New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-22
nv CROSBY AT DARTMOUTH.
.o,xn ADVICE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS.
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~.rrrcu NOT THE WORK OF PRrEsTCRAFr
-AGNosrICs COMPARED TO MoLEs.
,-ox SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
W.wovEn. N. H., June 21.-The Rev. DR..
.ra Crosby ex-Chancellor Of the University OF tho
- =, New-York delivered sermon to the young men
"" nsrtmouth College this evening. Taking his text
- Matthew w.. 4: "Man shall not live by bread
L., INT by every word that proceedeth out OF the
ss,,h Of God" he said. in substance;
ass old Testament is always new, for GODS gospel Is
Ola s%ord of The spirit to ward on
acS was no presttrick OF Josiahs day whose edge
eatsn eoa terna throne through Moses of God
nom ~" II Won can the Messiah who is the way. the
tra.dd a The Eternal Word made acsh-imagne this
Word "a" mind in ,cecting the httest words to meet
estags bat Was stupendous e framed by priestcra
sach an absurdity that the Wellhausens OF To-Day
Ns,d have rs believe. MOI Deuteronomy, like all the
would pa the Old Testament Gods own living word
roWns forth full and fresh forever from the source o.
me- @ ever pointed the healing for the woes
81 man New Testament Is but the Hover Of the Eid
hs 70 understand the meaning OF the flower SO we not
only S S s the ne Nc"
The text teaches that the body Is not the main thing
after all Man is not the six feet OF carbon oxygen anu
~ nyysaS would be everything Bread would be Tue
Saviour bread would DO the gsd by waom we lived ana
@ tcmpies and the would be our priest
hood Strange religion that and YET not so Ssrasge
acr 10 eecyey this Bread is foundation Take
a% one needfa condition happiness taught by the
worlds religion is in the digestive organs III the occa
,,ons and enoyments of this life all, thea although
nav he the Occupations sand enjoymens OF poets
nainters and philosophers, and not OF yna9ers
tney sS az the most important one that can
6uman mind Unless you see another worm anu thts
srtua world you must come TO this bread OASIS OF me-
~ matter how much your soul may revolt at it aud show
lis fitness for something better II, - ,.o
bodily eve sees material things IL sees the spiritual
world Its evidence is as strong as ,a Oh ae OF tn
senses is assumption most monstrons we see ruin
as we'll as tree We see soul as Wen as we see
hodv We see God as well as we see nan Iheie is
direct perception aud nferential Wedge IN both
departments OF observation We are MADE 10 nt IN Win
observes is mind than Is to matter aud hence
the mind than the eye ior II sees non sneeS
So is with body attached But the pooy does NOT
extnguh the spirit i only restricts s ana Go nt or
up to God any than he reasons up to mountain or
stream To argue that there Is Goa Is S wlsc b
sun. All men. but the blind. see God ontology Is the
science Of c,anks We Know nS a e Is scayer its
elements in either gray matter or accumulated expeu
sney the work Of blind moes VINO Enoedse Of
God Is postulate which our Lord assumes IN all HIS
and against Him. 1t Is pride using me language
Of humility, concet gearing the robe OF moaesy Inc
outward teachings OF nature.
We do not stop at this knowledge, instructive and
60 that mans ears. deafened by SIN can hear lie has
spoken His law and His gospel His law Just and h9ly
gospel tender and mercitu, mans only way to the holy
law The Church OF God Is the result OF these heavenly
words The testimony OF that Church is the great I'M
answerahle, outward Testimony to these words Not
that an insttution-no that men tenacously adhere
srmounts persecutionsuot that spreads through the
earth.-bnt that 1t does ali this by uncompromsing
hostility TO all that mans depra sed nature Graves by the
overthrow OF sin and the establishment or holiness lie
is thrice fool who presumes to traverse this testimony
TO the word from Gods month. He resists evidence ne
resists salvation ne resists Cod
Tae voice of the infinite God is not hurricane nor
drowned by the lin OF passion or the noise OF alignment
II the calm oil OF Truth. II is the low voice oil love-
science 1t does not aim to please the mind
the II enters into no human rivalry aud makes
no apology It's iyinity seeks adyenttious aid IL
Is simply the word OF God finding iodgment In the
guilty heart. Satan has filled the world WIN earna
attractions and specious phlos Dhsrs, by which the ear
b. comes deaf to Gods voice la His spiritual revelation.
The of this deafness dishonest but ny hdo tue
continuance becomes honest but dannabe There Is an
honesty which is only a naturalizcd ie man taxes
OF t6onrht when NAV be a slight defence against a
sense OF responsibility to God. lie gets moments
through this device He loves the trick and It.
Now by ps, Geological and divine. the nursed lie
crows larger and wears aspect truth 10 the man.
lie has come 20 believe his lie lie can honestly
follow his lie "a the truth The word of Coo Is smut out
and honestly follows the leader he dishonesty made
The word that esdeth on OF the mouth o. Coz
word that rebukes and pardons the sinner Man Is at
war with God His soul s IN rebellion The scriptures
treat unboly but declare the way 10 holness
through pardon. Poets and philosophers resume t.
carry themselves into the divine presence III oil their
native siufulness and the world appau1s their pre-
sumption. The pride OF man revOts at the thought ot
confession and contrlion OF PARDON and free grace III
would I'D. but not at Its own expense Men
have adopted thousand theories about God ana nave
contradicted themselves in their vain teacings simply
because have attempted to understand God IN an
Impossible way in the way Of their foolish pride 70 Is
ONLY stop listening 10 the noisy catter of our self
enfciency hear the voice OF God IL Is az
sinners coming to God through the gate OF paidon and
only So that touch His being and be touched by
His holiness.