New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
THE IDEAL MANHOOD.
SERMON BEFORE THE GRADUATING
CLASS OF PENNINGTON SEMINARY.
,rr ,c,ov .s NECESSARY AS THOUGHTS OF
WORLDLY WELFARE-DANGERS WHICH DE-
SET YOUNG CHRISTIANS

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RELIGION AS NECESSARY 40
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The Rev Dr. Thomas Hanlon, presment OF rem
nington seminary ue'.'e w ,oss vester
mon 10 the members OF the grauua.'"e ANA
u"I ,ho aor,o was listened TO with grea;
,'~n The sneaker took his text from the Gospel Of
Matthew, W. 50 and SO: For after all these 'hngs
do tho Gentios seek: but seek we first the Kingdom
Of COD and His righteousness, and al these things
shall be added unto you ne '"'u' ..,.,
The ideal man Is he whose mind Is occuprI W.T." and
he next He is small man. indeed, whose
thoughts are wholly occupied with tne nee's m
,rith ,he questions What shall we eat? What shall
WI AMI nv Wherewithal shall Ne be clothed? is
we Eri IN 3 low blanc Of the beasts Of the fields
For the beasts OF the feds such ife Is me otst
possible but for man aied IN M, MS hgnfr and
ruinoUs in the last degree.to such man IL - ,2
qges9n Of few -, hG ,hd su KIT SUMMONS m hou
fool this night shall Thy soul be rednSSn S St hast
pr prov, -, u,,
There are three classes Of people IN me Woriu
one class who live wholly for this world; tins Is 4
I Trp LASS .They neither fear God nor regard
man" This class embraces al The DANGEROUS ee,
nutcasts. Another class embraces almost all The
neope of thrift and worldly pOsiton-these are me
ppeope who, from the standpoint, of this world make
religion Many of them. indeed. are church coiii-
,Dunicans and contribute largely TO all church en-
.--risns and ali benevolent causes: nevertheless.
~ 80 NOT wholr, and at all times governed by
rnliS!,,o,S considerafions-thev are neither hot
coN In the service of God. In the Christian race
80 Iav clio MANY weights and sins but not the
-! W. easiIv beset Them When the tests
I'D nress win gigantic force on the veal; places OF
abcjr chorncter they are not willing to cut off the
right hand nor 10 pluck out the right eye for the
L. ~ conscience and for the sake of God.
tn third class Is made up wholly of those who
I, a a., tbjnrsDwhctber they eat or drink-ive only
-. 40 ~ 1-iu of cod These can truly say with
10 90 'lt WI ID Oi LIZ mo IN uve il Christ and 10
NE ApDs..C " ~ r.ar ,bn World as n loose gar
ule - ef'in .C' ". q, osr1a a,v dov or hour "a
mems Ie'us ~ 10y -. ~ ,s,,'as' ~ mo lose of
lhey are 10 uIsIouo "a - - neecer,,i mint These
Gay loI me sMre' 1870 .b ~. Icon Ugh,s of the
~ H. III aces nd IN nrominent degree they
TN ~ 90 10 ,yord ,ber halfway down the
'lIe ti .is,'' ~ nroser, hour ne in Armenia to-
SS ~ -, tencd ~. thnir bleeding feet and
Oa! 'iae , p,r,, ~ hoiG ~ q AVN. oo-v They
laue iuiiii'ouH ~ od t ,be uoridMthev have SUI
nave pc" oSti ~ ,SS,.,e "o;,bor t1deeI have
ierel the 'oSs OF M tuiSs ,.hn,sal,.os s,-
they counted 'heT HVcs Ged u'tO III I,,,,,,r
the sake or their I1lNlne l'olu' rol IllS M az
they even weconcd prisons anu puIs'ols anu , "A
and death-rejoiclne IN llat tlty W. -. a.,
worthy 10 suffer az these thngs mar t'ey H a.
| some measure Dulld UP inc hlhs"o" oi "ou - ~
sin-curSei word. - - l., .,,s .no ,-oo. ,o..l.
W nat an nus urn! 49, 49, rnrs Ne
OF the ages. I,es..ta.s W. 49, os itco,h Tosb
come respendenl WIN suci ~ - -.
Abraham. Joseph Moses lsala. IHI,.o' '0 49,. 80,