New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-21
uIrNGER OF TIE SOUL.
UVN'fIK OF TIE cUUL.
TIE Rec J. o. MrfGg d. d. at tie Old BrG Caurch lITCsJy
tsTi0aD

TIE Re-. Murray d. d., ot ne 0d Br'e o~ureh IfT's1y-
TbeRev.J. O. Murray, ID. d., conducted the ser
vices at the Oh Brick Church Presbyterlan) yeser-
day morning. The text taken from ST. Luke. XIV,
II: 81 perish with hunger" aud Revelations, VIII 10:
"Thcy shall hunger more"
Two scenes are brought wildly to mind he saiA' by
the separate words OF Scripture Ono IL on earth aud me
other is In heaven One is picture OF degradation, mis-
cry sin; the other of oxaai0n purity. aud blessed
ness. One shows solitary hgure-that OF young
man utterly alone with the hogs feeding around him.
his face haggard and wan; his features working with
an intense emotion wlllH memory Il busily recalling
forsakcn home n wasted patrnouy. The hunger OF Ia
stomach was only symbol OF far more fearful soul
hunger which was pres Jug on bls spirits inc olhcr
scene shows multitude that no man can number
They are all gathered round throne, end IN the midst oil
the throng stands Lamb us ~ had been siam iney
had learned on earth IN satisfy their spiritual hunger
in Christ They had often fed ON Lin by faitn for lie
was the living bead which came down from heaven.
These two pictures Of a soulhun-er law ne ana wasting
heart and OF SOU munger perfectly slilsiid I0f ei-
nifty, serve to l1ls before US Ihs suy'su % ~ ~ a.
OF the soul. What ia tl There are two kinls OF IT,
They differ very widely y hee ,sy s ar1 "s mis-
takes. For the body there 10 oliy one kmd oi munger
1t may isicd Ivy endless variety OF foods from
the bubbcr oi the walrus for the EsnlnaaH 10 inc pa
of thc European. But this hunger itself Is the same
thing, and satisfied by the same agencies N az races
The soul, how ever, is affected by two-lold hunger
closely related widely differing. One Is involuntary
of simple resolve aay II. THIS Kind ~ most nearly
allied 10 physical hunger The souls involuntary hunger
nature which has It's Objects OF nufsuli It's desires 10 De
met grow til to be secured Whatever Inc HE "a the
man however blind lie may be Ia tbOse soul cravings,
tbey still maintain upward tendency ms soul-liil-
ger Will assert itself in moral Iesutssness ltre u u
faculty moral Obedience, ana when ihe spilt OF MAJ
rcssts mandates lac feels the Involuntary ahfs OF
his souls hunger. There Is Just "a truly moral scce
"a there j. a mental and physical science. We often n
powerful influences working IN tue soul Oh hldu Win
rrsIavr The mind to blind aud powerful afpctites This
eng nders the involuntary sOui-hungcr. How often do
we see men plunging into all sorts OF dssatlon dyS
deeply INTO vice. 10 seek to drown noInentary their
guilty cnnscIcnces. How many reinOIs Snlltcn con
sciences are there this city this morning after ast
nights dcbauchl They jump without cOunliiS tc cos
ami feel hunger OF the soul they fal to understand.
sometimes THINK that sin gradually overcoming the
Tirre is another hunger of the soul that longing ailer
the beaiitudes OF Chrislias me, ionlng 10 DC me
jesus Christ, longing 10 KNOW Hi moro qua mort.
ing to have closer communion with COD, NOR SWEET
struggle, ana Chrisdny means stfug Ic II IL i
ANYTHING. form no idea 0i wlal TIE woe, Oh h'li
can lbs unless connect them with the CRY Oh the iOu-
cal ~ risI win hungcrp Designations nrc not con
fined the ibcater ana tue erOgsh"p; itse hIc"''y
the most vulgar forms There are dissipdons III Hoi4
0nable society in business well, ANA IN professional
life. Pleasures, busness. and s"leiy uEnp from t'e
hands the dying man He brought none "i theih M
The wOIld; he I,inls can take none OF ITEM "l dne
soul has craving that Tor whch God made H. me
long 10 know savior iu deeper fellowship How hun
| giy earnest Christians sometimes become Tor ,oa
| is better 10 hunger ana LLirs. alter rSitco1sh -
than led Will TIE fis iNlrlcS Oi me mhO wants
TO KNOW more ahout Heaven thau tiit IL SATISFIES
spirit AL aud moral i0nSinss No panhlisn can odtisi
the longnss OF tie immortal soul some me. s'J ,'
religion, IL a dclsUn of Il o fancy and an h' eh,loh 81
the laiestcIaft aui tell us 20 hud our teInlI huI e
sy and 10 MAKE nature our Ilgh priest Tue H'ekit
OF all sstIsittol Tor Dfoht ana con
trite They do not give s-the christ tic SuJ
coIsci,1ce needs souls hunger Tor pardon II us
greatest sOu-nunser so deep ana asliatihE.
How %" fui thhg to put dnVihlhs' Oo II even lhe
Mary, between hungry soul ana Christ lls DI,'' "i
| lie. =, . -.
TIC aim OF the parable of the prOdgi son is not 70
mediation IL wanted, Dut 20 i'ahfIi'il
God willing pcnitent souls CDfsi dieu 10
verify and sasiV IT, heart cannot crushed tEii
Cist cannot maze il hu4 Tor the br' al Oh Ire u"u
puts 40 Church. no creed no SCI no seiei-ony' ho
| plios.s between Tie hungry II art ana CHRIST.