New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-26

an altar Here animals were slaughtered and human
beings sacrificed, esyfns TO the fact that The ancient
ness OF guilt In our country similar scenes
were enacted. The experience is no more confined
to the past ages han to Eastern ciimes LAZY Mac
nature walking her sleep. trying vainIy 70 cleanse
away the spot of blood from that little hand that all
the perfumes OF Arabia cannot sweeten Deke2s,
who also knew human nature, makes me haunting
wherever he goes. He can never escape thcsc
staring eyes George Eliot pictures man wno hai
his youth. what does 4 all mean II mnans mar
rcmorse follows wrcngdcng man Is followed 10y
his shadow God has His witness and ropresenietiyc
IN every soul. aud cannot be right with himself
until he IS right with God. lie cannot forgive him
SELF until he has some assurance that Cod has for
given him. Without this nothing can avail Every,
thing else IS dead and exprssonless until this need
necessity In the g!ft OF Jesus Christi lie has pro-
vded abundantly TIE pardon that we need: =,
Gods forgiving love TO the world The sacrifice of
Jesus does nor purchase this forgiveness but opens
must be met that Cod may be able righieousy to
forgive sin, Chris has fulfilled. lie is the end of
tho law for righteousness to him thai belicvcth. He
Is the open door ont of the prison house Of in and
Guilt and fear into he freedom o. i9rglVcnass tho
rs the word Of God can make Il. You may not
see how II can DO consistent with tle justice OF Goa,
laws you may not how Christ, In The sacrifice of
Himself. meets all the needs Of the case so that God
Jesus but whether You unders tand 1t or not You
have The word of the living God that there Is no
full forgiveness In His name. You can take the par
don thus offered upon trust, you can Try II on and
live as one whose sins arc forgiven, and then when
you have accepted II and tried IT, when il has been
your soul out OF alienation from God and brought you
INTO right relations with Him, then, a. Jesus said 10
the Jews: =" Ye may know that tho SON OF Man hath
power upon earth TO forgive 5il'
STRENGTH FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS TO DE SOUGHT.
We need not only pardon bat purity; delivcianco
not only from the penalty, but from tho power Of sin
We need renewal Of whole nature upon the side
of righteousness This need of holiness Is mot III
jesus Christ by the gift Of the Holy Spirit Of God
Over against the guilt of sin, we have tho Redeemor
aud the atonemcnt: over against the power OF sin
We have the Holy Spirit, the new BIRTH and tho whole
process Of sanctfcatOn into which tho new birth
expands With the acceptance Of Jesus Christ
new life bcsins. We may not understand, any
than Alcodemus could, how tho Holy spirit
move through az tbs parts Of our spiritual nature,
iashOning The whole man In character and conduct
according 70 the Will Of Cod, yet interfering in tho
least degree with the FREQ movement Of his moral
machinery; but If We can believe anything.
believe ia Him. who says iha; it II 50. We can make
trial and test OF the truth. Accept the forgiveness
that Christ provides Jet the Holy spirit into
your soul ard take possession OF the powers and pro-
ccsses Of your spiritual nature; let lie new ic from
God now IN II flowed into the grave Of LaZ.rus
anf as II suiluses ltseE aOng all the lines OF yOnr
eng, filling your soul with holy asliritions removing
your VIII In conformity 10 tho VIII o! God, then you
VIII KNOW and not III ihen can you know, that there
u IN tfDss Of christ, only 10 redeem
The sinner, but 20 make him creature.
Our life Is one of toll and conflict II Is rarely
that one gets far on In lfc. without meeting many
tHes when life seems too hard TO be borne. We
need refuge from The Ills and calamtes that press
upon u.s. We need the sympathy OF who knows
The meaning OF all the experiences that come 10 us
Who can share them with us, show US how to meet
Them, give us strength TO go through them. Jesus
Christ mas suffered HIS suherings were vastly
greater Than any We are called to endure. is fhoro
not consolation In the thought that IN AT nfo's
trials nc Is With rs. going before rs. leading on
They tel! ms that Ia some tiac HESS lands, when one
friend passes through pethlcss forest, he breaks
here and there wig he goes. that those who como
after him may traces of his having been ther,
ana know that they not out OF the road Is II not
a blessed thing a. we 20 POns He's pafhloss regions
amid The gloom OF gath1ing 'lDuds 10 como urDp
tnhens that Jesus has been before 10 hero and
here spray brushed bv His hand, stem bent nv
HIS foot tc find empty places filled with the lingering
fragrance or Ills presence tho dcsolatc silence broen
by The echoes Of His voice! IL orr lives wrre only
- perimcn'a, and tho experiences the thrrshoil
OF which stand ana tenDc wcro Of doubtful
ISSUE IT would be different. But I'm e,cry experience
Christ stands beside ms, and In His calm. confident
way says: have been over all the ro1l ftnm ne
u inning o end know all tina, lies bel0,r won 40.
the meaning Of every thing that comes to you: can