The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-14

Rev. Dr. \ u1g Warns Ms Hearers Against
tho Modern Evi's.


There were good congregations at oo'n
Tho services M Park Place church SUM
day. Ia the orning the pastor ReN' Ar
Young. spoke on the words Of JoD.
.q'nou-h dee slay me. yet will ! lrusl u'
him" lie showed how this intense lai''i
OF Job was not unreasonable. nul W."
foludrl ON a good basis. Job nae ioa'"-
ell q faith 800 the immortality OF man
and believed 10 power could destroy l"1
real self TO live in God IS o" escape
death. Besides, be- was brought up 10 iiu9'
fn God whom else could he trustt Iheif
Is but one God. and be is the source
az all tho energy that shows itself iii
Ton thousand forms lie had had eNpcI-
irnccs of Gods goodness I'm the past. Al'
the wealth and loved ones had come
from those hands Of love. and God ls ioi-
ever the same. but apart from aii OK
uotienccs of blessing the spirit so ass"i t9
us OF Gods fdthcrh0od that all fear IS
cast out We have had what JOB ana
mot haVe-a vision of the cross Inc
strokes arc administered by a wounded
haad; we need not fear.
ATALK ABOUT CRANES
AZ night the sermon was ON Cranks.
The speaker quoted the words of Holmes
IN "Ovcr the Teacups' la which De- shows
how men who do their own thinking anu
manifest any earncstness in religion or
avthing else are called cTanks by lhe
slow. Indifferent crowd. The men who 90
the most for the world arc those VINO
give themselves with all zeal 10 "a single
great thought. But there are cranks VINO
move only on "an opinion mill The
value Of a motive power depends ON what
is moved. AS rule such people are
harmless-the only regret is That so mucn
zeal should be- wasted. There are hurtiui
cranks. those who turn the machinery OF
bad opinions. or OF half lies with lit
Tie commingling Of truth. These are the
hardest les TO fight. Let us Joe sure We
are on tho right track, have enough
steam. tho -ow-catchcr on, and then stop
for nothing
THE MODERN NOVEL.
Before the night sermon, Or. Young
spoke on the scepticism Of the recent
novel. He showed how full the novel
Of the day is of the worse forms OF Ia
ti0ualism, which, beginning In Germany,
have come into England and America.
The n0velists are, of course, not theolo-
gfians. and show by The manner IN when
they treat these questions that they are
no sufficiently acquainted with them To
ne safe leaders or thought IL seems 10
me- said hc. that there is a wide field for
she holder of a pure and reasonable taith
20 serve the Lord. in the writing OF stor-
les that shall set forth the truth as the
truth is iu Jesus. There are plain reasons
why these discussions nnd so prominent
"a place iu the story Of the day This rs a
period of REIMBURSEMENT OF thinking on
an subjects. and the new science has
brcathcd q new spirit of investigation
upon the air So We have TO give anew
The reason for the hope that is in as. The
Gospel has no fear OF the closest research,
81 30 be conducted in the proper spirit
Stu 10 is 20 Doe regretted that SO much
of the time OF some Christian people is
taken up with such reading, especially
when the Bible and other good books are
neglected. and when the readers DO not
search until they hnd am answer 20
those doubts that viii come. ] am sure
that even the unriphtcous attacks made
ON the old orthodoxy are not without
dent The desire 20 get new grip of these
old and blessed truths, ana at the same
time that exhibition of interest in di-
vine things which cannot be destroyed by
thc shrtWdcst attacks made ON 10 is enc
cOuracng. We see again and again that
father of the Church was right when ne
said that man is made for God. and rests
not until he rests ina God. OF course the
explanation IS frequently 20 be found "a
the dopraWty of the human soul which
seeks to dethrone the God of all The
ola story Of the tOWer-bunlors is repeat
od in every age But let us not forget
that he that stitch I'm the heavens shall
laugh; the Lord Will have them In de-
risiOn.