New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-15
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
vrr ,crs FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
r,,prry AND CORRUPTION IN THE CHURCH.

the'e ,,r opd ministers who never preach Christ.
- orc teachers Of religion who hold Gods woru up
s,,,le and take delight In beli,tleng 1t In the esti-
-, n their hearers. There are churches when vel
,no oavest and frivolous TO their communion
rht Of social vices, and so cast down all bar
"'1 ,,,,cen the church and the world But, on the
- hand there men and women VINO stoutN re-
,,s svasinn Of catnallty, who not only give II no
.,o,spcc hut protest aeansti IT, There are not 80
~ hovsver who resist It rs there are those who
1,, st,c n no personal countennnce. Most Cody
~ s,c satisfied with this negative side II is doubtful
t.t. .nrh NEGATIVE conduct fully come up to the
a,,,,, Hold fast that which thou hast Mere non
rreedaP w rosii',e action lcr The purity apd spirit
a"lIiy Of feligon ot the purity ena spri'u""V VIII
hold ss, e eas n,ss' ,s fo ns 81 "n World
s,bsY strive cntcf pew nhd pulpit We hail ",ise'
H. tNfown back, overcome hhd corrupted lhrs 1 ""
n eal,i,.,, as ss affair. Who take they weod
the msae.ne Of literary OF se,@n ne so' sie ~ - s
LIN In them of which 10 make courage bravery al"
s ssS" % isi = wv "
CHARACTER THE PRODUCT or SUFFERING
Tho Rev, Dr. John II. Paxton; No man has eyerex
temporized great performance. The spur OF the moment
Yields the brilliant aud the superficial never the ehuur
inc The lanentabe tragedy which closed the Gall
Iau life is no epton this. Calvary, to be inter-
ptcd Alright must he studied In the light OF uetsemae
atone The cOelates not coOi,llnales III was III
Shsemane that Christ diedon Calvary he was murdered
mental suffering, psychologicaly LPhcaoie Is ole
iiat Strange cry Not Ny will but Thine be done the
sacrifice made But you and ! are 50 ,S
material We inver the order; we WORK backwaiu We
begin at Gosotha when we snG Sc a@onv must be
,natefalized. it must be made palpabie. For
- SUNNY the letter tie translator what took place in
The garden. Christ was in this world so are We ne
,rcce1ant He established long ago Is not without JUS
parallels The chvalrous aud the heroic are ot htl
either in origin or action One Of he aTas cg he
at Gethsemane and in attempting 10 extenpor'ne NE
failed wretchcdly. Seven weeks later III AN upper
Ioo NV trSHg backing ia the past The train
ing which qualified Moses for leadership was not
e'ySa Arabian Desert hTI Is man who
himself voice and at whose tread the p hose
world with the stern command, " Repent But II was
only s Trn a Which Asa he s ts S h1 a in every form
natural beauty, that his powers were maturo, ana
ls G the Teachings Of his Of
The day if they are honest ana sre I are Ou' 'N III
terpreteIs Of the battles fought III the closet
THE TRUE NATURE OF FAITH.
The Rev Dr. Francis r. Patton in the First Presby-
terrain Church: saving faith In Christ Is Inherent
from and than the Roman Catholic ldea winch Is
that faith is love that leads acceptance of what
ever the Church teaches without regard TO an under
standing oft Neither l. intellectual ACCEPT
ance of the doctrine Of the Aonementi mere belief IN
proportional form, that Christ dd the atonipg MUik
tits this and Faith has IN II an element OF trust
an attachment Of the individual to personal christ
Tho peieemcr This personal attachment leads the ne
lever TO a dgent service Of Christ rms Is the Iove
element, working through which ialth milests i.S;
" ,e avodb by
n siIanle belief This is Romanism without pope. We
need teachers Of a faith faith which moves 10
earnest a.tion: ne d WHEN mores The heart 10
n personal attachment 10 Christ the atoning saviour,
and active devotion TO HIS service iaith "oTns
through love.
THE POwER OF ENTHUSIASM.
The Rev Dr. r. 6. storrs az the Broadway Tahernacle
We all know the different impressions produced on al
fcfent minds by the same truth. 50 there are tunes
when truth sclzes us rs fire does wood gun
/. IA la ing moi
lo"oc', an" 'N"'' W." ~, - T,,r h ,,rocr,,,red
sand Paul 700 n"i in'se n1' NV M Than. m"
the truth ia them I'M IN Wrltns 10 tn i u"
2y a o ~e' w@ yGs Of WEAKNESS am Glad to re-
member that there was time "ne i me II l sr,a
rorae. suddenly all was changed lie no longer iea
foned lie testified divine en,hua'n Da1eG io .,t
things: fanatcisin IA an intense feeling ah9ni snail
matters. To rave about the best way 81 nRhiihs n
streets of city Wouln pe tle.Visi I ,l ",f,,.
to,,it ,,i ,i s@incd nars then the feeling.
that brought tears the eyes of strong men was tnh
siasn Ihai Is th' pow, u,' , ,nries of n,asr
Ta S bst we want TODAY We have all the machinery,
brt trying 20 drive II with tepid vairl. install
gi using we lGniini ,, ,yire vitb ,nl-d ban,p,4,s
klocknE at one thl yi W. , ~ lin s,i, "a
Here Is me saimest union NJ ~ wv issin
i'hs'h 'ittiI i ii,,,,,,ire nf . ling christian
g. ne r. re r iatt Ig i a"J ro'm~rireta1 then the
,iirr,,,n is here
Tur IDEAL CHr HCH
The REV. r. g. Williams 1T Al Souls Chuteh The dlf
fefthpe between the Catholic ahd Protestant 'hnrh y
POT great In answer to The question nov are ,nii@
tahs hfhr ire 'a'h"'r 'huith say y ~ w, ,i
1hp 'hniph is The trr ~ when 'hilS'h's I'VE WV ii
Professionalism sats ihai me 'hhi'h IS nht Wy % ii,
ANal ht's,'ans me- hire a'p ~ lta,tl tis "a I
saanasati", ior phuieh membership, namet
Experience. tath person h'lst hr pih''fir''
lha' k'N"l ,h'l W ,'ae.ii.. teii.r,ti. s,t,,-
ha"nN'' "t"l w. H' y, itsit lie ,,tfr u,,i,er
~ cue l,ri nave gnt md OF thIs EAierience
81 thlldh th!'nhts nav ~ III r,sr Ia. ~ nf ,ln
u EfnWih auh MUS ntN a' ~, J. l ma 1,N
0i tiud, longing and STRIVING i' N',n, - NJ, , 49,.
Nhth these desires ecu ,a'i'' :, a. i y fcI,
OF Tie llnls1.tit 90 ~ b,,r"h Ne ar. moi