New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-22
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.
prFFrrsINe IT'S LIFEGIvING BEAMS
br SAMPLE OF MINNEAPOLIS. on THE TEST or
EXPERIMENT"

bF SAMPLE, OF MINNEAPOLIS, On ihN
EXPERIMENT"
a.. .orr-sra,,or of the Twenty third Street Pres
hxteran church listened yesterday to the Rev. Dr.
pobert r sample who recently called 10 the
pastorate OF the church. DR.. sample Is inc pas'or
Of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. OF MIME
suolis where the General Assembly was held last
NAV IL has larger membership than any other
church of the denomination in the Northwest over
e5O members The pastor has not given an answer
% the call in this city, but has come here TO looA
over the ground before reaching a decision. MS
text yesterday "Come and See," his subject oe-
Ing The lest of Experiment" In part, he SAID
The text Is answer TO Nathaniels INQUIRY I,
"Can any good thing come out OF NaLaITn ass,rn
question, which may be regarded as an M r
OF surprise rather than OF a0soiu,e penei, ns
ence 10 Christ, now announced a. the ions Npecte
Messiah Nazareth Is an M tSa lie VINO Is
to reueem Israel should come i0rth rOn 80 ,uslem
sn How CIV the metropolis OF the Nation, whittier
The tribes 20 up and where the Throne OF DaNu Sa
srcah y shSr fhi nS answers. come sec"
1his is one response TO all dOubt and to every SIN
xon question whether Il came from God, whether ~
leads TO Him. whether 1t can meet your Spiritual
by extended argument We simply say Come ana
see" In doing this we follow the eAahPie c. VI rI
great apostles of the early disciples and OF the olu
mse The whole life Of J resn1rof a Is one
claims Of this Heaven born ie glon DO no. SIAM n
known: do not pronounce judgment upon VIVA. ., lie
hevond the range Of your spiritual vision; come
nnTience The Gospel has been subjected 10 the
Test Of experiment. and tried by senerss e Ss ee
s 1ad and the power Of God unto salvation"
u;thout n we are a ystery TO oursei> -. We nave
exncriences we cannot explain; exercises OF sou, SOU
that lead US 10 the borders OF an uhlV VIZ 1870
where our question ngs unanswered ana our ION
ings unmet The Gospel arucu,av t-r ' II accorls
of the soul. and interprets ~ my Nth
with human reason, with human conscience VIII
human need. ..-,+ lo+ Nc mass TO few
particulars: Frst-There Is in every human soui if
conception of immortality and desire 70 apd enter
upon a better when he goes out Oh sht t.rt~
although nature gives some lhuaon nmortsi ~ ii
gives no certain answer. Philosophy SoSt n il
crsatar than Socrates He brought life and lmmor1Ai
itv TO sight. He demonstrated ms s"P.i Ire
death and answered the inquiry of the ases, III
man die shall he live againl" lie rose the frSt fruits
- seoondly~i here Is also a conception of noner
destiny There is present with the sour Ia hat
of spiritual pro~raton Man Is eVaenuS nU' fra
mentary memories Of departed glory. Can that
glory De recovered The Gospel comes and reveals .
study perfect man a man bearing the SIGNATURE OF
Gods own hand, separated by dignity OF person anu h
beauty of character all the rest of the race Tue
ideal after which the great sculptors OF Athens
sought the mar9e and t MANHOOD 9oS d %e
have ost. ana 70 which we have asplred. ,,.o ,erv
Cod and 'II He who nhabts eternity reveals possible
destiny. in glory exceeding all our dreamlngs-Inan
llrl4y exalted, crowned Witu pOrSc-eOi VI
inhe ritance broad infnIty, which can never De
forfeted-never lost. Here again the external rev
eatiOn is an Interpretation of an inward consc Gus
ness It gives form and expression 10 the thoughts
which have dwet within, and TO the yearrlngs aftcr
an indefnabe good. Thus the Gospel carries Win IL
an unanswerabe argument for it, own divinity.
Tbirllv-It also reveals the means by which this
better life NAV be secured Ii would not be an
evangel If 1t failed 10 do this It first reviews the
mast and then forecasts the future. 1t tells Of our
original state possibilities and fll Then it points
10 Christ. who takes or place. obeys. suffers dles
and rises from the dead II assures us that through
repentance of and faith in the crucihcd Lamp OF
God may be forgiven sancuhed. saved behlnh
ms is Paradise lost: before us Is Paradise regalncd
All this il Ineligible and reasonable. IL Is mar
velouslv suited to our need. Now We believe. our
Judgment accOrls til that of the great Pascha who
Isuhmitted the teachings Of Christianity TO his own
inward nature and found there prompt response
whose verlict ne could more doubt than he could
hi existence"
To any who desire TO know the truth we say,
"Come and see" Come reverently TO God our
Saviour. who bids YOU prove Him. Try the religion
of Jesus and if ii not all II claims TO be- You
who stand on the borders Of an unknown sea anu
fear TO launch upon il, come in humble believing
PRAYER Him who has all rover and there shall Ie
n great calm. Come, and He VIII be your support
your Ciui'e your IntercessOr. and. In the nearby
Heaven. with all its glory and JOY shall be yours
forr,er "Him that comcth 70 me-" says Eternal
Truth Il viii in no wise cast out" VIII you come
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