, 1874-02-23


molntors Of llia own church and personal friol1s.
btr. Wouilto l,aa suffered gotnovlat III Ioalth
fro,, ,,,a tncoosort orcriona IN hc,o1f m 1,u
.,'t,rci, ,1,o rh,ist,o" Ilon and oi1ar raos
works.
Tho toxt wan taken from proyorbs xiii, z,
and Matthew vii, 1G, ~ followy,
"a. H.. ,i,,,,,,nt,, IT, IT.. nonr. -, ,n,.,n
.n ~ ',,'.'"a''' -" ii' !'e"'', nv 10 nc.
" 70 hhnll kno" tlictn ny ts.oir frt'itH."
Following il tho sermon:
1fI woro to iuoutro Of Vol, nv frionda whot
...4,i',oa ,,,.i.,..,. Jo',' 10y 4tto''"'' "'ia'
couasi1"'eH ena.sl'h' i hhousa propan's fo-
eolVo ono ol two uallerent answers, according to
tho point Of observation YOU might occupy For
olthor you would Eny:'" 4 Christian is ono who
lin. 4o;,b II, IL, f,o,. af rr,st,a ,,;st...; 10y
,.o ,,.,.,a;,,sr =, W.. 1.:a.sa ~. 4'1.oty 'u
~ n'.'',l"., " w." 'o o.t'1". I''' ior as
n'asi tHas'hosu III lib nehft 30 II no or You
wonIl say "Iho production OF good worlB,
III harmony with Chriutan procopts md OK.
mn, ,i,ara tx what cona;i,ifnao n nriuf}nu for 4hv
thor fru,ta " u,n1l tnnx I,,o,n,n -
ara tt,S ,r 'a.o y v i, o
nn nao NV fais1, tn ',.n m o. % uta-
n.a s,aiors H. ,a ~ ,ii,au,t ~ utoi ~ u ,ao'"
mncrt 40 tno uS,,rno ~ nn,oroms ,an,3u p.3ns
.at' t%a ~ n,,or o dooa s'"o1"un n'sorJ decs.h
49, ,ntt ttact ;,,I;aa,,a, ~ ,s ~
aroai.on Ono at"rta Sror, i'm Inv ootro 'Ga 1G
wv, usn'n LII -, .so1 ~ i a' IT, - boua "nn
~. Vii VII, ~ o @ Euo nnyh ~! t.o oo "o eoou "lla
soN ". ni1 ud toso III nra o
ooc - incnn,nfoto .vti,ot H. t,or ~ n'i
~ rtSo ~ il; NY ".sas a, .o 'sA. ~. t!'eno
;.to III ',,,rsi uIE 1 ,S;iG, a,u , us Mo
oi ,;a. uns is3{ eutn ,t n.'.t n"Pp'Glet
Sao n.a o.sF .r;tou+ hS fnit "l.oas woEks ~ aoa
Ishnv derivn tIar c,,nrnctcr frn,n tnn liz.
thoroforo ID not tlio absonto nSc1ionH nf oua
mcl,n IN fnvnr NJ t,,o ot,Nr }ns 1"th,r - ,,,nt
| il thoir rolatiyo itnnortanon. In otnrr vnrIs
Ncta anl ,Yo lav tic oln,,)layiu. on doing, ur
|
| AIlu ilin has always bccn tho chief point IN
| controversy in tho Christian Church. At|mitln.
that botL clements uro essential to tho reliGiol,b
DEVELOPMENT OF man, tho question aii]] rccury.
anl eyc to encji otor Thns nj q rraat GAIT re1i'..
| ions protests In tho Church SOON To hnyo hoen
NOR moro "a or less n Change Of cn,n,auis' '"'o ''o"
YIo phar;eoos. Wo know. acuo1ntol tbom-
scves M righteous tllro.,gl. tho tcuts or tho inv.
Tl,oy gavo tilhes Of annise anI cum1i.,, dis.
tribntot aims ut tic Htroot- woro u1,uctil
| ioils in their observance Of nravcr and sncrificr
mud in Nil things aimed to achieyo Their salvntion
through tho MORT OF good works. ~ ~ ~
Jostis, oil tho Other hand, though to went
about doing roud. laid ut;il more str,aa o,, lin
importance of being j,,iro in rart being norfoct
III likeness to tho FAttl,or, a1i having tho fuith
tlat il opurntiyo In tlB to remove ma,t,,ta}nn al
error, aid to resist tho Temptations uf sin. From
His i!oi.ht Of spiritual boinIr ITo lookod down
with cnnton1t u,,nu ti,o litfiSncuG nf IcnIu 1nnn
on Bncc,,latip1, aololv. md With ri,htcns ,nsiir-
nnton DENOUNCED tlIo rharlAeos ~ self -sookors,
hy}"octltMGs "9 M enu 'wiIitoa aoln,onros..
| :, Inua tno iaitn o. Tue nosPol Was pltted a5anBt
| tno aeeas ol sno law Iho spirit WAS asserted
agaiha1 sho letter.
IL Tug early Cnflsttan G1hnrch, wo ind tho
hposti.o tanl lollow1ng III the 1oolhteps or tho
Gtoa1 teacnor, a'la ilooiy coltenalns lor inward
, M,oty Us opposeu 10 tho merit Q! SooG works.
dne very veIemenee B, however. Mlth which no
tne aulnclohey .! l!l; 1oa 20 M h
conscious congo exaggoration OF us truth. According
70 10 t4e u9ctInno eonta'hea ~ 1hany nassages of
the npist,e TO tno ROMANS, nnn ~ 1us1lnen (or
ncconltdu 10 ,tlgn!cous} ny la's1 aione, "ltnone
thu ~ ueetls " tne lh":
IMh IL turn PROVOKED remonstranco from
Ais lello"-arostle Jnhlos, IN bchalf OF Tho value
OF gooa wotkn: 10y WORKS NTH ID Justified.
ala y, !,S noi ~ iaitn oi'y.
otil! !asor IN llo h'hsory OF renS1ons aovelol'-
mont we ma Ntarlm Lnther, fho mighty chelM-
pion o. tho 1Soiofination, pattling nsalnst. tho
anpofstions,, baeramcnte, a'ia anocnnilical pioty
ot tao Gnnfcn Or honlo IN noha!f OF Tho inoro m
spifltanal aoctr,ne o1 "Juatention " rain.
Ino Vhufch hlso 1ns'stcd OIL faith, but 1t laid
stu moro stress on the efficacy OF p'ous wofhs:
ana INC SAVING graco oi tao Gospel
was Woll.nlgh iost LII the mass OF forms. rtes,
aill pfactiees whlch oppTcsbcu tllo lnomorY ni'tl
onaenrea t,ls sne MUD ot tlio Worslpor; Against