Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 27, 1880, Page 3

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1880—TEN PAGES. — eannot do for ourselves, and which murst be fone. Thore is a taith over which man has no control, and thoro Isa faith which is tinder bis control ‘The ono is intellectual, tha othor is that of tho henrt, | Wo cannot help seeing = tho | Iivht | when oureyesnreopen, Teannot help betlaving that Tilve ty tho nineteenth 3 P cannot help velioving math tle ith, ms thet two plus two make fourr 1 ennnot avoid belloving Tant Ruthorford B. fnyes is President of tho United States; we cannot help betlevin, Sty Christ to be an historical porsounge: Nor cin wo help belleving In and ndiniring Hts beautiful character. Horetofore Mr. ingorsall bas spoken contemptuously of Jesug, but of Inte he has been reniing the Gospel. flo hus bean tooking upon Jesus, and he, like the Centurion who saw thin die and sald, "Truly tha was the son of God," fe forced to speuk in terms of loye and Mtyof Jesus, atthough he refuses to take his Wneo with the Centurion and repent his words. Ent nll. this: necostury faith of the sntellect ta not tho saving faith of the heart, Uhis latter is pnder our control more than the color of our talr, Saving falth is trusting Christ, and ne. repting Him in le chnractur aud ofices, OF many insurance companies | choose to truat one, Of twoor more ways of crossing this cons Unent, I choose, trust, tnd necept one rathor than anothor. {can refites or choose to believe indesus. Tho term of salvation aro, that T goufess my sinfulness and accept ns ny Savior Jesus, and belluve and. bo baptized. Not to bee Hove fu joaus ts to fil to‘ indurse that which is beautiful and holy, which puts me in lenguo with that whicti fs unholy and deformed, Notto be- Heve fn fin, not to aceopt Him asimy redeomer, Ja tu indorse tiny alufulness and tratiplo the Bu n don of. God wnder my feet; to fi the consequences of, wy sins which {8 nud be reckoned with the ote death, wa of tho untyorse. out works Ja dead.” A tnith which will not mike good men and women Is epurious. A mere Intollectual faith hus been tov much auntod ag a requisit, Subserlytions to erecida may bo muro Intellectual fulth,. Jesus ua not sont to grunt to us pormits to violuto’ tho Jaw of God, but to re- deom us from sin, to grant ua Divine help, through Tis atonement, that we might tive rightly that when we stand before our pee we will bo rewarded for tho “itecds done In the body.” Thero are millions of Christiana who nid that fio more church-membership or sub- scription to aereed will save theni,—that is, Catholicism, which is repudiated by 4 bomi phore of boltevers, His exposs and denunct Hon of Catholiciem.and Calvanism are‘just and right, But bo seems to think thore tro no Christians but theao In tho world. Ho seems rant of the fuct that thero are millions of iristians whose souls lontho both those forms of Christianity,—who insist that Gol {3 on Fathor: who inalst tuat [le fs just and griolous; who fnaist that God hus made tio one for damna- Yon os “Kindting-wood for hell’; who rend everywhort’ in the New Testument tbat snivas Uon is offered toall men, Irrespeotive of falth, church-rolationship, and education, upon the condiand that thoy will necept it, “T tind, toa, In Luke tha account of two thieves that were crucified at the suing time, The othor Gospels speuk of thet, Ono says that both railed upon him, Another snys noth. fug about [t. In Luke wo are told that one did, but ono of the thieves looked and pitied Christ, ond Chriat auld, to that thief: ‘Tia day stilt thou meet Mo in Paradise,” Why did Ho euy that? Because the thief pitted Mim, nnd God euunot afford to trample beneath tho fect uf Hs Sutlnit wrath the stnuliest blossom of pity that ever shed Ita perfume in the human heart. Who was this thicl? Who was this thief? ‘To what Church did he belong? Idon't know, The fact thitt he was a thiof throws no Nahe upon that uestion, Who washe? What did he Lelleve? don't know, Did bo holluve in the Old Testa- ment and the miracles? I don't know. Did ho dollove that Chriat wea God? [ don’t know, Why, thon, wus tho promise made to hin that be should meet Chrlat In Paradise? Simply beeaitse he piste