, 1881-05-09
The Wonderful Life OF the Soul
Sermon by the Rev. l..
P. Mercer.
Changing Moral Evil to Moral Virtue
the End of the Christian
Religion.
A Chinese Funeral lii Now York.
Heathen Rites und Christian
Ceremonies.
Installation Of the Rev. E. O. Oggel
Paator Of the Westminster
Church.

Church.
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rha Ia, Goorno III, nroorha,i to tina
.,an"i ,or1s ,s0" co,,rra.ot,on ] ~ rI"itw chnrrH
sester,i"y seS - ,norninsmco,n'aunton % Sunday.
iiIs i toSt was: '''''''
ri. @ ia - D'''" ~ 'ns,'., s',,
which had nsse,nbled in a s,rnugrr's l.onso
to keep tfa most sncretI OF Jewish feasts-
thc nopatvor r. ,vos a snlamn ,nnmnnt 4
hnsh M % mi fa,an @ "no" " s iiis o,nnanIons' % 4
traitor Ind Just gDne oiat TO complete hls
tho shadow Of the cross was already upon
H ~. WIN, WI" M's ~ " .. aatcM ~ .no"Rn e'.o
pressed with Nil lnaeinabo torbotling Of uti-
nwaitcd with soI hrt cain sxncctoncv
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me doom ee1ofe Hin IL Was ~ tHls
proke Srcu aq and savo y to ss cse Of a ' sa ~
Ing, "1,o this In remembrance of ,,c.,'' And
Tint s,mnlo ,nunctinn ms circ,e'i md r,,-
et, sut s'p.o ~, % ,. I, ns ..c'eM i,,,n Mu
Inns entered every lind. THO word then ut
tered Is still obeycl with cager delight by
luyrIads Of Christian sol,fs, WHY ls this 40?
H. n
Ile who spoRe taat Woli WIS posseSsea VI
no authority to enforco It, lie was poor.
lie was powerlcss. lie was unpopular. IT,
deutl. II ono Ind looked throughout .I,1den
i,st ,,'on ~ :" a N.Y. '"nn ~ % ot mt,ora yi,os"
Jas' sne'a ~ 'l" ~ ''1a.a Oh ~ u.liuts M wnoso
'sto, "o wo oe n. ,rs e"sco from uae page e,t ..
,,!"oIsd 'n'oIs or ptv 90"st, nna sr,so, ~ @ % w1i
have selected Jesus OF Nazuretl,,-t1tl
ileMlist he III \. generation Ut
realists,-a dreamer, like Joseph, among
elsnl,.-au impractical rcfornIer, proposing
utopian schemes to II community seit-snt-
iselent ard co:allalsaant; III II word, atrau!'sc-
key sSw e g. cossas sss il ons III ta te te
tie reverence Ut pustcrity,
We must then ionk beneath tho surface OF
the lifs which 1le lived III Jntiea a,!d t;a!l!ee
III tii'sl tlae secret of Ills continued and ls-
creaslnE glo:y. And wl,en we uu this We
discover a two-folI explanation Of lis per-
pet.tatcd fame md Influence, - -.
religious teacher tho world lad ever seen.
There ,s,ts, In n!l lie ta,tgtt, not obly uil NJ
tr,natiye rinr tl'rnnRl,out, bMt tho character:
ths basis II aatssisas l. reirl,u.Mot ~ III reiis.
Ion to bo prcscribMl BY limits III, less extuii-
sive thnn the boundaries Of humanity. .itn
trnss y aaiy II Ssn s1 1s 1 sSEr s to aS Ssi
"Tho, n siin,t i not" Tito into "Titnu si,ait.S M ils
F: Fsnt tiie snees''leSs esycns H. revealed!
burrinrs Of creed md yNeD. HNii Taught
IN luIllistnkabIr tnrIEY tint priceless trutil to
which Immunity In ntlly HHw nwnke,lcl,-
the brotherhood Of hA. 1iy ta,igilt tliat liz
ynllty and virtue arc bitter u0sstssl0i,s tNn
arrogance Md vice. lie Iufll tie fu,ltltinttHns
OF society In pure morality, md liz It Wtls
tlat kiMN!ete hluZe " glory in tl.a ,.nrta,s Vt
the Eravu itself. in tbs lalig,iage uf ll3null,
ths world il II new tlirertis,I" ind il, tl.at iii.
recton 1t still moves. This uf Itself wUnl
account for Ills falue. lilo was l. great teilcl.
er,-we sny the greattssthf teAcl,prs,--n1tj. ni-
though partially nlterstn0il In Ills OWi,
tl,nes us!A Country, liz has beeM slnce, with
wonderful Immunity, been awarded tho
highest place In tho tcmplr nf Fame.
But this, tal;rn By Itself, dues not su(li-
cie1,tly account for tho continued ni mighty
sway which he still eXerts Over tie hearts nt
men Pinto was +, nrt,1t frnchnr ~ wns i,n1,-