New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-15
SPREADING THE GOSPEL
,,rD,c,vrpACr soCIETY's WORK.

e,c,e,v was preached yesterday afternoon IN the
,s,h Avenue Presby terrain Church, at fnN -u''"' -
en-. REV DR. william NJ Taylor. of the Broah""s ~
nac,e Although il was raining hard at the time u
serrtce there was large consreGauO" -
- mn from the members OF NM
n,ner churches In the pulpit were the P'r'o1
the Rev Dr. Eall, Dr. Taylor anu - ,raori
NJ IT, Cutter OF Massachusetts the agent u s,,ctod
can Tract society in that state. MI ,-oy, the
the onan,pr exercises. aud Dr. Taylor pFe"o.,r'
toy. LIKE viii .: The Seed is the worn " Ia +no
-t r,,on from which my text IS taAe" t
,-..cler may be described as an liiHs'i', oIcv
so,na Sermon on the Mount Dlscelni.- s,,,a,
- ox,s,s between the material ana INC spi'- ,
,,der the admins trations OF the same So -
ui'us ,,oJ the one 10 illustrate the otner
= ,rst tho seminal quality of the Woru OF ''"'~
=. - e,,ra.ively represented by seed' III "ncn N'4o
=, certain reproductive power so tAaO VIC" " .
49,, o,,,ro,riate soil it begins to sprouI anu ~
s circumstances ends In bringing forth run alei
,+ I'D A similar spiritual power Is possessed " ln
" -, Indeed that. IN a sense, Is awfully true
WIN " -, ID of man Life and death are IN the
,ror o, the tongue" All that literature mas accom-
,shed both in ancient and modern umes mas IoS"i'0U
TN, the terminating quality OF words bu' cFeu u''i0
az the Word OF God The Gospel has revoutloh
,a the character OF individuals; the drunkard mas ne
e sober the thief honest aud the adult.rers cAaste
Dscr Influence 1t has gone into political hIe ana Las
,ptendcd successfully for liberty OF conscience ana
has lost nothing by its reproduction, even IN the ius
languages But IN the second place. the SEED hus' DC
soWu Weeds propagate themselves. They are, as II
were self-sown But grain must be cultivated II sroEs
nowhere spontaneously and OF Its own acceIu
hob ~ IL necuiaritv of mans food that 1t needs
sooi9c and caring for To continue the analogy os lS
fext there need be labor 10 Ill chIils heart WIN
ssness npurftv dishonesty for the GOOD SEED Oh me
tvrd nj cod although adapted 10 the heart or man rs
W, indigenous 10. Ii does not sow itSe thee.
st he sewer external to the man. put YET aFIh- az
Co.'S 10 him The Lord Jesus was the nrsI Sreai
He dropped the good seed into te neartS 81 IN t IN ~
.h-g -prea among Their IOiioWers ai ~ H. o,oe
~. Nh" came after them. IN this way ~ mas come
cow 20 w. r me world And must keep sending it,
eveo In the places where It has already oeth so"u
have welt thus exclusively on IheSe wv ~ ,a
,ts fiwc because l mud III them at once the eEpana-
cr the indication and the insifa. ION Oh tne - ~
.eI S2e wo4 for itself fruit Of the Gospel in the
hearts Of those by whom II wac cf the blessings
which IL has produced has stirred them up 10 take
hat others may e er has sprung W also in
anT among others the good seed of the Word Of
go Tsis il tie place which they have adopted Ior te
carving out OF the great commission. ~ ,'-'o 'N0
world and preach the Gcspe 10 every creat4ie M o,,,
BY the mighty agency OF the printing tbe so9S S
Word repeated many Al t 5 in The
~ ~ onr own land and the crowded streets OF te
lnsv Cries Of heather countries Thus Our
resources multiplied Doth AZ hoHo alA "a ro1Ie
iung the Word Of God into the bands OF the Itoplo
sa 20 .,,re rc kingdom of heaven has come nigh you
II has sometimes been objected tnat IL seems l-l42 it
n nds 10 print books while private firms are lett en-
rrev 10 their resources. But they VINO mlhe lcsc
ectops forypt that IN regard 10 ordinary literature
@ @ Of n3nv ard demand holds good while in
th missionary enterprise the great oeel Il 10 cIc'
demand and for that there mus De Inc s'uu4u "a "a
When the pump has lost its power Of suction the wise
man restores II by passing into IL little water; anu "a
The same way this society, 10y securing Ho'
only the publication, but the circulation also,
Sf religious books, creates demand where II
did not formerly exist, and thereby IN lne
end materially assists IN tie lntehce Oh nOse 800
private printing enterprises winch arc Tue eIol! az
of city aud OF our Land OheI u par ~, t
may left safely enough TO thcmseiVeh Dut tor tle
ve-y same that We have special agencies Or ne
maintenance OF the preaching Oh me U1saTi Ga If
building OF houses OF worship 4VI INC ~" ~, ",
Snuday-schools and for the development vi Christian
colleges we need to have society Ae TINS .DI 'Ig a.
