, 1879-03-24

the past, st"nd III majesty around tho East: ont
OF whcl. a new generation Is rising, nti't form
nm cncampnent u honor, gates VI righteousness
md pss t59nGh whs tue rs,nE sous passe
The noble soI,la OF yesterday are gates uf Giory
throuEl! which ~ children pour alonc Into thc
fields of ife. Greatest o. atl slsae, n,d Set m
was lie q Sa:areth. How I lis wosk: bava @ ioi. :
lowed Him! Even those who receive nothing
OF Ills u!yinc misston cohtess ttat Lie bus sur.
passed all who have lived IN tho quality ami
quantity OF good that has fallen back rich
shoulders Of men exposed to many storm.
JAMES DE I1OV1CN, D. D.
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AEao",A" s1""oH - -. 'nn nov IN. op"At' No'
The Hey. Dr. SULLIVAN prcactlcd to larga
congregation nt Trinity ErtscopsI Church yea
tcrlay morning, taklng for hIs theme tic ]tfo
and works Of tl,c lato james Do Koyeu D. D.,
OF hae'ne. Foto"'ns ~ tle 6et"'on:
lmust work tno wHrks Of Him that sent mo
while u y nas ING hlght comotn' "heh no man
can n, "otR'-1Gn". ''.' =. .....
Tllu immaculate occasion oil this utterancc OF
Christ yn,l will doubtless remember. Tile dis
e!ples, at,ractcd BY tho spectacle OF a nun who
Id hnon hnr,, mimi s,tt,nt, hv ,h., ,omnlo ,,ot,
nna oeeu wv '"' .,. a'ss. ~ Wv .oe Ia'e,
coold not 1es1st tlie tct1ptaton 10 lpauIco thelr
curiosity to The tnal catiscs Of the aitlictIon
TINT had ful}cu On him. Accordingly. stnrtInr
from thc cratutn,s bvnotl,csts thnt ra,nmfttes
-, mn,,.,ai severity tnol, tlr,r risn in sine IN.
usually l.csnotls, either In Tic sufferer or III
some ono yury nearly related To him, tllcy asked
mir Lord. Nastcr. yho did stn. iii. man or
~. ,s.'a.. ,,,nt t,n ,rns n,r t;,d y, ~, ~
or the uther OF tl1cse thcQr!cs. 1t seemed TO
them, his blindness must ho Accounted for, nrd
on either OF them thry felt themselves coufront-
III win ncr,taxn, dl1,ru,tv. for n ~. lin
ono haha, tl'o loss VI staf!t "hs punishment
for bis own ain. then. In being born b!,nd he had
been punished, In anticipation rs It were, for q
.,n h, ,,a,l mt vet committed. Int wlIch t,oI
1oIssM" ~ Mon,u @ ,i'r in hui h1'sa.ns m ,aa " .no
inlhte. ~! on .,e o,ieI na ne was ptln'shcu
ief sne Etea. o,n "'eH !. ~. % ua.AGHcn @ ts lives M
~, s s,, ars, nrlnr,n1cs ~ i1;.t,' thaI ~ G,dis
rrosluet'ee sl.vus cat tme sui!.ou Gl.nn o.
pnschts' iralsEtessloa u uesceuo Io ni8lnnoeeht
eia5ate't ml ,,o,,nu ,,ts.,a,. =, H.. .,,,,.
War Lorat however, u.sposes o. inc Wno!o M
ultstlate origin ot tIls mans nilhaness. you
must not stop ahost n your ,hyest,Vatloh o. Ets
sih or 's pa3Ghts H'ii inc HIM, ptltllai ROOT OF
ecttlement OIL tle Mystery y ~ p'ay on TIC
meso surface Of Things. NO, TUG trtla ostEH Of
tl'ls an.i every oiaer oysl must 10 traee.l stiil
ilrther baek' od permits tllc cvs, tint through
It's existence He may "oTS oat p,ltpoSe which
never could nave been accomplished III my
otAcr way. Ills blindness siaa been llieln1lg
SORROW to tt'ts poor sufferer. but God IND
meant u u bo platform oil "ll'rf' lie might
exhibit flisow wonler.worklng powcr,-t"1t'at
the works of God might be- t,a1so manifest IL
him. And then, passing ny q natural
Transition to l'ia'sclf as tho duly
authorized manchester. nn.l seeing III ti'u
rapidly nnrrownE ht'rlxon Of Ills own earthly
lilo tho Clearly.ict!ne1 yist0n Of the cross aud
scpuchsc, A,Hi khuwi,lg that but trlcf interval
separated 1ltm trnn them, our Lord glycs utter
Anre to thu holy 1,eccsElty .t!at lay upon Him 10
crowd Into tl.e little spaso tlai remained 10
l!!u a|l t!Ht flc could u zeal and devotion to
Ills Enllcr's ecrycc,-"l must work thu wtrks
| 1T Him tlnt sent me- while IL Ia lay; tic night
I Now, tn 'lc strictncss 1t their primary appli-
cation thrsu words beIn!,E to u,lr Lord exclu-
slycy, both III regard to tho work ltc WIS com.