Innocence suffering upon tho cross, Gost cunnot uford todamn any man erpable of pityIng anybody." Ho did moro than pltyJesus,—ho acknowl; Tila suporhumanness and inigsion, *} Remomber me when thou vomest Into Thy Kinglom.” Dy- ing mon avo honest. Ho owned Tilin ns having a Kingdom beyond death; as in samo senso his Suvior. Ho hed faith in Him, and committed his soul to IMs guidance in tho Splrit-lund to which they wero now histening through death, Whut of the other thiet? What became of him? He had no pity. He cnat tho cruel ut- terances of his enemica into his tecth, Tho wnitent thlof rebuked him. What becaine of, hin who had no pity, but who agerayated the ‘palng of Hin who was hunglng on the spike be- aide him? L suppose If “God cannot atford to tramplo beneath tho feet of his Infinit wrath tho smallest blossom of pity," that | ine sures that thers Ja .no Fe that the thicf tut railed on Him fe with the other in Parndlac; and that tho Savior did not necd to make any particular address to bim, for what He sald to the pitying tier, ineluded him who had no pity. ithor this is the palesoray uf the Tecturer, or elso ho teachos that there I {fell for tho unpitying thief and all whom he represents, “Trend also fu Luke that Christ, when npon the Cross, forguvoe His munierors; and that is considered the shinlug gom tn the crown of His * meroy—that'He forgave His muntorerm: that Ilo forgive those that drove tho nulls in {lls hunds and in His fect; tint planted the spear in His side, the soldier that, In tho hourof denth, of fered him in mockery tho bitterness to drink, ‘Mo forgave thom wll freely thore, yet, ulthough dfe forgave them, He will in the ninuteonth cone dann to cternal fire nn bonest man for the ox- pression of bis honest thought. ‘hat won't do. In this passage he hus those fulso views of miishment which are too prevalent,—wherein jou 1a ropresonted as punishing His children without cause, and foreing from Hinwelf thoso who wish todraw nenr to Ilim. No ono will bo kept out of Heaven who wiahes to enter, No one will wikh to enter who fecla his nntitness and bis Inck of harmony with its condidons, God stands ready to forgive. Jesua on tho cross praying for hls enemies [s the snme Jesus. to-day, renily to forgive and regonernte tho sin- nor, “Tut Honven is a holy placos it purposes gro pure; ite Leing# of tho spirit thit Is ex- pressed in those words, “by will bo done,” An dipenliant aplrit caunot be happy there. God will not force a sinful being, full of concolt and decolt, full of sin, nnd out of sympathy with bis Inw and Son, {nto tho awful tortures of Hila glenming throne, Honoe the oxbortution: “Prepare to mect thy God.” Hell will be tho groatest happiness to the rebellious boinga of tho universe, Butit willbe Holl. Chat is the only reault possible to an evil uenicty, Aftor n ludicrous review of tho leading de- nombontious,—a review whieh IT four waa not made altogether tn that tempi of Justice which he snysistho only tomple where we have 1 right to expect such a woralipor to be—ond after nn amusing and rapid oxpos6 of some of tho denom'nntions, which, It sooms, ig a little guilty of that only blasphemy of which ho spenks,—the blasphomy of injustice,—for te batt omit yore now, and I feur original, things of Sr, Weslcy? “Wesley wiao belloverin the Bible, Io bo- Neved {nthe actual presence of tho Almighty, God used to do mirneles for him, Hu used to put off u ruin-soveral days to givo bis inceting a chance, Ho used to cure bis horse of Inmences, Jiv uscd to cure Mr, Wesley'a houdnehes. vy ‘Weasley also believed fn the notuatt oxistence of tho Dovit. He beloved that doyils had ACB sion GF pecpa. Tle talked to the Devil whon ho’ ‘was tu ‘olks, and the Devil told bin ho was goloe toleave, and that ho was golng intoanother person, and that he would be thore atacertuin ‘Umo; and Wesley wont to that other person, and there tho Devil wis, prompt to the minute.” He Proceeds ta re us his substitute for the Gospel of salvation by faith, but it fa not original, It was tho gift of our Saviour centurics ayo. To would have us friends, teaching us who our neighbors are. Ho would bayo us to en yas “good cheer,” openiig hia mine istry ot tho marringe of Cuno, jJoinitiy in tho feulivitics und