New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-01
SOUL MURDER IN BREAKING GODS LAW

SOUL MURDER IN BREAKING GODS LAW
The Rer. Dr. 7. $ Preston a Church (R. c.
High mass was celebrated at st. AIMS OR.
c. Church, in Eist Twelfth-s, yesterday morning by
the Rev. Father Lynch The musical programme, under
the direction Of L. Dachauer the organist consisted OF
W. X. Bassfords mass the oifertory 30 salutars," be
ing sung by Miss Gomien. The sermon WAS preached
by the Rev. Dr. r. 5. Preston from the story of the
sowor in the eighth chapter OF ST. Luke.
Tdis parable Of The he began. hardly needs e1
PLANTATION, its lessons are plain and simple; yet our
blessed Lord has explained II. IGe SEED scI1ered ~
the the Word OF God the grace OF our Heavenly
Father, and the KNOWLEDGE OF us truth when ~ nnt
INTO our hearts The sower Is God himself VINO oJ hIs
grace by His ministry OF reconciliation scatters the
HE truth abroad among men, But there arc
very lew VINO receive IL WIN hsthS roht, Inete arc
who hear 1t with the outward, mt not with the
Inward They like the rough ground by the way
eide where the seed comes TO htusht ana Is carrier
a6ay the BIRDS for the evil spirits soon remove the
othcr,, WHO are Ike tue rocky ground, the
seeds spring up for htto while, bat there Is
the heat OF the sun and the blast Of the wind There
sill others who hear earnestly tue word OF God, ana
who really desire sanciicdtiOn. They know thero Is u
God who Will Judge then aud thdt mere Is an uleIst-
luz punishment awaiting transSrossors. Bnt the
aud choke the seed Of Divine grace, that periSheS
There remains only small uambgr OF tho'e who are
like the good ground, in patience aud tod bringing forth
"a rich harvest for Their Divine Master.
oar attention should be directed especially.
imminent danger OF the loss OF cur immortal sous.
danger OF the loss OF every soul The more re
guard AGAINST this danger. II yOu are IA state OF SIN
your soul not ouly in Imminent peril but IL IS already
lost II you In a state OF grace, who shall tell
whether or not you going 10 persevere-who shall
say tht Won shall not fail and die Let Us what the
loss OF the Is and how Il happens Tue soul Is That
spirit when God has put info orr bodies. mans
soul is far higher in Importance than his body,
nify The soul - an intelligent spirit. and
icing intelligent II is responsible for its acts and must
account them. Man has fallen, hut IL pure mercy
not IN justice God has raised him Up aud given him
prospect OF everlasting bles>edness To save man from
- E,fH fall ,ftI
for him. and to bear the burden OF his san The loss OF
the soul implies the loss Of everything elise that God mas
gwen. with the soul man loses all prospect OF natural
beatitude He loses grace OF God, and all she
Ignt that comes from His being. There is no SOM
grace cannot come to But with the loss Of
The soul comes tho loss OF this bless light Of Gods
The loss Oul implies the utter destruction OF the
temple of holiness the heart Of man. IL involves en-
Jut ion comes the Hnsgres-ion OF the laws OF coo,
II lasts through all eternity. Tue human mind cannst
understand that term ana the human imagination can
not picture anything that will represent the cOndl
of The soul when Loot IN everlasting re'r!builon wen
Who can cOmpreLe Theef Thou mt IncOmpIe henrl-
bl. in Thy mercy, and Thou must be lncomPreheh'iDe
in Thy iusticeW ,
No power OF nature and no power Of evil spIts could
piodiee the loss Of our souls. We o1rse.'r, ut-
hDeracly cause the loss. We murder our own
souls. How can man, whose eyes aie open, commit
such suicide OF hia Immortal sprlf LOOK at our o"
lives. and then the question whether th"e IS d
man VITO could thus murder ms souL We Dtst o" ~,
that know the law We are not III Ignorance OF Goa
commands. Ihc WAY OF sdlNatloh ~ "l'h W ue
childhood. Are we not then murderers OF our souls !
Is II not numbering them to wilfullY break Goa
law aud'to ~ Oh SHINING knowingly We know exactly
WHERE G0ds law binds When We approach the con
1nos of sin knew Just where We stand and yer we
sin We bring into our sanctlned souls Tie power uI
death. You have perhaps corrupted YOUR s0as WIN
uncOnfessed sns against nature AK unst purity agaht
God how quick the transition frOm life 10 death LOOK
ri the stroug man the pride OF he strength aud
health Deitb far from MIN, yet Coo has only 10
toueh hiin--iO Law one finger on hlm-and now quickly
he shall pass away. Ia one minute he shaII De
pale and cold IN death. But what utn 9
death Of the body to the death OF the soul Nhat
is the horror Of the awfulness OF the other
IL NAV happen that by action done where only the
eve of God could see have snned away your soul
aud elected confess and secure redemption through
Gods grace. May God grant His grace In tue
words OF apostle, He that hath ears IL hear let
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