Year: 1871

candle might be said to have been lit by the marrow
OF his fathers and mothers bones. Then tidlngs
came that this son was sent home dsgraced. No
heart ached like these oh peoples hearts, and none
took him nome again with anything approaching TO
almost their lives for his sake. Mr.. Beecher said he
had given these


that HIS hearers might see what true love was. 1t
was shown 10 IN the declaration OF the Apostle in
the third chapter Of Pauls Episle to the Phillip
plans; and In the declaration OF Christ to His Alos
ties at the Last Supper Yet men, after reading this
declaration want TO know II Chist is divine, and
they weigh this text and tho other text and put one
INTO one scale and another into another. and say
vine" AZ II this divinity were ponderable quality
Il this world Is struggling for higher llfe for d.
ylner humanity IT. has God standing before II hold
acterized by wondrous, unappreciabe capacity lor
bearing, for sustaining for suffering and or dong
hour had been let down to earth from heaven TO
show what is the continual occupatleh Gl IsaYen:
49,, syss, !, -. ~, ,.,,, ONE i GasSDsER VOLUME.


represent God requiring the whole universe to be
HIS parasites all the nations to bow their knees to
ar m s,s VINO mos sts m glory merely TO crafty sesnness
to augment that store Of naItery that was TO
luminous tides OF laltery. was fattery or selfish
ness any better for being almighty and boundless2





IN heaven, and one might very properly inquire
whether we were fitted for beng parCakers OF tnat
heavenly JOY. Mr. Beecher proceeded to give prac-
ucal application OF mis- subject, and in referring to
good-natured people gaid:-These people were very
well for the fabrication Of life. Good nature was,
however. but avery superficial quality and very
often FAR more physical than mental. There were
many men who mad reputation for being hard,
rough and unsympathetic, who would be likely to
90 more for you when the pinch came than these


ABDOMINAL GOOD-NATURED PEOPLE


would. These latter had negative kind OF virtue.
hnv 1non VII
there would be in the world They did not steal.
Sabbath, did not knock men down, did not gamble,
ter) The true service OF love was TO 60 cut and do
and suffer and be anxious for the real welfare OF
one another. This view Of love should 20 into the
household. This giving up for another Is the ratio
OF family happiness. How many young men there
are VINO are good natured to their sisters but who
VIII see their sisters 90 out without beau, but who
Will themselves 60 Off with lady friends Of their
own and whose love for their sisters Is only depend
ent upon their sisters good Offices TOR them This
was another reason why there was such q little
power In the Church; there was too much adultera-
ted love there. Men pray for higher life, but this
lfe tropical plantt needs the sunshine or love.
What would you think OF a man whe planted orange
and lemon trees in CanadaP You would tell him
they had never grown there, and never would.
But you might plant them In The south OF Florida,
and you would have plenty Of oranges and lemons
without much PRAYING for naughter.) Selhshness
Is the bane and the curse OF fe this love Is the
bounty and the divinity of life.3