, 1875-09-13

fosko' ana uolenu!o or ffntHplhAm 6uppItce
tho place Of tlod, theo tho soul OF man fires in
tho faco OF thet logic anu we're It tensofd moro
adhnnAntine than 1t 10, Rh,vers It to ptoceH. Bo
~e esy thls demand fur tho recognition OF God
sntecsdcnt pht'osophic denial Of God. It ia What
Mre. Browning calls "ths CRY Of tho hunaAn.' It
IL the hearts hunger and prophecy.
10 The indnctIon Of the skeptic 1t MAY hAso 90
"a Argument. Iho revlshi OF m intellectual
faLsl does not tllsrefose c3ne in the shape OF =
philosophy 10 oscrturn panthelsm OF material
,ata. That road in too long and crooked for Tho
impatient konl. Tho sout llaA HIngH. aad, al,llru
ing tho desert road that winds anloug tLo rocks
Of nrecn'ation below, it f,es through mid
heaven tlie straight line ot laitll and p9stustcs
Tho existence Of living Almighty tlod as tic
ylv.l Of Intellectual faith comes It lat
BY the short, straight road OF foe..ng.
And therefore It takca itA p1hce beside tho moral
snd spiritual factors thas make Up tho e1pect4~
Tor . revival Of religion. becants wAen scsenes
has banlahed God then tho soul e1pecss HIM. It
expects Him. too, on Tho llnn of feciu7. II be-
laeses in Ills AWFUL powor to Impress the con-
admit Ills presence. Not moro certainly does
tho pendulum SWING back from It's high
CO. elevation .,as to eerressponans one ota 9a
from IT, houza Of intellectual doubt swing
over again to deep and hearty faith. Up
sgalpst tho storm. .llnos and snow-dtltla Of wu-
1tr The spring will press hor rosy feet, aud mark
hor steps WITH tho bio m Of lily and lose. Nay
the bloom aud f'lit viii be ali thu richer for tho
depth OF winter snowu. lie who sllouli cast The
horoscope OF the woslo'a faith in God from tho
chectless spcculnstons Of Spencer. or lbs goddess
fauaticiam Of Comic might wcll deapalr Of re-
lig1on. But I'll humanity SETS toward faith.
| At laAt It fiees from doubt an from
dea:h itsoIt. Upon THIS roac:lon ~e have
ent.red uoH, and the bonnmbed moral seose
ruu1ing: tue ictharRy which had Wrapped it
calls for tho preseuco OF Col: Aud mau, hardly
knowing why. aEe ask'ng, ''Wheso is the promise
OF HIS connlng7" And the God they long for is
not tho reeiduun Of tho cruciblo OF science not
the e9ustion OF msthemsttcai demonstration.
but tho God who muves on tho hearts OF men,
who kindlea faith. and hope. md lore.
hcond-AuoEher consideration thst explains
tho general looking for a,;f revival ia The Con;
Tie loug registers of crime crime With Which Which
the daily ),rcss ebouuds arc but partial aud
superficial shosing. They are ths outward aud
llery surge that 20 larCc!y porrades tho a3clal
aud public lilo Of America to-day. Tue ssddest
is not that crime broskB out IN high places or
riaous arc full. bat that these arc but symp.
toms Of general dsoadence Of morAls.-a. loos-
ening OF tho bands OF moral LAM aud sta.k n8
abroad hccEet1s or oreuly OF spirit OF dis
lopesty. lmpu1lty, intempefhnce, aud every form
OF vice that no perllous at8o to Church aud
6lase.
