New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-07
DEAN STANLEY IN NETWORK
A SERMON AT CALVARY CHURCH.

ASSEMBLING OF A GREAT CONGREGATIOS TO HEAR
IMPRACTICAL l., ssoSs DRAWN FROM TILE
BOOK OF JOB-NRw LIGHT or OLD TRUrHs-rHoB-
LENS BEYOND MANS POWER TO soLvE-wHY
GOD PERMITS TRIALS AND DISTRESS.
The interesting occasion Of Dean staniey's first
sermon in this city drew 10 Calvary Church ias'
evening n great congregation which filed even the
asles. The fOot-rests were taken from the
pews and made to do duty as seats when all the
pews were full. Many well-knOwn clergymen
attended the services the Rev. Dr. Adams Professor
Roswell d. Hitchcock and DR.. Philip schaff occupy
ing front pew The Dean, who is Of rather small
stature, with eyes Of keen and yet pleasant ex-
preston, delivered his discourse from manuscript,
without gestures and scarcely once withdraw
ing his attention from the pages before INN.
His manner in this respect was similar 20 that o.
many other English cergymen and lecturers WHO
have visited this country. The sermon occupied
about three-quarters of an honr in its delivery.
THE SERMON
I'm the Book of job xxxvith chapter and "a
verse are found these words: "SGfrr lttie ana
VIII show thee that yet speak OH Coos behalf
The Book of Job Is full OF interest FROM beginning 10
end but the nth and marrow % the book il confanc" h
the later chapters, after The long controversy OF Joo
and his three friends Is flushed JOB. feeihg mat
he is right and tlIcy wrong. breaks out mo
tho cry: "Oh that One would hear me! Behoia'
my desire is that tie Almighty would answer
me 80 That cry heard: the words OF 1"p
were ended; the three friends were siIenceh' pn'
there had been another spectator drawn TO the scene OF
sorrow: IL was tho youth EIln. He had u ara ooth
sides He Md wsited until al bad spoken WIN el"'
reyerental which in the Far East MARKS he
conduct OF youth toward Old aud no" lac ccnh re-
strain himself no longer He ' full OF mattcr the
spirit within him constrained him TO speak mat ne
he He his ltps ana ans Wrfct
an young, and We very old; wherefore was
afraid and burst not show you mine OPINION JIG
then, with trembling, and hesltatinE accents oiteh
dicnlt t. understand yet tending 10 the same cnu CT
treats them listen &c him for he speaks In ana Tor
higher power OF wisdom than his own "suf-r me
little and will show thee that have yet to speak on
God's behalf"
Some have Thought that the character o! Emu was W.
troduced into the Book OF Job at Later time to clear up
an enigma At any Fate his part - Ike that or the wiso
chorus IN the Grrcan tragedy. hSo mat OF
Judge balancing an argument " con,'s-
ant cause. Gently, calmly without Vehcmeho''
without anger, be turns the attention OF the
patriarch nom himself and biz sunengs 10 the great
ness aud wisdom OF God. Z" will answer thee thai Goo
is more gracious than why dost thon strive against
Him, for ne gveth account Of any OF Iis maitefsf
And then he rises into strain higher and ElghcF lie
gives O comparison OF the good ard the evil In ms e
and begins to speak In clearer and clearer words oil
confirmation OF what Elihu had said. WbiiI
he vet spoke the earth trembled and was
moved out Of Its place. There was roar
of thunder; out OF tho south csme whirl-
WIND, and out OF the whir wind the EteIna
said "who is this that darkeneth counsel ny
words without knowledgcf" Before that display
OF the Divine power tho proud spirit of the ancient
patriarch was bowed down and he said 81 know that
Thou canst do everything. and that no thought
can ne witnhoden from Thee. have heard OF Thoob b.
the hearing OF the ear but mine eye seeth Thec.
Wherefore abhOr myself and repent IN dustand ashes"
PRACTICAL LESSONS FROM THE BOOK or Jon.
This IL a brief summary Of this wonderful book.
Let us draw from IL it's chief practical les
sons. They four in number-ionr reasons
on the perpleIities aud problems Of lie First.
the wisdom put into the mouth OF Elihu when
the three friends had tailed, reminds Of what
taught elsewhere In the Bible-that there are times
when traditional authority must give way to TRUTH when
he who young may instruct these who are aged
when out OF the mouths Of babes and Stockings God
has ordained that very strength which tho world most
needs That Difference to and authority on which
the three friends insisted IL Indeed general rule both Of
sacred ana common life, and unless IL were 80 expert
enee could never b. formed. Society would always De
dissolving. and teaching and acting would Ose itha
stability which Is the only guarantee OF progress rs well
as OF permaneDoe.
But notwithstanding the doctrine which IL so beau;l
fully Swallowed forth In the appearance Of ElIhu
was this, tnst each generation must learn
not only from that which has forth but from that
which Is coming after II. The rising generation
for aught know has some Truths which
the oder generation may have failed to apprehend.
Even child can instruct its elders by good example, 10y
innocent questions, by simple statements Eiihu
young and three friends very old yet 10 him
and them intrIIsted The message point
ing to the true solution "f the great difl
Guilty that perpleIed them all. IL was. indeed.
no new truth which he put before them,
but 1t was for very there tine need
that the quick and lively eye of youth should have the
right to receive IL and apply to pot forth truths
that they may in succeeding wear new aspect,
because God intrusts 10 each generation GER
tain truths 10 carry out wisely aud usefnllv.
So again and again new life has been breathed
mg nations new mehnnRs INTO ancient ereeds.
Ever, ps ensoS has .ome,nns Of this sud To-
tell us. Every young man here present ought TO bear
% in $ ey Of 81. County, n o
kind. The younger nations are c"iird 70 sup.
Ds%e apDy tine the Words Of us
statesman, the Now Worh Is called into being to re-
world may fail OF ita mission from any
Of vew dmness OF insight, from any false shame or
any false presumption
PROBLEMS BEYOND THB POWER OF MAN.
Secondly. The Book Of Job impresses upon that
there are problems beyond tho power of man to exhaust
and that In certainty Of that uncertainty Ia
privilege TO rest The human mind, 1t may DO
well said, may repose calmly before a
fessed and incoptrovertble difficulty as before q
confessed and covered truth The OF job and
his friends enat they thought to measure the
sells OF God, Job complaining that because no was
righteous he ought ne. TO oe afflicted. Elihu tho
other hand. IN the face OF the whirlwind. de-
clared tho Almighty "is excellent IN power
and Justice and plenty OF Judgment: He viii not
anIjct" ne will affiici without need, and In that
power and justice and Judgment. no less than In His
aud Lava el ne annH-
dence. God, the old proverb says,
never smtcs with both hands at once
with one He strikes to aict, but the other Is upiited