New-York tribune., 1886-11-08
SEPARATE FROM THE WORLD.
nR. cRospYs WARNING TO CHRISTIANS.


Tn the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
.,srIav moru,or the Rev Dr. Howard Crosby preached
.a IN. dangers 10 which Christians are exposed when
they form alliances with uusody people his sermon
vas based upon these words In lid Chroh'e'es'
xix l. Q: "And Jehosbaphat. the King OF judah re-
srns, IN his house IN peace Jerusalem And Jehu,
tho son aanan the seer, went out to meet him. ana
sad TO King paat 'Shouldest thou help the un-
sodly aud love them that hate the Lordf Ihsreiors
s wrath upon thee from before the Lord After show
ing how Jehosnaphal who was gooi man. was pun
sbed by the Lord he astray ana formed
wicked alliances with King Ahah. Dr. Crosby SAID ID
part:
"Many would have God without wrath rooy
think that wrath become God. aud they think
90 because they wrath all the human I'M
perfections with which man accompanies MS WRATH
They imagine self~hness AMI envy and malice anu
spte when Gods wrath has none OF these Clements
but 10 holy and part OF us goodness ana
ruth The events OF life part Gods training VI
His children aud much of this training is disciplinary
and corrective while some OF it directly the action OF
the Divine wrath
"Let us examine wherein good Jehoshaphat provoked
the wratn aud apply the lesson to our own vc'
F1rs-Hs helped the un cody. Jehoshaphat doubtless
had admirable political for HIS conduct He also
had admirable social reasons There are always ahh'r-
able reasons for doing wrong BIT all his alliance Win
Ahab in Gofs sight the helping the uhRoa'5.
Now turn gass from Jehoshaphat to ourseveA uou
government is the same that 1t was in MS time. II
Heavenly Fathers wrath upon US
We help the ungodly when we put them into puoie
Office may plead party allegiance or any other OK
cuse but II give our votes for wicked men, We are
directly helping the ungotiy. We are doing what We
can 10 put positions OF power and influence
and are thus cuntendIng against the Lord aud the
sprsadne Of hs truth and righteousness Wecannstdo
this and suppose We shall Do lost elght OF IN tue
crowd The Lord SOU as II 1t were tile only SOU
in the universe. You have helped the unsodly-you
must suffer for It,
again we help the ungodly when we join with them
in crooked money transactions We may have cunning
enough keep Of the clutches Of human law but We
cannot deceive God. We are on board OF directors
The company commits crime; 1t waters stock fraudu-
entity makes lying state nsnt Of It's condition. or
makes a corrupt bargain with another company. Wedo
not either OF these things but we SIT oy ana let
tie matter be carried without protest More than that
we AT. secretly is carried, and share the
profits OF the inquItous transaction equally with these
directors VINO voted for IT. We have down deep 20
help the ungodly; snail not escape Gods wrath.
"stl another way OF helping the ungody Is IN enter
ing into style oflfe by which time wasted
selfish display and the golden opportunities TO learn
Divine things and do good lost Eager 10 get into
rich aud gay and fashionable crcle Christians give up
all their holy and tekled by being asso-
cated goIlsss dlcrs whose whole idea Of life
Ia that OF empty amusement box At the opera
drag or in the Central PARK, or fashionabls
ball Ia sought by the Chrstisa just ss Jehoshapsat
sougnt an alliance with the gay aud fashionable OF
Ahab's court
There great deal of degradation of the Christian
life going 1t is nothing but gross d-ne-
sorry to believe that Christian women lead
the WAY In th folly but they nd ready enough ~
follow. Where Is Christ our Saviour in all TINS
Where is sense Of Divine things where
Is our aspiration for them Whero our
love to do gooii whsr. is zeal to evan
gelIze the world 1t is AL Impossible
thing for Christian man enter into the
1a.nion city without losing ali the earn
9s p ., ne T5sa aa s rs Wholly ssn
from God It system which wastes -. .ms - '
It's helpfuuess TO the nee ~ and to those
OF thousanis on palaces yachts OF her SUCH
ishabe fummery. What business has Christian with
such a worthless crowdi Is one who has Christ Jesus
his friend to 40 aud seek tue frlendshp OF these
imsd nS'a Sao .nI n-d asss 'D'f
" "ssconcly-JeRoshaphat provoked tue Lords wrath
that hated the Lord. II wa. not % ssli,ienisl,
Il was not c,mpal''0h rom lnn c.nOu6 6r,ncs cs.
