Smyrna times., 1892-08-10

means unexplainable to us by whicl
all worlds are connected not by prin
ciples of light but by some unexplain
able system, for all we know ever,
world could be connected in some wav
As the sun and moon are connected
somewhat with our world in manner
in which we may at least comprehend
everywhere, so it is that distant world:
may be related in some way with eact
other and with this world that every
thing that transpires on earth may bC
known throughout the vast universe O.
Jehovah.
Now we know very we'll that there
are certain principles in this life that
are acknowledged to be true under all
circumstances of life. You go, for in.
stance, into an empty room. Your
footballs and your voice echo through
the room and that is all. Now you
take violin and put it in one corner
of the room; you 90 to another corner
of the room and put another violin in
that corner. They are both tuned to
the same note and delicately adjusted
to the same scale; now you strike a
note on the one in this corner of the
room and that violin over there gives
the sound of the note you strike here &?
How is that done? By the same prin-
ciple may there not be some connec-
ton between this world and all other
worlds? But whether this is true or
not, am not going to argue or philos.
Ophise over it, but l know this one
thing, that there is one world at least
with which our world is connected
and between which there is a direct
communication that is unexplainable
to man, but we all know that it is a
direct communication and a communi-
cation that takes not simply the min
utest affairs, but it takes in the moral
influence also, and it takes cOgnizance
of the moral victories and trials of
the church and of all the blessed in
huences which are going on below.
Shall l use an illustration of it?
Suppose this morning, while l am
talking, some precious soul not now
in favor with God should be CONVEX
ted. Suppose he or she should become
this very moment child of God and
submit to Christ's claims. Now. what
is the result? The town papers would
perhaps notice it, but the Whining
ton or Philadelphia or the New York
papers would not say anything about
it. London would never hear any,
thing of it, far famed Paris would
never notice it, What does the world
care about soul being converted .?
But remember the language of one
who has said, "There is more ioy in
heaven among the angels over one sim
ner that is converted, one soul brought
over from the ranks of Satan, ore soul
enlisted under the banner of Christ to
battle against evil than there is over
the ninety and nine just persons who
need no repentance"
Now here is a case in which there is
direct communication, report, Civ
ing salvation and joy as a result of
that report. And just as news tele-
graphed from Washington to the vari.
Gus cities of the government may fash
everywhere in the country in the
twinkling of an eye, so the victory of
Christ on earth heralded in heaven.
the news may be flashed by some mys-
terious telegraphic communication un-
known to US, to all worlds in the vast
universe taking up a song of triumph
OF the Messiah's coming, showing most
that of the worlds thus con-
nected, God, the common father of all
is the creator and father of earthly
souls. My God, your father, my fa-
ther,-there is pleasure in the refec.
tim. | have strong father, mighty
father, loving father. But there is n
moral influence also In religion. There
are pleasures of a moral character.
There is pleasure in Obeying God;
there Is pleasure In being good. There
is a pleasure in relieving the suffering,
and in bringing to light and life those
who are near to the gates of spiritual
death,-in everything the Christian
does for God. Now, the duties of re-
ligion are not perverse if rightly !
viewed, for it is only in the lowest
walks of Christian life that these things
become burdensome and a cross.
There is a time in Christian experi. |
ence at which individuals may call in
the cross. What did st. Paul mean |
when he said, "GOd forbid that I |
should glory save in the cross of our
Lord Jesus Christ" That was the
point of experience gained by him in
which he took delight in crosses, in in
frmities, in strifes, in imprisonments.
in everything that could be sactified to
his God. no matter how severe the pain
to the flesh.
There is pleasure in doing good.
Everybody knows that happiness and
comfort are connected. Everybody
knows that righteousness and right
ness bring peace and happiness to the
SOUL And the nearer we come to God
The more we pray, the more devoted
we are, the more uniform our right.
sOpsness becomes, and the more deeply
~ harmony with God we become, the
greater is our enjoyment. Her ways
IRE ways OF pleasantness, and her paths
ire paths of peace.
There is another feature. Well.
what shall we do with itP Her paths
ire paths of peace. Peace with God
'eing justified by faith. Peace with
God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace with the angels. Peace, the
iaming instrument Of Gods mercy.
While Paul speaks of "living peaOeably
With all men as much as In you lleth,"
he wise man would indicate by his
declaration that the ways of
'iety are ways of peace with all men.
Now there are two kinds of forgive