New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-20

passes severe judgment on his faithfuness and re-
solves to deliver his charge TO what he pleases TO
this very hour laying broad the foundations OF morality
planting the seeds OF coming harvcSs and moulding
statesmen, ministers and MERCHANTS Of the land.
The aged and tho invalid bewal their uselessness,
or the trusted They bewail their longevity,
declaring that they are a burden TO their friends.
how weakness and afliction be borne, how the
death Of friends and relatives may be endured, and
how the end Of life may be contemplated with COM
posture. They as unconscious OF this As the rose
is Of the pleasure its fragrance affords the paserby
other reason than vague conviction that they are
doing no good They are haunted with the thought
anything TO show as the result OF twenty years
tol-no souls Plucked from the burning, no fruit
promise fruit in tho future They seem 10 themselves
like farmers sowing seed upon the rock or Ike gar,
dead trees or like anything that means frteSsness,
disappointment and utter despair
FOREIGN MISSIONS NOT A FAILURE!
Nothing is easier than 10 mistake the fruits Of our la
all the efforts put forth to eyangciSe the world have
merce as well Of religion, dlspr0vos the allie aton
Men not always permitted 10 see the results OF
their labor In this world.
HOW THE POWER OF GOD IS MAGNIFIED.
Notice, lastly how the power Of God is msgnhed
in the trumphs Of the Church over enemies superior
In sllu and greater in number.
Infdehty, you well know, has had It's day. 1t
sfltlly formed its poisoned shafts and hured them
FIRST at the infant Church. but no weapon 1t formed
against her finally prospered.
We have nothing 10 fear from Papal aggression.
The hierarchy had its opportunity under Philip Of
Spain. Vast preparations made to nip in tho
bud the Protestant cause Ministers Of State generals
and admirals-men Of every station enlisted In the
undertaking. The plot was skilfully laid ample re
time inevitable The Marquis Of santa Croce, that
ATTEST naval officer of his day was appointed 70 tahe
alton was finished, the Admiral was Frustrated by
fever; the Vlee-Admlral was laid upon a bed Of
languishing the departure Of the fleet was deayoL and
England afforded time 10 get ready. An mex
perenced officer was put In command and the Meet
Protestant band. Thunders and lghtningS winds ami
waves, like so many angels OF death, overwhelmed
the formidable foe. Its destruction effected like
that Of tne power of indian, almost without humaa
agency. -
ever undermine the eternal principles OF the Woid
Of God. AS yet she has not discovered I'm the tOmts
of Egypt among the ruins OF Assyra, in the chemical
laboratory or on the faded parchmcnts OF antiquity,
fact Law, or an established principle subEerSiyeOt
have been paraded by would-be scientists. but sub
scquont and thorough investigations have shown
eDce and Dc Eeg%n VIII pobaSy Continue yet for
many years. The former Is young, and, Hhe most
pulse than experience, and is generally wanting, in
this country al least In the reverence which IS pro
The Churh, on the other hand, is old as the
race, and well afford TO deal gently with the
Of kindness and Christian forbearance. She can afford
70 wait until his blood has grown little cooler, his
Judgment little clearer, and his heart little more
imbued with respect for AUTHORITY: When that day
shall have arrived science and religion VIII appear
as sides Of revelation, perfectly agree
ing with each other on all points they have In COM
mon. The day IS not distant when new discovery
In the heavens, the Garth, will no NOR" be eN-
pected contradict the doctrines Of Scripture than
the finding Of new planet Will be expected 10 do
away with our need OF The sTH wa Se s
any other land darcs TO intimate that It Will cna
import ant discoveries Of bones imbedded in tho earth
Of footprints some OF the geological strata, or OF
ancIept manuscripts in old converts or monastHes
made rospcc table newspapers ard scientific Jour
nails bell us that they Will render the Bible untrue,
and therefore useless.
CRITICISM. THE CHURCHs ENEMY
The enemy which the Church most drcads in these
days is Biblical criticism. Many afraid that It will
long Top OIL OF tho living branches Of tho tree
of life The pruning hook beyond doubt, IS handled
by many who have regard for the tree. Tlere IS
no objection to their tearing away any parasite that
up around ancient cncCle the trunk, cucumber
the boUghs and weave themselves among the branches
S. few unauthorized human additions and mistakes
OF transcription have found their way into the scored
Canon. For the removal OF such We can afori 10 vel
come modern criticism. Nothing worth possessing
at most The New Testament has out OF the fiery
furnace OF revision without much a. tho small Of
We should however, resent the utmost of our ab-
fly the reckless hsggilng Of TIE Word by such pen
aside whole chapters entire books because
they Of tho supernatural and miraculous is 10 be
trrestnd. This Wholesale vandalism is destructive Of
that which alone afUrd comfort ard consolation 10
US IN view Of death and eternity.
Beloved, what side are you on Arc you
bered among the 300 that selected 70 put hcta 10
fght7 Are your hith and courage equal to the
emergency Arc you closely following ths sword Of
the Spirit are you looldrg on Without faith In the
cause IN tho power OF Jehovah will not ask
any In this Assembly II you belong To the hosts Of
INDIAN. Their overthrow IS 10 he sudden and
complete. You need better weapons than thc rechcss
penknife OF Jehoiakim the pruning hook ~ the
higher criticism II you going TO fight against tho
God OF Israel. He wifi cause you 10 destroy your
selves with your own weapons. tho battGliohs OF