, 1880-05-03
WORK AND WAGE.

street and Bouth Fark nvt1,t,c, taktng for Ills
subject, Work and Wago," md for his text:
rho aborcr Is worthy of his hlrc.-Laks, 1,z.
Scarcely a scnAon passed, tho reverend gcntle"
mnn begun, Without aorne elaborate article mp
prnring designed to show that this or thnt sa.
cred movement Ind failed. It hRd bcon said
thnt this wns trno Of republican government,
OF tho common. school system, of rrutcstanttsm,
of tho pulpit North and SOUTH, und OF Chris
tlnnity Itself. Hut such gtvinRs.out smackcd
too much OF special pleading, and tho
World was mot disposed to ilstcn to tho prophets
OF evil. II tho work was done, tho waRo would
never be withheld. Tho articles 10 which ho Ind
alluded reminded us, after ali. Of this Dlvino
Inv, that nuccess WIS nssurc.l IL work was per-
formed. TWAS mostappropr!atc, in his vlow,
10 cons1er this subject on tho occnaion Of an
anniversary sermon. IN uraer TINT hls hcArcrs
~ lJt dune, and the obligations thoy were under
fur tho extension Of the Kingdom Of God among
tfiBni.
1t WIS wctl, In tho first ptace, to tlraw a proper
distinction between actual works and playing ut
work. The tHuttvo for attcnlancc on religious
Frequently churches csccuded into purely no.
clal institutions, whcrU tho social and not tho
rcliRious interesta wGrc subscrvctl, and where
te exesmt c amo Pexe as
this was playing Mt religion, ald tho wnEo it
soem fs'siSG nS ws u syy
NUN. The true worker, OIL tho other
hana ploed Gn day MIor aIX nenring r
forth prolonged and earliest effort, and such m
onu would iluu IN his experience TINT tho Wngo
q tio test IL @oa y oye
cvun II tho lIibto had nut declared It, Wark Ind
ovorco'ne everything, oven whit secmcti I'M.
possible. Prayer AIld work wcr0 not to bD sGt
nne nguinst tho other ~ rtvals. but wcre rather
to be considered, ~ they reilly wnret tue Two
ad % crcatlng an and Tho othor performing. Tho
tlnicst stream III the course Of nKca woro Into
the mighty river md TIE sooth gMcieT gro',.l
hAtl accomplished human work could nlso ac-
sG1mp!tsh. There wus 70 70 ti'c,iity @ % about IL It.:
shos tw.n brs md na III or Nc onc IN IN
all the aHcs i,nl lnlorcl i vnn: for tho fIittago
Of his labor wns otng enjoyed by others to-dny.
Uttered, ,a or my ho.lest work undertaken, Tint
had fnilGll In the Church Df God. Work was the
ssoret ot ,hs grd success achieved y tho Frat
Church be atiiatcd where it might, thu hartoo-
,o',s iv work x q pastor aud people would tell to
Tr,ir, somo hul toie1 and worked, md got
did not behold tic work Of their hands prosper
Ing. The farnser might dc before The harSess.
tso t Tsrd ,s WM9 sI2aHht, ino gst @ t!oK!st
not, be knrws, ho died without seeing, tho
fru!ton Of his lal,ora. but work for Jesus Christ
dled nut. Ilnw many, whose lives wsre counted
hottest work without over doing it,-Withoiit
ever putting, forth sonle effort md onergy ~
s Gfna ney nesfea @ nGn, n ~ s ,l"v
it mgit bo ask"l xhcthor the confusion, tho
world wero not insiieativo Of n s!Iniar confusion
iH tho arrangements Of uod. Truo, there WIS u
s nx Hf aS Wo hdIs o e sooo
lie woi,li not atid tho rest but therc was danger
ns ses It. ' ws wnt pps ay esdsa end G
widows and the orphnns were ground down by
ntttur puyerty, Dy tho hai'a O. m tho opprossoGr;
5 sht &c as'sss ~or a ~ 3.Sss Wy
t e be 70 m useMu lid not earo 6s
Eoyernnent was my suoh pltaDIe latI. bun @Hamsle , "
this Lie woua nsceps fhS fs,t wofK d1nc Sna
ieit to oar Keeping: Faiiuro, 4 q NJ M
Shs9h nyyN n M os s rast w
snvo church from dobt. Nor % WIS II fnir to
God, Who hnl declared tnat ttIa ulGsalu9 0o-
rentlol upon wark' for Shusc simply to pray;
Wit; 3fR;,ux n,ocoa tho doctrine ta,rly before bis
hcnrcrs. tlo reverend gentleman procecdcd@ @ to
Tnss II pGS had na
;-apart of il urirs,liful md MnPro,nntabls; Il
5Ss 5 aoS wss o S4 Ssc 0 lint nS sx astss ss;
would be taken 10 prevent nliybntiy troM ever
putting another one on, "a choosing tue ioca,
lion Of the church lts builders a. hld abandoned
the grent heast oc the city, Gnd tho contest nov @
WIS e light lts WY baok. The Interests Of no
neghborhod and tho sec.9n NEEDED q t,7s 97sgnn!1@S @
heen dong; notably through tho TnbomabIo 1,le
services. Tho cairch ahol1Nt hlso-nt Ioaat lnnt
WIS his Eront deslrp-hnve: y lhrEo hg4rt Tor
tho ch3r!Mble 4 Institutions Of ih9 clty; Nothing
should 10 allowed 70 oxc'ud9 its clai1ns
from tho tncTnera' honrts Iho Gauso or
ctilicntltSn should ho fnstortu. Ihe university
.nuSt bo sustained: 1'ho work was not oaEy. bat
i,o was satisfied that II thcy only workod right
tho wnEe wo,. come. Tho york t n as qualify
above u!t, prlycrful. To q church moving fGr-
wArtl In such spirit, nothing wnA iMpoes'b!o;
1t WIS unfortunate thnt 80 many Earlstans did
not understand tho virtue Of this persistent
work-this h0!d-on spirit. II tho church
would only hold on two yoATs
surprise thom and. tho city around thon.
orn ssnd .1 Wb morn ~ ts s i,v
enrrcst, persistent work, he an1 others would
not ueed to h0 50 crazy rs thoy now were.
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