New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-28
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS

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it Of ths law as superior all questions oil private III
60 and RELIGIOUS -fsnaticsm. He was iovSF
headed man. He shows Us the great N"I"0
Of intelligent and upright men III 'o
government OF city. centre Of population is centre
danger 1t is stOrehouSe that contains Win S nv
sous good vast quantity of inhammsole ana explosive
materials, We have had recently startling instance OF
,his The city of Cincinnati has been visited
with a furious attack OF insanity. And wonder
full To relate, there have not been men
lacking to excuse defend and almost praise me acts 81
Inc mob MY hearers II these doctrines prevail lhey NJ
undermine and destroy the foundations OF Pn1 9ne
peace and social order The one condition on "n FJe
existence and order of great cities IL psss'Dm1
il the absolute and complete subsection OF al Az
NJ the law The law may he imperfect Better it, It may
De falsely administered. Iu n OUT the cor up rt
ihe entire civic structure, under pain Of death Judge
lynch is crimnsl-the greatest Oh a. a. n1,4tv
and intelligence in the men CHOSEN o 10 me rens
Of authority are in the hands OF Ignorant anu
selfish and degraded men, Vote Tor no ucleau OF HO
honorable men. Give the good men now in office plenty
OF good company that they Will no longer ee lonely
merchants and professional men in this city WI count ~
honor to take an active snare III -'
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIN
sutherland r. Gardiner. of Rochester, spoke IN the al
erpoon at the Friends MeeungHouse on "Origlna SIN
10 oaid IN mart THE Jews believed that because the
fathers ate sour grapes the chdrens teeth were set on
edge but in the Scriptures may find testimony that
Will turn US from tins dark and injurious doctrine Ou
transgressiOns are individual We do not Ia because
Adam fell may attain all the desires OF the world
but he viii not right If his heart is not So Al OF us
start from one point AS created we have nothing III Us
that Is Our passions are n US when VIE s@@TS
the laws not 10 be found IN cteeus uocl .i "a
books and given the power OF using these IacG
ties Man SINFUL by nalre the sin comes from the
wrong of these powers"
THE NEED OF A FERvID CHRISTIANITY.
The Rev Dr. Parkhurst said: We fear fervor, but
f,1Iof
bring the millennium There DONG anything wi;ha
man who does nothing but think The lawyers ana doc
tors did not flock the ancient church Thought IL
the cold hghtning-rod feeling the sparkling point Oh
the TOP where the air is charged with electricity All
the Apostles had blood IN them and pulse Inc blole
euogzes Christ canOnizes affection, love to God and
man. Warmth is than light The pety OF duties
and dogmas is a carcature without heat We want
preaching with blood in it the baptism OF the Holy
Ghost and fire The Gospel mes its way into the world
More smart and pungent things said to-day IN the
puuit than are recorded in the Acts but we want The
hre Love is genius for turning toll into pleasure
Dorged doing right ia climbing hill with no top to IL
Love not law, is force. All questions of caSustry VIII
b. settled by this one principles Lord what do you
want dor This settles our creed: too CnrlsI Is
further we get the heart OF Christ the more unutter
able do we ind the truth CHRIST Is dead le us PROSC
hanity would end denominations. DENOMINATIONS come
because centred something other than Chrt
II Paul stirred up because there were iof uehoil
tons In Corinth what would that onhearted Apostle
twenty-seveni Denominations are ike the isolated
pools the outgoing tide has left behind on let
OBSTACLES TO PRAYER.
The Rev. Dr. william NJ Taylor: One hindranee to
prayeris doubt upon its efficacy by modern ways
Of thinking Science has discovered the uniformity of
nature That uniformity it is said, cannot be disturbed
IN order prayer. without working miracle
But natural law a. call it, IS rule which binds
God but simply the way in which he works as we have
learned from observation. There Is however, higher
sphere in which God works, to which our observation
does not reach in that sphere II is quite possible that
God may be able to prayer without violating
natural law in ways nscrutable to US We have no right
to deny the possibility of such working for our ooserya-
ton does not extend far And Che answer TO EDahs
prsver for rain shows that it possible for God 70 an
swer prayer through natural law. II we had only the
PRAYER and the answer might think IL only coin
cidence having Gods promise 70 answer PRAYER he
answer cannot considered mere chance. LACE OF
system IN appoiued uLle@ lot pray ct ls " %
t.a now is that service is better than devotion
G G'y Work q Ieieions service without entering
anon IL prayer The rose one wears on ms cod As
thouehts all through the day. IL the memory which
one should carry INTO his business OF TIE morning
pous CALCULATIONS uttsrs IN leisure hours during the
day as rom the Tfsi9r morning i ana S,sS %
nrauce To PRAYER Another obstacle - tue uurtll OF
or prayers DoIdridges prayers were .busneo--lAe,
f5rtae recovery Of bis horse which lac desired 70 con-
tinua MS Journey Pray for what you want Eolling IN
lures yoing Christians 80 much as trying to run their
prayers mo other mems mouds.'
THE HINDOO THEORY OF SALVATION
Ram Chuuder Bose il the Washington square Metho
dis Episcopal Church Hud0osm two sides, pop
uar and plosophic. Popular Hndooism has no scheme
Of salvation connected whit Salvation is not to be OBJ
tanned by works alone There three prerequisites the
reading OF Veda Sacred Scriptures sacrifices anu
Rr,-LvluC. Only certain persons can teach the Nedas
cy are those who have received them by apostolic
successou Max M1ler, with al his knowledge Of san
scr cannot this be regarded teacher OF the
Vedas nder ucl teacher the devotee is 70 place him
,ef for cer,ain period He then retire in scciu-
son and spend years in meditation Through meditation
Is the soul saved, when succeeds in losing itself in God
rs dfup d. lost I'D the The fruits or salvation are
the oJus cation OF the physical the Istlec the moral
natures and inc only nope SCI be"t ue .n- perez
sHih alton. He who las gone through these sa-es OF
SpirTt viii T main uncontaulnated. Hudooism, con-
traste- with Christianity Is local Christianity Is uni
me- T,i1 Io ND pcrtdi Of preliinIarV training
Jcfr. bee saved; Christianity takes uan as he Is
L..aaism aims 40 the complete humiliation Of sell;
christianity exalls aud gOrlnes tie Individual
a NEED OF MORE UNSELFIsH PRAYING.
The Row DR.. Deems preached from tie text
Moses said, beseech thee, show me thy glory "This
example Of uusehsh praying. It is the earnest cry
o. every spiritual y-mnded We pray FOR self too
much for others l,te. We get selfish in our devo
tons and desire al streams Of blessing 70 Tow toward
the ocean Of sell. But here Moses praying for
boon that lay outside the sphere Of self interest Yet we
should have looked for selfish prayer for no was in
periOls strait just 20 the uncture where he had tax
nation % slaves and tynE 70 naturaze them. But
h doesn't pray Now, Lord, save my reputation; teach
art OF uPllmaCy lead safely Oul Cd. these diff
rute5' No he desired higher boon God bad answered
al Of MOses'a previous prayers Moses mad asked
uiany things, each one OF Mite higher grade.
each time stopping upon little higher platform, and God
btar and Granted request The lesson Is That the
more we pray for the more Will God grant US Don't be
afraid 20 AK Don't think to build Chinese wall around
Gods blessings. They imtable, and lie Is ready to
besl0w them FOR the asking The text implies, TOO. That
there I4any things about Gods glory that We yet do
know We have discovered many things about IL that
Nose didn't know through the agencies OF science But
the limit VII never be reached. Let scientific men De