, 1875-07-26

t,is+or" m"5' sua uetP oufselTea by memory And
older hook, Tho records Of ths 9sSs rosSs a"d h"3
r1on "o have gone faw hundred thnn.s,d ~, -,
oven millions Of years, tho vast. unmcasnr.sl
Sno y" teaa s PIT streche. on 70 innity
few oceans or trHxa u a. low nooks or sail
1ow cities; 70 look along The highways Of fsr
aciencea, gashor up feW facts W lool M .n,
e. ea!. Tue Names Of fov stars, .nl tnst Is III iii.
measured, Tho endless faturp unttisL va nav, Avn
learned TO plant cur aeIds, 10 bako our bre.d T.,
"eaFo our garments, To C1x cur rrnvnx All j.,
.''o SIMPLEST Of these ac:.s ws uso MATERIAL Id
''sp1oS fofo:a 70 % ssolly uaxplteaLle.
co,,1.n.s, s'''s. sae1 ~ v!eT of ufs may carry dis
/ n'!nhe' an Rlsd to be flute. Not bainp t.od
49,. 49, H.. 20 br 'aAn. Not knowing ovefythino
thia x.rx ~ 70 'uov little OF aomesblng And r,
uosr,bil'ty% % ~ ae' It mystery ia the promise and
MISERY - the a,ns.t ii which d., snt ali IT,
ami in..Gpp,t peH: - svea encllAutmon. to being,
wLeh 20 thst, ao ',,sl.s as M onwarla beyond 10
70 o1utaiht things, No wf,I,I ,on dvon oigt
the nidt snd tho mind ahd shs heart tnow nnis
incs!la @ anH disgust: hut tbs enchantrnart ~ ~
oTer sent Ghsy .ha a. ap9ut ~ ts dow arot aa tho
aha Liz hear! Of friend, sboat tl,e nn,ror,o a..
~ And NO s!,n1 novar TITO of tlo rom ne;a 49,
tthip Of theeo things because .1Iey viii "l,ra.s
neru nofe 70 give Than wn afo ablo Ia tato.
Aitn Hucl! Thought a. these tie mini :. ,.o
pAten 70 expect ilyntery In religion. In,,,oi :,
"on'u bt tho greatest mystery OF ali WET" ro,,s
,eh Without itH mysteries. However n,,,,] ~.
us.a 10 may hnsn abont the meaning Vi IT,,
mysteries Of religion, there ID ana tl,in, H..
the learned Paul teerncd be. oud dspute IL 10 ~
that tho mysserJ was EtcA!. tbs fac: fs HI.
Wan bayond controseEsF, a;,d Ia tLia f,,d.,,a1',
aai s!lnuS!'tful mluds c:~ Htiu agreed AMI tru:a
tuo ~ na:afo o3 tie e',31rc. VIC shc.i]d no: 10 rn-
TFn Nj to find th1S thh nv '
e';'n gronseF thaa tho,o In suy ranyo Of tlu,,yht
oi experience. 1ta theories h~ye In ti5, ~,
ehsiona Of tho inEnito, and ~ ralAil,,,n III Il
,E"a l 10 ~ lnflhite, end wit. iuts:i"s of ,.,s
tHthfo at1te' all OF which fn the very nltlro II
the casetranscoud tho ordinary ,laue o: :uinkju,.
and Ike hold Of tho highest and ul,.t ,.ttirutt
pro!!tms with which tho mind Of n,s, /. "a, M i,
u neahnP: II Ee aro puzz.ed 1T ";crr ttr,, III
''ealnG nlth zen tho slmplrst form, II m.,t,r
What may we not expect in the rcl.a OF rrlrii
II *o chhnot nndcIstanI THO finite lI,, Ami, ~.
hofe 70 compass the infinite? II tho !,tu We ~,
~. n,sittR is snch a mvstery profound. how
atnu 1 "e expect 10 comprehend the lilo IN cu,,!u
pei91e onr feet have even touched tie sEyr..:
noa 1Ien hncti considerations it would Scam .t,t
thonghtful Il. .nds hho,ld not ho ea,larrun.c, ,,r
r,,S nna my 11ileesons 1 10 rehgioa becnuHc Of l;s
Nnd lseeer things with which ws have to do, md
"oEt. our " ay along as beat He c.u WITH nh,t wo
s'ariia1ly understand. We shou!l 10 willnI, 4,
no Ao naina IN religion. We ahoul. not ho,,o to
W. - aA Ash aSGP GupGWH n EDct, uUf sl0r1jtf
"" halt nt sht1o and neglect tue things TINT ara
flaft'. lii world 70 full Of mystery a. tllis. it
~ wholly unreasonable 10 expect 10 urIsru;nnti
A. aoo'lt Ee'isIou or 10 de,nand OF i.s mn,s:ers
.na. 1tey DO agia to ans"os Ill doubts. or t.,
not o:Eer rendy explanation for avery question
that may aElsc. We ,nuAt be coutent to 10 be-
sinnetn IN divine th,ngs M we'll ~ In l4up.au.
