, 1875-05-17

to eunfirEi il. lilo ayo cannot bear to be tuynod
InIiy upon tho nun. ThtH IL moi what tho aun In
fer; 1t Il not to 10 looked 1t ftaotf hut 70 gvo
iisst e' "Iea r. esn so aslSs tttns An ,
our feet must ttnvof will 10 rnado plain. nnd tho
trces, and flowess. and mountains Mill stand out
IN ',eanty or grandeur. BIT II vs. inaat upon
look,ng At the s'!n. Aad not At The things It 70"
ycaia, our fcablo orch may 20 bllnd III IT, brill
fancn. and wo limo aIl tie good nc might have
Ra!ncd by prol'fr nas. ao, II t1,on o!l
insist nl'on turning their vision fully
AWAY IN dartDe.s; but II thoy Mill study Tho
things thai may he socn AMI knnwn in tho light
Of tho Divine Anl tho Infinite, tI!cir whos way
may 10 light But it Ii mt iisely TINT oac vino
viii tn,n back until thoy linsa Rona a. fat ~
tEey ean, aud for tho sake Of t1sae WHO are on
tnla road will stato the ataps, or tt,a direction,
in sl,cf tho n,lIt may coss'o nearest taking bold
c"iyo III our world things that we call true. Nuw
trnth is not An abstraction, bus muAt 10
truo In referoncs tn something. or bu
capable OF concFolo. e1tstcuso. We
@ rereo'7s ip our our wo',a noau'y' hi aud
conereto reality 80 also we rorce,so tie quality
Of Goodnefs and this not apart BY Itself, hut IN
concrete e1istencn. Wc perceive also what ws
call power, and this tot lii itseIf but ro1atcd to
being. Now. the mind taking tho true. tte
power And wisdom, may carry tAem up and CON-
ctoto tto,n In Being, and IN tEia way reach Huno
idea, solnB lnental picture Of God. w!lo il tho
Principle Of prfncirloa," or tho being IN whom
nutl wthunt which 11e could not he. And whrn NO
hare dime tins. sill be ready 10 say no hayo
found tho pclfect-we lave roncAod perfection
itsclf. We atand In tho prcAonco OF tho perfect
God.
1len we NAV t,rn round and find all this con-
flrmcu by tho pe.focs wotka Of tila porEcct God.
EYd: yttung In Nature reflects tho Divine thought,
II hss teen sail TINT tho troc Ills troe thought
the bird liia bird thought, ,l4o mountain Ills
thouoht, man liz man taouEllt. md tho un.
ye,no Ilis universe thought. That 10, these.aso
tue Thoughts bs ideas OF thu Divine put into OBJ
jecliso realities: aad io:!octiug llae power,
s m,sS !a sSoanes fd ss,,, 1o so hs,0 nor we
ttcs. No astiss eyer conceived ilit pos-
eibillly OF ANY Improvement upon Nature.
Tire lnat, tne forll, Tho rose, chnllange
admiration and defy suggestion. Or, a. tnen-
tai perez rton, we 1nnS atuly tho perfect God in
Ills moral attributes as revealed lii Ills word ind
As cur Fatlsr, God, ia revealed to our spirit.
uni consciousness, to our feelings, to out aIeo-
tiona, aud tue !onging of our hearts, rather stan
great Leort Of humanity res.a III tho conscious
neHs Of His psohcnce. Md Iowa. md caro-. rno
heart has tt.o liking for logic or formal rcason-
lngs. Love erica OUT for love, and hta beckH
Is imn,nnont. i caro llttlo for all tue
teasonfues from Des Carica to paleY to
provo tho existsuca OF tho Deity, 10
Lang as tho hoars. by i!a owu quicker and
easier tne.ho1* knoxs ot 1Ls pr prGsenss. Iloss
ma1s largely fall. II yon use but tha ono oar,
your bDss will turn round and round, and never
ascend tho stream. II yoa tako this heart, tic
snirit. to supplement tho roason, you may stand
clenr iu thought aud strong In lovo.
Msn is an anomaly. by nature bo stands at
tho head Of creation stands oroct IN form. wilh
fcatureb firm IN expression aud mind progresaive
and imptovabEo. and heart capable Of percciylng
nnd doing good. Lit II, oxperlenco he Is bolow
tho brulcB. You nluat 80 to mall, man tho angel
aud man the doylt, to lind lust. diuukennebs,
fasollood and dishonor. Man is at oucn tho
hisl,o.t mud tho lowest, tho bost and tile notst.
Aud yet In man you ilna tracea or resennlan-
go e ths DEvia There l ,s + sso@stIi,SE ! ie M us
% points to Ills. We adtotro tic perfect in
everything about nH, and arc patncd at tho im~
Perfect We csnnot a, pnss let"uIng tower nor
perfect feehug injured. Wo lave SUCCESS and
hato failure. Why oil tiiis effort TO reach tho
Eorth rolo7 Not for any great utility to the
race, but because We hava unhoEtnkon 1t aud
eroeity, and gratitude, and dcteat fa!so!lool,
f1Aua, soltialinoB4, and tho uugra:cful II al
mcahs TINT We n,o nade TO bo perfect.
We arc Bclt.EoBulatlng, and not ruled bv ne
cessisY, aud tho perfect God oofnes to W through
reason aud conecIeuco, comes to uB by Ills
word comes to us IN human conditions IN our
Savior, that lie inav speak through human tips.
looI through hunan eyes. weep .oVar hun,an
eftf. aud by all POSSIBLE Ha!8 raacii Ctr hearts
md ,nlnco repentance and faith. Tho perfect
apriags Of bcinG, " Regeneration OF tho ucars,
in which Our spirits are touched by tue Holy