The sun., 1892-05-02
RETURNING TO TIE ATTACK.
DIR. pxRKHURsT DEFENDS HIS CIR
Gus AND WESTERN JAY" METHODS

Of tho Presbytery Might Find Better
Bus,nrss than puarreilinr Among Them.
selves, md that Elegant Preachers Who
Attack Vice at Arm's Length nre An's'
shetIzing Their Consciences.
Yesterday morning tho Rev. DIR. Charles II.
parkhurst preached in his pulpit In tho Madi-
son Suuaro Presbyterian Church another sem
eationai sermon in connection with tho enter.
prise known us the circus and western Jay
movement for tho overthrow OF vice IN New
York. II was announced that he would tniK TO
young men upon their Christian duties. and
tho sermon was formally upon this subject.
From time to time hc said young Men and
Young Christians" and such phrases But
tho sermon was in reality nm elaborate defence
OF his own methods OF propagating Christian
ity among tho vicious, with II few incidental
filings ut Dr. De Costa and the clerical and lay
brethren who oppose tho Parkhurst propagan-
da. and ono strong sentence about tho nunr-
rellng clcrRymcn OF tho Presbytery OF which
he Is q member
The church was crowded tho galleries. the
lower ends of the uiscs. and the pulpit stops
being iilcd with those who could not get seats.
Dr. parkhurst delivered his sermon with unu-
sual emphasis ofvoice and violence OF gesture.
This was especially noticeable in those parts
whore he spoke in an Indirect way of the at
tacks that had been launched ut him.
His text was tho 2lst verse Of the 10th chap
ter Of tho Gospel according to st. John: As
my Father lnth sent Mo. oven 50 scnd YOU"
He bcsaniby urging that the duty OF Christians
was tho rodccming Of tho world. lio said that
this duty was TO tho clergyman. but none the
less to tho lnynan. He was OF the opinion that
this work should DO especially attractive TO
young men. Starting with tho assumption
said he. that you do want to make this world
q radically dirIeront and n better world. let me
say to you that IL II IS your ambition to do
Chrsts work. you will have to be not only
animated by His spirit, but you will
havc to conform pretty closely to lis
methods. Christ has taken out the only pat
ent method Of saving tho world that Is feasi-
Bile. And tho first step that Christ took in HIS
career OF redemption was to quit heaven. l
am sorry that fair presentation OF the case
requires us to put in dash Of shadow as the
first stroke in the picture. but it is true. And
that means in the broad sense. when it is
wickedncss that you arc dealing with. anchor
ating effects have got to bo purchased ut the
expense OF your own instant felicity. There is
no fun and no Joy in the business Of trying to
destroy the works OF tho devil except the Joy
that always belongs to the consecrated en-
denvor to do the Lords will.
I'm this exactly is the reason why we Chris
tians nre not contributing any more rapidly
toward the worlds betterment-we know that
Christ left felicity behind Him when He com,
enough sH' to- to make W the earth heavenly but We
are about it. The worlds salvation costs: and
to to nay W it and clerxymen don t want to nay it:
We sleen better o NIGHTS when We. We go H to bed Pa
a
trying to stem the tide Your dreams are more
n so Whs nys nt day ps
struirhtened out and the Kinks 4HeSrled
all about us. aud about in tho midst of It all
there are little celestial nests that we have
constructed and % that we plume oIrselyes in
witnsss , or Or &susIsst regre.tinE the aroad belts s
willing that people should stew in the bub-
bling. sputtering abomination Of their own
S Ee
TIL its membors make up their minds that We
neHs no s G Ss not ony put
h heaven away behind Him, but He came into
sEs ss hat Was
earth. can imagine some Of the angels. not
in the redemption business. loallng along the
His glory. and moved down to Bethlehem in
Advent. arching their celestial brows aud ex-
% tbs s1nsets him Wora rG1
over which tho, Serpent had so long
dragged his scaly coils. and suggesting
class angel down TO- this disgusting and sin
reeIiRg w3rld with nstrIstions to send back
that p1a mean b. By tha young i1 men hs sff M
want to be a means OF saving. the world. Just
understand that you cannot do it at arms
here, that 1t IL tho failure on the part Of the
Church vividIy to understand and holly to feel
That ana
that prevents the Church from taking Christi
anity AMI biting and refining it down to its
Although j say. who perhaps, should n OF
say 1t. II !: for instance. could make, the Pres
tsSss 81 IN Hy ds s is se eF t and '
an end put 10 tho unscemly Iuarrels that rend
cry and disgrace OF the Christian religion.
Every, Christian. layman or clergyman: must
way of getting t at the ae H o has has % sot to
set at them somehow. He hns got to Know
no world re- Is gong to ds;d to- If tou
re world will blacken You or you will whiten
g 1odss s sas hs tyGs IL as
Ihrist's work in the midst Of the corrupt men
md women among whom we live @ you have have
hem q great lot besides. And In this. too.
I'm only Insisting TINT you put your foot down
'teadlly in tho tracks already worn by tho
Lord. In regard to the, gentloness and lowell
less Of Christian methods. there hnro been
quantities OF drivelling nonsense perpetrated
ately by some parties TINT ought TO know
,etter. Young Christian hearers. want that
,ou shoul Id h0 permcnted with all the tender
,ess and sweetness OF the Gospel. but l do
want you should have gristlo.
The cross OF Jesus Christ Is at once the
enderest thing and tho sternest thing In all
history. II stands for the weeping obstnnry
4 omr God. IT Is pathos. but It is, flint. Tho
iew Tostament came. John docs n9t make
des f9Gdness Gospel isas dignilled as i j.
'ere. but there is loyP and there is love, There
Diseases can DO, cured witt, ointment.
thcrs renniro tho knife; Cancers: cannot b@@
vsnp over tho sinner. hut we must snnwl over |
h" sin and keep our jaws clnmpeh. Whenever |
ou deliberately aud with steady aim strike |
ny existing sin sIunrely hOtwcnn tho eyes. |
no men that, practise that sin will nctually or
nctaphorIcally grit their teeth at you. Let me |
ay to You. though for your encouragcmrnt |
nd comfort. thut tho next most blessed thing |
n this world to being well loved Is being well |