New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-19
POWER OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST.
The Rer Robert T. Boo D. H. Of The Uneersfy Pdce Ffesoy
team Church

The Rev. Robert H. Booth, d. d., pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church at University place ana "est
Tentn-st., preached Yesterday morning from the te&'
found in st. I'm xii, 32 "Aud II be lifted UP from
the earth. viii draw all men un,o me-"
Let il e only conceded that these words are authentic
the preacher said or they actually spoken by
Jesus Christ in he circumstances and connection whch
the EVANGELIST describes, and lay an inevitable inference
they separate him from al other men, whether th'y arc
REGARDED pressing empty boast, or well s'r'"
conviction, NJ tire very least IL must De con-
coded that they imply strength and IN
tensy of segregation which has no parallel III history
At the very period when an unusual agitation c"cefn
Ing II IN exercising the minds 81 His rolntIymeh
weu or the inst TIME KIND OF ieouve popuiil.y '
yves be Gentle world had come 10 ask Information OF
TIE kiul VIII n he Vas cNrcctel Ia ESTABLISH d" mn
very cri~is of His public ministry lie brSins speak "t
oi lis course On earth AMI {" oi"t "
calnlcs- il> enomiiuus t,c'ih lis dsrpic, ui'''i,u
OF alory osinon. and rtioSn for Hin ana ihcn lie
interrupts oram with me announcement tHat W. -
shond come, by the natural plucts-, bat ~ nc'i"u
OF humiliation, which seemed To bury hope ana ~ u"
tier III on yawnns grave De tii ,; ~ ilo
adls inc Evangelist, "s!gnJlug WHAT death iie sAo"iu
There can be no question that Christ cruc.hod has
atuatcd to Iiu,elI tie attention oi nanknd IN All
a9rs, ana never more than IN tc hIie,'chtm eenii
wondering at thnt Cross, 60 p'iehi IS as.dii"s H. i,
ana love bowing down be ore it, ho.e books axe
wrlttcn now alJut about any othcr them; more
irClin- j. enlisted fOi 1t or against iIi Ill -atd 10
an, other suticcf 1ne CIos- Win Ms ldcis ana m
nn.nc,s j. standing tLc moral oFrc wi'h
dominance the world. SrpLlat, tine Nations ny TINS
single test acceptance REJECTION OF IA" Gross
ana yo, lave drawn line between tie WaNii- ana tio
wanin. growth Of empire. Divide agin between tho,
nations winch embrace The Gross on the non
spiritual le,t of fai,n, rs opposed 10 form, "Iu
yen have alsJ separated tac progressive
iIuIu the stationary powers 40 othcf r'Htehi 81
rel iun seeks propagate itself among The lions
sat MS oImIc shock from any quarter except
tut ic. lac STEADY I.trsiic oi tIc q.
Ihdi - Wn.ch H. nHtc ncatn tie world Tic
name Cirist sp"hcn no" III every lin-sise, tue
Nusd ~ th.I-t l., uapsGtei mao every di3.'Fi. lhc
C.OSs at Christ l. sought ~ men frnh every nation
IN Ter ucaycn. T u, We must re-" suL' OnHticic-
r,sistnccs sorulciOts nan-,nr Over tine horizon; bl
al icspcct ii,@e II my ne ~a.d as VS. stid ~
Alhas,!,Is OF DID, cunccinug the ohot OF ia ian IT,
aposi.tc 10 dc>tot tssit ..y ut Is "a hti" cIo'"
ana will E.ss a"dv' aut - II came To pass wicn
JuItn dcG eXciaiuInS "Oh Ga.irdn, 1Lou hast coz
qhlcd! ,, =,
inc NAL witness 70 the ulillnci.t of tins word ot
CarIsi consider tue truss al CHRIST
l. Slili OJ pardon ail s.INst.n
Other rrs Il id all tLc World 40 known c"nor
reconciliation ana forgiveness ior the sihncr Ia"
problem cancellation tween ',1d ami ni, II rcc"E
zc,l, oy bc ste 10y the tfo~s % b.1~t NLthcr
lrcls -uli, h, needs Cross and NnVcNrf
ir-I powerful to-day, Hs 3 Was j, tciirts az"
Who culhc a.y int III agc. Dc Win - 10 tiio
IVug power wc la, is tshl, & tI,s look III ciltl.
- dt,,,. J,.t power NEcn Its lac io.id "a siu
gives peace VI rOIsI icn,c ..i'i iiOI" ol hrdN On