New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-01
THE ROYAL LAW OF LOVE.
DR. McosErs SERMON TO YOUNG PEOPLE.

A special course OF evening sermons S pe'"E
preached in tho Brick Presbyterian Church. OF wbch
a. Row DR. Henry J. Van Dyke, r., is pastor on
" christianity in Relation to Intellectual and Prac-
,;ol Movements of our Times" The ar
ro,ocl Inv the Pastors Aid Society Last t -cning
Pr sidept McCosh of Princeton College, spoke on
,.Ibo ROYAL Law Of Love- the Relations OF Love to
Law aa1 to Col" His sermon was snb'tantiaNy as
Il3ws:
see before me an arch set up earth and spanning
the heavens tn one side Is Law, the o'uer sloe
Love, and the keystone binding a1u croNnin. Nv
whole is God Let rs contemplate love ana law hfs
scparaely and then in their combination IN 1od 'Ht
form of love ia the love OF c"nPi'G'hty, tb, ,he
III the object person beloved IL 1, tus thdt 'no
mott ,r clasps her infant to her BOSOM thus Inc lai
saving little but feeling M lch follows tne car g o. Ms
so0 in the irving rivdlres of tn wocii mere Is
Last look which low remembers that gwen IoI ~
stance when the ship moves away VIII tie Gear
trend iu It, or when Il soul Ieaves the earh 20 Wiz
it, way TO heaven. The love OF beneyOience Is n'Ener
form OF love- In this we not only delight IN tue con
templl tion and society OF the persons Oo'oNea we
wish well to them, wish them all that Is eIou ms
1--we i. ready to flow forth toward relatives ana
friends toward neighbOrs and companions toward al
with whom come IN contact y WIZ 20 ouE 'oWaiu
the whole family of mankind Inc love OF "ou mus
r. itself in multi wing happiness, III spreading
holiness lie is not only light, but the fountain OF
lights ana the light that Is III him, IKE that Oh the
sun shines all around.
cod is kuoNn by His works. He made uS, ana not
We ourselves. He provides Tor our wants hf cares
for W. and is ready 10 guide ana to cnmpr u.s. hghcr
than all God 80 lONeC the world that ne gave iiS
only begotten SON. that wi osOever OeIleVeth IN nm
should not perish Dut have everlasting me lhis
snc,nd is he higher meet of love. The other belongs
to lower department OF His nature Is an exercise
merely OF emououal Attachment and may contain
no.hiug virtuOus or holy; II may he merely IKE the
ATTACHMENT of dog to its master The love of bcnevo
lenc, ia higher sort; We WISH TO 90 G1ou We
strive to do g'od TO those whom we ioVe' ue ONE T.
like GENIAL heat III closed apartment, the other Is
like hre radiatng all around. CHRISTIANS III thiS
woIiJ of sin, SOrIow ard suffering nave mean
of showing love such as is not available
TO angels in the spotl,ss mansions OF heaven;
t.ey can and should like their great Master bear
tine contradiction OF sinners, and should nave con
passion on the ignorant and who gone ont
cf the ay Bot il may be asked how can this bcneg-
ocnce be bited 10y us toward God, who Is indepcnd
ent of us and needs not our aid The answer Is. We
identify ourselves with Him. and strive 10 promote
Ills glory and the causes IN which he is Interested.
