, 1876-01-10
TLo Rov. S. 4. ". Jewett Discourscs Of
tho Ensolycd Problems in Life.
And Suggests Patience, Humility, and
Hope as The Lessons En-
forced by Them.
Argument in Favor Of Christianity
in Education by the Rev. 3.
". Duf1lold.
Giving tic Reasons Why tho bible
Should Dc Kept In tho Schools.
THE FINAL TRIUMPH.

bEnNoN DY THE AEv. pn. u. J. DUEErLL.
At tho Westminster Prcshs sterfau Church. cor
ner Of West Jnckson and Peoria ssreete tho
HOY. Dr.. Bur1oil yenscrdny morning preached
sermon on ''1ho Final Triumph" ss follows
AMI when 10 wa* coma nigh. .cEtn nav At the de-
!hn sllse!rloa began y rtjoleo aud rrise dod With
loul votco for all tho mighty works that they had
sssn ta ,Gn sayn r% u sas Ena shs ssn,s n
tho hishtst."-LpGe r'r, 37.3a
We arc 10 mediate this morning on ti,omo
suggested by the Evsngoca! Alliance a. n fitting
topic to close tho neck Of prayer In tho churches
Of all Chri1tondom, tho final triumph, tic VIC
tory Of tho Gospel oyer the powers OF darkness,
aud the lifting up Of Chrst's banners In tho far
off corners Of tho eartl. There ls TO littlc In
srisasion in feelsng that at slais appointed time
tho Leartn Of all Gods pcoplc arc turned With
ono accord ID tho sanlo direction. Among tbs
arches OF oid-wotld cathedrals, In chapels and
'1ueetfuG.houecs. In rude tents pitched on tho
hil-eldes aud oE tho rivezA Of lan,ls Rtii lying In
darkness. mud wherever thA dsc'ples hhyo gono,
acattered abroad, with tho pillar OF fire before
them, there thoJ arc preaching tho Word tlis
morning With d voice Of hopofu|ncsa. and with
cyca turned toward Tho eastern gatos, from
whence thoy look for tho rising Of tho sun Of
righteousooss. Wo lire III al age when topic
like tLia haB-uot only for the Church but for
the popular nlind-a special iuto1ost and sp-
propriateness. Tho days OF waiting, and OF
cr5ng "llou long, q Lord, how louy7"
arc almost over. Tho laaua at tllat great
battlo whereof Christ SPOKE when lo said, ~
come to bring not neAeo, but awo1d." is no
growing falntsr, and the sn1oko III clearing away,
| md the army Of the Lord Ia secn to bc Ill pot
eessiou Of tho field. Tie slIngs ind ramshofns.
aud The lamps and pitchers acd trumpota Of
IHrael hive boen used for tho castlnR down OF
the stronghofdB Of Batau, tlt
uark from all lauds. from tho slcs Of tho occau.
! 1Ealso 10 Jehovah aBrtnling Oil hlslsi
FIllcn aro the englnus Of war ard co1ltuolIon:
Hhouts Of sayatiDu arc reultn8 tho HkyI
Tho overthrow of all otlIcr and fafac religions
] to mike way for that which cenlrcs uu tho
ntopament Of tho Crosu is no longer \ prophecy.
but has takeu lta pinco among tho ioregone II
not a:rcady accomplished, facts OF history.
1t 10 pleasant for II. to think how tho Lord
has been riding through tho ages, couqnoriue
And to conquer until tho powors OF this world
are all leu captiyo At His charrlot-%leo's. The
Wurk haa pft,spsrcd from too beginning until
! now. Nearer and nonrer conos tho proplcaieu
Day when tic hola.da Shall return, and Gay to
Him that B.asIdeta among tho mvstlo.treoa I'VE
have wnked 10 and a1throush tho carth, md bo-
hold & tho Garth atteth still, and Is at rest." 1t
Is not possible for uB to reckon tho years that
must yet elapse before tho Iong-Iookcd-for coru-
ing Of Shiloh. lot, dieccrntbg tho siens OF the
| timns, we caunot avoid tho conviction that no
good servants Of Chriat, III tho toll aud blood Of
many contllrley, have gathered in tho vintage Of
Abi.czer It only re!nalua for VI to CLEAN The
grapcn OF Ephtaina, and then tho alaster Will call
| us 10 the feast OF HasvnHt Homo.
