New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-16
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
,vrp.crs FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS.
CHOOSING FOR GOD.

- cod places upon all men the responsibility OF
- . between right and wrong, sin and Himself
redm OF soul is essential to the power oil choice'
,o is the glory and the shame of manhood. Free
- ~ i,s.p,ralle from manhood God might have
so that he could not sin, but such divine con-
- ,,,,d no, exist with human freedom Involuntary
,,c. il not obedience. Preventing Adam Dy external
-, er,., king tho forbidden fruit would not nave
ts,rva1 Adam in obedience Forced service Is uhac-
liable service. Compulsion is destructive to every
80 ~ dnty and obligation Men cannot remain neu-
81 ,,ben Gods commands proclaimed Not TO
choose for God is to choose against God when Gous
trutb comes into the chambers of mans soul DdSoh
ust be dethroDed and God enthrOned or Goa must DC
rejected No choice is choice. To-day Gods command
Is Choose whom We will serve. lie might break down
tbe hearts door and insist upon entrance but THIS lie
will NOT do He will respect the law which He Himself
has made To rob of his freedom Is to roo nun OF
nj his pobest self God does not hesitate TO SUBJECT MS
claims to the closest scrutiny He invites men 10 reason
regarding His claims He insists upon their acceptance
and He holds man respon ble for their rejection Eterha
despies may hang upon the decisions OF this moment
The time may co ne in your experience when IL may 90
fDo late TO choose when God may say cane" dhu yo
aud shut TO the door ID the peader may stand WIN
out and knock but the answer from witnln VIII O''
Depart from me. never knew YOU
GALLO CARED FOR NONE OF THESE THINGS
The Rev. DR.. f. N White of the West Twenty-thrd
Street Presbyterian Church. In some respects GaiIlo
has been hardly dealt with. HIS name
has been long used TO Illustrate careesshess t"I
many who read the eighteenth chapter OF the Acts class
him among the bad men OF his day. So far from his
beiug had man, he was in many respects aVe'y Eoou
,n He was Roman brother OF the famous philOso-
in canccs and according to all testimony man
al high moral character, OF agreeable manners OF cia
INDICTMENT and Just administration. Seneca says OF nun
yrttSS prntler1v enthusasm: No one could be more
dear TO one friend than Gallo is TO every one. but iog
y-hOn does Gallo stand. the philosopher the man OF
good morals aud fair judgmon-the courteous, weOrcd
gentleman Evidently for the man in the nineteenth
century whoever he may ne VINO never havinS Icy Tue
need OF gospel OF Christ is entirely seatSued anu
content with the position in which he stands inns
may imply simple thoughtessness, or itA may
mean pure and uualoyed selts9ness: There
IS many Gallo in reference 10 political an% ic
poicv never taking the trouble even 10 inquire what
they mean, much less 10 take any active part IN tem
many Gallo in regard to social questions ana ma teo
OF practical PHILANTHROPY; many Gio iu REGARD 10
moral progress, and the prevalence OF Nco IN Tue COM
Inuuiiy And IN M these indifference may be the out
como o thOu-hcssuosS that grows out OF easy s3ts-
y GHoa T Es DIV" E5a o care for the welfare Of
Others; SATISFIED win NY own pos ton ana t1GSe
matters DO not concern me-. 10 is the ulmsle,J OF LIR
SONS TO that the great mass OF mankind are now
m vcr Win b- - ayauccd In ciyiliZ ttiOn scientific
principles euCl culture that tAoy viii be lpdep'h
en- Inc revelation that comes from God. The ordinary
man viii always need IN the future, as he has always
needed ID tine past help from above. lie j. not learned
he is philosopher he IS not evtnieitt TO nmsrI-"
luoralisf. The glory OF the Gospel Is that IL snppHts
what the ordinary man ahsou.cy requires Il De Is 10
overcome tie world and make II % victory
NATURE or CARBOHYDRATES END AND AIN
The Rev p. Heber Newton, Of All Souls Protestant
Episcopal Church: Ourage has witnessed an enthusi-
asm for self Improvement uneqJalled in history since
the thirteenth century, Welto-do yodnE rGop!e are
forums l,rary c.IOs ana 'occDoS ,or I' [ ifs
tratos this movement. What was begun as Sunday
out of TIE narrow HINTS of his trade or craft me
danger III seeking for kuo"iodse anu s H
M in il and thus shrna and saIiyd our
powers. there are 700 many Ger ~ .Ivu no -,
,..se whole knowledge seems 20 De cou1ned TO walls "i
Of The allows of his indvi iuiI lie The depths Of
the common NE. You may iii your library WIN bo9"7
is re1uire for culture Have you never seen learned
foo.st On the o her ntnd nave YOU never 'erh meii
Metla tar , MA ,',r, 90 Of hooks rs 10 IKE
brain. NOT merely td ourselves with facts,
bui 10 build ourselves mp. We read NOT % INFORM hut
IN ersvafe The Intellect il tie stomach that receives
food and transforms 10 into Thought and imagination
Socrates said The best man J.. 0hp tries 10 perfect
perfecJns rims.L" TIE narrow religion Of tie past
hand in hand with true selflmprovcmcnt
FAITH THE PRIME FEATURE OF THE GOSPEL
The Rev Dr. strob-dge OF the Eighteenth stree. Meth
odist Episcopal Clnlch: Christ himself Is Clr-uahity'
and Christ ia US is essential, practical Christianity.
