, 1875-04-19

Or tor ilts own glory. which tl,oy n'alfeetly Ard
not. Whonco. lben II NOT fran Henron From,
tho national oxchc1nots I nutl forh'd State on.
ago. nod tho Church. cAnnot sacrllroe
laor lipcsty on the altar Of H,verntnon.
I patronage. Ds all u,cans, "Rondor unto
Cesar tho things that nro CrsarR, bnt tho nrdn
OF Christ dsro not suffer Cecnt 10 place hin foot
I " on tlor neck. Tileso avouuss Of support be-
lug thus closed 10 tho Church, what Others re-
main? An appeal to Tho eympatny Of tho world
! o. O. TIC ''ooilevlng and un !nlls !. Surely not.
Fuard Of eociety's highest intrro.ts, so htrong n
bui"ark that. with her abolition (wero such q
tlsth9 osslblH)-uAY, oven with tho tom, ,'ornry
hnpenslnn Of bcr ordIpaticos by tho com .ll,luorY
closiug Of her houses Ut playor,-lnw would Iobo
her iotttest HanctonB, aud rnaco aad order would
10 driven from amongst u-, before tho inruat of
tue demons Of SOCIAL confusion and anarchy, but
not: therefore. may tho CHURCH. hun,.liasc hor-
SPY to the T. GO condi.ion Of public msodosot, and.
.! ting tn Tic place OF conconrso, ninekly ask
alma OF thon, that pash BY. MOI hcrsclf 30
richly endowed from Heaven. h.saelf mist pro-
vtuo tho plaAna by which tho largess OF spltttual
Rifsn - !aSlsliY bestowed may DO not only pst-
potuasod III hcr own Eosataston. but alatoa by lor
with al! WHO. RtranEerb to licr lisht md tfc aEa
botiy. Ara "Bistlng IN darkness anu tho sl,ad ~
81 dcath Mon aud women who ilro Ia tho full
9aze u uoarel Light and iare snrnptuotlsy oyery
~ the purple nnl flnc linen of Christian pro.
fession,-thcse are they to ~1lom Christ has COM
nHt.ed the care Of bis Church. In othot words.
tte Chuttt, ~ regard to tho nccettties OF llsr
visible oarllf existence, ntlat caro- FOR AerBcf.-
1nost supply fton Asr OWN informal resources all
tho YaEied nKencles by Which Chflsts Kingdom
and the tatEn OF truth aud righteousness aso to
10 extended among mon.
How OF on wiat principle, If any, should
oral rdlo bo laid down oy which the
rctfcrn,anco Of this duty may be governed
tos tho answer, brethren. ! rcfcr v.'n to our
text. ". Paul has hero enuuciRted tho plan
20 conctsoly that tho shortest memory may oas-
ily commit mud retain II, and yot so fully thnt
every question that can be askcd cau hero Oh.
tam Its anawers "Upon tho frat day Of ths
Wnok let every ono Of yon lay by him IN stole Us
f Goa las pFqspered him. that there TO no gather
Dy very simple psocoss Of analysis, this text
will readily yield Tho following priuc1oles for
our colaIderattons First, mouoy tor tho aup.
port and 0xtenaioD Of Christs Church nud King
tary, spontaneaua offering, prosontod not iu pay-
ment for (wlicn iB impus'ble) but iu ackaowl-
edGomo''t Of tho Christ.au privileges eu1oved.
Hero wo touch tho foundation. etone on which
~ ~ 6enstlsenco =, u.at dcsesvos tho nsmo must
give" "Goo lovoth lecrfal glycr:" "Give
atmn Of such thluEs as 20 have lie that E{rctn
let him do it with simplicity TAko Away this
essential element Of slalplo, spontancous giving.
