New-York tribune., 1890-05-05

For earthly parents arc not more willing to give
Father give His spirit unto them that ask Him. Ask
a adeh, ASK ioE %Git You can surely have and Sail
Again, VIC NAV see the line OF division running
between the laws Of God which are revealed, and
the judgment Of God. which Is secret. He haa
shown us what RE woud have Us d.. What doth
the Lord require Of thee but 10 do Justly and 70 love
mercy and TO walk hRmbIy with thy God He has
declared that He viii reward every according
his works. lie has made known the riches Of His
grace. His willingness 10 forgive the penitent and
10 help the fallen IN Jesus Christ: and by the sams
lips lie has made known His justice against tloss
show to others that love which God has shown to
them Nothing could be more clear and positive
than the revelation ~ duty which God make, to each
one Of Us. We must forsahc our sins and deny onr:
selves. and telF mp our cross, and follow Christ II
We would be saved. but beyond that is tie region
oi secrets.
EVILS AND DANGERS OF TOO MUCH CURIOSITY.
.. Let us think now Of some OF the evils and
dangers Of going beyond the horizon in theology
And first Of all, should say that It dangerous
thing, because it is likely TO lead 10 mistakes and
errors. When a sets out 10 be wise above what
is written IA Is IN fair 10 arrive al folly and
when ne endeavots 10 deal Win infinite quantities "
Unite or, his conclusion, are apt to be absurd
II j. better 10 know nothing about subject than 10
luow something which j. not So IL is wiser TO stand
I'm silent av. before The secret things which belong
TO God than # Is t. adventure rashly among them
and discover truths which do not exist. Ihe eyi
eenIIs Of religious though - lnsauiole curiosity,
eud her handmad Is necessary deduction and ne,
iadrI mnsdI'm M Tbe Das of Chrisssdon hat
not defined and = discover what lie has kept secret
Crhe preacher hero gave several examples o. thls
Omnisccnce is declared 70 be one Of the Divine at
tributes Tho nqusitiye explorer takes III, much as
means that God knows everything nom all ereTity.
u iIe f2rAno~5 eeEthnS eyerSthnS must must .s s pre-
and d-ath of every wicked must be predetermnei
II these things predetermined then God must have
wled IT, lie must have dccNed il. Therefore. ~by
the decree Of God for the manifestation Of His glory.
some men aud angels fOreOrdaned unto ever
lasting death. and these men and angels are par
ticulary and unchaneeably designed, and Their num-
! ber is - certain and definite that IL can neither 10
increased nor dimnlsled.' Thus the expioer # ON.
q5 hs report Gs to III the B6e which @ tells us Of COD
who is not willing that any should perish, by Than
all should come 10 repentance we feel tat the ex
! porcr has gone long way beyond me horizon ana
! has discovered something which is probably lot true
BITTER STRIFE AND CONTROVERSY Az USED.
Of all the activities in which men have cmployed
their Intellect there s which has produced such
a largo omount OF incorrect Information and erroneous
discovery rs this habit Of pushing beyond the horizon
into the Of God. Moreover it j. an undesirable
habit because it leads to bitter strife and controversy.
/ There is no opinion for which men are 50 ready To-
fight a. one In regard which there i room lr con-
adorable uncertaintv Almost al of the conflicts in
; Christian thought. and many of the most nlooy
schi>ns In TIE Christian church, have oeen N IN,
region OF speculation rather tlan II tAe region oi
Tie distinctions between the substance and ,gS;
and consn6stantition prdestiua'.on AMI RE
viii. suJap,afani.m aad sqpriap,aria9,i5,di.a:; ,5d.:
PEOPLE ouarrellng ahoutI asks the plain man. Ihey
arr pngvlins my beloved brother, for the mosl p''
rrGs unwilling 10 If God have any secrets they as
unable let men have any pepe In!' i one ~ e Ne
ir.ait e no, follow. even Il speculation np9n tas
secret things Is carried on pe4cenH ana .rats
Vast quantities Of TINE have been %3sted ID pai9S1aS ~
mvos-atlon into the nature ana 1e Pitns & % "1. an
| which cannot possibly concern u~ or nave any ~
p9clir influence upon oar vr,ue or our happiness;
THE trouble with most ~ pnf CONF SONS oi M MI9'.n
contain he system OF doctrine Taught In the Hoy
p%' % Sat 5S y fH3n sisScc S and & aSducoa. tom have
AWAY, been lie most costly 70 attain tie mos perLus
U 1U,rogSii1iie gia',ie 10 epniy to Tie Id, Of man.
