New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-23
THE LESSONS OF MONOTONY.

The Ter Edlc6d JufSor Al me Bcre1n Baptist Church
The Rev. Edward JudSon, who gave up
lucrative charge in Orange y. j., to become pastor Of
the Bcrcan Bapti, Church in this city, Downing and
Bedford sts order that he m-ht work IN al important
missionary centre. was seen yesterday morning by
TEHt M reporter, I'm the church after service
What" asked the reporter. "wcre the reasons that
led Won +" Come to New YORK -
"B,cluSc believed ttar a great work IS TO be done
here Put tue populations of the entire States of New
Hampshire. Vermont and Rhode Island together, add
that Inc five largest lilies OF Massachusetts, with the
exception OF Boston. and still yOu lave not cquard
York More than that forty nations ose each other IN
streets. ;housiud Ill interests elbow each other
~ ftrdr literature and social life. Al are
trying to arrest this murndmou- lie and make It their
own hut mold II LONG. II Is like rope ~ sand.
rhcr, j. but common interest. religious truth, and
one bond 81 unity, the Son 81 Nan. | came here to
preach and teach that interest, and remind tls
busy city % It's common brotherhood in Christ"
"WUi wien NUu did decide 10 come to New York, WY
did you TO this point, rather than uptown where
you reach and guide the cultured thought OF The
la, -
The course You suggest ia the one radical flaw in
our c. TIA auity to-day. We 10 think tuat the rich
ana cultured sinners need all attention. forgetting
or ignoring the fact that a great world II
tronhng out its life in douht aud 10
spar whose names rot inscribed in the
nas of Sc cucc or in the Elite pircctOry.' The spirit
Of caste shuud have place in the Christian church
ON of men ~ jusi good as another IN the eyes
Of cod. AMI ID the economy u the ages may exert
great an uilurnce The world ! have not here
10 work In the slns, to think impor ant
~ that work - but here 10 preach 10 the great
middle class which, with its conscrvatism
aud homely virtues. has always been the sil-
yaou OF the Angles exon believe that the roots
The Church must be embedded in The middle class,
that the Gospel whose leaves for the healing
Of he nations may thence from the highest
the lowest. II will be dark day the history OF oar
country when this great middle class shall he acnated
from Christianity"
VERY 'air. Our services, week day and SUNDAY are
well attended. have associated with me three otter
clu-ynri, one OF whom hd' "IShtu Hee emp0&{mth
bureau for residents OF tue Eighth and Ninth Wards,
ch Il g.rat boon for young men needing work The
primary department Of the Sunday Is under the
charge OF one at Tue most lannon's specialists III MAY
school instruction In this country, Miss Jenny Merrill
Our Is MAKE tie churcn so helpful 10 the people
in their every dty life that they Viii EEL mat they can
not do without it,"
I'VE expect to have. systematic visitation and neigh
borho0l meetings in houses. Our employment bureau
is already worhIn2 success. We are getting ready to
organize temperance work, coffee. iunch and reading
Jew ana all gcnrcs for cvangelzng educating,
cmpoyuc com.ortins and saving the dense muittudes
Mr. JuiFon and his associatcs live among the people
they benefit and ann at making not only their
official but their personal influence fclt by the COngreSd
The following Is a synopsis Of Mr.. Judson's Sermon
YESTERDAY morning, the text hrng III Kings Kill, 10
Thou siOudest nave shot five or xix times y:
Joash the youthful ami warllke King Of Israel visits
tl,r diving popnpt Elisha with Of sorrow.
lie wa hidJcn 70 take h1 bow and shoot toward syr',
the enemy Of lETul 10 show by this symbOca act The
Iu ur, triumph Oi JchoNah'S pie Aud hc shot only
,hIect why Perhaps hccause OF ike falth or he
clI,s, he lid not see the use shooting Otoucr;
more like SILL because me tired of the monotOny
OF it, lie would not DO the same thing over and over
again.
The einorecut hou Int o. his story Il the discipline OF
mnuotuIIy People succeed IN the world who shoot I've
or siN tunes, not those who shoot bat thrice.
The tmc thing and over again. God created tie
Ia ,uouny oi law and order in the universe. YOn sit by
e. ocean and you thu waves lappng the shore
fIu. ia ini luuOus cbb and How. You stand before
Niagara ind you ~Iruca dub WIFI the eoqueuce vi
lis grand mono ony As II aee'us 10 say
Fol men may come and men may 20.
But 20 on forever
And pN steal being. The heart never foreets
10 nrat nor the lungs ia expand ana contract Sleeping
and WAKING, catU tud hrlnkn" dressing and nm irrss
iu, Going to hu-iness and going home again, follow
i, not worth living because II X laid In well worn
grooves Rather We prosper AMI grow by means OF This
ming WE'LL lay doing ii Over and over again. aud hc Will
reach success.
men IN Newly ORR to-day are those VINO nave
learned this Lesson.
And then there the discipline Of mouotony. Perfec
tiou uul, lc secured by dO!"g On" thing
aud over again. II is so in learning muse and tne
Ian riagcs There Is grand undcrOnr OF rhythm ia
uuuutony which only the piOddcrs and drudgerr can
hear The best Christians are those who submit 10 the
En- -cupIl liturgy meets craving OF the soul, which
ocu wishes "a 'h uuon the form - "edred bifd on
II waste al walters.
flric, T. not ,uou.h. The luminous figure Of the man
car 81 Is nupn towards yO1 and n you perscyrrc Won
cannot fail meet HIM on the way, ald the discipline
task make for you road to lead you nearer to yonr
Goa.