New-York tribune., 1885-03-16
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS sERMONs.l b.


largely lost sight Of and both before and after mar
rage oonvsnisnce is the principle that regulates every
thing Christs teaching tho subject OF divorce WA
plain; but whom II proclaimed from tho pulpit now the
goes his and says Our minister thinks
about DIVORCE" 1t were merely IN individual spinon
and could be dlsrcgarded The old romance and sancuy
that lay about the nome has been largely
what call increasing civilization. When Wa pOy
used 70 decam the stirring pe, sraTsa iof Of
sres" But now affairs and rcs are IN
the r s1d SS ike 81
mako them, and nobody would care 10 nsnt@ @ ,0r
ss Ss dns .S s Of
oppose the fiat system; but say that ny
the n0S
gone then 1t as II even dccency very soon de
pair goes the state line to get permission 70 break
the sacred union How can there DO any noMT n1,rv e
another in town. and couple OF months FLORIDA y
tweeni And this were not bad enough they takc sn
Paris and watched the effect these European soourns;
and know whereof speak when say thst sney ns
back denaonalzed having lost all idea or love OF
h%S & 1a G when &
family Life Is destroyed. tho Church has lost Its cniei
ally.
CHRIsTIAN CHEERFULNEss AND FAITH.
The Rev. DIR. John r. Paxton: smile is tonic to all
that see It, while solemn, face drives away every
body Some Christians make the room seem colder the
moment they It, and neutralze all the good they
try to do by the repcing air with which they do It.
Men shun them. and dislike religion like that which
which attracts them and makes them feel that such
religoion something and ought TO be theirs
useless We may not be able to 90 thrsush life with the
full faith that Paul had. He lived at the dawn OF Chris
tanty; IL the Of his early e he expected
to meet his Lord any moment at any turn in the road
Dangers, ship wrecks, wild beasts were nothing; they
are mot so close to Christ as Paul was them he could
have shaken hands with Him, he lived so near: But
faith is going down somewhat In this nineteenth
century We cannot keep Christ in sigh neither could
Paul II he lived to-day: still rejoice In faith
nods Of iniqay Jesus Christ is the same yesterday:
to day. aud forever His Is the only source OF
makes man a child of God with immortal destiny.
Let then shed abroad in this community Joy and hap
municate OF health npt Of disease That what the
world needs and looks Tor.
TRUE FREEDOM FOR THE COLoRED MAN.
The Rev. Dr. John Hall: Many things may be said In
disparagemcnt of the colored They willing to
be DEPENDENT but what have they had 10 teach them
ndependence they have exact Ideas of the rights OF
property; but oil their teaching has been In the opposite
direction. They the of truthful; but lying
been tue refuge OF the weak and doencees the
world over They pure their family relations;
how could they bel We must give them time. and we
ments that effect OF liberty Is TO elevate and
purify. Now submit that thls Is 10 twist and perycri
degree ncgatiye 1t is the absence OF restraint There
all sorts OF ideals OF liberty. To many personal
regardless OF the rights OF others young man grows
tired OF the restraints of Eastern city, and to
there among Indians, Adventures and robbers, his
liberty bounded by his personal force and leadership
the wisest restraint aud that Is the liberty that In
Christ Jesus. such liberty 1t Is our duty TO give the
cooTed man. When they made free IN this manner,
then they are free Indeed
GODS CONTROL OF MEMS LIVES
The Rev. Dr. Newman smyih. OF New-Hayen at tho
Madison Square Presbyterian Church: We may find tue
hand OF God everywhere. Reason and rev station alike
show It's workings In one OF the latest teach
ngs OF science ia that atom has all the chaactertcs
OF manufactured article; II shows maker behind IT,
The simplest most familiar facts become mysterious
when We Try 10 investigate them. So too IN history
events are ins1plcsblo unless we believe that the
Divine will Is being accomplished by them. Gib5on
tried 10 explain the spread OF Christianity. but all no
could do TO- catalogue the secondary that
we're employed. why these causes were thus brought
from afar and put III operation 30 Pppornney ne could
denee manifest though often nsI pIlcabe.
We We % me- ona ~, ooa m 30
In lis own way Ic Is WORKING the great moral PROD
of life, how diointed its parsi Opportunities are
puoked from grasp, the stan ON when we leaned is
but we know that the hand that guides life Is
trolicd by Fathers heart and We rest content
THE PESITEST THIEF As A WITNESS.
Tho Rev Dr. Macarthur: Christ was never left 9Th
out a witness. Judas betrayed him but declared him
Innocent; PLATE condemned him but called. him fault
less And when the ribald. blasphemng crowd stood
around the and ovon the disciples hal hof. the
dying thief added his testimony We may not scof AZ
The salvation Of that thief perhaps al that moment there
was nowhere In the wrod a more Intelligent cUnicssOr
lf Christ. He recognized the Divine nauIc and sought
lis aid Christ felt the comfort of bis recognition. aud
answered the prayer fully than he had asked lhs
was the first proof OF the power of the cruciEKOn His
enemies thought that he cross would put end 70 all
christs clarns but IL became throne from which be
spoke a KING and showed hts royal power. what IA
lay for the penent thief In the morning nj Pilates
Dar condemned In the evening at Gods Judgment seat
acquitted. In the morning suffering IN Gogohai In the
evening his crushed and manglod body left upon the
ross but his spirit In the paradise OF JOY!
CHRISTIANITY AND NATIONAL PROSPERITY
The Rev. DR. william VI. Taylor: The Chri.tian char
'cter OF people the determining element OF nations
happiness and property Christianity results in the
egeneration OF character Like people. like ruler"
more than with for the people the rulera
republican form OF government requires the oftest
ype OF manhood for ITS preservation. Those whom the |
isope choose will always be precisely like the people |
themselves The remedy for the evils which exist IN our
make administrations and form parties No higher
uy devoyes upon our patriotism and pioty than the
such numbers. Our aims arc open 10 all nations of
nen. one-for shame. God bids welcome all
isms they bring with them, whether II be ratonaisn.
ociasm, ind1erentism or R0mansm.
TIE FREEDOM OF WORSHIP BILL
The Rev Merritt Huburd This question with regard
the Freedom OF Worship bill Is not a political nsr
enomnational one. IL Is not agitation the part
the Roman Catholic Church itself There Is
,aon within the church which is different from II in
prtthe Jesuit society or the Society of Jesus. Our
oyernmsut is the only one among the civilized
ations OF the world that has not ex-
sied this society for mcdding- with ,politI-
al affairs. I applaud all sincere efforts OF Roman
athOcs to spread the Gospel they hold IL, but this is
organization, aud Is first OF all politi
a. II claims the power 10 absoye citizens Of their civil
llegiance. and has declared that all marriages not per
Jrined according to its rtes not marriages.
ur Government was founded tho theory OF the en-
re divorce Of Church and State, and national exist
depends on Its observance You ask how IL that
lch men as xPostmaster General James and Governor
bbet of New Jersey, have lifted their for this
H. Mr.. james says he IL a Baptist knew lie
oteian. but did not know before that he q Bap
st. We cannot always forecast what politician can
o. No can tell what man may be persuaded to do
keep his soninlaw IN position. Everything ask for
ysclf, AS am golHg To Judgment, am willing to