The New York herald., 1877-09-17
CENTRAL M. Z. CHURCH.

SoLI1 UDE E-sERMoN BY REV. @. c. LsRAY.
Rev. G. e. Esray, pastor Of the Central Meth odist
Episcopal Church, ON Seventh avenue, Four.
teenth street, preached on tho "Sotudo OF tho Hills "
The audience was comparatively small, owing to tho
heat The pastor, alter the usual services, took his
IRON John xvi, 27, concerning the occurrences
between the Saviour and his disciples the end of His
mission. From this he would speak Of solitude
Chrsl's loneliness. There two special forms OF
loneliness that men experience in the world. Tho
first consists of isolation OF tho body somewhere
IN space freed from everyday companions A
sailor out on the ocean, said he, some hundreds Of
miles from port may be alone In body out not IN
spirit. He may be thinking OF the dear at homc
OF his wife ahd children, OF the smiling baby,
perhaps Yet for all practical proposes he IS
alone. We always he alone. This tendency
Of beng alone Is test ot our character. The young
man OF the period loves tho crowd ho loves excite
mcnt and the hubbub OF the mob Is what suits him
The second species OF loneliness solitude, us you
w OF the isolation OF the spirit Tho material
OF body are alone, surrounded by millions of
their fellows. Each htLe atom, as physical law tells
us, minutely hold by tho attraction OF its neghbor
Some people take tho isolation spirit different They
solitary as oysters. They disdan human sy m
pathy. When these people break down In their soli-
tudc It would seem as II an earthquake had happened
woud speak especially of the loneliness OF the Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ II you IN your wanderings
this summer went upon O mountain top when ny
save tho frightened bird, loapng
from u solitary bush, and the sun went
down and tho mountain up until both sky and earth
seemed meet; you then ielt alone indeed wish
impress you with your own ttlcncss and the little
Of the familiar things met with in this world
Jesus Christ stands upon tho base of ti1s mountain
and His power aud might touch the sky above. Many
people cannot understand this character OF sotuae
spirit There Is so much OF antitlcss IN this,
OF CONTRAST that they cannot comprehend In proper.
ton lie becomes more complex II Is more uiicu
TO understand the average intellect can compreh end
the oyster, but who can understand the human body
laid upon tho cold white slab. The physician sees
lfo lakes different natures how much more difficult
~ II TO understand. let mo mako this spccl
Tho world won't understand me. Amy one spurned by
the world and hated by IT, bringing bensons bless
ings upon IT, may righty say he Is alone. Jesus let
thus loneliness first when twelve years Of age. Every
has his supreme moment. Even towards Ia bat
tie, moved by the enthusiasm OF the hour are
led to do glorious actions Two men hghting
In room, darkened and silent, nothing
is heard save the clash oi tho sword-thcse men are
heroes and alone The general inference from this Is
that when the soul unds itself thrown God ~ re-
vice, when one virtue Is array cd against
other or against two virtues then We should DO
strong. Ii ~ only the coward VINO runs from tho
world, who does like to light vigorously lifo,s
battles. IL Is not easy TO say ibe world "f
am little conccited and pulled up with my
vanity, but l Will be reliant self" Always
study aud learn lessons OF sclf-reliancc. Don't
trado of good thought too cacaply
Don't cay, "Porhaps | may be wrong" ior you may
be right Tho woi Id has suffered from fanatics
but II has Suffered much from humility. Keep your
own skin whole and the world 20 on with us arpu-
ments MANY men feel the pulses OF the nclghbors TO
determine what they shall do. They do not ask their
own feelings These men and women arc slaves wo
should hive lives OF faith, depend upon ourselves.
Every car that runs the tracks goes on Its wheels
every stone gruvitaIes 10 tho centre OF the earth
every bird flies through the air by It's wings
soul rests God.