New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-19
PULPIT LESSONS.

cuvs on PgAIsE-MR. TALMAGE SPEAKS OF
,vrtASp-o1HER DIscoURsEs.
r." pev DIR. Howard Crosby preached yesterday
'.,hi,o sermon on the relations between the
III and the world he spoke very severely OF
~sa,res Mr. BeecheTs morning subject was
49, Love OF Praise. MIR. Tamage appealed
y. ~ help for Ireland, while Dr. fulton
W. ,s;dered the pcrplexities OF the lrlsn
'o' W., In the Church of the Christian
rndeavor in Brooklyn. the Rev. William MCKINNEY
.s.od mon his pastorate Mr. Hull, in TIE 1aher-
pantis Church. spoke of the Secret of Success.
ma DIV Emory j. HAYNES, in the Fftythird Street
,"s,;st Church. preached on Preparing the Way for
tbe Lord.
THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD
me ev Dr. HOarard Crosby al the Fovst Avehue Presoy
se nv" terrain Church.
DR.. Crosby preached yesterday morning from
c.,.tians w. 8: little leaven leaveneth the whoie
amp" -.. h. ..,a.
The APOSTLE Paul twice this expression ne salo
e when be istelnng TIE Cornthan Chrisflans OF the
ssnger q allowing known wckedncss in the Church,
and here where he is guarding the Callahan CHRISTIANS
against false teachers, whose teaching tended 10
ordlv life II was probably prOverb winch received
,se Divine seal OF inspiration. The primal thought
eonyeyed IN rapidity Of communicating influence
ltmay be used for a good or for bad influence III
the passage Of the leaven hid in three measures oi c"
A"'NN'0~N
Gods truth are portrayed by the action OF the leaven
eut in these two instances where the apostle uses ne
oroverb the leaven is evidently the leaveD OF evil
a,,etber in doctrine or practice. TO anyone VINO mas
stcbed the progress Of the leayening or raising oil
hump of dough- the figure is very striking one. IN an-
eient times when making OF bread was performed
largely in the open air. and household industry was 10
mystery TO anyone, person would see the htness
Of the illustration at once.
lao Is
the more common application, the Daiura order OF
things is described but vhonit Is applied 10 the spread
Of the gosel the supernatural action, Divine grace Is
described Outside OF this supernatural grace soou
never acts az leaven but evil does The lump may rep
resent either Church the Individual Chris'"u'
Where the leaven represents some prnclpe OF h"' VI
person that Introduces the evil element the important
lessons 10 he learned from the prOverb The ioowng
F;rsThe heaven converts the lump and not the lump
the heaven In bulk The lump has the advantage, but
vet IL succumbs before the smaller quantity Tue rea
son of this that the lump hay susceptibility 10 DC
eorrupted by the nature of its elements while the
leaven has no element assists publication SO the
Church. when viewed in its constituent parts rs so
many human beings has in 1t very much OF the old cor
,nble nature which be excited by external means
while the world has III itro germs OF grace ana purify
whatever Hence, any communion OF the Church ah's
The world is dangerous for the Church and OF 10
benefit TO the world. the Chureh OF
Christ
forms. it will be only to the injury and
corruption OF the Church II looks very kind ana liberal
for the Church 10 Join in temperance movement or
in any other good movement OF moral reform WIN uh-
Christian organizations that are seeking the same END
Int It Is liberalty that endangers the truth OF COD
sueh Joint action teaches the Cuurch 10 give up
the Bible for human philosophy, 10 consider mans IN
ventons better tb Gods revelations The church set
Ties dow into the worlds view OF tue matter and the
world never rises TO ChuTchs VIEW 1t was so when
the Church Joined the indels in the antsavery move
mept The uidels gave the law and the Church humby
followed aud became corrupted by this conduct IAN
tastic Christianity the result and John Brown was
It's exponent, rushing into Virginia WIN arms
IN his hand 10 break the laws of God and man in order
to destroy the evil Using wckedness to destroy
another il the worlds way OF acting, and that the
Church adopted and Christian people are TO TINS day
laudng most mistaken man who In MS zeal pre-
Ierred human methods TO Gods Weak Christians ana
weak ministers ready to follow their natural
muuses and say il is the Spirit, forgetting that the
Shirt speaks to us by tho Word. Toe worldly men
rbo pripcipay conduct newspaper press
start some measure of philanthropy and IN
SANITY Christian men and ministers hasten TO It's
support and soon entangled in the qnesuohaoie
means and measures which these worldly managers
have very naturally associated with the matter The
Church Ia in thus way found TO be counenanclng rallies
lotteries arc galleries futof Indecent pictures theaI
cal representations 10y VIGOROUSLY immoral characters
and all this in the name of moral reform!
The only way avoid this scandal and thls reproaci
upon the holy OF Christ is for the Church 10 con
duet all moral reforms from itself and ON the principles
Of the Bible and TO enter into no unequal alliance VIII
uahelieyers no matter how desirable the end proposed
II will be called narrow and exclusive, but we are not
expect the approbaton Of the world. We are rather
dread and watch against the leaVehhg Oh IN
Church by the world. The Church Is taken out OF In
world and its principles and privileges are SUCH as u
make partnership with the world an impossioi'y 81
cept by surrenderiDg It's principles ana lorIellihe
priyeses There is great deal OF this unequal yokin
Churcn down to the level OF the world what is o.
of The Churci this appeal of ministers TO the jndl
ment OF unregenerate men ana sconeIs, In IN
~ reiis"us enterprises, this hobnobbing wit
The rich and influential by preachers see,
ness M fhe management cburches-wha is all tins bu
Wholesale acceptance OF the worlds ieaven that 10 u W
surh false nuions II Is easy and natural To degrad
preaching from hign character as the proc ainauo
az Gods HOW Word become lyccuIn enteftaihinei
to an audience, an exhibition of wit and huDor an a
tempt to vie with the circus ana the theatre ~ Is ar
essy ana natural from such false unions 70 give up
the distinctive selfdenyiDg doctrines OF tne Olo'
and substitute for them essays ana harahsues "i,o
.oma tonic of the times that will not di
tnTh the science OF awaken the sinner. Instead
Bible religion consisting Of humble confession OF SIN an
.ss Toly spirit we have a weak human morality incu
cat that Is fully within the reach Of natural pIudene
r ,here follows on this disregard Of the Scripture
a..pse mp.uous sheer their inspiration, with pr
fonnd iguorance OF their teaching. ,, =,
These are the lamentabe consequences OF allowing u
rid Ieayep 10 enter into the Churc's adlDlnstratio
Aud similar evils accompany the admission l1e wolia
leayen into the social HE OF tne people VI oou oni
,isns vio cultivate the world Will raise crops
nneodliness for themselves and for the Cnure
80 Tar AS their influence extends II tue members Oh
ibrist,ap church enter into the WORLDS socai ne an
Tor the sake OF money carnal pleasure OF soca al
nction freouent worlds gayeiies they VIII nece
sariIy D., law as stern the law OF gravailon, los
all relish for Christ and holy things. satan iass II
ON every side to corrupt the Church. ana these ga
Cnr,stians are his dupes through whom be successful
operates. The tneaire, whose plays areshneehtns III
moral ana played by actors ana actresses
rotoriousIy immoral hses, aud whose teaching
me iun Of travesties OF tbings noiy, ~
theatre which Is associated with intense worIt