New-York tribune., 1885-09-21
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS sERMoNs
INFLUENCE OF FAITH AND WORKS.

fore God and the Father Ia thls says James, 10 yls
tho fatheress and widows in their acton and to keep
himself unspoted from the world" Faith part Of
religion seems to be ignored. and sympathy with the
afflicted and purity of life emphasized Works Of benev
ol9nce made the test OF Christian character Paul.
on the other hand, exas faith to the first place Why
this difference between James and PAUL. Is due to the
many sidedness of truth, to the predominatng ten
denotes Of the two and to the different purposes for
which the truth is used. All great truths many
sided Christ the greatest truth, is set before
In many different aspects He Ia the Messiah OF
the Jews and He came TO His own - He is also the
Adam, and He came not TO His own but TO the
world He is the of God; He s also the Son Of Man.
Paul sde James at another side OF the truth
before u.s. Paul wrote to Gentles and he placed faith
first, because they needed change Of heart and for
them faith religion James wrote to Jewish Chris
tans with hearts already changed, and they needed
holy activity-a further stage In the same process.
When boasts of his dead orthodoxy, James says
Show Inc thy faith without thy works and Will show
thee my faith by my works." He denounces that ever
recurring Pharisalsm which divorces intellectual belief
from that righteousness indeed which alone leads to
glory We stand apart from sin and suffering,
n Whiting expecta:ion. bat With muscles hardened by
toll to do the work which He has committed to
our hands.
THE LATERAL FORCE OF PRAYER
The Rev. Dr. c. s. Robinson of the Memorial Presby-
tcrian Church Imagine triangle as If one were going
20 talk about what mathemacians call the compost
ton of forces In this the line represents
commonly look upon the direction or Chris
tan mans petition; 1t goes up straight toward COD Inc
horizontal line represents the level pressure OF the
force, Dut going toward those within range VINO
listen and influenced by IT, There Is something very
Impressive In the sight Of praying Christian II
s absurd folly TO suppose that suppl ating God with the
view of influencing meu is nytnlng more tnan mockey
cOnce IL Is safe 10 calculate upon affecting by
stander by our sur pcaton preacnhg III u never
commended When some years ago q crusade was
biares along the highways held in front Of Gr1 Sing
places sake OF overawng the keepers and sales
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osentatousy directed high heaven 1t was only the
peryerson OF excellent thing into an emb arrassment
ba in the moutSs Of Those whom it hoped to influence
aud OF sIaspeton the quick defence returned
it IA likely that la tea OF the petitions wen UP
straight TO the fieaven OF prayer II well for the
decornm OF Gods people those excellent although
misguided Christians ceased trying 10 shoot arrows from
PRAYER faithful aud fervent pressed directly and art
essy God. also some apprecable and avail
able, valuable lateral force life OF prayer IA the
most powerful instrument Of efficiency which tue script-
nre reveals. some shut In like Paul and sas, ahc
| the midnight hangs lAVhy over them. Ihey can 30
nothing for Godl Nay, bat they live trne brave
hve- simplc-hcar and consistent. That IA doing
dauntessy praying with prayers that worship, and
singing with songs that are sermons
ABSURD NOT TO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
The Rev Dr. Charles f. Deems, In the Church of the
Strangers: Here are crowds. The great com
pany Of mourners going through the gate OF the city
with the body OF dead young man; following body
without lie The other crowd following the body OF
Life meets the young Galilean torching
the bIer causes the bearers to stand still No magical
words are spoken; iucantaOns sung: no slelght OF
hand pcrfOrmauces hut Jesus Christ spoke II he
owned life. death aud eternity and SAID; Young man
saw unto thee arise Look at the simplicity This IA
miracle believe in miracles. II is absurd not TO be-
eve In them you believe In God. IL Il absurd TO be-
leve In them II You are an atheist Here was in0her
