, 1877-11-19

GlCLY llCr&H &U HlHkE utElNlsltSa lNhk ~ tAtA.t
ilc a1.tr.v ,!ons Of the mind began to no
c.nwtirl hack to snaku ro"n for The 'lcc-
trincs that could TIL M the earthly IRE. 4
world nnce set into discord l,y debate MIL
liza, unity scca In risl,scou. lives. Il has
even already rut,e to lass That wt'cn VIC scc u
righteous Catlu,lIc, una true to 'nan anil tiosl,
all thought u! ihc many opinions held by MN
or his ,lcnan,inat!on u excluded ~ Inc s!nP's
ltf Olyrc, t!,r wnss,l Is NOW !ctolciicl III Tic
nuty or character.
it'w.,s u,cc thought essential that wc should
knuw l.o,s tho ~nrld wat fnadr, but Wc no longer
care tur that form Of information Our hearts
arr driven to feel that tho MIoral worsl Is tue
pnr NC must Ipuk after. When (iod raitcl up
tilo mountain, wien lle cmptsel thu sra our of
the hollow ul Ills hand, when lc sct the sun IN
icrc1, at,.l havc iurncl! 10 hsk, Where shall We
tuil.l our scl,oui.lnNlsrf Where our hOnlel iiow
shall We best etlucatc our chi!dren' Into What
honorable pursuit. eat VIC lcal then,l How can
VIC r..''r the most and lrst fapp'ncs' 'nto thc'f
Tho world lae lon9 needed powerful ut!ii;
tariAni<n, Cn,ltr It's oil form, VI religion II did
not tiu,l tnurl, ,applness. Religion was e'ihcr
abstract and ga % not t"He IT, St ars w1s ''I 1r 9r
Church services. the home training. the homo
life. wera all fashioned upun the doctrine that
man onght to have t,ar,i 'ins of II all al"n4s
that hi. sins might he vol atuued Tor o. Ao
how willing hla Heavenly Father Wis that ne
should he hapry. 4 philosophy TINT should
permit humanity to bfess itself WIS needed, and
aiunK with It Inns cntne In that utiisnriatlAml
which tnstrlcta man to l0Dk to the happiness Di
humanity. But IT. must be real liapplncsa, not
tho delight Of Rtrlttun, or drlinkurd, or gam
birr, but tho happiness OF q soul that cduvatea
itself: that loiluws the right, bu. that p'avs,
AMI ents, and sn,tcs, and sleeps. Tfle modssi IH,,
Us aud VIC will do thee Eo'M." "My yoke Is
easy; my burden ia light $500.
For generation Christianity has bcetl rom.
~: into man's home - At, auEel oI happ!1iess;;;
II now also adds, Grrat nlsv arc Go.l's children
and the happlness uf tho Father ,nnst oo found
largely III the happiness Of Ills family. Iho
shutters arc thrown open on s,t,,lay; ilowcrsaro
people rtse with tho fnil realization that the LAY
will be full VI ptace aud rest. The wurtls In ths
home will l,o kinder, tho toilet more neat OF
beautiful, tlIc table itself inurc attractive.
become greatly tie icy by which We may Inter
prct the ltolv seriptures. To knnw the wllulc
history ata! q,ln|ity Of Nol has given plnre to a
study Df tlte luty anu outcome Of lnasl. ult this
duty and ogteoI,c 81 man y an Immense so"c
still gramlcrccd. Afler yuu hnve surrendered to
eternity, to study IN Gc conducted beyond tho
grave, all tho sttallcl distractions Ol pli!oso-
pily, what remains Is sttli tllost impressive IT,.
tg{on Christianity, after It has been passed
through The iiiirat}5n of tho rr1cttcal, i. l,,-
mrtko a.ltl strong. Il religion uf happiness IA
not exhausted by cheerful SUNDAY ntli neat
toilet. As we'll f1tght tho cttiltla primer ha
of utility embraces cardinal doctrines great ami
influential. the existence ol ttna anu Or lias
messenger, Christ, must enter lnto tho sonl mud
be with Il l,y day nt,l br night. Nothing IN all
thought Is more useiaI 'liah Ills sla1 cln
never biess lstnsc'f more tl'an ~ cnef1sE!nR
thia cllcf In his heart. lln need not tictH tile
tlo1 nor tht Christ. Ito need not KNOW now
tiol made tho universe nor ali tne why's W
w'ilel! y is Eovernct't out Tue soul Mnst "
emptied Of atheism, amt must fec! tlat IN
grtat King. This idca VIII tnieed 40 hm
good. II Will bc !lght buricn. an easy Yoke.
~ no tuca+ oaftNu!nriy no sacseo !ueaI ives
without culture tl,e ci!ea neas'nE o. c1.nrgh II.
society thia feeling 81 thc prGaeivo antt gooI-
meas Of Tod. All sentiments dle when neglected
Tlr lons-coatinued devotion ~ buains,s, or to
pleasure, q ~ natetat t selcheft ia ILL., tne g,
Kuod cn end!lra neglect; hes'ee all our rc's4ions
temples slnlld and oar meetings return aitl OUR
hyu's are tesutiE tint tiod may not die IN Our
souls. but Hive aiid expand.
comes the io@trlnu ot spiritual reform. It
~ called conversion by soinU, regeneration
l,y some. In thu estimate Of many It is n
reform coulng wholly from without. God
EptaTCF{4 d Soul JlAL Us tH 1IIk[ HlAH6 MAH-
without tna,l's aiu or knowledge. But others
believe otArrwtc. anil uway from all such de.
baiu lies the ilea that thu heart must bu re.
siapcd and hect,l1G perfect ~ the Father In
! Heaven Ia perfect. Usefulness deuiat,tla that
tu new heart come, but II Is an abstract phos-
o}il,y which Inquire, whether Il shall come nt q
certain minute uni III n certain way. A. c[yilt-
| zatlntl COMES flying slpou rnaty wtngr,-winss
On the forehead, ant. shoulders, and Icet, boru
along by scl,oot-!ouscs, mud literature aNl pol
tttcs, and a7t, aud rclL,luu,-no the nGw tlsnrt
uI religion may come uiou tltany winga,-tl,c
human will, 1tlu.l education, association, by
lear and by hope, Rnl by tho ali.powcrful holy
| Sti.it; u,i,l uti!itaran!sm Ia rapidly loading
tic Church Into this broad definition OF cpn'
version. What tho world demands IL tic
1uw litc, und hence that man look n,ure
to i,!s uctfons and leas to any special theory by
which sucu i;cw life lalEht eosllc, The tnteg.
rity of tllr Quaker. te plety of aAletho,lst, tic
u2rtghtncss Of ChannIng, tho prayers otf6,
! EpI.cot,altan rrnd tfotn i bouk but we'll S'ls
ta!ncd by tllr aife, tile zeal Of u Moody, wllet
roup|ed to yrtuc, nil nukU up the kind III con.
version the world demands. We do not wu,ll
thu unalyAis OF rold water when wu lie sick OF
| lever We Wn1it u drink. 80 the wntiA ncetll
trsnafnr,neO Xn,,1a alui IL 611ltntyv 7nattnnA II