, 1875-09-27
NUMBER 81.

ue1tL.
Thus ncross tho centuries tho Puritan vocs
spoke words Of heaftng and help to The Puritan
Bta.esnaan ot New England.
and ni'ail we not say stth B9leh il|.,atrious ex-
nTplcH boro.n W, lhnt tic sublf,nest epecssoo
l,:'n. with n end aud incumprehc,liiblo destinT.
sln in tho pDSer OF truth s,ut God flsinr
hsult'1or to it7 Thu worlds greatest .tsed to.
,,s '. IN 10: ,,ora ideas or moro lrinc'pioa bns
hol!"r: TUNE, Shakespeare. an1 toll ia
~ ~ my 1iajest: Kattenrca tho glory and marvel
~ =. n'ah Cnt:e, thou inapired I'ea1mlst, and
| hi''ak taT CtvtEo trac!g3 to remind III Ia our
h'.:'% ; mrr '.''1'H wcakncss anl ll;s!ancas how
Lar lie gel j" IL haven aud (4ol. "Wlat. To-
Nrea, ~ ina1 Tat Than Art mindful OF him Yet
lho!i hahs snalo lin bnt ttlc lowur t},an tho
holur!" @ 6'"-' "t"
A' *o weep over the fa''pu fortunes and
sarnisAea na'nea of tioh4 We onco ll9norotl and
osei. lot us 10: the; efoTa t!esp2ir uf nnnhoni.
| Let u3 tenttnter tia. II WI. no, bcca;;aa thoy
we're onl, incn, ba: because thug wero rot ,nsi,
,a,.s n.1ux;'' ~, lhos .,'e.ook th':,f sh ealiips,
shs nSsS1 xol ief tho SpD}rs'' t,i, I'M, a." rpe"t d.
wha: Is manhooi2 1t il not 30 much ~ :.
I've gill. Al .ho lower u rightly app.y those
Eltte. lho characteristics of mantine as aru au
la:enHe vitality. concentration Of purpose, an
tntrgetic viii. and .Eer1atcnt courage that 10
tcrrors can AH1Ao. Ii !. s,lan Aa3 thuae, though
l'in natural taI:Et bo t;uali md lila education
man und the l,e conditions OF Huccea<t IN life.
know n little nlas n E:ston uhosn personal
advantages weFo no Letter :lian tLoso Of twenty
nlcn ia this congregation. whose natural ability
IL probably no grcAter titan thnt OF hundreds Of
my aeYua'ntatcs aud yet by hs inteEHs earncHt-
1cGd, thu drill and diacii,'ine of ils ,towera bv
Ilucl; and p:sl,. he l4aA ulhdo himself perhapA
TIC Ei'at useful Poison III that EfcAt city.
l'ut there ttrlo .iics cureulai .r1lta in all
trti1 ElnhU*;l warut heart, a unIri cou-
!:rnl'c. and n sorl inclined to I.atural Eio.r.
70: thea, ibfcc thiIs+ supot added to tho robust
Iaa i.itA Of which haru Ep1lcD. uTe What d.
cllo Hhctl:ct yosir nlaifiless il to 10 warped
into F:l!lHil'icrs n;il lntia2rilty, or to bs
h"i:tuu'N's'S dt:tc!oped iDtu q pure generous.
NIL k.t te:WGnt 1ifr.
\ t1san laaT. lave Ill Tho other gual.ties OF a
'1l nsa';heh. a:d ,e: mhall,ts nplsifl; t:is:'c
| !fo luce n'tiy II superficial growth tlat lacks
| III 1l!o1al ibru e!lti spiritual eap.
ihe Eeaeilns ilcr3 illustrator tr q reference
20 ti!e br4liI1.: career e tzasic eud OF tho late
| lEc 'iach. u! til. E4nk of La1turulh. lilo ven.
| taici to kpta:l fo:nawh.t from Lii personal
| ihnhfe i:c II taat iis;eyeatinE md REMARKABLE
Nan ~ bet0ro c:li,iiil;; t;le ,ntrv lp ind loSn
clerk III that eItSt tI.aur:a i.!rt,tEsUu. Ito laid
! warm tribute to LIS l:utasl uIantI,,sas thS eu-
EaS,Gs ffAr!:llc.a oi lis ,na:lne-. tho generosity
! ami le,nunat EiaSue,iHtl which characterized
Lin. Int tic moral Of as,cl liic wun plain
nlld ahe l'sen:iIcra n duty to ,ttor it. liz LnI
| given ll'insclf, holy, mind and Buul to au aiu,
t s'iith Sas not high enough in itsrit to arsorh
! true n'an-the aecutnulatrs Of wealth for the
| hsho If p1rsd,al i,awcr Owe. liz foi!uTs. Ioa
co:nr!i.il this Ia lsai too often sacrlaccd tic
better pat Of Iii nature md beer, lcl into
rIasHce' that we.o .; lga.t questionable, howov-
| tr co:u1nou thoy might bs nuwadnyr. Aud HAsn
a. last tho fortune o hal toi:ed for 70 korEibly
| melt d away like lto basooxs fa rIc Ut dream;
when TIC iuss Of hs position AID financial ropu-
tat.ou tho Of his institution all at stci him
u Tue faeo-.a tIsat btter snosnent he felt tla.
