Year: 1878

constituted had grown upon him gradually before
hand. To other people they were because ord
narlly they do see more than one rniionth part
Of the things about them. I supposed. he continued
that the who had been converted had nothing
To do but to turn the key at any time and look into
heaven and though he shut it up occasionally for
other purposes. yet thereit in readiness for him
whenever he wanted to enter Some men had tho
gift of sensuous conception ana glowing utterance
in describing their religious experiences. but III iiis
own observation sudden conversions INTO spirituai
life which were full of surprise and JOY We're e1ee
tional The beginning of the Christian life IL as the
light that shines brighter and brighter unto the per-
feet day.


MANY CONVERSIONS sEEDFuL.


Men are touched. not twice only, but many times.
before they clearly with spiritual vision The
ola method OF teaching presented every man rs
hateful being who orsined hell for the very purpose
of creating men 70 suffer in It. with foresight OF their
everlasting reprobation. When men i'll the uncon-
scions spirit OF the New Testament resisted such
conception they told that the hidden hatred
within their hearts had been brought out All the
pressure the old time belief was brought to bear
upon them to cause them to submit. Aud they did
submit. Some went crazy; SOME went to the deWl.
Christ was preached Us Saviour. Why did they not
do this before they prea1hed Him a. ono OF the
dynasty of tyranny. But this only beginning.
Conversion had touched his will, but not his dispo
sition. Others come into the Kingdom not by battle
royal, but by CONSCIOUSNESS OF their weakness.
So fur they are right but still theirs ~
but the first step. They do not know yet
the whole range OF their own imperfec aons.
They have had great and dramatic experience. but
the gradual and perfecsing experience comes later
In after life those 10 whom Christ has revealed has
graeiousness and love apt 10 feel that the hrst
touch gave them such JOY as they never had before
and never will have afterward The love which the
soul has Jesus Christ is novelty and sur
prise. 1t Is like the early dawn of the human love
between soul and SOUL the most radiant and beautiful
experience that 1t was possible to hSve up to that
time. But after they are welded and pass through
struggles and sorrows and joys down TO the Indian
OF life they ind that the later love is aA much
richer, deeper, volumnous, more exquisite
than its first Hash and dawn the ripeness of the
superior to the grecnnes OF the young fruit


PERSONAL ExPERIESCEs


In the first touch OF His hand God gives that odu
cation which he endured earth III HIS son. Ii Is
agreeable sensation 10 feel ones self the football
OF the vulgar and OUTLAW from society, TO meet
those who had before come to you with open hand
and find that they pass you by in scorn. But let
having done all wait till the hand Of God
touches him again. He will then look down from
higher level and with its sorrows and wranglng the
world will like many babbling children.
You have paid q cheap price tor that which you have
attained to when you come into a state III which you
can hold all things with easy supremacy But you
don't know what you are doing when you are pray
ing for such things.


peded in utterance by painful emotions and he passed
a trembling hand rapidly across his tace The au-
dience waited in hushed suspense. moment and
he proceeded


Do you know what inward anguish. what crucihx-
ion what rending Of the heart is needfu in this over
coming of the hysical world Yet the higher love
is worth il all. How many men who have had this
irst touch have held themselves up and have said,
Lord. lay thy hand again upon me, and have found


household Ut last although they have lost afortune?
How many have known themselves in aitic-
ton who never knew themselves before Many
a man has been converted co faith, but not
to generosity. l was lately informed by
the who has charge of that great ice
house of the world which Mr.. Seward obtained
for u.s. Alaska, that You always ind ice in the
middle of summer at certan depth below the sur
face In multitudes of men there is good solid
foundation of ice. The summer never gets down
there. What we want is a tropical neat which pene-
to the very centre of the earth and grows hot
ter 90 down. Have you been thoroughly con-
verted Is not your ideal merely social, secular,
very low ? Have you not those aspirations which
amount every day to rebuking or your lack
pray God to touch the hearts OF multi
tudes to touch again those who have taken some
steps toward higher development, and pray God
to take His hand off OF those who are going for
ward until they shall stand in e perfection of the
everlasting life.