New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-11

later IIo does not grant all our requests because
fe better than ask You ask for the life Of dear
Which Shall De gwen And then lis blessings are progress
give us temporary peace io is able and wiling make
each Of us king and give glory all that
imagine"
THE NECESSITY OF POSITIVE RELIGION.
Taking for his text the parable Of the uncean spirit that
turned find its former dwelling empty swept and garnshed
the Rev. Henry Dyke IT, of the Brick Presbye
ran Church. preached the necessity of positive religion
After explaining the parable and its immediate teaching. he
sand in part:
every human life Is the habitaton OF spirit
This does Of course that nature is and
helpless the payhngs mightier beings who
physical and spiritual forms DISCUSSES FOR their
plans and operations temporary costumes In the great
masquerade OF history We know well enough and no pho
sophie sophistry conceal know well enough
that souls lives 10 make But at
the It that framed for the ndweling
OF secret spirit our wishes are die accomplishment OF HIS
There are no 9wne-s hearts in the world and none that are
Now the one true religion the only religion which
and bless lives Is TO have God dwelling within the
heart without Him we may hgh the evi aud drive 1t out
but keep ont Without Him may know the
virtues and try them on but we can never possess them until
, nov nnv soi i'm 1nt lie lives win ns ana c,rfin
since tins true true also that all the essential pro-
they born and birth positive. Death negative We
must be born again Life s the great affirmative This the
point which desire your attention. Take the sphere
he may receive because You give him not
really believe anything until some great spiritual reality
In the sphere OF worship we the key difference
between nlasm and ritual lsuaism Is an outward form
invented and adorned TO excite the sentiment q worship
d as the vital Garment Of e; P which t9e yin s 'p
OF worship clothes anu slnD9deS seL EltSh s desth IL
Is ne arcA flower winch has been constr9ced with mar
from without But The true ritual q worship the living
unfolding itself rom Within and following with loving face
sphere Of toSduct Tcre is great deal Of MORALITY that
R nnd rn msSnig evil CONSISTS restraining cera
in era6icang the vices rather t6an in cavstnq The yir
time yet altogether
"fa me esHa T Ta H' Or swear y paS Fs
chance to the theatre enjoy his life sunday he
emit ali tbs from the virtue Of taught post
esIaint and sacrifices viii be necessary but they wll
leave to others ne wrangng and dispung over ne ngs
which must be left undOne while we strive u learn tie Things
open the secret chamber to God and bid IN enor For the
@ S' az Il e Sy oGg rRs c f TG re
Him GIVE love the key that she open the door Let her
d dy s S od AND and cod lm ne '' u"'sn 0s
TIE BASIS OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
Tho Rev b. b. Tyler the Church OF the Disciples when
Apostle Church God Corinh If
there be first willing mind accepted according to that
hath not according TO that hc hath not he affirmed
a principle in the Divine Government The language
used in the first place concerning the giving Of money its
equivalent to the suffering but the application Of the
principle Is certainly not limited to that.
also clearly taught that the basis liability
is abitythat it is required OF according
hath according that he hath The teaching
Paul that where there s no law there is ransgresson
dispcnsatlOns
the starlight the moonlight and
the sunlight dispensaons Certainly just and merciul
earlier dspensaton with the this dispense
them according to what they have Sa according SSa
shall much be- reqHired and to whom men have commttd
much Of him they VIII ask the IN ore The principle here
excellent Christian people s applicable TO persons who
parents for instance. understood these thugs is
not see truth it, To them the way Of duty was not az" as
i now appears tome Very true and am pleased to know
lat Tp 10 n
the text and comfort your heart;
similar objections om those whom they would persuade
win aV 70 81 b e aG Ah Hsess6
be but it is it consgns to eterna burnngmy
the suggestion Of the theology that persons who
The Board trouble on
@ in sS% Sn T6S e Sa re S sen. out meet gnss a e
Sy 1 for aS to a aGm Christ has
Does not the principle contained In my text meet the
whom they heardr Men condemned
gnoTant Of the command The wholesale damnation, in
rnity Si men ana women who have never heard the
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ to obey HIS
eariy revealed principle the dovernment such
90. eS When eO S sbs oe S
an they q justice be condemned those viii Certainly
It. Cod our f full anG OSH
CHRIST THE TRUE FOUNDATION
The Rev. Dr. S D. Alexander. the Phillips Presbyterian
hurch Nothing more absolutely illustrates the simplicity
Bible the figures used illustrate great truths
called cOaborers-grand dstincton-n building
xalted position. Christ Jesus the foundation The fund.-
all in Him. There theories
ut they made no impression on the world They like
Islands seaweed-oday here tomorrow there and
day forever leaving Of their existence
pom the restless These have been the product
upt human The human mind like a sea- takes up
veryhng that floats upon its surface handles awhile and
ass it finally ASIDE But vital living truth 1t takes
ELF 1t the foundations tossing rowing till
xsence Of evil takes prominent part not only in the false
the not only in revealed but in natural Natural
egiOn leaves Christ and his atOnement Hence
mind cannot be satisfied with natural religion
led IL has light for TINS darkened wOrld-no living
rncipo 1t destroy justice To that God altogether
enevolent being. The modern substitute for Desm Is Ra
ODasm 1t Is more dangerous theory The light OF "
than the light OF nature In
Gods magehence the danger OF putting
God alurng. Now Christ himself the remedy
he Of Christ tho foundation which O
QUILT Behold lay in Zion foundation
tried stone precious corner stone sure foundation lao
belisveth shall The | u
rOphets Is the Christ Of history II then Christ is the iound
the church there must be supersrucure c.
foundation without putting superslrucure upon It,
Gods building the sacred writer III
ructure there must be vital union between II and the
undatOn The only binds the four walls
gehe but holds the building place The
hrist and the Church must DO vial IL His blOOdle
thing time eternal The strength OF Chrsts blood
invisible bands that holds worlds In places al
Is yisOleatha personal apprehension VI OF
le object OF the subject X
ANNIVERSARY or METHODIST CkURCH q
nifty fourth anniversary OF the Second Street Methodist
psoopal Church. neld yesterday During tho summer