, 1877-12-10

Heaven ia liya IN such world, Christianity de-
IL st sSDS sop ~ q sF ae a S5 @ 70 sS
e,rty upward, but i, otGcr landa,, toy, 'nus.
help sho will #nt md walt MIRACLES will
not coma to tFampo natural Inv under foot;
hut "A natural Inv came between Christ AMI llia
''c.ttny with hufct. nnil laughter, and crown Of
thorns, 70 ninnys will tho unvorth!ncss Of man,
kind rctarl and tho worthlncss Of mankind
10 illustrate a.it remark, irl1old Cl.rlst lay
Ing down the dortrina that man must love his
nc!9hDnr A. hI.n.clf. Having pronounced the
law, lie naked no MD from m'rncfc, but lie per:
find by .nll tho autfcrtuRs Of bntt 1clds and III
all railtl md dtahonnr, TINT 1ore for each other
ho1rc, Of happy world. Tho world must potl
comes to It, in tlle nnetcenth Or twentieth, cen
tury, It vii! look up and cay, Dte>setl bc tho
world'a Christ who taught n inv 40 divine.
Or take tho words - Blessed mr. tho pure III
l,cart." They nro quite powcrless still on these
deep truth lying therein. We nrc all utter
strnngcrs to tho import Of eucla language.
Christianity must therefore tnrry on our shores
as The s hnssa ,'d d tha
banner Of the Gross, but no convert saw tts
beauty. So, for Us, Chrfst,Antf:. snist whit.
Ench ape will tcudcrly leau n.au ''nl,u,. through
sin an! sorrow, until tt'ess ,v,r,fs, ~ "pnro In
THUS far they lie IN prophecy l'ncts tncor.
understand not. Tho old posn, used to say:
Fl, Fl, net et II II aes t,si nj ks sacn .s@ss .nt
1fharpincss hath not les sent
And centre in tho breAAt, *
We may bo wise, OF rich, Of great,
Dnf never can be blehs.
But tho world ntes frum these recitntfons. mud,
brushing awsy II tcars # falls buck again upon
ike I iondon ps n Bank." iS % liz Christian sings:
Tho dearest Idol have known,
Whatc'es that idol be,
Help mo 10 tear It from Thy throne,
Ant worship only THE.
But the sonR dies and 1eaTss tho singer still
at tho altar Of pin, and with many An idol
pressed aRatnst bis heart. IL Is thus Christ
passca nlong atoye ttls reach ol tho human SOUL
But II Is almost certain thRt tie centuries Will
roll along and build up a manhood which Will
say. "I,lesEed are the pure In hcart," with n
gratitude Of which wo children Of dust little
dream.
Thus tho coming. Of tho "cllariot y has been
long delayed. II has been compelled to drag
dark. It waits now for many new hands TO
touch tho wheels; to gra1p the cords by
which It is drawn. The world u, rs yet, ut'nblc
love perfect cnF''t Il preisrs mPer,s sns
hearing him caIled TIC Just,-thcy be-
Ing able to appreciate only fccbta
semi -}ustice,-so our modern era stands
away from Christ, not being charmed
by sucl, fu'lncss Of moral excellence. The
Master delays, not because Of any decay Of car.
dinnl truth, not because religion has been tried
and ha. failed, not tecauso snythlng bottar tllan
Chriat!anlty cai, come, but chiefly because so
eiaty has not yet come 10 that mental stature
which enn measure nnd love aucl1 perfect Son
OF God and Son Of Man. The.world soon wcaries
Of one who wears tho b|cmls}, Of spotlcssness.
But 1t Ia only delay. Doubtless tho chariot
wheels arc turning slowly foswnrd: Some
future aQe, coming long after wo nll shall hayu
passed, inincutal and moral humility, from lie.
shall look up and shall SEQ the heavens grow
ruseate with the coming Ut Lin whom our eTn
was unable to scActvo. In tho gradual pro9Tcss
round Tho natnB oi that Oua who taught lu-
mautty !ta highest truth, WHO awakened it,
pureat feelings, nnd who made Tor II tho most
touching sacrifice.