New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-10
THE REV. DIR. ARTHUR BROOKS.

.. =. ,h. HIGH oninion he had of the lectures there
-, pastoral Theology and Biblical Learning by
Professor Phelps and Professor Thayer. MI. broohS
came 70 the Church of the Incarnation from ST. James
C,,rcb in Chicago This church was originally a HIS
sion of Grace Church. Inc church no" n"' in
and fourshng mission of It's own.
Ar BROOKS took for his text yesterday morhms
palm C. 3: Know We that the Lord lie Is doeI' IL
Ne that hath made US, and not we ourselves" i'0
said: 49,. . . ..sed IN
~ =, t long time TIE fundamental thought OF de-
niei unou God Tie form that ~ mas III tic
revised and other ia.er 10 lint more condensed
tarm Of the same thought wicn Is one uan TN. men,
ioi T the BLle The very fact tiat the Bible opens
tlisHsh Story of mans creation by God and al once
S ,s .ns attempt 10 be independent OF COD ana lis
Commands the beginning Oh Wilt yim, - the snbect
ooonr6 of the looks position What Is Ine s1Dio
eoI ~ pble Is the subject OF all religion ana IL Is
Very great Dependence upon ro 1 aontrasd in
en- oharacter and their results as are ngt anu u
ness Joy and soo NS i i sru determined in ali its
OF NV its preponderance OF one or other Oh cae,o
and IL there is an argument . cs make gu man know
liz. nv rlghfu dependence upon U0a Latisi uaa
anu ipdependence of Him. that Is gnt wic e W
the worm ,n"se will have many modes and degrees %,
great hnent higher and some lo%er So
some smaller, but the purpose VIII AWAY
larger aao the greatcstyes, the very
De U can aspire perform or WINCH lhe hi''u w. '
endeay0 at 50 Surprised that In this old Hebrew Book
Moment for dependence upon God As u Is ea'T 90
the aru simple one" IL is lie mat ha,i NAV . liz
is very Ourselves No other would nat iy
and not NC such a mind from such an age or nnu
come iioi neat hymn for universal use Eiaborayto
place III a must appeal 10 the few only: Is an az
alsuu.r "a suppose that man iade lhnscH an1
suluI9 W nnver was in existence II could not WORN
before u1 feel as II thus the Psalmlst wanted ~
ana We 20 an ahsurdty independence Of Loo, md
reduce ~ dav with more complicated thougit an. an.
liaps Uu"' the process would be little longer
ho"ie5us ali how true process OF thousht ~ 10
but a ,race the line OF life back from man 10 ihaa
You has 10 generation, but at last your tlousn
from eon 10 stand face 10 face with an uncilseu
| conPc' Ne know no such thing In our eAperenoe
causei we know nothing that had not beginning
anu u ~ AN absolute existence that was beginning
tiomeit A. 10 think of no beginning al all ,.,s
'hI - the BEGINNINGS That are always my
,,,e, chat and the other steps are easy ana ueu
vr ,o,n However complicated they may be- MenerI
70 III, bas delighted 10 trace the process OF develop
thousi, has moi had a word to say 10 how there
as anvthug 10 develop All the tendency OF science
re- Leen against spontaneous generation, ana so a
,nsde ms feel that are out OF sight OF new Dceiis
nd sent us back for that 10 something beyond us
n a. not know lf-orginacd power. and In our daly
eynerence more and more we feel our close conneuol
| ,,iih thc world about Us. Often even when We cdn
not see that connection we are convinced that eA
ISIS and where present forces do not work we iel INA
other forces far OF sight showing their power
In boiy mind and spirit we are always being mace "
feel what great debtors We are. so we can sun SUI
Iii Is He that hath made us. and not we ourselves.
| cause great truths always simple; they at
felt and known long before they proved they nv'
long after moro complicated theories have passed away
They hold the minds OF firm while the few thougnt
ful minds are inspecting them and analyzng them an.
| perhaps even doubling them They assert themss"s'