, 1877-09-03
RELIGIOUS.
The Relations Between Pulpit
and Peopls.-.Sermon by
Prof. Swing.
Brooke I1erfOrd on Broken
Banks and MOrtgagcl
Churches.
Treasures in Heaven.-,Discourse by tho
Rev. John Atkinson.
PULPIT AND PEOPLE.

rru.fov nv t,pnr syc1H0.
p,of sa,tnc hav,nr rrturncl from his yaca.
linn. nrr,ctrJ Yesterday morning at the Central
t.l,n-r,, t,kIng oe III ,i,cvt.
Ih,v. comn,,slon m The u,u1t,tnde. Natl. r.,
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When loving and hoptpg multitude had fol-
Lowell tho lender, Christ away from their homes,
a,u, now were hungry aud weary, He gathered
Ills diseiples nbout him and said: II nm
touched with pity for this multitude" Tho
Greek version Of Matthew's Gospel setA forth
tic i,,ca By wor,l stronger than tho English
phrase shave cumpassfou.r All iIavn cApe-
rienccd certain rlsscal effect In presence Of n
easantty.-n strange sinking of the heart. This
ferl,ng Christ rt,,,fesscs when lie saw tho tlou
eanls o,it III tho laryo places foollcss, md led
along hy noble zcnl for tic truth. Tic turned
t., His friends ana sail, my hear. sinks within
mo rs sec night coming oil anil mark this i'm.
m,.nsc thront, owav fran their hon,es. 1rayc wc
NJ, hrco,, f,r ~. ,nu1ti,u,}o,
~ ~, "1e'a lo' .'''s n'o,.,tuao' ,,. ,
His scene In sacrcl'll'story suggests thcmc
for to-day: The Relations OF the Pulpit to the
Temporal Wants Of The Multitude.
n hcIn,, nv tntcrtion In trrot ,rorc thoo once
A. 'e.''t l's ''''sn''o"t W sI'eaN N'fe .is o''ee
this coming year upon tho temporal welfare o.
society, It sces almost II not altogether cssen-
tial that an analogy be n,aie first In which shall
In at fortb tho rrt antl dntv of ,I,e n,,,nit IN
t..,..Se T., ~ Ga,,s =, .,,..,at. ,.I .,. .,a
'heI'''lc IN 1ss hetn III taonsht ana "o1R tho
temporal aflalrh OF mankind. An Impression
prevails, and covers rcry largo area, that tho
true servant of Christ must sneak always upon
,.t,I,, soa..tno. a.,,oJ ,4,as.1I,,, :, an,, .ha.
VI t"..' 't''etl''ca .a"eu ."'l!oa'' ~" tuas
any discussion o1 Inc oa'y wants ol humanity
belongs to lecturers, and tnoraltsts, and phllos-
ouhe.s. That this Impression Is falso and In
irn,,s sec,pa o,,ito o.,ytna wien wa t,,,sa an,l
,'i'Ae .,a's,'',". ~ ~. !a.s ~.
ihok eal'n'S al thc "holc maltet' ine example
those (1Ik III WHOSE SGDJa SllflEtl1TEY EnFUUfs
ami who arn the foundation stones of
thc pu]ptt. is all against the throry that
,na ,,,,.'I,,ax, ~ -.lir,,,,, +,.,.+ .,,,L orlv
t"s "'',l'S'e'8 u 'e''sf,'' '''aS' Epe"s on'y
upon thus" lcadlnF thculcs called tue
sctr!ncs III salvation. The pulpit rests
upon two rulunns,--tl,o une maize up Of rcr-
Y",s, the o,her Is yro,,ra. out Of rh1osonhy,-
s".' s'.1 "'',t' - uas =. e
nu' neither Tue pefsoNs n"s ''.e p''.losopns lus-
lilies such i fnrm of pulpit action or thought as
We sec In thc present and tan traga through, tho
tsisl, Tho persons n,r,n whom The clrrgyl,lan's
uIiieu rcsta were al lenders uf tho pen1lr,-nut
atnv ,l,r I1,Jvs II great spiritual ducttjnu uuly,
hut along The walks of everyday lite. TLG
1rcut.ssnt, aud sollciluie were ,lniiluitc,l,
whether vol 1nex Ut the Moses or tho Christ.
SianIlny ut the two cytrc,.lrs Ut our modern
religion, Muses. aul Christ equally shed tears
fur Tue multitude. Although sixteen centuries
lay lA,wrcn these lca,crt, yct tito.u sluw ages
hsnuyAt hu elnatIyc II tt.u nature vi tho lcaer'a
uliiuc. for whnt Al4,se. sad In his syn,pathy,
Christ .aid III Ills: Have we M bre,,t for this
nult.u.let I}etwcen .lvss TWO extremes rsr1c,
Al,si lived. and died, t,,uny others who wcro ut
ol,tr tl.e heroes Vt faith aud tho leaders in ali
the daily sninsssra,,ls Ut duty nnl ci,arlty.
Thu sJati,l founders Of nlr religion aro plul.Ily
fccu standing III tic two worlds, the hero aid
tile hereafter. tic fre,nls VI both wtu.A of life.
Thus q warrau. for any rril utlhcrct1ro to
urea, hIr,r cardinal .nt III teolpsy ca1not
10 tuuna il. thu rxatnp!o Vt those out ii WHOM,
The t,tl.lrru sacred utllce claims to have arlset,
S.i.hcr In pht!o.v,,!,y ssln NC find apy such
t.@,,f; Aturk ilrat fiat u;es profession rcacllus
s.,,r:y 4 lurrrct ielutIoi, Of It's duties aud
RI, tlrxrs. Tic stateBnuu has been thousands
III wars in studying w.at belongs to him and
what belongs to }tliYItlualtsn, ur private crtcr-
,,rise, liz, srurccly yst knows whether tic
State should in,piuyc rivers atl hariury,
whether IL Should educate nil thp children.
wIetirr it should issue money, whether Il
hhuniI carry the tnatla OF establish saYings
t,lnSY fDr tic fnuitItu.ies. Thus u,puY Of tic
Iar.c divisions Vi tbs thinking artry stand
woturring ai,ng w.,nt roal they should ,nlrci,,
uud What pass tley should tukp at whatever
cost aud hold vt iii hazards, The legal prOfcs.
aim ha. eu,,al dlilirulty tn tnlinr thn pr,,ncr
limit. ar Itself. md like an uycf1uwinv strcnm
scrms wandering nlsnlt into ull rUfncrs m
thM1rE anxItnls fur tho tiuy when ii r.,ulI flow n
I1. mini rIr,,r l., n ain ru.t iii il t,,r,,