New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-29
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
CHRBTs GIFT OF FREEDOM.

| IL Is
the fear of retbuton and consequently from the neces
sity of priesthood Christ the only priest and the office
of all others is ended When the veil Of tho temple was
rent In twain, the command which forbade any save one
to approach God face to face abrogated and all may
now come directly to him.
Liberty in Christ Is freedom from bondage and the
force OF sinful habits The secret r. in what Chalmers has
called tho expusvc power OF affection. 1t Ia also
freedom from bondage to the opinion ofothers The Chris
tan in chains has freedom that his jaor cannot touch
S Nor ,o walls Ills. 90 not C1ga prison MAKE
To-day the merchant needs to know this freedom TO
keep him firm for right In the face Of commercial opinion
death DEATH There arr two kinds Of this fear The one
physical the other OF what lies beyond death from
IN the Years Of nv pasforae have found that almost uni
versaly IL given 20 the Christian TO meet death
From the second fear there is perfect freedom In Christ
| and In him only.
administration Of Mr. Garfield, when Robert Lincoln en-,
tered upon the duties Of his position, his office was
throngea by crowds Of colored men who came to shake
| hands with the OF the man who had gwen them
freedom the freedom Of the body IL 30 highly appre
ciaed still higher should be our appreciation OF the ree
| dom VI the soul in Christ"
THE SUN AS A SYMBOL OF GOD.
Mr. Beechcr said "The infnitude Of God Ia so obvious
that ovcry part OF creation has been used to set u forth
Cearness Of statement Il insufficient to give one an I'M
derstanding Of God. There must be n receptive posi-
bnlty. All the universe IA limited to describe the D
vine when Him He Ia, shall see how
lnfntle these searchngs find ont God study Of
the Psamlsrs image, For the Lord God Is sun and
shield" will help our conceptions
"ul The Is the centre of power in its system. All
the planets music. so conscious human life
has q centre, subllmcly described In Psalm cxNxiX.
20 The pemaucnce I'm time Of the suns effects II Ia
the earh's architect and upholsercr Men work and
cackleGOd and This globe Ike SOlOmOn's
temple. was built without the sound OF hammer 80
think laying mp treasures OF which We know not
now Man asks. Why all tho ignorance cOmbativeness
and destructivenes- Of hisory Time IA his standpoint
Gods Il eternity Byaudby for shan come tho no0er
Interpretation.
"(3J The prouson OF the suns gifts 1t the prOdgal
~ the universe II does. POr one little
flower down Of light II shines for the behc
moth and the mite II Il an urn etcrnny fun. eernaly
being emptied. The orchard ia fayOre than
the struggling weeis Of the wilderness The beaten gold
~ Tho onar- pnlace and the roof OF the peas
ant alike share ts light Christ says: For lie maketh
His sun 70 r-e on the evil and on tho good The sun
Shines the stharn and 1t Il -tl desert Likewise In
the moral world there must be cooperation.
Thc Image NJ the ail- 10 teach the patience OF
drc,pecty OF the ordained pres bis robes aud gcnu
nactons But this saysince God has appointed the
-tricted by the lcons Of meul Shall overlook the
great autorrat u the heavens whose whole scope Gods
temple In which man eau wOrshlpi'
TIT. NATURE OF REGENERATION.
The Rev. DR.. John X. Paxton said In his ser
Professor Tyudau thought ho could prove spontan
eous generation but he failed. Huxley tried the same
experiment with the result; and now all scientists
that thciT rlrh UllnS ~ spontaneous genera
ton but that life must from llfe' Nor is there
such thing ~ spontaneous generation In the spiritual
world In tho mineral, In the spiritual realm, cN
cent man Do born from above he enter The king
DOM No mineral can enter the vegetable kingdom ey.
rcpt under The Influence Of tho vegetable Thus Christ
and the scientists clasp hands across the gf OF 1000
years.
The natural man kuowcth not the spirit Of God.
Science says the mineral generate into plant
our text -ay- Of his power pass into the
spiritual kingdom. wagner said, uud All Europe APP
rri.r tic Kingdom ~ song. Vet read my text and
shake tusir h,ld- and cay it r. AL uy ic} Two zen
rnrlunr,.-- God D. not deduction OF your intellect lie
Is revealed In Oh" emotions az your soul oi coarse iEer
b. q mystery. wrttlud before q as before spuiux.
