The New York herald., 1877-11-19

wrong That was inc stale Of mind thar was 10
sailed and the approaches 10 that must be to dispos-
them OF the idea that they had accomplished II,
md point such conception oil interior law,
or occupation Of the soul as TO make them feel that
ihe best energies OF men; and therefore It that
there was continually set up by our Master these
ideas, and these continual tests, OF man
and mother 10 follow him. This seldenial which was
preached by the Saviour gives burden-bcaring that
Is necessary tor all ol US; but moro especially then
than II is just We have run It into exaggera-
tiou tho other way. We have produced preston
that there insuperabls difficulties the way and
SO muttudes persons hang back and wait for that
divine lift which they nope the spirit will give them
or these days. so thai they eau slip through these
Immense obstacles and become CHRISTMAS II is
necessary therefore, ior the opposite reason, that
something should be sad OF the characteristics OF sell
denial as viewed from the standpoint OF Christian
philosophy. Selcdenial belongs 10 systemn IN
which life Is unfolding series from lower
show that there seliden,al by the brute
creation and that II was very little knoSn among the
savages There were many things belonging TO child
hood that when We advanced 70 men We put away
Sell denial belonged 10 world In which there
conflict, aud IN which men did not know their way
aud where they acted upon by external nature,
obliged TO consider II, and TO arrange their conduct
accordingly
sKLY-pRyIAL IN CHRISTIANITY.
Scf.denial not exclusive requirement OF
Christianity, but II was spoken OF as il It were. IL
that must deny ourselves 10 be Christians
born into liie than conflict began Ia ms
nature. That tho case whether man
Was a Mohammedan or Christian. Long before The
Advent scii-denial necessary; belonged 10 the
whole scheme OF human life. We should this II
we ran our thought along the line OF familiar iacts
There were many things that children did not like 10
do, and child had to learn selidenia from the time
1t began TO talk Children were born quakcrs, and
say .Yes' and "Marm - study did not come by
nature; neither we're riches acquired by wishing Tor
them. Every manly quality had to fight Tor Its ex
TO tell the truth in all his transactions in
lie would have. very hard task before
NAM mas va Wao so rrnw Church
Grace Church, New York would have less difficult
job than the man who undertakes 10 tell the simple
truth all the TRANSACTIONS OF life. Christianity de-
veioped standard OF Character, ana mode Tor It's
attainment far hghor than nature ever know or than
society developed for ITSELF In the Old Tcsta
ment men were brought up TO regulate ana adjust
their lie according TO the laws, but In tho
New Testament q man IS law unto himself.
IL was Christianity that carried up the whole
ideal OF life, and what men needed in this world was
q standard higher than the life which they were ac
customed to live. Then they needed to have courage
and certainty that they could attain 10 that IDEAL
In the lower creation the advantages of having an
ment o: The powers Of tro.tlng Horse They lrss
began at mile in min 10 sec; but NO sooner had
done that than there was another, and another,
until other launched out ana oown to 235,
but there were whole drove after him, ana then he
made squirt and did in 230 and so they came down
25, 2.20, and tnen they said 2.lS. and the
done, ana now 1t Was a.4a. Iaush.sr.l
1nis simPiy sue"co tnut m4u cou'o SEQ tuat tnat
which they said could not be donc was possible under
the pressure OF emulation. What largely wanted
was 10 hear OF q man could tell the truth When
that done ten thousand young mon were cncour.
aged TO try It
nobody 10 Chrstidh because IL was pleasant
A mans experience of Christian life would very much
depend upon what he nad been bei0re he became
CHRISTIAN l! he had been in the gall bitterness and
bonds OF iniquity he would say to him as he would say
10 man who ,ad jumped and broken his log and
that that would not jump up again as quickly
he would jump down. He would 10 be on his back
in sphnts for long time he would be hoaed but It
would be through long continuance of patience and
suffering The Dlessedness and JOY OF Christian ex.
per1ence was however, worth 1t all