Year: 1874

n uitfulness and verdure, moral greenness and
goodness. And to this aspect OF the text the
Doctor chiefly addressed himself. He also orieny
alluded to the Atonement festival which is SO near
at hand. In this earnest call Of the prophet to re-
pentance he said, we find we have the eternal call
OF God ana the mission OF His Word among men.
AS the rain falls on the earth, so every word or
God that touches mans mind must cause 1t to ex-
pand and grow. Cause and effect are as certain
in the realm OF mind as IN that OF matter. Wher-
ever, therefore, We see no development or mind
there we may conclude the Word OF God has not
entered. Wherever there is knowledge there is
isfaction upon the violation OF any Of Gods CON-
mandments. And 1t is the office Of truth to pro-
duce such fruit. We have here in our text an evi-
dence OF the nature Of truth. Whatever comes to
us as the Word OF God must prove itself to tbe Soul
as such Just as the rain and the snow approve
themselves TO the parched EARTH 1t must put our
mind into activity. Is this Bible then, the Word
OF God2 Volumes have been written TO prove that
1t Is. But If this Word itself does not command be-
lief, how can that word OF man hope to
achieve ltS Rain and snow are beyond the
power OF man to produce or to control. All
that man can do Is to neutralize feebly the effect
OF drought until the windows Of heaven shall be
opened unto him. So also Is it with truth. We





God to instruct and TO enlighten the mind and
heart. Just as food, and not the promise OF food
only can satisfy hungry man. so when the truth
enters into mans soul he Will know 1t and be
satisfied with it, And the look OF the man Will tell
you whether God has s.nt His Word to that heart
or not. Touching the inspiration OF the BlDle, the
Doctor remarked that there are large tracts OF
country In every land which 90 not reward the
laD0rs OF the husbandman. and so II Is with the
Bible. If we believe tnat the genealoges and the
long list of sacrifices are inspired, what do they
profit us That only Is inspired which inspires US.
We should not cling to the ancient customs be-
cause of their age. but should rather lead the peo
pie into green pastures and beside the still!
thwart or trine with the Word OF Goa; for
love TO our hearts. And we never can tell from
what side the new light Will come. little English
boiling on the fire. He saw that the steam gen.
Grated by the boiling water caused the ld OF that
Kettle to rise and iali He was apparently doing
nothing, but God was giving him IN that hOur
revelation whose potency and power shall con-
tinue to bless the world till the end OF time. No
man can tell by what means God will bring his
chlldr en- the hight OF knowledge. 1t Is there
fore sinful ever 10 stie the truth And II Will De
equally 50 Tor our spiritual truth; and what tes-
tlmony Ii Is to our moral weakness that we can
stand the truth so little. 1ruth Is intended By
God to lructliy our hearts as the RAIN and the
Atonement The Doctor remarked that these days
have Tor centuries been the fruitful source or
good to Israel and they 1s are 50 . sun: They
ourselves whether these days shall work lor US
all the good they are intended to bring or not
All these days ought to be like steps IN the ladder
leading Us 10 q better and more God-learlng llfe
We Iaii to see what good they will be ii they shall
be merely footsteps In the sands OF time, washed
out by every incoming wave. What Is the object
OF the Day OF AtOnement and OF judgment he
asked. or all days IN the year these days point to
the futnre-to Augment and reckoning be-
tween God and man. Let us, then, remember
and lay to heart that these days have been insti-
tuled that they might come to us as The rain and
the snow come to the earth that we may bring
forth good deeds And let US rest assured that
divine blessings Will come upon us at all times If
we serve the LORD and Keep his commandments


English Will be preached mOrning and evening
and IN German in the afternoon at the Temple.