, 1875-06-21

"o.k 10 education IL Ike requiring
contractor 10 put In oad foundations. Tho diff
toward specialtios, 40 powerful In ths lit
fifteen sossa, Ia beRottcn of this iaoto. Woneed
feofRAnizlng on tho fundamental convictions
aS concerning eaoeat,on reloico that tho public
We 1naY jet find nomo scholars ia this century,,
All no want Ia tisne aud r.solute canao,ty.
brother, teoems like long voyage. Tl,o ll.r-
bof II long wsy 1iF. But i n only madnees to
lean overheard. Tho veaset ia ntoamIng light
down upon Tho i.ndng stay on board. You
cannot swim far 10 tho boiling sen Of modern
competition. wish could cry this iuto tho
car Of eTerv student.
Time. for maturing hab'ts. ia an element In Ill
discipline and culture: Hlasoty bosss ono los.i-
mony: "Iho world is governed by tho 2l-incl,
hku!ls, and these can be grown by no rasont
proctrs. THIS haste wofka sta choicest l,as m in
DUO to ha'to Men, takc up the'a new system,
or tatt!; on 40 hours notice. Somc ona bnggerta
uoubt or theJ SEQ tnecr In Home book or
paper IN mornent tha orror is embraced. M
earring: "pIaeo both At tLo door, open ,llo
door, and error will go In tirat. It ia qulcx
10 cntor, and slow to 30 out" Thus men 70
oTsr to some new theology or philosophy. Thus
that it should find no market this Side Of pord-
ton. l have hugo suhpicon t4as Study and
reflection would modify and tone W our tl4ool-
oEles sll round. All tho ayhtens that lavo act,.
ally found tho millions and been slo word OF Tod
to them hAvo boon coined ont OF the bo.oc and
aEontziog struggle Of aoole grand old spiritual
WARRIOR. 0ood theologles afe nut spnwued in
tho public sewer. Thor como up FROM tho cav
etns OF tho deep sea, and throw thc mantto If
charity over theso syetcms on account uf
tho haste In which thor tAyo baen admitted,
nemcmber inv WORT. Tho royon Of tho Eiblo
that takes rlan \ sinner, gvca hin SaTIor, Rnil
washes him Into righteousness, IL not gong to
% nupesannlatcd In our day. Tine IL valuable
element With thooloGtss ~ veil ~ With bouxn.
1he growth OF sixty Centuries will nut wlthor III
al hour. Tho navcnt uf peculiarit1es spring from
hasto, and NJ By Understanding tho element
| OF ti!no. It IA hard to seo how such faso issuo
can oe raised and > great bcdy Of sound docteino
aud holy living dispara2od by 10 thin film Of
1oiion. know WllRt riches ut aurprEo may be
waiting Us In tue Divine administration. lat it
undo HIS work Gro 1t Ia fairly bosnn.
Our Garth WAS our fitted up yeBtoraay.
It T. new wosld jnst i;nlsaod anil
He have only moved II. UnlesH tts owner IL
bankrupt He will not sell un cut HI Boon. In all
tAa nxes ot history, tho earth, AID sun. and QUO
nniyorsc haye boon journegns through space.
Ihs5 haTo not get gonb far enough round thol-
faE-otl centre TO measure the angle they hay .
Easscd. Surely, II t.ouo yearH tueasnroa snla II
| fraction Of tho circle, no Ieo1 not look for tho
ond IN Our day. No human watcll-Bnlth would
spend weary .yoaEs in perfectinG a complicat ed
clock, anu tlen whom at last etarted, ero the
once. strife it into atoms. No human workman
il 10 ipsAue. Surely Cod will not Bmlte the
| earth In worse folly. These errorB como from
our own foolish hearts. 10 project a thlug and
maintnin II nre two things.
what revolutions hare boon wrought aud mn.
| wrought in tho lass decadol Tue Ligh t,lo ~
passed. 9,encsr. aud Darwin, aud tueir echouls
are beng left FAT ioaad. Tie cum:noD-aoues of
pasicut tAlnkets exhibit tho fatal fa!lucies in
these prctentlous ssstc;ns. and like ahpH ecut-
tied III n1ld.oceau they 20 down uevor to b. seen
agatn. The tEn'h Il God will ablto. ''The
enc jut OF t!ttso shall pass from tae law ill ii,
ba fulfilled" This word las stood tho shock OF
many assAu!te. 1t III cLarrol md scAtred will
the fires Of persecution. thas been piotccd and
stabbed With criticienl. But hero 1t IL lust as
clear aud bleased M ever. 1t has stood tho toat
OF tDa!ly experiments; mlli0un 4aye believed It's
nronllsea and found rest. Our fathcra fouud
thts BOOK like the s5htlow Of 4 great rock iu
dry aud a!id land. Our mothers Wsut down into
| toe cold tide ou a!leHo promises. Lot Us not
| hasten from ttlcso old trnt1lr.
