New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05

Our churches scots orders yes-bear with me
tread tender ground-our presbyters our bishops
our prayer books our Bibles themselves at last Ike
garments fade. decay and Inevitably be aid
aside Word God alone, and Love- the ono an
Of the immortal in man TO that Word ever speaA
Ing the Word Of the Lord alone shall endure forever
LIFE MORE THAN RITUAL
II Jesus had nothing to teach by way OF ntua' ne "
much teach by life. He claims to come from Goo anu
20 to God be mraculously authorized 10 denver
miraculous revelation OF the heart and will OF Goo 10 men
His claim 10 that all His life is such revelation Ina'
life extended over thirty three years or those thry
three years. He spent thirty in duties so simple IN M
ing paths humble that His voice was NOT hesru IN e
street In ali probability the chief energies OF the nrss
thirty years OF life spent In obeyne ana sup
porting His mother and her family So thoroughly 70
ouletly does He do this that those living under he
Same roof with Him had no idea lie coaId posso! u,,
successfully any other role and when lie attempts dU
Of the public teacher they His brethren od no, r
In His success Yet when for the last time iie sShus
before the Judgment Of men and looks PACK over al
His life when In one magnificent sentence lie sums up
,ts true meaning and mission; when lie cries
For this cause born, for this cause came mo
thu world tina. I should witness 10 the TRUTH ne
claims Divine inspiration for the thry years VI
His silence as for the three years OF HIS mnisty.
What is tho proof OF His Kingshpi 1t is HIS aoso-
lue submission Submission 10 rejecuon ",r %, 49,
and awful death Little wonder that from such proo t'o
men a, rho time turned with They laughed at such
a way OF revealing God in life; Tor wha' couiu ',o 80
they knew Of what could the Goa tney aa,h; uc
to do with rejection insult agony or awfu deatn iic
was the God OF tho far-OH Heaven, OF the Eternal hp
Of the unspproachable Majesty Wha' conne' ~. h
spcb God have with In whose meek race the roug
odio~s might dash their hands, and in whose marred
countensnce every revilcr might split Ana yet touay
heIoved do We not full well that only by the pau, VI
rejection and and agony and awfui oca.n cvuu
God draw near to our weary world! we ask ourselves
where tho world would be to-day II jesus Ohii'' """
sought tho praise Of men. - MT.
We bcrin to understand why such passion as HIS
WIS necessary How can outside and far on Iod hep
s in our mortal struggles II He is an utter stranger 70
,h came, Here I'm this wondrous unity OF Christ with
us we discover the secret OF HIS power IN ouI P,
small way we must stand whefe lie aU, Hs helm u,
burden and bear His cross HOW shouln ne neip ~,
in the struggle he true How help us to remember
that for this too were we born ana ior t vsu
came we into the world, that we should Dear wllhess
to the TRUTH How help US, say, to remember ,his,
~ when all dark forces OF unbcef and unruh pore
down on him in Overwhelming instead OF waiting TO
meet them ON the level human life He rose far above
the strife on superhuman pnions, the strong DiNlhty
within Him herring Him above the OF struggle
How could such q Saviour be saviour ~ az io ne
faers not shrinks not, seeks no miraculous a'u al
the darkness of human sin is round about HIM out ne
will stand where must stand, and as man lie muS'
conquer. 1865. ..x,,orp,c pAscION
Thus the passon OF Jesus is comfort TO me Am
called 70 know disappointment 1 know that on LIN
Zen disappointment bitter than could ever kno"
Does the near dear friend OF years prove traitor 70
friepdship7 Christ tasted the agony OF berayal, as
can never be called taste It, Does my wh"e sour
speakabIe insult utterly undoscryed and uneApeeeu'
Most Of us suppose time or other, nave known
such an experience this. Insults were nea~u upon
Christ more outrageous than We can be cled 10 dI'
Is all the life and hope within me crushed Dy ihiue'
failure unexpected and undeserveda Let me Iemenoe,
that Christ stood before men as the very ehooue' "a
orr wait once more pain lay me its burning
ouger as sooner or later on all and the long
hours full of torture pass Slowly, 30
slowly. by perhaps spreading themselves in'9
weeks months years ,,, pain aro rarlskes Of
nesh and blood He Himself likewise took part OF the
same nor would He, in all His years work one miracle,
seek one alienation rid Him OF human palm Ana
when INV last hour on cometh and must compose
me that solemn step into the UNKNOWN SUI.