hp Ind wrought his oS1 overthrow, and hn.1
1oln left - 1.-Two sor. II 1nat:rred iittis whosh.
~ iha Atfr.uiln.u nj, In wuut 10 Ills DEATH OF
Ajtk%t, ~, .i.,tni
! crrc, "1!ou csi,.t not neryo Gud aud Mam.
lno"" wtn vi,idica.el anew in tho tragic
rory OF life whaDu ta.inre waa narer 60 c0u-
srclipus in t.,c midst Of its highest outwar1i
kaeeesB Tho lilo Of this nan, ~ grant IN it's
| outlines 80 generous IL IT'D PROMISE, AID yet 20
waiting III slio higher tpirtuai e:tuae.lts Of man.
lness, teaches III ao|ensn lesson. It says in It's
| eloquent ssdnaas thbt all mat,houdt II be pcruA-
| uentiy Aucccnrfnl must to at the disposal Of
cl,atocser, aud subject to the rellnsns inAuences
Of culture and piety. Tor without faith, without
tnanl,ucd: u pis,y sto not mean tic emotional
Eash and tnu+h or TIC canting rretence TINT
70 Otter, passes uader shat 1nuch-abuso,i
name. Thcndon parl:cr used to aay, II like
| aiwayH mi,,rus. ri-pna rnoplo!" ThtH hce1, dis
| tincton contains ti.o Whole dlffe1oace between
an ast.fieial ani ssa! religion. Oh, It is q
Keen, wc!l.tsainc.l tnn1 equipped In tue culture
OF the schools .;u!'ler still is it when this ia
united with Il fea u,o1n! 1,a.fposo nnd no 1stalna
to tho serene puleoof III unteulrtable nanhood.
rutrused With tho ideal aHpira.iu1s, tho holy
visions. tho div'no satasfac;ions Of religion;
WHEN esery hnsrt.beat .rs1ises IN rhythm With
duty becomes aonbly significant TO u. from, Its
I relation to God and mau. aud wo transform tlto
rich lowH OF grace Which Heaven pourH into our
brcatts into streams Of healing aud rgfroshment
fur o1r fellow. ow.c1eata1ca,--then wo 1eacla tho
| cunSumuatiuM Of manhood; thon Heaven Gomez
c!oso to ealtL, au1 human wesLucaa il luada
yeFfeet ln .ho Divine -, ssropg.h. sact'
VAS tue lerois virtue. the gentle grace.
| Of Iceua Chtist. Not tue dod that sIutnhesed
in heascn whi:e lie wrought OH earth. but tho
simple. pure, sPos!ess, sauctiicd human Ra-
wu,h eighteen contnries Of thcologic arror and
ecclesiastical superstition bnyo nrawn before
Ills lnepning personality, wo may SEQ Him
standing there OH the threshold Of the cen-
| tursca III alt the majesty mud peace OF q to-
| tiuencd ln1nan soul. And % we DO no. tltera
cupes 10 ns with now meaning and force tho
word OF tno scrpture-Ecco Homo! Behold
! tho Man!
DO strong, therefore, ard ahow thyaolt =
| mat" was tho parting adlnouition OF King Da-
| ytl to Solomon. Let 1t bo tho condensed nppfi-
cation Of our thought thia morning, De strung.
stfon; 10 yonr power to Restrain the hssy tenn
each others burdens, maufulty to bear your
| Owl In bnsi1eas,- not stothtul; farvent Ia
hplr't; serving tho Lord. In church aud coul-
,nnnity quitting yourselves like ulen.
The command Ia to yuu n,.l individually. For
tho salvation Of the world Is not achieved BY
waiting for 1nnshcs and psajoritieH to act Tho
Kingdom Of Heaven coHIetn not by observation,
hut tho violunt (that H, tho earnest, tho Huuly]
take It by force. IAs redemption OF society
| n'uHt begin in your own heart and home. When
moral interests are at stale, QUO 1uau is worth =
Whole generation Of eaEth-curabefoss and oen-
| sus ou!arEer5. Tho yuaint Scripture says truly.
!. Ono u1an ebnlt cl1a-D A thnuhA,, aud two pllt