, 1880-03-08
PO,YE1, OF TIE WORD.

GOne Deserted. anu Atheism ncRtsls 10 cnnpArD
itself with tue philosophy Ut Go1 mud Heaven.
POWER OF TIE WORD.
THE REV. IlEnIttcK JOHNSON, or AuDunS, NEW
iutk,
who IA understood To bc un trnl, preached Mt tho
Fourth Presbyterian Church, curlIu Of ltllsh
md Superior streets, yesturlay morning, ns,d
seemed To nuke II favorable impression upon
the large congregation. 1Io ls Mbout "a ycnrs
pl1, nDove the nverugp hight, aud evlslcut'yn
scholar md II thinker; he has strong, pleasant
voice, casy manners, and IL a good re1dor. His
text WIS:
For His Word was with powcr,-Luke, H., n.
It wns n HOW wurt1, lle said, that fell nn tho
cur Of tho world when Jcs,is leRAn to tcnch.
Men hnd grown used to tho spiritually dead doc
trIncs of tho scrlbes and 1harlspcs, They ha.l
been killed by tho letter. Tho substance ot re-
liglni had faded out even from tho minis Of
many filling mighty plnces In tho temple 0f rhy-
lNcteres, ahew bEend ttslrs, 1uuut- -OEerTnYs and
rcreMonials tah boen ltftul to c0l,splcuity by
these precious shepherds Of tho people anu mAte
tho grent csge,ltiuls OF religion. Purity, md
rrcruy, atil love, And truth, mud Justice wcro
dropped out Of their instruction. Tho voice Of
God wns forgotten sn,srd in thusr bosoms.
Jesus saw these men binding burdens on the
people through prejudice and rrlcstcn.ft, cor
rlpttng tho strenms thut had once Howell clear
frt,n tho fountains OF God, bringing nttenncss
Into the garnshe.l sepulchrcs md transforming
GOl's holise Into dcn or thieves, So. when lilo
stood In tho Sy1iaHOH md said lie hut bccn ntl-
nnted ~ prcnch ting 1nspel 10 rho Ihor, to heal
Wrse VIII copo sed' ID s Ill iti enr f' @ Wtcs sc @ 5
u ii!s %o,;!h} What pt,,,!I:s w',s hsrsl whnt
o Ms' % pico Of uei HiSai, i ' o,s n'n'f fntser. ts
Mefssh se CHE. ana & oors irt Sas II s..s
Gospel: Error, alil prejudice. as'i sucrr1iatal
NIL spiritual lifG but hlltnn henr.1 felt tho cur
rent startling lKaln With now fidelity n!:tler tho
S weas S sse 'aa ' , ~ weca sr saH as so sSa
s it it, aoasrs eS f II ILL sEs %oEd SSs ss
Ths F,'saksr then went Into tho proof. when
lcnvu ii. Hu seut1,ctt to huvu thrust Ii nut lntn
tho great hturt Of humanity giving IT p0tent
aiiiy. The @ ,isstr a S sso s'd'9s aid spre ID tS"R
~ viz srci'c.l: Ills very y.ieath surei!arKsl it
with with tifv!nS SnerRy Fortl, f went from Ler!l-
herent force, through. tho lnstrt1mentnItty uf
men 'nnstiy 'tlllcurel and n9knnwn. without
nt armies, witEln,li cotnbItlAtionaot stntcsi,icn,
!hss wot. thnt WIS with power, ~! fell fra tho
ts,,, lit,a Of .. jesHa' losstss nothlns ,1s !.
f:r,Ss-strs,sk iiSw Vt ll"fs,ry, asi as!tle III ~
Mt Imperial lto.ne, aut s.AppGst itssslntlcr tho
rro.l!lest scep1re tho world l1aI over known
This new tincsrinc, passng, ,fr''1n ~ t"w ho-
cat foes, and for i,buD ycntp tllu world hatl been
GtsGm prf ot, gf II nigt @ Thers wns not
'ltlt been .scont,te,! Oy it. in cosparlsnit With
theso niHhty fHcs Of ths i,!st, modern lngersel.
sI s?ss"aIs sho ' past, '''I ~ sca',ss @ as: "
ill., &c oias sSs ssS'9yfa s i t. the esss S
stRo Ut this sword Of tho spirit, to impnlr tho
temper a!'l efficiency Of thlsmlgtly yot s!fup!u
ieuiaK civilizations: ii wits al ponco with ti,o
soae y l"S a 1aIsss s y ts s"Sy s 5 s.3
!Nlliitns Ut thp trucst henrts yielded tn ita bc-
flcats. checrfu!ly acknowledged its hintli.E olI-
power. Mcn might dc, and tholr memories MT;
i.lst'tut!ons perish, Kingdoms fnll, governments
n .hs snple speSes, or Jcs,ls mo sneaker s.i,l
n H m" sHae ss % r Il H a sot: as srrr a. M n
lsSa1 I,c .,I h Sr h srsnt shMl1h ra @
aWay from liz ixkt All trnih WIS @ ot "" 'niSnty. @
IT,. To-, siaplsss @ truth ., q aheaatcs- mid
|
apssl % Things reiati',,s There s.ts 1' %!urSl
Httorei tGs kind It truth araa a1'i iisrsi,. i ill.,
bio: u hau bcYn of fnrcd In the world; wrp.ls
,a'' been r,s rIght1.t; W 1t; !A!t u l,ul haa
5ss,,s,1hsa fpSt"a % no - .uoh @ l~ssm"n. ssr I, t"
thu Eroat hrnrt ~ humanity. JosHa word wis
s' .one fr "iors-nt ; wioy @ % t1ail,; % cha!r Jul Jul
l,ecn mixed With +. Ntt 70 with tho truth ,ot
| fFtf fNF$ gniSr
iis c%c'%ies. Viii ate n her a hesrss S esos sos
Hun, md i.scrs''is lhteit,only uranlEt. gnldcn
, ,ilis Tnr,i @ %as ioyc: Truth wns mighty. eyon
""nI nt whs t,n an1 LIZ ayo ;,,y %sn'
Th%i @ 'Gss ": VII e the l,ssr;; % %hs !o'sa VIII
ss%i;. sss5i;. Th M ,,ssS$sr ;sx$ y sn.,e. ss' rsqii %
@ xH ts 9sss e. ssS S' ' nj H. ~ srs'a ws
wor.s "ye.tl1wea with both. .li,lih aaI inv.,
np,,clco, sMu,. al.'l stary. md tho sNllurlacl,
frlt tho powcr nf THO word, alA tntese4l wll.
on III tko w"fi of tnes, iutorc. cit 1 s,ot savi, @
sssS S$sis %s i p T Is s;Y Il S1ls,is as ss'S X
s ssr !nsh't htf & !Ss : .s"''s%!s s *st st
aur houeillctlon n.nku ltseir felt qU,ek
and Fhnrp by naed!ctloil, our bcsstug rctlrnc,.
Ses. e,,s'Ies' q ly lhSir sieeness o,!iaity wi;h
trlemshIf, and t1 W Oh .lulnK It. mt luI,listve-
sy. WI ths saSi!''s svu. iio a hsart taS.i st I"i
~ tho 0ospcl. This nntle ~ gncin!,s Ana II.
Est r.! S RS %9 Ma IT. ~ ff1 tFS1 TnY ile s 1t
withstand Ills word.
llls word WI WIN ls,wcr, not nniy bceauss g
Nchltul u WuS lifu; III II WlH II life. rho f,rtQ