, 1875-12-13

y1c"r, STOOD sioutly and alone for Tho namc OF
Jehovah when II. > name MA dcnict and the lat
having in the living and truo God. This VIVA tho
virtue OF NoAh and at Lot. The idca Of God be-
ine the rudtmont Of Tho riGl4teourncss which In
duo tine would follow.
rlo. tho ona plncc Of wo:shin fur nation
occuptlnE Wtlo hroA OF country and IN
tho law fo:bldiing tho oneT,ng OF sscrtA:e
It any other place than st Tho ,, doot Of tho
sanctuary, 1t was 4Ioaicnei to define sharp.
IT. thn authority, anil h1inesH. aud presence
Of 0oj, Unit! tho people wcfo ln"pafed for
univn!Httitr Of Worship. THO Multiplication TT
ot1e, ngA ordered to bring lfe 1t oscsy 'nte:-
eating period. tn contact with Goj. lllfrs wero
Sin ol1erirRs nnd tiearaes offcrlngs, to keep in
mind the nntln']@lng disosssfon to rcsist Cod, Of
The Bn Of nature. aud also TO magnify lilo rcacl'
of tho lA~. Theln mrro offerings aftcr tickncsH.
after child hearing. aflor harVe4ta. nl7srinyA OF
. u!no OIL flour, fran"intensn, salt. guat'. d:,vsn.
aal Rt ti,nos hecato1Ibs a. when solomon offero,l
thoutanss Of slc.p and o1en-a'l emntoyed a.
kind of symbolic langnago to achnow1sdeo God
aa tho g.vcr Of atl Things or TO ackuDw lodge the
oTohho Ut life against Hin. or 70 declare th1s
Tho p.orIc and I'll The ltta bo!onRed 10 God.
That they dr}fted a1aY intn idoIht ry. that tha
synhots ccanct 10 be ernbo!a ard bocame
ctar.ns, waH only according 10 human nature.
which, with al it's yearnngs, stroye to satafY
tteolf rith something less than God.
til tho Nav Tos: anlcut tio complicated ccre-
moo:aI gives way to nlmple ldon. wucl, la en-
forced from q new stanJpoint. 1t il no longot
N o1. or dove, or n handful OF salt. but tha
man Alsolf. Tic altar doeA not drip NTH blood.
| There IL no nrIeHt 10 ntAnd between hinaclf aud
| tho Almighty. There ID no ouo sanctuary to
viitch this u1erIngs must be brought. PRAYER.
satc!,lng. sui thanksgiving, "aiking by faith
and not by sight, lusing God - father. being
bread und ranent looking to Tim for wisdom
aud strength, and BoaE1"g ht.mbly aud cladls
lila fo!lonsiilr and waiting fos tile t1ellsoranco
of tho UNI Kinsdom, etand IN shs pla"o Of all
BN7k1 a.
4 proper knowledge OF God, therefore, iul-
/! plies player. and tlero ia nothing murs reasoD-
sble nothing no,e prolitahIe. 1t is the soul's
calm. tho soul's agony, as tho caso may bel
| In tho 1uctustion Of life, Is 1t good ss tho
wavaa hayo been hcasng ua to aud fro, to PM
our foos OIL rock for little uhi'o. and. w!on
80 aro wenry ana furnished. 10 reach hono Aud
| comnG to us NTH oil the wealth OF know ledge
| and friendship. leaning place for our pcrpletcd
thought and faint Aosrt, q boon Then 10
IraYer tho SOULS great wonder worker. Some
think 1t au c1sggcsation vh.n jesus said, II 20
haso faith AZ grain Of mttbtar seed 80 NAV cay
| TO tho mountain. 10 thou Eemuved aud cAst intu
tho Aes, it shall eo done unto yon. The thug
~ dono every dny In tho year. Thero IL mud
| mover was anything Impossible to lin that be.
| l1oyeth.
It IL anazitg to me that boliof is 10 eIoc:lve,
so easy iu some directions, no i il}cut In othore.
Lot us mako a1 obnervation Or two. There IN
noh.ng prt: ounlea in tho scientific world thst
eccms to stnggcs mems faith. They stumble on
tho fist yaiso IT tho niplc. They cal bo'.eso
| TINT comet ia collection Of atoms which lave
forcs enough IN themselves to Eyiatc.
