New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-04

they not called mad Let the price Of grain per
bushcl RISE and the farmers have chance to make few
dollars moro and they enthusiastic and they not
called mad Why then should not, children OF God,
when speaking Of parent speak TO be called
thusastici All the fullness OF the Godhead dwels in
Christ and why should not be enthusiastic for Christi
During the war, how 1t that life and fire put
into the soldiers 1t because they had generals who
had enthusiasm in them Let the world raise the cry OF
enthusiast IL will. tell you 1t is the cold dead form
alism in the church Of God that is the worst ism
have. My friends, there is thing know TO be true
4" One shall chase thousand and two shall put ten
thousand TO flight" We afford to be called fools for
Gods sake
DIR. DUFF's ENTHUSIASM.
There was an old man wanted 10 when first went
TO Europe in 1867. told not TO fail TO go TO Edin
burgh and DIR. Duff at the Assembly. stayed in
Edinburgh week 10 get little of the old mans fire.
lie made appeal for India. He pleaded for hour
and half for India and the end Of the hour and half
he tainted away. They took him up and carried him TO
the vestibule When he revived he said didn't get
quite through let &c back and finish" They said
4" you go back ii will cost you life" "We" he
said, shall die II don't" so they carried him back
As they passed up the aisle the people rose and tears
flowed down every cheek at sight OF the old veteran
Fathers aud mothers of Scotland is it true that you
have got no sons To give TO India? have spent
to die there is plenty of money in the bank, but
sons are not willing to go. If eal comes from the
Queen to there III the army, they ready. Is il
come TO this that the Lord calls for recruits for His
ModrStor an" he sad II there is no one to 20 TO India
will Them and will let them know that there is
one old Scochmm that can die for them if he cant live
My friends, that is what call enthusiasm.
LOVE NEEDED QUALIFICATIONS.
The next qualification is love- Oh how easy it is for us
to work way TO mems hearts when we love them
think what need most Is love. There is magic in that
word-love If hearts not filed with love- then
words cold and empty and they don't find their
way TO mems hearts. boeye that is the reason why
many of and SbbathscboO lessons are lost
We want love OF God and We should show the
world that we work for God because We love Him. With
the love OF God to set us on fire, we make impress
sion on the hardest heart don't care how hardened he
may he, there will be an avenue opening 20 that mans
heart, and we will reach it.
HOW To BECOME SYMPATHETIC.
The next qualification want is sympathy In order
TO reach you have got to get down where they are
Christ descended into the TO get his under
the lowest. He moved with compassion. If we are
going reach the poor outcst II We going TO reach
the drunkard, it is by going TO him, and
showing him that we have sympathy for him.
Let pray TO God for sympathy that our hearts may be
moved with compassion. can i'm aGne Of You ask
ing How am to get il ~ i want to tell you how,
few years ago, got up sympathy with family in Chi
cago where was living. 1t is very unhealthy in the
Summer, and / attended the funerals Of good many
children got hardened to 1t like doctor and could go
TO them without sympathy One of my little scholars
drowned and word sent by the mother that she
wanted 10 me. | went The dripping body WAS
there on the table. The husband drunhard, and
then in the corner drunk The mother said she had
no money 10 buy q shroud coffin, aud wanted 10
know II could not bury Adeline. consented. mad
my little girl with me then She about four years
old When got outside she asked Suppose we were
poor pa ana had 60 down to the river after sticks,
and should fall in and get drowned, and you had no
money to bury would you be sorry papa and then
she looked up into my with an expression had
never and asked Did you feel bad for that
mother ~ casped her my heart and kissed her, and
Ua Y friends.
get in sympathy with people, consider how you should
feel in their place. Let u.s. striking for the Master have
compassion the unfortunate and sympathy for those
who need our sympathy Christ is knocking at every
door BratebOro, and my friends will you not let Him
work through YOU May every rise in this hall and
say, " Here am !, send me, use me-"
The services closed with the singing of the hymn
which begins,
Come holy spirit heavenly dove