New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15

have not fathomcd yet. They are coming up every
Ter at hand. to hand them over to Him as they
come up. and say, Lord. here IS another piece OF
about Bn SS1e is The bS aGn N'q~ don know
myscf' nut God knows ne nnderstands al me
ter affects mind. and physical and mental end
spiritual are blended IN one IL the hieh ideal Of
and most glorious WofK Of God Of which we know
an. thing as yet Ard God only knows man.
a VISION OF TIE MASTER.
Eat here is a Man that stands amid his enemies.
md He looks out upon HIS enemies and lie says:
Il do the things that Please Him. not Il teach
them not Il dream them" not Il have seen
them IN fair vision" but Il DO them" There
never was bigger claim from the lips OF The
Mast"r han that: Il do always the things that
YOU would not thank me this morning 20 insult
your Christian experience. upon whatever level you
I'VE u. by attempting TO define that statement OF
Christ History has vindcatcd II. We believe 1t
WITH al our hearts-that He always did the things
that pleased God. But have got on to level mat
J can touch now. The great ideal has come from
G Tf 10 IN e ar fsO see na 5 Name
ana II see that Man see in Him revelation i OF
fore a rcvelatioh of What the highest possibility OF
lie Is Now. this - a tempting theme; 1t g
temptation 10 begin to contrast Him with popular
ideals of life want TO see Him; want; If l
can. 20 catch the notes OF the music that make mp
the perfect harmony which was the dropping 81
song out OF Gods heaven upon mans earth. that
man might catch the keynote OF II and make music
life? He gays: Il have realized the IDEAL do"
There -four things mat | want to say about
lin as quickly as can-four notes in the music
First-splri,uallty That Is one OF The words that
needs r"deeming from abuse. lie was the cmoodi,
ment Of the spiritual ideal in life. lie was spiritual
word. II may be we'll for moment TO note what
sPiritualty gd not mean IN me life OF J esus
ga rot ever during all the years Of His ministry
during al the years OF rs te9ehingry9u nsvf.
n whip of cords to scourge Himself. And all that
business Of scourgng ones self-an attempt 10
IL absolutely opposcn to His view Of life. Jesus
Christ did rot deny Himself The fact Of iIs life
He went into all the relationships OF He. He Went
10 the widow. lie took up the children and held
heaven was poured in as He looked. lie ddn'i go
ana get behind Was , G ggnt I,r seI
shall do IT by shutting men ou," You rcmem l3,
"Ths nm man rcceye,h snners You know how
they said II. They meant TO say; we ~ nope
Man. but are quite disappointed; lie receives
sinners" And what dld they mean? They meant
what you have so often said You can't tcucn
pitch without being dCi'cd" But this Man sat
down with the publican, and He didnt iake ON any
Jesus christ Things WORKED the o;hcr way. IL.
evil that you haye-evil communicates good II You
VIII put on plate one apple that is setting had
among tweive others that are pure the bad one ,,
will influence the others Christ cane TO drive haGk
every force or HlSeas, ara .NcIs ~ =. "a a.
Il will 30 among the bad and make them good;
That is what lie was doing the whole way through.
SO His spirituality not asceticlsm. And oh,
my brethren. IL YOU are going TO oe 50 spiritual
after this convention that YOU see no beauty III the
flowers and hear no music in the song OF the
birds. the convention IS going TO be the saddcst
thing that eyer struck YOU in all your hf' If the
life which you pass into when YOU consent TO the
crucifxion of self does not open 10 You the very
gates of God. and make the singing of the BIRDS
and the blossomng OF the flowers infinitely more
beautiful, you have never seen Jesus yet No. no.
SPIRITUALITY AND 81 BJECTION
Well. then. what was His spirituality? The
spirituality OF Jesus Christ concrete renliza-
ton OF a great truth which lie laid down In His
own beattudes. What that? blessed are the
pure in heart. for they shall see God" Now. the
trouble ~ have been lifting all the good things
Of God and putting them in heaven. We have been
elmo