New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-14
SERMONS WORTH READING.
XIV.
TWO STANDARDS OF JUDGMENT COMPARED
THE REV. EZRA g. Triple, THE PAsIoA VI sr
1uKE's METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

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a., ,,s wide reputation for earnest pracuoai "orA anu
for ,ts lberay Last year, according 10 'o
printed In The Christian Advocate "S -. 49,
moro per member than any other Meebous ~aui.n
in the country. It's pastor, the rev To -PP 10
hos ham in the church two years. lie was oorh IN
Camden, n Y, and was graduated " -, c..a1sss'
University in 's4 and from Drew TheoioEoa' ''n.as
e. ,se This chsIrch has been his only charge, ana De
has been so successful here that the oncisi DoarS
have unanimously asked him to return io' aho'her
wear. His text yesterday morning was a. 'ani"ci,
wi 7 But the Lord said unto samnei iooA ho' on
his counenance or the height OF DIS s'a.urc' DO
cause have refused him: for the Lofd soo'n no' 20
man seeh for looheth on the outwaru
hut the Lord Iooketh on the heart' Ana nc sa'u
Man c,esses God knows Such Is the distinction
to be made between limited and aosou'pp &
between finite and infinite judgments, p,,;td ", ou
doubts and Gods certainty But In the muiuiuue vi our
indgmen1s-for II Is as much of an insunct IN man
to Judge as for the babe to seek MS wants 90
everv dav Consciously or otherwise are proughd 10
the bar OF opinion and we pass upon hsara,on
corning every person coming under our saeon,
we ar conscoas OF feengs OF attraction or Tepuslon.
Have you never found y0ufseI, Wnen ra'n na; =" ~
crowded street sfyng o. tba s Woman IS dssoue this
is teachermere opinions, to De sure S", arc o ap
nature of judgments r ana peysrSeess this law
OF being has It's advantages III IS NY U'. ~
our endshps-and how dear some OF tne slv ,bar e
would not find bidder In the heart Of heaven il mere
could be no friends nor friendships, THIS
law IS the ground Of an ent'n aesumusi
lions 1t is the safeguard OF our person ana OF ose
we love And yet because j. Is g9ss 70 snssk
for little time his morning Of the different standards
Of judging men-man's standard and Gods standard.
Notice how tho words of the text were SPOKEN en-
Popular o choccprOved aisO6sdcnt and the Lord
for him. EVEN unti the lord said How long Wit
thou mourn for the one have rejected ~. SOme, 80
TO Jesse, the Bethlehemlte, for 1.-The Lord makes
choice this tsne-I have prOmised Nc king among
his sons Tears are often dried by doing the bidding
Of the Lord and Samuel finds consolation in hs
journey TO bethlehem. lie causes the sons Of Jesse
TO pass before him. Ho was undoubtedly surprised
t the SSs 6 was $40 a Of l Tn %ss so
history with which he was acquainted, he would have
recalled that time and again the Lord chose, not
the oldest, but the youngest lie had respect 20
Jacob rather than to Esg e b: S,ee e1 FD Si hs
blessed above ManaSseh Gideon was the youngest
Of bis fathers house what more plain Than TIA,
Cod the Almighty did not follow public sentiment
In His estimate Of men or measures. lie thought
standard OF measurement Is independent OF mans
oYlnionated yart-srick There are two ways OF
there are two methods Of judgment the finite and
ihe infinite. Under tho Hebrew consonants OF our
yoweIs and the Almighty puts another, and the
meaning IS entirely changed
Is SINCERITY YIELDING TO DECEPTION
Notice the ground OF your opinions. say
opinions for at the best we can only think guess
Like Samuel we judge almost entirely from appear
ances Tho standard OF social favor ls A man Is
what he seems 10 bes Clothes arc the measure OF
Of stocks and bonds. Real estate Is tho criterion
rather than real worth Tho property OF man
his properties or noble qualities We test coin BY
lis glitter, not by the ring Of the metal Men and
fcctons OF their lfs aud the wrinkles OF their char
aeier ana are accepted ~ Us a. freely as .hey hna
nances Think not that am yet ready 20 believe
With Carlyle that the world {, altogether sham, that
with the true The world IS not sham, the world
is real but we Will rot SEQ the reality. We prefer
upon external show Il Il not trcl Is not the
social organism becoming more an appearance Are
Is not sincerity deofessngl Politicians make pledges
which they never Intend to keep business men take
ladies not az homcu 10 callers. profess 10 be
unqualInedy glad 10 see them when IN their hearts
private life, IN social and religious circles the ias-
ceHty of the many or the few shows the iaacousness
contains frequent and striking Instances OF deception.
