, 1877-12-03

the higher. thought nf Gu.l giving to men, We
find ourselves In the possession OF something
not 80 easily nndcrstoul. Here arises tho qncs-
t,on of how God gives 70 men; Or, IN othcr
10 the '1ntnlte. A git, to he a gift, must 20
1,uss over from Tho gtvCr Us 10 ccaac 10 he his,
anl 10 become the real possession, q the re-
ecivcr: We ofteu may say to osr children TINT
them away-that Is, take them hack 10
ourselves. Tut TINT Is only play, a.
i were Of g1inE' Il 3 Gnn3veys 70 ss. rea!
t. confer n rcn! oNnefshtp upon usl think
lto does. And set IN ali theso things there
may be necessary limitations. The relations Of
tho an.te with the infinite aro such that we can
-that f., cease to be dependent upon tho In.
flnltc. 1fso, we should be sclt.e1tstont, and
might, SO far NJ sec. become tn'ntc ourselves
We must nlwaya hare our lwlng run You;
and yet aucll Il The nature of tho gilt OF our
being, that In passing over from t1od to us It
becomes our own, md VIC bccnmo ourselves,
but yut not In any such sense that xo could cx"
Isl cut oil from or separated from Hotl. Ihns
/ supposc there is pcrpetualM h ux and influx;
that IA, A flowing forth from God, AMI a flowtnG
into US; aud vet IN such sense. that what
comes into us thereby heeotnes really n1lr OWL
again, in these relations OF the Infinite ~ tho
finite there mnst be this necessary Limitation.
Tho lnhnItc capuot give that which lie does not
lfimseli posscsa, nor stat which tho finite has
no capaclty to receive. Aud by these Limitations
ntorne1Iv nieo, @ .a !, IL. right' III ia hcl,l IN
~" "vsr}o stInT lao ~ rivhtr,,,sncss' JIc IL ths
iaw +, "a I'LL IN, *" " naSes lin 1;oi. Without
It lie would not 10 God. And hence, not hav.
w. to !, .,.,.,.. ~ ~ ~ ot,,r.. inrso n thn
gift Of OUR being, lie locs not, Ifc cannot, give
the right 10 10 wrong. And llenco no man has
this right, aud by no possibility can ,sc eyer %
T. nsIc.n , ,r1st. md 10 ta ntcrna ii~;,n,"ns
~ ,m,i;tos nj r,rht troi,s,,sss nevrr cat eIlst.
Viii ti'c III NJ iiirr,y #, man AZ coniitiou Of
virt,,c @ nv tres potnlne.s there NAV be aud there
!. tIc nhi1,ty ~ ID wf11tu' hui i'ot tlc rjpht.
1ra e .r,n.ni '" o,or.,,,niinn n rnan hnsciY
b.Inp % in tho inaro OF God. n,akcs
II tmnos.,biu fnr nim to receive
thI, ri@ht 10 do wronr cyea were II In exist tenre
- ha Gr.n ~ r. Thn rnn.tcnre oi ,nnn stands as
m ~ cynr,a.tino nrohibi,,n unon any s,lch right.
Sn, l,r"rr' f,lrtier n,,,t, inst forever hc in
hi sc ion9 NJ In ,1.c, wr,nr. for rs,lsrfrt,ce
viii ri uut lin tiIero. md hoi lin there and no
hos s,nIe neoca ulti, big..rf m wa| M with },is
f;nti' What II lin for,,yencss OF Ootl, so fnr us
inward rcnrc IA cnnrerued. un,css ore can for
nir,. h,ns.If, ~ Sml. sn far A. wo cnn scc. The
on,y raa ~ III. .rf. .fnrsopess Is restitutt0n.
mi "n,,kint. 1oNt fhs wr,,t3i, We have done. whct,
that IT, iii ~ IN anv nthcr worli IA no,s,tic,-
cmf NAV W. wc hono ti,at what cannot bo rigjltcl
,u1u "@y "e a'I ~ whtr tho srl. MI
ost ~" a,,5 tnsn ~ tha ~ yron.s Il in, ipn d.
ni,,rn. thns wronu ai,,i turns in the bitterness Of
tea.. awav frn,n n. ami thnn n,rn In the coming
ta 10 ~ fnnn;,a % ~ ,ncrcr in auifermrMtc ysry
iow. ' - af 1"'t ntcn"sncss Themselves ali ii
.n"e . u iie"seHti ,u;,.tin,s o~.r ~ r.
