Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-03

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who turned the French from Christianity to
| infdelity, who brought down on beautiful
| France the woe of the French revolu-
ton, which COMPOUNDED the elements of So
ciety, convulsed all Europe to its center
| and redeemed the streets OF Paris with
| human blood. 1t was David Hume, more
than any other man in England, who gave
| power and character to intidclity in the
| eighteenth century. 1t was John c. Cal
| houn, more than any other American, who
prepared the way for the late terrible war
of the rebellion.
| Shall we inquire into the secret of this
| tremendous power? God has ordained
that life shall answer to life. AS the echo
is the answer to the sound which awakes
it, as the shadow answers to the figure
which projects it, as the impression on the
wax answers to the image on the seal, so
one life responds TO another life. 1t is
an external law of our being that man acts
as he is acted upon.
In view Of these facts we are authorized
| TO say that all men are called to a mission
/ of usefulness. This is not an optional mis-
sion, but imposed by the solemn sanction
of divine law. 1t is law of the kingdom
of grace that God calls men to accomplish
the exalted purpose of His will who are
adequate to the mission. Such men are
| divided into two classes, those who are
! chosen for special missions and those who
are called to the general mission of useful
ness. The birth of these special agents
may be miraculous, as in the case of Cyrus
| who was named $50 wears before he was
born, or iii infancy they may be providen-
| tally protected, as with Moses In every
case they are specially fitted for their mis-
| sion. 1t is a great fact that God has the man
for the emergency to be the instrument Of
| His power Such was Elijah. When idolatry
was enthroned on the hills of Zion when
the affairs of Baal were smoking with the
| blood OF idol victims; when the tilnid
| Ahab and the infamous Jezebcl reigned in
Israel; when the prophets of the Lord were
slain and His affairs thrown down-ther
the prophet of Tishbe was set as q wall OF
brass against the encroachments of idol
| airy.
1t is also law of the kingdom of grace
that there is distribution Of gifts accord
| ing to the work to be accomplished. Some.
| times the Lord concentrates the intellectual
powers of dozen ordinary great men into
the mind of one pre-eminentlv great man
Distribute st. Paul and he would make q
| whole college of apostles Sometimes he
calls two men who are the supplement o.
each other.
Whtefield was soul Wesley was system
| Whitefeld was summer cloud which at
morning or at noon broke in rich profllsion
! over a vast area and took the heat of the
| day together again Wesley was the pol
ished conduit in the midst of the garden
through which the waters glided in pearly
brightness and perennial music, the same
stream from day to day. After preaching
Whitcfeld lay painting on his couch, spent,
| breathlesS and deathlikc. Wesley after
sermon would mount his horse, chat and
chat and gather flowers till he reached the
next country hamlet, whore he would bait
his charger, talk q little sermon through 10
the villagers and trot to his next appoint
ment. In his aerial poise N'hitefields
eagle eye drank luster from the source Of
| light and loved to dawn upon men in as
sembled myriads; Wesleys falcon glance
did not sweep so far, but ii searched more
| keenly \ master OF assemblies White
field was no match for the $50
lated man; but strong in sagacity
and personal ascendancy Whitctield could
conquer any number one by one. Whitclicld
had no patience with ecclesiastical policy,
| but Wesley, with 4 beaver-likc propensity
| for building, was always constructing soci-
! cites, and was most at home when prcsid-
| ing over some conference All force and
impetuosity, WhitefcEd was ihe blast in
/ lllc anu DN one explosive sermon
| would shake district and detach material
for other men to work; def, neat and pains
| taking Wesley loved to split and trim each
fragment into uniform and polished stones.
| They were the men of their times, and each
! supplied what the other lacked.
Again, it is also a Law of the kingdom of
grace that the conscientious employment OF
the one God-Given talent, and that the least
OF all talents may be the means Of the
greatest results. 1t is at once fault, ana a
temptation either to Ovcrestimatc or to I'M
dervaluc your gifts of usefulness. You
may not be the noble Hudson, bearing on
its bosom the commerce of q great State
but you can be the little rll among the
Adirondaclls to Stake the thirst of the pass
ing traveller.
II is also a great fact that some of the
most effectual workers work out OF sight, as
illustrated in the polypi in the construction
OF their island city. This is true of
woman's influence, and, as the text relates
10 woman. the mention of her silent but
potent power is gcrmane to the great sub
iect. For good and for evil how vast has
been woman's influence in the world Her
individual power for evil has been i'm
menSe in measure and fearful in results
Who does not recall with u shudder Olym-
pias, Cleopatra and Catherine dc Mcdics :?
And who does not recall with cxultation
and delight Susan Wesley, NARY Fletcher
and Phoebe Palmer? And how silent and
potent is a mothers power-the guardian
OF our infancy the guide of our youth, the
companion of our manhood The world
owes more to its mothers than to its kings
But what are the qualifications essential
to successful work for Christ? They are
three First, holiness The worker must
be thoroughly saved from all his sins He
must have a clear and abiding experience
of free salvation to Christ. He must know
its rest. its joys, and its hopes of heaven.
Second, sympathy. lie must appreciate
the sinners sad condition out of Christ
his danger of perdition his future of eter-
nal woe. Third, he must be conscientious.
II is not enough that he is holy and SYM
pathetic, but he must be in dead earnest,
devoted TO the one great work of his life.
Observe what one consecrated man can do.
| use the word consecrated in the sense of
intense devotion to the accomplishment Of
any given object. This is the secret of the
success OF men in any department of life
The great names of history show what one
man can do.
DR.. Newman closed with an earnest APP
peal to his hearers to be devoted to their
great mission. This world belongs to
Christ, and he must have it. The doors of
usefulness stand open on every hand. At
the great day of judgment the question will
be asked, What did you do? to every one.
Columbus, Bacon, Watt, Washington,
Grant-all will answer the question, re-
counting their services to God and man
kind. But here comes Wesley and Whit
field. What have you done?" I'VE
have turned many to righteousness. The
glad acclaim shall crown them forever"
The discourses of morning and evening
each occupied over an hour and q quarter
i'll delivery, and a much longer time might
have been maintained without the least
thought of wearisome upon the part of the
audience.
In this connection it may be stated that
DIR. Newman has consented. and arrange
ments have been already made for him to
deliver his renowned lecture, entitled a
Thousand Miles on Horseback Tn the
Euphrates.' in this city ON next week
Tuesday evening. 1t is safe to say that all
who listened to him yesterday will not fail
to hear his lecture.
DYkwooDs-The different kinds of dive
woods used in this country are logwood
and fustic from the West Indies, lima from
the shores of the Pacific and the bar and
cam woods from Africa. The woods men
toned, with the exception of the fustic,
which is yellow, are red, but of various
shades. The sapponia wood, which is a
delicate pink, comes from the East Indies.
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