, 1875-06-28

tic cheapest form Of acpBationaIiam. a,,d tho
hureat NAY to The PUBLIC henri. Yet Il seems
after oil like ee1llng one's b.tthright for ness
of rostnge. Tho iacoinc fran tho culogv Of IN
todY sns. fH o equivalent for tho outlay nf ssf-
respect sn tlo fo feiture Of divine APPRECIATION.
It IL fo1lirel OF avery mna.er OF Jc-us Ehrlet
that lia sha!l magnify lis piiicn; nh 10 In thla
ho must At lea.. lio!d fast tho form Of eol1n.l
| aud dccoroHB wuFdH. Tue world mty applaud.
but at tho same tt1no 1t de*riseA, the Bersan: vi
God who stoora TO pahdcr to itA sulgas tasttp
md arpetftes for "te world IN as we'll awaro
~ VIC hra that hollueaa beco,nesh tho Lords
house:
t1e Tint ne9o!iAte*. between h~arca and earth,
A. Guis Aubaa*Adrr. t..~ grand rtur,rhs
Of Judgment snd ef mercy, should lewsfs
Df lixltncss III Lin Hp.e:5. 'Tis .i.i!ul
I" court laH7 d wl:n tne shrr!t vpo soul.
10 btnak ! Jrst whrn pity would in-piss
Ttsae;tc = n sshostat!ous at.l s,lt'ru.
| Wien sent w1ll 0odf commission Ia tic heart.
Another c'nss Of sensatsonailtss are tloss vto
| sock for rutlc tavor by standing halfway our
| OF the pufIits thoy profess 10 Occupy, and ee,-
ting forth doctrines WHICH arc rejected by tho
| Churches To which they lavo voNtd loyalty and
I faithful service. For instance. Baptist cleesY-
man, who might otEerwlaQ remain in tuo;est ob-
nclttty, may torce hitneeK into nutico by dc,,y-
| Ing tho necessity of immersion Is tho only LAW
| full mode Of baptism; Or . rnember OF any evan
Relicas communion by holding up orthodoxy to
| ridlculo. aud eapousog tue creed OF advanced
liberalism" The world ts only too hnppr to
| licttTodoxy; it RbAo1a tue ''oid la,lmAsku;"
! Its hest-losod hero ic heretlc. Yet there ia no
| real lietoiHIu io the violation OF solemn trust
| 10 gentleman mot to say Chriat,sn) who
found bt11lself nn authorized teacllor IN society
t whose Characteristic dog1uss ue rejected and
dcsplHed. 1t would naturally occur that he uliglt
bettor rctitc from his place than Ab1se 1t. Yet.
II l'o chose to ronain, ~ innny do. assuming
toward h's brethren Ill air Of Injured Innocence
aud maintaining before tho world MI a.t.tudo ns
Of William Tell refusing to bow dohn at Cos
less biddlng he rnnr count OH popularity; but
10 wills it ut the c1lfouao Of d good cousclenre.
Tbara Ia still third form OF eousatio,,aliem;
that aliicll Bceks 10 capttva:o tho multitude by
covering over all that il dIatastcEu IN the Goapet
and prosecuting only suth Negative stAdes Of tiulh
as commend tletnhc!scs to the natural heart.
l 30 long III tho world HayS "prophesy unto NJ
smooth thingn," there will be no dearth OF
churches, whoEc oyery thought Of justice aud
tctributon ID kopt in the background to mnko
room !or prominent dlsp'ay Of love-sick aon:i.
mentality; wLere nothing but ''nmooth things"
arc ptophea.ea in most elegant and meaningless
phraacB, where Hatcllnen. sot u3,on tho waiH to
cry alo,i and show the pooplo their SINS
cry nothing but "1'eacc! Peace !" 10 souls that
stand OH tue very brink Of dcs:h. II IL easy to
popularzo tho Gospel BY taking o,lt Of it hc aud
judgment anl tie oi!enBe Of tho cross. hut
| Gospel thus emascu1atcd has lost ,te power to
saSo: nnd ho WHO FEesBntK il is no better lhan Il
pious Christian who seeks his own advantage by
| deceit and frauL Whneyor .ivcs tho psopla ai,
impression tl,at morality aud HocIai reform aud
henovuenco arc tho sum total OF this religion Of
| Christ, is guilty OF misreprescntng it; nod, II
he docs thiH for tho saGe OF ~lnnng favor.
ho is, in the verT wolst uRe Of tic epishcs. +
eensationaliet. No Amouut Of fine Rhetoric and
poetfy aud classical expression can naye hiB
ministry from failure and condemnation. His
periods may be cut aud rounded ~ delicatey
as cataeoa: hc mar bo ns learned "a Erasmus
mud ~ eloquent ~ Chrysostom; crowds ts.nv
flock to hear him, and sill mon aaY SPEAK we'll Of
him !; 0ut, nevertheless, he Ia blind leader OF
t!,s blind, an unealt!fnl seryans Of Christ 1t in
rotated taat Faith, once bearing OF threatened
iuyAsion Of her territory, resolved TO mustes all
her teachers and psepate them for resistance.
