The Penn's Grove record., 1893-02-03
REV. DR.. YALMlGR

Xiv. DIX. aGR
The Brooklyn Diyine's
Sunday Sermon.
Subject. The sunshins o. Itslsxioa !
TYxr: "Her Gays ars spaps of plsasnnt.
ness.n-Proverbs ill.,, II.
Son. Have you heard Of God7s dauehtsrf
She was born in bsavsn. 6he came down
over the hills OF our world. She had Qnssnly
step. On her brow was celestial fAdiancs.
Her voice was music. Her mama b Helfriou.
My text introduces her. stHsr Whys are
ways q pleassntnsss, and ~ be- paths ars
peace"
theological study has had Z dii3erent elf.ct
upon me frcm the ed sct fonatiuen pro-
duced. Every year l tear out aq6fher faaf
from my theology until I have only threb of
four leaves left-in other word9 1 very brisf
and plain statement OF Chrixtazn ballet.
An HRtu SDTtkinu uAAAlut<I AXXAI ~ 0HH
was a young man. l knew sysrythin9.
when | got to be tnirry-hvs y6afs Of aes, Ia
my ministry had only a hundred doctrines
of religion; when | got 70 b. forty years Of
age, Ihad only fifty docfrines d religion;
when l got to be SIXTY yesrs OF asus had
only ten doctrines OF religion, and now I an
dying at seventy-ivs years OK aga and thsrs
Christ Jesus came into the world 10 save
sinners :" And SO / nave noticed In the study
of Gods word and In my contemplation Of
the charac er Of God and OF the eternal
world that it is necessary Tor ms 70 drop this
part of my belief aud that part OF my belief
one great doctrine that man Is I sinner, and
Christ is his Almighty and Divine Saviour.
Now I take these three or four issves OF
my theology. and I find that. In the FIRST
place, and dominant shove al othsra Ia tbs
sunshine of religion When Igo iuteA room
| have a passion for throwing open ~ che
shutters. That 10 what want 10 do this
morning. We are apt to throw IS nuch Of
the sepulchral into our religion md 70 close
the shutters an to pull down tie blinds
that it is only through hare and tksrs 4 Gre
vice that the light streams. The religion OF
the Lord Jesus Christ Is rsltyion ok 10y fn-
describable and unutterahie. Whsfsvsr ]
can find a bell / mean to ring Il.
II there are any in this houss this morn,
ing who are disposed to hold on to fheir.
melancholy and gloom, let them nov d6part
this service before the arrest xud H hr{vht-
est and the most ra liant befnR Of ali thu
universe comes in. Gods Son has LIFT our
world, but Gods daugher i hetel Give her
room. Hail, princes ot bsevsni HAN.
in and make this house thy throneroom.
In sitting forth this idea the dominant
theory of religion is one OF sunshine.
hardly know where to beg1n, for thsre are
so many thoughts that RUSH upon my soul.
A mother saw her little child ssated on the
floor in the sunshine and With 4 spoonin her
hand. SIZE said, my darling, what are
you doing theref' 's0h " replied tie child
..fm getting a spoonful OF this sunshine
Would Go that today / might present you
with a cleaning chafice OF this glorious,
everlasting Gospel sunshinei
First Of all. | find . great aeAl Of sunshine
10 Chr stan society.
than tbs companionship OF the mere fun
makers OF the world-rhe Thonas Hoods,
the Charles Lambs, the Charles Matthews
of the world-tde Iden whose sUtfr6 business
it is to make sport They make uthcrs
laugh, but IT you will examine their autobi-
osraphy or biography you viii md that
Gown IN their soul there wss Z tsrriic dis
The manaic laughs. The hyena laughs. The
loon among the Adiropdacky iAu9n. The
drunksrd, dashing his decsntsr against the
vail, lau chs.
There is a terrible reaction from III sinful
amusement and sinful merriment. Sucn
men are cross the next day Thsy snap at
you on e%1cnange, or they pas YOU, not
worldly society for the reason IL was 30 dulL
SO inane and SO stupid. Ny nature d
yoracious OF joy. l must have Il.
always walk on the sunny side Of the
street, and for that reason / have crossed
over into Christian society. I Ike their mode
OF repartes better; l like their style Of
amusement better. They live longer.
Coristian people, l sometimes notice, live on
when by all natural law they saght to havs
died. l have known persons who have con.
tinued in their existence when the doctor
said they ought to hav been dad ten year.
Every day OF their existsncs was 4 deHauct
Of the laws Of anatomy amt physiology. but
they had this supernatural vivacity OF the
Gospel in their soul, aud that kept then
alive.
Put ten or twelve Christian psople In .
room for Christian conversation, and you
will from 8 to 10 o'clock hsar more resound
ing glee, see more bright strokes OF wit, and
find more thought and profound s~atistae-
Non NON than han T. any merely r0ridly party;
that to Inch you are invited, because UNI
der all the circumstances OF the case It 10
the best for you to be invited, and to which
you go because under all circumstances Of
the case it is better that yon 70. and leaving
the shawlso on the second door you 60 TO the
psrlor to give formal salufstion 70 the host
ami the hostess, and then move around
spending The whole evening" "a the discus
sion of the weather, and ID apology for
treading on long traiis, and in short to keep
the corners OF the mourh up to the sign
OF pleasure, anc going o with an
idiotic he-he about nothing. until the cola.
ton is served, and then altar the ISOLATION
to resume the weather. and then at the close
going at a very late hour 70 tbs host and
hostess and assuring thsm thkt you have
had a most delightful evening, and then pass
Ing down OF the front steps, the slam OF the
door the only satisfaction OF the evening.
! Oh, young man, come from the country
to spend your days in city life, where are
you going to spend your eveningsf Let me
tell you, while there are many places Of In
nocsnt worldly amusement, IL u most wise
for You to throw your botys mind aud soul
into Christian society. Come to me At the
close cf five years and tell me what has been
the result of this adyicc- Bring with You
the young man VIII refused 70 take ths adj
vice ana who went into sinful amusement
He viii come dissipatsd, shabby III apparel,
ind soosed to look any one in tho eyes, moral
Character eighty-ivs par csut Of. You VIII
come with principle settfed, c~odutenancs
frank, habits good, soul sared and all tae
Inhabitants Of heaven, from the low ct angel
up tc the archangel y cisar past him 70
he Lord God Almighty, your coadjutorA
This Is not the advice Of . misAnthrope.
There is no man in the houss 70 mon the
world lie brighter b = It i 70 uss u y not
the advice OF q dyspeptic-my digestion y
perfect: it is not the advice Of Z man who
cannot understand . joke or who preIerse