, 1877-10-29

70 loved the Noral kinG4l''in that
hn litctl almost like Eavacc anil w'rkrd with.
out pay IN hunger and rays. thAt he might
hal blo.sns W. @ se WIFI l,, risrn ] man nan picasure
ever aince Eve had acen the Ilrst flower In Eden,
Tho starry heavens held tialil.<' by "a enrlIant-
ment. To large tironE the state hns cn1nc,
heart with n ,notirc. 10 not n lev lhs bcanti~
(ul tIas appeared hnh l.as nbsorlNL the judE.
ncnt, thn Industry the taste, AM! the hope. and
TIC 1nenorv of Its davoices lint t|,eec arc ex.
sonis sse . ,noved by things onshle q seli.
AMI Erentcr Than telf. Herein, then, lies the
greatness anil pllil0soply OF asalvnt!on by 1ath
In Christ; that faith is n power that draws the
9re mn ar.f r." tGles ss nanter a or
sculptor, You can1Ot Eo licavtnHar.l W lo0k"
Ing only At self. Dur crale Is humble, our !ltc
l. sinful, our leeds arc small. our day IA brief.
ilS All ncxplral,lc but beautiful law Of nature,
the llumblrs. rrice. Cuwper always feared lest
h. might lx unworthy os llcavct'. Tie Gray
who rDupe*.sl the ElrEY VIVA ~ l!E'lent, 90
m humble, that 70 h1,n tic quiet eharchyaTa ras rs
.kslnrk.. oMr Webster, II his last hours, r..
pcatc.i this Etcgy, no doubt because its humility
harnmnizc.l welt With tho statesnan's final
ssttats Of n'eststI suel = man' :" not in IN
world outside tho heart that. most supports
1t. Faith In Christ Is therefore the tffscoy-
cry Of u continent upon Nrteh the heart may
Hing itself as!d bc At rest. The lying viii not
ctcn Hllot their own words. They llJ to tho
Language Ut othcre, 50 as 10 get away from i!le
limited world of self ard to sail out nt'un the
wide OCEAN "f other Intn'i aud hot,l- Hence thc
tnstinct OF man is to look around anu AJAX:
"Whcrr Is my und? Where tt that Icing Y no
IL grcntcr md better than III Faith saves BY
rs much as H. ,tsnws thu n,an walking tn the val
ley toward the ore on the mountain. 1t ts
hence never belief In system. but 1t fs per.
90 far Is It from being belief In religious SIS
TEN Tint, beyond doubt, nlauy Unitarian who
has believed Christ only an angel has become
lnorc Golflkc than many another who llaa atood
supreme Delts.--tlat former ono making up y,
tic imitation OF Jesus what tuay ltaYc seemed
wanting In the Theological estimate.
Having sccn now Hhat tina fatl s,-siat Il Is
human entliusias,n with Jesus for its ub1cct,-
let us mark what Influences may come to weak.
ell ur to strengthen this noble sentiment. All
(nbtic or private vices--too mitch devotion to
gold, or to TODD, nr drinks, or rlcasurc-hclp
mud martyrs. An unworthy passion xil blight
noble utie, md f.usIlu ono Will blight aI G.
nomnloua love. Story has II that Wendell
Phillips was vain mad trt1tng, fund of feastin9s
I sS edniSp s o e +sSes @ toeei u s ~ ~ esa ss
lsun,or tells lis that WIibcr!orce began ltfc tn
folly, anl after lle had reached full manhood
WIS "tlanciMg at AlsnarR's, md singing for the
i'rinse Of Wsies": out a euuntcts. .rca',,-ioyc
Under these two souls, atul bear thc1n away
fr0n frtvolty to thrilling cloqucflCe On behalf
ot tman. Thus, ,aa1 earth full of tho
motives; md now, thu gnoble purpose fills, and
the nDtac mounts the throte; and again. the stt-
worthy triumphy and alt grandeur bites the dust.
Thus "falth III Christ" rises and Sinks not only
In tho Individual sottl. hut in the ago nr tho yen.
cration. No Church ean eAy !" lavc this falth.h
for, perfect although tho creed NAV be, yet Que
frNrnrnt{Tn nj hFI1Pnt nIDUET.WHtN1fh. k{El.
