New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-18

year round In all seasons; that likeness In man 10 HIM
that makes man bountifui singing and making songs,
beautiful and making beauty joyful and making cheer
that ID the Church of Christ all the world over and
there s no church In the world that has not some OF
these elements.
the bodily life OF Christ In not Christ bat II Is HIS soul
life. Some merely look upon ChrisTs hfe. "a he went
about the 80 OF his fe as he went through Gaee
leaving Nazareth in persecution, doing wonderful
things, making churches and religious communities, aud
Christ relation to the life OF Christ it il
hot the true lite any more than tha clsket which con
pearl That Is not Christ that ate drank and slept
II is the inward thinking living soul Of Christ that
Christ. Now, how are you To understand HINT Can
any catecbsm teach yOui 20 to Italy, they take M
20 the house where Raphael lived and painted; they let
me into his studio, and see his great works am hid
behind screen when Raphael comes In. watch him
IA he takes his palette, and see him work,
When he has gone out again pick up his shoes aud
dressng-gOwn and examine them. and say TO myself
when get home One thing l know, have been to
Italy. and know Raphael through and through" Ibave
All that which made him what he was did not have.
That which was given 10 him and the peasants OF Italy
alike knew, ont what made him the commanding
Chrts life it that which he back OF asuons percep
uOu that winch lies back OF intellectual analysis. that
must be sought: that III Iact which you can only ul-
derstand by having the feeling yourself
Have you stood where 1t needful for you TO
give up time aud profoundly dear objects OF pursuit for
Othersi see kind sister She has deiOrmed brother
He has sOu genins, and she calmly SAYS, will give
my brother education For the love she bears him
she goes out to service and denies herself for that
brother unfortunate and yet who future to he
developed For a score of years Will toll suffer
until at end of that time he ia able stand before
the community and TO receive the need Of praise that
offered to genus She meantime sckcns with over-tOi
fants and fades. Take off tiny robe thou disputer OF
the divinity OF Cnnsti bow thysen down before the
presence Of this woman. She can tell you what
Il TO gve ones life q ransom. Sue understands
Christ. She has nad Him IN ner experience. WnOever
loves another better than himself yea, whoever loves
another that he would lay down life for b1m. who
stand and take buffet ana stroke after stroke
aud yet pity aud pray for the wrongIoer with sincere
aud undisguised sympathy Christ 10 the extremity
Christ, the knowledge that comes by experience.
The word OF God the best word IN every age Whlch
God could give 10 men by which TO establish them IN
manhood. Ii is the book by which God attempted to
raise meu out OF tne animal lusts Is tle RECORD 0I
process by which He attempted 10 raise them INTO
the Divine nature. Now Leo that wants to be
what ne Ulcases Lst him take tue Word OF GOD and
begin at the beginning and along down. leaving out
what he likes, and after all the book is worth all the
other books on the globe. Nothing inspires in such
emotion as the Word OF God does. Tue mistake that
been made about the Bible Is TO suppose That Is IL
monstrOus encyclopedia. 1t Is just absurd as 10
give chart aud tell him it would instruct him IN
tue geography OF the bottom OF the sea But u
you want to know how to be yirtuous, II
you want virtue not to be sorlid'
marketable quality, hut heroic, II you
want 70 know how to 20 through gOoI report and evil
report ana be cheerful man, you want 10 Know now
10 deny the flesh and minister TO the SOUL II yOu want
to feel that joy IN sorrow, and that sorrow blossoms
JOY. you wish courage and fiith ana truth ana
mails aud makes heroes OF them, the Word Of God
Where tad such inspiration and help az you can
there You may dsproye what You please, corner IT,
hack IT, prove It's oates false No man can prove that 1t
book that brings the strength and the truth OF
God the soul Of IN ITS emergencies, l5 sOrrOWs
defeats its OvertnrOws It's foundations, ITS a-pFa
tons ana Onny, for the hardest thilz to bear Ia this
world loss. but longing IL Is not Tor what nave
what don't have IEat reacn out after-nOfe
edge more virtue more purity more dslntercst
edness equaOh V, which To myself IN Ter
all circumstances, that can stand as Goa would
stand 1t ~ tins aspiration tI5 lnnAlto longing, that
distresses aud disturOs tue sOnL
When, therefore, II said that science lS going 10
overthrow the Bible and cnaugc many tuiug-, nave
no question whatever. nave doubts 1t VIII change
many things, thank God! l have no DOUBT II VIII
change great al ia tue Church THANK God great
deal In its structure, administration. theology, anI
philosophy OF things II WAS th3 best mel could DO.
We nave larger views. We say ley had the element OF
truth hcm but IL not the largest, fullest eXpOsI
ton Of that We never gOl! To nave science
changes but they never Will 70 10 the roo O re-
lgiOn Tlere going TO be suffering for great mauy
people VINO, when they lose bit Of faith l)se every
Thing They say. Way, II must give tuls, now an
10 know that must not give up eYcrytnnsf 1hls i
the complaint Of weak ulnds-I don't mean 10 n
an obnoxious There are great many
who cannot resuppy themselves, ana musC depend on
others. There never can be gfea. growth Without
great waste and suffering too Tms expect aud bar
bat uOd tnaJ the ian VI God as II exists IN
going % be cX-lugul~hed. Ihe intel
discern tue things tl1t are OF the spirit Tue
those facts III their order, ana put
upon them certain names; Ddt 80 long ds Jefe u III
man an innate CCnscIOusness, SENSE OF pdrlty, an
Divine excellence, an Innate love,
innate cAarity, innate fth, COURAGE hope, seiideDi
ana these by the waeiings OF GODS grace con
anu development, oug religion VIII ne
in The world. Dearly beloved Cnrirtdn brethTen, IN
that WnIle not 70 4sJNn the pHyslcal
instruction. after all you must develop tn5 spirit III
yourself.