, 1879-06-09
FOR OTHERS.

SERMON nT TIIE REV. uEoHGE @. LoN1MEr, D. D.
To largo congregation tu tue First Baptist
Church, laat cvcuug Dr. Lorlmor preached gu
the thcmo "Givlng Ourselves for Others, J" taxi
ing ns hIa text:
I live by the fatl, Of. tho Son Of God, who loved
ms aud gnyc 111naelf for tne.-Gdiat!dHs. H., 90
III. Lorimor substantially natd: On another
oceaBton th,s eano Apostle wrote, ".Nonn
Of us lircth 10 hlmselt." Whatever
may bo the precise force Of these words,
there eau he no l5nDt that, in very solemn
setisc, they are true. Tllern Ii q BcnBo Ia which
tho most selfish man, the most aelf-secktng, cnu-
not live to himself. ,Ilo may think that flu cat,.
ho may try to do so, but. lie Is mstalton, and
will fall. Tlm hcartless cgot!st, following tic
adyice Of Dazlltt, lnay withdraw from tic com
panlonshtp OF bis feliow-bcings. md, smiling
complaccntly through the ioopholc Of his re-
treat on thrIr strife, conceive TINT he 10
ouly d apcctatur In the stirring drama
Of oxsstcnce. lie la, however, dcccir-
ng himself, for ho cannot refrain from
his life anil the atmosphere which brcathcs from
It. llo Will net on those nrouud him a. with
gentle, but ncvcr.censnE force Of q quiet cur.
rent; Willingly. or nnwllllnglytt consciously or
nnconsc!ously, he wy exert . tremendous power
It IL from tltis fixed and ulaterabla condition
Of humanity TINT Lis law Of mutual rest,onsi.
bllitS springs. By which each individual IL held
accountable to the extent Of hi. ability for tho
soc,u. moral. md religious we!i-holng Of others.
Anomg the holy men Of old who fult To thla Oh
Itcutlolj, tho APOSTLE Paul stal,,ls pre.enucnt.
lia II was who exclaimed: .'sty hearts deslro
and prayer TO God for Israel Is that they may bo
sayct.n IIo 1t was who tcnierly said: "If We
ure beside ourselves II is for your causo" and
llo IL was WIN lid more In his Ito thau IN his
words 10 exprcea this Thought, for he WIS
abundant In stripes OF suffcrlngs, imprson-
ncuts, and lahors for tho pcrEahug millions Of
tlis race.
Doubtless 1t was this sense OF responsibility
that prompted the sutltmo expression In our
text. rouf claims that tho life ho lives IN the
tlesl, Is ono Of fath n !e sop ,; 1f God; e ioVc
initiates thc example ut the SAVIOR, und Its es-
scnftut fontlire which commended: lila devotion
WINS his absolute self-suercn1er. 1t was our
Lords aelf-sacrstlce and aesf-tmmoasion in the
esf." You will observe It does not rofcr to Ills
death hut TO His life. Ha does not deny tllat
lie gave hiulsclf tn dying, b4t Ho makes more
prominent the giving Ut HImscN In living.
,ary surrender 1T Himself for othcrs; and L. is
this, axclai.ns Paul. that live. That is, fIc
gave Himself for INC, 40 do give myself for
those aronad INC. i ia this spirit ihat would
nnltiu, muititudcs Of degraded beings both at
home a,ld abroad II they aro neg
ss,Ss 'sr ,s ma sf M o b hold y. aeoaa. tS p'fSs NJ
dcluatva plea, NO e!ittcrng generality, VII aratl
to excuse lis Ia Gods sight, II we arc tathloss 10
our truss; and as the only war IN which It cun
bv conceived Is by living as Paul did. would
mnreas up,n Sol1, tny hearers. "s"s's s'aEo'yoaln
In tho first nlace. Jet us ascertain who are the
others for whom we should Giye ourselves.
Christ practically dsclded tbs aus.tton cunturles
whe b. t9n'!Sa g dn 9sa'lst lnuy
bio ot the 0nol Samaritan, teaching tIlut We
are hound In offices Of love to tlioes who differ
from lis socially, nationally, mud rel[stoisly.
The Scriptures arc full Of startling propostttons
IN this subject. Wo are to love our enemies.
VIC ara to do good to those tint ,perseeutc und
| abuse us; for II We are only kfud 70 fr!enla,
| what bstter are We than thaytaccs aud PUBLIC
anst AID 70 thts wi1s fsiio"sh9 nS Il! 40 .a,, M
on tho just and unjust, Md who Raya fllsson -
au offering Tor ul. And - 10 that Sum- t|iers Is
neltl,er Jov, nor Grcek, barhartah nor scythtan;
10 to ns tllesc d!stanettnns should bo 10 bars!er
wrote, ~ taka goodness !n this sense: the NJ
forttnE wesl ut ncp: It Is whit the urt,eks cali.
I'd Ghtlan.hroola. rhts, OF gil virtues of the
mtnl Is tho greatest, being tile chsracterEst!c Of
Delty. aud without II man y busy, totsetl'ov:
nus, wretchcd thing, m better than kind OF
veEtl,tn," Ka,for Erosal; put ny Iortl, hut vet,
beyond oil question, true. Tho Roman orator,
Whu ClalhleA utat nothing h1MtH cc4lG 10 HULL
fcrtnt 10 him. was hailed wish appreciation, and
III our times we have psaisad tho example ot III
Agaasik, VINO was too thoroughly devoted
to Tho cause OF hunsn auligiiteasnent tn
hayv time or inclination to get Flch. Wheu
hoinsgs 10 Iifs With singular unanlmity, ~.
lscting ~ the peculiar feature worthy Of it,
praise h!s devotion to the cmancipation ol t!Ia
srpI hIn III his llfetttuo With ohloquy a1A con-
sure. Thus W. see that Il Is imppasl1la lar u.
to refrain from renderlng homare to men rho
eonsscrato themselves 10 ~ csu@e Of humsa
veal. though No personally may faiI, practically
to follow thelr example. .-S
Not long since m expedition left tho Eaatern
coast Ut Atnca,-a mourntul corteEe, bearing
the body Of y soldier who had confronted the
of civilization. al England aroac 10 welcome
The mortal remains Of o1la who haa preached
redemption TO the eavaRes Of Central Afrlcs.
The bells tailed. tho dfums were mulled, the