New-York tribune., 1883-12-10

widely vice NAV seem to rule II may be this prepond
anoe Of virtue that VIII save city like Sew-Yorf
Countries In which they have grown up The worst aas
the best is concentrated in them Ihe problem Of UNI
In the country In the great cities Of this country ars
congregated millions OF foreigners with all their theories
or socialism and communism ana license. While va
might be stringent In laws relating o The ~
mission Of foreigners to suersge believe that God Do
may show that they can govern themselves: aud Le-
pleton that design. Church domination is tested /.
great cities more fully than anywhere else. | do nos
crease OF Catholicism in New-York The Church that /.
opposed 20 free Institutions will be at last defeated BY
THE RACE TO THE sEPULcHRE.
Taking for his the narrative in St. John OF the vim
of Peter and John Chrs sepuchre after the Resun
rection, Mr. Beecher in his morning sermon said that t
impossible to doubt that the gospels the records
of eyewtnesses to the events described because of ha
minute and unmportant details given in the narrative
Graphically describing the bringing of Christ before Pom
titus PLATE, he said: Plate politician. Back OF
that he seemed to be pretty good and welmeanins
man. know good many politicians outside of pOllfcs
who very clever fellows" Continuing Mr.. Beechar
said that PLATE thought the claim OF Jesus to be king Il
the Jews Of no importance. He was philosopher.
and in certain sense all the philosophers might
consider themselves kings In their sectS. But tbs
Jewish pOpulace knew thing or two So they said "r
thou lettest him go thou friend Of Casar" II
threat TO inform Caesar, and that bal as II tho
Secretary Of the United States Treasury informed of
the misconduct OF customs officer. Imagine the eondi-
ton OF the Disciples after the crucixoa They had put
their hearts and their faith IN the Saviour They hd
seen him command the to be still and the dead 10
rise. Yet this man, mighter than storm and death,
unable to defend himself from the emis-
saries Of the sanhedrn. They thought the crucAxi,l
the cruellest thing in history-it glorOui
They could not back of the dark cloud oyer-shadJ-
ing them the rainbow OF hope that spans the agss.
Their imagination had been fascinated and their hearts
engaged by Him. Everyone had love for him-evca
Judas. The remOrse OF Judas which led him TO 20 aid
hang himself after the betrayal the of
conscience but the remorse OF love- It would be wen
to improve upon the women when they went
the sepulchre and found Him risen. our Instructed
children, parents friends starts back and cries Dedtd
is there death Is there !" But these say An
gels are there angels are there Told OF the ylslol
John and Peter started for the sepulchre. They race
and there a like this-it royal
You would bet Peter, but the other Disciple outrln
him. Though yOu put on the names OF Peter and John
you had better call it race between Zeal and Love.
John loved with reflection Peter loved enOtOnally.
Peters zeal was not fed from the heart OF tle
passionate he had joined with Peter il calling for
fire upon the heads Of the SanaIitans who would not
ceye the Savior; but he lived more Of an inward ie
Love and Reflection beat Love and Impulse They two
should be united, not separated. Some boil aud
bubble and overthrow the teakettle and put the fire.
He Is renowned exhorter. The staid OF solid
ike these spiritual magpies know my piety Is solder"
We wa 10 combine these two In the service Of the Gospel
Is spinning thread Of color for the garment OF Cod but
IL Will not be made VI color alOne OF red blue
gold alone. Every color viii be In the glorious garment
of Gods and government. Let not the slow
despse the fast nor the fast the slow; both
sepulchre and both united IN the faith. aud
hope that Christ had risen again.