, 1875-03-15


cmo.o or Tho n,auks Of deceit. and fraud, AMI
quite. as,l cuelty, and left tho corruption of tho
bup soal TO 10 feon l,r fta own ores. At'd fot
nc,cr wan t!l's G,c,t 1ffs' Proht untouched win
tin, iu1,;s,l: a,,sl1ts, Of lr.so hearts, Of Without
! tho EYmrathy tlIat ministers whero the cry for
! holp IL sincero. Novur DID uo slight tile ap-
pr4saccr Of the NEST humble. or nos0ct tho cry
uf Tho n,cst for1otn. Nonc who sought light
! l.bclp Ut Hin, Ncrs unbfcss. oven though
llhcr, waa no other friendly voco 10 aaau.o thom
Of I,,a,an coucorl,. IIo cart no shadow Oh any
path Of the in1utter after God. Into all tho rad
and earnest experiences Of men went flis psno.
path aatl feel that Gods smilo vas
over them. "!rhs bruised rood lie did
rot break. AMI the smoking fax Ae
did not Nncnch.' For lie vas priest Of tile
sonf. tho snointesl OF Cod. And go on and on,
IN lnoor aud ministry, In 1cnsun and gift iu vis-
tatlon aud talracte. lie continued to make known
tho kingdom Of righteousness AMI love. I'us
tho fnllncss Of Ills pr,essly character IIs could
no' manifest until lie hal Rircn all that
try Of reconciliation lie had to bp faithful 10 tho
last. And that fidelity roqntcd Ills death. I'LL.
orn doct.tite ha lad to illustrate To do for
man what could bring him to God, f1o must do a
0ol.llke work, must abide IN tlls path OF obodl-
once, must tako any consequence, howover teri
hIe, III obtain rcdompt,ou for U.S." And 70
tue iudgmeni-hal|. and Calvary tho scourse Aid
thorna, tho hitter cup. and tho bloody aweat. tho
cruol natfs, and tho soldiers spoar. I3o had to
l'asA ths ongl It all !" had to oIer Himself mp
through stis Etcrnsi Spirit to mako lila mission
con,olotc, to a}iow the love Of Csul anu tna .tfs
for men. For. Though Flo wua q ron, yet flo
learned ubed!euee ,y tic things Which lle suffer-
thor Ut eternal salvation into nli tem that obey
1linl."
As you behold Him. free from, the u.ists Of
theological coucolt. md tho colors Of y Inau-
wrought saccrilotal.stn, you 400 thare can bo
nothing 40 vital. 80 roal, 80 significant, no
glorious, us Ho Is In at "tllas pertains
to tho things OF Gol." d. Him the moro figures
and shadows OF sacred realities hayo paesci
away. Thcrc In now no utility III my arbitrary
religious arr1nkeucut to rel resent how Gud may
be Rppeascd aul MAn fo:Elvcri. nor III any me-
chanical routine TINT merely typlllsa but doos
not ac.uatizc n D1ytno fact OF life. lnntead Of
coAttirancc, there s ths Hpontauietv OF tntlsi'tc
love. 1n the place OF thow and semblanco,
Graclons Father. that touches tho conscience,
that rcp!0nlrflaa life ut It's roots mud dephs. In
CAliEe these Ia camIng down from abaye,-au
evolution Of tho DIVING, aud a coutug np.-a
perfection of tho htlnlAn. 81 tuerb IL atone.
,ncnt inc1atorslip, tho gtkce Of o perpctunl
aavoraso aud lnse,cossor. tho excmelisicatio, of
tho Unity OF tho Diviuo Ito aud tue shuMa1l, ,-tle
contact Of tho life below and tho lilo above, And
all that tliHcoses tbs wny to It and tho glory of
it. SO thn forms that expIess sacrillco, that
favor, to perpetuat0 formal aud NJ bttrar; pro-
ces. Of drawing near to Deity. fiction Of uEcdl-
cueo, I'LL shat ID Included iu tho metaphor Of the
altar. and sacrifice ard priest, Ia abolished a4l
needless. In Christ tho foul comes To God EAs-
takes His life, onJoys sacrod oucocss with ul.n.
IL In tho harmony OF the heavenly kingdom, mud
is a,lrc Of Its bfosscdness. Such Ia tho tlaco and
nsluru aud fulluess of Christ that humanity
hns dlraet contact in Him with the Divine.