What y tne o'rih @i lT ''l ~ I @ s.S
,lut MS mighty FORCE % living poacr'
CHRI-Ts CARE FOR TIE SUFFERING.
Nj Tumlg. preached ON th' hfdug o. O." woman
who touched Chr-ts garment ilc slldt
ain tlr midst Of the crowd was very sick woman.
V.ltgl ur veronica d1 not know which her uamo was.
she had uorn Sic, for twelve year, and hal tried a sorts
of remedies; tGc shelves of her humid" home
were Hled with medicine, ] suppose she had
been b.i.tcrrd frun head o. foot had
tried uo compress, drank do'or,ioH- or d-tr.ugut
r been mau.rI. hacked. cat anI larorl'ci until -Io
Nina u,,rr,drtI Her doctors bul. nI rH up fright
ng she bad paid money for medicine, attendance and
hyarur apparatus uu h.r p1r VIE exhausted a. we'll
l. Lrr body. with face distorted with sIdcrine biting
her lps 20 rprr-. her pln. aud only able 10 stand be
c,u-c tho crowd kept ncr mp, sho just touched
u.e blue fringe Of Chrisrs out'r garment
OsrI, o., an electric shock thrill of robust,
rlniruul health went back through her exhausted
rs stem thc suspension bridge Of nerves and through
tra tunnel ~ homes Christ recognized somehow thar
"l On th.s account ~ Mark gives us drmalato 10" of
uc GO-p. A. Infections disease agr spread h{ ,oIa!s
vim physical magnetism that It pcrnc'"s all ot robe
down % thc frn-, and maynC ia M t.'l 10 ''h'f We
cannot expect to bc DO The world Vino" SCI rI
holm othcrs without strength going ont OF us The
man wh" goes home worked on. IN pIH'id.k I1l ms
children, thr wife who bears ~ aga N nl'ioi'N, .o'"
,,I.u .. band. the mother Hhu ur'u'r- ih" h'-i
y- 81 her hi 20 her children md h11 nothing 10 show
tor Il profu-ion Of gray hairs ANA deep wrinkles IA
like Christ toI The strength has gone ou i"m iral.
r.s me SLIGHTEST touch OF human suffering; Do s not
hard prco,cuIcd christ not nm ironcls"d Christ bur an
'Aa",TiiIi2 iS.s,U5!iFfIciESti OF KNo|LED5E.
The Rev Dr. Patton of Princeton Theological seminary,
rrrirh-l n the First Presbyterian Church lie said IN
~ rlrIr-c OF h.- sermon: "Kuovcdgo f. not 10 be di'
uu-od But %. that increases knowledge Increases sor
r,,, Hopes aspirations longing- mHdr known. which
knowledge ouu NOT satisfy. The Old view is that |,
kpowIrdgc likr virtue, il ilS own reward |
later theory is mat knowledge f. means 10 end /
me H"i-,l w. ne 49, lt,s &.y,nI M. jjf, FIu-
broad enough true c1lurr ioohS u{ % ,',,, ,
cation which proceeds along secular lines not Sinrrut
Secular and spiritual progress arc mol u'or'ou III 'ho
There has been progressive delivery Of truth to men,
"a
,,,rc The ethical teaching Of the Od Testament with
nnt of the New aud Say that the two do not agree They
~. NOT meant to the l-i Is che hesi All growth is
,ipg and rising Into higher life. Christ realized the
perfect ideal"
MIRACLES BASED on NATURE.
The Rev DR.. c. n. Parkhurst preached at the Mad- |
son soiarr Presbyterian Church tho miracle |
which happened IN the widows cruise OF of. |
at may bc asked" he said, "why Elisha did |
not make money directly for the widow instcad of
multiplying her oil. But he inquired what abe had for
bass on which no could This according TO the
method in which all miracles are worked The stream OF
miraculous efficiency confined Itself within certain banks
Miracles were wrought to obtain certain moral ends.
Cbt.t was reluctant do works OF wonder. and I'D
only 10 relieve distress But he kept close 10 the fitness
of ing. III. miracles inaid with "reminiscences Of