aud prnce~ses ssmariA Ana that Is the trouble Win
0nr 0nn spS .omsn because they love ihsn you
cnide them as making an unequal yokine suen as tns
onite Indignant aud accuse you Of want oi
ungody There is nothing more nelancnoJ nan Ia.
thu Of CHRISTIAN tnousht ana I-riink anu ne
under the influence O. worldly alliances Inc pleas o.
necessity are false. II always deliberate act
II love for hose tnAi hate God tnat IS tue motor.
Whrth-r IN pOes. sOclsy or business, me Chrlstlah
,Tstbm lie forgsss his fr.t love Tor Jesus sub
stuies for 1t love foI who have resard what
snever for Jesus The baseness The at is eqnaed
only Ivy s vanity II leads 10 no hing II brings
no gain 10 Ii ADDS nothing TO bi- happiness
II only his oai OF rsmorse. The converted mau
VINO trying To get his happiness our o. the "orla
puable obleethe ID pouring water through sieve He
ines very mari and gets notanE Tor ms pains. Inc
god. wrath OF the LORD Is upon nlm
do not think, my fellow rstian, that our Loru u
unniniful His ch ldren. de Is not gong to ~ US
20 folly Without re1ukns us he watches every &
movement OF our our word dness Will receive his
stripes Ihe lew stripes or the many strprs eAaeuy as
us AM q
in the sock from HIM IN prnltent faitn tne
Isn't IL better to all Joy Christ oar savioGri
Isn't better 10 dwell on our noun. OF privilege W.T..
fashions and fo!les without our hripf Inc happy
the world and has NJ dra 10 ts vsnIss winch
by fstn III Christ. obtains the wonderful riches
OF HIS grace its portion every day
WHAT TO DO WITH THE REASON.
A large audience at the Church OF the
Psuhst Fathers yesterday greeted the opening OF
course degnsd for a classes OF believers
and unbeevers The opening lecture WAS gwen by tue
Rev Waller Elliott the subject being "whst Is Human
Reason g. The lecturer said mat the gate OF the
temple a Delphi the inscription "Kn"w Thyseif"
course treating OF the intellectual Difficult
ties of might well begin with short study of
human reason Itself He continued
We may partially define Reason 10 he that power
winch Is superior To all others IN external creation
OF the planets and stars ssove bis mead, tue eio
OF the bulky gioOo beneath his feet the laws Of
every hing pays sin tribute. busy
defines assOrts compxres From things dead and dunD
rom and rude. he draws living, eloquent
trun -nnobng beauty purifying goodness aud as they
vanish bodily he stores thon IN an eter
ns memory Do you then tine truth OF one del
OF power superior 10 all others IN vs
be creation which ought to be-snd TO which
pays Iribute-or TO do Every material
and animate thing earth, every Impulse appetite
animal Organism, Is rightly subject 10 mans
But reason itself subject To another power, TO an
innnite Divine For a
cepon and the justeT his judgment better does
know that he not nj. master His reason acts by
laws oot OF his 9"h makluc. Ihoughts aspirations, al
fec;iOns. all work by pr'cesses some OF which he
bimsef resist and Others Of when he interfere
only 4 the expeIso OF his Happiness.
He usLuctvey looks a higher power for guidance.
lie finds hIs MberlY suLlectIOn To laMs land