New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-21

Jesus. H. vas esteemed 30 vile by his own leoIm
What 9as ri h ss COME S toe c pss p Hd
not shrink from that wond never let 40 na' M ,on
tlat stern. cruel thing which lifted HIM tween e .h
and Heaven never would let Pan DC so SOIL & tbeme
h. would forget what his subject was VIM 'aS s tT
Was-Cllis Jesus, and lin not prime, nor Sire
not regent whose hands were all the reins OF empire
he tore open he crave H. brought forth the wounded
heidi before them VAST wise! Is this the wayi No;
but what was the upshot 81 M was or Wac LA ft
that power has Il no.l II II has felt 1ann MO , e
deny il lthen the question comes pach WI, U rI,,cd
m 80 r. ,inemcnt If Paul Lad gone into GAM
aTon some OF those coarse Dcrd M ichs posSi"! ~,
more cruel and hleons the theme the more 1t would
fonch tho animal nature of these men hui here ne Wa
10 represent that most odious field CT hs hcros ne,
namely Ills hour Of weakness. the hour OF defeat ne
hear OF obloQuy execration and deaih anu ne si ;
stand by that" ard standing by that Ire cameo rT.Df
affections and the world has gone up throuEn ii u u
grccs 10y Paufs inspired wisdom III lnunrnS c crci
central scarce Of power the Cross ana Jesus 'r's' "
fed on it,. ,.., H. .,,o,,a that he
sol WHAT is there in that which has such power III III
later tines tho CnuIch by organization by the un .,
grt nsdon in his World and ali the natural forces
and all the elements of cN1ity nave cohrc' a n
The subject OF religion TIC beginnings were without
any organization and without ordinance Pani l9t Wv,
tcd few years after that That whole ritual which
before existed was hddgn ~ 10y hands or syboI
zo lions lad NOT then been born The and source
| of power was at q time when IL men W~t aloiu
nreachnc In uprer chambers after sc,yiccs in sypa
cogrcs in foreign cities among people OF au Unknown
web has ropseTed tie world and transforming
in civilizations and in religions STILL iau says ,c dou
OF il lay in that Now there is something more Than deN
ferrous handling in that. There must be something III
rinsic; and what IL that element which is inirinSict
ali good men say, for Ills kind, then con that can
not understand what is the source ana sce' u l i'I
dvost Christ OF the attribute of divinity AM make nm
AMI t6onsands have elsewhere: ii that ALL don't
deitake to argue the matter at all merely say! II taV
be al. cannot understand norIee NE power: utci
stand fine beauty Of Socrates the nOhlencSs OF his teach
| ing the snblmitv of his death. / undeT s'ad ttrs9
WrIc Late IN ever been led By his example win such
enthusiasm that they eagerly nun after dea'hl Where
them under, drained the mordss ol we soui
for the SAKE o. socra,eS Mm S on mas ever I5 W. ut
with sorrow, bowed down before mint We regard
socrates as simply noble mani g ~ ou .J %nw,r
whereas. al the name OF Jesus every sn'e noWs anu
secret OF tns dif renee power Was it that one mad
organization after il aud the other not But II -
confessed that organization has been hnd'iance ram
than help. There mist nc tremendous force thai
must have sustained it tarongh the dark ases' ana
thiough all the oudcns OF cctchoals ana coiiuiuhs
that have adhered 10 almost every national chich "n ne
globe Not that they SAY the Dhnrch mas hrp mil
alive 4 ey say that tbe Church has handed down 70 Us
G e f o w SsS G not have be any cc hand
thing down. hold tlat the seer power th2t was ih
.ltSlS
ment gave the impulse to INSPIRATION ana ue u "oi'
willie a. be. 49,, =. -. .. ,,o,., T..
