, 1875-04-19

% tie weok, anu eaetoly tcbo!Vcu Tor llolr uso6.
,"ordet Is hoason's tlrst laws" "0ol . tho
Author, not Of cnnfnson. but of or,ler." All
| Hts works exhibit thi. order Al tGrir crDwning
Characteristic. Tho stufutnc.e Of nin corslB,a
ls ~'n'sti9s o. ,hc Moe no. l'ws ot !ls not;
this osdos being YIN lnn!iy rosto. od. Therefore
| In illc Church, naid Paul, Let ait hincn DO
done dec nifty aud in order" su,l thtn among
there q. tu I'll volla md Tho cou,lnct nf it's
mercantile 10 and n:ler bis TIES. There 1t H. in-
din c,!sahlo. Let nny ousln' ab, caro- nos wllat.
rfoccod without regard to ILLS principle, mud IL
cuhs IN Inevitable baiftrupsar.
bit "Allsf1I"sH tteniE Il nm told) IL very IN.
certain, hn,l ss results !ary varlnbIo, unI thln
unccranty furhitts tho observance Of mot',ud II,
dispensing o,,r bonofacttons." Not ucccBsarly.
tng difficulty. Faint hearts ca alsays discover
lions N Tho way. Ot,ce admit tho general p1in-
ctplo for which eonseh.l. aud whcthar 1t bo tho
nsst day Of tho week or thu tovcntlda7; who!hcr
1t ho not weekly contribution at al. bnt only a
tho Lords Tleasnry sill not ba allowed to get
oInpLy because of tac seeming tlIhicllsy OF kuo v-
ing beforehand Just hos much you Will bo abe
Again, Tho text bcatows on this giving OF
noIisy directly relic,ous cha.uc:cr. "1le flrnt
day Of tho wsek wa. thtn, rs now, Tho weekly
asscmby, day, whom Tho u1onibcss of tho Church
ss aud foI Fri pS1els ssla, Il as1s Ga ID a
Us QUO OF lts essential Ii,grolon.a. and ho WIS
right. Only wien we lltt 1t up ito thls It's proper
level, do ve invoss u viii, ~ proper dignity.
!tlst because tile Church has Loaf sight OF this
fact, or been afiaid 10 teach and enforce It, t,as
this wtoio question OF alnls-giving been dlRgseh
down TO ts present conillsion Ut degradation. We
lave shsllnk from toliing them that tho uuncy
thosoiaro. according to she spirit and mo-. mo.
tivn that Is IN Ii, constitutes q teat of
tnorai religious character as rolablo as the sim
cority. or ot!loiwiso. With which they pshv, or
praise, or receive the Sacrament OF tho Lords
Eupper, ard as tue natural result OF CIR culpa-
L1o ttn,dlty they have como practically 10 re-
gard 1t ~ mefaty a sort OF Church. t.x, which
they ct,tlld rofusc II they chose. but which may
as we'll be patonsy submitted to. like State and
cou"ty assessments. For ONO, hrethraL, pro-
Lest against this error, and ask you to undor-
ssAnd that your monuy.of[srlng, for aay OF tue
varied nscs Of the Church bo it mucl, or l.ttle
u th,ng Of which .1o Head Of iAe chnseh
t,ou, according as ii. thought Of IanorIag
Him thorotn onters or docs mt entor into it.
Docs any Que fear that ntiacl 10 this giYiu9 Of
Scripture authorizes ansvef, Scripture IT.
self Ia never woary Of the thomo, aud giyoH num-
bstieso coupscls, not netolv for tho performance
OF tha duty, but Tor i!s pcrtornanco from puro
and s,mplo moavo. Nay. moro, 1t directly con-
,ects this duty With otber and eccn1-
tng1y moro spiritual acts, Us having With
tho1n IN equal moral Significance
Cornelius, \ bravo Roman ceuturian, "n tloyout
man. who gave much aims 10 the people, aud
prayed 70 dod'atway." was ncokiug after God,
to snow Him and Christ, whom, Ho bad eonl
more frlllv; aud 10. On angel was sent To bn,,
WHO Hald, "Corno1ius, tby prayora and III NJ
aims arc como up for memorial before G d."
Hence wo unto them bore iu our public worship
tho ona add ess tarough our great High
Priest, to Gods thEono; tho other We gather u.s.
Gently. nrd ptpce revcrontty Oh Ills hofy tabto.
Or. Sullivan concluded with pract.eal nnpli-
cation Of thean priuclpica to tho protlom OF tho
congregation for their acceptance and adoption
ya.y simple but effective method Of contlIbl-
ton. extending. over five years, and to oyery
member, according to hts ability. those cnn:rl.
buttons to DO collectcd monthly oc quarterly as
may 90 agreed upon. TITO scheme will be put
iuto immediate operation. and, it is expected
will not $4,000 year Tor five yc2ra oyer aud
uhoye tho regular iac,n,o,