New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
TIE SERMON.

TIE SERMON
DR.. Vincent took rs ms text Micah ", IL
Now gather tuysef troops, daughter OF troops
they shall the Judge OF Israel with rod upon the
check But thou Bctnl bem Epnratah, though thou D.
little among the thousands Of Judah. yet oui 81 thee
snail lie come forth that is 10 be ruerin Israel
whose coine; forth have been rom Of od-irom ever
LASTING.
Tn. PlopAe. Micah SAID the preacher, Is one Of
those Wild strange figures which art out al intervals
along line o. the history OF pfrpdecy ana w"ich IN
the hghi o modern ideas. we temp;cl to regard
with suspicion, If nj VITA ricnir The spectacle of
man hal-clad bcatng his breast n-clhrg III at inter
walls INTO Wild shr, KS aHd utcDg 10y turns the most
tea u prophecies OF coming vac ana The mos cheering
prec Of prosperity and peace j. not one adapted
a; first View to compose minds 10 rel gouS cohicn-
alton ar To move tien 90 thanksgiving or W'r7Hip
Yc roc.que all such zrs arc, We are not t. quar-
rel wit abe Instruments 10y which col chooses to make
known lbs viii 10 men, Every a.ch disposition on our
part Is met VITA tAc words: God hain chosen base
thing, of ihe world and ,4in4s aespsrd 10 cn"nd
tie naes which are ghtv, tLdt no fash Should aloy
in ts prt'cn:e"
Til, prophet was contemporary WITH Isaiah III the
fecns ~ UzIah and OF In son johann. the tenth ard
eleventh ol tie kings OF Judah The period vas IN
many paruclars peaceful and pIosucrous one. Com
A. rec q rscd ttc resources of ne state were c0nsoll-
d,.eS. cai.s wee. butt AMI irO 10. son enemies
cha tsci AZ tie some iuic tine picuI' h'd darker
SIZE IS or'ou, oppression, vanity. AMI oscillation
aud 1r,r,.,.ess ver, to % non. ana req thrs"
evils more Focuv oi denounced t'n mare un'Pii -ly
man Micah Ief fhis aut rInkn. VIA trnphet
49, also taI al sweet add hop. ul predictions
To lif, a. ,u. has .f. more neil, thaa To
previous prophet, comes tlt r-u'anc' Iiii IN Srlr'
an ,.r cslautt. and neg cIlu.. Jcrus lem @uaii be
.Irle ne mir. 4 Vne' spfiull ~ cHectua. en-
pr.. Side by sire Ia Jas ni ~ u iEe on "ald "'Iid
Inv H.. present lam. L- iuue .Onor OF the people
H might seem uucracous at hr. WOW. to couple The
,rnn,fs -1dG vision Win tie hr gftrr risci
arab hound uD with this festive s''sOn IL might he
aa Wv ao- h co.tcut CO. dwell ou thr sweet stuff ~
Bc, ielcrn aid i1c siIculd uro isr ~ Saviour KIM
5nt to any one " tiuss scr"u~y !. vii, tI.h, Dr.
rnIu -sr1 ilaf jhc sad aspect 60 ID - it1ef Wih ne
b'fGttr one 10 thr naiGa orter o. t'"uIut Ire ASP
cialoa not rbtra',. The r""'t .oo! not pon Tor
wand and ST. thr r"ac" ana e. " ana "Vt "ucn W'rr
~ come WITH ib uaw oT-e.- Il lot see az the SIC
nm. th- d.sirdr and M"it>sut'5 ana ciIhir
nf h, own axe. I'll" very ucust- Of bis hop,
s On, % h.. csis Of l's tue 1h:a cred cnl
continually Ior the strqn2 AiH' oi I.aHt GA PtInc.;
judah coud now b. addre sen ouly "a uaig ~ 81
trou,,v nation of lttr band OF robbers, each pe,ty
lord robrer, grinding ne Lace oi me olr an. eA,oin1
tucir earnings ech ian-I',r OF Ira nG at
the oppression ol Hu5 'a4d or orseT III sIury
as I-aM so ErpniG'uY pv. H. Ia no ~
stretched forth neck and Wuni"n ctts III al INC "d' ~
oi uubI0- ornaments ana chalsra'!e Su1 81 app Iei.
Tbp cloud OF wrltn was gathering on the hOrZ ~ TIE
prophr > vision. The Romans were coming III dn- tine
The aV ul spectacle OF o." population penn up "illn
the clty walls, stli INilel mo 1io'P, Icl' ~?
dls.raC ed among tncu.evcs ny me hrrcest parry pas
iudae OF Israel - smIttcn VITA roo npOn tue che'k.
