The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-28

2.3 patriots 10 lc caulht hereafter voting |
for Tow Scorr's subsidy.
suppose lie Had Confessed 90 Has
Church.
suppose that Nj. BEEcHER had taken
MIS- Mor1roS's advice ana confessed his
adultery to his church. whit would have
been the RESULT II uadoubtedly would !
hnvc been for his spiritual advantage II he
had done 50. but how would he have Jared
temporary?
suppose At church meeting. when only
mcmbcr- of Plymouth Church were pIes-
emf. Nr BtTDll,H had. M a humhie frank,
earnest. ava simple manner, said 10 his
brethren ,ou4 tEns like thi-;
"Breihrcn. / am about to make 70 you a
revelation concerning NV own personal
lie and conduct which 1t l. due TO you that
/ should uures,rvciiy declare have for
twenty five year. preached to yen the
gospel of CiIRt~r, winch tells us that W.
should cuufrss our sins ana make atone
II, ul ~ thcm Ii the Divine command l.
ohlila' ~ on the ordinary follower
q. CnHsr. how much more Is It
go upon one who l. put III high place
men and direct them to the ways OF truth
and Righteousness rs laid down nv our
Lord and Mater; II Is an imperative
command. If the voNc that ptoclaims
holiness j. chokei with sin. though il
NOTES may sound like sweetest chords of
music to the ears OF men, to HIM who sits
above TO catch the music OF the soul, II Is
tn" very discard Of hell. la tiuih, the
false unclean minister of CHIIsT can 20
no real good to the souls of other men
while upon his own through the very sane
iitN # hls pure Office, Inc visits GORGEOUS
dHmnation.
"Nu. pray You 10 bear IN mind that Il
Minister is human; that like other men lie
Is pIoncto evil. mor. than they Is tempted
OF the devil, who, like IA thief, makes en-
try into the treasures whore the choicest
riches are guarded. who stands perpetual
watch at ihc door to take advantage ofevery
wink that indicates that the sentinel is full
ing into slumhcr. The more awful our re-
spon.ihIluIcs. the nore terrible oul temp
tatious. unless We keep always at otI 'front.'
the sunici,ut shield of the Master
"You have lookcdup e. mens something
more than man, while am, like you all,
~
ed than you. probably. because OF that
very power OF imagination. that warmth
of tcmpcrum,nt. which ruiscs me in
| your estimation above yourselves.
| have been So tempted often. | have
struggled against The enemies which the
! Evil one Marcia toovcroome the exalted
! in the Church of CunIsT They have come
| to me in countless hosts. They have as
sailed me whtre thought ! was strong
est, hut whO, found was weakest. They
have come through pride of power aud
eloqucucr, through the exquisite delights
OF sense, through personal maguctism
through love, and through spiritual
ecstasy it-elf. have fought the battle,
aud have lost.
Though have had all words of couI-
age and endurance for you, yet myself
| have played the part of Il coward, and
have fallen a prey to the very passions
against which ! have, in accordance with
my commission from my Captain-and Con
knows how faithfully aud Glinc-tly-
warned and eutrented my fellow men In
moments of sore temptation. when the
Angel Of Darkness seemed clothed in the
luminous garment, Of the Archangel him
self. when the odors of he'll smelled with
the fragrance Of heavens choicest flowers,
listened TO the voice of my lower self,
and made wreck of my peace Of soul.
"Frrely though confess this, yet | here
declare that never was man so sore
tempted as I-never did sin come in love
licr euisc than TO me- The woman loved
was full Of all spiritual graces, and
she drew me to hen not by the coarse
threads of vulgar passion, but by tht
golden web Of charms that seemed rea
ana spiritual. | yielded, aud she
through me, through the very Alteration
my high aud holy calling aroused IN her
stepped side by side with me down th'
path of sin, willingly persuaded that 1t VA
the road TO high heaven. But rs | offend
ed, have suffered, and that greyou~ly
far beyond your imagination; and now
having bought that experience of sorrow
through sin, | feel that | am better litte'
than ever TO teach you the Divine romcd.
for evil and to search out the secret temp
tatons which boguile your conscicuces
. am one with the vilest of sin
e uers. Tho lowest OF men has tTo'
| no path which las not bruised IN
) bleeding feet. He has encountered n
. enemies by the way which have not sho
q their arrows INTO my own heart. Whcr,
I tore tell you that you have a better ma
q Tor pastor to-day than he who turnCll
= held high his head and feared not the dcV
l. because the master az evil lad crnftily Re
: served his shafts To shoot them throug
tho surrst crevIcc IN his nrinOr | there
a foro here aud now humble myself befm
y you u do UetoTe MY COD, aud pray c