Paul said TO the 1er to believe hot doctrine. Or creed
or Theology, Lut the Lord Jesus Christ. Take THIS
person, lean Him, fall on HIM. throw your arms
about HIM Al fa"ia pTeseA nm "3 20 ,N''- sIe
soL "a 80. -. t,ir ligrn INNS. OF him I'm horn we
should trust Christ came not TO teach set Of morals
and coJrs lie talked about Himself lie gave himself
Christ is the whole viaIzed body OF Christianity.
Doctrines are the skeleton; precepts tAe muscles
graces and virtues the culcle. But there is
nofLipg but corpse till Christ brcathes into It
himself. There those who are gwen e"UIcly 70
doctrines the theological bones; Others IKE the FdT
tns care nothing but precepts; others are carried
away by work a. though nothing couid please tnIi'.
hut weary back sun others wOuId MAKE ChIl1''uy
affect only the aesthetic faculty the outward apearncc
OF those who acccptlt 1t Is not part of Christ mat
makes Christianity, but tie whole Ctlst. IA poAtc-
men get excited over their platform, but over
F,Ts S SaaSi s 20 the cut e Deeper
and you Will md Tho image OF me Emperor 80 deeply
wrought in the character Of tie Christian viii nc round
the uaqe nay. the person, Of Jesus Christ Christ uis
himself within, and man becomes new creature. OF
This there wil be four evidences hrm confidence IN
cT "crS 90 % keen COD law and an ability TO
DO So and Chri,ts power oil consolation.
CHRISTIAN INTEGRITY.
The Rev. Dr. Charles 5. Robinson in tic Presbyterian
Memorial Church: Paul seems to have prayed per-i--
tently for those whom he wrote his epletles. IL
writing TO Timothy he says: al THANK Cod whom
serve from my fOcfathers with pure conscience mat
without ceasing have remembrance 81 thce ID my
p"y gs tat GiS cooverrg NAV De-, sincere II bI.
II qualities Of Neutrality-suspicious., bSmclc,-
interesting word "sinccre." Two three languages
lend their force to make H. significant. As II
out wax 49, quality applied TO honey cldilhed
from al particles that mi:hI GIOP III il Iron
pie Greek word thus fcCitOusiy rendered through
ihe Latin ia literally translated Looked at through
the sunshine" III another place it is called Cody sln
cerlty Cody not used adjective or abverb, but
might be so true that when looked through
Shine they would only be kndied INTO 6eher shinng
by the Divine light Paul also prayed hat ms converts
might have permanence IN their integrity . III the day
vivid the realty Of ChrisJs coming than
We have, yet we are the nearer TO that event.
CHARACTER AND CALL OF The APOSTLES.
The Rev. William Irwin OF Troy, I'm the Madison Ave
nue. Reformed Church We always look with interest
upon little riIl away Off and alone upon a mountain
top when we know that 1t Is the source of mighty
river upon whose broad waters the commerce Of nations
ride, and that after long course OF impatient wind
IL is freed upon the oceans Oed Just So but
with far interest, we look back 10 TINS first col
lee of Auose We arc not discouraged by seeing
they were men OF high and station, for this they
We not discouraged whch LOOKING
upon that little company with tho thought
that Chriss rkers all be OF the same cas- OF
character, for these his personally chosen were not
There two alike They were summing np Or
all the various types Of human character. Peer was
impet nous, John was gentle, Thomas was scepucaHy