, 1876-04-09
Raply to Gov. Diz's Argument
Against Taxing Church
Property.
yr &. 4. Reed Makes Some Corrections ID
Lie Present lersion Of The aeU
Testament.
Now Preacher in Boston--- ---Meetlng OF
the Liberal Churches.
r,+e, and Personals at Home ana
''' Ahroad-Church Services To-Day.
a LAY SERMON.

A LAY SERMON.
rnR THIS DAYS uouE READING
cua an loved the world that h gare aas on;3
hsgo,,en Son. that xhosoSvfn NfaIs john ill., 16.
~ ira many other augle passages IN the o'o1o
- .a-t contains q brief statement OF D aas'
~ -, o,ovas Fundamental doctrine IN tae 1h.n
=, ~ tha human being. The fact is Of the u'moe'
a~+sncc =. tn all: nat to know it, II true, 's to
=. 1aft IN very sad condition. The aoc'1ino
.",,a,,t ~ hv the fact Is tho MAN idea OF "nas 10
st'i;sr,r ca,1ad the Gospel And the Gospc1 ID
4N $3.50 s,;enca which all human beings are IN
e.aa ~ stndv. From it, Is from the e1annna-
tion Of natural science, there cou1's soo
linn of many sublime truths. o.,a
4eT ~. - fort "a si,n,,ly this Divine Beng camo
;,tn ,he wnrlo to save mankind from peilsus'
The doctrine of this ealratlon' as Ies"sa anJ
~ proclaimed III the world IN various ~ G,sn;
s1yled me Gospel. The p1oscnee o. suo s,,sat}nn
af tho world through Christ: All people N
snh~,s,;,n, country Who read newspapers anu
sho hesr the sound OF tue enurcn-p1!" ~ ca ~
that il is assumed that this Cht1sl IL tao Pun ~
God, and That, as man 10 bne "o1'u' 1' "''1
known BY the name OF JESUS ,,,,,,
5i-.,,xs;nn and discse fancy OF v!ews nas ever
9.,innet tie dissemination OF thls Lneo5s "
D;uue cuuuect;pu With humanity. lucy Ano"
how 1nuc., mankind arc perpie1eo VIII tu7 elu-
,le facts announced as to tue saisat1on " G!aa
fron, hls condition Of ruin. AND tne 1elm Gos-
nj which includes all, ia probably Woro AZ
1nnch m1snsed. ard as little understood IN CON-
mon Thought, 80 any word in the language II
"a mixed M with cant and WORDS OF souna Will
out sen.e, and kheoloEica! phrases intelcnanh H.
.tIa with piety, profession, worahlp- and lne
reI;oious sentiments, until the ordinary mortal
h.s m vary distinct idea OF what the Gospat
srhcme is. He thinks It il his religion. and
what his preacher breaches. The 1ospei may
be IN his religion, but the renslon Is ~. A@as,
and perhaps seldom. tho Gospel. Inc s!mple
ruth. which it would be j blessing to gil to re-
ce;ye' and which ought to bo taken gladly as q
Kind word to child, has. it is feared been sadly
eonfouuded By the wisdom Of preachsoG. 1I's
! strict term. aud relates slng!y to 0oo IN tno
Nuld manifested II the ieso, 1or tue sA4s "sao"
pf mankind.
For the rropagatiou Of this doctrine WAS tue
nractice Of p1eacting instituteu. The Author
md RAyeaier Of this doctrine first tan6ht that
practics to HIS disciples. de toid fhsni. almost
tha last Of His instructions before He ascendea
from the world to which He had mitaculonely
.o,oe. Go 20 into Ill the world and preach the
l;osuel to every creature" Human application
ri the principle whici. Tie name implies has
xrnucht it INTO science, which is called theology
IND Connected it with the learned professions +;
md tns preaching of it las been made specaa!
.rnpat1ou. Men tell this ''old, old story,
through being set apart, as the physician OF the
oody practices the heaiiug art As human natuie
n constituted, it il doubtless necessary thai
.ona form Of organization should be put on IL
keep auy important principles and lnstltutlona
,llye. Ths spirit cannot exist 70 tue comPIe
: hension Of Tie natural sense Eithout pouF
Tbs Gospel Gs divine priuciple has natnra'l.
