New-York tribune., 1884-02-18

true end Of life No man IL true Christian who does
not realize that the end is not the salvation OF his msea
OF the means which promote growth IL necessary III he
soul to there can be no such thing as sot IN @
spiritual life Helps 10 this growth are earnest trnsuu
prayer the right Of the sacraments and good woES
done without asking what reward God Will give III III
Then the question OF questions In regard 10 Ine
higher Christian NE The one great transcendng innu-
10 promote Christian growth the CONSCIOUSNESS
OF Gods presence within YOU. speak In an unknown
tongue TO Of you. The butterfly OF fashion, the
creature of this world cannot comprehend what TINS con-
that do what we vii IL the line Of duty there with
hand with nail marks on IT, brow with the imprint %
in the Valley Of the Shadow Of death, and that we
SSe Are end S.. Sy the bear OF and d o d
could be obtained from other source
GENESIS AND REVELATION.
The Rev DR.. John Hall took his text in the morning
from Genesis and "No minister need hesitate 10
preach from the Book Of Genesis Christ has ndorsed W.
and whose opinion worth listening to has Snu
he was in error Mistakes indeed have been made IN IN
terpreting but few in number compared win tnose
made by its opponents There need OF book OF pe
gnnlngs 10 the natural questions OF the hun
mind. God has also 1T to give us book OF the
endnCs There Is a certain amount OF uncertainty anu
indefniteness in last because IL all were clear we
should have history written in advance and that woulu
interfere with mans freedom. Many things nave
been read into this first chapter OF "ehesis'
The book is written for man, and the subject Is 'ne
EARTH Man made in the image o; God; not the mate
TT,I Is
in which man cannot in the likeness Of God, namely:
Immutabtv omniscience and omnipresence. But there
are other attributes which possess In lower degree
namely love- hope memory, distinction between right ana
wrong ETC. there anything in the
which sets this OF mans origin aside as mythi
Is there anything scisnce Men Of science have been
busy i'm showing our relation to the lower animals now
let them show relation TO God Can they nrIng
love hope memory and distinction between rignt ana
wrong But there came change to the race one OF
choice between good and evil He chose the wrong lst
Incomprehensibe DO not see the choice made every
day Are not men and women falling all around Us
When quarrel with the fact that the evil consequences
continued quarreng with the every7g AGs b
OF Gods providence The image OF God explains the
mixture Of good and evil which we see e m vn
ration. There need Of it, for we are out OF harmony
with Him. II is the making OF new mora mora qudii''e'
within us-gving new trend to our characters
THE UNIVFRs Atty OF GODS KINGDOM.
The Rev r. g. storrs d. D., preached In the Forty
eighth street Collegiate Church on Matthew VIZ 10 In
the course OF the he said There s no recogn
ton Of coming from a molusk in this prayer
But the constitutional capacity OF the soul in man Tor the
divine life recognized. Poets have said, We look 10
the gods for external things yet expect to develop our
inner natures ourselves The soul OF man Is 10
work Gods will ntegenty, not mechanically IhhK OF
the effect this Every despOsm has 10 80 down before
the intelligence and power OF the human soul When
men are universally obedent 10 God In love- then you
will have a perfect society 1t is heaven on earth that
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light on the nature Of Christ There the lofties idea
OF history offered elrthan idea unknown outside
of Jesus himself An idea that Is 20 lose its hold
on the inteects conscences and hearts OF The world
Measure Christ with any man In the world and H9
towers above all lie beyond the horizon OF the
present. ~, 49,, >. g.,
What is the purpose OF the Gospel OF Christi IL Is
given Of God fulfill the request Of this prayer some
think is ideal scheme, but t IS the one DrSctS
scheme earth. 1t transforms the human heart The
New Testament is small but the small has the greatest
power This small New Testament l. the power 10 CON
l fhay lis
to measure every century invention and human life. All
should trust 10 the advancement OF this kingdom OF Col
Every ungody life. matter how intellectual Il as
graceful hnders the progress OF TINS Kingdom
The greatest enterprise earth to help III answering
the Lords Prayer
MINISTER'S AND THEATRES.
The Rev. Justin d. Fulton, at the Clermont Avenue
Temple in the evening preaching on Ministers and
Theatres" said Paul good minister OF Christ
He was never once caught by theatre manager. He
never turned his back Christ that he might have the
praise Of the world. He not Of those men who
would unblushngly step from the pulpit TO the stage