New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-26
THE SERMON.

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Iery in which on the walls are magnificent heads,
grand portraits but they without history legend,
inscription. There they are; who they were we don't
know. All the way through these aTtiess fragments,
which only brought together by JuxtaDosltion and
not in chronological order in the four Gospels there
these men and women and they stand out for the most
part without name. We them, but who they we're
we don't know One of the most remarkable is this
| young man Who f0owedaiter righteousness. Though
| rich he was really seeking something higher Doubt
less he had heard something concerning this prophet
and doubtless he had heard HIS dscOurses, and when
| the opportunity he came running with
ont hesitation, and Frustrated himself before
| Him. There little Oriental oniciousneSs
about TINS and Christ rebuked him when he said !:
" Good Master" saying from the young mans stand
point " there Is on earth 10 whom you should
| apply such epithcts" He a weak. young, good
and there many others just good rs he and
just weak, sDrngng all over the world He asked
question which Is the most serious question " What
SNAIL do 90 inherit eternal lie !" This question ought TO
be the most important. Every element which constitutes
manly makes IL his duty to ask how he shall save
himself forever Christ replied not according 10 modern
tbeOogy-hot according To any; " Thou knowest the
commandments" repeating tnem, and the young man
replied that he had kept them from has youth lie
virtuous and amabe young man, and he had not de-
Waited from the external oanons Of morality. Doubtless
he great deal OF excellence IN MIN. II is said that
! Jesus bcheld Inn. Tho eye of C1rst is the thing
about II personality that IL remembered by His dsci
pies. Nothing about HIS tones or His postures Is
! corded but His eye, especially in Mark-whO had
dramatic pOwer-san1s OUT. Jesus beheld nimthat is
10 say lie looked with all His soul on hm-and he loved
him. That's the kind OF Jesus want. He
sudden, enthusiastic, romantic in His heart, pro-
foundly sentimental in His In this love for the
young man He desired to exalt MIN. The love that
tends to carry down the animals love the love that
tends 10 carry up Is divine. Jesus said 10 him: One
thing thoAlackest Go thy way, sell whatsoever thou
and give the poor and thou shalt have treasure
In and come, take up thy and follow Me-"
There Immortality In true love. and lie desires 10 de-
veOpp In him heavenly qualities and make him Gods
son. The young mans face fell; he hadn't expected
that. He would have gone anywhere ne would have
worn sackcoth for months years; but he couldn't DO
that lie wanted be better. he dill not that
more than he wanted to be rich man. lie went away
sorrowful
Suppose that ne had chosen. How would It have
looked then. II he mad converted all his properly and
begun a career OF di-ty0utlon and charitable work
Tho nation WAS hungry from sea 20 river. from the
mountains the desert. AMI one OF their prayers
for the loaf" Give us this day our daily bread There
never was a time when almOner OF God would have
dispensed more blessings than az that day. All his
friends would have protested against his insanity.
They would have said You be good and keep your
property ;" and he II ho had gone done
to preacher OF righteousness II he had given
this testimony Of his sincerity, what would You think
OF him nowi The fishermen left their nets and tier
boats BAT they ali they had, and all man has is
| as much a poor to rich man. II
this young man had followed Christ in self
renunciaiion how would have been Ike coronation
! Ia our dayi 10 would have been manly and grand
thing. Was this to his salvation No; not II
a. willing TO do IT, II ne wasn't wi ling II was.
The WHO Is willing 10 give up his life is the Only one
who 10 III 20 hold 1t. | don't know that the Saviour
would have ie him do II he had said q" Yea. will"
/ IN fie ~ a
be pouri No. In that age II might he dufy 20 be
poor Il that the disciples all poor but tits
no, true that they obliged 10 lay aside their pos
Duty IN every age Is relative TO that age. Il
t the universal condition OF dscipicsuipi one would
think read the conversation which followed. The
dlscplc- were very mucn astoushed II mas always
seemed 10 me that there breath OF hvmor here.
