The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-07

upon the world, that you should under
stand that the highest school OF medicine
is the school OF Christ, which declares that
Goodness is profitable unto all things,
having the promise OF the life that now Is,
ms we'll rs oil that which Is to come" So
II you start out two men IN the world with
equal physical health, and then one Of
them shall get the religion of the Lord
Jesus Christ in his heart, and the other
shall not get H. the one who becomes
n son OF the Lord Almighty will live tho
longer "With long life will ! satisfy thee,
and show thee my salvation"
Again remark that Goodness is good
for the intellect. know some have sup
posed that Just as soon ms a man enters
into the Christian life his intellect goes
into bedwarhng process. So far from
that, religion will give new bnlliancy 10
the intellect, new strength TO the imagi-
nation, new force TO the will, and wider
swing to all the intellectual faculties
Christianity is the great central fire at
which philosophy has lighted its brightest
torch. The religion Of the Lord Jesus
Christ is the fountain out OF which learn
ing has dipped its clearest draught The
Helicon poured forth no such inspiring
waters as those which flow from under
the throne of God, clear as crystal. Re-
lgion has given new energy TO Poesy,
weeping in Dr. Young's "Nieht Thoughts, !"
teaching in Cowpers Task" flaming in
Charles Wesley's hymns and rushing with
Archangelic splendor through Mlton's
paradise Lost" The religion Of Jesus
Christ has hung in studio and in gallery
OF art and in Vatican, the best pictures
Titian's Assumption, Raphacls Trans
fgnration," Rubens's Descent from the
Cross" Claude's Burning Bush" and
Angeles last Judgment" Religion has
made the best music OF the world-llayd
"Creation, " Handles Messiah, h" Mozart's
"Requem. Is il possible that a rclig-
ion which builds such indostructible
monuments, aud which lifts ITS ensign on
the highest promoniories OF worldly
power, can have any effect upon mau' :
intellect but elevation and enlargement?
Now. | commend Goodness as the best
mental discipline -bctter than belles.lct-
tres 10 purify the taste, better than math-
ematics 10 harness the mind TO all intri.
cacy and elaboration, better than logic to
marshal the intellectual forces for onset
and victory. II will 70 with Hugh Miller
and show him the footprints Of tho Crca-
tor in the red sandstone. II will 90 with
the botanist and show him celestial glories
encampcd under the curtain OF water
lily. II will 20 with the astronomer on
the great nights where God shepherds
the great flock OF worlds, that wander ON
the bill II Of heaven answering His voice rs
He calls on them all by their names.
Again remark, that Goodness is profit
able for ones disposition. Lord Ashley,
before he went into great battle, was
heard 10 offer this prayer: 80 Lord, shall
bo very busy today, II forget Thee, forget
me not. With such Christian DISPOSE
ton as that, man ia independent nl all
circumstances Our piety wllLhate ungc
oi our natural tempcrgpsssilL II man DO
cross and sour RrA ftetiul naturally, after
nc r--Spes lChristian lac will always
have TO be armed against the rebellion Of
those evil inclinations, but religion has
tanned the widest nature; IL has turned
irctiulness into gratitude, dependency
into good cheer, and those who were hard
and ungoyornable and incorporating
have been made pliablo. aud concilitory.
Good resolution, rclormatory effort, will
not effect the change. II takes n mighiicr
arm and a mighticr hand to bend evil
habits than the hand that bent the bow
OF Ulysses, and IL takes stronger lasso
than ever held tile buffalo ON the prairie.
A man cannot go forth with any human
weapons aud contend successfully against
these litans armed with uptorn mountain.
But YOU have known men into whose
spirit the influence OF the Gospel o
Chnsi came, until their disposition
was entirely changed. 80 Il wa,
with two merchants Ia New York.
They were VERY aniagonisiic. They
had done all 6icy could % injurc each
other. They were In the same line oi bus.
iness. One Of the merchants was converted
10 God. Having been converted, he asked
the Lord TO teach him how to bear himself
toWRrd ihat business antagonist aud ho
WAS impressed With the tact that Il WIS his
duty when customer asked lof certain
kinds oi goods which hc had not. but
which ho know his opponent had, 20 ~.
commend him 10 90 To that store. sup.
pose that Il about the hardest thing man
could do, but being thoroughly converted
10 dod, ho resolved to do that very thing,
and being asked Tor n certain Kind VI goods
which lac had not. he said. you ~ 90
such and such sor aud YOU will get Il. -
After a while merchant number two found
these customers coming 10 sent, aud hc
found also that number one ha1 been
brought 10 God, aud lac sought the same
religion. Now they are good friends aud
good neighbbrs. the grace Of God cnlifcly
changing their disposition.
''oh," says somc one, II have q rough,