, 1877-01-29
Tho Rev. Gnluslla Anderson OH
the Differences in Chris.
tfan Experience.
Inaugural Of the Rev. Q. q. Everest,
tho Now Pastor Of Plymouth
Church.
Whltt1e and Stcbbins at the Tab.
eynacse-..The methodist
tract Society.
L1EE A INIT.

toF4s tE.. ~.
As each leaf Is sy,niol ot the whole tree, or
Of the whole forest, having It's own trunk. and
branchcs anl root, just as the tree on wl'irli It
hanes POSSESSES It's OWE root, nnt trunk: and
branch, 40 In n,any huu,au actions there may ho
teeu tic picture uf the whole life. In The nth
lctic contest alIulcsl to by tlIc Saint the strug-
gte of life Is in,accl. Life is the hour ol hattie
expanded into tl,rty-thrcc years. 1t Is TIC
wrcstiiuG-match or the fuot-racc prolonged. Az
In single crystal nf snow one may ace tic
sttucturco OF tic whole drift which checks trnn
OF rearllcs tir cares of the cottage, 70 III tic
OlympIau contest OF ult liouF Is m!rrnrel that
contest Ut man with the universe which bc.-isis
at tile cradle and cnds At tic grare. The little
piece OF saidulwuoI carries the fragrance of tho
whole tree. 50 day of life carries the spIr!t
mud the laws OF the whole.
The Creator has nlailc man after tlis fashion
That man maj know the method Of his own
career from tic outset, and need not come At
last tu old ngc with tho plea that he did not
know anything nbuut lIfc's ptan and obligation.
md that all lie eoMlA do was to Wander to and
frp Til by chance te stouta nnd so1e warull.
road or hu1nat haf,itatoIl. That 1nnti n,ny have
10 cxeuku for wasted existence titNl has tI,Jt!c
EACH work or event An cNbein Of tile whole
scene.
finding that Ills tran must ltc III u certain pace
few honrs, strullcl oil Into den*e wUul to
pra@tfco with gun or wnlktn9.stttk. In an hour
lie became utterly bGwi]dclrsl. nnl Ec walked
for days and sights away from Eac Won track,
alartn and almost ucsplir, lsc begun tn pin bits
of papcs to the trees, Offering "SJ0o 70 my one
who will Nn,l ,Me and lead ine o"s." We.e
u III tic days OF u,xts ,ifc, W. should
all be all the while lo.t iii tho
wilderness, and should bc pnnlnc up onr aux
iety and despair asong tle t,ath ot n'sr Wander
sio,ill nl Us AMI lead US tut, But whether
Paul lGx,ks ut clEIript-rarr, Gr fOnt-rIec, ar
bo1ngmatvh, or whether IL or nny one looks
at the to1ter Of MesshaHt, OF statesman, ar
ActL lar, the p1ctute VI the whole svtnc IL iull.
Ia nrE one sec1lc. ... ...
ltr rs Unit nny therefore be madc tho Rub-
tctt h u EuEunY nttGfalil, AS the race III
PuuPa figure WAS not divided up tutu i'arts in
deIW:.t.s.st Ht,sl vi varying tscstt lAs Was all .c
racs ROM the start TO the gnal, so tile rtvc nf
ltic reaches but hrturc us. NIT /, alvccs.it,u oi
ulssonnc led events, but Il nin:,lc lun with only
otie stat:fug .'o!nt AMI one destiny. Standing
~ at, srA whcn a!s aNssas"se md art MAS s'a!
full Of the won'lrrfnf games and Of the pl,yaEal
bcauly aud pd:cr VI tho t;Eccks,, puli drew
irou tlHln many oF llls puvtlc cuEhpar-
isun5. lie Understood them and iHycd
t!!r!n. mi! tlosc to WHOM! he wrole a'M
spoks t"yvh nm! usH!eEston4 well tNr s.,Me
Grcck luborf and sports. III tic rarr or !,oxini.
contost the "!lu5a laswcr of tho tudS must nut
be hurled nut III thu tirst scrplll. The heart
lDu:t be Etysn time !" whic!, to sltmlle It's lwSt-
tnEs to tho minute, mud tic lungs nist g,al-
ly 'Dcrcusc their l,cnyngs. Tie blotsl III tic
body must be started us the raIiway train or tic
steaes Is started, s.os ly siH!.'en whsl Of tl'e
whccls,. bnt '.y q slow. po'erons Ino,"n of tic
titanic fo7gcs. How slow j. the r.t n.otlu,, oI d
great stcunler or trim! llu. III i tcw moments
the Eunt htrahl lmt mastered tlIc ntuytpg pal
aces I'll and nF sen, atil th. hills tly past ur the
xl,nycs OF uvvnn reeeAc. THIS THE contestants
ai Puul rct forth to run their long race Or !ltut
not nladly LmatIng tho air, hut uH,yn. ulou,
slowfy at first. waiting Tor tho powerful heart
anil grrat chest furces to gut iull eutrol u the
arrange mechanism atnl ilcfta IN l!s.l.