They twelve vagabonds who had visible means
OF support and they say amazement Who then can
De saved pas n they were IN any dangcr Chr.st an
swored "Witn men it "a Impossible" That Is, God
rcl man. Iii pretty hard. very oii nit
bur He can TO II. and It takes Him TO do 10.
Must man then steer away from riches IN order to
DE q Christian Are all to fee toward poverty II
there be teaching IN the Bible OF the perls Of riches,
an time ard m history teach the pes Of Poverty Pow.
CITY means t.t.0tdIcaton Of mans lie 20 the takny
care of buIy To iced nemsclyrs Is HE busu of
u,ue orr uf ZEN ON fine globe An the revelations OF
Gods pTovdouco teach That II you TO deVelOo man
lOu must develop civilization. No nation can make
proeres. that Is poor. Riches follow civilization. and
culture after The millions Of industries that de-
velOp forcbanded property are ways by wich the hui
man race develops and swells, AMI commerce is GODS
| scnoolmaster educate the human race. Beware OF
riches and beware OF poverty0f oOth and Of either
There may be time when voluntary poverty IS tsstl-
mony. The garb OF toe Quasers was once moral ar-
gumrnt because it taught tbat which had been lOsthe
beauty OF simplicity. There times for man to be
| poor and times for man TO be rlch; Some say you
should ge enough. WHAT is enough Enough H. bigger
than inuity So long rs there Is more, men want more
There Is 40 measure. lt grows Nv that II TeIds on
what il the wise way There Is royal road II God
gives power In riches distinct perception of all It's ia
bles should go with IT, and TIE power so 10 administer
riches 60 avoid their pcrs and reap their benefits.
! Will point out some OF the periis of rches.
In tho first place there comes the idea to the young
that riches In and OF themselves can create happiness
| IL is mistake OF the callow and unrehecting They
discern that there Is larger liberty OF culture. that
riches aud Is not strange that they say All wh2 en-
OF poverty and get the idea mat poverty makes misery
ana riches happiness II IS not true that riches OF them
selves ever do make men hnppy. II Il mau rs prepared
| for happness riches may make him happy. The rich
not the happy men In the world ana yet many
of them are the happlest the globe Nobody
be happier than he Some can be happy only little
bit fne facility OF happiness Is not indefnc It de-
ponds the extent OF the nerve and the neness OF IT,
| and 1t must be III harmony with the rest. When
man has good manners good clothes are very becoming
10 him; but DO good clothes ever rlake gentleman
There IA many a scoundrcl and many rascal inside
| man loses his manhood, his integrity, MS
| generosity, his simplicity. his power OF sym
| pathy-though he gain The whole wOrlt-ho Is not
| happy. don't count the rich men III Newlork the
| happy meu. Some of them | hope are; many know
not How many come 10 old axe utterly eviScer-
ntedI They have burned up everything In them that
was worth anything and are guttcd from end TO end
WhCn tucY ahchOr IN tuo udIDof OF Ola
| You envy such mrnl WOud you dare say 10 young
| man; "Only ger rich and you will get eyerythngf
down the centugies- With all thy gettngs
| get understanding"
Then copies the Idea that riches are Il substitute for
qualities In the eyes OF men. There Impression
that II a Is rich he do anything he wishes 10;
be sacrihce yeraclty and honor and all will be made
up 10 him soon as he Is rich. Riches prma facie
evidence or forcthOught, skill, ability There Is
for the pride OF those who have built themselves
up nom poverty Riches certainly bring credit aud
| praise In tho community. On the other hand there
comes from the possession OF riches gained In an unaw
full loss oil manhood and IL IL not long before men
come 10 discriminate between the property and the
owner OF H. IL IL mistake % suppose that riches are q
substitute for respect ana character There many
men IN observation-disclosures God l-wh0so gettings are q