, 1877-07-09
'fho Way We Should Live to
Achieve a Glorious End.
Dr. Ryder's Sermon on the Struggle for
Bread--The Dignity Of Labor.
Tho Popo's Recent Allocution to
the Press.
TIE END.

1t Is natural, l think, 10 feel little troubled
tnny SAY, have noenl. i ran trnagIno the maker
of y tlmt~pecc or teicta'nc 40 pcrfcct that
nothing hritrr can 10 desired, fectlng very ga1
and Irnud when the last tnue!t las been given
u hts mnsterpie:c, drawing long breath and
saying, that will do; The very hest there 10 IN
,ns is also in my workmanship, and can trust
y to the Judgment Of thuso who know good
life aud tl,sthtng. which tccm to ho'l the 1ucss
tho lest NC know, aui still ,',crr Is better ris-
Ing ov.r "'ir "st, which cotnpcls Us to cry not
1nau c.'rncs 10 LAY like thls on which there is
an end, looking It'll ta bseslnniug, ahe, Joy
that l'f viii hays ,, 'o.Sr ,s eianea IL 4 please
iNtlo hy eo,npar.aon las bccn done i' with
TIC DAYS which cat, never return:
and 70 the days wear on, and the ofd comes to
the lavs Of our education anu training for life,
to tho friendships alll Tcla.i,nshfps. which aro
rnsncttn,ca Icaicr than our life, aud VIC seem
be
Forever beyond or be.ilc onr Intsius1e existoucc;
Forever ut hlds and seck WITH onr nrsunis-.
until al last the end Of all things Ia at hand;
af,h still b.cause tic cnl Is but another bcgtn-
ming We vim tic condition vi lofng better,
Irupposc, In thu feeling that We have done SO
ponrly. wl'en once the new Ghan!c opens 10 us,
mud lind the uecBcr meaning OF tle poct's trust,
They also scryc who only flsnd and wn!t.
And hcrausa this ft 80 in ths order Of
uature ard tic Providence 0f God. 1t Is
onu of tl!a best signs VI the times, ns they
touch tltu spiritual ii!v OF man, that the old busu
after H. Is diving out, and tho roroit against hat
Mwlul blasphcmy uf NJ eternal frr has rounded
Into revolution that lag been completely sue
ersstnI; and the mnst subtle aid exquisite In
sfiumcnt Of tortnrc ttat man ever maLc IL
taken unt OF the han,ls OF those that wrre COM
peicd either by their convictions or their nature
to uss t. un,i.ai ,ao np.lsons,l sou'. th,t were
free. IL ttt ecusr, therefore, that dcath IA
su.ply the ucltvcrnnrc ot vast horde OF GRIM
inhEs to tc turn,cnted. Us In the nd days they
wrrr tnrlncnteu In Astattc and European prfs-
OTIS, there Is no fcar OF death. Emancipation
irau that slavery Is certainly accomplished. I
c!ntl"t, II was ever FL anxious To- do It, make
my text read, 20 to number our days That VIC
niay have some idea how far wo orc from tho
eternal tortnen.s Of hell fire. That dro, in the
Old scnsc uf 1t, has gone out. A man hero and
there hInv blow at thu dead cmt,crs, but tc caii-
hot make them ktnifc. Mercy and pity
moved from lfcaVcn weep mora tears out OF
ncrciful a,rl pltiful lnnIan llcarts than would
drown such fires, Should they ianlc W, TO tho
gates q Heaven: anu the bcttcr Christian fnith
vas delivered them who were all their lifetime
subject TO bondage, though thAiear of DEATH
II is not ~ be doubted, either, that tho gener-
d conception of life IL coming 70 DO brighter
into thcIr hearts and minds that tho .llio that
now Il, IL nut mainly something TINT Is looked
on by thu Great diver With n grim disfavor, rs
tle trinl Of thoso wloso guilt Is q foFcRonc vou-
when the Julge thinks hest, without appeal,
and without. 6ope, II The crInlnal has not
east hfmsetf upon TINT mercy tint has
tren ls'''slt by another's bearing Ills guilt. T.
