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

morning l.rge congregation In the Church OF 'he
Messiah taking his text from Revelations H. 10, Il was
In the spirit on the Lords dsy."
suppose said speaker, that all know what II
Is TO be In the spirit week day. the spirit OF the time
and place go into my study and become absorbed in
o book The author may dead and gone this Thousand
years aud no other trace OF him remain on earth.
BIT n he has hidden his spirit in that book ana can
find IT, he opena his heart and open mine 10 NM
aud lind myself touched lie touched before he
went out OF the body God cannot hePthe tears IN
my eyes rs read any more than he eolld help them
when he wrote / see what be IN human homes
aud human lives. Ny senses simply messengers be
tween soul and mine can guess how II was that
those who listened 10 Madame de S'ael once
were 40 fascinated that they were not aware
of q thunderstorm. and how Bnckminster, opening
Bosweirs Johnson for the first time ms he stood ny
The mantle was so lost IN It that he read until he
tainted
Suppose again leave my study ami so down into the
city II busy time IL makes no matter whefe 60
and those seek In the spirit Of their work day bust
ness So tell my story promptly, ana SO anou'
NV business II should try make few remark on
Wednesday, which you might hear with touch OF
grace ON Sunday, you would listen with pa
tieuce born of respect 10 the minister OF
his Office but you would be glad when IL
was over so that yon could get back your work For
10 have peonle lounge about and in the way dnrg
the hours when business I'm stores aud Offices
is an insult and hndrance to the genius OF the day.
When Howe, the inventor OF the sewing machine lett
his business rushed out 20 the war; and was nara al
work one day for his regiment, minister came TO him
and wanted take his hearing all abont church
he wanted to build TO 81 Peter e" have no time tOlear
about ST. Peter" the busy man answered, "my
mind Is too full OF saltpctre" SIN, as
Peter the only fighter among them take these notes
quick and away That was the true spirit ana so IL
To be IN the spirit, then in the smpes sense is no
mystery cannot fathon 1t Is neither more nor less
Than being intensely alive the meaning aud purpose
of the day. Leave his absorbing spirit out and weate
powerless TO DO anything supremacy Wei We , df fi
with the tide. fan far behind in the race are IKE ne
clock Which always o Fc our nnr ofsG %GTE rs c ala
60 fghtiug battle from forging bolt TO painting the
carsi in the Temple ana meesah we must
have this essence and spirit G of all all wsil
All Employers keep those last, ana those alone,
who are IN some fair measure one WIN mem IN ,e spun
SnS at the loot Of the ladder and club top
shall fnd they arc the men have absorbing In
terest In concern. watohu and careful ana are
one These are the who work, not grudg-
ingIy. but gladly, and not merely Tor Tor the
the work maD's shopmates may say that lie has
genius for what he takes hand nut n Hfn 0 %as
the power Of intense application 6y %Sn ever power
theman has in his heart and brain
Further proof of the truth OF my statement may be
fonnd in the study Of those who win the highest honors
and In noueug they win them. Your great actori
always the man woman VINO enters most thoroughly
win Tie Gre and tears OF Their nature and sways
the audience this way and that as trees on e @
saw how well he plays. he does not play wen OF You
NTH he vetl drawn which no art lift those who
are not born the English tongue But when she came
moaning moaning moaning OF ber dream IN heT sleep
it was not acting. the terrible reality found
myself sObbing and shaking WIN tne leny power sne
exertei as looked OF her sleeping eyes she was
IN spirit. - - o.- ,, ., o H.,
play is as poor a thing can well be imagined, and
goes m the teeth Of things in the favor II
o Saving wife so that always take the womanS
hart aud say him right II is also one Of the
glamour 1t oasis over the curse Of strong drink
in the hands of weak, man; yet we FORGET forge,
aud weep and laugb at his bidding; Inc touch
Of nature makes all OF Kin 10 him, and wins our for
Syeness or shall prevents our resentment 90 that
we have nothing to forgive >, 1850 r,, mas, hoe ,oo
this one thing subject of his intensest study He
has felt past the word into the spirit ana is 80
absorbed in 1t that from the moment nc apeSIs win
the children hanging about INN ne does not assume a
character b9t iSs While be GS is peTpetaay
AFFECTED with a pain he cannot , master uht 80
long as he pa %'f rcubies @ So song Ss
friends the saying Is Jefferson Is SICK man. ou' LIP Is
And oil was with Miss Cushman. She clung 10 her
work In the years OF her fe AS have heard from
nei,oi pain When sne III the spirit OF her no.
Bile pon she was free from hec great sad burden
90 rs with advocate VINO makes ms clients cause
his own and ices the cause is worthy 81 the pest ne
S Shn SH with Mr Lincoln in the West early dy
,Id me not long ago that always knew when Lincoln
SIRE to viLhis He had to feel sure hc was
rSbi and thenShe OF justice and right so alb
soybed his very soul that his words were Ike hammer
So again. no man can ever preach TO any purpose
where spirit lost in the truth be tries to tell
Jonathan Edwards preached once III dismal old
mectin g.house in New England from the text, Your
feet shall slide III dIe listen a pe tHeS
had done for fifty years - and TO sleep;
Aud why not 10 slcepl The preacher hardly raised
his voice above the meres monotone ana the sermon IS
written ana read. The man 50 swayed ana siormed
Them "a he went with his discourse, ana painted pc
tnre after picture the impending DOOM that numbers
I'm mia congregation chung 10 the pillars ana pe"s III
tght 80 terrible tine chasIn that seemed 10 open
hefoie their eyes 1he solid earth was shuddcrbs
nnder them the level floor slopng toward me nres.
The word ha grown this out OF years OF br0Odnk,
nsconeepiion of God but eariuly true TO the preacher
and nv conaeaue fcaruliv true 10 his bearers iona
Ihan Edwards was ~ the spirit And so you NAV set
tnls truth In whatever light you wLi-of business OF
study of WORK on the common levels or on the 0ftest
snmr,tsvou touch verify every whore tbaI 10
lie wholly IN the spirit OF what you DO Is the hnal secret
OF worth IN doing