Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-08

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according to something done or some
occurr euce in life. Row, so it is said oi
Jesus, who is called the Christ, ''His name
shalt be called Wonderful, Counsellor, TIE
| Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, tbs
Prince of Peace" These names were in
| dicative of attributes and of actions, "Hi:
name shall be called Wonderful" from the
wonderful things he did; his name shall be
called "Counsellor" from the wisdom with
which he taught.
HE sPAKE AS NEVER MAN sPAKE.
His name shall be called "The Mighty
God" from his showing forth the attributes
of divinity. ''The Everlasting Father" as
understand it not the father from all eter-
nifty, as generally rendered, but the father
| who never ceases to be father-the
yearning father. We know that son, be
he ever so depraved end ever 80
wicked, though he may be cast off by his
| father and exiled from home, il he can
manage somehow or other to get back to
| the fathers house and come in at a back
door knows his mother will always be
ready 10 receive him. A mother never
ceases to be a mother. And 30 I under
stand this attribute of our Savior to be
| that of a father unceasing, who never
ceases to be father. A mother may for
get her child, bat he will never forget US.
Then ''The Prince of Peace" Althoug
in the beginning he says he came to send
q sword upon the enrth, il was to cut
down error and wickedress. He may trim
| TO the line oftentimes, and yet the object
is to present an association pure, without
fault, or blemish,or any such thing, and the
principles announced ere destined to make
| peace all over the earth. We have not
entered upon that period yet, but peace
will come.
| Nov I understand farther that this pas
sage is not only prophetic of the person
| of Christ, of the wonders ne did, the wis
| dom with which he taught, the power with
which he was invested and the great re-
suits which he would bring about upon the
! earth, but it is prophetic also, as [ believe,
of the character of ih3 church; and the
| church shows forth in itself, in its develop
| ment, the same connection of attributes,
and this prophecy refers not only to
| Christ's person while on earth but to ths
church which he left, which, in its Geval-
| opment, should chow forth tho
same grand characteristics. So l think,
in the development Of the church, there
have been eras that may be described by
the same language. Ia the early develop
ment OF the church it is wonderful: as it
progresses it becomes the teacher. the
counselor, establishes schools, colleges,
universities, it is
THE CENTRE OF WISDOM.
Whatever men may say outside of the
church, the record of history now is that
in the darkest ages of the world whatever
we have of literature was preserved, N
even the fallen portions of the church. We
to-day would he without copy of the en-
cient classics had it not been for the libra
ries of the middle ages, preserved in the
monasteries and other church institutions.
Then, after the church has been teaching,
it becomes strong; it has the power Of
divinity i'll it, it grows, enlerges, until out
of its teaching and its
life there is developed an
element that requires strength, and so, as
intimated, the Christian nations became
strong. Il gets the power of life, it is en-
abled to WELD all the influences of earth,
and the developing church shows it. Then
again, after it has acquired this power to
some extent, it is 'The Everlasting Father"
there comes an age of the church in which
schools are founded for the poor, esylum5
are opened for the old, for orphans, for the
imbecile; they are all taught; there comes
an age of development of Christianity.
when mon look after the suffsrings of men
everywhere, and it is boundless in its char
acser. It is intended to embrace every
age every class end every condition
of humanity, and you and 1
cannot but know that the age in which we
live is just such an age. We look around
Us ami what schools are founded, and what
asylums, and what homes, and how men
care for the imbeciles, and what attention
is exercised to all men everywhere! Then,
in this yearniug, comes in the efforts Of
relief, how widespread they are! A few
years ago. Russia emGncipated, under
Christian principles, her e'eyen millions
OF serfs: in our county the manac!es were
struck from four millions of slaves. Tnese
things are done in Christian countries, not
in Pagan. How we are battling with the
evils of intemperance, and, notwithstand-
ing The struggle may be long and difficult,
IL will result jast rs the struggle with
slavery, and that great evil will be done
away from the face of
the earth. [Cries of anen!l
There may be individual instances,
but humanity is yearnihg for the walsare
of man, men are stirred, women are STIR
red. very childhood is stirred, and We can
not but be aware of
POPULAR SENTIMENT
sweeping all over Christian lands, point
ing in this direction. So with regard to
every evil. Those evils may exist for
time, but they gradually give way, and the
history Of mankind shows that oftentimes
evils seem the strongest just before they
are broken. The rapid annihilation Of
evil is one Of the striking facts in history.
I speak of systems Of evil; such as, among
the Romans and Pagan nstiona, infanti-
eide aud glsdiatorial combats. Other
things of this character prevailed, but bow
suddenly, after long contest of years.
with Christian principles and ideas advan-
cling. these things came to an end. Then.
after this universal yearning that goes out
after humanity, in all countries and under
all circumstances, very naturally comes in
peace. ''Ee is the Prince OF Peace" If
men try to do all men good, strife ard dis
cord will intimately cease; if every hu-
man heart gets enlarged SO as TO wish for
the happiness of every other human heart,
how naturally combats will be done away
with, how naturally spirit of love and
gentIeness and kindness shall reign su
precoe over the earth!