T. Christ as representing God 10 mankind II i me
translation Of God into the person Of jesus Christ the
dcIstood iangiasc II is God using mans highest con
crpiion of fidelity and compassion. Wien burglar
house In BROOKLYN, surprising lie 'nan III III ;
sleep c horOically fought with him audSl wonh h,i
fahfnllv as Householder and as citizen burglars
would he II brave men were more plenty. Whch
offered nclee al That she had put her lie IN pc H. what
could she do 10 show her love Tor her snahn LIN
to offer bcr lifo3 she willing 10 die for nm Mheh
the mother driven from her humble home by the Indians
drives lcr children before her, rrtting her body
"That is Inother saving the Children an Ii
give and il there he no stone to ten Where she lies
buried win ccnscciate the ground IN all the region
experience that fidelity love bnt the giving
Your cY Al that sweet in lie Is given wlth me
berlys sake when he said will b. an cx'isa wine
against tyranny ami OPP resion ne gave ny us nEIs
warning and testimony AGAINST tyranny. Apd when "a
mn 1yg cam ca ie i bgopd t MKT Tor %
ty, love- scsaciicei can understand very well how
man may dir for country tie battlefield can
| understand very well how person in the whiri
OF conflict may he iian and ii is very noble for a
hut wncn person gives up lie for principle, say
whcu the martyrs il En- gland were thrown into Prison,
and ,hcn tempted lnd persuaded by The charms OF
social lie, by titled reprcsen natives OF r9yaiy ana &C.
clesas, ea eXccllenee' AMI told " keea t'ecaat Ke-
TO me than my lie" What was ii tat made half a
| III
e" TIE cross is worth more 70 IN. VIII sacrifice iny II
to that" And no great pruc lie in the organization OF
liberty IN human society lds ever Ell established OK
Now whcn the Lord Jesus Christ came on the earth TO
die He came not simply good man. He was repre-
sentative He divine, He was the son OF that Ever
lasting Father He eternal, coequa and III power
and CORY, not ashamed 10 claim equaty WIN Goa, ana
stood FOR Him TO mako known 70 the world what Is the
secret and interior hatrc OF God ana what Is the seer
and interior of God revealed by the suifenSs
ana Lord Jesus Christ In other words IIe
came to make man at one Win Goa 10 iecohche MN
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ne do ii We had natural laws before we mad ethical
tntn before hui mat which We wanted was te uslos9
OF lie central dis osition Of the eternal COD we hd
God interpreted by Jupiter We had seen Him lner-
prc,cu IN sathcoth ana iSucs We Wahleu
| csc. Ne wanted more than that a man Is 0utlaWel
for lis political principles lie is flying for his BE. lie
into province and as he draws near to the place
he inquiries about me chef man OF TIE place ne J.,
tue outlaw says, Int do not dare trust my sell III tie
| hands OF man who is simply rich and powerful" Dut
a very Just man. All that may be; can understand
how can be rich and powerful, money making and
money keeping, but that doesn't satisfy me-. He Is u
of great affection for his own That is very good
indeed that he should love ms own Is very worthy
the poor about him. Dat is very good All not 0uy
t but there is not anybody arOnnd but he seems
H. nave coIassion for Them That is very noble-Stll
better" All! that isn't ALL he caust some men attempt,
ing to rob orchards. when seized them aud daed
them: then he took his house and treated them
with such kindness that they ashamed OF them
would die for him Amp sad tie man, " will trust
him Ii be has got that element IN him. that he can
take tie wicked ana poor ana relieve ana cure t1ei
Will give myself M TO him That winch makes me do Is
his wisdom not his power, but tie goodness he shows
toward evil" If you, being good love good affections,
what you than others But II you arc Christ
there is hing III CHER than that We want 10 know,
is there anywhere in the bOundlcss universe power that
| can take care OF the poor and the wicked
See born into the world! How children
come with great burning lust that has been growing
| away back through generations! How many men come
into away from schools and far away from cities!
Bow many Isen como into the world and are broke "A
down al the threshold with bad teaching! And look ut
| wliai men are and how they are made Think Low men
lived IN those great grOanng days OF the Roman Empire.
| Cruelty was wrought into law In Rome. TIC whole
realm was full law, law, law which meant condcma-
tion condemnation condcnlatOn-punis punish
nent, punishment And the whole nation grOtned aud
| Travelled in pain. Then came Christ 10 tcach. lie
| taught us ~ see our Father, and the heavens
| hood n na@pr al