t,cin us hacs intu richtrousncss, and
| i,Smm.c t,tn fnrrrrnrsx. mt Only thu
ssirone.. ~ ny ts,t fho fnr,ivcrcss nf n,,r-
so;Gas Hsra ,o;; ,i,a.c tt,,nws hnrc nr rather
eo, eora nntI s1 t|."sotrns fnr hnvc ;,rc
mr,, iIy iu,o tnrn hv n:"rtct III t,aurht on Ills
o,,csst"' of ths rcatinns OF tho Infinite L, Tic
1Tt" orartoins. y, eru tbins sotnn smrl, wor,ls
nniu, % T. o.,r tine. far Il secn,s % 10 me to be
ny h,,.a III ~ WI tha hl",.cI docirIn of tho Ntoc
,"art r"a y l., h, onv mi an" least exc,,se ur rnt
~ IL wron1. for f;tai nrver cnu rtyo silct
r,t ~ W + n,,y tHint lint IN tho s1,ffercs Of
[snt ~ I'LL ay n SaS .nu ans no..bI" rovc1;n~ In o
h;Itm,, fro;n e thcm.evss of ther wrong doIncs,
mir 4. t,"sn sniTcrnr. ~, rrnrh thcjr iuwnri
n"t,,rc NM, ~ aI,i nave it 10 rcucrtunes and
restitution and thu, back into right;
stsatin,, and linn hi,iInr anil iiylnc t1non illcr
iti.@nt,sr ,,atns. thIs ic, of men ravIshlnr tho
in7.1Ht oni ,,,ur,i.rinT thu t1nfnnscirss. and
then diving in trtunp!i Oh tho galloxs the next
,ni so"ing his rn"d natnt. .,o tinSn in inrknuss,
u,"i vs,,' lin mi Villain Stu, o,t IA tha vcry
nm% ,tmt' ~ farnos. anil the,, think to c # nil Il,
| " iho atn,sment.-i nav Tits aud all sucl, IDEAS
invo u oS ",,tt lon III f.,r nvcu thu inoraIity.
,nt ~ s"v ths rcii,riou al our tIay. God riyss
~, ,,,or, 1Rn ri,t -, sIr. nn uu ti,ruyca t,O lin
u,r,,,..,s ~ ,ssr 'ren"i,tnu,n unI rralttntiut,
Wtero XIII tiIa. ia possihIe. And snnsuiow fcei
that fcfnrr @ We can ryrn fuiiv forgive ourselves
yn's W. mist rot only haye Tic dspostiou to make
iii nnsshe nmni,]s. int must make all reasot,-
nh,s riTmrts. anil Sotnellow feel thut there Inuy
| he in tin itfc ia come, su1ne wuy by which we
IN uu ,',oL, @ tLe roufss.sns or th1 rcsttutlons
! th.t nr.. N nftrn fn,nnsalbIe iern.
s"T Tnrntr~ nnv frnm liz t,,cstiuns ns TO how
Gmi ,,ivns. trt n. Ink NJ a,Eo Of tlc glfts. Tic
trst srcot xit ia the III ot life, or of our pcr.
GHI H. !. NJ IivInv t;nJ AMI hSnrc IIis rst su,i
iiSt " ereat slft is lie. Not only what W. muy
,ali uniyersa lie. or The totnlty vi ali Ms, hut
,Ifer"ntiated iife.-the jifu of iho pIuut uil,j
trr" ~ riTi md b.ost. aun In tnau, tliu iife OF
r nnrsonati.y' nr scIfhMnl. Nav, tiIis vift-thIs
XVI pputTowtn2 nna Iin,si,,r of i,f,,-is Wonderful
E" 1"", "" w oro uot IN dead world. but a Iiytn.
wnr] nrnth ia stili. Inotiunicss, nacousciouy,
Tia IL .rtn1,. ener,,y' nui. Wien cerriu,i I'm 10
= r.rt IN nnint> il G.inW and rD,lsciOls,icsa.
| Nav thta ts the wnlulerfui sceno tilat IL ali
ats,ut In in this world 0f litc, Uf c,,urss
| ~ Lro,s mt In nnv ,irp, nen.c. What
| IL "uNs v .I,.. ti.,s