, 1875-05-24
installation OF The Pastor Of Tho FOrty-
first Street Church.
Authorship Of tho Gospcls-.-Tle
Older Manuscripts.
Chatauqua Lake camp.Mcoting

Io-&ay, u 20 "a aear ina soeo'-nfe'sss "l'' :.
A"one ~ N1o uHt'o""s RioA' a"u pte''o"a
promises OF tho Biblo mol ono IL nindc to tho nsh
i1ur laat evening ,essou wa, tshcn from the
49,. -, t,.a ,,or;1aa. .,,at 10 .rt.. ,.t. ~
s'osS W ."e pau'oa. 'u,'., "uu "..ei h,s"h "''
unho'y lie' "as soa'lc'ca OF ga''s "ale sallofao.
Ihe anguish OF tho cr1sa, and, In answer 10 tho
nfs. pra7er that over fell from his slnful lips,
~. hut verv dav tai:en I'm ia In viii crfat f,'
n.s,d.. r. ,s,,,,I ..,a. =, d.. H.. H.,
&A'auno' "o.u ",t."' ~ n'o| n'o.' 'AA'
comfort might % toono hero lor thoso who aro
pulling Of tho dutyof ranontanc0. but observe:
Fi.st, That tho stosy Of tho dying thief Ia tho
.,tr nm ~ ,ta li,,d A,,i, .n, e,,i,, w., r.,a
=. w., ,,,an. .,,a ...,s. j.. rs,~,.. H., ~
OF 'noso "up ta'ao " en'i"I III 'tlc psllno anu
bod conversion; and observe, eccoul that thurc
hawaii ditforonco bokvos1 a lato roncntanea
nd ,,orar,cd ranontucco IVA t.vo ~ ro,.o,,
49,. -. III .', ~ se,'s ~.
% suppose M .n"s snse n.aa naa ~ o1or orIa'"ca n.s
back upon tho Invitations OF tho Gospel, choos.
Ing to whit for q moro Convenient soason.
.trrue rancntanco I, noyrr nm f.tc b,t In IN RI.
ront,nc, !, so,do,, t,uc ~ and o,,orvo tn,r,, t,,,
" s.,.s..@ @ ~. '". ..,,..,.",
zone Of u.s. coming 70 caeas 10 iato, co"lu plead
tho excuses Of tho dying thief. Ho. vas
Nh outcast. No man had over cared
for r,u rou1. 11ia fcet ,,aa noyor croa.n1
~. thrc,t,o1a of n c,,,rch In has novor ,,e.rd
.uo s!seuo.u ~. " enu.s"'no -, uao aoto' neata
Como. Ihns 10 hau sinneu without Light but
To arc rlhnlnE eSa'hst l!8ue' inc pleaa'i1g so!so
oi 1od x,,. is neat :! - 1Eom tno ChnFsn, from eha
open boo, u 1lo beauties ,I} 81 na'ture, aud tue
wonders q noviucnce., Ihe l'.htninRs Ut
bInal a'Id thc blood Q! talyary arc ever before
oul eyes, iho veil of tue Hvls Flace has becl
Ieot. anu an lne ngstsInea OF Bfaoc nte revealed
70 as our cup o! bI!silego 10 Allel to oyorl!ow-
ing. Ao". tnoa' sha'l W. escape II We ncglest
or sh0e Will sho ose1tures Of saIyasions
IL y hanly poahialo to CONCEIVE tl,as any man
euou'tl MAKE Hn Als m'uh ael1la!ately thut ho
would never accept tue tos,ns Of everlasting lfo.
