New-York tribune., 1875-09-13
EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIAN STRENGTH.
TIE Rer IhomIs RdstfnGs D. D ct the Vet Presbyterian
Chuyct.


Caur~
At the West Presbyterian Church, in Forty
sccondSt Eifthaye., the Re-. Dr Thomas s. Hast
inSs, the pastor preached yesterday morning from Ro
mans xv. /: "we then that strong ought to bear
tic nrmities of the weak and not to please oursc!ves"
In the course of his sermon In. Hastings sud:
There are two classes specified, with duty erjoned
and that duty stated in both tic negative and the pos
tive way. Who the -strong," and who are The
weak 3" The answer il not easy as il may seem at
first Thought In this crowded city, full OF hurry and
no.so and excitement may casily mistake the nature
sti and secie and steady avaanches and earthquakes
and storms exceptional. Gravity and sunshine ana
Hurry and noise are signs of weak
LESS. One must be quiet IN crder TO th4nE am
oneself ealm ard poscd is PROOF OF str'ng In inc
OF he i Is hard 10 realize tins cacc saw
huge 3ni poderoao iron fy-~heel, The usual accom-
pan'n, nj Of sicL machinery f,ec "a' SIMPLY pn' o
Oil iii cavity the top o. oycer which iOrncd an
,s,oilroG struck, and by which IL was forced
acS Tho ensin.cr assured me tlat THIS pint OF oil
was much more forclOic and elective th3n ny
wuccl Weighing several tons 50 oil and elasticity and
yielding sometimes mghiicT than iron and lnoipoii
tum. Men wno cannot yield Wien occasion requires,
break: they not strong Meic stubhoTnness IS ho
strength; 1t Is brittle fragile %eaknes Steoi Dehos
.gOn breaks There is tic same ftrcl'o III the
and force of men strong ne, are elastic ana
lon- rashncss for evidences Of sirenfh but they are
Only inonsiratioIs of weAncas lie soiS nan rs Ii
the victim or Es temper or passion; be hu!ls Gc forces
under discipline COhtfU steam Gict
when ii in WVTSIn ont the SlinG'e. fosuis buJ soi
nenc pD realize pOwCr Only Wbtu II bursts nom al
iestraiut. Iut really. the EXPLOSION conrs Only from
weakness weakness II TIE bJ.ic OF me rtca'Ii
Men WHO ant then 1Tcak CH IN nI,iSS Oh lilteh'e
depend wctn nieD one ihia, nave al IiS
iucai.iCs and undCr cOmnce mastery ahd ufec
ticn in order TO he truly stNng Il II sdlt or Iau
NerOneso, tuat he often drew nuiSlcd am per
feet profile OF face of life size. win a
single swexp of his hlid-with one cOuNn'iOus nue. no
rtuGwatd cuGDcCtand are ASKED a lt H. ii'ssi1t -
concei Of the muscular precaiun ant the Iht0i"ctt
pOWer and strain OF suc GUrK ii. - tte s!irlSt "a
there. ~
crythms good hls it's sccla e1euy 80 mas cNo.y lit
p every NirtiIc. Every truth has lt5 hecSy, every -
TEN ITS iiAl,y. IIyI.; is constant hra; the e'cr
the hic harder tie i-Et NOW. alli sh suSt'si.Ss
a.rCr tdC hTe; cos i''l iio.S ~ tice'a
What NaDol,tu said" COarucet luade NJ %lla. L "fl
and conquest must mall l1S--JiN "a b.-d"f ,Si+i
fOr universal human lie tiiti tic great cVii'ior
knew.
sal 7 fancy yol may compton, To yours Ives that
hevp in al tiG con 'dct evrFN thing 30 uf Strength
which discipline, aud conc Nes., aha
have iuaie OF lac natural al ichtc~ "i hi
perancn. aud force abut Thal Is r'e, ana IL is
uc~tuae becVO III al tNcSo nau uIieIcccs a4o no, Oi
r, much account apt - SAP t,r Ettufl
,il.NbsLS by tie prde I'D coui!lrccucc ali st!I.
COZ fi1cucc which cen"-0iy opies with i; 4 man oI
ability and f"fc alncst lneviay iels n.l%Ii strong
and si sufficient; auI III tina; CasV o MA Urs Go"n
s: his EEOa est pUin was coa' cGpiei} 'hc c"ss
Moses J.ah .iG JUlH ana HCler ;.io a.44iu
oi natural strtnAth il ls D"t too ci'At ana 100 sis!
too slnl L. sa4t ..u, IN" h" ci he ami TOO great
10 have tLe dcG Oi Cc.cgdencc upon God Now
We have reached thi5 Ia oar question:: Ii'V
s:rOi:c ..e t.cy WHO tul>t lii tVd WhSu sJuis are
sHafcl by DiVn- fliti and love. TIC weak are tLcy
who have only their own DauliA strength.