New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-19

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when they had slain The wild hosts which roamed around
them in the forests that they uere not torn TO pieces
But modern times far Outsrip them in this courageous
adventure We not only protect ourselves against such
dangers ferOcous beast and poisonous serpent
TO practical usefulness. We make their hesh hourSh s'
their skins cotbe u.s. and their poisons as sPeccs
agans; disease that the wild beasts now preserve
more human lives than they destroy VIC
had the and the wisdom to treat SIM Sa'ah au
self in this way we should then evnce that we SET a.
| high value upon our souls as our bodies anu VndU W"
jealous aud wise to protect them When our sou
are no longer under our own control Dut we "in"b'
surrender them to the destroyer and put forth no power
to recover them we see that worst foe UNDERSTANDS
their value, but that do not. Our soul foes maxi
us constant study ply us with motives, encompass US
with devices, allure bewtch, latter, assault ana o
us, to bring and TO keep us in their possession' Wo
trouble ourselves about the matter; and II oy
shows what estimate put upon ourselves ana "A"'
| value they set upon
When business presses us, we constantly reason o'o
IT, talk about it, and seek counsel concerning It's man
agemcnt. We like Jacob going to Tar country W
seek Laban-hc asked information of every sh'PHeIu
that he met. Like Joseph going to find his bre'meh i'll
the desert he asked their whereabouts OF every way
fariDg man that he met. Like Saul seeking ie" stray
beasts Of burden he adopts device to hnd then
and undcrgOcs every hardship TO bring them hacS'
| II is no trouble TO him to traverse plalhs'
| or cross mountains, hut, he will even go
TO the prophet find them; while men can live for
weighs upon their minds FOR an hour at time Mcn ask
"What SHAH dos" ahou' everything except helI souls
but generally treat them as Ii they were OF no c"hSe-
| uuence whatever.
Nothing looks unreasonable aud few things more
impOssblp and vet their thought II not nNtu on I've
soul The business man Is harasscd ana thlnks 1 Ms
fairs day and night Cicero tells OF Ihelnstoces lne
great Greek captain that ne was on aSaSt @
des in his dreams; Putarch tells o Marcciu- the Srt
Roman captain, that he sternly dcled Hannibal oslnEIc
combat IN his Sleep and al vehement minds carry Eca
concerns night and day. But 50 niue concern uu n,n
thrown into the background ana Inaa1 sup 9 m ~
all others even the last ~ he The Wei are OF '
soul uust yield to an other interests with them In,
servant OF Abraham tpGb lohs louTl'! w .' ii ~ II,
Bcthuel wife for Isaac cWas receive WIN
long iourney, the whole house was astr To meet MS
wants But the midst of the excitement he tolg th,
neither unload his beasts OF burden nor chon'e NJ Il'
parel, nor wait for the cives OF rtli 40, w
Ecor was sc had tccn successfully concluded. them he
could eat and rest 50 he entered ~ once upoh lr me-
"Rroo Rbkob Is before thee take her and co. and lct
her be INV masters sons WIFE, What better c0uI you
do than 10 attend the allabsorbng concern OF n'. h
the same spirit The great multitude Of sins rises before
away 2" Tho great NEGLECT Of your souls culture hnd
tin he higher part Of my nature is bIolAht To-
GOd!" Your salvation when should carr! VIII
recIle.siy neglected Why no. sy with Llezo; VIII
not eat Tin my soul is saved Is not me a9 5 V
anxiety here total indifference. for an we o'v' oo
Germs 81 life YOU embrace the first opportunity III .ct
|
closing any transaction OF u'tt'tt' you ~, i, 10
and in haste WHY you not then, with c'dI u'tl
| honor and rescue and redemption OF your precious
soull What madness II II to hazard an t"e,o lu
day your, salyation becomes ooTe dn n,ar
for yonr'em because iS If yb Ged because You
trhe with his orbearaHec; Just as II you Atc" ,l%
nable a. that with which man guards his soul ID no
carcIcssutss less that which ncgcclS 'hr ln
| and delivers her into the hand Of the enemy This
which po,t generally only diends l. not this the inia
uation Of who lie I'm wait for their own blood end
| turk priyy for their own lives Ih7t
| IL misery. That is blindness, that Is ln!auilon
| enough, when a man becomes MS own d'-u"' y.
"Nothu-." great author, " so BAD nothing so N
human nothing So imious can be SAID OF yonas TINS. IL
is Impossible 10y amy means 20 MAKE you lolt your o"h
selves" satan values Your souls highly that D" care
fully watches you your lie long, aTtiH} TO 'ir3l u
lac values highly. Honor thy soul, IN - dlm't'.'
The salvation of your soul IL the chief concern IN the
universe Of God with Cod and with Ms o"h Jc-ns Christ
Why snou5 yoU treat it vita I-H Ind uncertainty INC
the Thought pf losing their souls, and have made the
great business OF their lives to them They have
res ,e their souls This has cost them great STRUGGLES
aud selidenal. bitter humiliation ana intense suffering
Ora or a gIi len ma trousd: Gat thcy have pushed
through Sr the food at the ilk OF dTowHn Ana,
what night d have we ,o 's" rn5ri 'l olr s,i.
PPofion ne so easy and certain that il calls Tor DO
anxiety or struggle! How have We learned TINS SELF
selves II from the utter ap.cnce o. rcuyc-
ton ana blindness IN which we stninh." 20 our ruin
Surely, II enough tLat the soul u exposed TO a the
artful scdnctons and deceptOns which IT. outside foes
! put forth Go obtain douiinOn over Its powers ana
! existence, without setting II to "luk' and 10
| spring upon itself It's Owl lawful prey,
This is a bold and daring enterprise indeed. Our
| business Is Outstrip them III their attempts 10
| strange, ana tear, and sting IA. our MES work
is TO deliver the pray from the mighty, and 10 rid
Ourselves out OF the grasp the enemy Not BENG the
worst enemy TO ourselves but according 20 the words Of
| the preacher should bcstir ourselves 10 save our
5Ouls. any son, elOrifY thy soul, ana give II honor
| according to the III entity thereof
| DOWNTOWN PRESBYTERIAN Cit RICHES.
me Rep. i. IT. loent at ne SDrHgt Fresbyrln thurrt.
I'm the Spring-Strect Presbyterian Church
yesterday morning the Rev. Alfred II Moment preached
! upon "The Downtown Presbyterian Churches; their