II IS not uncommon 20 read Of man OF good ap-
or baron who with no difficulty succeeded In
winning the favorable opinion OF society until al last
the fact hal he vas seosndT And ID The World Is
thus easily duped because much stress s laid upon
wealth, upon dress ability 20 talk we'll When
We mako our standard OF human worth cleyemcss,
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ceremonial obscrvances. religious zea wealth. social
position personal strength beauty, We must expect
10 be deceived, for these all can be Simulated
The wisest and best may err Samuel was a good
man and wise but when he selected Eliab he made
pearancc, and the shrewdest OF you VIII often seriously
blundcr when you reckon mans worth by HIS looks.
Is not reason for the failure OF the church 20 expand
more rapidly found In the false standards which have
been set .upi Why, in many Of our churches the
quality Of tho welcome given stranger IS In pro
portion 10 the quality Of The silk IN the dress, or the
cloth In the coat or the cut Of the garment IL IS
not asked can he prevail in prayer or can she lead
souls to Christ, but what is he worth, what IS her
social position. And the church dies, and Il ought to
die when wealth or social position is the sole standard
tho Divine method, and when the church IS ont OF
harmony with the Ideas and purposes OF God II loses
its hold upon God and the world, and must fall away.
GOD LooKIsrH UPON THE HEART.
The basis Of Gods knowledge is tho heart Man
lookcth ON tho outward appearance, but the Lord
looketh on the heart. lie peneirates the shams and
gives to man a true estimate He values according
to tho condition Of tho heart lie makes no mis-
takes, for 10 Is He who knowcth the secrets Of the
heart. David, IN giving the charge TO solomon con
cerning the building OF tho temple, begs him that Nc
win serve the Lord with perfect heart aud willing
mind, because the lord searchoth all hearts and
understandcth all the imaginaOns Of the thoughts.
When tho Apostles would choose a successor TO the
place made vacant by Judass reachery they appointed
two Joseph and Matthias and then prayed until the
Lord, who knOwet the hearts Of all men, that He
would show which He would have them select Cleary
s s ,h oru ooss h so wv Ia sue cenre ~ ali fe N
was wise man who said Keep thy heart with all
diligence, for out Of Z the issues OF hfe' IL Is
the centre Of the moral lfc Of the bodily I'VE ana OF
the spirltual-psychca life. All the affections have
their source In the heart, s moral conditions are
there concentrated. The heart Is the man: III THIS
bo true and you have the Divine word for II, Tor as
man thnketh in his heart so Is he some men OF
gigantic stature and OF handsome MEN, are inintes.
finally small and ugly In the sight OF Goa, ana II
they could look al themselves, not In The mirror OF
their own selashness, but OF Gods infalible Justice
they would so shrlvel TO become unrecognizanle
Oh, what reversals OF judgments there VIII be FOr
n God makes his judgments Of US IN lhs woria upon
what we are, and not upon what we seem 10 pc inc
final decisions Of destiny VII DO upon the same
basis And who shall be able 10 stand In that
dayf Who even now could abide HIS Judgments
How would you be,
II He which "a the top Of Judgment, should
But Judge yOn as you are ~
Did say there would be a change OF some oi me
worlds opfnions9 A reversal Of some OF us ludg
ments7 suspect that we shall be taught al once on
our entrance into eternity that character Is np neces
sarily clad In the soft rament OF kings, thar true
worth needs not handsome cOuntcnance Tor JUS sign
Many a Dives will soon be crying for water with
which 10 mosien his polluted lips, and many Laza.
rus will find himself translated from loneliness and
misery 10 Abraham's bosom. The Judgments Of
Heaven will be according to Gods standard, not
mans. lie that has been unjust In heart, must be
unjust st no that has been fthy in heart, must DO