New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-08


ing along teg hear these crying the photographs.
are doing the cause of Christ great injury don't
know that anything if hindermg the work more
than these ulru. that making money ont Of
II YOU want hymn-hOOs into some bookstore aud buy
tbsm D1nT buy these photographs They are no more
photographs Of Us than they OF YOU have not had
tikcn for eight years Iiu2iteIJ Some men com,
planned that they had got commercials and was glad
theJ had cheated. because they ought not to buy
tlen So on the street Poole apt To say OF u,
Those fellows are specializing They are jnsi mailing
moIry Tncy don't care ailyii'ng about saving our
souls" Aud the Impression has gone abroad just
OF You to do any ling YOU can to keep down nis man
worship Let us look ~ the Cross. with Christ N in
CIV. and then we Will have men coming into the khs-
Now. let get back 10 the text. II is the weak things
that God wau.S TO We want the great. the mighty,
but God tales the foolish things the dcspisei things the
things w,ich are not What iori mat no aesh may
glory III HIS sight Now what Is al written for unless
1t 10 that sGall learn the lesson that Goa shall have
ours lvcsi That no flesh may glory In His SIGHT just
the moment we ready 10 tao places IN the dust
tAen it j., hal Tie ,l OF God will he gwen 10 If
we are Intel up aud say We have go such grett
ing abont crowds aud about tie ieUPe and get our
minds of fIon God and are not constantly in communion
slupendods iaiurc Now you VIII iind ia al ages Goa
has been trying to teach his children this lcsNOnthat lie
uses the weak instead of the strong.
COPS USE Oh wEAKNFSs.
What ia highly esteemed " man Is an ab0minlticn 10
God. when God about To deuge the earth lie
wanted an ark built. What did He do-,iid He call
army1 No. lie just call one man 10 build the ark In
the sight Of the world it very little thing. aud vet
when the dcuge came il worth more than all the
world. The weak things of the world that excite
scorn and contempt are tho very things that
God uses. When God delivered yp lie didn't send an
army. We would have sent an army an orator. We
would have sent who would have gone down
before the King and laid 1t ont before him in grand
style. but God didn't do that. IL this Moses,
who hai been h,cN there in the desert - years, man
With an inpedimeut in his elctcl-and Cod s&id 10
Moses Moses. want you 10 - down into Egypt, and
bring my people ont OF bondag ." That is not olr way
When the King looked ~ him he ordered nun oG ~ ls
presence. VINO IL God, taai Sloud OBEY iim:" He
found out who He was God us d tho mus Nv ana the
lite frog. I"e world looks upun the lfo- "'th scCfI
many them" We may he very weak in ourselves. hut
what mighty God We have. Gpl likes to TIE ~
to move - mountain does take tn bar Of from
put NE I@os tnT niue Vim i"T ,'' y ~. no r,
II is not strength that we want. ono Giop
Of Gods strength is worth more than al the world
There was hat giant whom We are told for 40 days
camo out every rioTBug and every evening Down ihio
thar valley came The Chut Of CdtI every 9Id
trembling; they were uila!d. Nhcn Joshua WAS WEAK
himself and strong tie Lord tnen ;ry did not fear
giant Bu; you saul and his amy had go' ticir
eyes of from God. When We get "'w eyes on
from God how mighty that Sant lo."s! Ihcle
came u young stripping M from tbe country
sort of delegate Of The Christian commission u
heard # this giant. and lie yoan- h"E3h To inquire
What does this u.enG' And the, told him. AM a'
wanted to go right oaf ~ once 10 iGe'l I'M Ihr i1,'
would rave cnys'n, hat Gods ways are n" our
ways Cod VIII have me giot{, ne ,nG H'.' zen
had been some great 2ian ih'n W wnni nhlr -l'on
;he giant All thr giof, Ilr yory SHii's rr i''-s Il"
army of o s1q ,o me- i' Of s h,ooi '% and ' pa
'You have your sword bnt have Gene IN r name %
nay God" Yes, he leaned upon thr stmusiho 81 Gpi
Now just look at mat We are to ra.s tih tr stone
into nat sling. God directs It. ana le wof" is tone
w0uld have chosen. though ne 3. chosen Of GOT.
what We ie io,rn The lrs-ol tnat We afr wetG
Look at Jona,Llu viti his small army! WHY hc
sus "the Lord can save by lew ~ Well ~ many J.
