New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-13

Grafton Of Israel to be accomplished but by the
quiet influence Of love The one lesson therefore GOOD
do OF God comrth not with observation, and that Che
salvation OF the world 10 be wrought by Him of whom
Hi- voice 10 be- heard in the streets bruised reed He
shall not break and the smoking Tax lie sian ho'
Now there three respects in which this one Lesson
may be helpful 20 IN those days In the nrst place
quietest Influence is often the most powerful Gods
greatest works carried in silence All the planets
capitalization OF the dew drops the myriad blades OF
grass in the evenings, and while the crops are
that all nature asleep. What greater reNul
ton there be than that which recnrs at every morn
resigns her empire the king 81 day Yet how quietly
It is accomplished Tt silent that the sleeper - not
awakened his couch, and the pale sick one "o n- De
longing for the morning knows not that It Il IN re u
through the Swallowed easement 1t locks IN upon i h
with ts benlgnant smile. In like manner the Kingdom
ence ia its own announcement and ma rlighest power.
Now this IA truth, which, as II seems 10 me-
men In these days very apt 10 loI-
get We have fallen upon a., .tgi epii'n
II would elmost seem IA Il many among If oeVel I'M
ments f massretines and pass resolutions. and lsren
to eloquent nratons aud max laundering plandll as
II these alone to win the day. We have more ialh
in the wlirlwind and the earthquake than in he st
small voice, and we mis- exc momentary a., u.
sensational s everywhere IN the ascendant We see IL ~
th~ eNtravan Of dress that seeks 10 call ,nIl3 70
itself we n in ;he domain " literature tn tle highy
coored aud hoty ned romances that circulate oy
thous nds among he people the department
OF business the evers spec ions carried on by IN
divoual- who ambitious 20 hottie up the trae 81
whole continent for their own par cuar benefit we see
IL In the VIDE HELD ~ naunnnr IN nm, -itroi
We it in the church, where mgh ritu3I
la h,en adopted, AZ tia would save men r97' ~
that may carry through my enunerill9n WIZ 49,
lUe mpaTtiaity. see II IN The very pulpit ~htIc llu
Il were well that we had less al IN noise ana MI ~
tha' which II the most GOdlke thing on cart nancy
character modelled AFTER th- etamPS OF mrs lam, a '''
Bul, IN The srco place. the lesson W. nave ueu'ed
from orr t'xt taken with ia surrouhlihEs Inn
that of stornness AntagonIsm creates antaiohisIh.
II you alieIg " o. ~ M ny uiI null against
yon with All my night but Il You tr- t. tract me by
nee aUd wil 'oIlow you Of nv own Tree will What
the hammer all not weld together without urrF peat
moment So, IN dealing With men the mi-hticst lnhu-
rnce is love II he pastor IL under he juniper Tree
and b-wiiinc his want II success. wondering why m
9TIFESIS ,t Il COM 10 n, a. lt him xnire and
whether De- hns hecn attempting TO move men by
rrruurss rather than b. love Let ain AK himself II
he 80 no. Ieen A. eIinr In side ,ubrcts away from he
II tceutro ans forgetting the attraction that always
prominence 10 his di-courses 10 the love Of God,
rather than tender Iovirg and ygsome in his gentle
say The thing 10 the Sundayschool teacher
VII Is sad ~ heart becau-e be seems To see hs scholars
pels Have you trie them my brother, with the still
all voice OF Gospel lov-t Peraaps You have Deeh
cling too exclusively in the whrwind the earthquake
and ne urc Nprd add 'ha' tn. same principle applies
10 parents in the trnng Of heir children. in the nur
AMI the adHlo itop " the Lord You ~ you nave
tried everything y, your aud daughters LEI me
ask Won ycu have tried -ntlcres and let me -errh
YOU o make the experiment OF that
But m The LIS place The which we have deduced
from our ext, taken with it, surroundings reminds az
that ts apparently INSIGNIFICANT l. Jflcntime- really me
most imp rtant We must undervauc AGENCIES be
hey seem 10 be insignificant The Big Iree- IN
california; havr sprung from seeds, each ~ whch j. no
larger than rl OF wheat and the river, when az t-
source Is tiny r viii child may stride. II 10
s mouth broad enough and dep Ouch 90 bear navy
on bosom. 4 few dew lrJps Of wafer rightly used
my fr.-t a heavy Wei.nt and even ID r. cuild may
nv the Felp OF Col be he means o. uilLg NJ some
sinner from his degradation and brn gnc hin ~ once 10
bis saviour and 10 himself one does not need 70 Dee
,rea irsru 10 do good for the Lord lhe use
lssness Of many perfectly accounted for Wheh We
say th because they do something great All NJ
once obey VIII do nothing az AL. Here d. am the
love 81 sensation makes Us appearance, ana IL -
forgotten tgat those agcncies when are now
The greatest AMI which have D. them
most ~ hr elements - perm hence had their beinu-s
in the an Hest thinc- Wesley relWed anything
40 great A. 4e HE hudst Chur%G Of to-day, hen he be
gan his work. II examine Il we shall discover nat
almost ~ those instiu ions mai are to-day ralatlng
blessings arouEd feIn mad ther commencement In some
thing whc, a. contracted vi che high sounding Pre-
tensions OF cart ~ grandeur. signcani a. he
III sml " the text, af er the wLirViud ana the
earthqtlak-. Courage then MY brethren, let eacn 20
forth and DO he little n Il 40 his hand VIII al LIS
might and God viii make that little great.