, 1876-06-19

Ultt Df Which ho himself WIS tlcst!Hr1 to draw hI
many arguments nn after whIfl 70 f*]io 10
Ike ti'c faco Of an angel, as dying he gazci up
y ,nucl, for hs peace, Conyietiont olii.fashIo9ei
Iip'ral liz wns ef.'sI!s f"aS w Hts''' The u'or ,uar @
prophecies that tcntcEci fn Jcsns. OF
Nnzarctll. H. explained them away Or refused
u lcel their forcc or adnIt their ctearnrss,
S ansy 11%"s ". tn ni lftca ea H. of hs
their farGs against thu llcavy grattnga and
pecrcl into his inner consciousness I'LL t,o
.ecn,r,l himself prisoner against whom so'ne
Ing md sn wIuse o'y aatty Ss was i,'G ia kespt " th
barr, Of his PURPOSE hard set. The wonderful
truths Of prophecy, tho nnrve1ous lffc OF the
Nuzarene, the miraculous power of Ills name,
asu d Ills foli1weFs were a nj tlunering away away
peasant Of Galllcc. '
Nov he lans surrendered, aaying to the pcrsc-
cused MuzarcIc, 'l.urtl, what wilt thou have the
!" dni' m hour ugo lie gazed upon Damascus
aud Elnatcd oyer thu horror that would ae!zc the
followers OF Jesus wlltn Ills ua,llc wns mcn-
tluned Oh t'lG streets, Nov he Is led rs gentle
a. y woman into tl,e homes Of these leretlcs,
tl,c 9l'l prlde OF family, Of royal, patrlarchul
blaol, Of wllo rcsearcIi, nf curly Church mcn.-
betsl!p or ortlulnxy, u punctlitons obedience,
q cansle,io!s zsal, ol nla,nelcs; tnotvc-a
tton Of ii natural murastty or philosophy
lave tn one moment lost tlleIr power. Hu cries
out " All these uud whatever WIS given tn mt
count but loss for the exccllenuy Of the knowi-
edge of Christ Jesus, my Lortl.'
Brother, look on this picture Of the pliloso-
pher Of rnrss, this pupil "f Gamalie, tlils must
st1lwurl soul among all tho Sons Of Adam, this
man, who III tt,c penetration Of his thought, in
tic grasp of ills Intellect, In the bTeudtll
Of understanding. In tlr accuracy Of Ills
seholursltp, II the fcrror Of Ills Imagination, III
the grip OF his logic, in the power of his pl.r-
poses stands evch up with Pluto, or Aristotle,
or haca,t, aud IL the peer Of any mortal TINT
ever gazcd upon tho sun; look upon this 1na1,
grorlng about for some one to lead lin 10 the
Peasant of Galilcc, and crying II, Ills untnrns-
lrca distress, my righteousness Is hut ns
lifting rigs" WHO Will deliver me fTum the
triumph, rs lie snys "Jcsus Christ ia the end OF
tt,e law for Righteousness to them that bclieyc,'
'.Thanks !'u to God We Aaye peace with God
through Our I4o1l Jesus Christ" Brother,
gaze on Saul In the desert OF
to the prosecuted Nazarenc, ard remember this
always, tlmt in the desert OF your w,lut mid uf
yo'.r sin your only hgRs is 1T ,' 'snFrenlerng to
nothing at iii. with lin you can ia al things
The tlird scc1,o ts very simple. You muy r.
member II As the "Idcal Man In ChriHt., II is
this same OH Apostle. lie Is ii, Truas on the
coast VI Mysln, opposite the Islautl Of Tcucdos,
rouhdinEs were calculated to awaken his zeal
for Europe, which stretches away before him In
thcbonds Of lcnthcnts1n. Irons was dear to every
Kon.all on account of Its connection with thcir
fabulous origin. Suctonius says that Julius
C;rsar Ind a pian for making Troas thu seat Of
ctnprct and llurace tntnlatra TINT Augustus
Cpsar cherished the same drcan. The present
nase OF Troas, 'Olu ConstantlnopIe," only Ill
ltcates tue cherished thought Of Constantine In
later dny. It was In this natural metropolis
wcre Paul received the divine call to iuoye for
war,l Into Europe. a 1nan of Macedonia Rtoo,l
bcfure him IN tile Visions Of the hight saying
| "Cuine over lntu Macedonia and help u.s." This
! wis the cry ot darkness for light, ot weakness
fur strength, ul,d it must be ubtyetl. Pcyils,
prosecutions, stripes, l'nprlson'nunts, ull that
H. msnasins u H.. alar,ains to t. tho huma', man
the Ilnly Ghost witnessing only TINT bonds anil
! inlprsunmt1ts awaited htln. but thTs WIS the
divine order. It is the order fur tho ntiyance of
tue Church. It II one nnn ngall'st continent.
