, 1875-02-01


tho ,lso Of common aenso. iii tie attempt 10
| Chri4ianizo tho world?
cal UP cotta'n Incidents In tho life Of Christ
aud whether alo would be likely to ray "Aye,
ayc, Aonny land md good" that Ito might
VIII l[a way.
The eale,n Of tho Christian Church assemble
At Jerusalem Tlie question which rrcsses upon
their notice If, whether converts 1nada from tho
tehtiicH sl,au bo forced to accept ccftalt, c'!s-
TOMS OF tho Jews, l.. e., wllethor ChrIsstatttv
shonld be an independent religion or sect ot
Judaism. did Paul fnter thon The fltoensh
chapter OF Acts contains the answer.
Paul Ia before Felix! Tie representative OF
1soman power tren.l'lcs at Ills Words Did Paul.
M ho stool there tuk tiike reading made casv."
talk so as to get uoar them on their own
gsonnd,"-or did hc " reason of righ1souuness
| temperance, ht,a judgment to GOMEZ"
Paul is in Athens iIc stands in tho midst Of
| Mars lli. Immediately near Md to tho north
liz tho A,oopaeus, bearing ,pon ats summit tho
wonderful l'arthe,ton. To TIM south iH thD Hill
of tAa Muses., aud between, tho curvlng val1ov
Of tue Agnrn, with its imposing display or
hnaut,ful objects; while, around Tho apostle,
Hentch upon tl,e cxcavatoi noats In the open mir.
nre gathered many OF tile wire Of the renowned
city and representatives of thoso Foreigners
who had come 10 Athens az TIC UniveTaity OF
the world, Liaton to his noble words, Rs for the
| tlrst tiTo Jnw attempts to instruct tho people
Of tl,st proud city, how Ilts sentences ecitu
acrcss tile valley Of tho Agora, and Hmto tho
niartlo CHECKS OF tho stranee. gods !" sot up
therel Ills language IL guar'aesi. He tnlks
with tho skill OF seliolnr and practced speaker.
and lia sl,eecl, is worthy Of him mud uf tho
| place; but was ever man truer to tho one pt,r-
poso Of his life than the Urent APOSTLE in tt'as
lurr aud IL tl,cro In that immortal Ftstcnent
anythng that sounds lika compromise With
idoatrv2
Bnt let us rest here In tllcse referencos to
Paul for 1noment that vo may luoto passage
| from tue Hcrnaon untfsr notice:
| Wp build graul churches, they enter them:
thciu scoli and fret about their wayr. a1ii cali
them na,ncH If they happen TO hear Of It they laugh
ut ,lR parayzeA man IN hla bed s lla;ty 1tisre
helpless 70 his eiEhborkoud than lie American pulpit
isto the German opa,ton NGw, whit s!nl m so a"7
I'll means savs SINE. 10 know very woll
tha went % upatns. his ronscctss int lie ai nil tie
san", ErPat many things thht wrtt neat'st the e'.
Hcitnce Of man like rctcr. unn Of tla things ie did
WIS to find out tho4e md watictl who held in
| Their nature tho HOW hope of tle World.
Further Oil he Gays:
| would adopt Pauls method as far as I possibly
settled question; thin nlurt Go to tlcna Yet mus
tlebt.
sraurs method :" raul looking about to
Ilud thuso mon and women .wAo held in thor
| 1lAturo the hopa Of tho world2" AS Under
Htand the case tue Apostle OF tho Gohtiles had
no occasion to sock for tho "hnpo of the world. "
for that he Ind in Limscs. Whit ile sought tor
municato tho "Lopo of the world"
| "pa,,ls methoda" The policy Of adopting
tile customs Of others il they Hil not aecopt
yoursf Lot liz, as We cnsp thcse references to
tho intrepid Aposllo, apply this 'srnu!Aud" to
lin, aud how It will road by the side of tho
! facts.
