, 1876-03-06

laughed end sang and danced. and Ato and siept,
And then died woopin f. that thoy bad to 10 h"sy
iron, q world 80 beautiful.
Passing thus over tho great bnftea ponon nv W.
only DO inluBtics to their memories. FOR onr
own aakcs NO aiRh TINS to know Alright tllo phst'
bocay,eo out of tho pnst No all deduce ortntonH,
and henco 1t Ia essential thns tt nl,nuu ne
ua, not In tho lnos Of distortion, oas o. aa,n, ~.
Looking at thoHe dcnd mud olcoptnE years, wo
may mnrk this. that wllcrovcr En!iat.Hi'.y ~, liz
gono, 1t has boon we'll out Of wllsoa tne 81, puono
has drawn great happincsa. MANY OF 1uo ,..o unu.
times which wers 10 tatso "nr W. ~ s.e tnc1
rT,Tts sd tleir norbr for fow years, and then foil
haek into s,unor Of death. From tho nlanRsr and
tomb Of Chrlse up 10 the prcsent day. tho cht'e-
tan World IA, noao" ato fpo te es of
Wuls wiao men wore aa5iug thousand things
foolish or wicked, aud wase baslnK them %
Scripture. uhilo Auausttne vas franing false
sys!o1n in sho fourth eontaf5 OF rens;, nra fhs
millions Of mon, wornon, aud ohldren we're lools-
Iny TO Christ tor salvation. and 10 Ills sumn'ons
for duty, mach tho ChElHttanH Of our day look
IN oil te dsnth ssones as OF oo .eGso fbo
old to1nbs That hayo wtthstood tho corroainE Of
tho Ages, ts,ore ie ecen nothing Of tlat vast thing
called tloology, but ouly simple PHRASES about
diving In faS and hops ,n9 Sn IN w.n Ght'H Ind oob
only at tho landscapes tltat pleaso thom.
inner Wish, 40 Christianity hRs xlwAya bo0n az
tectod l,y tic absolute mood Of IMAM. and hence
in its doctrines Of Repentance, and pardon. and
love, and tho mediator Christ, the human fauls
iIv has found p1uays It's chief rcfuEa. In oven
tic s.1teenth century millions must hare lived
nud died happily in a3plrs md etnaple falth, not
At nIt mindful Of tho wonderful philosophy thAt
wes f1ttit,r tho oloautB OF students knd the
PAGES Of thcir books. Tie vast things in 70.
itciou to-day llaye always Geen gast; not indeed
mean luis, that the altar OF prayer, tho eon-
fesson of sin, tho sweet rs1sIo Of tho sanctuary
tbeso l.avo always been puHcrfnI. Leading ldoan
IN Christianity, and right through tho dask
area these truths ran In q volume OF varying
foreo, but alwayH powerful. II you tcad the
ptiyats life Of Aug'lst!ne. md thon Or sasbs
Lon!s, and then Of Madame Gaton. ana tlinh OF
ou[y ona likoncsa In all thcse spiEtts,-the hac"
| nesa OF tho QUO bleased Lord.
These many ccntuTios, In all their pages OF re-
| ljcious experience, and what nunberlesH pages
| thpv aro, md vllat record Upon them. tell u
that It ID all In vain 10 contend for doctrine. Q!
| ideas that atanl nwav from tho prossinE neod ni
man. The world uill not llstan to such foroiEtt
| thoucht, All tho past tolls us that man viii
Listen 70 tho truth Of repentance, and vtrtuo, ant
faith; he will listen to tho story Of Christ u
! will foip in the muHlo and prayer Of tho eancta
| pry but oil e!Bo will ho pass by IN co!duoss o.
trau1plo under foot. As human nature foeo up II
| the trps gone, and dashed through theology n
| Tue noon-tsy sun hu,itoa mountain foRs' aot
! found only Hinp2e religion, 30 tho HUMAN NJ
turo to como aitor ua wilt uttory neglect detail
l Of today and will try to find On our own grave
| stones what wo find on the tombs OF tho ol,
| esints, that wo lived sud died in Jesus Thirst
Fortunate shall we 10 It other yeRIs lo0isul
back silall eco in US my marks Of Ghriastan loY
| and Christian honor.