, 1875-09-13

scalos 10 SEQ how much he weighs. = At 60
homo and run bis risk "a SOLDIER = jbeen
wounded md is cured, COOS back rogi-
mont. !:
Then IL touches this truth lo in
ashamed 10 80 homo aud face hia !; nda and
neiRhbors, because Tho break-do'. brought
on by his own m1sconduct, home Il 60 and
tivo bis stamo dawn, md hhrl7g shown tllese
tAat usotf to rcsEect OF loye him how he lost bia
manhood through tho lust Of the f1csh,
or tho Inst Of tho eye or tho pride Of llfe.
he shall not give the Joy and blessing Of his bet
tor life To straugeta. but II those who had to
bear tho pain and sorrow Of his fall. And lie
muas 60 homo through all Risks Of lapsing,
though there be \ man in tho world who IL to
him n tbs vary Christ to savo him. and that man
il In one place while his home ia Ia another. Ha
must not fellow him and cleAve to lin for tho
power to be man he must 70 home and cleaso
TO that and TO God; 90 that tn ono word there is
no reason under heavon why nan shall not
60 home Wien ho is opce ct to live thore, no
matter how eaclcd the reasons may aeenn to be,
or how painful against his return. Tho uan
from whose story my text Is taken hAd been
purseAhed, as tho Scriptures eAy, with devil, by
~hch We arc 10 understand in the simplest sensa
that hc was not his own master. How be
came to be possessed In this ugly way
re ahAil never know. AL We can know cat tatnIy
is this thst when this dreadful power onco bad
it's own way With him, thoee about him could not
conttol him at all he took his oun way IN spite
Of all they could do. and 1t WAS ~ sad and datk
waJ as Nc eau well imagine. lie would wan
der among Tho totnbs and Cit hlmself with
etoues, with eome such idea perhaps in his poor,
dark mind - tue prophets Of UaAl had fur cu:.
| tlug Themselves on Carnel. It mas III thta feas-
| fu condition slat jesus found him and restored
| him tn hiuscf, elrlng back 10 lin what Duah.
nell cals "the sovereign keeping ot bis own
right reason" aud then. whrn this IL done, be
wants to 30 wherever hla sasios goes. 10 cleave
to linn foseseE. aud norge his Bepata'e soul su
| far AZ he "as nble into that divine soul which
| had ca led him put Of dsrkness into Light,
might be Will Him, but Jesus | aud, d.
| No 20 honao to thy frieods aud tel! tuon nov
great tninxa tue Lord lath dune for thee.
! And II Is not hard think, TO rcalks in eome
deg:ee why the man did not want to GO home.
sucu mcmories "a he had OF it would bs PAINFUL
boyond measure, especially II. like thA, haposd
man rho died tbs other day Of the Pacific
coast, the evil spirit had entered into him
| possesslon Of him mainly through hs own mis.
conduct. No paiu in such case could TO equa
| to that Of meeting hB OLD trends agalu. and
| looking them IN tho face with tho weltd OF the
broken tsttess on bis wfists' and tt'e cuts sud nd
waH we'll again, but the sgAt OF the old places
ADD old fsieudn would bring up tho pas. like 4
dreadful dfoaui: It would ba enough aluoat
70 drive him back among the tomoe to facs
| them, and With them tho awful shadow
J Of something wor6s than death and so be
/ t1aycu 4bat he might bs with Him who had seen
him but q moment. and restoIed him to life and
! light; but Jea4s SAID. "Go back 10 thT home aud
/ thy fricude.''
it may bo. too. Al I have hinsed, that In any
case lie hnd tan feeling Of utter dependence on
tic man who had wrought In b1m such wonder
| Of hcallng. aud must 70 with Him that he nigh,
10 ab to hold his Own nganst the ev,l eplrit u il
should srv to master him aguo, but what Jesut
Bsid afterward to His disciples lie SAID now II
another way to this uan "lt IL oxpedient 10
you that s., SWAY. iou must learn 70 dc
without Mo in this outwa1d nay, befors you ca1
really hsss Me x:th you. Your power lies DO
in yodr depeudance on me. but on tho hoI,
spirit c: Gcd- lou must go back Theti
you belong, take up your l!fe agai,
nnanfnl'y. aud take tho bitttr with the sweet
You must eAthcr up the raveled loops Of you,
life tho best you can and begin aga n to do tht
things iou were doing before you went al
must make full proof that you are restored t1
yourself by being mAu. and not nero ap.
pauaRo. Let Mo set out Of the way u Boon ~
possible, aud when you tell the story Of soul
@ 40 40 ~. es5 T.t ~ haTo aons 6a'
compassion, tecausn this il Gods compassion
that has found you cut. diseelliug the dArknosa
breaking the Chains, and opeulnH = now ant
living WAY tnEoneh No whereby you maI be
sayed. l OF Miue own self can do nothing. Th
Father which seut Me- He docth tho work. Q,
! you must go home and c1eAve not to Me IN
more, bat to thu Father"
Aud we must soc tho perfect wisdom snd wortl
Of this command III this truth atst OF Ill Iha
| when once i man really has home that he CAT
call his own in the best eenso, then there 10 u
other pace In the wde world where be ean llv
to such good purpose ~ ho eau right there
hrZ !, -. D.,
my absenco from you this summer, whore
nobicr Landscape shall saluss him Is ho walk
forth in tue morning. And nngle ita glory Vi j
his dreams ~ night. The amenities Of life ma
has cae. his lot, culture aud manuern may touc
lofuer liue, llbrAriea and galleries aud othe
things he loves NAV be IN the germ only whc1
. ho lives, whlle where be might 1--we tho
ty.,,n my h.vo fl ao"etsa red ut .n;n, into n0b,
ho could 70 hers nnd there sn'
| meet this nan OF th4t in friendly way, And talI
with them Instead Of seeing and bearing then
through the dlstorted stmosphezes Of tho leg
ture-'oom. il might be - II 10 should sit viii
Boclates in Athens aud drink In bis wisdom
fresh from the fountain; or that II ho coult
worship iu euch church and hear such 4 maj
preach eyety bunaAy. ho would open the verl
csscs Of heayou to bis soul wbile lhoss DO il
compelled TO hear can only utumblc WITH him I
,,ttle way through .hs wilderness. With no opeu
vision Of tho entrancin{ glory from ono years
! end to 4nothes. AL This may llo bttHt6u INT
,, place ~heEe ho lives and shst wheso he think
he would love to live but II this Is hls
home, IL ho belongs bore and mo-
yondes. bis longing il an empty dream
There Is q touch Of the election Of RIaot
! in tbs exact ftness Of bis nature to bis place
that 10 will nsser find anywhere elso, thougt
he search ths world over. msn's sEae home !
. hie Workshop. hs temple. and bin shrlno, ant
hih ne,ghbors aud friends 1T in about him fol
llte, and work, and worship. ~ no other men LII
: women syer can. God speaks 70 sach man gu
: Of Heaven, and s.y. Thou sh.!t stand In To-
: lot to the obd Of the days, snd a. bio peril tho
he tiles to tear himself out Of that lot md soc
> smother where he thinks he might have pleas
: anter time. Tue rea! pleAsautuess for such
! mau 10 10 tho e1sct accordanco OF bis life N
tluty with that about hiua--ln his growth ~
D pAst Of tho rhoIs onler OF God In the p!ac
/ wbers God has planted him. IN the unfolding q
r his life under those cond.tsons aud In tho qute
t ulsufu1 way IN which he eau manage 70 hold q
j lilo lines dod has put Into his hand
II II thcfo il scApf beauty whoro i