Year: 1869

here u used IN 1gur1ivc sc iss. There was some
thing In the soldiers career that attracts the admira-
ton OF man, whie at the same time the practice
OF war itself Is thing to be abhoned. The
reason OF this was worldly OF speculation.
Partly we admire because 1t pre- sents the grand
est organization OF mat eria forces that ever nian
genius eXerted. IL Is also force thar appea.s
strongly 10 the animal impulses OF man. We under
stand The conflict OF material forces. ana we look
with admiration and awe upon sucn confcts a
man going into battle puts everything To the risk OF
the conflict lie proves his sincerity to the cause ne
has espoused Stripped OF all the vices ol the camp,
then, there Is In the public mind conception OF
manhood in the soldiers life. Scripture does not
commend war. but 1t uses the figures OF war 70
incite men to noble actions. And the divine Teacher
himself used warlke figures for the sake Of endowing
man with the highest quality OF manhood. Truth 10
one OF the highest qualities Of manlio0d. And the
time VIII be when truth VIII be proved to be pet,
ter than deceit. and honor will be proved
come when lies viii be known to be ike
counterfeit bills that have been stamped on the face
honor in obligations will be known as 30 base and
worthless that man might as well attempt to pass
pewter dollar as TO pass himself or as an honest
known 10 be better than stinglness. II IL more
blessed to give than to receive. The time will come
bowed down before God In humility anu repentance.
Every man, by the power OF the Holy Ghost VIII De
enfranchised and Will Iise by new birth into the
moral sentiment and live there. Every part OF the
animal nature Will be reorganlzed and Will be su-
premely controlled by moral sentiment aud reason.
ulOIdl 6tutltIcuL CdIIlcu iutO cfcIy pott
Of human lie. CHRIST says to men, "Ye are the
light OF the world; ye are the salt OF the EARTH"


Mstructing ls preserving men salt preserves.
We are Gods soldiers 10 transform the
world. The mere technical spread OF the
Gospel Ii good thing, but 1t IL only the
beginning OF the work. The essential work OF Chris
ttGnity s greater than can be found from d0Rmatic
theories. Society would be better by more sects
than exist al present. lie would rather see twenty
sects more than twenty less. But sects are not
Christianity. They do not represent the whole OF IT,
This Church does not represent the whee of Chris
tianity nor does the Episcopal CnurcL, nor the
Methodist, nor The Presbyterian; but there are
specialties Which each OF these churches
represent better than another. Whatever Is
pure good, noble and virtuous is Chris
tianlty. Let nobler refinement spring up
than was ever known before ever thought Of II Is
OF Christ. Whatsoever things are just, pure lovely
OF good report -wlats0ever IL beautiful and pure
and noole now, hereafter and in the infinite de-
velopment Of coming time, Christ, by the power OF
inspiration, swept His hand around It, and with the
boodstained circle limited Ills sphere and lis do
mn0n by nothing shorter than Infinite excellence;
and all these things are His. 10 go into religion Tor
the souls insurance Is seishness. We have no right
TO 20 into religion because we secure ourselves
from pain and obtain Joy. The man that goes into
religion must follow God and take upon himself the
crown, every single beam OF which was brighter
than the shining OF thousand stars. he did not
call upon young men TO come 10 religion SO that they
might varnish their lives over with coating OF re-
OF reformation, OF regeneration and recreation, Of
politics. Of business and Of commerce. He called
upon them to join the host OF men who believe IN the
redemption OF the world The day Is coming when
purity OF conscience love, generosity honor and
purity shall take complete control oil all.