, 1876-02-07

= viii attempt to bring spiritual and morsl
aa'vasion, to men largely thrnugh bringing
them lhysiea1, industrial, aociai, mental
salvation, II will reAliso, ns nceer has
tufc stands fnost intimately connected with
cYcry other part; that no part cau bo neglected
without loas 10 overy other that saving man
IN the ttuo hcnse ie largo thing. too large TO he
complished merely by appeals 70 ILLS fcoiing or
the emotional part Of hts uatt5o. II will plan,
~ !l!e Church bas poyer planned, for salvation
which ehnl! require for It's contamination not =
bench, but whole lifo and which ehall bo noth-
ing lcBa than thnt perfection Of character, that
Fiponens Of manhood and Wonanhood, that full-
ness Of life, physical intellectual, social moral.
and especially spiritual, which il now and etot-
nAlly happiness and heaven.
It will busy lteolf 10 effect for people saliva
tion, not like tho Rourd Of Jonnh, which grow In
night aud withcred In day, hut a gaiyattnu
EroNB ailently BY day and night, by 8nu and
shower. first reuchltlR .. tho blale then tho ear,
then tho full wheat In tho ear'-a anivAtion
which allies itaolf with education, Intelligence,
ilu,necs; and depends for is Attainment, Under
God, uron nothing less trustworthy and Butc
than MI tt;eAe combined.
! think tho ideal Church. When NO got to It,
Will tako on a good deal moro than most OF Us
nuppceo tho form Of organization Of onr Chris
tnn unions, or Unions for Christian cork, or so-
claa unions. OF, II you pleaec Christian Assoc1a-
lions. Nhtch ase OF late coming 40 much into no.
tice. think theEe nAAociationa and uniona
have had the succeEs they haro bccauso thoJ
were real need. Tho Church had h>cn lamo,
inefieeut. one'sided thing; whole dopArt1nents
Of work M The, ,;%rerattvsy nesd'd to b. donc
and, what .Has more, eeomlngly could not
be dono by IL without radical reform In tho
Church Organization and very Idea. reform
which 1t seemed hopelega, more than by very
n ?fvY1 A
kind OF institution, largely outslde aud fudo-
pendent Of tho Church. sprung up TO holp out
tho imEeIfcction Of tho old. But cannot but
thipk this To- be merely. temporary. Wheu,
atd associations, and such like working, wtde-
reaching organizations, tho Church shall hare
become educated up TO M understanding
aud appreciation Of its large functona,--not
| IN one direction but in many,-thon these all, 1t
seemB to nc. may veil be expected to merge
| themselves in tho Church aEait. And Churches
t1o beginning to wake up to theis fai!ines sod
II. The old idea thss religious service Ia prl-
lnarily going 10 meeting on Sunday 10 psseinR
away, and the betsor idca compE In its place
| serving one'e fellow-man. md therefore
God with religious fidelity. The old idea
that religion consists solely III preaching.
praying. hynn.finging, and 6uch Kind OF
thlnGs. Is passing away; and men are begin
| hnB a field world wider than that. The old
| theological idea OF sou!-ea7ing is BY degroca
| paealng away. and non arc beginning to 500
! that truo sonl-Ehving Is man-eavtng, woman-
saving, character-saying, saving from Ignorance
mud superstition to knowledge, from fcar 10
homo, from weakness to strength. from Sica
to ttrtnc, from idle aud aimleas to high hhd
earnest liylng Aud all this enlargement Of idena
about religion, ecrvien OF God, salvation Of
men. nocessitstes vnRtiy enlarged and CO.
utantly cnlarsipg idea Of tloeoope and functions
oi the Church. ThiB will 20 on. and the idehl
Church whom We get tothst. viii plan not simply
| fos Sunday. but for Mi days 10 tho weak; not
t simply tot worship, but for work not simply
Tor aautH. hut for children; hot simply for
adulta aud chi.t,ren, hut for the young people !;
not simrlg for religious impression, but 70.
