The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-07

6rst tho necessary and inevitable defects sof tho
latter growth. which shoots up AFTER tho kings
ruE ONLY PERFEcr CONVERSION
The young life devoted Christ Is the only perfect
conversion, just as tho spring tne devoled 70 culture,
brings the only perfect harvest HOW sweetiy the
will bends before tue heart Is wasted The voice OF
love It's tendcrest accents WINS tue heart tnoh ana
this leads 10 unreserved devotion aud perfect SELL
sacrifice In late lie the obedience is partial and the
sedenal less because there Is greater mi xture OF
motives The seed which sends forth It's shoot 10 tho
early spripe is moro quiet has less glare and heat
about than that which shows itself under stronger
stimuations, A young Christian Is not so restless,
brought TO later 10 lite. The turning OF Paul from
a career OF blooo, Of Peter from denias, had
a shame sorrow Indignation and seli-reveDgc about
il which convicted OF great offending, because the con-
sciousness OF guilt was awakened late. Ard oil
vauglory and spurious motives than 1t would nave
been had their love for Christ grown with their
growth and strengthened with their strength. They
rose high. but there always seemed 10 be something
that kept them down. So with any man who has
given the whole oil his live to There has been the
spring time and the summer OF growth, but the world
was kiug to-day and took his mowngs; and self was
king yesterday, and look his howings ana satan uc-
sires TO DO king Tomorrow, and wants 10 take MS
mowipgs; and way or another the whoie
growth OF life been FILTERED away, handful mere
handful there, swarh hero and swartn there,
and nothing is lett TO hope Tor but the shooting
up OF the latter growth JUST as the second harvest
field under such circumstances wants fulness and
weight and breadth, 20 mere late conversion com
The aitergrowtn ID not the bold harvest. An early
conversion IS not cold conviction OF truth, not
mere sentiment of beauty, not rule OF conscience
lot a fear OF pam, even a hope OF peace Tho
heart won to Christ the spring time is brought I'M
der a bigher deeper mightier impulse, when is
purely DIVINE In those tho love Of Christ
strains them. His love which gave Him TO them
wholly tho cradle 70 the cross is tho measure OF
TO Him. when gives HIN the whoe OF their lie
from youth to old age.
They do not keep back part OF the price and then
approach him with an uneenerous shrinking which
peril danger or hardship Tor him. Tor they aro
convinced Of His love- and have the iorlitude to say,
"For me to live is Christ, which is much greater
thing TO say than "For me to die is gam. "
DEFECTS APrERGRowrH
Second-That wnile sucn detects must follow upon
the aiergrowth OF tho kings mowings 1t is delig h
ful TO that there be the shooting up OF tho
latter growth Notwithstanding You will perceive
thut while the chief difficulty IS In the power OF the
posurc This Is an inward impeachment, but our text
refers to outward danger which must DO carefully
taken into account ~ is that the "grasshoppers"
come to devour the latter growth just II begins to
shoot
This thought points out double perpexIty. Touch
ing the difficulty Of late conversion, not only Is the
time Of the royal gathering over not only do long
shadows cast their forms over the cut meadows but
If perchance, ''tho mown grass starts again aud
spear alter spear takes stature and strength,
then danger that the voracous grasshoppers
will swoop down upon the field as begins 10 display
It's new emerald and that band after band will ravago
upon I'll what was as gar len OF thu Lord before
them shall be the des0iaton OF fire behind them.
men The germ--tho embryo-has been lying SO long
IN the chrysalis state there is every Likelihood that
under the stimulating rays OF the sun II Will find
wings and begin It's havoc upon the field whose bosom
i0sI cred II through all stages Of stup0r.
The reverend Doctor having dwelt at considerable
eugth on his interesting and instructive theme,
paused moment and, with a forvid earnestncss
characteristic OF tho man when speaking OF divine
md mysterious truths said:''A very sweet thought
alutes you to-day II Is as n the laden with
he ongs OF Joy and every breath Welcome. A
lew born child OF time vcs. Tue old year IS dead
md tho new year Is en- hroncd. The village bells and
he city peals have been ringing the hopeful
Granger 1t smiles because II comes from the bosom
II the Father"
Hope springs immortal in the human breast;
Man never Is but always to be blest