, 1876-01-24


OF ita or1gtnhl power whau man shall conaen
and God ho1p. 1lathor than ackno1!,
eed8e ths faculty of lfe unto God e1t,rpated
! hoid it often dormant, often living
powerful and discriminating analysls Of the lste
eminent Californian, Mr. nslsto1,. ho asks, "Can
sAe noul lead An uncohaclous tlfe Can mau
nAVo houi and not know l7~ Can he have
.nst 10 tbe grand power Of living unto Cod and
tn,'to!tuns like It! To lAye soul and not know
u! 'lta aotnethlng 10 have any Ono power aa!onr
N one'-not known BY its poasossot, but one
could hare tho worlds concentrated genius Ia
nsm, and beang ignorant Of It, lose fnlutteiy
n4t3 Of !lfo unto God fow recognize snd caro-
!or, but these arc tho worry ones who deplore
tHo'r etfahRo indifference and mourn oyer theil
tMporfecs carc Of It.
INTO God,-to srouas 1t from sleop, from death,
70 trAsn H., develop It, WAS tho worR OF Jcata
Gnf'st A!iTe unto God through, ,Iesus Christ,
olf Lord" All posaibio means for securing t4in
challenged notice OF hlmsc!f By miracles By
shen touched aud opeuod springs Of intellectual
ltr,-.awskenod minds. Ho taught no
tcacned ~, seized upon the spirit, tho soul !;
brought Il strongly out into human conscious
nesn revealed 'ts necessisscs cauaod shem
revealed, confessed aod; announced @ I'lt pardon on
ior bins, healing for tho hu1t from them.
lho whole sp!rltua! portion Of q man Ho
.ronsodIspent n' in arousipg Lis chief enorsies
spiritual awakening but just begun, He assured
taoM thny shoutd not be abandoned. The Iu-
visible sp'rit Of God would abide with them,
e',, es',s,ar0nR anu carrying on the llfo unto God.
srace tue path 1t haa taken by improved ciyll-
zhs1one Increased knowledge, arts und tho like,
nut tbebo are not tho real purpoBod supreme
q. eject OF Christianity. This ID tho awakening.
tho 1ucreaso Of llfo unto God. Whom man
has como under lis noHor, ho Is not only made
thereby better ctizen. OF creator ulon.al re.
source, OF improved msnncfs, ho now fools
God. No friend atirB tho deep custopts within
hiln ~ does God. No forost yie1ds 10 Tie mind
more readily than he to divine Indications
Life nnto God-tuat lncn might have It abun-
dainty 1csus Christ came, labored. diod, and
rciRus to-day.
Lot tho nature OF religion DO undorstood. 1t
Is not an imposition, It u development. It Ia
not ffolo without man, but from within Linn.
Ihoro is in man capacity for living unto tho
world. and this capacity has an orderly ru-
!aT2ement. That III true Of ovoty mau, up to u
glseu age. which WAS tsuo ot Jesus. lilo in-
e!eaeea ~ stature has more aud moIe powor Of :
worldly life. Thele is In tuan capacity for q
life uato kuowlodgo. Jesus grow in wisdom.
Mon grow Ia their capacity Of receiving knoHl-
edge. Their seasittvoness to it. thotz eagcrness
for It, ths!r ability to bctzo and appreciate It, TO-
yess ~ %an 9 9
thnt nart NJ Itim whct zoe tn'.s.,1s G.a ~
jargcd. grew. md ToI res A SoiI t"au "asaaj ~ And
DID mon doyolop:norlDaly, regularly. thcir capac-
ity OF lifo unto God would Erow A. tlIeir capac-
n.d n,rnI,.r,tv ho1s,,,1;rr - ,..s, III
touc}cT lila jnnarmo6. t,post r.,.et, ueIt nas
shrvoled. dried away. sith scarcely sign Of
snrrnT thnowinr n,,o, tb
ri nur ns1,Ts h,nGs aa ai. ,;a
rottcn n~giec,ci nover snd ~. II toos. ~, Asss
cdnnt = .s - 49, ~ nt.r' a; ~, s." III .tt
s,mnst Tonnd,tnr s,r,,,s aau ~ ~ Poo. .naos.
n1ti, wnn,lar1l R.,99.t, ~ h1o.se 1f.a ~ @
!, 10 H.. t,,.t ~ ~ ~ ntononk. !4oh - ~
own ennia in rnmc s,,r vio.rt nan;o ", ~. ~
tbiv Horo and shero ~ s,ne uhu scems usycr 1u a
ts.e. 80 sA. ~ ~'A1 "4s "ee*I9 nosot w
nAVe iat !oat h!s sonl;-ai"a1n TO have beea allvo
4n.o oou. uut s4ko tne taan VINO discovers b IL
spul IN the noat abrupt. atEiktnR way, evou II,
Not at all, bhe poor Woman. in thn narahto
noedcl nil Lor roins Ia knnnorf ,.- nav,
needs ali bis poworB tor Lis hupport. If oua,
like the lost coin. has In auy way boou pushed
DO III uuwiee, unreasonable, unuaturaI tuIpg
when, having found 1t, 10 uecs Il:
It would bo vast, incaIputable gain, could
We put utterly from ua the notion that rcllg,oa
"a slo'euce. thing against nature. Much
plau,o for this notion religious tcschurs musI
Eaxs; and much b!Amu belongs to thuse wiz
hold 1t; for Httlo ia;r, resyIuto thlul;lne ls
lutte onuugh completely 10 usslpnto 1t, What
IL EcEouol otipn In the light OF tho truth NO arc
4 libeEatlng OF 4 hunlha powor.
All brit, ii this. Tne hard shell brcans aud tho
mp.iaunol 'tfc In let out tnto spaco,-ls given
:hauce for expansion. Men olton experience
mental birth. faculty, at some olspo1tuno
;,gse, Is burn iDto knowledge use, en1oymuut,
md only this lakes placo slIon the faculty OF
" ltle unto God " IL recognized, let INTO con.
aud care. Much dispute, aud u1nuy
oug and hard Wordu haYo 1een usod In seeking
o gtyc ntstoments ot cur Lords work for tnou:
md all son.owhnt confuse aud msslead. How do
ron 'ike thla statosnous. not MAIDS by = thoo-
ogian, but peet-npt BIZ 4 man but by =
'TIs impossible
10 ee1 It men e1cept through !hesr souls-
Can ,.yo meu c.s % ,bsu ~ Il. holIa man, ,o,t.
And therefore did liz CONS into our neab.
Wtt,s eone s Wlte aahsef 9.. etsop'nR on ~. hnee4
70 fscs sud ttirii tho besst thrrc: tsia tha ~,
4ni ~ no.snas tns ,.hnts Wv -. 80 ~ n; .1'
Il r.s On . ssarch for the soul @ for @ tbo % f.c,,.v
II q iite unto God, that Clr4st came, aud Ilo Il
the great bIaekneas OF our mortsl 1tate. s.ox-
ns ",an .oson. nGse 4ou naae aey 10 a!t. Hta
tser tbn no%ss S. 10 T i've mt" Ind "''' nun'oe
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