New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-10
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

a., l Cr,r.b ttt v.,rIJl The present Is ia danger OF
becoming an I'm an toms; We think roo N''c " = 1t
Behold. I come quickly, though IL O' -, o,r.
watcnvord sound, STRANGELY out Of oaie 20 u-'D, ,+
1,,.4e ,t ,i,-I.rg of the Church and the Won" ava ~
rether Evil thinsl The question is hnp"' ''' ID. en-,
certainly the process goes on. a c'""H' -
views or tine best aud tuest Christian I'-'''
the change has not already come -,, AMI, vro.il
.Tn business life OF necessity the O"u''' '"' -,
-. .isc In political life. But IN so-caHeu
-. .i,, cll,rrh or parl of % ldud we must CONFESS
Tho mos, earnest and living part mas SAM NJ "'
draw the line These amusemcnts are tle esse"'c W "'
world sr, must not be induced I'D, Tor theN are "'7
o., This Old order is passing, or has passed away.
There are reasons think. why should First mere Is
to-day fcr recognition Of the need OF pleasure some
measure is as needfu for bread. Second We are
not able to convince ourselves that these are wrong
Third ustinctvey feel that ChIisis CLAIMS u genuine
are claims part hut on all or NE our r'"Sl"u'
duties can not be his while business or pleasure is
our own Fourth there seems to NE TO have arisen
truer spurehensiou of worldness. We cannot escape
is influence by adopting any rule however vigorous any
more than wei can escape ourselves. cannot NOAH
therefore on the mincling Of the "ofI"
md Christian life But this 1 do sec that speclh ana
very real dangers must these times when su'h
nningngis necessary Shall We be wise IN time or snail
We reeot the mistakes made again and again IN genera
lions past and not reckon with these new dangers vi W
penalties Of not seeing them lie hard upon us Is 'ne
world less the world has become the Churchi Is no
inugo
pr than il is to-davl Were there more people living
really and truly for it, nventngnew delights with indus
try and ceveruessi Was there ever time wnen money
broucht men more than does to-day Was there ever
t,ue when selfshness refined and aurlngt Dd II
aver pay well 20 save your life a. II does tos5 nF
nm L Nammon stl Bsa is Baal still; seii'hnc~s j.
senshness still living for pleasere Is very resl ming
;ng Of men aud for something more
than the worldly life, and az me he i Sane
~ Chr1st drst there has religion or rather
righteousness largely emotional We are toi1 'na ll-O5
haatifnl IN color OF form" claim a.. that is nest LOT
our Lord but not in the externas ne Ine erlii stI4
Of worship. We must nave rellSon Oh uo ~, ~ W.
than emotion; keep something more man I Leno w.
want Christ in rs. and will 10 DO HIS WILL axe your
life to Jesus and ask INN 70 reSIIdl-e "a. ~ h tnJ
narents do their children grevOus wrong; 1len s'n
ard is SET before them during childhood ana tney are
brought up as though Jesnss wore aooa, b,y CSo
masters mesnt something. But al certain agc G1as
Won remember the legend tia sphinx She came yearly
10 Thebes of old. She came with her FAR virgin Lace oui
nothing would appease her hut the most heautu OF al
the Theban children These she devourcd ana Aen Went
away Modern society Is plylng ' P PAX % w ,nnst
be blind 10 history blind 70 scripture nnd ana deaI 70
the sights around and the voices within rs We fail 10
see that an engrossing wordness is OF the greatest
dangers OF the day.
AsERMON TO AND ABOUT YOUNG WOMEN.