! aud coHucnsc, aud fr1tctify, TIL
weli.furoishoa p:anet .okos It's rlaco nmone tho
rorfds. t'hes can botleye that tho eve of y man
| receives trif[tone Df conclusions Of tho undun-
tory etlier every second OF time, that thousand
set OF tho.o wavcs of light ate diving On
| through tho same places witnont disturbing each
other. / tev can bslleve III ntotn Of dust hav
| lux rowor IN ttsolf 10 b6 iuotusttt then ran-
ther. md then man. Bit the, osnnot oeevo
| that tho soul, tie mind, which moasurcH the
height, aud explores the nrcRne Of Mature and
lays bare tbs secrets Of ages psvt. aud rroplcccs
t.la in an inspiration, or hope, or q buIplyxof
| Divine power.
/. Is oasv to believe In multituinous gen.
ora.ious. 1t il bard to btleye in tic ono
that spectram Of ight is rev.
elatlon Of tho constituents Of tho ain or a star.
Ii is hard to belsevo that 4 D,po authenticated
bv HISTORY and the experience OF nsH Ia a royola-
tlon from God. 1t ~ easy TO bel!cvc that heat ia
molten, and motion heas. 1t is hard 10 polcvo
that fat4 aud ioye and p, nver arc currutnte1 and
that the ono idea IL God It. ~ easy to believe
spontlence. Il In bard to besiesa tbas
6iul anA tho sou! can have any communication
wItn each other. Ataks H1d aud tnan. says IN
tween. 1t IL oasv to belteva that tho nun has
pow or over motion. growth, color. 1lts; aud God
has power over no huE. l. ID easy 10 bellovo In =
thousand forces which defy analysis. but NO
hAva nok aeen him. .....
predIc: At son,o fptnro time groAt reaction,
-ntter n.nazcmont that mon iavo been ubto to be-
l:eve ovorythlnX but tho things IT tha soul aud Of
God, and among other surprises The discovery
thst prayer Is tho nndn'atusy medium between
God aud cn,,ds hs,io heart. paut speaks o.
rsyer. but lot us not confuse ourselves 1'hete
IL tile chur4h prayer. tho lecture.soom prayer,
tlle household PRAYER, lilo pr:yer Of the closet.
These aro tho accidents OF Irayer; of Krest
value, tho formal exptession OF = hungry sud
bclieviuR heart. Tbs real PRAYER is tlIat which
lies behind ali former, theupllftlug Of ths heart
tho continually outatrotchna band. tbs hourly
| coufe. sop aud couHtaus trust tho perpetuu, lay.
ing hold on God. Tho hlod tledgliugs opening
thosr mouths 1t every rust;inE of Tho leaVos are
a1waYx IN rrAyer. 30 OF man. Sometimes words
arc needed 10 sopt} out bis cry. Sometimes ltE
service js too foreign To the cain or tile ntorr
OF his hou'. Tho Qusksr pays nllilo lls eit'
listening to tho vo,ce Of God in bia own soul
Mau IL sometimes liko brook mHrnuE'nG IT,
monotone In the cars Of Gid sometimes liks
tho biosd. still lake which mirrors the pancts
aud Ilac stars sometimes llae sho heavy s'.tee o.
tho ocean beasins up against tho RFeat shore-'
dostinv and God. Lot : man p ~ ~ he will
using MANY words Or few, using votds much o.
: little but aIwa.a breathing ou', hundred tlncl
= day. bis dcslro, h1a trust. believing that Gu
| always hHafes
, sight comcs In rart like all other iusights, Ih1
great advances in human knowledge have came II
| the wA&cnesB--Ma chefs Of lhe heavens. watcher
: iu the laboratory. WAtcheEn 1lonR tho mountains
, tho glAcIo!s and tho cual.shafsa vatohesa ou
! on tue sea, Nowton spont much Of life II
Watching soal-bubblao. and thereby Jals
, the fouodstons Of = knowledge whtcl
! | IL giving color to al tho visible univelse
No tnnu becomes w;so who 10 not daaf ant
blind. aud unconscious Of himself. 4 man VIII
: tliluke OF himsof 10 much az to think. ! an
/ thinking M, striving, Ia Ilke 900 lookinI
through telescope NTH his nhmo CUT III the Oh
: tcct-g!Ass, or like N athletic Nho refuses t.
strip for the conflict.
: Cursory reading. imported thought. passiv
acceptance OF truth tlrnned from pu1tnt meE
splinters Of tina aud OF mind gwen to God, has
! thef value. but they ARC not enough, FEayo
aud Watching a!ono bring the heavenly ylsson
. | Tho heart IL . great iuteEproter, grca
{ prophet. Loyo IL iaspirattou. Lows vii
see tLreAd stretching doWn froa