The herald., 1894-05-21
SOME OF YESTERDAYS SERMONS
Rev. J. G. Thomson breaches
Gods Eye and Mans.
Father Wyman at the Cathedral
Missions.
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The pastor, Rev. ]. s. Thomson,
delivered sermon ON The Christian
With Three Eyes, in Unity church yes
terday morning, taking for his text
Proverbs. xy:3.
We build our houses, lay out our
lawns, wear fashionable clothes largely
to please the public eye. II we did not
care what others might think OF us, the
fine arts would not be in great demand.
The criticism which others make on our
work helps us to do better work; and
the praises of men do inspire earnest
and ambitious toilers to aim to produce
finer results. People living in remote
parts OF the country. and far away from
the city's standard OF excellence, are
not leaders in science and art, because
they do not feel themselves under the
public eye. Christ himself desired to
stand we'll with the public and to be
remembered by His disciples and
friends.
1t lie not true that truth is mighty
and will prevail' without human
thought and effort. The laws OF steam,
specific gravity, attraction, the arch,
were always laws; hnt what good did
they do before their expression in form ?
II we had never neen bird could de-
scription OF the principles OF wing give
OF the principles OF the bird helps Us to
know the principles.
Before Christ had breathed that
prayer on the cross for forgiveness for
his executioners could any one have
understood his doctrine about praying
for enemies? Such men as Washington,
Alfred the Great and John Pounds are
to young people examples OF noble
manhood. We can see our lives in
them, and measure our characters by
their attachments. For the sake of the
young and those whose characters are
not yet developed we should abstain
from every appearance of evil. 1t ia
true, also, that there ia an invitible
public eye looking at us. Paul assures
us that we are seen by "a great cloud
of witnesses" and that 1--WE are theater
to angels" In our efforts to run the
heavenly race; and Christ tells us that
angels rejoice over the repentance of q
sinner and that "there angels behold
the face of my Father" The eyes OF
our dead parents and friends are upon
us occasionally, and we should respect
their eyes and do something heroic to
give them joy. "Dig we'll for your
dead mother" eaid the prophet in
Arabia, land give drink to the thirsty
travellers" Such well would rejoice
the dead mothers spirit. Dead fathers
and mothers leave helpless children
behind them, and tho Childrens' Home
society in finding homes for these desti-
tute children gives Joy to the dead. And
- - - al
Him If Peter would feed His lambe.
''The oyes OF the Lord are in every
placs, beholding the evil and the good"
The Greek sculptor insisted on bsauti-
lying the back Of his image because the
gods would see behind the figure. God
secs behind our works, and His divine
eye should be respected, and all our
work should be done with care and
conscience. Carpenters, masons, plumb
ers, clerks, tsachers, ministers, lawyers,
should do good work when no human
eye sees them. In forming character
we must pay great attention to Gods
eye. BE not deceived; God is not
mooked." We cannot throw dust in
the Almighty's eyes, for He gees
the thoughts behind our deeds.
Nothing but character can be carried
with us into the unseen world. We
leave all else behind us. But Gods eye
is not harsh and hesrtless; for it is the
eye Of cur divine parent, and is as kindly
towards us as the eye of loving mother
to her rspenting child. The noble souls
OF earth who have been msligned and
prosecuted for opinions sake can appeal
to Him who knows all hearts and deeds.
Moses endured as seeing Him who Ia
invisible" taking the side of right and
justice In the case OF an oppressed
people.
The best workers OF the world strive
to satisfy the eye Of the conscience. 81
paint for eternity" said the inspired
artist. The picture will be destroyed by
the tooth of time; but the picture which
the artist made in his mind, while paint
ing the outward one, will remain forever
as furniture in his soul. The man who
respects the eye of his conscience is "a
law unto himself" He carries about
in his breast the code OF the angels and
0ndeavors to do the will of God upon
earth as it is done in heaven by the
spirits made perfect. The men and
women who are refining American civil
lization, who are carrying those heavy
burdens which no human laws could
oblige them to carry. who are tn,
torch-bearers of their age, who are
making the highways tor the milliona to
walk in-these are the sorls who need
no earthly laws. They are msnufactur-