New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17

tho, nsaicuohs inequalities and problems Of the life
' no" Is Look back Two hrndr.d years end the
Uoeot lesson presented English history In Bedford
no ,s u'ea'i's TINKER, on the throne sits Charles H.
| I,.,n ~, S"suahs' This lie the only life worth
nNme' Il cannot think, he said .t;o1 will make q
| ''.aoe iof taking little pleasure out Of tha
| way Ana with the decay of any sens, OF God or
| ..' came 'he det Of virtue. or either graft.
suuc or shame he was destitute Troops plorisatcs
pissed through his court his mlnio.s were honored TO
the SKY ard the partners of his ,cs clad in m Die and
soi1' GOODNESS was to him prctencc and honor but
| trick Of clever men
meanwhile In Bedford jail. the prime Of he the
age Of uhftywo lay the immortal tinker. "Thc parting
with my wife and children he .ars has been "a me
Us 'he pulling Of flesh from my bones especially my poor
~ 'iu VINO lay nearer to my hear: than all besides.
| foor chi!d thou must be beaten, must suiIcr
munger ana thousand calsmtes though / cannot now
o'uuie t'c WIND should blow upon thee" But there
opened on his simple the vision Of Holy City.
across The Slough Of Dcspond. grim Of
'o"s Naste ono the snares Of the Enchancd Ground,
"e I'd" 'he grooming gates of god he the shining
ones sent forth he heard the bell, of the city all to ring
ana bedford Jail was longer Il prison the nandits 81
the ioysl cynic had lost their power He who Ibis
NE as but tho first stage in endless journey has
shapd the thinking Of English-sleakne nations while
the cpcuican Charles is eXccrated by read the
story OF his pelsurcloving life. II there were time I
would contrast In the same the contemporary lives
OF Lord Chesterfield and Jchn Wesley contenpo
rary lives OF Nine. de Namtcnon and Nine. GuyOn.
But we need search histoy-caeh one Of YOU in Your
own task sees daily the contrast between life ved only
Tor the things which seen and life Of seadfSt faith
in God in Christ and in eternity.
o young OF the age wonderful IN all mat.
rol expansion. the nobility OF the apo,tlns
and martyrs-have you faith in of the apostles
ana martyrs oiso? You want the peace and hope when
sustained Livingstone and Gordon in Africa which com.
oted Jud-On In the prison OF Ava ade Mackly
founder Of Christian ttac in Jganda-havc You their
convictions as to life and death and God? Nay Jet us
come into the presence OF one greater than
prophet. This is clear whoever would be like Chris,
must live in the shadow Of tie great convictions that
moulded the life of Christ We mu-t simply accept
what He sud must live In the which lie
carried with Him. And to Him God the Of
all realities and hcayen-IIe called Himself the Son Of
Man which t. in heaven. II any then inquire
How shall these foundations Of belief
Go to Jesus Christ Start with this that He is tic sort
Of you to be- and begin obey His teaching.
He Will take OF the rest. The man who begins 70
follow Christ with even the smtllcst elimmcr Of faith
shall find The light Frightening truth after
another taking its place in his SOUL until all essential
truth shall be in his eternal possession.
Do not rest then, bcscech YOU in any OF the aces
and accomplishments Of e. or what speak many
languages IT, after YOU have mastered them, you have
really nothing say or what acquire skill with
pencil and brush pen voice H. after all there IS
great faith 10 express. no good news for nankih17 or
what yards Of painted and filled with
cunning hanciwork If there is Of God in his
world and power piece through the outer show into
the unseen and eternal!
The hand that rounded Peters dome.
And ero.ned the aiscs OF Christian Rome.
Wrought in a sad sincerity
Himself from God ne could free.
Now we must turn this thought around and view from
the other side. As all the adornmcnt Of life finds its
basis truth it equally necessary that all truth should
find expression a noble life, that oil pillars should
blossom at last In lwoTk The Epistlc the Romans HTS
to the heights Of things hard be undo stood In the
very first chapters read Hath the potter power
the clay to fashion vessel into honor aud another
TO IN IN ter lead
kindly ancctoacd another with botherly love-
the whole concluding portion is garden fun Of all sweet
and tender consolation and affection so with ColoanS
Very often in New Testament the word good Is
translation Of the Greek WORT beautiful 50 close In tNas
wonderful language Il the connection between gooincs
and grace. Let me now at the risk Of pcdanry read
few passages substituting the translation:
"A beautiful tree brlngeth forth beautiful fruit Il am
beautiful shepherd the beautiful shepherd Fiveth His
life for the sheep" Flight the beautiful fight Of fifth
lay hold eternal life" charge, Timothy. them !
that are rich In world that they be rich in beautiful
works. lie: your light shine before men Tat they
nav your beautiful works AM glorfy your Fother
which is In Heaven" Do not these throw light the
principle Of Christian lvinr' 1t is hght yes. but not
grim and logged hatte IL Is beautiful fight In which
celestial hosts march beside 1t Is life Of
work yes but Of beautiful work all interviewer with the
promises Of God. life spent in defence ~ the truth
ave but OF truth which has lywoTk at the top Of
It's pllars and which because IL believes in Cod as
suredly loves man intensely; because 1t lives by faith
on the Son O, God goes about like Him doing good BE-
cause IL expects nobler hereafter strives to make this
present life fair and sweet for the sons OF men,
Chris: wants Infinitely moro than Get OF correct
opinions No man was saved because Of right
opinions or lost be-ars, OF wrong ones. Christ gave
ne ono rule for judging all churches and crecd' and con-
fessions: .'By their fruits We shall Know them" Tho
hes, defence Of Christianity is the embodiment Of Chris
tianity in human life. Tho translation o. the bioe
ost needed Is It's translation into the activities OF college
business and professional lie. Truth dynamic ana nun,
fI IL the only truth worth defending Let VS. In school
and church I'm the home and the nation set up inc
pillars truth but let us carve theh INTO al '"''