, 1875-03-22
Peri1s Of Young Men in Great
Cities.
Sermon by tho Rev. II. VI. Thomas, Of
The First Methodist Church.
Thirty~Eighth Anniversary Of tho
Chicago Bible Society.


1ho lsov. U. Il. ". Stocking, Rector Of tho
Cnnfch OF the Epiphany, OF Thtoop street,
between Adams md Monroe. preached yesterday
morning u that church from tho following
text;
ne S son @ o. man soeth ~ It u written Of Him: hut
rssed il bad bes FOOD Ip9 ta nan % ~ aha h a -
been born.-Aatt. xzri., Vi. "'1 'A''
"To pe 0. not TO bo = was The s,n,,r, ao,,,,.
nrv ~ tho ,,o-n,aS.s n. "ss ~ 'a'1ous eon.o" u.
ass,a. - ~ ~ H. 'nso " ocaaath' 1ho
sa'ee't " n's Aie haV'hg become hut dchert,
10 ionhd hi1uself compelled 10 breathe Only des-
lad once rluddoned viii liz rn,.;, - ,aro.,',
vov. A,n;a .o..,.,,,,..1.''s w. Aasso ~ 1o'c3
o"e. Ts,la assanu'@''pe aRoues anu auteF'
."s "AlcA lacAeo on'y sefnorsa anu Be!f-reproAch
70 Its fF1Ehtful perfection; urged cn to tic CON-
mission OF crimo which filial Instinct dcnaud-
cd. and vat ub,r,, ,nnr,, roc,it,,, to.t.aa -.
.ortJ ~. .,.sss ~. ,. .ossauo ~ uaos' no
soa4u ,s u"'s a.xe' .ne 'apsuage OF pefPlcxlty and
Of beautiful promise, and whose patL vas
likely 10 terminate at the throne had fonnd
e.rlcr th.n that ~ ,,,.t ,ro,, ~, t
49, s,a ss,.s .s Ses 1Ao"' uut neap u
OF the great myatory OF human existence III his
bursting heart yields Its food Of BOTTOM. Into
hs short sollloquy tho creat mastor Of tho,lcht
and laueuacs haa thrown IN ~ enit"no " .o ouSn. t,a
'ory OF humanity A!l the voxasions tnd woes
Of tho oppressor. the nrond mxn.t r,osr-
cltionauese. !. Tho n,nos ~ dss,,eod ,.,vo H.
"a" ooiay' tho an'olenee OF o'tlcc. :" and al
other earthly Ills that exhaust nhne and mention,
nre catalogued with coneummate skill and brow
ity; and tho poor Prince talks u,stful,y Of sleen
ahor ra., WILL mysterious awe OF o.! that
" n.af eao a. necauho tileFe ID nh
naar ro,s.a ~ "aGu ~ tthScios Ana
ictrcen eonu,er III .ng LIS III III VIII paaaes
H. H. u.n.o.y y. ~ nunan m9t!se and action IN
..no.r ta.a IT. o. a. ~ c!ooso 20
otbors t%st ~ ne Lave sa.nTt 14an 70 ~ 20
,,ro.n rsso t,.a'f o; do1 aehes tne
.hic an1s H. -" o n'n rn,eu zoo Eave, and
mn.sa Gas 111 I'm .hae away, 10 20 strange amt
srd st! "a nK lux ast - en inu "omen Anor
h"a nna.sd aIo in,n .os nna; %nen suaefng
sa'oea. - e hoa!p in ~ VIZ H. ensan ol oeath
rrda I,aclr sor fra:1, s,r.. PgEs a.. aud
H1istenco thnn ia hoii"xaH ma1I ~ .te ullaens
h,osainv whe,hor co,ar" ~ s,ni, W ~ aono s2st
~ fhonor .n f.thnr anJ ,aothco inc aaiv
@ naa ~ passules' aha seeRest cattle.
q fGu that over ta e Tue
r.. u hi. dara st,.,,5 ~ ss1oaget mou9o snan
sha 'u Tnrd tbeir Ho " isbs hsi = 1ao ana Mneh
Tns 1Tu Tgsa W;aJo, nn7'E oou suouio gro them.
he.ntfni1u GuoT tls' his s ooaom1n portrayed 90
bers IL stn " vha m csrtfaa sr1ss1oy n1"nE nnm- s
ts1 1,nr x{rAS
nro,.dn1 II: t,,,aaa. uaa Meocat SCHOOLS arc
~ Eatnr, ~ o,t ts,a ngehess attes sne eocfots
v what srt lid fton tho n,,,s.t naa
,a Ws,at montn s, Or year longer has gained tho
hn rroat nov s,rnsaba ~ " !autut lronuahtP
,las a15 +v,,sn - n.n nao ata napPy Poasnlll-
as.,,r"t .s, 1 - H. 49, ot.u 'uIauon'o tus human
,n"n si eatci ~ M ~ H.. W. eaAs oso"nn9
A1u AaJi1 ~ III - ~ g., estaM. :,
Nv, - ato.r,tr ~ c,ato .aa g. !ne, "nat sha
w. gay y. @ uautass oecause Is has bouhdlcss
S.a na.s.oaeo sua' ~ naoaaoi OF hcclaeht Or vo-
' ,a,, ~ @ ona,: Gset 9ntetlupt, hna shas no
ttsrofa~a ~ haf;a.hs. ~ ~ nsat ~ laeasure,
tasre ~ ,s. ~ nonys toso7' nnu 1no uneelleYer
1 ~ H. 81. fani snAteheu
,'oIs t.t h " 1ts pnuttetanlo blessed
t', hcss taas 10 kneT not whether he we're in tho
n ooay or cute oat o. y and u h!s roady tongue for
ooce 80 toteot !tn ounce thas the speech which
soa.a .. naAe senk tteme,o hhlted and became
f.1 aumo over nsa celestial theme no" can We syI-
1elataneo1 9 anu bow shall not thosc without |
uoa and Without hoEn IN the world" pray for
So Sollyioo ana ., a1plhll.t:on m - tho greatest
S he esnton Of fs sthsr ~ hspp
moss or misery, the good shall bless 1t, aud tho
evil cnrselt
Something OF all this Ia suggested by the clos
Dlsclploa at tho eaddess supper that wa
eyer spread for physical or spiritual nceds, NUT
tells them Of tho woe that ts coming on him
Mhose hand wan dipped With Him In The dish.
AAo sNI'o ~ <.4o 4Fkel tood4 AAh uccUHe h8
aacred ehtlne, from which an awful oracle iRallcs,
and Of oue-and that the batue-nnl,, lIo do
carca that 1t had been good for that nsan II 10
had not boon boru."
OF courHe, no know that Hc spoke st Judas
and ne may DO suro that more fearful Houtonco
was noser passed on mortal man. That misery,
ln comparison OF which humiliation would be
blessed boou, and which would yet o1c!alul with
Did JOB. :" Lat the day perish Wherein wa
Dorn.h must have como pcar to sounding tho
lopths OF human wretchodnesa. II no punisll-
nent ha reserved 10. the finally impeoitent it III
1llf!cult to conceive how tha Sa1ior could say it
would be better for any one never to have exist.