, 1876-01-02

Jesus and His Church. And sinners arc ret tho
came. They nre no more wicked or harder of
heast than they ever were. No, lift up YOUR
eyes, and look; tho field is already white dead
riPo for the harvest, perhsps moro 80 than it
ever waa before. O. for q Iew bold aud zeElons
Luthers and knozes. o. for few earnest
truth aud eoal loving plain, plous B1xtess ana
Bunyans! What golden ebeaves they would
esther What heavenly graaa.ics they would
I'LL! Gentlemen, those new-found Gospels !;
those refined and amable and liberal Gospels !;
those eaHy. soft and smooth wiutl-and-Wa.er ser
mons, hayo now been t-ica and preached long
enough, and have been found wanting. NOW
let uH have the old eonl-reachlng truth, lnas
turns the world up side down OF yoro, again !;
aud valleys on valleys Of dead 1nen'a bones Will
come together and rise up aliyo mighty
tLroug II valiant armies Of the Loid-
But all this worldinesB 1nuat ce1se IN t1o3e
that rreach, and Mi that profess 1eliglon. aou
cannot serve tNo masters successfully and ac-
cetse to both nor 10 narsots bln op
sick children. So worldly men and women III
tile Church bring in their like: and those again
in their turn worse aud worse. aud true and un-
detiod religion will vunish out ut tho Church en-
t;rely, speedily
when men not crucl!ied to the world were tho
leaders, and now look on the fruits thereof !;
tbey are with very few exceptions, worth less
tbnn nothing, and tic few exceptions arc not
salablo in tue market He that wants to serve
Icsus must he like his Master. the 1owly, humble
Carpenter Of Nazareth, tho friend Of puticaos
md sinners. You cannGt show forth tho EN-
ble,ns OF tho world sud carry A1oft the banner OF
the Crt Is. They are tho cn3Gns Of antaSoniasic
parties, that are at dea1ly ennaity with each
other: ard cannot possibly be reconciled.
Aad though the Indies loyo (tor example), tho
dear bewiscliug Eitto things, so much so that they
will make you sometimes charming Christmas
present Of o lovely n,ustache cup,
YOU should rebuao the tempter-kndly-for
you know how vain they are aud thoJ would
fain excite Your vanity, to shiela their own. 1
need not roraember you Of the erormous dry
goods, millinery. an6 jewelry bills yon have got
TO pay whether you can aGo.u It OK not. Glt
wheu you look at others who wear them, or be-
hold your own ID glass; can sou say tnnt tile ;
look pretty. that 1t IL al improvement on tue
kind ald friendly expressions Of your counta-
nance? !? Do tho; look Eenteel and winning :
Have they any power to draw resaact and love :
Are they convenient and comfortable? you
know better. They will do we'll enough for sol
diers to scare the Indians, or for police officers
to trigntcn tho burglars, but not for kind and
who're weapons Of wa-fare are uor fear, but love
and roasous to capture man, Bah, away with
the nasty. dirty, aad fooish-looslnS dtsasurers.
I would not for much money. have the vexa-
tions and Inconvenience CT those s:arecrows
around and i'll my mouth with every
sup I est and drink, aud havo to jelx
my moctl open so vide that cannon ball
nigh. be thrown in without touching other lips
OF teeth Hon ridiculous And even If I was
ou!y gentleman would not ho counted on i
level, or a. associate OF gamblers and loatcrs.
And who would? Yes; WHO would If it mas
no. the fashion of this world But the god OF
this world can make His dovo:ees wa.r s,ythins,
oven if dlsgraceful e;en if it should change
their appearance into monsters. Witness for
example, tho ladies' dragging Skirts and pull
tack dresses An;: they would call it pretty: and
charming, aud swec:, bccaase OF this
Il. yAS Der koLK.