New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-19
was the Washington pastor. and produced pro-
found impression.
MP RADc1IFFE's SERMON.
ELOQUENT DISCOURSE on 'vIsIoNs"-REfh''
ENCEs TO THE WAR IN IT.

ENCEs TO THE WAR IN IT.
| Minneapolis. May IS (speciaD.-'Visions' was
| the subject OF the Rev. Dr. Wallace haoc",ie
| scrmon IN the General Assembly this morning;
..talescopic not microscopic. visions. ne eAp'"
| Seldom hav. the commissioners at an Assembly
| been stirred az tn, opening service as they were
! to-day The text was. where there Is no 'lsio"
tho people perish" Dr. Radcliffe was the pas'o'
OF General Alger when he was settled III De'io,''
and the Secretary of War may be seen nearS
every Sunday in the New-York Avenue freso!
| ,eria, Church of washington. where Dr. Kao-
| cine breaches 10 many OF the leading families oil
| tho CAPITAL. His warm sympathes nave pee'
with the Administration from the outbreak OIL tno
war n year ago and he showed his ardent suPpoi'
| of tho President to-day when he said, referrins
| TO the Peace Congress In Holland: force II
| the only argument known to savages from Joshua
| to Mckinley" The first paragraph OF the sermon
referred to the recent war and there were He-
Quent illusions TO the opportunities ana respoHs'
b.lIties laid at the door of Americans as Inc
result of their military operations during the last
year The following are extracts from the sermon
| Ideals rule the world. The dream may be a
vagary; the vision Is the perception OF really
| the revelation Of forces and possibilities before
wardness and guide through night 10 chaos. Inc
vision upifs. controls and gorhes principle eonI MI,
throw of restraint. Where there Is vision IN the
very revelation the people see great light span
had dreams. and she reels toward cha Amerl-
| ca had visions and marches TO glorious de :;
tiny. Everywhere, man moves from meanhes f ~
| subjugation to freedom from sin to grace,not so
and radiant Vision. As the Vision fades or becomes
distorted, material things attain undue pTopor' nnd
spiritual adventure shTinks and dies. ,,,.,,u,,
| There to the Church and The individuaii
power and weakness of Journalism and refo I1-
lion. of aposasy and return; and the qnichen,1S
legislation or syilOssm but in the renewed and nd
distinct y9n of Gh seek R nf In the
radancy Of that grace our own being or homes
are enivened and enriched; and in the authority
of that Presence the soul bows ana yleiuss' quarry
aay ne is a IN this revelation aPTSty or
fear II there be lack Of faith and faithful STf
o oce jndentv ia new sorms nsnuates doubt
marshas mighty attack 4 in any way yey e or tbe re-
dress must still be in the restoration OF the az
vine vision LSGn unto me ana Church e nation
or of a in his ideals Men to-day are con con
fused and or bsSoe preckess or efe
nate in epcureanism that only eats ana oilnkS'
Difficult problems intellectual IN the
full vision for Standing IN ina, eves and have in
splration in His spirit
THE REGNANT CHRIST.
DR.. Radcliffe then presented the vision % Of the
! Divine Christ C2) OF the Wounded Christ, and CD
Of the Regnant Christ. Under the third division
he said:
He is the Son of God with power. When Paul
reveals Him TO the Philippians 1t Is not only as the
| cross, but by very reason Of that humiliation as
name ns wheh Is above every Other name that
| the name OF Jesus every knee should bow-of things
eaT When e ON was revealed to the Apostle
John He moved with authority and glory 5 in the
pictured in the Canticles He the gold ring set
with beryl He wears the seal ring Of jehovah adj,
We getting a little tired Of the old WORD Medl-
ator. 1t is rather obsolete to speak Of the media
reign Of Christ but With the words onr 5ns
has sovereign authority that He has authority 6 by
hT Hs OF ,hSt a coEdn Of e human
tial and devilish; touches men and angels; heaven
t through all time Christ reIgns, and His soul
| touches them and His authority uses them ana
nem al u G py nf
| His control. This One who was born In Bethlenem,
Gethsemane. who died upon the cross; this one V
in Heaven carving our humanity to the right mana
There be no successful rebellion against Him
ment Control the rise and fall OF nations of men,
al material things. all moral goyermmea' a c pn
exist for Cesar but Cor the Church. through Christ
End He b the b h2pS IS yeH His a spec
The progress of the years Is Christs work It Is
the Ave epocha events of the last year. in each Of
them the pointing finger of this Mediatorisi King
friendship. the Cars proposal for peace the re-.
| formation of China, the opening OF the Souuar
| uplifting the curtain never before to human
Closing, the most significant opportunity Of history
| is OPENING The world Is brought nearer The pulse
| of a new life the omnipotence OF new IDEAS, tne
| expectation Of awakened hope thrills and WHITES
the distant and daIkened nations In the east the
dawn has suddenly come before astonished
We VI Sun the 81 gGdsR ss of
into open doors to the north, to the south TO the
| east to the west. Hermit nations are no more
| ali IN ideas,
| ciples, habits commerce government education
men and newonted opportunity Ours is to
| awaken to arise, to see. to listen
| THE PEACE CONGRESS.
| To-day. MS we convene in General Assembly the
Peace Congress meets in the capital Of Holland.
| The very call is the echo Of Christ's prayer: THY
| kingdom come" That Congress declares that God
| hath done great things for Nations flow
Ing together. In the presence of these opportuni-
ties the Church cannot be careless. We dare not
refuse obedience He calls us TO subjugation Force
Is the only, argument known 10 savases from
Il may ' brns S' foh the trees Of lie Who's leaves
for the healing Of the nsiGns our MaoH2
| are looking out from our provincialism with an
Of mea asn
ment, liberty. We have made war for humanity
VIII be a defeat and that endowment poverty and
destruction. save as through these open doors the
! Church shall immediately and enthusiastically
| carry the vision of Jesus Christ.
| believe In Imperialism. but an Imperialism that
| Is a benehcent repubcansm | believe In war
| for humanity. but In war for humanity which
e hmany he enduring and sSSd
responsibility. Hawaii Cuba. Porte. Rico; the
| Philippines. these are the summons OF our Medi-
a,or.al King Questions Of politics do not enter
here. personal wish. II Is not a matter OF
words. The man OF Macedonia waves and calls
to us from across the waters.
This Is not the day for microscopic vision. We
have waited long material considerations and
refined Determinations. We are tempted TO sec
and consider only the ttle circle which bounds
the domestic. tho commercial. the polite. II Is
the day for telescope vision. wide horizon.
high achievements, beatfc prospects, stars OF
mar md nd hrtlliancpt Worlds of spiritual