, 1875-12-06
NUMBER IO2.

Tho ffss thing dono hv Christ IL Ills death IA
70 fcvesE tho anaznE infuitn Iowa oi God. I
thing 80 a1w In tho G,xllIead. nni oplv ~ va
searched did NO find His power. }nss.co, aud
'oltntss: bit have become Balistlc! thai wui!o
,e ,oso y uof: ceutral attribute. it IL also lila
t;hr:stian lands, no are but slowly Waking tip to
tho tatesruod Of fol aud recelyin; tnn hope,
httef'stt,, and loFo this most bIeaHed truth i'm
paf1h' Hs'oto va know It we are eating bsck
ron so pei lat,l l1s and then thr0i igu science
a'1dHs!aphsncs INTO nature. Gods outaisle A.
tfiosf ~ p"Ner.. This. naYs Paul. III rcvoa!el to
tue :sntilc1. " Evou lIH eternal power and God
Aoad. 10 savage EeholIa aud fcara this awIul
u!,oso might IL cannot roa;s;, w rith soomnx
crushing hal.
Through these gioomv cascrns of darkucas
nnmanity has bean gripping rs way. Awol br
mystery and couac!tncc-4,r,ckon by rutIt. It ha.
be!'eTol Ibis Eroat Infinite powor 10 bs an cue-
my. Later flots hu iaess and Justice appeared
raprirn Bctticd into or1or; Tao world WIS founi
IL 10 Covcinth III th~ interests VI y1ttuc Grad.
natiY ioomcd u tile rugged and awful peaks of
Stint. rpon *lote nuaInlt was puse, noIs. unl
Just tto!, who. hmitt cioi1s Of darkness aud
hamcs of Tenxeaure Issued His law But ths
sinner has iuHtnctisoiy felt that even thus God
.wAa bin enemy. You eau readily uudcratauI
how tho gu'l:v soul may approye God's
law. and eFon admire Ills inhnIto hoIlaoss. sud
yet shun Hin AMI tho further Itu puss1as ua
Him, aud tho 1u5rs uistorlv wo will hste Him,
II II Inv OF uu. aunl1n Ha.uEe that il ibinFa
man. an hts encal: fzs nj 'rs stan IL hs in
1hred mo. lie ono to be 1cconci1cd IL tho
oH1tdcr, and this ID tho tnsurmonulAbe barrier.
tnas no whose business it ID 10 make confession
u A!icnatol, he regards you ~ lin cnomy
nuuus you losrns to hate you. While vou may
90 1eatly to forgive hs1a upon fran4 confe1alon.
hv "tEl uot come; nhiso 1t Is his busineaa 70 10
~ tho way to you, yet il reconciliation Ii
elected you nl,,At go ali tho uAY to him. You
mint fcrcAi mt your wrath but yoar torc- With
our colnpronlstnR principle or excusing tho
sln }ou MuHt reconcile him. Christ is our
peace. rec3uel'inG us to TOD, removing ntar Gu
mit!cs, hid drawing uR to Him oecause Ho up-
1oM1 thu ihiitnte lore OF tho Godhcad,-God
coming all Tho Nay tn n-. anl thon gattlng dowu
q our leos. btseetlllDg III n bs roconctlcd to
!Aai. Hire Naa tie weakaoAs OF tho law, and
hero tao poxcr uf tau cro:a, ior " what tlle law
colll nut do u mat 1t "a. weak through ttiis
.rais of tho dcs, tiol dill 1y Eerding His Sou,"
for us." What car,a:T naonarrh would have
Esenhsa only nnn to die :osave his guilty sub1cct1
iso'n meslted 1lasauluou.: Wha. judge on the
IN bis .pisee; On! tito luyo ot tho
c'oss. Il was lesson to tho
angela unfnlnns ':turc richly tho
eosy Ut tue us>lna nsture - .heJ ba,,s.a 1t Tin
the Jndcap bhy aud stus 10 tho shcpGaed'a
GLORY - tiud III the althcst,' for tLs1 was tao
highest slory, tns richest manifestation Of tho
diEIno eHseuco Ut lo'o eyea they haa seen.
Euow tAkt thase nte fsnyaonA Wato wilt sAh
you that the cEohs IL iu. ncoJeu aB revelation
nt linda amazing love; tho: MY .,atkrs teacled
Lust sufficiently. Ma admit tliat 1s1Io loro IN
seen III Satnto. get stln tells obout ~ much Of
d1Flue lndlacrbucu, AZ Nature pro:.nlm1 u
causo we go our i. Tho lIln,ib OF human though:
anG ilna Ill h1airacsIu krst CaHae, hut Hel
rllrIy aa d calico nuses loved anybody. Then
wo coa,e back IT, t!st canue J.-tu Nat,irc. .--ani
fiFI.3 ULLa sSast tu,f l,stI.