assiating thom. {ify iy tho Rosput of guod food, for Ho would feed the pooplu. mi- Faculoualy rathor thin haya thou xo hone faint in body, ‘His is the gospel of clothes, | Tho figuro‘of tho efficacy of His Gospel ta the man olothed and In bla rycht oiudat Hts fect. Eis fa also the gospel of 1 erty Tho angole sang at Milg birth, “Glory to God tn the highest, on earth poutes good-will’ to mon," His is tho gospel of calth. His mission fn th! yar was amply Mustrated by Hila miracica of healing; and of power when Io raised the dend, rosy: and pilple tating with Ife, from the tainted and ghastly tomb, There have, I know, been forma of Christianity which have denounced intelligenca, fiverty. und good cheer, which strip the people of thole clothings bh tear own thelr houses, and darken ~-tholr minds. Hut those -are doforifed forma of Christian: ity; they aro result of a clisped and hiditen Ulblo,—tho consequence of a Batanio inunipulution of tho truth. Godliness ia profit. ablo unto all things having the promise of tho lifg which now ia and that which ia to come, “Tho meck shall Inherit the carth." Ho gives us nothing now, and robs us of that which fs moro precious than ment or drink. Tila Gospel ia without meruy. Fow of ua will follow Bia du his defiance of the great laws of rotribu- on. “LT belfavein the gospel of juotico—that wo must reap what we sow. Ido not believe iu Turgiveucas, If lrob Mr. Sinith, and God for ives nie, how dove that help Sinith? (Laughter.} ft by slander cover some poor with with tho leprosy of somo elie crime, und who withors uway [lke a blighted tlower, and afterwarda 1 got forglvonesa, how docs that hetp hur? If thore ts aucthor world, wo have got to settio; no bank-) rupt court there. (Laughter and applause, Puy down. No forgiveness, eternal, inexorable overtusting justico,—that {4 whut bE bulleva in. And if it yoca bard with mo, 1 will stand it. [aughtor) Aud I will atick to my. logic, and I will Dear itiikea man, [Applause.] And 1 bes Hoyo, tao, Iu the gospel of liburty,—al giving to othors whut we clulia.” : Such bravery 1s romarkablo, but not admira- bie, It ts temerity, Aman would bo reckoned insane who would smoke a pipe iua powder mug: azine, or who would defy the sun's powor In July, who would expose bituself to ® pestilence, or dofy any of the great laws of Nature. Ie ho not morosutodefy the great laws of charactor? Whut good will it do Sinith 1f Cam not forgiven, especiully as wa may consider him a disclipls of the now goupel of onuriulty? Buch bravery iy tefruabing, When we remombor that it is said Col. Ingerdull {somo ono else Ho doubt) resigned bis ollice when In tho presenco of the enemy, Dost of ua will rejoice inu Godel mercy, His philosophy would tuke mercy’ from tho Stute, ‘be Guveruor must noyer pardun,—it will take ‘tfrom tho Judges no iy, may recominend Diorcy to the convictod, ft will take it from tho aca-captaln; he iust be as pitiless as the forked Nyhtulug fu tho storm cloud, or the ruth: less tempest that comes with migat and fury aglaut upon bis stip, iemem- Wes in this counoction big oulogy of pity, pugrestod by tho conduct of the penitent hier, Wo know how the better henet of our Nation hns heen moved tu tears by the touwehiny flories of Mr. Lincoln's mercy when (mploaced by a Jong-Journeying mother or sister to give thom a pirdon. for somo. Roldlor-toy ty tig: tne der sentence of death. This philosophy rebukes the merey In tho heart of our arent Prosident. Ie would turn tho hearts of our mothers to stone, their Ups to iron, thelr tenra to fee, and cause tho ehlidrett to erauch, and cower, and ‘Meod under her ervel Iniictions. Where, thon, would be the rest of his yospel of friendship, Renerosity, and cheerfulness, if foryivencas wits taken out of eurth and Henven? Jn tho Old ‘Featamont we nro tiught tho pitiiesness of Law, {in tho manner in which ft was -wiven (from it mountaln on fire), fn tho dontt of two young Levites, who, for fallingt) comply strictly with Its requirements in burning ine conse, tire sinitten with death at the altars in the denth of Moser, who, for a slight fault, inst aacond Mount Pisgnh and dio; in tho territle death of Achan, who was stoned by wll Taricl; nits law, An eya for an eye and a tooth fora