inc 4. I II liz
~ God n'i p lei c, n.t npr3.s ,h. ua y"n Iat i H.
weakness that tod wants. .lclc was weeping once ~
Heaven John wcpt wncn the book OF ,"a!s was brought
ont an hcrc wasn't any who co1d open tie BOOB
lie might have Looked upon Abel but Abel want
Werthy TO open the book. tie might lave looked n ca
Enoch 6ut tnnci wasn't worthy. lie might h,yr
ouScd upon Abraham, ana yet ia, i4her OF the faithful
ana ElJan, AMI the holy Non OF the 0Id lc-'a,
book. OF the saints OF ~" sew '~n'hi hai
entered upon their reward Itec We a'.phtn N"o w.,
martyIed. Sc hen wasn't aoic 10 oi"n the book Ahn
john said lac began I" cit a, Ir o@H'1 !P"h ,n '',
voice said Don't weep; The Lion oi ,e Tribe 81 Julian
$ able to orn tnc seas ana I Tom '" 5a',
10. it was Lanai. Instead Of h"ins .jLelHA
ymy. Ho sealed TIC lion 81 He'll ~ "Yricaiio Ne
Lion He conquered him What We want tonight j. 10
obsracics. why how snail thry !ooAi When Ne o.
walking with God, all tIcs" o'c'''ci", how ihc' nee
Giant and how small ne looks. go up INTO SOD,
mountain ana lo,k down upon some giant -,
.ooksl God tah,s The weak TINS to Gonio4id zoe
mighty When lie wanted twelve urn 10 iril"dGoc IT,.
gospel. whom oid If, tJKei I'D Hr call the W
ni-htyi No: tie called -" ignorant 'dlllf-.n h-"I-
men, 1t tnn,c men q power ~ God fislrd h n n
T.y were weak in themselves. br rtrouc ~ CON 80
tonight II ia ,, hlnd weak ~ 'iE nul irons
II Cod wat d WUk tacy can do \" "'hrf ~iicn-."
/, worth having hut thc stieAeth Of GoL " nrh
cod wanted Germany to De br.,d he savo power i' one
nan nv yy,. d WIEN dsranfS. snd sIpcsii,ion
Join kiox. ani be IN vel al scotland You
VUs ~ ?,
will hear The uac and feel a." nhn"ure 81 Jon" hh",
in that country. l0u can 20 inip oakland i,,'F ana
YOU WIN fcei t.c nnArl,cc Vi Ne-i.' and Nr"n'id
grand and mighty. T.ci r'lltd h'h mon on
strength FOR the si .. the - ;ns ,'pl wa n'n t i
lie inar~halcd his army OF "oup men ." give ha' 70
srea'. My people would he hitcd uP hnd i.,F "ond
Tie gloiy ufo1 thcmsrI''>. cog ru - 'ii',.r|p
and hOI aa iI ca hOmr" And the Lord reduced
tie army 2UOOG. l'a'Hs oHl. i''JD hcn i''t V rn
said: GIDEON. YOU hove got too m'lE u 'Ho,e lo"'
men get victory tI's wiil -Iy, LooA nat W. ha'cd'h
again Those that dink up one v'Y arg c".r ,ha,
Jap II NJ another, they shall he .!""l" lhcn ''"'
on0nst gel Ei'"l , r i I,, ti,s. hntlr,
host wiso take upon themselves ihr Ei"i5 "'h b'ohEa
10 the Lord.
PROPHETS OF TIE NEW-YcEH MEETINGS.
have no dou!n but that her viii say. T|'ro
are 20 many obstacle. the way don't believe SO aro
going to succeed You went succeed ~ N"w-YoiR; il Is
a very hard place. Nra-Yorh H." II tod is with us Ne
are going to succeed II wc tdso COD Ont "f our pans
e are going to ,a.l and ought 10 fan l. MOI TIE God
Of our fathers strong enough Ia take is eats "d shohr
IT as little child There Is not .kcPic IN he 'J ~
Ncw-York but what tie power of GOD can r'd'h
When wo were IN Philadelphia almost failed ior
few weeks The crowds great That mnny 81 hoie
who attended the meetings spent most OF their zine III
watching tne people We could moi cet tIer eyes toward
the Cross for "a long time. ~ aud by when The holidays
came on the numbers began 10 all Of, and II was the
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