, 1875-06-28

blessings for all Thy children and salvation il,
that day wt,cn shaptlold and sheep shall moot
before the Gfoat White THRONE.
SENSATioHaLlSM IN THE PULPIT.
HEaMoH III THE nEY. .. J. Dr nnELL.
Tho flcv. y. ]. I'urrc's, pnator Of tie Wcat-
miuater Presbyterian Church, corner Of Peul,A
aud Jackson streets. preached tho following ,n-
terealtng sermon to hia coAg1ecasion yesterday
morning.
Low laantiful upon tho mountains ara tho foot Of
him that bsugeh good tiangs that puhlishsh ttaee.
For We ptcaeh not ourselves but Christ 1eaus, tau
Mt wa!1ing III sr.flness nos handling the Word Of
Commenting "afrolves 10 every mans conscience IL
: tic night Of uo4.-H. Cur, tr.:2
1t ilaB always been the pleasure Of God to
bring abont wonderful results from tho most In
aigni'icant causoa; lorfectipE His praise out oil
tho mouths Of babea and suukliugs; choosing
the weak things Of tho world to confound tho
things that arc mighty. His manner Of work.
lug Ia scen amid the sllont fo1cos Of history, as It
was On Mount 1Ioreb when "tha Lord paBsod
by" not In the strong wind TINT tears slle rocks
a~Anler; not in tho earthquake nor III tho fire; :;
bu. III tho ''Htill ANAL VOICE." It is marvellous
how quietly and almost inEorcoptibly 1iia gtand-
cat purposes aro accomplished; no flying bat1-
ners no rnnbling Of heavy artillery; lie il tho
God OF peaceful revolutions. Wien earthly
thlhee fcbolSe on conquest He near sna marslsal-
Ing Of loatt, tho 4ound Of ham,no1a in the ship
ya1t the call to nr1us and 10 baltic; but when
| God .cooth forlI, con,narinr .nt, Ia cononer II
~ .,i,o., .ro,,nd nj, aor,,,,rx -, os,'a~r,s
4ta eA1no.e e'uAu it .u'p"n1 ~ ''oaeAts,e"
and tcut-makera aud bids thom 50 forth bearing
no weapon but tl,o two-edgcd Bword OF truth
Not by M. nsht nor n9t b, power, ent b, My Spirit.
na',n '''e 1.1sa' +1 ~ "us" .aa'e' n'ooa ~ ''o
midst Of l'a ns,lo group o. followers
| hone Of thotn rich, Or lcaruod, or itan-
| outial, and ral, "Go 70 iuto all The ,rorlll
aud uro.ch t,,o Go.rc1 n avcrv cr..tryo !, -, =
.o,r.,, ~ 5,rh,,ou. ,-o,a mi ,i,rro1 t.,,,s H.,
po"o'H ~ ""."'e'' "o'o NV h'A'uoa AttSH wv
not tso1ble, TOR no otis dFeasncd that In tdo full
tlEltnent Of that rroploto command alt thrones
aud uraclcs slIoulI DO overturned. and the cords
| of tin tabernacle of Jesus, tho desoisod Nam
.,s,,t ".s s a., t '
ot tue earth. Yot He who for ilA glory used tue
slug Of David, tbs ox-eoAd Of ShRtpgas, the
tam,,s, and r,tcleFs, and t1uunetB Of diaoon,
can alan and viii make uBe Of tin foo1la.,oesa
~ ,rc.cnr" @ t,r III, c,.tine INV, ~ stra,,cs
o. pseaenlps les tno c'et1oH ao"h OF aEFohs-
| holda Of OWL and the nphuiltlng OF lila oau
causo In mercy aud righteousness.
II IL not to 10 expected that tho ministers Of q
faith which, lsko its au, hor, s dcspited and so-
jectod of men should tneos Mtth popular i4yor.
1he children hitting In tho matket-ulace viii
| ueycr cease to lament tWo have plpca unto
YOU. and ye have not danced -; uo laso mouruea
| lpto you, and 70 have not lal,ontcd" Yet, the
/ fIrst du,y Of oysry minister OF tho Goe,,e is 70
| command tho respoct OF hiB fel!ow-npn for
| himself ana for kis heavenly suossage, and 10
persuade turn TINT tho preaching OF tic csosa
III not 4" foollsh,,oas," out tha power Of tiou and
salvation, I'sul waa ambitions to commend
| himself to eyorY mnu's cousctouco;n aIlt Who
ever deaires TO win souls by proolai,ute I
| tho Gospel OF that Christ Of whom
| Ili, glaalY," will seek after popularity by
oyery aEs which duud not affect tjle iutsKgity u
truth or tho dignity OF l,a high vocation, iIo
who strives aftv1 tho good Will Of men ouiy that
| lao may feet hs heart upon their p.alsea, ruts
| llInBoif tu tho pan,s condemnation with tie
rhar.ucea Of old: but ho who becomes ali
| tbiurs to all mon "tbat he may win their soulu
for Christ ia n, able workman noedlne rot to bo
| Ashamed. A rcligious teacher has 10 rlsht to
lgnuro The frioudnnlp ot tho void, Though that
| tfIcudahip. wbeu securctl BY compromise with
evil, ID hhtrod toward God. There Ia d Wrong
WY aud a right way Of counting tue favor OF our
ho soc,,raI by Dropor meaus. 10 10 diaabto our.
e,lyos tur tho responsible work Of tho ministry,
Nav, rxthcr il IL Incumbent on every Christian
pastor to ntriye s4tcr Il, ouly n,ak,Eg sulo lbat
| f,e strives lawfully Wton l;aul ajdfessed the
| nh]oannhera on hiara' Hill hc beCsn by saving.
| TT ner.nivo fbat in iii ihIncs yo ara very lS..
Won't nnr having thus gaipod rsat,octfuf hear
inx by truthful mud wei).ttueI co,.,t,liuout. lo
wa floe to declare unto al,eu, w,t, eresor tolt.
| ness ths n1atu GOSPEL Of Jeeus CHRIST
va iJayo beard i great deal about tbo '.becsa.
th,s ,nnaus IN extraordinary tse Of right dayicos
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