New-York tribune., 1904-08-12

life mother which We call vision Men first SEQ
something. II Thomas A. Edison is perhaps the
sTeates( inyenIor oI me age i IS because ne is
the soul; something seen with the inner eye? And
is the exparation of AL progress and all civtlEa-
tlons. II christian Ine2 and women anywhere to-
Now. with this irtro5lIctioT "A. rne read 10 YOU
a passag= from the Prophecy Of Isaiah wi, i-0.
The first thing we have 10 DO with you observe IS:
young man not Vet. iasIna e devoted ssi5 10 any
tei.E aehnite ia lie BE vas wagering on the edge
oI thqsS; se1rcey knowing what 10 do with him
self While IN this condition OF uncertainty, one
esX ne ,,, went i i2 'he temple snd there beheld
The pr36se 3 s19fEe 6} fbt 9 not at9T SO far 5 as
vision STAYED with him as a constant Inspiration
and made him fearless and mighty power OF God.
hgh and lifted up ard that vision was the secret
his a 4 e .1 ~ ms c.nsecr2tiSA % ana an a.!
OF the sea snd throughout Christendoll there is a
growing conviction thai this is the one great need
ness. II thcre Is worldliress among Christian
PeoPe i pgpljs strike uncertain notes II missions
me religion Of the crlcihed is barely holding its
tisn efficiency seems to diminish. IL is owing
bearers ana our members in the rank and file do
not see the Lord Let US confess it frankly end
come dosrs until we are frst OF all seers. Only let
rs sec the Lord and the hosts Of Israel Will go
and Of the Church begin TO sing:
7i 81 h: sgss ssllsg asgs .; ;ess ;s. 'hs Rsr5 s'
its armies of deverance viii soon begin re march
Something VIII soon be done. / am glad to believe
that this hour seems to be dawning again. There
around the horizon.
WEAKNESS OF THE PULPIT
r, ,Sscsond-BTt most in Importance TO visions Of
- a vision ot ourselves. One Of the great mis-
g estimate Of our cSaTae5er 20 2nd 1 the " qualify
90, 81 our M nnqod ead womanhood IS that We insist
-slo' Culug1IIhs ourselves with ourselves We set
M oE5F against man, and class against class.
A-o'sSlae Of TIE tehauchery Of man We, are de-
cent indeed. II you want 70 know whether your
ooE can play the violin compare him not with the
music co not compare Il with The Jingle tunes Of
rbors+ % Ecsfye' p-t MI me Lo-!lI.e syn syn
"a he our measurements
trust l shall not be charged with making an
L-hlslo Impeachment II I suggest that the
T9 grsst sysskness Of the pulpit to-day and the one
TtFsTe ;s sS % our oRuTea mernoeTshlp e'eLy-
placent feeling OF worth and Importance. an over
sense Of sin first of all in our own lives and then
n n tle NE OF the world around US The only thing
toic earnestness is vision of God.
one tine at meeting OF our Presbyterian Cen
eEal AsseInp!y an effort was made 10 raise funds
enough 10 send young Princeton graduate 10
ef@ io $50 Gs q Missionary teacher in Home NJ :;
ring from her finger and put II or the collection
why she did IT, she replied: Because I had no
money and because knew what Il would mean II
long before she had been told that she would have
. glte Up her own school because there were no
funds 10 support IT, But she would give it UP.
cortribtted The ring gith ali rs 9res as5ocia
tons. to help another 10 DO what was dear 10
Next morning commlssioEer brought the ring
Il was worth about g. I Will give 80 10 send that
7 viii give s." said tie stated clerk A news
paper reporter handed up 8 70 the platform. Pas
tors missionaries. visitors came forward eagerly
with the cash. each one eager 10 have some share
@ - l=Io1s @ S,r5 5NS IT'S Is. "a -. i,dI ~ i zen
was all caused by the visions which they got of the
sef-sacTiC!rg love that flowed the heart Of that
her dear Master.
became volunteer. In response 70 the voice o1
the Lord. which said Whom shall ] send. and
send me" Nothing could be more practical than
that. he meant II through and tnrougn- but mere
overlooked. An -unconverted prophet can do moth
upon God Cannot grip the consciences Of the peo-
PIE; and turn their thought upward. Only The
truly converted. only those who have Put away SIN
and tasted % Of tSs 5saysPiy gfs and and have @ s &
Spirit in bringing others 10 conversion.
NEED or TO-DAY
shall I trouble You with a notable sample in
proof? For seven years the celebrated Dr. Norman
Chalmers occupied a pulpit and preached with
his own soul OF the renewing power Of God. Ills
ministry was the sensation OF the hour. Great
turned away for lack Of room. His name and fame
were sounded tar and wide throughout the land
but tnere were no permanent resurs Inc intellect
and taste OF the people and their love Of oratory
were Jznpricked The pIoughshare did not cut down
into the deep places OF their moral natures He
Sy 1 bay Iat IN, 1,s Weibt oS ,eafber On he moral
day when he was laid aside by illness In his i'll
Vision ii he saw himself. and his heart Was broken
With contrition. The formal gave place 10 the
man was Transformed He was as new man as
Isaiah was that day when ne came out o. The the
his pulpit and all Scotland was shaken. From that
f{iS iips eioouent before. were touched with the
fire OF God. and that fire burned its way into
Knees in repentance and TO Jesus and salvation
When that crisis came and that sharp angle was
turned IL longer a question or drawn
tie nuIt.tudes os winning applause or Of cutting
great agge as , P6Rt Pp0ntToed him Was 0 to Ieas
sinners TO the Cross and 10 build men and women
Il was Isaiah's genuine conversion that led this
whole hearted conservation and caused nm 10 say
tate no suggestions to make. no programme 10
Outline The he R9Ps %6e 5d etsd Of his anhood oufwors
and all has yielded TO our LORD ana ne Simply
into any feid Send me up the hill down into
the valley Send into the Sums or our upon me
avenues Send me where the work IS hard ana
the nav small into city or country, into obscure
5nen1TIe u S,niv send send me. Do let run
without tidinEs uncommIssioned from above, un-
Authorized. unxaTranted. but send me. and send
me now. that may SO, and tell the people
| OF the love OF God" That was The spirit OF
/ tile young man Isaiah. and no wonder he towers
/ up in Biblical history as the great eyangeiic4al
prophe. on II il were spirit and your spirit
and it would be II We saw the hins' me LoTo M ol
/ Hosts. II do not serve. II IS because VIC
DO not see II We do not volunteer H II is because
send ne 70 announce 10 the Lords cali II Is be-
cause our eyes are holden by the Things, o. tnls
/ rot eager 10 tell OF the love Of God and SEND out
! ,tfs blessed evangeI OF the Cross through the
bor,eland ana Through lands beyond the sea. II is
/ because we have not seen Jesus Christ we have have
/ allowed Him to be hidden behind the smoke and
! dust and fog of the world. Brethren. what we
| SHad tn-dav e n1icLer rs 10 arouse u.s. 70 klndlt