, 1879-06-23

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l,,ose Of divine religion. Thus MI on earth
that fs truly great Will hasten TO eInbty Itself Of
the defects OF an hour, just as thu tree wounded
WIN an X hastens TO epSsf Inc wni,d n;. VII,
lrhfy brunch. The Tcstaments nre among tl'che
great thlngs, md little heed thu human errors
q an Abraham, or David, Or solomun, but,
,e thS cahsd where pssson' hay" a1uGh
worsltpers, and IN ita van}ttd roof tnkcs Up the
solcrnn u,nslc and SINCERE prayer,
The rnthoe Ut the Bible Ia one os those great
qualities which will bind tic elucated henri to
continue unon cartll. Os all hooks Il alono re-
allxos the touching condition Of nun. Our phil
fosopAcrs, ot1r statcsmen our historians, our
@ men OF scseucc, our public speakers darc say but
taken all tho millions Of yesterday, anl
which must osertakc all who now llsc. pcorc
Of Worda mako up about tho quantity Of
speech which most tnen Of affairs hcatow pnon
The inevitable escnt. Friend says to friend b!ls
little. There Is most universal md detp re-
1uctancc In man either to write down or spcak
to near friend his thoughts about tho last
hour: But TIC New Testament comes to lnseal
The closed lipa. Il says, "Wfy be sllenta Why
menti Why not let tic waiting tears ilowi"
Christ atd Hts disciples arc places In history
where the aonl Is asked to mike review 81
ta Erea. tnsstcry of l!ynE aud aylns. cGriat's
scene. He confronta the nalc messenger, and
makes lliu spenk hopefully to all rs mortal
children. Having spoken almost wholly about
the ultimate future Of man, llavlug declared
Christ himself moved forward calmly to His
own death - though to show us that II were
indeed narrow stream between two worlds.
Great admiration Is bestowed by f,lnur Upon
over over Tic dead I 6ody Of Ills prctnsf' That speaier
Ind for ycars advised the public 10 keep away
from tho church, and to think Of future life
and act for 1t when theY had conc to 1t. Other
81 md owcrs q eech suri1% But
standing BY tho dcad body Of hia brother, lie l,ad
said Tint "lovlnH frionds might ECO star OF
hope and hear the rustic OF wing" The
public is not to bc blamed for adm!rlnE such
from such unwilling lips, aud yct admiration
IL to bc poured out over such words, what ahould
be our feelings toward religion which for 1000
years hos been begging tho living mil diving TO
rustic In the chamber Of deathl II these recent
words wcro 80 patholc, why is not tl,at Chris.
ttanfty suhlttncsv pathetic which bas spoken
such words all along by the paths and tolnbs OF
iu.trous, II wFags rustic 30 swceetlv over the
ctlflln, then why not admire mud follow Hin,
who called the children OF men together in
Judcn, and taught them to look dc1itl, III the
lace WOSt uOQElullfl Nu5t VIC tjG lttCUuSlbtSHL
md selfish children, and dertde sanctuary md
blessed hope until our own brothers Shall
bave tltcda And shall we then fling, opeh to
onrsc}f tue gates of a temple VIC hayu ntt etnpt-
ed to elope against humanity oi', mol 1t 1t Us
feel that all Iavo brothers or loved ones whom
they nluat bury. the great past has stood ny
The cold lips Of dear ones and let Ms fling to nil
the tender hope TINT shall he at last dear to
ourselves; and lot US love religion Which
does not walt for some one man to die before It
will unscal Its lips, but which pours out over
the huulhu race equally Its words Of collsola-
tton.
The vals1c Church following the spirit and
this % pathos SC Of human lifo. Tie material part Of
tho Church. It's stones. Its windows. Its gfass, its
sptrc, its bells. its mighty decorations NIL ex-
press this very quality which began to reveal IT,.
sei IN !lm who saa Ie 1 1aee o. te Taats o,
points upward. Thu spires md The windows
struggle upward. Tic sptso means "11eaven-
wnrd.n The stained glass is to mako that
"dlm Religions light" which tells mau how full
as to ring tho heart to reposa and not TO dsror.l
mud unrest. Tic truroet sounds to arms,n
hut thc church bell Is made to sound peace.
sumetimes they arc called Evening bo''s Of
tCurlew bells becat1se tlieir t0nc blends with
thu feelings Of the heart ind tic sceuds Of ma
tyrc when the sstn has sunk md tic sky Is put
ting away ali its eolorod tints IN readiness for
The midnight Blecp.
Tha curicw tolls the knh1l ot pnrtlnE day. ,''
The lowing herds wind slowly our the lea,
Tho powman homcwara ploda hts wearyswhy,
AMI leaves the world to darkness and to mo.
lines which rcsnfnd us that the matorat VI tho
Church, from tss marble forms TO tt8 glass niil
Its bells, blend with the touching thought That
man lives moment bctNecn TWO eternNies nntl
then sinks to mysterious sleep under the pale
Pass from the material to the spiritual, and
The tcarfnlnCss OF the situation comes back. Be-
| Hp1f tim hVmn$.-tttay nil nfn}nttYp II hf
chance QUO be not 90, 1t talls dead iron, tho
| composers hand. nna those who sling around
tho altar say, aye eau iind this gay music
a s sns Il q chI1Ic M s q mortality % nd eer
| nifty. At best the hours OF wors!lip nrc
not many, they are few; the hours Of laughter
i md jcnBtinC come numcEoualy When VIC are nway
| from the temple, but here We nsk hymn which
shall like church spires point to heaven. or Hike
| the chnrrh bells shalt stnrt not laughter but q
| tcar.'
The doctrine .ot tho sacred desk partaAoa
l1rgely, OF such should hc iss nature, ot The
where in religion. The probability IA that tl,e
harsh days OF Christianity llave posscd nway
with the barbarian which produced them, and
that It will become moro and tho tmost symp4'
Tas s love 1e' ws ass Ssn ,Sa Ss cnafh sfs p s
| conditions OF mnnksBd which reveal auY kind nl
suffering will spread nntil all the doctsipcs Will
| be modified, and until thu serMon8 u thu
md full Of that aaored meditation wl'Icl
Is Invited by the vorx architecture. and flytnns
md prayers, and ceremonies Of tie housc Ut tod
| No Christian dare be scctnrIan In his hymn o.
ty theyy mus. 6c trea from ali seiilsl.ness and IL
will. They must be lofty n1M broad, because
they rise to HIN who seuds Ills rain on tho jus'
md unjust. It will soon come to puss tint the
WI f0,low ts hymn 1d M,c .,} nraye1
futrat hn hroail mud sweet that la offered lY The