New-York tribune., 1875-10-11

example decorates with tho title pillar humanity.
for love and reverence what think ye OF Christi Is
he the Son OF God, or conscious and deliberate I'M
ourselves To Christianity
take the standpoint Of one who believes that Jesus
Is the Son OF God; aud II there IL here who
Jccis Christ If there is one here who deems 1t mat
ter OF little consequence what he thinks about CHRIST
IL there IL one here who processes 10 believe in
Christ, without following Christie such ono | al
dress myself. l have shown you, and you needed no
powcr in the world and has been such since the day Of
HIS death To attempt to ignore this fact hustnc itself
under thousand forms daily into our very faces argues
anything but wisdom. Men may honestly differ as TO the
solution Of the problem furnished by Christs life and
lessons but solved 1t must be- No thoushuu man can
cyade H. In the eloquent words of modern apologis:
Though you only salute your Savior with the pagan cry
kchod the man at least you cannot ignore Him; You
cannot resist the moral and intellectual fcrces which cor
verge in our day with an ever increasing intensity upon
question which Ne asks Of His followers in genera
t0n and which lie asked more s0lcnnly than
Whom say Inrn That the Son OF man ainr"
Aud from my point 0f view | maintain that it makes
10 tis question II may matter little what you thnk
aGont some things but IT cannot matter little
Scriptures mdorsos his olau. His words and his works
equal OF G, done With God-the manifestation Of God,
tn only evidence OF knowing or approaching God-the
jtCuOn of God You may choose other ulode of de-
i,crance from sin but you will finl 1T Is not strong
other type Of manhood az Your model but you WIZ
achieve only an inferior manhood lon may ADOPT some
YOUR life win be failure. In shOrt-and would have
You weigh these words wei-wiat you think OF Christ
determines your moral destiny.
The matter is open 10 YOU now You are eit to form
oaim. Christ before you i'll the gospels, in history,
M dmy ne suSse.inf constantly tne question nat
hOncat man or woman, as an immortal soul, You
anon it, YOU choose not 10 think Of Him at ALL or amy
more tnan yOu are absolutely forced 10 do, II you TcEo-
mtcv shut your eyes HIM, the day is coming when
every eve shall see lin; when lie sla stand clearly
"A
for question to Ills lineage or dignity and when
sakn. it With lear to its nnost will bc longer
"wna think YOU of Christ, but wbai does Christ tuk
Of met No longer what shall do with Jesus, but what
will Jesus do with met
what think ye OF Christi Yon have been showing It,
retlreu in the past months by bcautfyng His houe.
Yet am fasti Have yOu shown it, Il no other
meaning of this work possiblci, Alas, IT may be- At al
it siya you love Christ tnat you honor HIM. that
YOU believe III Him; taat on believe III ConsecratinS To
Him an beauty and grace and harmony; that you want
10 make these things the lnedIHn OF drawing
is what you say by these contributions TO TIE
comfort and beauty 0i Gods house. ana TINS II what
believe you mean. Eut you have seen how tile bcauiy
and comfort have sOme;imcs proved snare Non have
whore these have Been for Ec builders Father
chapel rather than center OF Christian activity;
sign Of scnSnncss rathcr than Of Christian consecr-
tlon. WI not hrieye this of yOu accept this work
rather, and your Oier II TO the Master as IN cX-
preston of your love 10 Him ana to me souls Tor whom
He died on cOnsccratC il anew 10 Him TINS nornne,
aiiG any T , ~ M te ord C1mc bitbcr ctci Sahhatb
not merely 10 enjoy this beauty and comfort but TO
gather up here influences that sal! set your hearts on
ne and send you oGt along your various paths To ghen
the way the stumbling, 10 pour o and VINE INTO the
wounds 0f sims victims. and 60 cNae IRON eacl days
living tic perfume OF Christian spirit II Is we'll Tat
We may come TO Tie Lord table to-day. fitting place II
10 ask ourselves moro, what think We or CHRIST
No ber place To win the strength ANA courage for the
WORT and warfare which awaits You say much by
coming 10 this table with ts broken hrcad-symbo OF the
Wheas crushed for the worlds hurscr-NltA ITS Out
poured wine tclu,of life freely given rs ransom for
many You say you accept the PORTION of the bruised
wLcat-arC ready 20 be broken Christ can 80 nSi i0i
hest for the worlds veal lOu say choose not me
life which bdCs aud Itself within It's own carefully
dug wells hut the life which freely flows abroad IN the
multiplied channels of ministry. You say taat even
t0ugh a part with Christ carries with IL sOrrO~ ana
sacrifice Won take CTsi's part nevertheless Bc II so
Come the feast But better than even mere snail You
give the answer the question, " What think yo OF
Christ 2" hy tine way in which shall take up the real
no less than symbolic hy bearing about III TIE
body the dying o tic Lord Jesus that the ife also 0i
Tss may he manifest i'm yOJl. So may God help you to
answer this question TO tie world, tatSce1ng lat Tie
dav living power in you-they may through the servant
be draw ID lis Lord.