, 1881-02-21

upon al! tsas I. meant hy religion an'l etnrntr:
9 o hna n ae 81 o wStsh Ct q
!i"xer:. sSs and It :, III tho ,!@e thst - raat
10 the hour: It III nut tho vase. but tho trcns,ro
It tbiLs. And IN this tight the mern pursnnnlIty
?r Tho wo1d. Gf to u.saGcf yn nr0 or 'so e1, mh,e:
wortti Of truth IN whose prescnco be Stands. Il
IS llta world OF truth and mo md destiny y
Thic ino preacher pois ana ~ ~ y !" % ,Ms ss T.
found.
! ~, not seytng. q course. That hat al, tint In,
ii,oy ,nay, ikn Tho .PNarlsocs Of nd. hctlsn IN
the wsy u truth and e;nd urcns oa 'I ,
uscA of religion. nut am sayi1ig that lhe%o
acryan!s q tho people should e.anu % before @ @ th9
srck 10 bring them out,-tn mako thotn clcar.
nntl by eternal trtitncss 70 "chmtncnd them
selves t3 every nuns consc!encc ~ n siu !ssr
shnuld 10 l,mk,l,x bsyond tho preacher 70 III.
tremendous faots to which hu puints,-fncts md
tS IT, s4ever er esy2on S ee Ss 5 @ change
Having seen, then, that tho preacher stands
not 10 be loked at Or llstrned to In himself, hut
sno pretrnca re Of u Tic tho rsoli aud uo. 10 open tho
dt1fs thnt lfk IL npon those Ereni truths aud 10
ecsr ~, taen :" ,'' +, ,nn, y w % ~
'hsn 70 iho h',ma!, d mir mind II and aeart,
o G ts IT, at IT. IT, tss s1sat
truths Ut rn9nn aro Gcst seen md understood
Cbriss Is tho onbo,iitncnt of Jod: lilo otnDodi-
St ~ s. w tue S ss9s%s" saase 1 paeS S
those Ia 10 preach Christ.
Let Us look nj some ns these points, II ia in
haih seen IoI that Col is unseen, rho IN.
seeable One. And yet our Savior sny. thnt
"Ile that huth seen mo hnth soon tho FAthor''
iulIae.. nH ~ Il the ' oodhesi ID Soa,ly;" or tint h
the fulness of GA was roys,.el IN Christ Christ
ss af tso II nnss s Il Sa o N an lit bss fs usa
seen IN all tho fnnes4 TINT our tnl,ls car, eithor
perceive or conceive: In Christ VIC SEQ
% tSe ioSu. o tho ssrey tho just &c @ II uM ltrar:
Ing tho words nt Christ W. henr tho words nt
l0l Seeing '1S works of Christ. w9 ' se9 t ths
With ,ts; Christ wns " God manifest 'n inc iieah.'
Ths u tho amazing faci Ut tho Incarnation. TINT
cugnizGslco; oi hut,,nn slight and hcarlng. ln
Christ, We sec t;nd moving, alonx tho palhs Of
men; w hear lt!s words " wnri,ny Of consgla-
tho lost. healing tl,e Sick, and Weeping NJ T. y u
!,:,nnn 4saye. %! T. w a. conld oniy vt ih,s
tho nlnl, what studs. what Worship, what q
love wn,iid NJ our hearts. BcfoCc THIS trans.
celllcht fuct the prenctlor stands to tel OF God
Again, in Christ We hnvc brought before .ls
the luw of salvation, mt aionc MS sron upon tho
surfacc, ar rrom tho outer looksng innn whnt Il
inner naturo If tho Fhthor Christ stoll mt tho
centrn nf tnora law and moral fnrct5. ~ Hts
llynty lle WIS tat law; those forces IN, hAd M h1,r q
unttirn Ut Guu In Its desire tn save. We see tho
tovo Ot Gol,-lhe nton!ng nnturc OF God coming
uus and lieIrls Of man to Himself; and hence
to the principles of the groat rn0E al order Of tho
universe. God being love; this uorTsl orarr Is
Itt,It1
Mnture seeking to roach and 10 tohlo int2 tho
conditions nntl wAnts nf tho lost, and. tfod be-
Ing love- lie c.,o forth ~ Christ 70 seex ni,d to
Ut lovc for others, We hnrc revealed thu great
sp,rstunl taw Vt salvation through suffering.
uYnifi that rcpcntnncu might be preached" +;
that thu hcnrts Ut men might be won by love;
might DO brought t0 sc9 tho exceeding sinful.
10 sorrow for sill, md TO turn frnn ain. AND.
then, ths Inv y further rcvsMlea IN !sA
EsMewF Syx sb,n N sc oMnsS S 1H so so
Ot Christ that ihey in tllo!r tneasnre uf lovc
should Bnlfer for others. Thus Christ reveals
Into tho world an tha savior Of men, md TINT IA
Intended to bring nil mun under tho power tUve
and to ~ tholn With holy synpathy and sutfor-
AaIin. uhrlst rs tho revelation, tho cnbod!-
nent ut tho t)fvlnc law.and lfc becomes author.
,y 7, III liz ys o. ,ho inv of ST ove ~ I" a and
aMI flo offers but one e,on.l!.Ion VI Salvation.
ho1rt und life to tho Inv Ut tIeayen; to tho will
OF God. Eexaliyoly this Wi forbl,ls d9Ing
g ts Il Hn1o%s m nS rSs AZ ~
moral orlcr Of tho l!fo OF Gol. ii1 tnAkes tho
Following oe himself tho test That Is. 10 bc
III wrong; n,,iet tuko UP ~ hfo II doing xonl:
1niaat Du ntocd or reuDhcilcl TO The hlws Or tho
moral universe: aud Christ Y and ,ng for these,
DENY himself unu tAkG 1Itl hiA cross atlu