, 1876-10-09

Holy Spirit came to save, hin soul. Thc.e two
ralgatfuns combined and gave the world thn
apostle. Thousands nf rell1!onlsts fall hceause
ticY hare M conversion except tho sudden one
In some place of excitement anti tha Hike tho net1i
where there was no depth Of earth, toon withers
away. Alonr witt, soul which may be lost,
man possesses mind that mar ttc loat, an!
next to the ruin Of morals comes thc ruin OF
Tile old Catholics and the old Protestants were
converted men In the religious denastment ot
tnelr natures, but h thsr nentas acpsrt,sh
ring1c principle oi state, or Of home, of socia'
duty, or Of charity, known to them. For him
pleasure md INDULGENCE {tor ,lazincss vas 70
sShat S insy havc lt tccn oiFeresi the soul BY il
religious conversion was lost by uicans of the
intellectual th1di.hness Of drath They were
culture. noeatrtn genctalIy ntetures Tho son.
cellar where tho CANDLES lin light shnng
mid 'nsxa,k; teyen; 1, ;lo'n hca ~
! and wfneY}ass M the c;nh!cins of the tntei- |
| tccsuat life. The regeneration Of those menlad |
reached only one half of their natures, As light
| shining In At window reaches uny onc side Of |
| the lady's languishtng plant.
Next 10 the doctrine that the snrl must be |
eaved stands, therefore, the dotir1nc. that tile
mind must be rescued from its peculiar wrat!,
IN youth and in middle life are spending In the
| tnost utter fr,ro1ty or indo1enGe years which
were granted br the Creator only for tlle pos.
session, occupation. and development Of vast
lon the worship Of money, the constant pursuit
Of eo-called pleasure, the study Of casc, arc
completing in the intellect Just such riIn Is
| breaKlrg the ten commandments completes 10
tic llear,. and are leaving US often 70 wondsr
whether these souls need more love o. tho
things In The sanctuary or an appreciation oI the
mighty kingdom Of God outside. What SO
uaw hcid In this city Is partly The Tact TINT they
cpmc in all are when tic mind is active gather
ing IN great principles and casting out little md
rcaehe the bfcath a"a erty we en
carry II over the tcctaran lines and land It on
lroad, open shore Of simple Christianity. fol-
lowing an intellectual revival OF half century,
this spiritual conversion sweeps along more
free from hIgotry and wider in its useful:
ness than perhaps any former awakening In all
religious history, Every church In the land
has proiltcd IN lis religious conversion ~ tue
that from It shou1 come thc frank confession,
; thut unn ,n,,st br tayctl from Idlcasss as'l
tgnosnrcc rs weIl as from hta elns.
While. therefore, tho Chtuil Ia daily remind
iug tie iudivIiuai Of thu danger Which sur
rounds his kuul, It Is Important tia. t'ie ndvid.
| ual reueI.,bcr welt the dangers which cHcoin-
pass IFS mind md the whole spiritual Character.
Not only what will man give In exchange fur
. Ills soul, hut alsu what will Il profit him II lie
gave the whole world and yet live in /. fgnoraut
i II y. worth, untouched BY It's opportunities
shin, nor charmed bv It's beauty, nnr Titlcncd
! by lis breadth, nor rendered charitable by It's
I | sOrgows,
It 4 great mistake, 70 suppose thai cM las
nothing In this wtrld Tor lIts Children TO ol'-
; you to render except ,worship! ls liz infinite
only IN sett-loves IL the whole history OF man
1 God las seemed to dcinand only the morning
1 and evening prayer: OF the seven, days llc
t asked onlv one for Ilmself.. The mighty ones
{ wluu lie l.as marked wltl, His love huyc knelt
n at the altar unly ut tmca between the great day
i that hos passed and The dny tiat Is coninS; Tx;
S appears, tells us that the same Deity who ltas
e built MI altar Inns maac also world, aud that
/. thu highest form ot man.,,od will never te the
c oncc tile altar Of God and the universe of God
c Lei US now recall somc Of the ministers wlo
!! stand and preach outside thetempIs, Ihsy wtl
be ton1,d to have many souls IN their croWn n1
o rejoicing. Mark first eclf.oyc or srll.respect
II To cherish in the euu such HI esttR,ate Of It.
II worth that ote will not b. willing 10 maj
d It's beauty with a lie, or ignorance, Of. Or a
y toward Farsug that heart from ruin Of lftc
This frctttig ii not cgotisn, for, fAct, near
4 Iy ill those who aasc cherished this sei-tesper
u Lave passed. through the world without An'
s ecnsib!lity which creates true set-lose bring
Is with II Consciousness ot Ignorance nnl dcfrct
d and of the emptiness Of 5asac which cxrIudc
ia utterly lie love u bonstHE nliu alsl"aaJ' =
r. t,or,nt n n wornI of lfrht, iljc in a w0r}l j
&c raricI f,,,stry to be little in universe full
Df t .,rst. 10 bG von,cn.ptbie in Place Of wllcr
n Tod anu humanity u"ell: nel1'losc ID MOL
es ,,ci. n.eciatian II 'S nf tlIs immense outlyia
IT. ,cn" i,,st os IN thr Cathedral uf st, Peter,
t. fhc 3G1Eey uf Westminster, one Is thotelltfl
snl @ r,refu, nf htx s,ep and ro!cc, not Uecuue
"a ~ ~ 1,itns"If mi Ler,,,se NJ the rrcu
re encon nassnueut OF sycncand nIcsr
he orv fh,ls seif-,oyc is not TIC perpetual sell
IN rxantnaliop Of an anrhoyite, but The pcrpct,.
lie feeling tint the surroundings oil !!1e ansl uehs
be- ricr ris wv '''''''''~
as ..o,b,- ,,,,,.tsr ou,.tc n, thc tcmn,c of r.,
A. AnoI,eI ~ . . st'v ~ ~ t ',n1r ,!r.,t ~ m
ri eo ~ lns rso'onse ,'aii - 1s IN, H.. 5car
"r Gooo 'atestu "a a1,.-t"tn., ,,a .tV, ant Xii
iao hans e Is arc;,s,omc TO- rea Faslione M
he we NIL nre In certain shops Of thought, passtt
aut tttto the etreet our speech bctrAYeth III