, 1876-06-19

pf Hn1 arc beyond anaIyafs, wa }ms,
from th!s la1t Of tla in1nlry. II thu l'sinan
Of aalVation tnan should exhaust nntt nt l
Iabor md thought. 1Ina thu t.,1nnn family sreu
upon !ts own duty tho t,moo ar,l study an|
iaimF II has given to 1oPeless inquiry 9l""lt Thy
now ft government md education, aud tnnrnA
mud religion: Had II followc& Christ instca'l nl
discussing The Trinity, hatl It used lta liberty IN.
Ftsad u a,iSe'H:sg "; fntu an frce.w Laii II
olosy, Ind It contemplated God frnm tic l,ar,
vrst-tleld 0r scool-]uusG rather than frum the
glon,lly convent, the earth to-,ny would he ful}
lIut unfortunately, our fathers Studied ti.c !r
COMPREHENSIVE, md in the effort to discover
Gals business omitted tllclr own. Let us nd
repent this fully, hut, assuming thnt! tio,l Il
human sttte Of the change.
/. "Thc law OF the Lord IL perfect In convert
ins the SOUL" so the inspired writer acclarrs
Castlng itself Into that law frnm tnfamry, III in
thy after. i'c, tls heart nda tint patti, feanti.
full, md lenrt,s to hate the why's If sin. 1lcItu
there have ,ccn nwnyR, aud there still nrc, tens
ii thousands Of Christian men and women wln
wcre SO taugllt thu law of UuI a through ctill.
beauty. 1t wus "pcrfcct converting their soul.n
"'Tis education forms the c.,rnInun mind, md
6nt Of tic eary tsn!ntng Of the Scotch Church,
and tho Episcopal Church, md tic Catholic
Church, In its better days, there cane conpany
of Christians whom hatrctl 1T Sin md loyo
Of virtue equal my such Into md sum
loye t. 1's found In our genera
t9arc1 9 ru sco In s k ;" o VI lie sn, 95% as s, @ See
rose,l. Tint "1aw" NOW Includes tlr gusl'el II
lle Nrw Tcstntnent, all hcrce lies before the
heart in T. still more wonderful perfection.
Reared IN the mtass Ut this luw, whcli fs SO co,'-
prchcnsive that u embraces every duty md
every kindness anil every hope anA every grace,
vast that It Includes the creation Of thu world
and tic scatl' Of Christ, the heart y.anes to
version did not spring up IN day nr week, lut
came slowly along lkc the strength comes to tho
oak, or the ripe fruit to the orchard Ur ali tlu
human means Of conversion, this passing of
perhnps the most powerful. Hid not the holnrs
Of the pnst taught MI inpcrfcCt 1nw Ut qo1, lad
they not too often tatg1.t tile young heart
lisun principles mt divine, not even human, tlnl
10y around tie childhood Ii former generations
t1irru would he III earth to-day wufu!grIui
multitude of hearts that had tecll transformed
in curly life. Even us the counse! Of Gul was
vet more sotls lmyo hecn !" sayc.i +" III tlle RI
ltgIous l!omrs Of tic past than cnn be called
out from thy wor!t! In all thu great revlyaln.cct
fngs Of our latter days 1t Is well these reyivalt
they EVER 30 popular nnd long-lasting, 1t tloct
1iot seem posslLio tlnt they Tan ever convert at
1nanY tlthIs, Or eunvert item sO we'll, us cat
those homes where the world Of religion atlincl
"
Give us homes where Christianity dwcll8 In iti
bcnuty-rOt III any Rcet:rlalisn, nor III aily Ter
rursNl, nor IN nny aaretlct tsus-ant there the
conversion of tho sblll will come as It seldom
comes In the special una translrnt excitement
pf the revival. Or MI tubernucles Ut revival, per.
hups hume Is the best.
2. A Second means OF conversion may bo
fund ~ the Mlpit,-not scc,nd, perllapa, III tc
order Of excelc.nSc, hut simply IN The order Of
our rcnlnrks. There III no measurement ~
which one may learn whether tle pulpit Is more
influential than the religious booi or the Sum
tlny Or thu BONG As 10 SCIENCE can determine
which !s The l,lure bcaut|fu sunrisc Or sunset,
or which Is the lnore impressive, tic ucen,i
noise uF tllc occans SILENCE, 50 there Will never
come any chemistry that will tell you and INC
wtlAt comparative power thu Christian pulpit
inuy }IOasG5s. And It matters not. We tlu not
rare L the palutcrs never lcar, whether tls
morning, or the evening Is thu more charming.
