, 1881-05-16

t!o'! of Inc human faulty seems, u Imasinn
t!,nt lis time iSann4e f,r which Eislnry nf'nr!s
M precedent. Nit century slIIr.. tnt.,l l,'-
,ors nj show tt,at tic n!c1, uf ttiut prri"d
thought tint they stntnt Just Mt tho crisis
VI III ll,tIn;tf. affairs. M nse lla'!
l,,, N"nn .,i l"fnf4 nt NIL llkG ti,1t one. n'N!
"'s rns ;11 IL tHs is csIy a,r; o I s r"ec &C, e /.
ttallbticss well tlnt y SHOULD lm tins. Fur
tfle inai wH fects tho Importance, Ut llts
"wn piacn Il, history Is tt!a one who Is apt to
My %y " syc s tS st Fit c ,n nfs eYsF te @ rs y s t
with II nnlr. tkt. tho onU through which he Is
cAI!tal 10 pilot her, md l,r will lT,nt nit Als
pt'wers q the tnsk Ut making mo biundcr In
his ntucrinE.
peril lurking IN this tn0rbltl sense Of tho
MrltlIun, uiIiu,.r. nil ulijcartt.uf cjJ.r,,ctnr
nr tho tltnr III w'lIici, W. j,npu'i t., iiy,. It
l1af,9lyxrs ~ T., s.,inc men WITH terr2r ikG that
very crists Of tlI, l,ai,l. We sts. ti,ai }ssliug
IN tic minds nf st,Inu Clristlu1ls nj the PRES.
tIt tny. 1'lry arc simply frightened nut 0f
irr' s sse c Efisi1anity III @ spneal @ i' Oh stss tha
cnrtlI, wis s,,ril m, injIlcl upu M iltls tnst
hnIf Ut the nineteenth century. THEY lK-
l!evc tint the gospel Is iOslnE Kron,l,i, n,nt
yamclns i" Ss,"ry. To tliulr G.rriiiMi tpprt..
lensinil N, other uge nf ll,i.Iail history ii,s
scen tic urk uf ii0,t #, siich Tremendous
peril nv 1t Il ts-sny. And this fright lInH Two
Gifeels, sIlher Ut wliiell liz, ticplor.llc. On
.tlle. oIr mfd nrt. some who seem 10 thlnk
that scencn ni,,l Christianity ti,'lst bu III lint
cOntrnicl,nll, ni,d therefore .pl,,t,st, M tho
rl,ciny q Gotl all that scl,olnr4!slB n1nl Tie H.
ycstiEatluM Nf tho rGulIti III Natnsu i.rs doI,ll
men are few compared with tlIose WIN, In
their pnriu nt tic Unsupported nssrrtions Ut
some half-tlraHetl scientists, scci to stnlH at
tl,e door nf Thu Church. It's keys Il, their
liz Grsinn Il Il bnrwl', IT, or a; TsisI iiS s!ai ii
summon them tU surrender 'rluy nru
whiting to know whit they may bc iIcr-
United to believe to be tho truel, Of i;Otl
a M 'aiernss"pe 'H sSs a u 'ci i' tos so0 Will 'eF
Now, lnny lurllaps Ast0ntsll so,ne Of YOU,
in expressing tn. opinion TINT tllu prcSert
ago ls not one which ssntl1s nlnne hi III, ,ti-
G'cee'x c Gsf fStty y III; y,dtt Il sssIX s't ssrv ,t It
widely different iii ,.l..ny particulars fronl
flat Of my former pcridI. 1t II builder Il
IL more IDlltApoktn. 1t Is moro Wholesale
,Is;1 ani eopif,s . @ n its aeIas e everything @
WHEY lto ls @ s'l %o;sr Gristln i " y qr
nway thu BiDlc ns unworthy nf belief. II
Hncs ot now. NJ y olaco ft, n.t9ck fiiv U
Ieslhlaent iiilravles-ti JGshain lhnkllls tllt'
alive by huge FISH,: It Inorks q! a!l Tint ts
surerlMt.lrat, whether III thu Old 'l'cstAn.Gnt
y tle NeW. IL docs not now, ~ u once ttli.
