The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25

beat tnss sends ensrgy. ANA Joy. ana neps. ana
eonsdoncs snrosss every artery Of our feeble
cold and dietrust aad lear. but everybody can SIT
under the shady palm tree Of peace ana fappiness.
particular creed Your belief SHALL give you power
10 love and give you power 20 love more and
more .T a61naa.ty o. you grow IN spiritual lulness
vealed to practical test. :" says Christ Do not
accept them at once. Put your faith INTO the cru
whether Christ's religion is OF vaue to you IN ife
Brethren, ! want you TO estimate the value OF
Chrst's religion and its teachings by the ordinary
business standard Lei me present 10 you as
business men the doctrines Of the New Testament
AS or GREATER UTILITY
than ANYTHING else thai we know Of Is this not
liteI ally true2 For instance when the wicked
man falls what happenss There 10 the end Of MN;
there Ii no resurrection, no hope; nothing but
death. he rushed ND 10 his million; the million
was taken away. Where y he nowr Openly re-
life IS but burden TO him. suppose Sickness
comes TO DIS family, child dies round which his
affections have been wound and that man STANDS
keiose me open grave. Is there any voice heard
nom tic neavensf No; ne mas deaiened himself
alone.
Now, upon the other hand, suppose he believes
in Christ and HIS promises o. a better iuture-sup
pose ne has worked 10 this latin and never
N Weakened 10 has loyalty, what happens Them
ten with SICKNESS. poverty or other distress.
The mans hear quaiis before this terrible
trial. But listen to the voice OF Heaven, which
tells him 70 rejoice inasmuch as he is W he par
taker oil Chfist'5 s0rrOws For II you Su1er with
me you shall reign with HIM. And fad Cnrist's
religion upon this br0ader basis, and | believe
there Is more hope IN II, more assurance tnan In
all the knowledge ana all the rlcle5 or lie. Try
God and see n He has made any mistake; try Him
to the fullest and see where lies Tue source OF
agth and beauty.
THE CONCLUSION.
This Is new basil OF thought and action; this
Is a new plane or feeling and Affection Christ
must have lett this when He Insisted upon bap-
tism. Yes let Us all begin new lives on this true
basis. | ny witnln the granite walls o. religion
and feel secure frcm the attacks oil dis ress and
RON tRe pursuit OF trouble. Every nation OF an
Client times mad some CITY OF refuge. In the times
OF Greece and Rome a man VINO WIS pursued by
Justice went into the temple. and was then
safe from persecution while he renamed
there. in old Christian times. II you could
come 10 the altar, you were sale from death As
long as you ciung TO that sacred spot. ChriSt's
words temple beneath whose overarching
ROOT we are sale from the darts OF rne devil, from
ali burdens. all tria.s and sorrows. II seems to
me, tneu that the wicked man Ia ike feeble
candle. that nickers for q Driel while only 20
oui. wntle the faithful and sincere who follows
Cnrist is ike star liked III the armament. AND.
dear friends, we are tod by scie1ce that even
AFTER star has been extIngulshed It's radiance
lin ers To- years and years; and so when good
nsu has departed the rays OF his character are
shed upon an aumring posterity. Brethren, may
Cod in HIS mercy grant that we may continue In
cur career on toe basis OF a sound philosophy,
winch tells us that only He who walks with Cprtst
walks TIL 0ugh the grave and on TO immortality
ana everlasting JOY. Brethren. let US all pray that
We NAV VOW allegiance To the only Master who
has right TO coutrOl our mortal Destiny. Amen