New-York tribune., 1875-09-13

sts meridian sri approaches its close raccd in thi
truth. easily evolved from i, You have all that one
truth, indeed %t 1t oe s9wn terminate, spring mp,
Ian wou.d have IT, NC OF hlctsedness and beauty on
earth. nte OF everlasting hal pincss beyond.
70 begin with .hcm the language before imports or
He SOM ODD. lie rs the Of the Creator
Cod himself made HIM, and lie stads lcrelOge in cioso
and direct and personal rlation 70 God Himself
Hence God derives a very special claim uron
mans gratitude, resard; and and service. hence Hence
very special claim upon Gcd'a love and care.
The rehsiSn OF the natarA heart puts God far away
tor Christianity has been cordially disliSed ny many
dprnSed and guilty it helittcs and degr5des the race
and tendency OF revelation Is to exat and ennohe
The Bible does indeed represent him debascd and I'M
pure and very far gone rom original shteousness vet
81 claims for Lin TIE most exalted conceivable origin,
and ITS grand purpose Is 20 ieStoie D 10 posioh sN,h
o. the other hand this is fer rom being ease with
many other schcaes Take for instance. ptost 'lsm or
evolution with lts story of sr u Development the one
saEdr. con.ttnnS him tie creature OF cr,;afure At
best not bat only Aind o. grandson OF God whom
enosic afllrrs TO be exalted holy to have
saght to do directly with inferior being. Tie other
neutrality-suspicious. md God by tedious
~ Ih ScSwcen he one benz at one end Cf the cha
and Other At the other end, tncre iS all the distance
tLat tcIe Is teswcen pi0;ol"sm and competed hual-
ry, and they are very FAR apart. And viii n,
oh ye who stand so zealously upen the dig
s3cHcs Ike ,hcso which proclaim iramrasurahlc as
es oetweer man ani God ortne dear Old l5be VII ca
ay.lcs the Spirit OF God liath s.dC ;sAd lie
ble i ui tie ALn,; ~ hath ven him Me when "a
thai God sd lti us make "an IN our Ndgc ate on
O.n ESensSs; which tefi :. so Cod gI,,at9 ,aen IN
Ills own Image IN the IMAGE q, God erated lic HIM. uae
lie Is not Jar from every cac ot US. whe II encourages
u, f. drA% nigh 20 HIM Win the promse tlat iiS II
ami Jont hciS with Christ, TO o.li Him "OdI
aa ssa. ass asca 'ht df ,S1 Ss@o' BE
truly digu.f"s and hOhors 'lEsl, aih.
mass o. isniind understood ami svci TIC truth
thai the regeneration O, natune and - highest ad
eSnSa:6n. 61inaitariniS, Int iiros6 ie i;iSe and
iis doctrines thto Ia Gospel and tic Of CHRIST
friends OF TIRE race and the s,nchcst dcner' Of the
and worth OF humanity, derived from God
gog,Ied With God. How good, Row eEc.ncnt, bow
image 81 God, tie potuc; of AS power III wisdom. the
rury. enjoying his bcaedictlon. dwelling M His pres
ta-e, ard sney in IN. hol! AID Eappy ,.ieS sie-i
be,h marTed aipaIed, and forfeited hy S.n, such the
Gosp4 CON to .A as may be the rr.nege Of Adalos
ndclty anu gratitude rs imposed upon us hy Gucl an
ori .le o,,our.ulnty Tc ini d.g 90 the argues
t,e the skilc rkhan will supply ,,cle o.
sdper has. om Africa = eApoc thc best ~ i'ofy
from scyrts fnc cuIa f III CALIFORNIA; lIr iiit, ma
what should issue from tho Land Of Gcd no tn which
L. beHehc nj IA purpose WISE IN ue; g ana Iti1ecS n
aditaUoUi l. This ne and to spLit "i TIC Almighty
hab ., ,O him lifr t must follow iiat man Is cnuuWtd
tEu highest cli tecs Oh ~iicl LIE haIiic oi liie
w.l adGt GA! what being Is i..n ssuued ii the
li.ht of nis fxureS aDd successes HOW lu-ftlac his
dcsss, low his OF enjoyment how fa-TeacG-
tn h.s ai Aloas nov -ie.iSS H. ,ove' oW iirilDe Hs
edneSs, UitiIns ms ehC-gy how strong MS ccnvic-
to- oi day, how CIcaI his lTIoel'ons oi neht Nh a
perfect, lii dhet'"h so slIOhS, a iit'St 80
blight conscience iat al, soul immortal, how wei,
MAS he f,Ied wen 1tst ne came 1o-tl ron tho
Hand Divine, to fIOW God and love God, I" ElOiIy
rnd ENJOY in forever. IN krellng with :hc ctructy
be owei VS. be destiny lnicnGod. Ii God na,o inaI
= 1f.N tl44l
iHS. Is egoii>n fer us To say nat nil II me
crown and suInnit al Co,'s work IN tais lower world
Eor Aia. gifted With sucA power, God idd III ato.e -
sYiesii siuy. lis - We painless anJ dc3thctS
existence eoricus and perfect service h2llIntsS
b,ig: prospect How tremendous appears thc distance
between wat God msde .an and meant hun 10 bo "id
bling. contrast. Rrom what u hight TO wbai
depth has lie fallen ! soluo anS,!ic
sni1t ucnuer OF that Il rOus choIr, when, On tle
mo-. nl.. Creation, stars snE tNSoilcT ana al the
sops OF God shoitcd for Joy, of what ns sire
tran CO. ooul revisit the e:rt would be rvc0g
nize The sons of AGain IN oar siiai seis Tuh'lh ana
u,harrv raccsf Instead o. flowers the EARN bea.S
tho.n.. Al, SAD and drary chnSe ron xAt 10 "aiA-
ness fC d,at from he following of Gods VII T. hG
following of our own: We reflect WIN Joy On whAt 1ou
Las been 10 us lei reject with godS sorrow N tGa
wach have iren 10 Inn, all hnsis 10 g" are iTtss
for the past strength for the IGturc at The Cross q
Jesus Christ He Las brought Ike ald HuuOrdit!
70 h,c by the Gospel III HIM m2n Is brJuEn. 10
rca ize ~ never beneath earlier ClspeEs3tic1
tDe no. MY OF his origin The reality OF ms siSap, the
tho nrtc md purpose oi ms hicn capacity and thcl
who love ana and sek to i1Ne Tor jesus i:ey Who
In tbu reonerathg EOHe Oi tho frn InS siJ are ot
gotten again 30 ncN lltC tErunSn liI MAY sly WIN u
farNo- cumpacency holy conh ienCe. an unatteralc
glsIn ss of SIioI even Adal ia MS innocenoo snew
SOEnc the sirIt Of God hath made Lie, and thS
tiOrous al eternal lic IN hIist, through C15t, Vr
CHRIST, lth ClGst. Friend 1t 10 tAIne.