Tlc fr.t lS,,on 10 be- learned BY one Who woua
saw .. / do nor know, and shall not Try 90 gues's.
1 TiS ADVICE which Milton puts INTO ne speeYh oi y
qGahle Archln sci Raphael IS a prudent ana A. h"'N
for Us n Tor ADAM ,,,.
% s qs; thy by 3 spfs, s5ste Wiz I'm %eie', 1ee I'D aa :ar
~ o.h,r creatures rs ,iin please 1e,t & t,,,,
In what He gives " thee. this Paradise.
and ,hc fair Eve Heaven Is for nee tol iien
10 know what pa-~e, tas''; be Ell 1iTE ~ T.,, s,,,.
toatcntcd that thus FAR hath been revealed,
not OF earth only, but of highest HeiNeh''
TINE LARGE BLESSINGS or a SMALL THEOLOGY.
D. Think now for moment OF the great pehehs
which will come 10 Us from iollo"ihs '"'S 'o,'v -,
ql,in, Of f, large, blc-slns, q; small theology IAnk
of i,, advantages Of being confined 70 ana coh'ehei
with the thin., that revealed without uglls - "
beyond he horizon. II VII d'I1Ner u' '&4tn & p iII
ic7ve II, Tree enjoy tle good st3 o "y. r
all 1t viii enable IL 10 dtvose H"t "o ,n ,i9a
ma nutliou ol these great, simple WAL uutA' ~.
a@hu NM nd tnoNn fr lhe salvation OF our souls
COG & Has n,',io n, of The world into the heavenly lio
ThS H. ,,ut we need. and THAI Is what me text means
appIrhenron and Application oil rel-lo" "i'"'n Wv
n things that are revealed belong unto US and 70
o,r rbilr,u fo.ycr.-i, not tnat what our heart 10
\ NJ D
,n ~ riter into IL. abide with ~, and not with -
Wi, W SO l,,i with our children forever. Not many doc.
49, I,t snd II need not be very wide but ID
,',,, ~, WY deep il must down to tie bottom
t '"o, ,,r hearts and dwell tueN living certainty
most loving our Father in Heaven and on earth !"
' ms oS car,t divine aud human. our Brother ana or
,".,r nc Tattern oi excellence and the Rcdeomor
ir"m .iu The saviour OF al who trnst IN Him 10 no
,. - the Holy spirit. the Comforter tlle Gade. th5
in,.r ryen to all who al, for Him; 10 be sure -
lap,rat, ns from the love Of God-ah. my friends iV'
I II, concentrate orr faith npon these thing
THE GREAT NEED OF THE HOUR
u we can get hold Of these profound realities II we
,,n gather about them all the forces Of reason ana
conscience and experience and testimony to e'ia'rn
them forever II We can rest upon them hrnib ai.a
steadGi,ty feeling that they are ours becans rrl li G
revealed We shalt be satisfied. For our great noca
il moi to know more about religion bn' l" " "'''~
S" And there is but one way 10 attain this. We must
live up what We know. That We hl'S v" 'i, 'i,,',n
word, OF this law Goodne'a Is !ae eIa IL o tt and
it, strongest support GOD has reye'ItG h.,1o" S ,, ~
christ in order that We may love HIM. mn" ,yii @
Win Him, and be like Him. VIC WI
Do ths we shall be sure Of TIL ii'hh, hos. STi @"'
other men will be sure of Him TOO nc ,eJ n.I d
dcucc of religion holy and kind ana IT,, m,tP h ,hs
Godlke lives, really moulded ana son1'o son1't n a boT.
uiyne Christ. \ short crc,d vel enc eI ~ . nr,v
esv applied. The world walls. and We ms, ms, p 'bS
and labor. not for moro comp.le an" urtrS ciri,-
odic. but for q pal and trnc ana Nv, :, a Iori
tIonItv For The secret thing, belong u,o ,c uno
@ od bu, le Thing, tar are revealed belong :, ~ -
us and to our children forever that we may w AA
, words OF ii4a LAM