It Ia worthy Ut notice that tho proYross Of tho
truth ~ It IN IN Jesus haa not bcop according 10
tho commnu rules OF entcrprlse 4; its history ts
Written In the parallels Of tLe mustard seed mud
| Christian orn a few thousands oi bravo hearts
HeEe bu,,au together by = common hop0 ~ the
pioneora Of tho Church, but their succcss, grand
~ 1t wus mas ANAL o!!ough Mlen We consider
tleir ambition, tho constleat at tho world. But
\ from that ttme onward every step VAS gain tho
| neans employed wero like the lYo loayea and
| tuo Email l!shcs which fed she multitude us
| they were dispensed thoy uoro multiplied. All
soIf-psopogating body that had NAthercd around
| tho hH{lorlnen Of GuIilee. II MAS ukoIess
+, .a oppose ttlen,. BcouIxe. dungeon and sword
we're Of no avail. The Wild beasts Of tho amphi-
theatre wera lot l0oBo u;on them aud they died.
btt their death pangh were -only tho pasus Of
| travail out OF which woro born gbnaratlon Of
| still hraycr souls. Thua the advancement Of tho
ChulcA waa a!waya nlirpcle, Aid each suoceRs-
| that which went beforo It. 1ts growth vas ac-
culiug to the prnclplo OF gconlottcal proGres.
SION, ,--the hundreds Ut ono century became tho
sl'ouesuds Of the next: Aud tho peupls Of CoJ,
| their numhorA woto multiplied, Asve felt that
tha very stura Of t,easen wore lighting for thea,
n,u have poured forth their JOY iu q II Dounl
| na conBau. III tue yeBtaa fires: ''This II tho
| Lord'a DUNG aud marva'ouBiu Ia our eyasl"
| Now that w0 arc cntelug upon tho Centennial
| Of American history, aud all minds arc turned
| toward tue oycntH which laya trAnsp1ied IN the
lnut hundred years 1t may 10 vol snr l.s to con-
fno our ncditationa TO the fante period Of tins,
for IN no slight 1cGrco tho history ot OUT native
| land has been ,ntcswnyen-l lad utmost nAid
ideutled-wlth that OF tho ChllHtfan Church.
| The bride OF Truth and the Een.la OF L!burty
| hayo gone forward In parallel Ways.
III locking oser tho past century wo
arc at onco impressed with certain mighty
| clnnR6s that have taken place iA lilo Christian
thought Of tho world. Here, perhaps. more
than IN thoao outer works ot progrotH which aru
moro frequently dwsIt upon, We discover how
rnpfd1y atsd lF1cslttlblY tht atornAl truth at Uod
has bEeu marching on. The truth peyor changes,
but n,aus opinions Vi 1t Ara over glowing clearer
aud moro Trustworthy. The l,blo Is tho aatno
yesterday, and to-day mud forever, but creeaa
bhted upon that Dtolo arc subject to al the a,u-
tatlonB Of time and fashion. Already thbsc
parchmente on which the sects haye been acc II.
| toned to Ilin their vartoua faftha arc beginning
to look llko popes manuscripts, which we're said
10 bo crossed. and blottea, and inta.lInod. Oh
cYefy page. No bad reHnits nssd DO apprehond-
Cd fron. thlF process Of Development In re.
! l!giouh thought. for it has boon gong Gu under
tAo HupeEYlslon Of the Bp1E OF 1od, that
Hpiiit who u ultimately W lead US into tho right
| understanding OF all moral truth. A. VIC hn1pnd
our cresdu. vs. change them Tor the bcttor,-taat
| IL. we bring thom into more perfect harmony
xxitf1 that ~