Connecticut western news., 1883-09-05
THE N AME." "
THE SERMON PREACHED BY
 REV. DR. HIRAM EDDY,
Pine Grove Camp Meeting, Friday,
 August 24, 1883.

1 hASAo, tUho uOL11ulOu, duu every udlue that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. , Ephesians I, 20 21.
 What is there in name ? We often hear this question put as though there was nothing in a name, and yet the name is but another word for character. Whatever the position of the man, in the end his character blooms in his name. But position does not give a man name, corresponding to that posi- tion, when he buys his place of honor with money, instead of with brains and worthy deeds; or if he gets elected to places of trust by playing the cards of political trickery and machine manage ment. There is not much in a name when one comes into the possession of wealth without any of his own enter prise; or when he has gathered it by fraud or dishonesty. There is not much in the christian name, when one makes profession of 1t, or makes bra zen pretentions of honor, and at the same time has none of the article for which he advertises himself There are multltudes of names as empty as bub- ble, and that burst as quickly when blown upon by the breath of truth and reality.
 What blackness arises before us at the mention of some names The blood curdles horrors startle the soul the cheek blanches; the heart quakes. There are names that are to live in the long annals of infamy and crime. There is flash of hell in such names as Ca igula, Domitian, Ceasar, Borgia, Gle opatra- picture of the latter holding the viper to her seductive bosom, fitly represents 8 life of murder, incest and shame
 pronounce. They awaken all the good angels of our being. They are all alive with truth, and thought, and love, and poetry-manhood, womanhood and Godhood names that are in themselves benediction to the race, and are poems, written and sung in the thousand Ian guages of the babbling earth. The tenderest memories, the sweetest sym pathies, the kindest feelings, the noblest aspirations and the most beautiful he- roisms are awakened by them. These names remain midst the debris of time and are the most valuable wealth of his tory; because they became the expo nents and tests of truth reduced to prac- tice, ,and of affections and passions it. lustrated by noble deeds and manly daring. How the name of Washington gathers brightness and glory as the gen. erations pass, and civilization advances. That name has become the watch word of liberty around the world. An inex- tinguishable splendor gilds the name of Lincoln; and the name, Garfield, com pletes trio of names, starlit in the dia- dem of our nation. But in humber walks the name, MissNightingale, sings a sweet song about tender care, and healing sympathy for the wounded and unfortunate, and if mistake not, such angel names are rapidly increasing, and shining brightly through the murky clouds which hang over the abodes of sorrow, want and crime.
 But midst all these names which shine in the horizon of the past, there is one that ecipes all the others of time and all others of eternity.
 This is our Jesus. We see him first in the manager; and the world hardly thought him worthy of a name. He was looked upon as waif, just begin ming to float around the suburbs of soci- ety. But there must be something there, for star-messengers are there, with their princely treasures. Shepherds are there, having heard the song of angels about the wonderful name. There is 8 won- der lying there in the manager what shall the name be? Not the name of some great warrior who is to plough the world with his engines of destruc- tion. Not the name of some great statesman, or ruler, with imperial sway, whose word was to be life or death but he is to be christenedwith the soft and sym pathetic name of Jesus for his name 1 was to describe what he was to do, 'sfor he shall save his people from their sins. D
 This is the name-Jesus. We love to pronounce it." Jesus s-Jesus-let it flow along"
 Nothing could be more humble and lowly than this name. But how it grows and comes forward Wait few years and 1t charms the nation like a song. It is on every body's tongue. Children lisp it and sing it in joyous chorus. Men of power pronounce it with wonder. The sick whisper it with tremulous voice and suffuse it with grateful tears. Women utter it with tenderest and purest affection. Mani. acs shout 1t with rapture. The multi. tudes roll it along in hosannas. His enemies pronounce it with bated breath The storms fold their wings at it's men. tion. The beast creation confesses its
 power. Kings honor it. Senators re
 were it. Governors tremble at it :; anG angels herald it. Name indeed, it is above every name that is named But look again. This name has de
 parted from Galilee and has begun tn,
 journey of the world It is soon pro nounced in the golden palaces of tn
 Caesars and is soon borne with the Ro man eagles wherever the imnerial arm,