,aksn upop itself the forms OF the institutions G.
men. Ilc church organizations OF centuries
.he cathedral eerylces that go Oh from genera
sion to generation without interruption l.ko
flowing stream, the sound OF Sabbath oells al
syer the lsnd. are perpetual tesslHo1i5 " "
necessity uf this principle bcius Aoroa3'l IN ta'
world ..-
The command TO p1eacl, the Gospel Was gen
,rnl ana mi, ersal. From tLa day the duty va
snloined upon tho followers cf dascs, too l'n
pr1tant fact contained II The fe5s LAS bee'
preached Us the Gc&2ca, and 1t has Sone through
nut tie earth. uttere i Ill every tonsle, III! u Aa
eeco1no the great .oiEc of humanity Ii has
haen p-eached b; those who do 1t br profession
By laymen who are constia'nea TO TELL sne SLIT ],
pulpit and printing press. IN tue paror auo y
the highway, and III every form 1y "aicu haoM' y.
edre can be carried to the minds Of men, IL
propasation has occupied more Of the lime an
tnoarbx OF men for the last 500 sears than an
other topic OF human interest Since tue lnVsl'
hon OF the art OF printing, the AID Of tsie NJ
press has given to the spreading o. s.s nu". ~.
edge, which in the beginning as 1t cana lton
heaven, sas styled s'good ueEs. more thS
has been given to the dieseminatlon OF 1act
which ne call the news Of the day. Its founce
tail tins mlse,ou Was like salt to preserve no
mold and alter ena perEado the world al large
And 20 it has proved itself III mo!din
lie nanons Of the earth, in bu'idln
Up and palhug, down the great power
lud il shaping trade acd cohlne1c
Ind civilization; this 1t has done more thu
luy other elcmcut-working in the hearts
men. Aud ns'tne years roll OIL It becomes NOR
sud more preserving power. Nothing cao 81
test the progress and the force OF tue prcacnl,.
Of the Gospel III the world. Every cay Iault
plies the number Of the facilities for lts prop
cation. with pulpit or without, with pel, u, an
tongue, and ty,e py coneecfa.ed men anu 4al
men, while even the leading newspapers o. II
Gay, Ike TEE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, multiply
thousands the sermons OF the eappa1n, ~
send them abroad OH The Monday following
te read and pondefed ss the days Of tla "es
ron M. Such is the Influence which tho gre
fact announced in the text has exertea ana
s1etting IN tho Uo1id; and that fact, let us =
reminded again. is thai Jesus tne Son 81 y, "! =,
ind 6ou Of Man came into the "oflo 10 10 II
62vior Of the human rcce. $500.
Such ia the SUN and substance OF the WING
uat.er. It is information above cSetstnlug q
MMca ,naa needs to Know Inc pen9nolen
ind wisdom OF tue Creator are SHOWN ID tns - I
that this revelation has been made, aao =
time and maprer in which 1t WAS done. J
beads His own Son on tho mission. and 70 fni
It olica6. Aud strange 1t L. tnat the ma1s
mankind take but very little interest," III Tue III
Ter. Even those that l1ave heard the ne~s
not rece,re it IS news sent to them, ana
eheu individual benefit 1t il accepted IN Sc
e-al that CHRIST ia tho Savior OF the world a
the Savior OF any other person but ones sc
Il ia the hardest thing in human experience,
tho experiment daily proves. Tor a man earnes
To believe tnat lie 1s III helpless and lost sta1
that be needs Il SAVIOR; and that ne =
accept without conditions the savior Il
is oIeted him. There is sort OF ia
Assent to these differences, but instan
Ire few in which they become mastering pr
nple ofaction. What the Individuals need. y
make up the world. which God 60 loved. is, t
each one should feel that this Son has becon
pe1ronal SAVIOR to himself. There is IN CHRIST
countries comparatively little unbelef; nearly
p1otesn to believe in God and IN revelation,
IN Christ the Savior OF tho world; belief Is
made the test-question OF tbs day; but there
tlamensable want Of interest in the great 8
1ect acceptance OF the doctrine into ones 8
Is the great thing needed. This Il stra
phase in nature, that man has little concera
hia future welfare But it is capable OF . ph
sophica1 solution. Man lost is his own inIorl
te1 Of this state ct Indifference He shows
thls very state the necessity OF that saving po1
md thai it must come from source above
md tu -,