New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-09
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM Yesterdays SERMONS.
TRUITFrLNess OF sELT-sACEIFICE.

Presbyterian Church: In using tne common HSIe vi
corn wheat falling into the ground and dying, Christ
illustrated the principle that out self-sacrlce springs
forth fruit This is truth that need TO apply to the
spheres in which stand. We have presented to us
the alternative between the isolation Of selfOve land
the frutfnness Of sof-sacrce. In abiding alone the
seed misses the great END s being When the seed IS
made an eud itself. how miserable is its con aton'
We are all conscious Of tendency tOward selfloVe
Each man must solve the problem whether he will make
all things tributary himself whether he will himself
be useful Mans natural impulse Is to make his life an
end in itself This explains many pcrpexnS things III
fe for example the striking contrasts between poverty
and wealth. ignorance and knowledi e; how man made
in the image of God can tread down his fellow man;
how one can be of fashion when There are the
unhappy and miserable on all hands 1t abideth
alone" This that absolute isolation In this word
of beating human hearts which is the result OF selfove
and which forces the soul from love to God and man
Extreme like NOltaire, Beau Brummsl Lord Byron
and Aaron Burr may he rare, but there Is the sano
tendency in all those who cherish this pfncple ~ ~
die II brngcth forth much fruit" II must perpetlae
itself by giving Its life for tho harvest Here the analogy
fails to apply to MS suppose there could ne lefpeuu
ton the consciousness OF the see 80 nat IL III V
conscious Of each succeeding harvest tnen we Nouln
haze the true analogy to the true blessGnesn o. ls
self sacrifice. syn pathy, patience ana ch"rlty COM
when self indulgence goes out self supreme VIII bhsh
life self subdued will IND ne. Inc trne s9uroS 81
power help overcome selhsnoss Is the NE cross
and spirit OF Jesus Christ.
TIE GOSPEL ONE OF LOVE.
The Rev Dr. r. 5 Storrs of the Church of.the
common testimony OF human experience there Is no
spiritual force known that is exalted and purified az
tie force OF pure and siEctiied aud recipfocaled
affection. Love brghtcns all orr work II IS the beauty
of home tho charm society, the JOY Of life. the great
clement OF poetic Thought mere Is hohug recohuito
world grows brighter through the gt Of the Gospel NE
grows happier II would seem that no affection would
cod. from whom mans life has come to whom man Is
kened I'm the constitution uf his beiug. who is revealed
10 and to the world through the person OF Ills son
Not merely because lie has gwen rs liic and the Dene
it, that are fresh every morning Dat Decahse u IL
most natural that ne suoull nave the supreme aHec.o
OF our souls. We love purity ~ tnousht and desire ana
purpose, ana this j. immaculate IN Coz Where purity
is combined Win hNc, our dHrctn' ~ 10 tl't' noi- III
whom these uifc-tcd The heart Is made Tor love-
ot,,Ts t man "a would seem. as IT is FOR his GOOD
YET know that II i not In uS ny nature a7 ha'cI nl
works OF Goa ana feel gratitude 10 Him Tor s dement's
10 u.s. But when anayze onr feeling we often hd u,
keep that gratitude when We arc Ia trouble There are
million, the world to-day that would have ormlnatcl
Gods government long aeo-were Il possible through
the feeling ~ malice. We cannot generate love toward
God by our own Will Nor by mere contact VIE lho
great systems Of truth that theology imucHocily
represents. How does 1t comet rom the love 2' 'g
In vision which finds parallel 10 It's own insight ohy
in that which appeared To- PAM on hs way u I('n1n',
the heart give, answc Men seem 10 quarrel Win ihc
doctrine of the Trinity rs u 10 were burden on tue lt.
and try TO d>persr ue lrr'"nt.iiF "' VIZ ,,
Con t!e Eedeemcr. God The Sanchcr. II i privilege
OF faith, not :en, TO recognize ihe Ier'ohA"y o. tue
Holy Ghost.
now 4 CHRISTIAN NAY C),;9-.n1. HGIsELF.
