Year: 1871

The World Primary SchoOl-Death Does


Not Make Men Acknowledgements to Be
gin in Another Sphere at the Point Of Ar
rest in This.


Mr.. Beecher preached very remarkable sermon
yesterday upon the common imperIection and unde-
yeopment OF all men, showing with great power
that the relative goodness OF the so-call>1 good is
nothing in the absolute distance Of the whole race
from God, the ideal perfection. The old orthodox
idea that death transforms men immediately to
angels he disclaimed. saying that ne believed this
world to pe primary school, from which we enter
the other, more or less developed according to the
work done mere, and that the soul goes on through
growth to perfection.


The text was Ephesians ii, s-lo-"For by grace
are We saved through ialth and that not of your
Selves it is the gift OF God Not of WORKS lest any
man should boast. For we his workmanship.
created In Christ Jesus unto good works, which
Cod hath before ordained that we should walk in
them.n 1t seems as If the Apostle had a conception
OF the possible manhood that altogetheroutran the
popular notions OF morality. That winch he saw as
the


TRUE MANHOOD


large that he speaks of II as being the work
OF God through Jesus Christ. II we are saved 1t Is
through that which Is done upon us and in us by
another aud an artist hand We are to be saved by
grace. understand by grace generosity the good



Mans work on himself is


VERY PooR,


and he is saved 1t is by the work OF God. The vast
majority have no IDEAL OF character. They have
few rules for external action, but these are very
poor. The more you look INTO men the more you
feel that there nothing savable without outside
help. Every man must say, LII / am saved 1t VIII be
IRON Gods mercy.


Among the primary duties is that OF bringing
out into strength every part OF nature. No
supernuous part is given 10 the mind IL is large
anu various. and the faculties are related to each
ntn IN "A
one.fifth part OF the average mind OF man Is
developed at all II the body were developed the
mind Is we should have monstrous feet, monstrous
hands, a monsuous stomach, and little button
of a head The social instincts and the intellectual
are somewhat developed but the part OF our nature
that is best anG nearest TO God Is desoaLe.
THE GREATEST PART or THE HUMAN SOUL Is UN-
or II it acts II acts rreauary ana specially. Men
are sald 70 be yesy excellent the word goes But
lney are IKE houses Of four stories. Tie rst floor
j. tenantable, but every door grows less and less
habtable till You get 10


THE Arfic, AND THAT Is EMPTY.


There Is not only 10 be power but harmony
II You divide mans nature into the lower.
the social and the moral II you consider
question OF organization becomes OF extreme in
p0rtancc; otherwise lie VIII be Tull or dlscords
Now one class vi men live entirely ia the lower mart
o. their nature. They nave little quarrel with them
selves, ana you fnd mem carrying out thc most in
fernal purposes; tut acre 4 unity, suDordinatIon
only Il Is tire higher serving tie lowest,
THE AAEHoOD SERVING FHs ANIMALHooD.


Again, there are ne!sons Who give The dominance



Jeced All the resi- q the mhd mat y al works TO
TINS purpose. These harmonzc Now, between
these Two stand the great mass. They are swayed
as the tile swaJs the leaves that oat upon IL. They
have no definite purpose. 1ney yield according 10
tie outside pressure. But The yielding is alterna-
tive. Tnere no steady emphasis. Al good things
arc the blossoms that drop uown nom the bosom OF
God. The moral nature


MUST HAVE ITS pABULuM


In Cod, ana most men have not submitted them
selves TO this spiritual rule We not to coniouud
the OF men IN dong things outside OF them.
A nj "
build CITY, but mag have little 10 noast Of In him.
sell. MOST minds are dsheveled. They work upon
low plane. The mind Is capable OF wonderful de-
vel0pment. Every FACULTY mas the possibility OF
acting by intuition OF flushing to results. Isn't it
our duty to develop every potency IN u.s. to md
ourselves out Dy unwinding2 Are all these
WHAT art IS TO morality Just that there Is IN the higher
forms OF human character-what we call In ma
chinery 1nish--the nne, tue asthetic IL is not
enough to give do IL beautifully. Not enough TO
spit out our acquiescence we are TO be oDedent 10
the highest, so tnat when our good is developed it
viii be beautiful. il q cutler brings sharp goods
into market without finish and art he can't sell
them. The idea OF perfection lies in
THE DIRECTION or THE yEsTHErIC.
| Now, men are not Finished IN the direction OF the
moral law. Men are relatively good, but they
are not good beautifully, gcnaliy or gracefully.
4 The development OF right habits with automatic
actions Is scarcely known. The Consequence IS
there is seldom single act that win bear measure.
4 InelG py 9n !leal standaId-an act worthy Of
\ large manhood.


| CHARACTER Is VERY low EvEN IN THE HIGHEST
Men have power certain SIDES, but looking at
\ them completely how low they are There is moth
| ing that we have sown that would tempt divine
being 70 harvest il. Looking at tie word as
GREAT WORKSHOP


there Is little that the Artist, God can look at with
satisfaction. y this be true one OF two things must
take place. Change OF position WA not endow us
VIA Perfection. We pass from this world as from
I scnoOl, as


CHILDREN FROM A PRIMARY SCHOOL.


II does not seem 10 me that men dying SO
shrunken, 50 parIiyaed, Will spring up as angels.
We SHAH enter the Sngdom Of heaven In more