It may bo lilo genius
OF thought or Of action. It may appear III litor
aturc, III science, in art or III religion tho form
nfrA %4
is suro to cut now channel, to Huy it's word and
do it's work lit q now way, mil leave us moro or
lose bcwilderod as to where We belong, and what
VIC ought to do il VIC come within tho scope OF its
power, while it VIC undertake to oppose
il md to hayo our own old way III tic face of it,
il 80 say wo do not like this thing said or that
thing done bccause VIC havc gut uscd to somc-
thing else, tho probabilities arc tint wo shall
Generals OF tllo old school, who always niail-
TUNED that tho bittercBt thing about thor de-
feats when tlioy fought tic first Napoleon waB
the why III which thcy wcro dcfeatod: II only
tho man would have fought by tho old methods
laid down in tho booka. Tidy sni1, they should
know what to expect and what to do, but for d
man to mass hiB forces as tito electric fires
gather to q thu,dorbolt exactly whom aud whero
you Woro not expecting thcnl, and 10 sweep their
troops away i'll ono irresistible crash, that was
something tlloy never could look upon aa fair
lighting, aud mover pardon.
But it is to bo observed again that with such
expressions Of our onn1ty tlsls power TIL! thinli-
ing about has little or no concern. l,eiug, as
believe it is, tho ono power in man which yo can
only account for when you say it is the gift Of
God, there il tho Golliko quality III
i to hnvo lts own WY no matter
II T4s a bo Ns s may E mno n,+toI Of it +s
genius Of nobert burns TINT Scotland should pile
tho red grauito OF her orthodoxy TO oppose tho
mighty tides Of his truth and grace ho tossed
the li'ttira1lco lIhor aud yonder, aud cut n deep
tifnl power tlowH on cverlnore for blessing.
Mother did it matter to tho genius Of Byron TINT
England piled mountains Of dead things before
the lava Of his burning wrath; tho Hoods swept
,'oss,s oily its uat'ty to cope - WITH saiuh
powor.
And, Of oil tho why's this Go1lilso quality takes
to surprise mud bewiltlor us, there ID none more
nnd un unfriepdly miud tlian that Of the rel1g-
ious thought and lifo to Which we trust tho most
precious treasure we eyer posHeas. There lB no
channol 10 deop. wa think, as this which holds
tho waterH Of life. aud no stream 1t s Ho essen
ancctl banks ns this that nlakes glad the CITY
of Cod 80 that, when one Gomez along
with this power OF doing the Old things
tnn anew Way, tloao Wllu have got ''scd to tho old
way are bitter and rcsentfnl III tho exact measure
length III their opposition, aud believe tloy are
ionB dDt anh man gbod Horylco, just as you re-
melsibcr lttlInll THINKS tint tlloEo who cruel
lied tho Lords Christ nlny hayo died with com
that they 1ieYer did tivner days work in tl'oir
lives tiln'' III talilhg pnrt IN tho terrible tragody
Of tue Cross. Aud no doubt not at all 1t must
HaFo neoh WIN a!l lilo lnqlllsltora OF every nhMe
hnca tho world stood. Thcy had tue holIcst
re"Ho,', aH it aoemea TO them, for doing the most
nl'hoiy tllI1'gs men can 10. Theso nov ways,
tnken " .l.e religious genius OF tl!oir time, filed
,hom i!rst With blank surprise, and then with
Litter resentment and tlon t'ey got thoir ropes
a1ia 1Ns'ots ana tlleu to MAKO all end OF tho
trouble. ,.-...
Antt tlss, IN ltB own smnll fashion, Is tho rem
son Tor tho tronl!o wo nro witnessing in
ono OF our religious lmpors, il such
Our neishbor aud irion1, David Swing,
watching through What dismal shadows tho old
Blroam Of CAlrinism haB to run, trioa to turn
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