St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-09

d. D.. of Boston. He proved to be a
very earnest and scholarly speaker, if
not an eloquent one, and his discourse
abOunded profusely in quotations
from the sayings of great writers.
The title Of his sermon was .The
Law of Productiveness and Spiritual
Husbandry." He. took his text from
John, xiii, "a: ''Verily, verify, l say
unto you, except corn of wheat fall
into the ground and die it abideth
Alone" etc. A few days before the
close Of Christ's earthly ministry GER
tain Greeks, present at the feast, de-
sired to see him. The text is
the startling paradox with which
this desire was met. "Such
words as these" says DR.. DE Pressense.
sons of Greece, who had probably assist
ed at the great mysteries of EIeusis.
which represented the immortality of
the sonl under the image of grain of
wheat, buried in the earth to germi-
nate. What world of interest centerS
III a grain of wheat! The sun, the
great life glver, nourishes; the rain and
air : the gentle ministries of both
= all under the divine control
are doing work with grain of wheat
which you and not only cannot do, but
cannot understand. Science at its best
is dumb in the presence of corn of
wheat, dying, that it may live. Here
lies concealed mystery too deep for it
to fathom; and yet, utilized by one who
never studied biology or chemistry,
this dying grain of wheat became
the symbol of an eternal truth
and throws CLEAN of light
upon the mystery of life. Upon its
surface it seems to be a bold anthithesis.
Except a corn of wheat die, it abideth
alone; if it die it bringeth forth much
fruit Barrenness. living; fruitful
ness, dying. Death the condition of
life; burial. of productiveness. Not so
according to our philosophy, but pre-
Alone living, fruitful dying. This
suggests process, not result;
means, not an end; condition,
not consummatiOn. The dying is aux
iliary, not ultimate; and so it comes to
pass that we live by dying, and when
we cease to die we cease to live; the
more we die, the more we live. Genius
is imagined by those who lack it the
perfect ease of accomplishment, and for
that reason called genius. But solitude
is Its dwelling place. 1t walks alone and
eludeS observation. Who, therefore, are
white heat struggles and birth agains
tHc tIdliSCtHudut anu tilC GHuuTIilS pro-
ducts of the human mind. "a church
wearing the insignia and adopting the
| strategy of earthly Kingdoms is car
feature of the true church and an ally
of the devil. The true churcn recOgniz-
ing the real meaning of Its beloved
stained banner, holds itself ever ready
to die. Just here lies any propagative
| power it may have.''
TO-Day's Programme.
| At this mornings session will be read three
| special papers from the prudential commit
| tee, to be presented by the secretaries, as fol
lows: missionary Motives by Secretary
| Alden: Higher Christian Education as Re-
| lated to Foreign Missionary Work. by Secre-
tary Clark; 1.-The Missionary Outlook" by
| Secretary Smith," Devotional services to fol
! low.
| In the afternoon will be received the re.
| ports of committees, probably including the
committee of fifteen to report on securing
closer union between the board and the
churches, particularly upon the selection of
corporate members and also the committee
of nine on administration. Addresses will
| follow.
In the evening there will be addresses by
missionaries and others.