The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-28
MIR. BRIsTOR'a LECTURE,

Roy. Air. Hriator gave another Of hIH lectures
Inst evnnng, MT Ames Church. on tho charnr-
tara Of the Nthle. Tho subject being NJ. John tho
| lsaptisi. LII hia general lecture on biblical
| oharantera. delivered ast summor Mt the First
| reabytorlnn Church., tho lecturer had nronly
rivon ua nh Insight 81 tho ifs md works Of 81.
John. lnat nght's loeture being rather n moral
| application Of tho character and works Of hia
suhiant than n development OF his Iife for ns
Mr. I,riRor said ut tho opening Of hIa neturo
tho Book TOLLS us pnry iltle Of 1T. John and tho
description OF tho Baptist In Tho Bible lont Tho
leNinror M opportunity To utilize his olouuonoe
aud powers nc pon pioturins which his con-
stunt hearera are already 30 we'll acquainted
with. IIe WINS Of tho stature of u p1nn lie had
hattlad with Tho elemanta-hni struggloh with
beasta His long hair fallng oarnleHRly over hls
ahoulders hs loina glrdled with tho skin Of an
animal gave him The nppearanoe, Of wild
man, llo was not toned down, ynt there was Ii,
him ~ peculiar blending OF humility and nh
sence OF self esteem.
MIR. ntistnr here entered Into dIgrenaion TO
condemn tho weakness af mon who, while ao-
knowlodging the wrong # fntemperance and Of
breaking tho hahbnth, want aomebody else to
begin tho work ol riRhting matora by applying
the proper remedy Tho fear Of taking the Inf
tiAt ve. he said. waa explained by tho weak by
t saylpg that any steps taken BY them might loae
ner or Of the ahopkeapor who keeps hla estnb-
lIialment on ,,, a. q, the Habhah. l!e compared
pure: the man who nald. Il have no
Tin t'%e sDa I" think u tho Of o %yss md vent
eIae. iie waa only ho herald acnt forward u
ennounne th h,. coming lilo ., Waa afraid tha
Hnpropared. He know only ono thing
The thousands Of Jerusalem poured out and
stood before him. and Gmsar himself would not
have dared e touch him any more TING he
thnir orbits. A beautiful recital OF Ht. Johns
intnen'e followed. !neidontaly, Mr., Briator
touched upon tho anYing Of Napoleon. that God
WA ON the eide Of the cannon.
II BE- said Napoleon had eaid that God was
Or, the ,",r a,d ID q Of The non who live IN
spoken tho truth Returning to the test
to which vt, John had bnen put. tho. loo
turer said thnt after awhile, tho multitude
oil aomntling wonderful. something now If
,v, a 90, a eiy" ua n"mnthna Arnrlsins wa
hnrdnat thing Ia to grow old grace
ihe iheme Cor brilliant da,ourae, lie epote
Ut tho hnrdnees OF being compelled to take n
back goat In morals ia vol Ha IN politics which
Ia 40 frequently evineed by mon who have boon
rrept upon them effectively that tboy cannot
walk u hundred yRrds yet believe themselves
II to become Prea'tlent Of tho United States.
But John was not 40 situated. for this was his
answcr: Did not toll you TINT there was ono
,omipR after Mo. ono whose ahoo~latrhats nm
not worthy r. nniooaen Such was the hu-
Another fact about this man was hts broad
and oohsiRten! courage, In those times there
srent political parties. tho Pharlaoea md tho Sad.
ea~the phnraera claiming to DO the chosen
people OF God, aud that nothing could be good
hell ind u hereafter because they had no oeu-
ar evidence of tho faot. md who believed them
'elves alone to bo perfect-neither, however.
ttt,y {t,Ns,t t,i Ia, Iy1
John. with the fenr Of God In his heart feared
nobody. He oaat away from him Pharnsee md
iadureo. and threw tho trutl, into their teeth
That "a tho kind Of courage that wa ought to
nave: 70 HHy that wong Ia WRONG: that lte la
ie; he'll in hell. That ia the religion we ought
% have. Othor instances were given Of Johns
'ourage and bis boldneas to speak In tho fsce
" men.
Another opportunity waR offered to tho leo
urar Ia condemn tho practice Of hnckhiiug
# attempting 70 correct the wrnngs Of the little
ind weak. when we dare not confront the
,rant or tho muaoular; fanlt-ilnhng In others.
whilst we keen tho moral umbrella over our
,eada letting tho Groupings full on our neigh
tora.
Mr. Briaor further illustrated Johns unaom-
courage by relating his daring nc-
'uaation of tho criminal Queen. his appearance
oafere tho King. whom. none other dared 10
rhiH. ho aHid. was consistent courage. II Is
cry we'll 10 taunt u child because he has told u
te. but oonafstent courage requires that under
he sane circumstances we should face giant.
fhere followed n recital Of tho deeds Of Christ
who had referred Johns dlaepiea to Iebn him
al whom hoy had nakod lin If indeed he wna
he coming man and whom they went to John
low liza hnh told them. Use your eyea and
vars. and what camo of johns Toeommendn,
ion.
Tho lecture closed with the relation OF Johns
ioath, hs rooompanRo To tho wicked Harod
tns. the picture Of tho presentation Of Johns ,
cory hshd mt the banquet being painted In
powerful coors. :
The audience OF Mr.. Rristor was tho largest
Int we had yet aeon ut Amrs Church. and the ,
wi n a |
ng until The church becomes too small TO con-
ain them.
Before diminishing hts auditors. the lecturer
that on Thursday nsxt the subject
u his lecture would ba Peter"