do not KNOW what may como to the tfopub1ic.
cannot tell how soon tho hloody tldos OF cou,-
mnnism and despot!sm may follow each other
| over this land. kaos net what swartna OF de-
stroycls NAV usher IN famine II be our guest, OF
Nlat tiHancisl conv,'.l nj uAr change ali val,lon
But tlts Que thing do know: tAe Church Of
God shall thrive. The gates Of hell sbAl! not
ployAs against hnr, Tae saving work will DO
carried on, end all who belavo shall neither bs
aan.med nor eonfoundod, neither shall they
Tho great Inv OF slor grow!ls ho1an over sya-
4ema Of theology, aud over their realization III
character. Meu sometimes boem to ascond
| the mount ct God by TRANSLATION. But We have
yet to and better than the old way Of crowlus
| in grace auaid tho nctiTitics O! hle. uas,c III
character, ~ evcrv"hore sl;c. conlos from uucer-
| tatnty, nut from believing, but from doubling.
II III question OF so n1uch oIptriencs. Of matui-
ing 30 much Christian virtue and faith aud sta
blisy. II IL not merely matter Of time, but It
Involves time. Born babee, nos men is Gods
| orlcr. Milk-uleat manhood ,s the thought Of
| revelation. "1Lo blade, tue car, sho full corn
| in the esr." says tue great Master. Staud
still. and asc tho .a!vAt.on Of the Lotd" ID tho
Horl Of relief Of many struggling souls.
/ AL tho systems TINT reach Calvary without
passing under tho brow OF s,ina!, lhat ha so a
Eonpcl without Law, That offer strength wi,h-
out the outlay OF Eaoritlco. that outer hoaycn
without thu Csoss-aI tlene arc spaHuol from
llc llnsto Of uncertainty, and must go down.iu
| tho hcrr TEMPEST that surrounds .'tho Wond.
hay. Aoa esubble," aud leavcs only ttho gold.
sllvor. and precious s:onea." Dr.tllorn yotl can
not anord to hsve or cultivate anything tt,at Is
tue WAY through. Thcn cven tho falling hony-
ens cannot harm sou. iou 80 dosn Iato tho
etrusglo OF life for strength. It viii taAo time
nnl many bloHs aud runch wrestling with I'D
yereasles. But that III what you Are III tlls
world for. Ion mt1t not be llku tho llnt.horBo
pant, spolto'od md panipereI, 80 de'icats that
the first coal breath will wither aud blast It.
| Hut in tue old familiar figure. YOU must ba
It may 10, but able to stand In elo toeti OF tle
winter blast. IouehoEed in ths storms Of a
hundred Jea.B, cliuglng to itn rock-fonndatlon,
1t allaxes itH defiant ioo4H in the fnce OF tho
Storm. In It's !eafy top Ia tho lighsn,ng's Nery
path, down It's rough 1ides aro Iha sc.rs Of tbs
thundettot, aud against lta stout trunk the wild
boar hath wtottcd his tusks. 1ts eysfy lbrs IL
tough ~ coil OF stcei. In the path Of tho
RhitIwlud 1t may bow to the Garth like pan!tent
IN prayer, but 1t leaps up again like = SAINT Ia
triumph. taking with equal Joy tho glAdsoraa
sunlight and the Worrying tempest, gathering
yettiuto and bounty from ono aud from tho Other
extortlng power and dimension,
MEANING AND MINISTRY OF TEARS.
SERMON Bf THE REV. pA. II. n. rowEAs.
The Rev. Or. Powers pse4chod yesterdsY
motulug At st. Johns Church, Ashland avenue.
on "Tho Meaning and Asuis*sy Of TraFs, " from
tho following words;
And Ioseph tn,le haass for hin Eowsls did ysaru
uua a!s Lrtler: and 4e sought whesa to weep: and
ho entered into Lila chamber sud wspt thsre.-Gtetss
n{,kSs a.