New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-10

observations even cursorily exercised must sustain
ss 9s The d t Of The c.t most pr
ncntly. The association OF acsthetcai powers
Sn the h.tr9 Sslv'oq@ ar lifting Sp Society
must be Favored with religion 10 make them Influential
Communicative her power to the children o. men. She
has transformed the arts in order to transmit through
ing architecture are all the hsndmaids Of religion, and
flourish nowhere 50 perfectly a. when und sa mr.
masters come 10 recollection with their WORKS
Masters whose genius wa. touched by nc DVl ls
Masters hand which moGds the events OF the world
Through their lnsirlmcniaeS the h. aihon are draw.
ing insenshly toward the knowledge which mu>l
eniirhicn mankind before the coming Of Christ Tho
reforms already begun in those lands only awaiting
the advance of science cOnnort them with Christian
civiIza,ion I'm order 10 their fun eyangrlzaon. This
is, mark you. missionary cnieprsr but a. IN me
day Of the Crock and the Roman Is the opening UP
OF the way OF Christ for the 'hrisiian 'cachef
THF CRESCENT MUsT BOW DTFoRE THE CROSS
SO, II We study. with this in mind, the present
complications of Europe and especially the situation OF
the small Kingdoms which separate the mighty East from
the mighty West who shall say how long It viii be ere
the conclusion shall which may alter the rule of the
whole world. II is evident the crescent must so down
before the rising Of the Sun Of righteousness spocu
latvc aS his thought may be, IT IS certainly most
intc eating 10 the Christian student. ono thing as
surcdy must awaken at least curiosity In the most
stoli1 ard Indifferent, namely that inconccvahe
advance i'm the ways and means Of ntcrcommuncalon,
which bridge, tn centuries IN it, ac evcmcnts. The
gentle fan of the operator is heard at once around
a Saviour born on Christmas day. The perpleHing
inquiry IS what Will be the next wonder &c what
il nav /, will be I'm the line Of what has been in the
nas-hastening the advent OF Christ The economy
OF fine through human invention. Is simply buying up
the moments for God, and the mechanism OF THIS HE
shall day be in harmony with The spiritual WORK
Of the Father.
The music of the spheres shall again be attuned to
the song Of redemption, as when the morning Stars
sang together for Gods living gift 10 man. wonder
full is the range OF vision from the cmincnce OF present
human achievement. We standing high
enough TO behold the working Of the Divine VIII.
through that great pastycf high enough 10 fore
cast the methods times Of the future The horizon
is broadening rapidly. however. In the rising light Of
the sun e Righteousness. We standing high
enough to see below us IN the shadows Of sensualy
the conflicts Of greed and gain and temporal ambitions
We see the energy of good and evil fighting around us
for the city of Man-soul-and from Olivet plane OF
faith arc high enough 10 behold the certain success
and victory for truth and right IN The end
Event after event shall be malshalied under The
leadership Of God toward The finishing OF the work lie
began AT CrratOn-rcOrGcred Redemption and which
shall find ifs most glorious consummation when lie
shall come again King Of Kings and Lord Of Lords
approaching feast of the Incarnation be "a Us
another way-mark I'm this mighty progression God
ward Chrstward and Heavcnward and let us ioyfully
enter the present Christian year with renewed
spiritual energies To win victory for the Cross. Then
with an undoubting faith in the assuredncss OF an
abundant entrance into life eternal. when the warfare
this lifc shall be over, we avail, the second coming
of our Lord with Joy and not with grief