taneouay, but wheat must be so"n; ana
ORDINARY literature and that which distinctively
Gnd peculiarly evangelical IN It's character Commerce
will fud is way accord, 10 the west Coast OF
Africa and no Benevolent association IS neeGed to sum
ulae efforts for these are pecunary gains II Trade
but missionaries must be sent thiher aud 10 90 taat
must be society with special funds Tor tat pu
pose The enterprise of our business men Will push out
our railway system Territories Tor they
well know tha for every dollar they expend they WIZ
sent 70 the immigrants IL those regions and 10 secure
sei1 s7 ar sunvorted by benevolent contributions.
For precisely the reason we need sucH a society
which will silently preach the gospel of the grace OF God
because works not for gam OF worldly AIha Du LOT
the salvation Of immortal men, IL Is not the VIII oI
Christ that diffusion OF Hs word should De ieIt 20
taEe c,rq OF itself II viii not grow sporaGically
spontaneously. but il must be sOwn, and SO We must
have contributions both to furnish Tie seeu ana 70 ia
But ma lastly in the two thoughts which have set
before you the great inspirations by winch Lhis socey
is sustained IL efforts The Word Of cod Is seed IL
vii surely grow vi, rcver II finds coGgeHla soil As
we have already, the Gospe! mas been the
the difference between The modern ana Ihe
ancient CIVILIZATIONS ana lnonsh s one 'Iiiies
~ Of untoward crculs ances H bIessII1s may
not conspicuous ~ others yet ultimately IL mas
always grown INFO some strength Inc beed Oct'7oaI
" tails the hard pathway, Or Oh rocky ground or
among The thOrns but oy far the larger portion always
tails Oh good SOIL wAeie !! spring. up IN 73ie tF! ~
nm 1 h a c r"oort for the ve-lr which ha lust
ffn ri
,c sore nor on of truth essential 10 the saving OF
souls, who can estimate the power OF such an lstri-
DAYS OF tol! and seed-sowiugl what mental
art meuc can the PROBABLE influence OF
placing with cody carnestness I43,OUO volumes OI
SUCH truth families. 23,6OO Of which end no
evangelical preacAmg That Inc cOlporteurparuclpated
H. $500 public meetings during the year and urged WIN
poua Lra tue claims VI mrs. upon the AeAIts u men, Is
another Item OF influence which only Omniscrnce can
lie ord IL seed, ana VIC may Dc sure tla O
taose my rad hahluIa WACA nc sOolctJ ma 7oae.I.u
during THE last there shall yea be rch harvest;
Tor Is II SAID. AS the ram cometh down and the
sno~ from heaven, am retuHe,n not tA4'he Out va
tereth the earth and aketh IL bring iorh and bud That
Il may give ~ sO~cr 4Ad bread 10 the eatcr 80
shau Ny Word which goeth forth ont Of My mouth 1t
shall return 10 Nc VOID, Ou u snail accomplish mat
which please. and II shall prosper IN the thing "hereto
plead for this society therefore as great mission
laa. "ork al home Is pOrIeur7 A4ee te Immigrants
a. they aud upon Odr shores ana put INTO thef uanus
It's leaves wlch are healing OF tie people. lis
agents follow their Western uOmes and before
Tue nisriouary can form church or The .undayscnool
representative gather the children on tue LOrO's
Day Tor religious instruction, th'y md
their way with printed pages hIch only speak
Tue moment, Dli remain permanent WluC bearers
- the truth tAai knows the evil which
many Of these strangers are bringing VITA them TO TINS
New land-uliIrll, r4tDuIlloIn cl4lsm, communism
ana Indifferent n-Dlt must realize the importance or
the Work which d II dong tins department We're
Nior nothing else, patriotism should commend the
society 10 hearcst support Tor the Dest OF
keeping ou the errors Is always 10 toresa II WITH the
Nutn bui u is also missionary society, Tor as
salce al It's epOrl Will slow, Turkey, Persia lndla,
emma and Japan been cucrcled by IFS laDOrs. IL
las TIE gift tongues breaches the gospel III many
laLslaGes A. alliance Win all OtDer evangelical
agencies and II tie handmade OF every enterprise OF
SMlstlan Deneleeuce; wAne monthly around us board