No Que cau stand butwcen. or hal
any right to stand betNcon. What Christ ofrors
to oua ho ursrs 10 ali. What Hc Is to one, lle is
to al who receive linn. Ills Offering OF Him
sell in Ills aufIelinss and leat., cAnnot bn ro-
peated, pts nndss Of iosrstua! ofllescy mud the
lilo did RENAME. for lie romaus = priest fur-
over" 50 tho idea Of presenting Him In ina
torial fotms or under material fotms, Is un
nbnso of Ills truth and an tndfguity to 1Iia por.
III my wlsc monopoiixo His grace, or control tho
ontloalnE OF Hin spirit, or adjust byconsension-
uiltica aud ritual tho administration Of His
nounalcAs love aud ltio is moMstrous and IRA
tiouat loyoud expression. AL ouch rresump-
ton Is VII tuaiiY atrogattnG His place and wtest
ll,g the SAviorsh!p from ills throne. Think Of
tl,l@ fns'd harrow, dead system OF hnman sacer-
dotalBu1, with Its cumbersome details, its me-.
chantcn obaervAuc0B ita material accosRorios, its
appeal to aeaso aud thd puetili.ea Of thu under
standing. It's low rauga OF vision, ila emphasis
of the letter, iss pervarslou Of tho relgiona IN
stiucs aud aim, aud theu think Of Christ inst Is
tho Qoare shows Him With His unconscious sf.1l-
plfcity, tho naturAncsa Of lila oycrQowlug SYM
tho huart Of uea tl,.uk Of Him iu tue soaehos,
and volume, and flavor OF His affections, in the
majesty OF Ilis truth.dcalinR spirit, nhcn
shhn.s and hypucsfsles witbere! bstorc Him, in
the HWeetnoAa Of tnnnl.Uod rich with An
nndesc1ibab'e tcnacrness and slroug with q
heroic yalor; thsuk Of Him In His hold IN all TIA
rltalttieB Of Doing, pouring out tho light OF Gol
mud drawing up to health and putty the souIa
that sin had prostrated snd detiled. going on and
still on, in tho might Of Ills glorious leadershlp.
God, 10 the suffering OF bloody doa.h and yet
70 tue glory Of MI aacenLed majostys think Of
Him thus. aud ssy it with such High Priest you
want man to roytve for you tho poor, dry, dead
routine OF . raaan aao Or to stand between you
aud Him who csttlaes Ills love by tbs glyins Of
himssl:? What do you need Of priest
now whilo your own Jesus ever liros
to make intcrces.!on for you. remainB
in all the fulluosa OF His prlsatly syn,patliea and
., y.a;o, tho samo Yesterday to-day. aug toreser7
mako tho merltB aud ministry Of such high
ptiest moro oifsctua!. All that His followers eau
do iu tho furtherauco Of llis Kingdom 10 TO OK.
omplliy Ills Life. to uso lIia dlsino methods, to
10 whon Ile dwolls aro low royal PRIEST
hood."--they draw nigh to tod; they have CON.
muuion With God. Moved by tha inspirations
ct God. they minihter lu spiritual t,!nYs arc
llGut8 ~ 1ne Wortd. representatives. Of the htAY-
lie. Il i, trus Inst men aro esIlod to
tho special ministry ate dedicated to tho
exclusive uo,k Of serving in tho Church 40 m,n-
istots Of Chrfat but strictly they hsye no piest-
ly office. Thoy aoryo eiKcctuslly only wtei. they
ditclosa the glory md beauty Of Christ, when ii
Ills apirit they tako Of thu things OF God aud .e-
veal them to human hoa1ts, when thor draw men
to Christ through tho manifestations OF Ills
love. wieu theY are Instrumental, through LIS
Inspiration, III dispensing tho light aud charities
aud hol!aesa. and all tho acsua!ltics OF the Cos
pei. No ons can minister my farther thar, Ao
has learned himself, and to fall back upon somo
arbitrary contrivancc to feed human hou1a. and
cure their inward maIady, and iusuro tho God
lite !ife, ~ \ vain delualon. We have q Gssat
High pHess through whom wo can como boldly
to tho Throne OF 0sace. And 30 great
IN lilo Ill tho perfection Of His
priesthood, 80 glorious Ia tho life and truth
that show Gott and draw men to God, that iu
spite Of the peryersion Of Hla Gospel, III npto Of
ito cercmonta that Journalists have wrapped
around Ills doctrine. and in spite OF tho vain
traditions and tho ba4eless tetions Of human
aacoTdotAllsnl. soma light OF Ills grace broaks
through upon human hearts, somo grac,ou.
xlosm OF Lis love shines down, inspiring, and
.t,n Al~