, 1876-11-13

character; ben .Iulaon tat1io near losfn[. hts
l,ru for m a,1say In cn9,rc. house in which he
kiIIcs! ,nan: a,nl linurt'ton ,iic.l Ia Incl.
snnlG olc has well sal that II 1>aar, Ahsallaur,
anu a,l Ind lSe,l ill unE time the lives " lteh
they 'edt they would ull have bcen In tlle fcn'.
tentiary. nccu not multiply instances t. pruve
that Gil men arc wltlfut nnd persistent sinners.
We would mt walk tho ctlircl,-5ar1 nj tight
anil drag the sleeping dead to q human tude-
Hcnt Orer tlrfn ali We east the sweet mantle
did accomplish. leave them with their Maker.
Not n character In sacred or profane history
except that Ut Jesus Christ rises before us ~
elnleas tGlnE. It requires but casual acquatnt-
auec ai VII, any man to learn that le y ainncr
Our newspapers nro filed With tho evidences
Of mnu's lenravity. Drunkenness, muricr,
tlIcIt, crime Of a!l sorts attest Il. Notny from
te ran:a @ o. tue Iowsst and most sulear sinners
| hnc'nent mud inability of character, VIC find
higher forIns.of the same Inherent sinfu!ncss
Refined selllshncss, prI'lc, jealousy, hatred,
III It's .nultifarious nn.l subtle forms. TIC tioe-
| trinc OF total dcpravtty was not originated by
thco!ogians, but tt rings out Of every business
man's experience. 1t 10 vcry, pretty talk far
arc naturally great and noble, but facts arc
unverscs shc TACT & sn Sash,one II .'e
disease that runs IN the veins Of every man, and
lation of It's terrible devastation IN the muraI
system. Man Is sinner. Blu Is trunsgrcsslon
! Of tho law vi God. Tint Law is written III uur
hcarts, and ls revealed by Gods Word. Man
There Is not newspaper that comes from the
press but tcktiflcs 10 two great facts. Man Is d
! sinner, aud be Is responsible for It. Not only
are wo conscious Of our responsibility to q
| human government for Dnr acts, but VIC arc
conscious that Divine government holds us
atnCnable to its laws. Nor is eIn light matter.
II Is tn evil, and there can no rood CONC Of IL.
jtsn curss- = disease that brings spiritual death:
l1 a{7ff
uod, All religious of the world have originatcd
In a sense Of sin. Every philosophy llas to at-
NIT n-senrca, conte, Dr.. Parker, Emerson,
men xosS system M q thourht wo Fa1a {. out
inr OF Christ proves It's awfuInes<. Christ upon
tue cross shows the tesfIblencss Of sin. "1hou
shalt I'll Ills nau'e Jusls, far lie shai!
sThoosh ~ youf s0es ss b 0 - sc"fietn sS '1s sts.
I" write unto yoii little children, bccnuse your
sIn. arc forgiven you for Iiia nane's sake"
"'ille wages III Sir Is dcath.'
4 DO you remember Atilton's description Of tho
birth Of snt lie ,nakcs IL u spaky sorccrrss,
sitting last b. the gnte Of he'll, holding the fatal
key. Lie lnakes her to have sprung full grown
from the head Of Satan. a,.d says tl'at death
man With ily,irophubia ounce d
blood in hls vcina poisoned aud driving
him mad With spasns Is he slricks ut the sight
Of water. THIS ia sin in the moral system only
an infinitely worse d'sessc a spiritual disease
Is vrnnr cloi,r.-it rs noiiutin,,. Il IL inati.
snmr % '3;sln.tinr w. stb,n .,ontrrnn ~ nea ~ ~ w
sirit Of 1I,sl as sorr,n,. t,n1',,re SINNERS " ''s
What Is tic canse ot sini Man's freedom Of
viii Whst ia tls otcasi,n ri III 'chp law NJ I;od
nst sr n sce .1 liz it1rrcnr ,yo." ~" % ca's. u"
nnl an t,ccaston. wn,nan,s hca,,,~ wae e'abs ti,s
txras'on al a war. Int th. ts.uae wns lar int. nf
tho1 Man q thc ca,,sc ~ an cn ". i,v IL IN E
nn.ason Te fotcisstic artt4ue that ,"n IL t''e
nsrc tn,l in Tn. iians of hliud fate II ""srr,,
Nan ,s - frre moral ngcu. % Inv" siI ,ho9 ~.
nnTa9 i,wI il revrnicd /, f;tu;,s VIII .,,i euJ
writisn In our hearts. An in,icl nncs
iii ,,nom ti.r :Trn f,n,n,nanImsnts ''te Is
A.. twrnttet,' rbantsr NJ En's't,s nni ,boI. III
nc1fcssn nn.i so,nietrness dnslr, ,man tuI,' hin'
s,En streak of sunirh;. Tta mural nrv ,.'., ~
~" ,.1,n',n"mmor,s T. t,,na.,,J"n, rhas ~, ".
Erh,ci, H. I'M ,slr,.ntea n.as i,s., NV
a, a. s,nnd.si hv .v1,cI, Ia ,r,',ht stir,, 81 ~
III" ' sn5vu hnsa1t c,hris, III ~ eot as;e
hy ~, ;n.s "'NA0''' e'''7S "'o a'' 'st "S'ue
r. thcn. tb, law a, ao1 IA ,,,rc ro,eo,
~ ane', r,,.ox.to, te ~" Ill, rs 'cuoh 'is'!f
= nu 'n,,.t ~ a,sr Een,ait ,s to s.aosh ss, h1,
,na" IL i,11rs% mn, nntiin" ..,, a,o3yo ~ mnE4' !.
W. s,n1aro 10 f ne,a ", v. " e1s ".
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