10 her doltght Bts found that all were seeming
~ woll.arnod aud 10 roadloass; stoir forms en-
cared in mail and their weapons flashing BRIGHT
" in tho sun. Dut reviewing them, AZ shc drow
EieareE she discovered to her uismay that ali
their preparations wc1r not for war hnt for a
dresa pasado The swords Which shc had
thought to be har.ionod steel wore only painted
toyB; their Greastplatos wero made OF tim snft
linon Of scIf-indulgcnce; their helmets Of tho
Wax OF plnnaed vanlty: tboir shields No!e Of
! palyTus written over with Scraps OF hong .thois
apea'a wero thin rcots OF conjecture; their
banuurs woven out Of tho spiders wsbH OF
| philosophy. And this gtoHt martial hoet, when
they saw their MlHtletA III tears. bAdo
het take heart, for thsy would provo
faithful unto death. 1ler auswer was !:
your hne array, when you hAvo neithaE arms nor
armor7 One good soldier Of Jesus Christ, =
| BlnHg6 ono OF my Anciont martYE-hant H0uau
sssvo ma better now than all thtA goodly host
IN guided and sltverol panoplics."
II Ia vain, my friends. to think Of warring
against the elemcut. Of tA!s sor1d and tile
r,inco Of this power Of tho air with 10 better
ammunition than Rhetoric asM Hcnsimrntallam.
oyer sought +, hdorn tho cross Of Christ will,
Earlanda Of fancy mud etoquenco llayG not reti-
dorel sn aggregate Of service equal TO that Of
many Al old-time aIothodlBt itlnerant. WHO tray-
| fn,,A IL i
ct. and preached the everlasting Gospel In tho
tlislect Of the hacd. woods, but With power like
tbs. of Thor's hammer !u oserg ar6unlout, and a
| harvest Of souls to show Tor every thrust!ng In
touched w:!l coal fton, tho altar Of tho vtcari-
oNs ehcEi!lce aud hsH hcart sprinkled with tho
t'!ood Of the Lamb. The blessing Ut 1oa came
down upon tho Whole City OF londou like rain
uu!oarued in tho schools Of theology or poIjis
literature, came In 0otHcen the people aud their
clesgylneu. and poiosed first to tlso flames ut
bodonl, aud then to tho refuge OF tic hills.
and cried, y Escape. for your hvea f."
Tho Church has mood Of such mou,-
| men who caro- more for houa than for applause.
Who Ass not afraid 10 preach III vol tLs Gospel
of 6inai as Of Calvary, nor ashamed to be ac-
count cd "fools for Christ's sAae."
The minister of 1csus Christ ls not appointed
to his Aoly ofsico for tha PURPOSE " arranging
truth In nosalcs, or entertaining the m,nds OF
men With brilliant Atghts OF imagluatinn. Ills
commission IL all embraced au tho command
"Fsod my sleop =; not please. not amaso, Or
entertain. but toed ll.on sud guido them in
green pastures. Ircaeh tho word, IN seA~un xnd
OUT Of aeaAoa; tho whole void, hell, the blood
OF the covenant, regeneration. thu sinuness Of
eln, free grace, Do the complete work Of III
Evangelist. Ile stants By tho river Of life. ~
mediator bAtween do1 and man, to saY, aud to
say nothing slse ou. this Lat him t,ut shirst-
eth oona ho. eYcEy QUO, ootao 20 to the
| watora."
Nov, aside from these three forms Of preach-
Inn whici, have tcen indicated, believe that tho
cha1Ks Of ssnsationAfisM which IL urged 10 fro
1uon.lY ASs,ust tho Christian pulpit IL without
foundation. 1t Ia not tAls uor right that eyory
| elurt made by = preacher of the uospel to win
| tho car and heszi OF tho peupla should DO re-
gArdcd ~ sensational. These arc Thousand
ways Of attaining popularity which aso perfectly
| legitimate, and Nu method Of commencing our
] snIYna 4, Tho NQYll IL &beolutelY M1pnR except.