tooth’; Ja the punishment of the Sabbath. Drowkera with denthy in tho story’ of Adam's full aunt punishment; and in the extertnloation of tho Cannanites for thoie wlokeduas, Our lecturer should forhenr his cloquent denunelns ton of the Old Leatumont and ita God, for ita aoverities nre infileted upon the violntors of “Inexornblo law,” Mostot us will prefer that Gospel which brings the story of the Prodigal Bon; which brings up salvation; whieh brings us morcy, aud which brings" Lifo and tminor- tality to light,” whieh does not lonve us to the painful doubt. which Nature cannot settle, ns to whethor thora is nnothor Mfe, but whieh comes to confirm and carry to knowlodsu tho Hen of a future Ufo, sugkested by Nature, which bullds aelty before our eyes large and fair, which offers us tho inberituge of “eternal fife.” Bays our lecturers “Noxt to oternnl Joy, next to being forever with thogo wa Jove and those who have loved us, next to that is to be wrapped in tho dreamicss drapery uf eternal pence, (Applause | Noxt to cternul life ts cternal death, Upon the shadowy shore of death tho sen of trouble exsts no wave, Fyos that have beon curtained by the overlusting dark wil never know agin tho touch of tears. Gips that have beun touched by the eternal’ silenco will nover utter nuother wort ot grief. Hearts of dist do not break, Tho toud do not weep,” Wo weloume u Gospel which does not bid us get comfort from noulhiintion; whieh dova not threaten our ey that hn wept hero * with eternal darkness," bot promises us a city where thore iano nightand no tears; whieh does not. intitinate that Nps which hero have expressed our bitter griefs are to be sealed with eterial silence"; which docs notuifer to our bearts, thut havo beon Broken, the destiny of dusts but which bids us anticipate oternul Ife, Joy, growth, and happiness: snying, * Bye hath wutecen. nor ear heard, nor hath it entered Into tho heart of min toconcelve tha things God has in reservo- {lon for those who lovo Ulin.” MR, COLLISSON, TIM WAY TO SALVATION, “A Inrge nudienee listened to the follow- ing sermon, preached Inst evening by the Rey. H. 3L Collisson, pastor ofthe Fullert on Avenue Presbyterian Chureh, ‘Cho text was: ne what must I do to bo snved?"—Acls, What an. Important queation. I for one want itanswered truly, I want God's answer to this question, I ean bo satisfied with nothing else, neither cun you. What must I do to bo saved? Savodfrom what? From disense, baukruptey? frou death? O, no! from something more important than these, Theso can only hurt mo in this life, Thoy alt spring from some deeper source, from one cummon rout. I be- ove that thore fan'lifeto como. It 1s with rof- eronco to that Ife that I wunt to be sayed,— from what? From that which in this life is tho root of ull my trouble, from sin, I am not talking about future punishment, ‘Tam talking of preasnt wo. I find myself. in thia life, dogged in all my footsteps from the cradle, through youth, through manhood, through old Bee. y a fatal, miserable prineiplo of evil. Hint. Veannot get uwny fromit. Zhe hermit hua tried, and fated. ‘The monk has tried, and {nlled, Suppose {go to the buttlo-ficld and yerish, for wight Iknow T shall intho nature of things, and unless the nature of things Ia changed,—carry It with me. Sint It ls here,— how cat Tbe atved from it? Tiind syself born Into a world whore other men ro as badly of os myself. Into n world steeped in “ait Sint “has mato oa fun almost of this world. It bus marred tho happl- ness of ovory family. It bas wrung bitter tears from tho father and mother, It bus desceruted more or less every hearthstone. It bas flied our alls with wrotched inmates, our cities with drunkards and prostitutes, our hospituls with moaning auiferers, It bas bound tho shackles upon tha sluyes, Tt has deluged tho cornild and tho meadow with human blvod, It hns turn. ed Into a buttle-fold tho greensward where children should play ‘and cattle fecd. It ‘has tumpered with «to Innovenea of childhood, wreeked tho Divine tinago of youth, It has turned men into dovila und fate women Into fonds, Oncarth jt hes produced a Herod, a Noro, 8 Burgin, & Tamerlano; in Ueaven ft haa produced a Butan, Its volecs ure crios and groans, clanking chuing and slashing swords, curses, pnd blas- phemies, and shricks of anguigh, Ite emblem Ia it broken heart. “It hus embittered more or loss tho fo of overy human belng that evor trod this vale of tears. O, Ewantto be saved from itt Horo J cannot escape tt, to come, Death doca not end all, What shail do, thon—-what course Biull 1 inko—to bo at last, in the noxt life, saved Crom ain? - 1a thig torrible thing to Inst with mo forevor? 