, 1876-04-24

that exoludes utterly the Idea Ut any such sal.
vatiou. lfete wc find no. solution Of thu per-
picking problem.
Lot TN In our intellectual dlasrsas turn to
Luther, tho brain whtct. gavo now imp!,leo to the
great doctrine. It IL almost impossible to ldhtn
At this far on ttEno just what This Rroat roforn,cr
NAV In hts fAvorlse wonl but Tint ho found all
Tho ueaaElns Of sse word ~ spoken by ohrIat ot
by PAUL ts mt Ly any means to TO believed. It Ia
cnrtaiu TINT Luther saw III moro intellectual
cliu2lug to Christ mnrlt that made vIrsno un-
important. Lushor doolatod that no Christian,
could by any ain, however sfctous, destroy hia
salvation, ilnioss hs slonl roflt0 10 1elioye.
From Christ no sin abn1I sopafAtc, though
thousand limos One should commit oven murder.
In, auch vivid wild colors did Lnther
behold TIM rising sun Of belief. This new star
Of poaca sl,oue with such radiance that no
guilt could b black enough tn intercept Its ray.
hut that Christ aud Paul nkyar SAW any such .
saving faith tn .holr day T. Proposition that
cna. of anil about Luther. 10 aha!f mol find
any crlr determination Of the ldek that t1ls
"Juat shall live by fa!lh." And yot t!,at vas tia
uatchwotd Of tho Information. Had that new
tho history Of reltglon7 Undoubtedly 1t bad
great Significance, hut the "HalyntIon by
faith" held by 1Althor was valuable As
rovo!s Ha, sss,n;t homan5;% .na n%. sasef
salvation. When Luther lired, salvation cama
by money for tho fnort part. The poor ignorant
multitude bouRLt forKlvenoaa aud safety by
making payments to tho priest. Each eIn would
frnn, Ind unioss Tia ronrnaantattyes Of Gnd on
earth voro we'll paid, for prououaclnK an abso.
tuition, Hence alt ito clergy Hpro busy Dray!llR
soula out Of pnr9story and pardonluE those *ho
ripr Of ailyor aud gold hid 0uito blinded tho
moor benigh,ei millions to the mercy OF
ChtIst. or to tho value Of any inner state
Of the soul, 70 Tho saving power Of money
wAs addcd the saving power OF ponance. Sonia
Kent we'll down in humiliation aro most easily
governed. Men taught that misery Is tho ch.of
ond OF lie viii aubnit 10 any King or bishop,
tue root Of ali owl. Out OF rogon that at
ono and tho samu instant drew fruai society all
ity pold and aIl its ambition there came tho
palaces OF the Kipga and tllo Popos, iho PALACES.
plato, and vino of tho Bishops. and tho biGh lilo
Of iii tho religious and nocner sFlatosraov. Thua
ponanco aud tyold weEa tho pIep of salvation
| from the tont6 century to tho aixteonth, Whilo
going through soma forns Of soif-intiicted
auffor!ugB, d light Ahono ii upon Luther such "a
atruck Paui nt tho Dam 1acus cato, snl DO heard
tho words, ''The inst stiall 1.-Two by fnitl," III m
| instaut The reformer uuit tho torture Of bis
body and hls purchasing ui pardon, aud told all
tho peoplo thas faith in Chtnt wa4 all they
needed. Tl,s was vonderfu, cry 10 that eau
turv. Il meant 10 tho churcl, thon = royolsl-
tiou, Il inform ii tho psopIe tnat tbey noe not
buy salvation Of tho ooray for they could ees It
simply by'belioylug in tho Savior. No masser
pardon aud q pur,tcatlou. Such q CIV from such
An irrcsIat1hIc mind A. I,utIor wss NJ tnin,to
worth, for 1t changed Christianity from Tho
external to tls internal, took is from the keep
inc nf tho ur,asts aud rayo It to each heart, OFT
Of that eycai Shout Abont fauh came the Prot
cstaut world Of tho prosout. Thun Il was only
80 against RomauistIl Luther's Idea OF salvation
by faith Wan 90 t,ue and 10 ynluabIe. aianr d
sSsr S, b.. M 5sGn sasa I'D, sa 5 sy
Which tAoy woro batting, and Of the dooror mood
Of tbe future, Our Pilgrim fathers and Rovo.
Iutiopary fathers, whi!o asruggl,ug for lioorty,
could not hayo glvou q anai daiiaitlon OF tGa
word, aud have pictured tho fltn1o. It was
only AZ against Tho black sky of dos
pot,sm thoir idea shono brightly, Ihus II eoo,ns
10 have boon with tie bcroo Martin. Against
tho black silly Of RomnalH,n his doctrine Of faith
lie rsd,aueo of tho New Testament tL.t yery
faith Of Lutbor won!d itsoit fado, When the
Roios,nor said, '.1,a thou sl,per and eiu bold
", still more boldly be!tovo," We may o. sell
going tl,o Reformation could not delino for "a
lin wntnl,Hord OF Ita mighty revolution. Whon
tho game Roformer ua,s that ..Ai things tuke
piaco By tho o.orusl viii OF God, who blaslH and
vc cannot bit "feol TINT lie WA bostor
IN oyarthroUlue tho I,ouauinm OF Ills
rast tl1an III constructing tho rrotestanttsm OF
tho future. Therefore, Is wo tnrned AMY from
cyps@ y 'ho1; ta e ryog t9s ~ H. sa,s
va turn away dissatisfied witt, Lutnor. Ie
fought well, but do,lnod badly WIS heroic, but
unphiluAopliio full Of yohomonco agalnst .
fraud, but 10 guido along Tho obaouFe path Of
duty aud bol!oi. Would snat tho proao.,t could
como to US now and tell us In simple language
what It mems BY salvation by faith. 1t doea
not thus como. 1t rcpoata daily tho worls, aud
attacuea to tho reception or rejection Of tue
words dreadful penalty OF g sublime
reward, but i. delgnn not to GOT before
us moaning Of faith .n Christ, that may carry
our reason or harmonize With tic facts Of tbs
Hbo Let It's p,e reason naide, for 1t not essential
that Christianity shoula harmonizo With the de-
luauds Of actual reason (rclsop ~ o1istiug);
but II IL esnontls! that faith 10 dstned 10 a. 10
cxpafn tic facts of tLo bible ltoo'f. Living
faith" munt 10 80 explained that it can move
about In tho bible. aud be aoea wherever Tho
salvation ID seen. It mus. ba a. wide as tho
sslyatiou, Now, tllo Church assures uH
tint faith is Aho acceptance Of jesus
Christ but tue Discirles had faith
in Christ only ns mstci11ens, angelic
ftleud, Aud not only know not Of His 0od.no d,
but know not tho meaning OF tho cruc,ixlon.
graves, aud, no We feil, to ucnyen, before tllo