tbs science Of politics Is little more than a
scramble for place nud power 1t any prlce OF
pEoblty or bonor DpHinesb ltc Is { mania fer
xeslthms wh9tsvsr ;as di.honeat ,fs
IL ofteu only saoctimonous sc!tishness. or bap'
tized ambition. Now. there ID = conscience in
tho human breast There is kind q general
or Ss md
this or sl,at lapse OF Tirtuc. But 1t mover sur
londore or abdicatea. And ~ in tho 1efot nation
awakening In Europe, though 1t be
Yong 81 sgA's ss to ''ts fsp.u.oee 'nSs S1ous s
the uilderneee Of sin at last. The rery dcnsi-
ty Of ths fotId moral atmosphere will giro It
ylb,"tiye Eo"er onee more y 's =, the call q of
manly to = faith in Him which It never has
wholly Lost; 10 from this moral death He calls
men back to inmate moral distinctions, to lore
Of vilsuo never wholly pafaIyzcd. aud hatred
So .hp better thinking claasof the community,
whether professors o! religion Or not a.o luqu1i.
ing as they look at tho Political colrnptiona and
business defectona and social nngllding 81 the
past few ye.ls, whist ato re coming toi" II
may be 6e questiou rises from deepest ethical
And religious convictions, or 1t may be II IL
prompted only bs the sef-iptcrost that Goes In
vlco the sapptnG Of socisty aud tic destruction
Of goverameut. In other case II may be
God from tho weaKnos6 and w4c4edneBs of th q
cleaturo. The Christian says God must
como down and stay this fearful tide. Hts spirit
must throw uin into the daylight and bold up
Judgment in terrible perspective. Aud ths
men OF tho world will sAy. "Csll 1t the Holy
! 6pirtt-or cali Il. tho seif-assorting moral power
OF tho spirit Of ruan,-but qulckentnR OF moral
, perceptions and All uplifting ot Tho standard
tho Church aud the world Alike feel the force o1
this reaction OF conscience for pnoilo and gem
oral imtno.alty. and on 1t bsse = hope Of aoms
third rcanon for fhe nrnect.tfnn of I rsyiva Al
Of religion Ia to be found In tho tldiugs fson
!, Grest Hr.tAtn. More and moro tie brotherhood
OF u1An asao1ts itsolt. The oceau no Longer d.
Udes tho flow OF religious sympathy aud iu1u
, the communion OF buhlueas. Tho great mora
!. gulf-streana sets from Britain to our shotoI
now. And, ~ the Rulf-stEaan from tho tropics
: wakes islands In tho hgher lattuden into SUD
Ireland, aud Scotland, can hardly fail to DO With
uut 4 qulckeulDg ofect on Us. Who can heai
tho tubilatea that swell out from VIctolia Hal
| without swlfter heartbeat. and 40 involuntary
j., kingdom bAye Witnessed rouso again tho faith
. that bad slanbered, and lit up the hope xhos'
Q syoa had drooped.
!, prayer, that uo ia wiling - eser to pour ou
Ills spirit upon all nesh. Not ou1y 80. but tho,
: tell us that our ldeas ct slow growth Are th'
!, children Of our unbe1lef; tAst God can suddenly
) csll thousands to H.a standard. Those glor,o,i
: hamlet iu tho land. The; sre yet spirit facts
q concerning sin and gtace-tbls world under th
power Of tho no1t-tho old nature conquered b,
{ tho new. They arc dung like message from
. God Himself into syery bonss. Thoy arc proachat
i about In CHURCH, talked Of ia tho car, pandaset
! dsyously by bel!osois aud wondottngIy by unbs
q lieycrs. No nunder tley irtesaslby lead thoBs
questions: ''NhJ not here Il not this wha
: our people need u not 0oda glory in Amet1c
4 ~ dear to linn ~ in Engsaod I" No wondo1 the
i turn the hearts OF tho people almost QUO fac,
: toward the heAyeus that hang alikc over both con
= tiuents, and thu God who il ayesynhcre present
4 The three motives No havo now alluded to opo
I rate in dlherent measure oil different mludc
/ but al toaether arc opoa styo ia producing III!
!. ! expectation OF general revival. And accord
lux a. one Of tho oshor predomlnstes1 1t deter
: ulinou the kind Of revival that ia desired
( Thus II = mhn IL 1noat aaeply impressed BY lht
a prevalence of skeptlctsn he will think mos
i about : quic3enlng Of tho ideas that make fo
(. | fail, IN tho existence AMI proytuence OF God