New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-22

metaphors which convey TO the human mind what .
above and what below butt failure OF tn.
their meaning Is weakened by their physical inrmes
by their Inability to convey tho true meaning Wherat
the vast realms or space can Heaven be placed VIZ
can say at what angle Of ascension in what drecoo
God isl Who tell s which 10 that we rn.s
confront His facet All such IDEAS fail when begin "a
consider the different divisions OF space relatively nj
evident then st In the moral and physical sphere when
looking at matters from religious rOint OF view IL
not place but state with which have TO do Thin
pure or corrupt When Christ uttered the worda Ss
kingdom Of heaven IA within you," He gave expressoo
to truth not only profound but revolutionary. Meta
phors and imagery were only used by Christ through
out the Scriptures to suggest deas not to bound or "a
sary to defend the mind against the tyranny q h
own creations The Bible language, written by tboss
Christ himself ipduged In the Oriental license q as.
guage as Is shown by His parable OF the sheep aud s
goats 1t IL natural to believe that physical suffering M
bliss experienced in the next world but do not AZ
cept the belief In no way should we c0nfOuni tka
image with the meaning to be conveyed by s use p
member that Christ wrote a word during AT u.
teachings except those He wrote IN the sand H.
Koran Is an authority among Moharnme1us gres ~
the Bible Is among Christians. When NOhammed reald
the fact that his precepts were gradually becoming
means Of guidance. he wished to recall many Of them
and roframe them. But his imned ate fOlOgers waaIH
not permit him to do realizing that best in M
T way 70 dsg c pr the m ds o "a e
CLANS Of to-day all the disputed points, s teacbn~.
would have bScn received With horror and woniS ing
excited the btterest opposition. The revision Of M
Scriptures which is now going ON IN England durbs Ia
minds OF thousands
But when the Apostle uses the words not on ,b,,.,
on the EARTH, he means things which bavc paceiLas
which earthly IN their nature This earth a. nEeS
Gods residence as is heaven 1t Il. vast, and iherss
room for all uncleanness and for eydOers but there
much for holiness, for pureness OF living AZ n,
the other things. II Is what make II. Is herr A..
scuptors studio there the clayey Held here the paacs
there den crime and ith. There an ABOVE VI,
every heart independent Of place. There l. an sboys
aud below" in every heart and home Yes slasI f,y.
is a heaven and hellan angel and demon hoysrsns
around every hope and wish of the human heart aad
soul demon trying 70 drag down into tie eptlso =;
despair; angel lovingly asssting us the beautiful
stairway and cheering every weary step Don't msl AZ
the Divine plan. Thnk not that the earth 1, W.
and full Of unceanness The sculptor mgit n,
well quarrel with his clay. That ONLY h,
low which We make low. The horse In biss
rIddeu by pagan the body OF Christian men be-
abOUinatiOD 10 10 The place In which thing,
are found and kept which makes them proper or lIn.
proper. Let tUk that strength Of body or pa-
sion excuses him from a spiritual life. Luther ~.
shown what bully strength and passion do In such
life God does not despse workshops market stalls
There are men and IN them Whose thoaghts ara
not rs small their Occupati0nswbose lives are no1e
examples OF Christian faith To set your minds on
things above s To exercise Sclcontrol, 10 purge ymr
lives Of lust and passion Keep your thoughts and aa
high. Do not live I'm thradOm when you should be ;ha
master Follow the example Of Christ aud YOU VII. 30
able to make the most untowaTd circumstances altar
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