ant tho moral worth Of tho act - wholly 'nval!-
dAted; our Christian charity loses that which
constitutes oharitys brightest charm there Is
no love In the act, and. that lackin3, IL profits
lls 10 more tllAn for tho common work Of lilo
would = "ithcrcd, parni5zed arm. But ia this
prin ip!e, not to say universally, but oven gen
erAily accepted aud underrtoodt Do Clrssiau
men aud women na rule believe iu it. mud act Oh
~ Surely not, else we should not Witness tho
pitlablo eApcdtentH 10 which tLo Church ts driven
in orjer 10 keep her rnAuffud aEoncles IN opera
tlon n,-expcdtents Whlch Aro fast eating ont all
tito honest pride aud maul ueas Of hor naturo,
md present ller TO the worlds gazo w,th tho gath
and attitude Of surPi!aht, oosRing With tho
she ought to domaud bodily "a her ,naonaolo
birthrlCht. Expedleuts, wores Of all, which
not seldom pandes to those very lusss
Of tho world, tho tlosa apa tito doyiI
Tssss ~sss .as saS sswss ses1'y us pssSfs GassS S
PLAYING Into Tho hands Of her own teadllost Gus.
mios. and destroying aoula that Christ dloa TO
rcdeem. Expcdipnts which | nesd scarcely
mama I've arc nla Of US. unhArpily. top familiar
pulpit would only. .ptovoko tho snale OF an',so-
nent or tho tol!-tale blush Of ahA.ne, but Of
which am bold Ia say that, Whenever rcsor-cd
to III tho Church. Tor tho rcpleulsh(ng Of hce In
9eTa u ts 's To @ Ssif s see oeusa
fze that which God meant TO bs sac, Cd;
they Prleva and counteract tia Holy Ghost;
they alo M o1eusc and an abomlnasion to
the KiuE OF kiogH.
s.But tho Church must resort to such things
Qt IL said1 or drag ou poor, fceble, Struggling
e4lssence." Well, II this be tho ontr aitcrun-
tive, thou,. I say, lot hor dag. i}eiter fur to
rotusn 10 the poverty Of hor primitive stusss so
All hcr treasury to oyerhowipg =: tho heavy oost
Of d.Bbonor d,no to tho p.vino Comtortor, aud
Eathaps Hs Withdrawal from Acr midst.
but wo are not dnven to choose
tion Of tue problem lies ia another direction.
luatead Of withholding thnir aims till extorted
from ehelr grasp BY the force Ut sumo urgout
puipt-apEoal OF the purchases ID certainty OF yaluo
to bo tectived In the form Ut an oysuing's frivo-
lons smusemens. lcs Christian men ana uomon
learn simply to giva as freely "a Cad haa given
10 them, as spontaneously as Tho aun pou.s out
hB rad!anos. or tho stars they light or tho Garth
her lruit aud then, aud not ill tuon, will this
heavy E*ptoach DO removed. and tho Church
staud forth In ali tho conscious dignity
Ct her heaTen.boru or1gtu, houofod by man.
owned and acknowledged by her King aud Head.
III tho next place, this tree. epontar eous, uu-
purchased giving must be an individual act.
Tue oommand is addressed not to tho Ounnshlan
Church in its collective character, but to tho in.
divduAl numbers Of It. Mono could plead ex-
om{t!on. THO dlst,pss OF thcsa euiIc,lnR saints
eako Of their common 1urd each must help to
boar their burden. T1nn, II was bat lit Q that
each could do, but many hands joined together
would. II wiling lands, diminish the
AlatEb56 materially RHu EGQucf " mAto EoIefADlH.
Aud rs In anclent Cortnth, no in tho Christian
Church OF our dsy. 1t is tue united efforts of
that roara tue walls, aod finally oomploton Tic
struotuse: No ono, oo he as poor or 'naignli-
"Hese uaye no intelcst--!leso ny services arc
not ncedoa." fos here young and old, rich aud
poor, learned and Ignorant, meet to-
gather 90 Tho ssmo forms, on CON-
mon ground. hei.s Of the same promises, par:
taaer OF tho same grace, ncodiug the saiuo bfo,.l
to cleanse, and tue rnme spirit to r0nsw their
souls, aud al togetl.er look,uy, forward In hope
Of The sAmO immortality. Now, hret1reu, II
.ye1y ono, Of you thus onjoya hla individual
share 10 a! tho gifts sad eonno!atious, Of tlls
pace the chu, Oh Of Christ. Is Il not a,oablo
that onoh should make ina indiSidual ,seknowl-
aud boar his proportion OF the bur
den she eartieai u it.!ght thst any QUO should
eyAde his responstoiity1 1s 1t honosablc7
IL IL jus: I Tsuo, It may DO = very iittia that
soma can DO, only very little help that some
stance, but tho litllouess Of 1t in no wiso dm.n.
lshea tho obligation imposed. Leave that little
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