Law in the nature OF God from al eternity ai9
is the ms RUM. of Ills government; II was inscribed
on the nature of man when he was created u vas
craven tvs Gods tuger on IN" granite blocks OF
Sinai il was SPOKEN IN gentle aud attractive tones nv
our Lord the sermon on the Mount ana II Is written
BY Gods Spirit as a new commandment on the
hearts of Gods people. That law has been broken
bat il sill binding; wien Moses came down IRON the
N Junt with the two tables. he threw them from hui
and broke them, when he witnessed the wlckrdneSs OF
The lldreu of Israel But he had jus to rrasccnd 70
tie Mount and have them written again by Gods own
finger The Law is imperative. 1t speaks as one hav-
iug authority; il speaks IN the name oil 600: IL says
Al hon shalt DO this thou sLalt not DO that 1t mas
rewards rich aud numerous for those who obey it, 1t
has penae. certain and terrible tor those WI" trirs-
Dress il The Law is also determnatiVc. II is cate
gorcal il has its definite requirements which can
not forego. and will not lower q" Guilty or not
guilty are the alternatives It proposes. II admits OF
no middle course COMPROMISE II accepts OF no OK
cu.e it will not listen To any plea or eXteuuauon. II
we NEGLECT the OF health the consequences NAV he
disease or death. But II wc violate me laws Oh
morality. the consequences may Toe, mu,t Ice. much
more fatal IN cpndemuing conscience OF III Judgments
To descend in this life the life 10 come Natural Las"
which moves on regularly. so IIe>i>lhlY, 80 hcn'-
tcpntly Is the fttcst symbol of that moral law which
rules tue heaven aud controls the earth m
The Isolation of Love aud Law III God Inc planet
is hell III if
the other staying il. so il Is with moral bciugs thy
a-e drawn nv lcyc but II il love regulated by Law. II
is not easy to Ell body IN human conceptions ana To
express in human language, the relation oil ia" ana
love We know that the two are clos 'ly c1nutcied
Their connection is in God. tue source of both. me
love OF God is alone regulated bg eternal usuct We
cannot by process OF anayS get Il1 81 'h'r ol
these elemeuts Defective systems OF tthIcS aI.e IIIm
emitting other, or not giving each Ms due
place 4 stole, phalsaic morality leaves ont love,
and presents only the eXpTc-sicnlcss form Of law"
Uuiitafiauism leaves ont eternal and unctahSeab,e
obligation, aud oilers hex be morality. sulil.g sth
TO supposed results. Love and Law. with God in both
Is the sum of all morality. We should regard IT az our
hglrst end to come under the two in thrir union.
he one will give motion To eIerli"n WhCb viii be
dire IN the right way 10y the other. The
one miIl impel TO ali that is good the other will
restrain from all vii. The one will set you ont and
carry you IN the Journey. the other VIII sho" Non
uga the other the ctutpcda force 10 keep You cIrci
Iting around tie Sun OF righteousness The two viii
guide and guard goa through lie aud on TO heaven
where they melt into one in Gods cnaracier ana III
yours. and love viii be law, and law. love
RELIGION Of BUSINESS PRINCIPLES.
The Rev DR. c. H. Eaton in the Church # the pi-
vine Paternity: Nearly all successful business men
would agree that certain principles are necessary to
success [ ucse the necessity OF applying to youT re-
Esioas life the principles by which you secure your
success il business Serious ateftion Is absolutely
c..cu ial 10 success in business htc A. who Is
Interested in higher form OF business AK EoI
70 rive this came serious attcn on to gathering up the
trp9sure. of tie soul What is the ivory statue Of
Fortane or AndrOmeda compared with The ch"l"c Oh
the human soul int, which God pOurs the waters ~
cusless lie Above gold above art, above an rcl IS
are the things of the soul, OF iah OF love Inc Man
wha had no. where tn lay Ills head live, u day III ne
hearts Of millions because he knew that the soul u
more than meat and dTlnf Persistent ehort Is
another principle. he Old theology or the ne" the
ol0pv or no theology at all that asserts that 1t II Is
easy to enter the Kingdom OF Heaven A. to turn over
the loot wrong. Christianity means EFFORT, persist,
ent effort sacrifice. Rchgl n that Is OF any honest
value that winch hy earnest blows and patient
efforts. Nowhere in the Old Testament Or IN the NcY
Testament is there the life of saint that ~orhed
out amid temp tatious and hghtng- without ana within
Care for details l. another principle. lie SiIGhlt~t
mi, axe may tnwart the best arrangements. seem,
incy tridiug act is done the result Is ram. To-day
leave a flaw in M armor tomorrow fall because OF
it, Souls al SOMETIMES born into the kingdom o. God
Oh accoant Of comparatively triiug nhdfnces. Tue
sympathies of today ate The Introduction TO greater
and better sympalh.es III tho days 10 come
DUTY OF THE CHURCH TO NOME MISSIONS.
The Rev Dr. w. c. Roberts of the Presbyterian
Home Mission Board in Dr.. Crosbys Church: Tie
United States which to take for Lord Jesus
j. 81 times as large the kingdom over which David
and Solomon ruled II il the only nation born Chris
tilp and tor this great things are expected o.
by the nations of the cath. lha 1t II a nci country
Inecd not tell tie merchants of Ncw-lOrk we are
told that Ill twenty-five years there VIII he
100 900 900 people in this country and think 1t
uossibe What will he the character of the population
then Are We able 10 Chrstianizc this incoming
tidci reply that in spite Of the dangers that
threaten Us: ROmanIsm ia the East and southwest;
Ignorance II the South: the " isms IN the Middle
States not TO speak Of MormOnism and the nditus IN the
West he Board that represent has TOO minister's
scattered ali over the land who started l9J churches
last wear and received INTO church ieO "sLp IO,UOU
persons 5000 Oh professions of faith lhcy also