INT! lailt VIII some of the ATTRIBUTES Ut tiM.
+ ms tiMl: AID - tic world i crying out
t!tAt there WIS never s!lcli nn fnfitlc! n.G ns
tlo illsieteGslst century! Bilf, tiOeS tliat fnl-
!Ow3 ls tlcSfnrntt bOtal,ess 4fitt reel slo-
ys, %ss o. aitaS es1n ys Sysss 2f stFst t
der egyer nf Its Qualifications, sa'lles out ~
one Wild tins!t Of FURIOUS nttetlspt to break
tllroiig tsie belnnRngrlllR ranks, turs It net
f1s1r,y nrEe ti,at \ = SSrGw!E str,EGr IT,
Christian Htis li.lye bee lltnrketl by the rrl-
u'lce hf thg tlI!lrcl! on the secular ar:n t0
fopreSs MY t1n iililaci opinions - eliscK. y
Dy skcp!1etstll on tho C!1hfch-lhnt ti0yeri-
neiis lMso heen lnvnkcu 70 cIsforcG Il H.
lGnco OIL tll0 pnrt ut those WHO would hIts-
pIletno ;gnIIlst tho Gospel: There
were LONE rHrioas III Wlilch H., EVIL
bitterly as my lnger:soll ot tlle present ting
lcnt-up cnmlty.
atn nut here to discuss The question
of M skspt.ss sy s s.s m @ mistle. t Ii s os ers
10 SUI tint, rjgjIt or wr0nx, thcr jlaye luvH
removed. Theru was never Sine uio wnrIt
l)rgMn II freetol,, no absolute III fts per.ltis-
sion to my i,lG' or w;'l,,an t. glvo fl' ,tttcr-
tlint proyr2 Nit tl,,.t tiIore il mnrc jnIllci
Ouninl,, but u,at ulera il llo LANCER p1,y ,,lt-
1.-Two 10 u.,l,epnI Or re.resYft:-~ ~Nay,-ft shows :
something more ttinI tit.t. II shows lint.
Christianity ii stroll;; elu,i,Rl, to let 10 its
hold OH tlio skirts Of l,t1ual, law. Ii lcal,s
t,ll no government tn sustain II, 1t nuts
itself III tho position that 1t t,cctlpr Iii tito
eurlicst Ages. wien aII tho governments 1t
tic eurtl wore its enemies, when title kngs
of tho earth sut themselves. mil u,u rulers
iuok counsel together nuuiist tic i>nrl md
ills a,lOl,iteL." 1t Is ttUtliIE tic sWa,llting-
only government IN which IL need rely is
ltln government Of ti9tl.
TiIe Christian who las understanding Of
tho times il uito who cienriy rcrcciyrs tho
inct that 1t dues not sl,uw Weakness IN tno
l,,lrt ut tllo Church w|rM 1t snys to tho ROy-
crun,cl,ty atti tic lnws1liukrrs t3f Inc w1rIu.
All yull,.ll1,tzZ|e from tic, inws ar tl,Is rigging
atheism al tjio nineteenth century. ',Vu tt,
longer i,ecti tllc lelpuf my nIatl." Moreover,
10 Understand our 0wil tlliles. WA mist kcrl,
jn Mind tho puInt lhnyc nlre,tiy allu,ietl to,
Tint tile ipddciity Of thfs pGrtmi .I0cs mt
deny sut,lo thluEs u,nut tho t;ostlej. tllo
iiiblc, tho natMrs ot, GtHl, as tho o!.l skeR.
(iclslt, uf tho .FrelicI pl,i}nYupj,urs Iiil
II hnu,lrrtl ynnrs nrn il tlpl1jps Hyuryttfnr