Is not Ik,asible II WA 0nc0, tu Say TINT ovcFy
year snakes ever more imminent tho dnNQat that
the CnrtAvtll rlse, pass scntcnco. fend you to
yuur doom, and make all cnd Of you. II Is NOT
tlmuSht TO be unreasonable my longer. by rast
numbers, thHt olu great pnrpose of our llic Ia
tnl lrn!1' how 70 l!vr. Man III not criminal in
thu court. Of God. hut scholar in tho school
E'ws uway 10 put them into use. Or, Il hu ID
gnnrart anil t,nlcarnca, tccnllse tse has neglect
eli tleln, tn bunt.cr and etunllu md submit 10
tie LOGS uni paln Of hts ncarmity., 4 grcat
to thu ta VI tnia Hts IL lying, Tint II dead
that l,ciouceA to the lifo to con,u. Wo tan look
iffo IN tho ihcu ati feet that II Is not ~ II
We wcre stauding on the thin crust Of volcanic,
Liable At any moment To let Us down, but ntl solid
kEuulld, with sold things around, and beneuth,
and aburu us. 81 u nu,nber u,r days that w
nay uppiy 0ur hearts unto wisdom ia nut to
must nle.l now, and not tu us who meet hcro.
III cshortatl.n to criminals 10 b. quick aud tnko
nlvaltage 1f ths mercy VI thu Curt. This
dMtrt;u that W. arc tic children Of God Inns
t!,AsteEcd tns dosma That We aso tho criminals
dock IN the old cy.l se,lsc. Lilo and deAlh
do MT nttan iulycr black guilt he,e
and blank despair hercattnr to all but
tu,a t. wy uyain. TINT, with thcso bctts. ul,
tept'unn III HE, nls the liio to CONC, tlsro r.
Nttrr conception uf she time that Is ~ greatly
70 determine lsll tis ana that. 1t VIA f0ruler-
" tbs Gabt tu tnuke time very short, the brlGi-
est thing that cail we'll be Thought Of, and tic
life that AGpelpln III t,uG to bc like hail dream,
over uLd du,la with hefure YOU kuoH wl,eso you
are. Tle vetlnots, nrd lives, aud letters, nl.l
Journals written tuany ytA1s ago ara very pAll-
tul, Tor this outcFy astout tho silDrtuoss III timn
1ien did not aceln 10 tAink tcu that they could
tc!l The whole truth Of tiu4, u they uld tot take
tast to show how this Great Gsvcs ha4 st1tmpel
mid pared down this mont precious FIT. Every
transisury thing they could tllnk oi, tIIsrcforJ,
was dragged in ~ II. Image ot the brevity Ut
tlal lcugth Ut days lre III tue Landa Of VII.
do.n,r mud nude I'LL wsduna turn Oh the 4onao
ot shrir 1hortness. think this sc.saa Is dying
out tn these days, aAd Inrn aru counting tn feel
and tfu IA not brief u ali, but iuir span Ut It
Is ~ long us scnaole man knovs what 10 do
with.
got an artist once 70 &C. and tako some
u.cinbrr, and when lo,kcl At them, aud saw
myself i. the old doorways ~ a. iiu!e child,
who ,. .aid, ~ Il. ~ ,1,, ,,os what A. .n,.t sn
As II l lad been living for ages, with many
years TO live bc,uro l gtt " my three scpre al1
teu. cannot understand shsa outcry about
tho bIe1tty Ut lite. TO mo tlAre 10 TO 4enso ol
Time. 10 Him, Is full of unspcakable interest.
II LcAfs III III heart iulglsy aecrcls tlat eye.,
l!s ,aanot gusss .; H. tss's that \ taay opssn
4uoa. awful cxpe1ienrv for ths souL Il seelua
ot such u,,apcakallr worth tl.at noliin. CA,
atone for It's uegicrt. Work while It Is called
day; watch a!vsSs; stand ~ suan stands On
guard over ttls noulonts. SEQ thal not ons sllpa
W without cha1lca9s. krcp your lamps
trimmed. ses That the oil |. in your yeascls;
HE a,A t!rnc, together, 10 the lowe! that out:
tAus- All Tits was Ia thu heart ot tbs 1avior,
aud iu Ills u,uyuu, nnI It beata ulL burns t.l
Ills Gospci. lut there u not wurd that 70,