New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
AID M0NnY,S SERMON

| want 10 follow up the subject we have had
durng the past weeE IN the noon prayer meeting. We
have had subject Prayer and III these meet
ings a good many Of YOU VIII rmember, We nave hdd
lie subject "wUrK" Now want to put the two to-
eethe PRAY and Work" That really about all there
stoi II to pray and work. ain IN hopes We VIII
b4 ready next Sabbath to 90 10 work with individuals.
am In hopes there Will lie thousands OF Christians that
Will lust Dc trying % lead some soul 10 Christ NO"
there are two qualifications which we need III Oider 10
he successful fishermen Of men, In order 10 be successful
in winning souls To Christ. Some OF you VIII
remember have taken the sulecs, Courage aud In
tLusiasm" 10 take twQ others, Love and ~ M
natuy" l want TO cali your attention OF the 18Th
CHAPTER OF Corinthians where il says that II 81 speak
with tongues Of men and OF angels and have not
charity, I an become sounding bras. or unhIlns
symbol' and if even give our bodies To be burned
aud yet If We haven't real love hearts, our ~Vk
viii 10 for naught. | want 10 call your attention o q.
passage Titus the "a chapter Of Titus, two verses
But speak thou III things which become sound doc
rinc; that the aged may be sober. grave temper
ate sound III faith. in charity and in patience"
II love don't prompt all work, all s Cor naugh,.
II man ia the Chur amt sound his faith. We draw
oug ecclesiastical sword and cut his head right OIL but he
may not be sound in love- yet We do nothing In MS case
TIE .reat want in churches Is nc want Of love II
them II Ne had more love would do better iof love
beges love aud them too hate boscis hate. You Otter.
bear man say that such and sl ia I..n Is the n,'ncsi
man in Now the other man may nave hdd II" III
feeling toward the speaker, but II ne has VI The
pnlaTk hr begins think badly OF Tie enc who
abused him, and learns 10 hate III q. Now, II a
should hear that another an loves hin and has
spoken well OF him. his love viii grow too CLsst tells
all men 'by Lis shall al knOw-Eayc love one 10
another" Tbs love Will De tie badge Of the Christian.
the badge which e. tel who they arr, Like the badges lie
ushcrs wear here. Without love not really con
to the Cnu. en- of God. Wien are truly cor
yerted We love all things AID oil men better than
before. Tie morning wHs converted vent ont
doors ten in with the bright shining over
the earth; never loved the before. Aud when
heard birds singing their sweet fongs, fell Ia love
with tue birds Ike the Scotch lasse who stOod On tic
hills Of her native land, breathing the sweet ar AID
when asked why she did 1t, said: love the Scotch
air" II the church died with love, 1t could do sO
much more.
LOVE THE WINNING POWER, NOT DUTY.
am tired Of tie word duiy; tired of hearing duty
dur, duty. Men 90 church because II II their duty
They 70 prayer-mcctng beease II IL their duty. You
can never reacn uaus heart talk TO him because
Il Is your duty. Sdppore | told my wife loved her
because II WAS my duty-whst would sle ~ once
every year 30 up to Connecticut To visit my ayed
mother suppose, when next time, tell her that
I knew she old and that she living
Oh borrowed time; that knew she Lad slways
done great deal for and that Ia her every
year because MY duty Don't yon think she would
say Well then my you need nt take the troube II
came agsiDi" Let us strike for {, higher plane Goo
loved tile world when II full ~ sInuers and tLos'
Who broke his law II lie did So can't We do H. and low
our fellowmen II the Savior could die for the world
cant work for III The ehurcbes woult
soon be nlled n outsiders could find that people
In them loved item when they came, II tL'
elders and deacons glad To see theli
and ready 10 take them BY thu hand and weoom,
item. Such things would draw sinners. Actions llk'
these speak louder than words We do 10 tall
of love and not show III Deeds some thns
more than tongue love.
II our heart goes out toward them and We love them
they Will be- drawn toward aud We will win them Il
Christ We must win them TO Us first and then car
win them 20 Christ Tie last time head Dr. Arnold
speak-he died ailerwari-hs used homely Illus
traon saidbe Those OF you who were brought up or
farm will understand II. When you have To- wean
calf you have 10 teach 10 how to drink You TAKE
bucket milk you put your fingers In the calf
mouth, and when be has got . good hold you pal
his nose right down into the milk: Then yol
sip your Fingers out the calf drinkng before
De knows anything shout IT, So" said be- "yon mus
get tie people love yon, and then turn them over
Cnrist" We must Be more lovely ourselves, and shov
the people that love them In our city few year
ago there little boy who went OF the missio
His father moved to smother part OF tn
ely about nys miles away, and every sunday ina
sV came psst 90 u 90 eundsysehools Il