The Rev Dr. Parkhurst IN the course OF his sermon
said: A discourse addressed 70 women particularly 10
Young women is complicated with many difficulties All
problems into which young womanhOod enters as
factor are hard of solution Philosophy breaks down
opinions fall apart. The education OF woman is an e1-
ample in point When young man ls sent TO school, he
IS sent with definite purpose. He believes that place
fl life is waiting for him, which VIII give scope for all his
powers and attanmens There no more places than
bows Contrast the comparatively mOveess schooling
that girls get There is no general agreement among
men as what exactly H. means OF what she
= for and there rather agreement among her
sex She j. The standing conundrum Of history and we
sin write with interrogation point She has been
a great while finding her place. She has been pat in
the stall with the cattle and she has been set on Olympus
with the gods. An Oriental proverb says: Ignorance
g. a wOmans Jewell and another says: Female wisdom
is from the devil In the higher social classes there is
tendency 20 regard woman in the light of
dclcscy: she IS more an ornament than
utity like picture. piece Of statuary serving the
capacity of aesthetic luxury klnd or i've an 4hs
moral ascertaned and then treated in the same
manner the possibilities of the other sex ha tIl-
nav become is an indication OF whatt should become. The
parable of the talents belongs 10 young women a. vel as
10 young men. man should be something besides an
Old bow and something besides an old girl Let
wonan's education first OF al am al wonSnllness
huit out of alternate layers OF intelligence shsrened by
o9cl's s anu L n he HOW Ghost tht " hat society
and te home need more than anything else, sanctned
wit clad ia the gtrb and saturated with the anlnus O
feInininitv Toward that ideal the is verRng
ideal OF tgn.p with man in Seuess 10 Cod Hitherto
me attaiumeuts have been made not oF the aid
bur in spite Of man, at the nst2uce OF the Gospel
Lensible nature and iudom,ta5le pluck
THE PREsBYTEEIAN CHURCH.
Church preached the above subject lie said " Wemay
setl down as fact that sectaraDn great ev under
II s, Phsriseeisn. IL is parusansIn. II is
built O prejudice, which is worse than bottom o.
sand. But deuOmualOualism IS not sectaraIism; not
n least I'm spirit. The Church of Christ has not TWO
heads else she would be a monster but she may have
many branches General welfare d advanced 10y deyo-
ton 20 particulars. So the advance all along the line
s. made 10y advance OF each regiment Dcu0miua-
provoke one another to love and good works OPP
position has the life OF the Church and s. well
a. u trade Persecution has been boon Christianity.
But loving strife and John raced the sepul-
chre. is good as an meusiher Of zeal Now q new
church should be familiar with tie history.
doctrine and aims Of the branch 20 which il
belongs. Ours is glorious history;
have glorious principles and a glorious fu-
trc ihe Dutch organized their first Presbyterian
church IL NeE-Au-terC8n, IN 1913 have grown 20 be
hundred thousand strong Thirteen hundred home mis-
sOnaues are al Work IWeFe hundred are supported On
foreign sol ~ a Of S6,OO0OOO. n city
number the sItyeighth IN lie Of organization now the
jh- land and they nave nour-ned They foster true lib
erty. They promote intelligence. They support sOcsI
order aud go"n government IL WoNd DE nuch better 10
teach children tine shorter Catccsu than fill their minds
with trashy move etes which found IN the
day-schoo ubres IL would be- fan better promugate
these principles Jhsn 10 pay e60O0OOJO u order tRat
brains Bettel pay Tor churches than pay e9OOO.OOO
1or police regulations 10 undo the mischief done by
THE UNsEARCHABLE RICHES OF CHRIsT.
TIE Rev Alexander Mex envy said in substance: PAU
poor lie had learned iu whatever state ne
found himself 90 DE content Yet he loved 10 talk and
THINK of richie, In connection the Gospel He takes
The angssc OF the marx cpace speaks OF the riches
OF Gods goodness the depth OF the riches both OF the
wisdom and the know edge of God Christ himself was
)" the habit o referring 10 the rich in his parallels lie
was dl"ay- eurchlng others, seldom taking anything
:ioiI any man, always giving something lie gave from
abundance Paul presents these riches Of Christ
Of which he had had experience the gates OF Damas-
Gus. Arabia IN Jer Us aen, when he WAS caugbt ND
tie seventh heaven not for the sake OF ostaD
tatOu They are ike the minerals Of earth which are
concealed bowels, the space OF which we
can only see = limited number the ornament He is
rnere o. thnrn