St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-12

i grace and patience. with long-suffer-
ing heart, to practice the Christian
virtues at all. And think those people
who stand in this position are TO be
honored because they do not falter and
diff with the majority OF the top
wave. L confess my sympathy always
goes out to numerical weakness. Ii
, always has the consciousness of the
crushing avalanche above it. | only
feel surprised, looking from the ordi-
nary point of view. that there is so much
genuine conviction so fully followed,
after all.
And at this point your are prepared to
hear me say that the practical idea
either failed or was justified by expert
ence. And | am happy to say that it
was Justified. There nave been many
cases OF boys arrested who had the
pledge of the superintendent that they
would appear and take their trial. On
this pledge they have been released and
set at large. aud in the morning they
came from their freedom to keep their
word with the one person who showed
them the spirit of love-probably the
only one they cared to please in all the
world. Boys who had training and adj
vice under this woman have in after
eihOo ioiiCii Rum iiioti uC
ton, and have been sent to the indus
trial school. These boys have been
taken by her in carriage, she
Trusting to Their Honor
not to try to escape, and never save in
one instance has there been sign of
rebellion, and in that case not an eS-
cape. Now. if YOU will stop moment
to realize what the loss of liberty
means, if you will take the boys atti-
tude and feel his disgrace staring him
in the face, see liberty with only bar
rier between himself and its promises.
a barrier that he could easily break
down, and then realize that it is the re
gard born OF love that stayed his feet
and held his hands, while the prospect
OF that prison house was before him,
you will understand the meaning of the
these is love-" Beyond this lies the
fact that from the boys trained there
some have risen not only to good places,
but to good character. and their sacri-
fees would adorn the pages Of 70
nance.
If you object that many are not so in
t1uenced. L grant your objection; but
remind you that from some OF the best
families there are those who break away
from restraint; and then let me remind
you that man who thanked God he was
not as other men, was not estimated as
above the poor fellow who prayed.
Lord, be merciful to me, a sinner"
Friends. it is my experience that most
of us need to have here the spirit of
humility, and that there is no one who
has ground 10 fling the sarcastic sneer
even at the OutcaSt-Strange things
often happen; the outcaSt is a possible
ity to nearly any of us, Notwithstanding
all our boasts. The next fact would
emphasize is that there is theological
retrospect growing out of this whole
sermon as it proceeds. l see the
First Revolt of Poets
like Burns against the ideas of the
church's human nature, and in him |
find humanity seeking voice that will
sing Of a beautiful life, good God, and
a spark in human nature that can be
kindled into goodness by the power of
love. Then | hear the voice Of Il liberal
preacher like Father Baliou. who, like
Burns, spoke from his instructive feel
ing, and taught men that Christ after
all did teach this doctrine of the spark
of goodness in man. Then see the rise
of the whole literary school, including
all important poetry and fiction, in
which the power OF love is repeated
the masterpiece of such literature being
the Les MiserabltS of Victor Hugo.
And finally l see the advent of the
larger hope in all churches, and in all
the helpful institutions that are multi
plying everywhere.
The speaker SAID he wanted to close
with practical word. One of his chief
had been to find members
Of the Association Of Kings Daughters
going down there to the club-room to
give some help in carrying out this
work. He hoped this was but the be
Already another section of
5he order represented i'll the church was
Icing work at the Bethel boat, and he
,oped soon to have others doing hos
)taI and still other kinds of work. He
hought it was good to be progressive,
% be intellectual; he thought it was
better to be humane. In closing the
speaker rehearsed the allegory once de-
ivered by CrIttenden, the Kentucky
awyer. and in application of it de-
Jared that man was the child of mercy,
md as such should deal with his brother.