lsoppoho everybody expects ot sotne sImo 70
Iepant aua 10 aavco: a Ricas many fooplo aos
IN taia mater us AuauhtIh9 a!a, VINO uoed 10
p!ay: ~ Lore convert lne ueltyet h!a from tho
nondase ~ ein ~ mo m out q darkioAa into
ahy nafse!ous nghs " no ~ila tAo .teaaty Of
ho1nehs-Gut not yes!, oh. dear friends,
lucy nave sea!od tae oternal uoutn o. vast
ma,atuae wnota no man can han1ef. Tho g!ese
ainlon!ts IN the "ny o. tne "oflaa ovanSsllza-
a ls aud Ss a e SSsS oas Il
Hesfnad!ng them to accept t!'as Goapol now. II
tue human race couia no lauaced % act: to-d1y
- u 1lcso Note no to.meftoT 70 acs III, tho sao-
eEnsc!o oI u9u "onld stFasshtway o''no da"n
snohR hcn, aAu 1ae oeestt Wonio folo1co anu
pi9nsom I!t, ~ tho fose' Dnt tis IL y
tanan world and 10 nro oil too much
o!sposea 10 put gu III! to'mo!toW what uuty rn-
qulTe6 o. W so.day: Inc i1ni,cnltent 10 not say
=. ~ F"1s NNs UtI w ANJ
WAY tos th'a t'sne J. fouiA sass. ~ will conc to
Chtlss, -pat no. hisll sheso Plnahant ye4rs FRO
eoho mannooa sass, Wll VAT unlil have
ESCAPED nom tho care aud Worry OF my busy
Ato !" ola @ age sass, "qod haa borne na.ienti;
VIII me thts Tar, mud can safely Sa't until
ieel ulo coia AnEeFs ot aealn seafchinE for my
hoatt'htfla6e. aua tneh, IKE tne pen!tent t1leE,
70 " ~ nsA'vn m mitn y aoa-naso'moscy on
ty Msy uy1nE lps' 1aus We po.sanao onsselses
t4aI tue Lufd MIL mnlt upon oar e"nTeuiance;
t11S 0AtUH 10 l19Es k14 IL q IOl Ok l0uS~HuI2fllE
Hna teuaef-nescy,
NOW; tne1o ara tasGe soou ressons WhT coli
oclse that nollo btosuu sana t1illo WIN dodin
tuo mater " tepensAnGo fiist, u ~ nntn lu'y
soooha' u II 'oollso @1o uareasoaAnloi snlfu, It
~ dangerous -.-
frst-tl le nnmanly. Tho lo7o and aeFvtco Of
man toward iol y ~ honest dett; Wo bslnus
70 Lin; % We Sfe us ~ ~ % donoe rlshs,-ny q 'oa,
bought us With prico.-tLo blood Of tlss only
61gotten 1 aila "eil.belosed sou. Our liYes aro
HIS for III lin Ne lro, and moYo. aud have
our being. our aalonta hre HIS. en
usuTy" for Ills glory. lIo o"ns os - lie owns tho
catslo GU 4 Thousand hills; aud tho giving OF
ourselves TO I!tm is, thercforc, but the payment
Of IN honest dcht. alost nact dL,ink from do
1tana'ng theie human creditors. aud no1ld ro-
gard It ~ n tl,s iast deyloe shameful anu un-
mau!Y. But wlat II dol peailo!s crodltos? ]? Ia
not she blatna nlngnified by the thought Of Ills
majesty ansi l9so! W,!l q man rob God Yet
" haVe roboe1 men. smith tho Lord Of l1ost4.
but 70 gay "WhcFrit have We robbed Thee? f."
ln ttthes and of5erlngh, In withholding Your
mths s ssryea 5s,aE Ut ty iH' io. A0 ''' ''1 0"ea
When Lord byron WIN dylng, no mas urged 10
1opeut and beloyo on Christ. llo hAd almost
consented to pray trr pardon, whc; It ocouEfou
- 1ln taa9s alies Eolalng ont 10 iofl1 aBatnht
Nou, u was neAia aIu cn"aTllS to ask Tor uerdy
now, Ami 30, 0a llo closed hta DyeA fur tic Inst
time, he wAa heard to Bar, .H4nIl I fupent ?
Nay, uay, byron: be man to tic tast!" or ail
tho bad things whlcl, havo boon told Of him, thu
seems 70 n m1 The bost. lIo lad used the groater
humanity ~ TO give God tts Worthless part. yet
thisn tut wlA. many pessons arc oager to d.,
10 uee tho 'ras frtitn OF their lite for tle!r own
pleasure, and then. NJ tho years adyanoo aud death
comes on apacc,. boatow on God lilo dust md
sahes that 1ematn., II wo woro guilty OF such
conduct tn OUT ortlunty relations rs mon among
met we could not hut regard ourselves ~ COLI
I'll. surely that claim Ia not to 10 met by putting
Him on With "tho years wLeroln We Jay We
have no pleasure In t!ln,n." The la1pb that Ia
brought to Ills altar must DO ~ lamb without
spot Or b1omlsh y; the stcal ol corn that il
hAfnrN Him r1ItAE hn oF <t,o H..,