Paul is In Epcaus! Tho magpilleent temple
| Of tho goddess Dia5a was there. TITO mukilE
OF portable models Of tho ahriuo of the goddess,
which werc set up iu housrs aud Carried about on
! journeys, was a prominent busjneBs in TINT city,
tho Same as Bundny coucerts, and tho man
ufacturo aud sale at liquors arc here now. Es-
pcriay did ono DcmetElus, q leading sllvetatnith,
lind tho trade in these models mud other like ar-
TITLES very gainful. Naturally, tho people
Of the city did not wish tLo1r employment
interfcrod with, for It was the only means
| Ut support to many. aud custom with which
they lad been fu,niliar all their liFes-tlcy aud
tilcr parents before tileln. Paul il in EphesuH to
preneh Christ aud Him crncitled. l1c looks up
the splendid louis temple one OF the s7nnd ers
an oyo for art aud greatly admrns it's beauty
furthermore. ho secs that tho people arc devoted
10 their religious customs, Md that lie
cannot hope to w YIN any, any, Sot,sdorablo ;~,s
shall he do? II the doctrine Of our brother y
sermon III correct, there is but ono thing for him
to do, md that ia to eay to those who profess tho
ChriHtiun name: II these forcigners~~idni-
to thon1, for you know - parAlyZed man upon
lis bed Is hardly moro he1plosa' " than thoy nrc.
80, my haarcrs bury your prejudices, bc mag
nani's,ous, and, this aftornool or any aftornont1
10 over to tho Temple Of Diuna aud
witness tho games. They often lave very
tuo sports boro tie best, probably, Of their case
in all heathentou, and son will no doubt be
greatly diverted. Dealdes. just consider how,
III that case, by joining III with these do!uded
!, icolatcrA, you will be preparing their minds te
receive tho Gospel Of Christ.
IL that what Paul said and did Nay! Nav
n., tn,3 i$nSrp
> by his preaching, and provoked tho wrath Of Al!
tile Biiyersmtha iu Ephesus becatlba he sait
"thoy be no gods which aro inatlo with LANDS.
1.ut the story IL clearly told i'll tho nine.eentt
chapter OF Acts.
l}ut we m11t dismiss tllis branch of tho sub.
ioct. Enough, hope, las boon sail to max,
clear to you NIL that any attempt 10 connect tllt
compromise phiIoBopl,y with the nane OF st
, certainly uuwa, rautctl by tho faets. Every char
, actor Of his nlAnhond, and all tIlo great oceu
. bvus OF his l,re alike forbid any such coucop
tlun Of the lnnn .... .,
, C0llyer aays:
..usc, IA hnye said In this pulpit is tho nnfallei
Rngus Of tho worid,-she haa nevrr taken tniut .
tlle tn winch has Amitten every other thing VIZ CT,
; touch. Poetry. pa!nting philosophy, fatth. hope
clarity, rraycr-t!o matter where }on ouk, yo.t
It it befaro so eau make ssi wi or even donSt.
thing Of ,n1Atc you have to blend II With some ey
clement. and 30 drag 1t down, To hear good music
guoti nusiu ix GRACIOUS thing, no alattur who ra
DO ii.
In another place In bis sermon he aayss
:. = Tltcro is no e,rA thing profune music shero
only kind it IL a ysrrcu.
= In tl.la fact or sentiment : In what neEss
music "unfallen, ,".--thnt Is, not alike true Of o.
= thor nf tho things or qualities named ? Truth,
q itself, 1nay bo said to 10 incorrupt!bie; b.
+ Truth may be, and often !s, put t
y y low uae; and is 1t not thca tn,t a
y much fallen az painting. statuary, or my othe
thing that IL addressed tn tho oya or car? lloW
=, ever useful nlnEic may bB al aid to Worship
q a. source OF enjoyment IN donestlc at'a sacre
"a ty,-and however desirable it may be to have til
- loso Of 1t mora widely awakonea in our nation
;, character, nayerthelass do not 500 On wilt
;, | truthful ground it oan 10 maintained that w
n.isc Is sacre," that 1t In "tho only ll1,falle
:. Thing" Which tho eyoa can 500 Or the lsart Gu
~ foel,"
It Su,ne musical critics say that every MI