''1a a., 20 deel our way a!oug ~ best wo can.
atanu!ng aside AZ it 1ere, and looking 1t this
lTeat sut!oct Of relglo1i. tlls 1poatlo fos somo-
thing OF the magnitude aud subii.ui.y OF It's doc.
tHtes and gazing, with IN lnucr realization OF
~ Rfotouta trut1h ~ they paese1 before bis
t!ea''." Thiuk Of this moment. Lot ,ho vision
r1s" hefora tho nud. Weigh those terms snd
tale III their meaning. 0os! was manifeHt io the
1irth. Tie aamo great truth was unfoded 10
Mord. aud tho Word waa viii uod' and liz
Motd WAS God" And this word, this Lopos. or
FORM or order, OF plan OF tho divine which va
!son IT. ~ sho beginning, became tesh, This part Of
sho J., alssnc M manifestation does not stand alone,
expression In Christ, bnt is not wanting 10 q
io"er sonso In other things, The thoughts OF
Wisdom and powcr of the dlrine found expres-
sion. Or Mcto objectized In tho e1istouco Of
thought And desire Of tho divtno love
found expression In tho existence OF man. ia
"hotn Hpiftt aud tnatt9r are united, End this
dlvne order Of nanitcstiug Himself which was
uu ~. "a q! the Wisdom and power and beauty or
material things had part OF lts anal nofold
'hRs 4 tne higher thought God coming In tho heeh
na. sns G s,, night speak With human tongue, and
heep "iah hnllAn evea, and know human suffer-
HI; as ai III thls Nay got ncAr to tho children Of
~. ghon. n r.ul looked At this wondsrfD, ,,b.
cats JnstiiieG 1 IL tSS a"s nssit;r'ous 1T
saal!y been understood as lnesnng MOI ya.'ias H.
ftSrr nti1y II ,tr1&.
but that IIo wAs justified. or vindtcated Ia H.
claims uf divinity by tho spirit OF prophecy sni
by tho miraculous power Of His lifo shink
'aul HAN Il docper meaning! than this. Theyord
[1e was sighteosis In apiut. The uu,on Of slsit
IND matter Without the corruption Of spirit hi
bean tls dlacult problem iu
Dsi,,;'s.,s D.is;eass Tho lash 5oso to .hs
oun. consciorice, tho <liylns il man. was ovc
borne by Henao ana pnaHio1l. There il probat
hothing In tho old thought that untter IL esse,
TALLY evil; but it il a fact thAt through Il
possible. BIT actual. Possibly tho heavens We,
iull of pure. unfallcu spirits that had neves 70
tlse contact at the material or known the seulpt
tions Of hpPetita a1,l passion, but OH osrth wei
tho spirits Of men fighting tho battlos Of u
1omaincd pure. God looked dowu upon thesot
OF rns.s, aud not ons MAS good al had FOL
astsay. Tile question WAS no less one thu
this: Is II ponalblo for spirit and matter
.lwoll together-for n.ator to bo !akcn iuto unio
With spirtt--a1d tbs spirit remain r:Lteoua
Was tho .esisteuco of such teug
1nas. a. d"nl or double bring. to
accounted failure mud abandonment
No. not II intlulto love could d. mola 70 sas
1nat. And Paul saw what psopheIs tad esa
nseu before tue intluise bpirit tho everlasting
Fasi.sr, uod coming, and no might ray withtr
1uoHt infinite r,ak, coming TO dwell IN the t1ed.
coming into our condition Of sin aud death, nd
tia trtiftts nr}nhI nf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I'd in III! points III NO are -and Yot standing ,n-
der III sud remaining 1uts' a And 3, thst Ass
might ls nothing of tt.al lefh he began At tbs
aud tho wifder,icss AL the osa. BY the way q
aud wsn I'd 7ia' ia - I'd sasSFpF ts. and
IL RrayeI aud stood not oaly pure, bus victor
ious. Aud ~ Iaul gazed on thls d.vino wonder
he says "Aau'lsst;, Ill tho nesb." "Jnst.
thia IL eo. That In the Rrpat work of
humsn spiritH in our world. gt;!s.ta bruised .t.i
Lutupl,yd. srsrlts crushed sud fAl'~r, B.!llts IL
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