The Rev. Or +. w. Chambers. IA the Middle Dutch
Church: lie that s OF cool spirit Shove himself u be
man OF understanding several ways. The cool calm
considerable mlu act. in 4 manner worthy of hi, own
intelligent nature. lie ha' passions ~ ,"'uI az"
u.tiies body. but Ac keeps them Under his RATIONAL
control, ano . "ue' 81 nn in ny Am with thei
But belongs - rational being 10 control MN
self lie lhu7 r.rApe, man rN' E''n ih
m 'l,,i} N.i Inc land 10 tic hI-icrs Of
..IH f.YN ff FFlf ms fN
,ri rortri ami he yould have ESCAPED mat -lrpout-
,rr, ,'' ~. .,irl. .,"Ifes t. a man lGIrr .-n,
feel tuls opinion D. 90 Doc trusted. ho.u MN u a0a
u,,le tn Others, pattern after hiu themselves. How
proper of %. value. The opposite o coo. sirt
/, to bc considered. not misfortune, nHi l."L ~ is,
or uudue excitement Wh"G We rightly value 90 we
must MAKE persistent effort to attain IT, ma Dr. wee Aii 90
TINS cIruc-t prayer ana dep .lIeucr on tA" Holy sp
Wc shall uo. t1l in "1 cN"tt. .,' l"o "' ID, ''|
No mad 81 boo seneca, and o..r writer. bur DO is
more recommended there t.'n pr'cl-'d. For i'1
wort bn that ground, thus only cIl fou -uI'el Itlt
certain TIA, the hna o.. Go! D. .1, - '"4. IT.. "
tii,l victor, o., q co, .pirt
CONSERVED LNLLGN IS CIEl rliNIY.
r.,bopJ ~ UalI.u at i.c Madison Ayc.u. Methodist
Ip .oa ,.af,1: There r,lar''' aad t.r'r. about
~ which tine GO doe, not sca nor ta, ear ue'r. There
are great rp-,b'c- ina ta'.a4h etp.i.ne' ''f eo'L
Experience i- tIc test "i I'.'.ii-. I"' q" '.'i''
wealth OF Cuustln experience .. obtained through
These lccuc."- I:-IrvcuIoI Dos luI through bc spirit
Behind the form o io.i-i"h i"'' j. t.' ".''" D. PEP.
revealed to uc eye nor car Win iH. chance which
strikes 10 tHo bottom ot mans moral nalii comes
tnD powcr ul lrrc pfi.u az tue things revealed for
tHo-c VINO love oI Moral forces are more potent fhHn
,r,c Lec,a'c trcy arc ,he monument Of ir.n IN
Christ Thousands of these scattered over ihc world.
The Ibe 10 iIch l o." '.pi '"''e ~ ''' '.Il w.
mltcut. enc. Inc diNIne th"I-Ii D. ''uhl "p ID
va o., and letters. 80 the lVus Christian quI even
ose who dead set speak Thu, th.rc arc concealed
aboit MS these princ'Pr' "c" te'tuef nc csc can see
the car hear IL .' l"r' "I our nhci lance 4'fr -
OF our raf Tho present constitution OF this world IL
better Tor those God than for those who do not
GI The WIDOW. milo doe. not remain IN tho cocc-
ton box but, because coin 10 repre- rnt- thought
Wheref,f. by loyins col win all our heart, We ave-
,,,t ND c,unection with the CLurcl of (yl which
makes rs potential for living good.
VISITATION or THE SPIRIT.
The Rev Thomas ". llunn, Of the Third Unver-allst
Church: We have our theories To the wind. our
mctoorologi-s theor1e and predict the OF the
winds twenty four hours ia yIncc of their coming. but
after all 10 II 10 greater OF loss extent lcs' work Or
one time help 90 the boy n,ns l, Itc go another they
-treW tho sea with wrecks. This blowing OF no
wind where % l-teth j. q true Representation al The
WHlILE u, '' ~ -, i rr', Iriicvc ma a.. Sin ~
GoIs spirit must be hreJthcl In through his narrow
kcy-holc creed aud that n 1t becomes little utl-ty
from hen- -Aut 10 II t. all thg better This text Tho
giud bpvcth where 10 llstet" E. rcbukc 10 the pride
Of churcir. for the belct pretended bourf tuat God
,i ,,, can ,,,r, o,l, tlrnu. IA Them Inst think of
God having no other means OF reaching the world than
through the chlrcLe8. I would soon believe that all
the world beautiful and crtilcd by the reservoir
Central Park AM not by the nWmbrrie-s gurgliug
springs where freely bursting ul from the ground
and the rains He sends almost everywhere. to believe
Church alone r. Gods only mean, ~ TINS
text plainly says 10 the churches can work without
Won but VIII work win you III you VIII work with me
Neither the times nor seasons Of the work OF the spirit
are in HANDS. But changcatle as fortune 10 works
whom IL will. and IL wills, and upon whom 10 viii.
Tnc pressure of seems I'D necessary 10 quiet the
confusion Of earth hat be enabled tu listen
that celestial music O! the Heavenly Spirit which we all
Will in due time hear, whether n06 or hereafter. And
we know that somewhere and somehow and
time the Spirit VIII electualy reach all Hcn to their
eternal salvation.
CHRISTIAN SELF-DINTAI.
The Rev Dr. Long Of Bulgaria. At tho Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church: Tho que arises: Why
IA H. that the ro OF tho III zine Teacher that Of