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4 PEOPLE'S
True GLORY
M. Kincaid's Subject
Yesterday.
IGl Of RIGHTEOUSNESS


,slng the Rev. Mr.. klncatd spoke on
s,.,sousnoss the True Glory OF a
80 lie took as his text Matt.
ri FOR wheresoever the carcass In.
!. will the vultures be gathered to-
-, Ne said In substance: In
=. words Christ In picturing the dis
..,oa of society. the breaking up OF
brns Of NE and government. the
.sbu,lon Of Iniquity. There will come
Inc he says. % great disquiet. sus-
80 and fear. the armament OF life
n confusion as before storm. In
a, words, there " "A day OF Judgment
,,ad. and It's symbol IL the vulture.
=, sheresocver the carcass II. there
no yultures be- gathered together"
4 says Jesus christ. II IL In the
,al sorld At certain stage Of de-
distraction becomes inevitable.
rgs law against every species of
.gHiy that works az swift and uner-
As the Eight and instinct Of the
1ue
the FIRST duty OF God to keep his
BID clean, aud the Judgments that
ps9 away corruption are In reality
sfsnt forces. the evidence OF Gods
ssfy thoughtfulness for his Great
~, 10 the great question. IL there
"a az aif tne supreme question for
sy human being ~. what sort GA
be-. and does he reign To that
pston The repiy OF the noblest sous
uNays bovd. The Lord rsigns, LEI
safin b. giadl" That ~ To- say. the
.fe ut O00 IN such that u should be
lada,ss To the earth TO know thai
rlgas. he Is the center OF all au-
dly. and he W. righteous The soul
he Universe In Just
bic. tnyu, rs the urst truth that IL
Uss tn,s saying OF Christ's: that
meut ~ the sure result OF cor
,.on and corruption Is the sure pre-
fs1f VI Judgment. the vultures do
uther where there h no carcass.
.le. says christ. a. II even so In the
pa world. There are certain laws.
Nli.abe a. the rising OF the sun. In
babe az the bowing OF the tide,
b. may be- ignored but which can
b. gsa0ed. and which sooner or
y make their presence felt in every
y how true this In In relation 20 in
dual righteousness. IL ~ not with
potouud meaning that Holiness add
hn sprug from the same root and
amhdrity OF significance. Tne
maa 10 he VINO has absolute health
IIII .aN a. 81
ful ut himself. His passions are
In leash. lie lives "A life OF So
NJ ava the consequence IN that for
TIE boys % life last long. and the
~ VI ute IL preserved even unto old
But let "a man give himself over
ms " impurity and appetite. anC
icord 10 suOn craven on the body ID
AAhess, suffering and decay. IL 4,
nlemn verdict OF universal expert
hat the wicked man does not liv,
ha,f his days ..otab.e exception
, may be-. but that ~ ~ the rule Il
poo question. The vital forces o
he wasted in the pursuit OF pleas
le yutures of rotr,bution scent from
ne udur of moral corruption. 10
Afctss u there. the corrupt frame
VI man who II dead I'm tres
80 and sin. We know that this 1
There IN no chance In the ca.cula
s the working OF the inevitable
Nat where the carcass IT,. Their
he Nultures b. gathered together:
zoe viiture " Simply the VINCE
sment u God that waits on mora
fyiactIon.
sat tue working Of the Law. anon
e.hs, Tot u is Of "a nation mat chris
lsie have been two tremendous IN
~ b" our own times. In the south
states % America. hardly MOI
senctation ago, slavery was fas
vllug the national conscience. Il
m'ninhiug there was no visib
ueCay or retributiOu. Every
s.emd 20 bear wttnt ~ 60 an une,
prosperity. hut there wei
sa'ue eyes Ia the North that rec
~ lhu sign. In vain the warnin
s4'u, pa vain Lowell and Whitti'
o,echer and Phiuips sounded the
w the ears Of a needless natiOi
,e,psniAed the deep. abiding la
~ mat where the carcass ia, thei
'Nlures gather together.
~ az ust. the hour came Whe
tulture received the mysterio,
hal sent him swooping upon h
.nu before the righteous indigns
tugenerated people the DO
W slavery was swept away 70
Yen more striking IL the ease
under the last empire. Ever
" in those days that Paris ma
ue moral plague spot of II
mat the leprOsy OF n legaliz'
mt,strained RIGHTEOUSNESS Wi
u'o the very bone and sinew
~ Vpe But few saw the vultu
~ w the cloudless sky. awaitir
"ee never seemed stronger. h
upre brilliant. her power mo
s'ted than IN the hour when q
49,. ln The streets 81 Paris. con
- none supposed II possible tn
~, snort weeks a nation boastii
Dngtst ornaments OF Euro
~ crushed into utter helpless
~ u'teut but IA the days va
could no longer be- any dou
Vuitures were gathering
\, ~orh Corruption was there:
b. yutt' n rotten capital. n rott
h. single day the empire n
80 10 bear In mind that all q
e.V. our own national life.
s mink that there are sig
asp.,,, zoo, are growing ripe for
b. wv ~ God upon corrupti'
m,s vices which are eating Q
~ ~ they have eaten out
W' people that have gone
Nkst hlots upon our social, &C
kh.~. aud political life.
s.ti he love % righteousness ceai
|,h..e people when public Writ
gt ana the old fear OF God n
~, 'nnse ~ duty are exchanged
re'nei selnshness. then nothl
\" from the vuitures.
r,s me younger citizens OF
iy that these lessons m