New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-15
SERMONS WORTH READING.
XVII
.wHo HAS THE RIGHT TO JUDGEf
MoRps or cAuT1oH FROM THE REV Dr. Q. H.
RARKHunsg, OF THE MADISON SQUARE
PREsByTERiAN CHURCH.

YARKauRsT OF THE MADISON souAhh
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
me Madison squsre Presbyterian Church Is ID It's
thirfy seventh year II was organized by eonsonoa
zion Of the Central Presbyterian Church ana inc 49,
Street Church. The church buiiding at twenV-
forrtbst and Madison ave. was erected In 1854. Dr.
psfAhurst is its third pastor Re was ihsA %. %
Mech O. 1890 He was born at Framingham, "sso.'
81 as42 and graduated from Amherst eonos. -,
1900 He received the degree Of DOCTOR =. 49,
hom that college IN 1880 lie mas uavo .a1 60
stvely ana wfisien number Of we'll known wosss'
.ru,ne which are aThe Latin Verb nlustfateo ~
ths esnscrits aThe Blind Mans Creed. ana otneI
aern.onss ana The Pattern on the MOUNT rus
sermon Yesterday morning was on, Judging, MS 'oAs
being Judge mott Matthew VII j. he saaa w per-.
THIS Witch sc Shst design perfect
sc.r Tsese verses are all Of them constFucu on
n One q sos So We want to realize though
Secrs we begin what Is we asn about snd h0s
@ B Bnisa 81 q 'Gs house. Studying tho plan e
sss,..:r PREV: m nasis 5 we'll Sa
third hymn, pronounce the bcneao noh ahS sunDose
nov ss ~, y % bare c os Of this sOfs q
Chsts skebh Is yolng 70 40 ,nG s V picturesque
man who Is cadaysrous. round sh9Sldsred Sn6 oR
sded BY spending an hour ., sanps and Apollo
viii show 10 tendency 70 become IKE them ,e W, 20 70
begins 70 do something about H. and goes 70 him MrH and
ounc hss smse up 10 practice the ideals that
ne portrait gallery furnish him ana .S ce0Sa9 extent
q what his limited capital Of beauty Will ss sn1y
Th,s sermon on the Mount, too Is ~ rcnt out
:, - s ssn' one feature Of the ethical Apollo
TIE INFLUENCE OF JUDGMENT.
q .uaas not.a Although Christ thus p ronio.c|
No bsbit of iudgment-whst we may call the critical
on judicial tendency-it IS sun lao. ~ foster
sna6nce has done so much as Christianity 70 ios'o.
thar tendency, by creating in mon amer iaesis' ~"
so starting IN them suspicion Of their judieia ooA
petsncy Christianity is grand fertilizer anu No.
fare gives better chance 10 the weeds as "ol as ~
the flowers Warm weather breeds corn pus ~ o'o
the crows that deyour the corn. Notnins I've '" "a
man 20 quick q sense, to his thoughts 50 long f
wide a sweep as the Christian religion; and per1e0uy
naturally. therefore, nowhere else SO mlch as IN
f,lr,stendou should we look 10 End mems nouohs
spreading out onto adjacent territory ana
10 reduce the whole neighborhood under vsssalAse
The clsarer mans conceptions and the more s'len
nous his convictions the more grace hs needs IN s
whIos snIy Grass make gs eSSa, TO-
10 DO sbls 10 believe thing tremendously ana tnen
not Be little mad because the next man does not be-
leve it too The German Reformation was an etn Oh
thing about independently, that 1t never STEPS with
bong independently independence = the nsmwg
on the other; and when man gets started on ths
ssn sR ssysr . q BRING 0 his to stop un
he ses long way past .h sowS he
man win mako the most viriicnt sophomore. The
early church began to prosecute as soon as Aot psst
q he links that Providence and revolution have
broken from our own limbs. There is nothing more
There are several reasons for the prohibition in our
text. One Is stated In the next clause. which we
s that Il L 3 Of an %oren a' The judicial
habit acerbates. The word censor gives US the al
msnt Of aoidty in T. Censoriousness wo might define
being kind of judicial snappishness, and is wear
TSers are two matters here that are in appearance
. :ss but in reality the S eS a wq error or
that are 10 the world Is burden and the G,ner
ince and stand UP unfetted and good natnred under
81 but en ne s n fs n s 4 win gmse SS
frantic There is one way OF taking and 6earns tae
s q w1s sSd .vn1no 1sat ss are another n e %sq
tshinE u point foremost The 9rst is ycarlous the
ssa Ts d died
bcavy sin crushed Him, but never prcRed Him when
rhetorical sword upon il and fire of platform or
Pulpit muscry at u, spectators NAV enjoy tho fcnc-
sEap sas e evil ever does much toward psc
ing The evil Tho Lord never got anGry Eves the
drops wrung from heart OF passionate tenderness
NOT SAFE TO STICK TO TEXT.
Another reason for the prohibition of our text IS
stated In the context 80 Judge not that ye DO not
judged: for with what judgment ye Judge .ye shall
be Judged; and with what measure ye mete IL shan
be measured TO you again" Preachers have fault found
with them sometimes because they do not stick 70 their
text 1t is not safe TO stick TO a text II we were
to stick only 10 this I'm Matthew, should read
~ probably than half Of the Bibe.resders do
read IT, 10 that shall get In kind from others
5ust what we give them. THIS is only one Of the
multitude of cases where Scripture can DO read by
Scripture. II is God that Is going to judge Us as
we judge others; 1t Is God that is going to measure
sut b Us thirtyhvo inchss thirty inches to
ths ysEd, according We sive 10 others scant or fun
nsssuss wsrs GOD p ,uags all men q The Las. DAY
goa Is ssys 70 Us here st when we come up 70 the
os s q VII api b ~ Space svi Complaint a
Gays. tie Judge win not shape his verdict on the
. ssch several man. case, We shall dnd Him ":
bosssm d which. 4 We cared 70 look xe ccaid and
n fGy @ OUR 0Ss ~ going
By our pnsipss ne saSs Not not s Sy M ne n
e ps ns'i and very iSTs part Of our own
ir5btnal. The Judgment day, therefore, practically
third rssscn shss want 70 dwell very briefly
why We should not Judge Others < that we we en- iuSSgs
n zen n.s on g1 rseyaneS to their ssy II
my own Particular instance consists in conformity
sfsndsrds are That Is not claiming that my standards
80 perfect. Humsn Integrity Is not the same thing
& Sss ssss q sds iS 60 maeS
ard GOD have nut within my reach. Tho whole
matter OF aniecedents. education and environment
pSks out sn important part Of the case therefore
II anybody wants TO Judge me- Of instance the first
matter IL not for him TO stete what he thinks OF
vre hat 70 try and nnd out what I think OF mo-
N tbs only authority my case this side OF heaven
aBd heavens Judgment presumably TALES with my
own. which IL not q 6ettering view to take Of &C.
Thsrs q an absolute standard, OF course but only
much Of that absolte stsndsrd g hss come WITHIN
c6ns6isnoe can serve me IS my individual Etandard'
80 one man may be as faithful IN his OF tal0w
sanilo Is another On his use Of an electric light;
"a nssther Of them are sun Light Even IN matters
3 az fnfelscs We knew that man who lived o good
xcsny centuries ago deserved the name Of
5shoae II he did not know nearly as much as one
woan have 20 10 order TO win the Same title now.
Wkeh Is 70 say thas 20 be educated means TO DO as
= cu1ktvetod IS we oan under tho circumstances. A
folative not M absolute matter; Just as In Greon-