much uollA instruction. both religious nnA
other; not simply for instruction OF nny or all
Kinds but in thc4s pEoTor places for enter
tainnent and amusement: Nj mana
will it overlook or instrumnntafty Neglect which
it can employ to do good. and benon c::has is:1
own membership OF others nu.sic' It will
preach, and Sing. and pray-dons,.lcpa 1t will to
greater OF leFs o3tont carry on reylvn! meet,
ingn Of rational kind; hut II vi'f ca.nhltsh and
carry on a moi whit legs import. ns in theis
place, ltrnries and reading rooms, and lecture
courses, and literary clanesr, AMI cos,vsrsasior
clubs, and aocial Eathersngn, hnd entertainments
for young aud old-not to say charities, bcnesc
ence, good doing OF avery klcd Icseil,lc. i,
We hear great dcal Batd Eowadays ar
reaching .ho masses,-a great deal that il i eiRa
!ahing Tor tho superficial notion whith i roy, u
of what any Reaching the masscs that >777
| amount to anythug must consist in. Heachil,iss
the 1nahseB Yes, hand.orgaup reach the nnsseS
negro minatze!s reach The masses, pot-horss
politicians reach tho 1nasses. Dut v}as bettos
oil ats the maHsea after re get thc,n reached
To reach the masses In way permanently
to benctt them We must reach tbeu
with preaching mud singing and prayer
in their placc, bat beyond those, a. quite
az important. no must reach them With knowl
edgs, enlightenment, educatlou,-oduca.ion oi
. body, mind, heart, conecienco, better homoe
more steady wages, better physical aunonnd
lngn, he!tor eocial conditions, better moral in
ateneea,. helps, Of essry kind that wise, sns
thoughtful, aud good men and women can %
vikc. This will hn reaching tho MASSES which
will 60 down TO tho roosa Of things. which vii
, renovate society through nnd through, auc
which will endure. The ideal Church will so<
this. and will plan ita organization and direct IT.
. efforts accordingly.
In the work ti,at akesch u large vork2
grant It IL studendons work. II ssa work yaH
enough. aye, and grand onough, TOO, to fill the
heatts and tax The bEatps and hapls o
all good men aud women Oh tho onrti. xlthou
reference 10 n11ne Or creed, for generations 4
, como. And tho hopeful feature about y lie.
fonlizo thst II Is . vast work,--a work 70 v.s
,, that the old Church much!ucrics and io
+ str1,mentalltiea utterly break down 1t
es,snp'asD oDer to n,tmsants'itlss .rsss
! more thorough. moro according 70 natuto sEt
reasop, moro sloH-wo1king. may b., hut tncom
\ pasAbly moro deer-working, wlde-rcaching, and
I therefore, really effective must % omp!soyoo'
a not In tho places Of tho old Observation-Disclosures.
j least 70 supplement tllsin.
The Chirrh that ss to DO born. not out Of th
r conceptions or necls. Of past times OF othe
: lands, but ont Of tlle deepest wants, and wne1u
cBt sy,ypati,ies, and bost intelligence. Of th
+ hero aid tho nov, say will sca all this, and
|. Beeing undsr 0od got itaolf to work accoFdingI,
!, God bu thanked for tho broader knowledg
!; aud bottcr understanding OF theae things tha
: have come Into tho Ohrihtian Church. Of this aS
: aIrcady. Let It 20 steadily forward, culargin
= and re1fectIng. Gbd bleaa every man, woman
, child. who IL doing anything to make the Chris
:, - tian Church more effective in itsheayen-nppoini
= Cd work Of saving tho world frotu its lguorance
= It's want, ttn SORROW, ita sin. Lot these oontinu
! integenty, solf-forgetingiy, earnestly. pa
:. !, tiently. In tho spirit Of Him who1
with joy and Inspiration NO look to 9
our teacher aud loador Ia all thsa
. things; and t!,ua-bolieye me. dear Chfistls
l thnra rfax wh rkar mi