New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-16

forth to work out It's will with power among the
nations Therefore, having finished the part given
Him to do and that depended upon His localized stay
on the earth. having brought down the life Of God
and found odgment for it In the race having united
some into oneness with Himself and part clpation
in His oneness with the Father. lie could ascend 10
resume the exercise of His divine powers In their
world wide scope through them. Therefore lie
prayed; " Take me out Of tho world keep them In
lhe world" nc could now send men TO be a., II
His own presence could find channels of entry AID
be- distributed cyerywheTe Thus lie had secured ,S
saving power could discha.gs rs If.
This power from on high does not remain a c0unsel
In Heaven. plan, a scheme formed by God Himself.
but Christ sends It In the person OF the srif to come
men, 10 press IT'S way in. TO act and move and en-
power God shows IN His Spirit TO them that believe
working Of his mighty power which He wrought in
Christ when He raised Him from the dead and gave
Him to be head over all things to the Church, which
Ills body, the fnllness of Him who flleth all In ALL
me Spirit now breathcd upon men IS represented a.
oTmg 9 TGe ss GSse SPIRIT had Wrought m work
IN the world upon the Son whom lie begai, whom ne
grave and set on high above all rule and authority
and power and dominion and every name that Is
named Nor did He stay His pentup energies taee
On men, too. I'm Christ that spirit Of Christ hays His
hands and puts out His force. The love which caused
Him to pour ont His strength upon the son whom lie
begat mpes Him to those included In oneness with the
Son and gives them the life ard force and grace of the
risen Lord of life
Preach Christ and His cross and resurrection is
answer: and now, Of old in the track Of the beau
tiu ieet all g0Ody seeds Will spring. Preach Christ
VINO reveals the true worth and dignity Of man. the
sacredness OF obligations and rights the brotherhood OF
men as the children OF God and redeemed Though
Christ, the common saviour and all those great ideas
which have Weakened to himself. to society and to
God, and have guided and inspired the true political
and social progress of modern times. Commerce has
Tried ITS hand at saving strong rulers have tried edu
catlOn has tried, civilization has tried all experiments
have been tried for God rules men in freedom, and
progress IS by series of costly experiments but II Is
power from on high which has wrought salvation and
development for In all ages Of Christian history.
Christ cruciied Is the Wisdom Of God and the Power
of God. The risen and the living Christ-in Him are
all our springs Great + the mission Of commerce,
them all but the missionary of the Gross has the first
and the greater mission 10 bear abroad the Word that
quickens, redeems and saves. And We fall back in
perfect faith the broad commission of the Master,
and leave tho results TO Him. He find place for
these peoples and He for them. We preach
10 men because Christ died for men and wherever a
man lives we believe that there is immortal being
for whom He yearns and If He has made the hnowl-
edge of His Gospel depend upon the ministry Of man
TO man, be It to justify His ways He claims The
world; be 1t ours to give the world 10 Him.
Christ for the world sing;
The world to Christ bring
With loving ZEAL
The progress may seem slow. The light In touching
many points at may be ffu like the early
sunbeams, which tnge the SUBMITS apparently 10 fade
away. But the promise of the dawn Is In It's first
gmmer and II will not reccde till the full day has
come and faith, soaring above the present, sees the
glorious vision in the golden light Of the future:
Men of every tribe and tongue and people and
nation made 10 be unto God kingdom and priests,
and they reign upon the earth"