1t We get under her h:.sc!s uao ctusAc.
na; II Calamity ia!l cn ,Is nha
doss not oven otol ~ looL. Iru:. shs fc=ds ua
VIZ bl. sho foods tlu lowest forms Vi Ilfs jukt
80 HatI ait; sau eel,,ls ra1n Gnd ulluuipe. but b
too ha"gl.y ana sss4s.IeEenA 10 tsuno,.,a,. 1t to
or PTAyrrs or II p.Gty. Doca Burh ! t0net lusa
you: aaL t4at lDan plachel With poverty anil
ens'ns h.a o*n ex1ricnes, As he sais. '.Sp.
tiud Las fouEh3 Me ut orary inch lie I&s iIIa
favvfitod Hhona tie he,ps at ~: e1:en5o." Ask
tnat tuan w!,uce only LOU has fAllau under lLc
stupid bouts OF sh!s nature pJner and boen
troddcn 10 death, atI perua - III his bifternoha
ilo will curse God. saylis, ''He is no: oven
just; lilo took my boy tcascriy "oadeE that
~ maoy who throw auay tho G!o!e haye landod
IN tho cbonticsa cleei Of atheism. A:
every other place than a: tho foot oi
tho cG0Hs man has tuairefcd With God,
puYer uonbtinG Ills power. yut hiitcrl, qucs-
tou.ug Ills love. Not that all have thus quar-
roitd. not that Snturc gives no n.ldelco Vi lovo.
but that - an hltruuv!nciug demonstration,
uAhuluh MI Wu3iAIiluE, uufii. I'll DD1eEt1tnht
more tnao otfset:lug oil The a!d shlslss Of Lilo.
tho ctoSa and onlY tho crLss il our poac,, recon-
ctIllig aud winning uH tn Tod.
4Aiter this roDuil.on has been couquntod nrt
onr hearts Won 60 Tint NO nso drabu rltht ~
God. nc ueod Somelhln: moro in uui~r " hAya
pcaco, aud that 10 cunndence. 10 mako poaco
noue Of our Intutiuna ml!nt bo violated Those
PHILOSOPHERS WLlrn e1cnsc ulu, c4itIug owl good
aud darknceH light, or which Represent Qul Al
quite indifferent to our e!os can never bring
itfacc. for |. IS nrstr heartily believed. i
message which pruc!ains s.upiy . human
Ehr.st. q doa.4 oil the cro6a which is piulply
marty sdou', no divine Abnor1snce of s'n, no la!-
rier 10 pardon uo needed vlndc4tian Ut tiod'o
law, n,af c.y peace pcace, but thero ts M peace,
Conscsuco eau DO r4cl,lod only ~ wa 1esl thst
Goa il racl'lrl, tho honor mud authority Of HIS
t;pd ca !, b. Just md tho iunt,iias. WMie nd
may not solve tha difficulties, NO uced 10 bs AZ
SUED Of tho fact that thls Offer Of pardon has
suhsIant4al basis iu All tho attributes ot the III
Of ,rasn aud justice Standing a. tho too. II
tie cIoss. cur robsllion conquered. but nut onk
fears. ws ask. ''!ian this death . inert that
!essles up to u,e Goo = .ud ne ssy xos." read.
,ss s ss sn' Of Soa s Go s,s a eSsiy .sats 'as
nailed 10 the Cross. Tor eyen IN Christ'B dsath
t!Ivro 'dwalt 10 Him Ill the fulloesa Of tho
Godhoad bodily" Thon we aak, lia8 this aoAth
meslt that reaehss down to man. aot only II
respectable mRuhood but 10 tho 1,less and
lowest, to tho {oulest. blAckest Ems you hnvo
esas eoumltsoa OF thought OFF, Just hora,
strange ~ it may boaa,. Ito couslctlns power OF
the Cross, revealing to III our sins 4nd Gul!t 10
nothing else has over doue, contributes TO our
peace for 10 fuel that this great Physician
knows fully ths magnitude OF oas case, lie lots
Us say tue hardest things agalnes ourselves. and
than He SAYS harder thlngs. To tindb us under
! weight Of guilt, crying g,"l hAsa ulnned and
con,e abort" and, lusseal Of removing II st
ouce. He rnnkcs it 4 g1eas. desl heavles. He
goes with us down in:o tho dopsh Of our bcing,
aud points out to Us CIR s'us, thcn lio Roes do~u
deeper than we hare evet gone, aud reveals to
us our secset aus; then lIe uncoyers cur inrnoet
being, sud Ne stekou Ut tho stencil which uomes
70 our nostrslo from thls cesspool Of depfay'ty.
Then lie snyh 10 you, II know TIM mind Of God,
epd know your heatt. ! can Baye you. / can
c!oause you. | am authorized to grant sou. Oh
condition Of FAITH All Immediate aaa iun pardon
that ~ wlat Christ Is saying 70 you tonight.
''.ruoug your sius bo ~ scarlet they shall be u
white as SNOW. though they 10 red like crimson
tl,ey snail be ~ WOOL" Are you Kroas sinner,
ile is great Bssior, .abie to saye 10 tho utter
must all that como unto God by Him." sea
you comIpK kneehuH Ut tho foot OF the cross.--