their salvation. THIS tcntcu,akcr Of Tarsus,
stumbling aIunc against thu world, detesnlinu1 to
busrow through every known vontiAcnt, having
behind hlm no great missionary stNiety, no sure
will M'aintaln hltn, driven by the diyInc "Gu'
| that was ringing In Ills ears, tls man Ii
the Inspired believer. It is one soul
conaclous Of restltn.le, tired by .
with Hod, darling tocntcr tho world alohr III The
cause Of Righteousness. This conviction, that
puts OIL hull,aM fogM and seizcs upon human
voice, and start!cs one from slunlber with tllr
sense Of Auty,-thfs Is tue force TINT moves tie
world. The Erent med Of the Church to-day IL
men Of convutDns, MEN who believe something
that must hc told. The warmth OF the sentl'
ence, mistaken for libcraiity, never sets tht
world Oh llrct never. alnrEhel one soul OF
uccount of sn 1t IL the soul thai
grts. 50 near to God that It can hea
lug, a.id sec the divine agony Oh account u
mortal peril, Al.,l FROM Its communion receives
thu saie spirit, this is tlle soul thAt shakes tlt
world. Before some VI uur fathers, sluncr!
WINS about to eelze them, alld drag thc,n from
tic church to lal1uattot. would to God VI
rould repeat their great convictions. All tia
nils Moody Is the Old Methodist conviction o
sin,srs' needs anti ,, aods powsF. l. Is ny ny
Toned Methodist conviction. Agreat sorrow o
great Joy must brcak forth sunlc wuy, Tla
nother ~ the great congregation, feeling
l'cr babe, that had gotten eo!i
tie little helpless thing dying. unlcr her yer,
service, nor the propristies Of ts plaes, nor t
awe Of tile vast congregations. She had Que nil
mastering tdeu, hur balc, her little darling babe
tlat depended On ller for everything, her bah
| WIS actually dying III her very utnls. M won
der shu startled thu wurshiPcrs with il cry q
alAr3t An4 hUrrOrt VI Hlle rushed hlll-frnltlc III
The nItsc to the pew Ut her fa,nlly physician
l,ro.hcrs, this goulty world for which Jesus sav
lit to endure tic cross, Ia dylIgin nur very urlna
Let us rush with II to tho Circuit Physiclui4 VIII
IL ahie to auyc
Our great wa,.t ls convictions, so definite an
communicating that they Will tuke un furfn It'll
yuIvu Mld Gull ua tru,n our beds Into fields Q
Aettun+
remember, buck yont1cr in childhood, on
quiet Bub.,at!l MortlInE, uur little town wH
startled by thu canning 0f u rider through til
streets, wllosu hurae WAS bathed IN pcrsllirato
uid cuYercd with, foA.u. Thc poor brast fair
staggered under the whip and spur. Tcu mile
away over the hot utll dusty road that nan'
sol, WIS dying With cho'cra. liz must have
doctor. SothIMy .clso WINS vi any ae
count ta hlnl. Wu admired this pron.p
decision, aud followed Ain With fearful eye
and cjarulatrd prayers that Gu1 would spar
his buy Our gregl need ia conviction, the SENS
Ut the vast ISSUES VI LIE. The feeling tint I'll
'Kiug's business requfreth lnstc." A mai
without convictions ls II lighthouse without
lnlnt,, only pn awkward lIeeu Vt architecture I
,,lur thu land by day whcn II Is not needed. IL
Paul In 'frnas, starting up frolu his sleep to co
fruut his pcrso,itlel conviction, Asiu nhcdlcnt 4
Its cotnu.nld, leaping from hts couch To- ru
throughout this continent Ut Europe, proclaim
u,uul na,ya In ~ md lif