scene to ire plEhtT ,spITe SSypp""o1f "hS,h
if ne 6ravrnly straiu q ory God IN the highest,
and on ear'n pcac" good WI 70 mt"' rr,c.rt,i,
sense they are days OF v-innprophetc points IN our
lyea Thcy ping-pLtccs wnerr We ihSc ime u
breathe: WI re "v-TlJoR the past reckon no" FAR
We ha We come, how m1ch We nave Won now nucL we
nave lost Al these pOns, too, are APP 10 forrcast
We AK what j. 1. fore We call upon the watchmrn
To- tel us Of the night We speculate on our 0"n 'ud'-
non sud of our country ana family 'nd friends,
now 81. may b. with ihcm in tue comug years Ahd al
such time ii nave any well grounded expect atIOh OF
hone such a., Tor instance, nope IN CHRIST 1t tends
arrav 10 become more VIVID to draw around II
sir rorc longing and desire under our clearer view OF
present impUfecuOn, weakness and SIN The prOpless
uosltlon therefore, is 10 INF representation
pf ours nov at the Chrt-tmasle On the
t,ri,u, was DISORDER and Liwessne-s. On the
ngni"r side was the iaer WHO WIS to Drlhg
order out Of tie confusion Aud 80 "iay we nav OR
vision ~ dark aud It's hsht 'les and as IN ths
prophets yison me evils w'icA "o see IN Us anu III our
tine resolve themselves INTO the great CNH oI Anarchy
Ire want Co. proper rue.
Let cxpand This thought htile. thereby making
background for the bTg cr Thought @hich eS ur'her
ou jhe evils winch we see ." ourselves ana IN our
= The want OF proper rule. Take matter in
IFS ia Ons aspect. speak not today OF any 81 tnc
lameDabe phases of our national me- the spirit Of law
tsurs whcn ts vile head III the face OF tue 8wf
Lesson Of past years. tie spirit Of plFtY whoa Sc KS
those Droaier questions Of evil government wLl,h en-
gage n at all fines. What government is btstf We
it, aud experience testlhcs To ouy pnrua
b. coudcd good the result Of present experiments
SAYS one; that Gods theory OF government All true
ami all well. II carry Gods theory INTO practice
popular Will and affection, acd II matters i.e what on
call your government or low you constitute ~ us WIZ
may WORK through the popular voice Of the republic or
through councils Of The limlied sovereignty Inc
nnyt is that absolutsm aud holiness be ~ anonymous
terms. Or a limited monarchy Bat can we be sure OF
the hnalonsl Can We trust the popular nLell geoce
10 draw the line around the sovereign not Ole whit too
closely or too wdclyi Or repubci DO We feel salts
fed always mat we have iound in this the solution u
f,r problem Of government. SO We come Oack rom our
survey with the thai 10 government, as % all
4 ST.. human imperfection attaches tha kings are Du
power. and tEr best constructed code caves an
opening ior corruption and tyranny. ri.
or take the m tier Of reform moral reform. Eys.
and there are enough to scken Us Ihey thrhst
themselves into our faces They MAKE themselves es
pecaIy aud disagIeeaby prominent 81 our les I'VE sra
sous Drunkenness. ncentlOusnes., c0YetOu-ncss-one
wants reforming quite AS much as me 0tuer. Inet
branches wine and iriertWine un u ~ lposslie !"
say from which root Cacn Dfanch ana i"lg pIoceeu>
And they who moved win Chrisis compassion iOr
iac. do notknow anything that Is 80 burdens me TO a
true spirit a. the sense OF helpesshtts whcn
ues over IL m the presence the colossal misery ana
sln of a great city ike this And tne re glou, and
Christian society astr WIKI schemes Oi T. FORM win
ORGANIZATIONS for reform, win movements Tor 10 Orn
Money poured ont and thought ana care lrerN cA-
pen cd Aud The results are blessed men ana women
are ecaimed from vice. misery Is relieved; and Vet we
al nave Il feeling that there Is degree OF anarchy IN
our s,h,nc- OF reform. TIE lines coss ana tauge at
many points The Chr tiau communi Il not at one a.
messed lpetads. IL divided not only by couslhe n
lions OF ccy bur by consider uonS OF conscIence
and II seems t. DE forgotten, sometimes tal there Is
oir a much conscience the one side on the other.
And therefore WIN all grateful sense O the good
actually accom- psled, Oat Tor lule-iOr some
broad prucIule when VIII unity all our Efforts 10 make
me world better r. when VIII unite 81 once
r rr1tfs or Oi-cices and efforts IN tie crusdd"
araiut sin. we are anAiOus tha Oh should no longer
he DAUGHTER oi troop-. but sold phaanN gathering
info one mgIty concentrated movement every on of
. .,us and daughter, old and young iich ana poor
o. once come down 10 personal cNpi Renee ~
We now oler, festive days become more ana more days
a. DETERMINATION. " are getting wei th J. CIR
growth ia character IL one direction or anotEe ana thrr
Il if.s I'D
x.r,t.- o habit hard Tor YOU gtr hearts dud Erds
80 ,,.,d.tsad We Ho longer 81 loosely it, mIul
W. a.. orttfr more lmiat.rn each of gong oHt o
,pr ff.t and 10 ~ cnarac,cr Ia y III away
fr. some gg region, o swings qUchly htch Win the
,ar m ana i-fcpce a compass nee ale. \ "a
w. realize TINS. begin 90 ASK NOW We "A" erpWl T..
winch way we Hic pointing, what ere me lines co. tie
ma A ia Wuch coming o De 30 llSl - ,whd are
he lav,. w. icH are eAarin- II Al! as look MO
rae f,lou Of our character nave To- tcl the Cd
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