VINO did not know how Jesus to her. States
men, you to walt for petitions before you under
take to remedy the evils In the and CHRISTIANS you are
wait for calls and cries, but the sorrows OF tue
world shoqd come up TO o1 f b eoy sdS% o or
Dan Beershcba VINO had lost soni No. there Is no
M bnt one Moses in one ase lead Isres David 10
sing Psalms We TO suppose that le does not ONe Tue
love Tor the people Mothers aud widows may take CON
fort lie may be ling at the gate and may command
the young men to siali sun VINO lead away your son
to places OF vice and destruction
A PROPHETIC VIEW OF THE MILLENNIUM
The Rev Robert Coyer UnYtarianl, IN the Church OF
the Messiah: How OF us minister's are coming back
to our this fail with the same feelings that Ezekiel
mad when he asked what had been the result OF MS
prophcsyins 20 many years to the jews and was told
that he nuo them ~ very lovely song OF one that
no The Jews said OF him. as people say ot pFeaeGers
tney OF old WERE Tauler Luther Wesley Channing and
others al maze o}a th' IT'LL M nat 49, " 49, so nd Tbe
electric current around the world less than forty MIN
ues. mint mark OF Heaven Is ON Us all VINO 90
straw In o'den times the minister was the autocTat OF
nan with minister; discuss the markets etc. and rome
times touch the questions OF the soul We are fauen
think II the youth needed chall ner 10 beware
Of the shoals and reefs which wreck 50 many young mem
II older men we're from the lust Of the hesh and the
pds Of life and the greed for more and more OLD age
had no pe OF Of M o Gs ag ond T' no nS lower and
lower in inhdey II when we read OF deIalcat pn we
we might dwell more upon bright aud cheerful side
ana do not know when IL is coming.
MANS REFUGE NOr IN NATURE.
The Rev william Lloyd OF the Central Congregational
Church, The foryslxh Psalm is the lyric of soul that
Is deeply overwhelmed In some kind OF sorrow 1t not
well-studed poem butt the Immediate ontburst OF
the Of Israel and Israelte cries out for his
people at he moment the sword stayed God our ref
This little soug has an eternal religious
about H. and.tnOugh IL was uttered JOOO years ago.
voices thoughts as though 10 we're written Dut yeser
overcome he needs divine hep God has ever been re-
eadns TO nun sMbecton gs osI be ON her mart ppsss
The lightning has been captured but II stil Kills men,
y A SS5 "a "S 70 nS Sanre SSt Sewie rs and hurts as
ono flower Is healing balm another dealy poison;
The loathsome masgia rises from the most beautiful
green morass Natare Is mill that grnds 20 death.
She has rewards for purity no sng LOr vice Ihere
nothing but phantom atom that perishes But II
man aud slnt then there Is life in him which
PRAYER SoT FETCH.
The Rev. Dr. c. H. Eaton UniversalIsD. OF the Church
the Divine Paternity: The lowest stage OF religious
thought implies that has the power to force the
detes to grant all that he may desire stage OF this
religious condition Is dalird fetchism In spite OF the
influence OF civilization fetohism exists In tho present
age. some claim that prayer a form OF retehsm and
gauges been formulated which shall determine the
result of PRAYER PRAYER In communion OF the soul with
God, the surrender OF mans Will tO Gods Will
In which provision IA certain extent Ia maio for the
will OF Prayer therefore has one essential char
actetI,tc An effort TO seek the will OF God IL Is an
Intelligent act and work OF atieotOn aud also an
action OF the will We have wept the caskst OF
General Grant Jew and GENTLE. Roman Catholic and
Protestant united In prayer for his recovery but Gods
answer nay. Is not Grant more ours than before
Prayer will not necessarily stay the progress OF fatal
disease. II OF God that such disease shall have
it's way But II disease has not reached that point the
result OF prayer renewed hope. and therefore
remedies tried with happy effect No other answer
20 prayer Is possible God Ia Almts hy Father and
answers the parent the cad. Prayer Is valuable
in the spiritual realm srrue Godrues both tue spiritual
aud physical wor but the soul IA more important than
tho body and God takes greater VI the former.
Prayer the mlnd IL fts up those who despair
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