New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-26
~PULPIT'TH0UGHTs.
ABSTRACTS OF YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
WHY MEN DO NOT BELIEVE.

made. 1t teaches that faith the result OF ODE
dience whereas In reality obedience Is the result OF faith
and puts the believer I'm position that Is either very
egostica or very unsatisfactory. Second that the u
mate test Of truth is personal experience Such an emo
tona standard Is departure from the Protestant doc
trne that the Bible is the only rule Of faith, and makes
it impossible to know which Is really true or false 1t
thing TO receive truth through the feelings and an
other to test truth by the feelings
The text really means If any man is willing to do
His will, he shall know OF the doctrine All that Chris
| tanity needs is o fair hearing, Antecedent pref
udice Ia tho cause OF unbeef. Men stay away
from church. it sad because the services unattrac
tive; but there be little hungerng after righteous
ness their appetite require much coaxng And men
listen TO the Gospel not impartial Judges but counsel
retained for the opposing side. In other matters they
adopt Bishop Buffers axiom that probabilities are the
guide Of LIFE but in religion they demand exactness Of
demonstration which only mathematics can have. 1t Is
useless TO try them by painting Christ In more
vivid cOOrs for they cOorbnd In the text lie two
lessons: First the Gospel needs additional evidence.
The statement II they hear not Moses and the Prophets,
neither will they be persuaded though rose from the
dead Is not exaggeaton When unbelief does not
arise from lack Of evidence, it cannot be removed by IN
crcasng evidence Second the Holy Ghost Is the hope Of
the world. Christ told Nicodemus first that he must be
born again. and next that he must believe. This Is the
true and only order OF religious experience, and In tho
the Holy Ghost to bring about the birth lies
the power to believe"
ENDURANCE AND SUFFERING.
In his sermon Mr.. Beecher said that Paul great
moral genius who could not he interpreted except by
who understood his personal Influence This had survived
all theology and herable quality Truth to
him became personal experience. All his arguments
biographical Paul did not teach the
God OF later theology, the great Machine
Maker; but the God Of love and compassion
| for sin. Suffering coordinate with human
life As the world according TO Godslater revelation
ouliO NO " IA a Of
World No man suffered in tbe CbIfsah fab "a Paul
! did His pain most acute. But he gloied In his
suferlngs As troubles were rained upon nun
Others There were two tests OF manhood,
bearing prosperity and the other bearing adversely
There few who could bear prosperous condi-
TONS Riches aduation, power, luxury every embellish
could not sduce men, but they resisted these
simplicity ana beneyOence Of soul Many were bet
tered by adversely Trouble with some excited the anger
ferng They tainted and gave ont by the way Those had
sunk to the lowest depths who reaed their trouble to
! all who would give them sympathy Those who loved
only to pass the nat for the dole Of pity least deserved any
In illustrating his subject Mr.. Beecher said a stood
| yesterday afternoon to see Yale and Princeton
theology Of Princeton. In that contest over
bag Of wndI am glad Yale won-thero was the short
like logs OF wood. little rushed at by ten or
dozen stawart fellows, all went down tOgether the
playing alery II men can thus endure bodily struggle,
and tremble ike "A tumDlcr Oficy."
| THE KINGDOM OF GOD, WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
MonsignOr Capci preached In st. AIMS Church 1.-THE
Unsearchable Riches OF Christ" He said: The King
dom OF God may be defined as within and without us. In
the former enriched by faith, Christ mparng His
un.carchabc riches OF pardon and grace. We left
/ orphans upon carth-leu 70 the fatherhOOd OF God
Wien are baptized in the name Of the Futher the son.
and tine Holy Ghost God makes us at once Ills children
and participate the unSearchable riches or Christ
So long participate IN this life OF God there Is JOY
peace within God viii be exceeding great reward
l his ia o. KINGDOM u
dom Of God Without Would be possible this day 10
md any two Prtestants entirely and perfectly agreed
any doctrine necessary 10 sayatlOni Catholics
have that certainty belief which Tie sOul OI man Graves
God has placed IN his Church rock around which the
trmpss OF DOUBT rage in vain. II Is everlasting him
self and fail The heart can be sustained aud sup
ported Only by the power or God.
TIE HEROIC METHODS OF GOD
The Rev Dr. Roberts preaching for the Rev. DR.. Hail.
IN tie Fifth Avenue Church. from Deuteronomy XxXii,
II and - said n substance God is here represented
under cure OF the eagle the cause OF all that befc
this people. The jews thought OF tho eagle as
soaring nearer the sun than any OF the feathered
tribe, king among birds. so majestic was God To
them AFTER that terrible display at Sinai that they
the word Lord, and Holy HoyF was their cry.
There Is marked likeness In the discipline by which the
tore Israel away from Egypt and the ieshpos and drags
nest destroyed meant the Developments OF the
powers OF the young. III Is 10 teach
Us employ talents Alright by making Christ our
model that God oentimes wealth and friends and
children Israel was borne on eagles wings" We may
our wings grow stronger by exercise"
TRUTH AND ITS RELATIONS.
The Rev. Dr. H. Parkhurst said: Truth is a matter
Of dscoyery not Of invention We find It, not make It,
The normal mind does not question Its reality but to
grasp and comprehend It is another thing Truth is
terror mind 1t exists, though not formulated Sclen-
UGc truth enacted 1t has objective existence apart
from the mind Opinions are truths humanity reflected,
coored by the medium through WHICH they have
But the real TRUTHS distinct from them This apprehen-
sion docs modify III failure to comprehend does not
alter It, We know that Alpine flowers grow where our
have trOdden, aud tho stars would shine just
brilliantly though there had never been telescope
10 reach them The truth IL there, whelherWe appehend
it Yet, though difficult 20 comprehend, there Is
correspondence between the mind and truth Truth sat
isles the hunger OF the intellect Ihere IL relation De
tween the two They were made for each Other as the
eye for the light the wing OF the bird for the atmosphere
Wonder Is the advance guard OF thought curiosity Is
thought Ia the form OF an entering wedge.
pes IS 9G eS6d@2 We nS cod Lon T
thought because God Is In thought The music in the
eye sunny It could not the sum- Deep answers
to deep When You get into the deePs Of your soul
heayng from the ,ttOm OF the sea- Believe In your
strongest thoughts The word OF the Lord Is IN them"
LIFE IN NETWORK CITY.
The Rev. Dr. H. Y Satterlee In his discourse said 'he
numerous Influences work in this city affect ALL and
may well cause US TO stop and inquire whether
growing spiritually dying etcrnaly. one
marked characteristic of NewYOrk is s restless activity
In this respect believe 1t Is different from every other
city OF cOniluly slhoo lhc WOIlu DeBdn' lue hlore
lesurely farmer drives his team, the greater is his dis
tance from NewYOrk City This spirit produces n dis
tnctyc very high and noble idea of life II there is
any caste feeling here, it ia against those who
are idle. Everybody strives 70 economze time. Men
busy with their individual interests that
we seldom find NEWCOMERS concentrating themselves
upon any public enterprise. Yet they are most liberal
spirited Those who need help rush 10 NewYOrk before
going elsewhere. Those who would start new reform
begin here
But let us turn to the other side If this city has
virtues il also has weaknesses that are its New
York life with all It's noble powers Is sometimes stigma
tied as shallow Kind OF existence In restless de-
sire to be busy about something, not sometimes
busy about nothing Unless We have hours OF soil
tude, to which tho world IN ts reckless rush gives no
heed, can We expect 20 know or under
stand the deeper truths of life Can those be-