, 1874-06-29

ono might eaY !" Yes" That ia, ono mtgbt sun.
poso Tint tho childron OF God Of happluost
would all como to q condition Of Happiness; but
this presumption is arrested BY tho fact that Goo
will, aud Inns clothed him with that powor Of
CHOICE, which vaB tho attribute Of God
1nstead Of botug 3 maohino, man ta a
,n,nn dvn9 san 19an9 SnE SS9nprSsd ~ with % WILL Eao
forehead rests crown. Each hand holdn .
tscoptro. Every mortal ia born 10 throne.
Thoro can DO no denaion about this, without
DESTROYING tho moral character OF God and tic
accountability OF mau. That roalm, that crown,
The books Of religious philosophy. Tho world
Of Happiness comes or goes at It's diosattou. Aa
for God, Hc laB made croature for happiness,
and heavon Of happiness large enough FOR all !;
atu o., han aont Savior to Invite all; that beyond
clothed with a ireodom of viii
whcl, must bo confessed % roal, however
groat the myatory. 1loro in this will lira the
only ohstncfe botweon you all and blonsodnoss.
made BY joyful crostor. lts bosuty, its laugh
tor, It's snlilos, all Lespoak its qualify. flo
clouds Of death itself aro mado golden by the
morning OF Immortality. uenoe tic final sor-
r row M Of human llfo is driven into tho human Will
sido arc God and happiness In the bosom
Il follows' from Tits argument that
no ono Is born to punishment beyond
IT,. tho grave. All those horu In carly
taken its seat upon tho royal throne, fail into
Gods world Of bloasoduess for, not having
cllosen their own world, they fall Into Gods
world, wllero tho morning atara sing, and His
sons shout Tor 10y, ln tho roalms Of BORROW.
that tllcrc IL no soul IN that dark imprisonment
thas cama not there by ita own net. That land
is roopled not by fato, not from tho oradlc, not
by tho absolutiH'n Of God, but by the decisions
Of thoao who knew their duty, and dli. It not.
ANY othor theory makes man not simply o ma
chino, but machine invented by malicious
being ia order to produce pain. Borrow bo-
yond The borders OF thia lilo muat flow
~ out OF human free will here. and 10
wrath, but simply by mana actual aInfulnosa.
Mans free will il tho only moasurinR-liuo we can
stretch upon that lost world. The only wall be-
tween the soul and Paradise ia It's own absolute
tho power Of choice, between It and Paradise
fold.
Starting from tho conception OF tho Divine
power, We ronch tho conclusion that there IL a
feayani starting from the conception Of His
wisdom. Vi conclude there is q heavon arguing
from His love. re reach tho bolisf TINT there Is
auoh aland. To-day soLting forth from the infinite
happtnoss, We como at last to the samo beautiful
gates, hearing tho far-or tnorniug stara singing
~ FoA E4buA4 GiAuA1hbs D9tW4RD LulH lEIumrn or
bleasednesa aud your lloart there lies but ono
obstaclo-tbat FREQ will planted In your bosom.
Wlosoovar will, may come, and may take Of tho
water Of lilo freely, The Nav, Testament is
nothing but an invitation. Christ Himself, on
account Of tho human will wallis to and fro before
.he multitutley. Of earth inviting them, saying,
" Como, for all th}nEa are ready" II there bo not
u reality in human fre0dom, II lloavou aud hall aro
not conneotod IN any why with mans choice, tho
Now Testament and its great central figure are
kk1fHT E{-+x,
on the way to his grave. Oh, that re could ali
realizo what is bound up iii tho stree will /" OF
man. Had all the Christian nges, instead Of
making man feel TINT liz waa powerless worm,
waiting in the dust for tho footston Of tho Al
nitiod daily His divine attributes. and
Eold him what an empiro of JOY and
GRANDEUR lay within his hoart'a easy pos
session.. what q sceptro Of destiny was
in big hand--wlat crown Of authority rested
perLap4, bo troddon by multitudes who bow
IN terror before fate who know nothing Of tho
possibilities OF their own aouls, and with whom
iod IL helf monster, haif mystery !; hut trodion
y men who, for 1900 years. in ancestors and III
1elf, have boen fool'ng The responsibility of q
liyIne 9atllre. that caa make and unmalo tho
oys OF time aud Btornity. Some ono las said
he material world.is only tho will Of God rush
ng INTO life. But there is q similar pAouomo-
h atG 4iGppfss oa tho Ga G f { man soa saes e p9E syE
md you haya tho choice to baoomo a
'reatpro Of similar blesscdnees, Whatever
orrows como in time, eternity is
destined to remove, il YOU follow God, whoso-
'yer will, may come to = blossed Immortality
1ot wllosoayer EiIls the immortality. but who
wills the virtue that forms its foundation. We
'orcaivo, therefore, q realm of happiness iBsr-
n!g from tue Creator, and into It tho irreepopai.
,le pnss without tho loss Of one. Dnt Into It
10 accountable q go only BY divine freo-wilI.
he prize.