New-York tribune., 1885-01-26
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
DANGERS OF WEALTH.

DANGERS OF WEALTH.
The Rev. Charles H. Eaton, at the Church OF
the Divine Paternity: Though we are now passing
through period of financial depression discussion OF
the dangers of wealth is not itimed. In England the
passion for wealth said to be greater than mat or
pleasure position; the temple OF Manmon is thronseu
day and night Still more Is this true amid the uhpar
leled opportunities Of country ard especay IA
this city, the great business centre OF the ahd ihee
the danger of making wealth measure OF utility.
Wealth undoubtedly is useful The nation when never
accumulates it remains savage nation. "hch @ ino"
lived from hand TO mouth in caves and huts, httie
advancement made in knowledge or IN mora. a"o
spiritual power Money can bring the climate VI Na
eutta to Canada Ii is basis OF education ana even vi
church institutions But, while we admit and empha-
size its importance, must not make IL measure Vi
utility In education we want something more than
what the rich apt to call "the practical the aoiy
to cipher. Throw man out INTO the worIt ues
crv that is the way 90 teach him courage and setre
lance" Yes but courage and self reliance are not all
Education should develop the entire man should should
qualities which ennoble human nature Again there Is
the danger OF making wealth M m old are t" get
wealth as a source OF enjoyment, and he hnns hilnsen
nothing in landscape bnt SO many acres m h so I1n m
per He travels, but 1t brings notnlhg 10 m MN; o
Uappiness depends upon contentcd spirit and gen
erous heart, upon the opposition which can accept inc
an becomes happy himself There the temptation
lower moral standards. One may START OUT 10
have abandoned high Standards and soon he begins 70
OF egalities to rob his neighbor Different
thief is sent to prison for dozen years the ssfn cI
bezzler for only half that time one man % Isris o OF
steals thousands OF dollars and escapes conviction by
means of his wealth. Wealth tends 10 obscure the
spiritual vision. Men be humble II they are TO
enter Kingdom of Heaven, hut wealth makes them
proud self made man is apt TO worship his Maker.
Men must unseh but Lay up dollar after dollar docs
tend toward this The of the rich are not those
IN ss s, Peshedes and rords but they are exccp
tions Wealth draws one away from bclief IN future
life and makes him forget that he has an immortal soul
There growing up In this community an arstocraey OF
wealth and that is the worst Of all arstocraces Ihat
estate cannot be doubted but rich on the basis
OF his wealth. Heaven Many doors open at tho
magic touch of gold, but character cannot be pur-
chased.
THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
The Rev. Dr. Belrends, Of Brooklyn at the Broadway
Tabernacle II there be such thing as Christian exper-
fence 1t ought to be capable of careful definition In
Apostolic phrase is the knowledge OF the love OF Christ
The knowledge that you love Christ ia one thing to
know that Christ loves you Is quite another
Of Christ for yon is PRIOR We love Him because lie
lOvedus This relation remains unaltered for ever
know Him better This Is the heart OF all revelation
The Scriptures neither syllabus OF doctrine nor
GOOD tidnss from from God to man Let no think mat 4
s be 6nr M t noy nS jesus .f oSes You and
another thing to know what. what a. that nov love
Is. a
hut all the philosophers IN the world have not solved
the questions. Who Is Jesus T. and. Who are you +
You into the largest and deepest questions
Can You solve them In day, year. millennium The
ma who can cOmprchensyely say Jesus loves me-
has said the last word OF Christian theology. This -
not the frat step OF Christian, II is the mountain OF
truth up which eternslly march. The treasures OF
His love be opened only by your own.
HEED OF EARNEST CONVICTIONS.
The Rev. DR.. o. II. Tiffany: The reason why we have
so few conversions like that OF Paul the present time
is because few men have such intense convictions
Paul had. He threw himself with all his might into his
beliefs when lie held the Jewish faith he held 1t with
such carnestness that the Lord had to knock
him down before he would let go And when
he rose from the ground ready TO adOst
the Christian faith. he seized upon that with equal
vigOr. had rather deal with man who Is earnest In
false faith than with who is Indifferent toward all
faiths for II can once turn the former around feel
sure that he will push forward In the right direction
energetcaly while is almost impossible To induce the
latter 10 move all. Men to-day take hold Of all re
ligious questions in haliheartcd way II they oppose
Christianity they do it feeby. II they adopt It, they
hesitate declaring their faith openly and wait for
convenient circumstances and advantageous surround
ings They not willing to sacrifice much, because
gion does not much 10 them, and they accom-
psh little because they put little into their work.