Worship ur r)easnrc.Wurshlp, will make q cor
rect crGtl as yaluclcss rs to salvattun As cor
rect table Of weights and tncasitrca would bo
ynluclcss to save n sonl or State. As there
weec powerful but foolish hsts's holding bnck
tbs two pl,llarthropists III tlcr curly years, ro-
strani: their miils a.,.l heaven. born Instincts,
81 there are foes In every agc which retarl FAftt,
" friuus to 1ca,i her forward. In our day this
fath in Christ shows tho atlsuncG of so,np puw-
crfui allies. The ago Is not as rell9Euus ~ Il
WIS when lncn were persccuted for the Lord 8
cailsc. Terrible as were thu prrsccntfous
which fo!owc,l the disciples, yst they st.9w how
suuEiaent. Tie stAto, the lome, tho porcL
Ut philosophy, the tetreat Of the poet, wcro
ali filled with the spirit q religion The nrcti-
lecture was religious. the pnnting religious,
Dantc, md Tas.o, and Milton gave q sacred
| hlax u pUctfy for four hundred years. Science
itsulf was compelled 70 slnpe lts thought to
further tho interests of religion. One Of thu
| HlUSt EHAukui nE@aIffe IL Aa1tVty 10 kA2 pk%IutG
ol tho Venerable astronomer Wien, "clothet In
tho sackcloth OF rtpentant criminal, thu sngc
fell upon hla knees lpfoEe tho assembled chr,
Aina1s, and, laying. his hand upon tho Holy
EyaDselsts, Invoked the DIVINE atl in abjuring
and letcstfug, anh vowlng never uyan to teacl
tho doctrine uf tho cnrtlfa motion aiul tho stl,.'t
stability" l'ttah;o rs weru tho errors a1,d fot
ss Il 's9 tss tass thy {et sn, sow ,n1' @ e.
for u,oFo than 4 thousand yeare. in That perius
It was casy 10 live or die for Christ. ANY wor
frotn thu !tIbtc uas otuntpntcnt. II transcculct
all law. 1lencc II was Tint man like 1ervetns
otr to tho death beca,lss they contradlctet
tho supposed foundations Of sncietY. Bu
that world which once sang, and prayed
anil slrbatett, and which cruwned oI
dctllrohed Kings from religious considerations
paasc.t slowly out u! TINT !ssrailpl ot zeal, an'
cven faAttctst, and .Hlskct into that arc uf tht
cycle wtro Industry, and lllcrty, an11carn!nt,
h1Hi rlciles changed TIC motives of mankind
An our enrth ruslles forward, aud now cutters
region which lnake Iacr t'owcrs eHrlnK up ait
l,er btr.ia dng, null then rolls Onward to wllcr
tle COLD wlll,ia blight evcry 1eaf and sllcnn
tho tnGriiurtn1 fountains, - tho mural worl,
pasaen TN In more inipasstyc circle, mud t,assc
now through tla hylnns Of tho chotra OH,
urgans atll rsen all army Vt praying saints, all
theu rn,uIRea Iata xullu Mtero scicure, Antl In
vcutlols, and skeptlcisEn e!nbarrass tho intel
lcct anu divide tho heart. In our day (}alile
would itslcel have taught . truef astronomy
but ho woll.l not have laid bis rlaspeal hand
upon Tue lloly Evangpllats. THIS II yuu relloc
Tor moment you will I'urccIyr that sou.s q
thu irEol!ls Of Faith which crowned her lrul
Pau! to Luther ara a'uent t.,-.lny, anA til
rs,runatIou, II IL proceeds ut all. must cune b
other ha1rls.
'ra know the diseaae 10 first step toward It
cure. Society xas once tNrn INTO the ChElstia
belief. Men accepted of Christ n theY atcsptt
ot their mother. An iniidel WAS y monster Thu
n,ist bo slain. But !Iow wa aru for the u1os
part burn tnto tile world, AMI not INTO II,
Church, and we n,ust enter tito fold by All tnu
vldual aCtEon. This ia great change. Tt
father Ani mother are almost silcnt sowar
their children. Ouce whcn the young rrache
the 18th Year they presented themselves
the altar 10 recttvp The sarrcd ritu Of cz,ntiro,,
ton. Hut tbs young have beconlc indlvi4ua
lzrd, mud zach one by bis own act sreks tt
! uitar ar stands afar uH. bucll !s tic ststus
. this faith. l.,crs Ia no pressure Vi = puwe
full custoln 70 urEs tue puhls y q professia
aii n,est. Custom having failed. indyl.lA
rtasoh must ru.nn tn our rescue. But Ia II,
new nlrlhod there IL higher noblcness tEan
! ! tbs une wttrt liza t'a.Ss1 AWAY. To llayu Il
| Mulhrt carry hin ~ the sanctuary srta Iuau b