Yet ~ tl'esy Sasns inst!ns .Astons les Hss. Of
tho conflict. The stru4sls depends upon tlls
1rst rno'lchts III well as u;.or the last. These
first rearti''ss out pf lt'c lnnd ot Io"t.. tle>c
gsst slow revolutions oi tAe w!.res, twin j
part nf tho final Victory, nnl nlc cnycrch ey'r
with tho !aure! branch III the tnu eitout of lr!-
umpll. Thus 1iic unitcs to-:lay aini so-norrow,
a!l t. unit. 1t IL tnty Vnc vl.asiot race. Tie
cotirsyrs Whit! praiicv W s.I.y III lhc hHtset nsc
tic ones wltls shall ,u.ne to The rtus. ~ last
anil. t''c shouts ii Victory Or thr silence ur hiss
- OF defeat.
Is.u.,sy :sla..e docs not see tic es,l from the
beginning, and 1t is permitted tn heat lie air.
II nlay lahGh. Or tTy, Of Eu whit 1t jplctsrs.
But III Its bcau.ltnf li,Hlucss Llcrc is i meth.
vi, for II ts building M the powers III tite. 1t
Is mBt!Ng the great wheels Of future mosiun;
1t 10 ciabaratlll. from tic sliu u'll thu mir,
from the water. utl,l the dirt, 10 forera which
arc at last 10 s,uve the nrtirlcs nf trade nr
assAll The nllllt(s anG h.arts " men. Further
more, while yet i!lusl is an iNfnn, there s;l"ls
hcshle l.ssn y snat!.er w " fatl~s who Ma,Hs
even the curly days link ,tIIene, l,ts into the
far of days, a1'! keeps The 1tt. hAtlls and feet
fruLi bcAtEnE only this rIHfty MIR. Wlrn Il
Nuale rRreMt ssasas tes:ls the slhhl !. anc",,,
6rlous1Y llycs fUT l,drIn,se anu cnrsgrs iran
tie lltte years with taste already fUr.ne1
lnr the true. anil the beautiful, and the ct"n!.
This Is wonderful uHilt Of lift, better thu
iny tuhcsita"ca u ro!l,
Wien perfect ro1l:rtuuencs* Of trlf roInrs
ps ehots!d come Is uhI;no"n. II i !" lr !rlrrd
that to many 1t never comes IN amy si.rp
5trniffcantc; hut doubtless ny tlc twtllt!,
pr fifteenth yelr the heart *houlA hrtomc slll.
denly !ci with that btrang.. !ee1inE ~ TX y.
tenec-" ilsye ! A'n. ~" personally to lsre
and act ant die: By some strs"rc tau.c I Mn
hcrr 10 live thirty nr forty nr seventy years,
anil tlss ~ Eu awa..' Eu,mirt. tut,.,e ii lonely
bourt, and griteral'y In ihosr lnurs thar -cli
consciousness Is won't lntnne. This realization
II cx!tsenss Is o'c VI thr deepest aud sl!4rti
tecl!n1s Whtei, run illl the sul. deepest ac
cause 1t uwaeus all The mystery ulHn!t s,ml ant
:.he universe. sadaest is'Ause nut Vi Il srrin-;
:he thought t!'at IN Il lew year. ynn will le II.
more. II bryant %as oniy Ii years, at as'
IT. that curly a.c ulrtady have measured .A'
depth VI this srlfeoHsrlollsEc>s lar nnlv trnti
such an luiru:pestsoH could have come th
Nurds,
Yet Il few days md thou
The alf,ocholdlns sun thaIl rec nu more
In 81! hi. cuntse; no; yet in the rnl gtuuNd
Where Thy pale form wis taIu ~ many ttur4
Nor III the Gn,bracL Of OCEAN shall exist
Thy Image.
Thts teell!i. sllnuld iuderl come with powc
and su)t mnity, IL. out Ut tEese emotions wiIicl
liz Ut ,he origin Ut mans llfc E',us, come
ueasur. luent and III !nspI,a aton Which are L
affect him in ull the days to come. 1t aectn
thHs thd spirit of dignity und reelection whlrl
caUe to envelope thu ynuIn w!Iu wrote i1a
poem In iilta 1,urlliilg surrounds the wr!tt
still now waltc thu w.!itc hair Vi 81 years ar
' pointing out TIE l,earlless u il4t scputvAre 9
this early dream.
Ihe unity VI Life Makrs It necessary that on
should assuu,c That he is 10 live out the oru
4ary period allotted tu mau. We must all ~
sumo That We have race to run. The fjca tia
you ner1 not begnA contest reathiug Into III
future, for pesnups yuu will he tuilcd olf III
+ field, Is IN idea ustrsly unworthy, 1t Is III
kksleton tu tie closet u u coward or cl,ild
OF ruurse auy one Gi US tnsy de ta.day Or +,
Murrow, hut We Qre childish " cowarll
II We aasuale uuy such idea tu such degree u, /
persllt II 10 ahcct badly Il uobls plan Of tn
|. heart. Lie must lie before man not Is 4 tom
which We are about to lau luto- but " raee v