Tic pulpit stands simply IFS u yuluaic tact.
Its part in tho transformation Ut l1au
may bc, m lustantal'so'1a result, Or It
lnay he thu slow outcome Ut Il scurG Of years.
Sometimes the pulpit, whe, t Is full Of tic fe.
vii elo1uence Of II Robert Hull Or II Whitclf,1l
stn,lls aauze that L 81 lol; init halted .,c
twce Two opinions. The pulpit Is founded upon
tho simplest law Of Eoscty. Il springs sl"'riy
each mind selects part. The merchant says tn
the poet: g. will deal in f,ol nt,d clutl,iiE Il
you Will compose book for my fa,hily ut
% h9ns;" " I'LL I'LL , sax :. , ,ne calm, rslssttv;
equity, a1id Will clact and practlee ~ the law,
We Will uttcnl tn the agriculture a1ld thu cum.
1ueree." Tlen society discovers that there ur0
pleasing sounds In latlIrc, md It sets aart some
being with 1le perceptivc faculties to look after
thu tones o{ tho universe; a,ld after while in
comes the musician with LIS rcport in the slaapts
Of otg"ns, l'arps, p'anos, ainl sn,ers, md solus
HuartettGs, Al cliOrCscs. III Its long n,atrl.
I'M I'M
life, the being Of God the fart and quality Of
Christ, were I'LL II wonderful department ii ill.,
qutry u'Ni experiences, strange fountain Ut Joy
Or sorruw; and 1t said to this nau aud that il
strange world of religion, VIC viii thaus you anil
hear you, unl, II possible, obey ynl!r counsel
Thus ca1nc. the pulpit from tho subdivision Vt
human tol It rsPgssS mt "t Hh '1as!c no
superstition, but upon the dcIlu1lds uf the soul,
| anil by request VI t!e human race. Christianity
came Ald furnished It with theme, but lid mt
create It. 1t rcnuyed the JUPITER md gayu tho
]al1wt God; It s!lellcud Tie despair Of a Sue.
rates, mud gave the gospel minister tho hope IN
Jesus Christ The pulpit stands to-s!ny, there
| fore ratiunul tnstrlIn,ent'of conversion. 1t
runics furwnrl With It's elllslcr study un mnrs
spiritual tos,y to attempt to mold naniknd Into
Alecp belief III tho ideas Of tllc NV lestntnc't.
| Wc uro all dependent npun. thosu wllu lnvc
| given tlG[r minus to solne branch of llninaa
Wcl!-heilg whicl. we have passed hcedlcssiy hy.
1
the value of !iucrty, and honle, aud country,
asking us TO r:se a:sanst canning toc, lnw rs
wortls would wake Us, canning, III they should,
from bis lolE!-th!nkl,g bsu!i and long.l'npas-
siu1rd llcnrt to our lullg-,Wgiigent and lung
HlcGpil,g souls. In moment W. feel the intltl
enso of his years; per!aps hts ila!r l4as bcso''le
white III Tic long srYtce anti study of tho Stattt
and W. aro al children ut Ills fcet asl .lesrc to
march forth " l'erues1 turning his ,ph!Io:s,ophy
tory there Is the life, the tRcss, tho tI!rcFeuta.
tioi Of the speaker, Hence Il great a!'l trc4l
patsiot ind Statesman Bl,onl,i say hut little, alnl
f!at lttle plainly, the elEectw 10 great. The
old history of tils !spcuEer and LIS theme woal!
come into thu public soul to rcnder Unnecessary
the Aowcra Of rlleturir. III the theury Of tho
pulpit there repases III It sl.h peculiar power.
ftI1 preacher Ii supposed TO pusscss e1ntsltton;
lle issup,msed to hNye studied thu Scripture; l'c
IL suIposrd 10 hayu studied lts Muster Christ;
hu is supposed to have led pure lilc, to !inve
sounded thu depths ot 'utt, Lu hayr fuunl its
consolation, to savo built ap tender solitltls
for thu wcliuru Ut Ills lellos.un; IN ILLS lie Ut
study nlrn,Ht tn hayr guen heavens hnrpnrss
n,ul fo have heard tho sigh Ut thu lust; hr y
supposed to bu FREQ mind speaking out III NIL
sincerity wtnt llo ulsmast knows to lc true, anl