remember that into outside darkness uncheercd by
any certain light Jesus preceded me aa,kness ,has
has forever passed and has left behind IL only
gentle shadow Thus that life OF His is utterly ana
competey Divine. From nothing that is possible Of
sad in human lot does he shrink because ne
man though It be overweighted with disappointment
betrayal agony and darkened by coming deaththat TINS
life as find It, know It, with all It's reectons
disappointmcnts and agonies IL Gods Divine gift to
man. having in 1t the power and promise OF very
kingdom OF Heaven. Therefore dldst Thou come,
Lord Jesus as a babe and die as feon Thou coudst
not appeal to the love Of all men, hadst Thou come
any other way. -
to be attained by His living men live. and dying as
die why the miraculous element In Gods nhsTion'
must dwell very briefly this. lie himself distinctly
teaches that Ills miracles were OF secona
airy importance. He longed for the time
10, man shonId cease 70 ask for them His
patience grows Of constant imporuni fo
miracle He keeps them secret when He can: lie
places them in as subordinate position az possible lie
trusts chiefly the spiritual spell OF his own character
A grievous mistake, take 1t, has been MADE by some
modern theologians who reverse this method OF Chsts
and would place His miracles In the hrst line OF Chsts
defence Miracles belong TO a transitional age Miracles
seem to have had for their object the showing to men,
that they are not left with what they conceive
nature to be- They were Gods the deep
yearnng Of His very young children Tor some PROOF THAI
there was for heR than sS sy s SAN III, scholars He
had impress Himself the Jews by such means as
their education and preudces fitted them 70 be augh,
by. lie claimed to forgive them their sins They dId
not believe His claim Well said lie, us 1t easier
to forgive Danish the approach OF disease and
desth7 You l do the latter; believe me- when
i tell you from Goi to do the former IlI
they grasped the TRUTH that He was ocme from Coo he
could Of little service to them They could, win
little profit study His deeper Let content
ourselves by saying that in the Judgment OF the All,
wise Allovng Father miracles were necessary at
the dawn Christian day and in pursuance OF HIS
Divine purpose miraculous power was conferred on inc
indeed they were in their living apprehension OF what
Christ meant and to them could safely DO entrusted the
Of miraculous power
THE BIBLE ITS OWN DEFENCE.
But this some say, is taking everything for
granted Not for a moment Such men did live,
and think. AMI Here are their Writings Not ssch
men lived again In the after years why. We cannot tell;
but the fact remains fact that cannot be gsnsaid
may not certain OF the date Of the Apocalypse one
thing certain of that no second Apocalypse IN
after days was written may not DC sure OF t ud'o
complete arrangement OF the Gospel or Epsues OF
St john but no such Gospel no sucn letters nave ever
since the earliest days been given TO the Church /
may be able TO explain TO myself all 81 Faui uo or
wrote second ST. Paul has blessed the word and
enriched its literature with Gospel sermon OF the Resur
reeton as the fifteenth chapter Of the Corinthians or
Psalm Of love the thirteenth Nothing like them,
nothing them have forth since then from the
LID or pen Beyond all doubt these great souls
did 80 write whether IL greater TO write mirscuOusy
or 10 work mraculously3 The indisputable Of
miraculous writing before this morning Is 1t u-
reasonable to believe In the miraculous element In the
work.
Once more 1 you to join with me In the obedlent
celebration Of the rites the Saviour 1T us. which was
TO illustrate and sum UP His teachings In all for
His people lie himself says Do this" saith He,
In remembrance OF Ne till, in the after ages come
again" 1 this morning, did Christ understand or
ala He not understand when lie instituted the Holy
sumner as memorial OF His living and HIS dying love,
enlarging purpose aud power TO save ana eea ana
guide men There be no doubt as TO what lie did
and what lie said He took the Simplest the COMMON
est things the direct channels by which lie would
convey Heavenly power and peace TO lie chooses
a supper, temple upper roon- HIS Illustrations
a broken cake and little country wine-these HIS legacy
40 IA with promise His peculiar presence and bless
ing $780,, W. -. x,r ,,,a,as
IIigh Sacramento What Is this teach