New-York tribune., 1885-03-30
puLpIT THOUGHTS.
.n crs FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS
- onv M UNDUE HASTE.

Inc ~ 49, ,rh, abbreviate their lives oJ a Prooess
49,, snicide 1t is often and Wisely s'u w. - most
u - aieicult service TO be rcnaereo' 49,, '"O a. tho
"a undertake IT, and most likely 70 ~. - an.,
se' ,r.aav oyerburdened. Tho mau h'iueo' s a. "a
man s"o~' q. tho man who Is now engaged in No
10 j" p,,, a mans lfo is given him 10 USE no' "
rrho institution Of the Sabbath was no' "U
W. srrangement. Gods parpose was Una. sS,.saW ,or
~ a-s ro.,ins time O chance to relihou'So ,,,a
as.dod rhyslcal energy. Hurry p'eei"u.s ,o
-. Dreort There is deiiciousness III a"e"f ~.
IKE oo'niOis orr In n week. We have nsht
&c -. rood time in this world as wei as al =, GOV H
20 ha.e Sn world TO come. Earth suffers @ IN I. tbe
Che way we re IL ain OF oher-worldiness as wen M
~ vordhness 1t is an Impulse o 90 NE woud not be
large things anu s1reIs unless could be archange
eonen. m Of those interested in Christanzg man ,n
hind s in GnS@s STITT ali i divine work gradusl God nsye.
shows signs of precipancy h d9 mi time OF average
Ons a Gh5s 5sors he ben work II His asmsSds S tseSf c
no hurry or furry ne nao MS simplicity OF aim, too,
I. notieeable His end was 70 an ,welye we're
nOan underta9SdRg o. rained leverage upon world
The permanence of work does nSS Things half
sraa hnf upon it's depth and th0rouEnhess' o,arna7
s oTe temporal; things wholly done are eternal
FINDING TRUTH FOR THE SEEKING
pav Dr John Hall: Men dislike to be eompeiieu
20 change their course in life; II nwouhos INC" ~ P
have TO yield to pressure from without ln@t ooS
correspond 10 tho inclination within Hence arises ~
snneas to induce them to from the ways OF tner mem
Inclination better paths We appeal 10 laen ~, " vaue
from religions ignorance bon yeU be- so ind
ferent it in spiritual things How uch no 9o you know
what sin and what 1t Is not And are you winS w
forsake IL Turn the truth lt s paluer ,t ~
vain II he sought it honestly and earnestly Paul 1ouna
n on the road to Damascus and you may na Ill ~ ayes
Inrn 10 the righteous way: Men admire the rigS b3t 3
mud forms, and resting sanshSI p W bn trniy
rpght life the life that does away with al neea Oh
Judge jury and prison. is the life OF the sincere
cHRIsTs DREAD OF DEATH
p,,bon CYRUS d. Foss at Rose Hill Methodist Episeo
al C1prcb Paul onged to die, and go to his home In
soaven: Jesus reeOied from approaching dea'h WIN
horror Who was this Was Jesus at the age OF th'y
more Of coward than Paul at the age of sixty Persh
tha thought! Was surrounded by friends, WINE
Paul was not No. l should nave Deeh fauI "nV % ~
LET r1e live" There are two steps In answer 10 tne
nroblcm First Scripture makes little OF thc ~
fs account is summed In the simple WORDS anu ne
ded" or he was gathered to his fathers II does not
mnon the death OF Paul at ALI because hen1ob IN % in me
tba never die" Tradition that when the axe ie
ne az fresh water sprang forth from the earth 1t is
bnta fable, but 1t hides truth Mhy docs Tue pr S
nothing OF the death OF Paul ana Ie 81 g v an Sssas
SIMS bullet the Nation was in mourning 9u T. te hens
~sy biat the graves were opened The annals OF the
LES in a single wOrd-atonement.
HEAVEN THE SOURCE OF PEACE.
The Rev Dr. Huntington. at Grace Chufeh; Doclhty
makes the disciple. Beside the inner circle OF OhrsVS
followers there others who felt lie gadhesS o to
fplAiment OF long-cbershed hope. Their Redeemer
was at last come indeed; the resurrection OF Lazarus
had shown His power and He was going to take the
throne The angels at Bethlehem had sung, Peace ON
Iarth now men sang, Peace ia ~ Hesven s, VIII MDa
meant this song retrospect OF jewish history Wonu
Lad ms TO sum the whole up fin one word: Dlsap
pOintmcnt They were not lighting people ~ hatre
peace not war, their The supreme pessedness
Of the Messanic Kingdom was TO be It's peace pt mus
far wars. tribal divisions foreign lavaslohs eaptvs b
and sabiugation had been their experience. Lne 1oa
could realized but peace might DC guarteeo ecu
them by Heaven as England "e 1a's U
Ottoman Empire. so the people on thaV am ba.D
thought that now they would have peace because Hca M M
s on bey aST supSeed sSS How that earth
comes only from heaven In vain have eouncs, eohV9
tions congresses tried to make peace lie doVe uSV
bring the olive branch.
THE PERFECT MAN.
Dr. John r. Paxton at the West Presbyterian Church
The best persons not faultless. All mon are Irac
tions net whole numbers. Some are very large Hac'
tions some are fractions, ano como are vulgar
faction Poets do as scuptors do whom they want to
,onresent hero-they combine and enlarge the quail
ites that they find in different men TIL they make one
and admire hero There is a longing for per
feet man. universal craving The Creeks III ther
despajr of doing this cut up their gods IheJ gave an
the beauty One all the wisdom to another anu az te
strength to another The ideal man Is perfect cteie
each part OF which man may represent Dut tle
whole Of which man represents: Ihe thng 10 W 40
IS estimate Christianity not by its ialmE, Pnt D{ s
lis Christ. Obscure him with doubts ard questions
ard Won re move keystone OF the arch Christianity
without Christ is like tine HindOo conception OF the
world which is held up by an elephant whlca IS SUI
ported by q tortoise but there's nothing below the
tortoise.
THE DANGER OF woRLDLINEss.
The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby; Wordliness is the one
word that comprehends all evils IL destroys religion by
striking at its very foundation History shows this In
the churches Of Asia Minor in the werk OF Papacy ln
later ages and in the effects Of the union OF church ana
State IN recent days. The evils OF the church enter
through the sins of the Individual II is there that we
must attack them The individual CHRISTIAN must hot
take the world for his guide. This rule Is negative IN
form but The necessity Tor it Is most positive ChTstans
excuse themselves by saying We must i've" IN
politics they vote for bad because he belongs 70
their party after praying for Code 6lesslng oD me lai
they 10 ali they can bring down his curse upon ~ In
society they are afraid isolate themselves from fashO
They train up their children nominalg for heaven put
really for the world. They feteTed ana absorbed
by business they tnrn their backs on the divine
ute They need to make the Bible mere constant study
AM rule OF fe and then they need TO engage actNey
IN direct positive and personal Christian work Aeuy
sayes from decay; aggressveness wins the victory.
CONFIRNED BY BISHOP O'FARRELL.
(Cnee;nn -Ona of the