New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-04
THE COUNSEL OF DEEP CONVICTIONS.

The R,r J. ~ Lvdior az ne collegiate reformed church.
The Rev. j. NJ. Ludlow preached Sunday
morning. the Collegiate Reformed Church, at Fifth
ave and FOrtycighthst 1.-THE Counsel Of orr Deeper
Thoughts" taking for his text, Psalms xvi. Z: my
rens also instruct me in the night seasons"
In explanation of the text the preacher said that the
ancens regarded the reins as the citadel OF the human
soul. When person took wide outlook over human
life, when he communod most deeply with him
self they said, He is taking counsel with his
rens" so the ancient philosopher in the night
seasons when the trivial things Of tho busy day had been
forgotten counsced BY his rens his deeper thoughts
aud meditatiJ.s. How seldom do we OF today take
counsel with reins. How few OF us know our deep
est CONVICTIONS and pro:oundcst lOngngs our lives are
like shallow brook that has here and there its deep
places but the shallow waters run SO swiftly that the deep
places often lost sight Of they sumber beneath
aud women who give twelve OF their waking hours
10 the duties and cares OF business and the
cognizance Of deeper thoughts Occasionally they
get glimpse of larger mature ana pIofoundcr long
depths OF the pools was always taught that the world
young comrado taken tine water dead You believe
aaoutei TO convection before tie departure OF some
dear one. Then the light of eternity seemed to
break through the dark cloud You have known
that sin existed, but did not fully realize
the fact until some great sin made all sins
hainous in your sight When you act resolutey
was great power for evi in the world The Word OF
God which we thought the word of counsel and comfort
TO some but unnecessary to ourselves Ill tn9 nom OF our
affection became our dependence also. When You saw
your hayward child going counter 10 AL good counsel
you believed before, in the reality Of spirits
presence. Most OF have at some time looked into
Gods mirror and seen ourselves We are to commune
with our deeper thoughts when we turn to the Lord Tor
From superficial and trivial counsel arises much OF tho
indifference OF men to religious appeals An article in
TIE TRIBUNE OF Monday, on the effect OF preaching on
men, is worthy OF general commentator. lt attributes
the success OF reVVas 10 me hjihetOus Importance gu
attach to their eternal fate and their ready cOmpa
ccncy to listen aud be moved when the problem OF tho
future and the hopes and fears Of this world placed
before them In real characters think IL not Just that,
but there is undoubtedly latent sense IN all men OF reach
Ing after eternity and Of duty God Men think better OF
rci gOus things when they made to look into their
hearts The secret Of the constant return of religious
yiyas lies in the fact that viii from time real
lie their shortcoming and feel repentance. You may
wordness and selt5hness ms you Will but occl
sionay latent duty stirs within the aud
turns him toward the Lord do not believe God allows
a to go through tho world without having
| glimpse and then OF bis deeper thoughts.
Christ speaks 10 in all ages Ye have seen and be-
eyed not" Can be that YOU have lived forty or ltty
years and have the crown OF divinity the
brow OF the Sayiorl You have seen IN spite OF your
skepticism yet believed not That modern philosopher
his teaching soul derived from material body could
not aud did not care To conceal tho unsatisfactory nature
of his acquired wisdom. aud his urgent glances
| great invisible Spirit one OF the JaeoDins who
instrumental In the inquities of the French ReyOu
tion when brought in his turn face to with death
said, in his dungeon Oh, send the little Book that
tells me am immortal must study that subject now
NOaire was asked 70 write play with the Dist Psalm
| OF David for subject lie consented. But when he
studied the passage, Have mercy me- my sin is
before Thee" he found that his wit could not get
| into that thought, and his pen dropped poweress
believe that there is time In every mans life when
steps OF the old down toward the border land his
heart mellows and he inclines his ear to the s small
voice. When reach the twilight OF LIES declining
days things differently and not superhcally
| The counsel OF our deeper thoughts is good
i These doctrines are not strange TO human nature
They have been and still are near To man Some men a
times realize that they Christ IN their hearts. but th
thoughts from their minds They must ever remain con
scous that Gods word iid once speak TO them. Wher