New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
prcuNNJNG THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.


- ~ !, ,,oa,, nj tas Madison Avenue Reformed Church
In the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, at
uoasonaye and Fifty -sevenh-st, the Rev. H. u Uaise
preached Yesterday morning from Mark KILL "a Anu
when Jesus saw that he answered discreetV nc s"%
unto him. thou art not far from INC hiheoon vi u"u'
Much of the preceding part OF the ehap'er N'u ",'
roacher rotes the of the Pharsees to entahse
Iesus in his DISCOURSE and TO entrap him by presenting
snecous argument Christ at once pat them 10 fehee
. p,r,s.e who heard the answer and percciyedits re
I r.s Influenced TO take up the conversation IN aspift
common 10 Pharsces. He probably wished 20 ,epr
Jesus further and thus obtain deep ana had
10 aapct the hearers more powerfully Tue na
y"n SO much attention TO external forms ana %
that they aSs. ,os, ASKED Ssn' Which is the greatest
,,andment of God, and Jesus had answered nm,
and 20 love thy neighbor thy self he IGceeded 10
adopt the SavOrs words, repeating .nu ,h lins ~
arI n?,c and Pharsoe When Jesus heard this,
he said to him. Thou ART nS' n M, Was in the
hct ~ this Pharisee in the way as ne knew Ma
tbanie and as he perceived the faith of the syrGphG
Sanrbter And though He held His love in a9ey anee for
moment in order TO discipline per roSuced tbc desired
st let no one therefore in going to Jesus suppose
shat he goes on some
In further examination of the lawyers answer we see
that he had made no pTN oT Conviction S It had no refer
pnce 10 the atonng blood or TO salvation through oi
and yet Jesus ~ s In reeanS the words Christ the
i, acSnovle,ges the oneness Of God More than
mi bc acknoW Lodges the sole claim OF Goa Oh
n"s"'s heart and mind. That service is not an
outward but an inward serve sf bi , ra
tates the whole strength Of man and brings MN toward
God The lawyer adds also the love required OF ever!
man toward his fellow man. He puilds up eohpele
system OF duty love to God and to man Moreover
,t of his own heart he adds what Christ ana moi say
AVID ths is more than all sacrifice ana Du1lt onef-
,n Ritua he did not despise but far above all ritual
he placed love to God And 10 MIA ohris' says Aho"
or, moi far from the Kingdom OF God" .
Such confession of faith is the foundanon OF all Iell
sion If man docs not begin by loving Goa ana ms
feIlouman he does begin TO be religious Men wE0
accept many gods are apt to fall mo SUPERSTITION, anu
thosa who believe in one God only, without experiencing
any love fur Him. are led 10 Journalism and 10 neglect OF
those whom God would have. them love Tor HIS sake
Had the doctrine of love not existed, Christ would not
have come into the world. He was al AL tlines
hcn upon teaching the duty Of supreme love to God and
If mutual love to man. Gods claim TOOK the
,recedencr inst views of God lead TO Just views OF
Christ and Let man deny COO ana ne uehts 'he
SAVIOR Let q deny the personality or Goa an0 nc
will deny the Almighty record and the judgment DAY
N II only when a lifts up his penlten soul ana rec
ognizes pbilosorhicaiy as wei as rcuaiy inc eAist
II can come to no place where HIS search
ing eve does not penetrate that he begins
to feel the need of Savior. Ii thus with the PhaT
isee He acknowledged Gods supreme right OF love
Wrong views of God lead to wrong views OF CIrst II a
man feels that the restrictions placed upon MIN are INK
SONG he prepared feel when tempted that there is
mo- cod Let man look simple duties only, and lie
,ain Law great stress upon formalities, negecting
love TO God and 80 men. As wrong feelings
lead 10 wrong views right views lead 10 night feelings
But coming the kingdom OF God is not entering IL
and being saved so much is related OF the Pharsee
nd here the narrative ceases. But such feeling ana
such views make a good beginning When the soul feels
n has snned aud deserves punishment thongn IL mas not
yet idenhed itself with any confession OF iai.h ees
the need Of Savior, and stretches out Its hands for