0, God forbid! Better bo annihilated at onoa, Ja there no hope of an escapo? ‘ What shall Ido to be enyed? - Now, it (s obvious that only God can answer the question. i No traveler has returned from the other aldo ihe river to solve the question and tell ua whut wo must do bore, or whothur we can do anything hero, to be saved hereufter, to leave sin down here. * Sut Christ has come and Ile telta ‘us what Ne game for, “1 havo come to seek and to Baye that whivk was lost"; Ife came, He says," to sive His peoplo from thalr sins.” Ilo taught men for threo yenrs, Instructing thom Jn tho true answer to this question, and Tis Ingt words to His foltowers, so Mutthuw, His blographer, auys, conslated of a command of whleh thesd worda forined a part: “Go yo and tench thon to observe all things whatsoever 1 aye commanded you," So the Church was founded, nn organiantion bi the purposo of currytog out this commiae ston. “Now, we nre tol ta-day, as wo huve often bea: told bufore, that the Church his been fulso t her commission, thut tha Goxpol of Matthow proves the charge, that tho Church his been prcneoing at os pol differing fundamentally from what Christ tutd ber to prouch, Lot ua brietly oxuminy this charge. Let us svo what our own Church teachos, ns a Church, pulse represcnting Protestant ortho- doxy. Thon [ct us brietly roview Mutthow and see whethor there bo nny foundation fur tho charge. T tind that question 70, of tha Vad aoareree asks: What is repontnuce unto Ife? And tho reply tells ne that repentinco unto fifo la a Buy. jue wracu, whoreby a alnner Bo yrivyus for and bates big sing that be turna from thom nil to God, purposing and ondeavoring constuntly to we with tn ull the ways of now ubedl- eee, I find that tho answer to. que ton 73, What te: Juutltying talti tells mo that sede iag falth” fa 8 Buys ing graco, und that by faith the ainier rocelyoth and resteth upon Christ and His rightcousnoss for purdon of ain. f: ‘Two things thon aro pluin, Tho Church anys that I must ropent, Who Church siya 1 mist bolfeve on tho Lord Josus Christ, und ‘if E rowd through the whole Confession of Falth IT flad that thero is po other angwor given to tho que: tion, "What muat I do to be savedr Every: whero, tn all sorts of, connovtions, with ine nuwierable and caroful explanations concerning correlated doctrines, repentance and falth ure brought forward as the conditions of sulyation, puss pune tha boundaries of or own Church, Upon this point all orthodoxy {4 n unit, iste and Presbyterians, Calvinists und Armenians, thero fs no difference, In fuct, you emay challunge tho worid en produce any ayl+ dence that Protestant orthodoxy bis ovor Inid down any nietbod of sslyation but through this repentatico and this faith, motes ort! gen) spate from Scripture itacit, ays situplys Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ uid thou shult bosuved,” Nut this really coma to, tha sume thing, for a truv bollot in Christ alwaye invalves — ru- Pentance. Doce it not wtand to reason that it must boso? Cannasune man sincerely Dellove on Chriat and have no turnin from siti, no repentance from that very thing from which Christ would save hing At nll ovents if any minn profess thiskind of faith, 9 faith that hug no backbone, orthodoxy has na use for bis fulth, but valls itawban, aa it fi, 8 dead, Hfelosa, worthless thing, of absolutely no sa) power, Obseryo, too, that orthodoxy sees no saving atll- onoy ind mers fulth inv proposition, Wo do. clare and preach talth ina person, By fulth the aluner receiveth and rostoth upon Christ.” In tho suved man, thon, accounting to our Hrouohing there must be an curnvstatriving ayatnst this dreadful tht called win, Without thiga manis not on the road to sulvation bore- alter, Thoro must bon ty eee in that pore feot, sinless mun, Jeaus Christ un aeceptines of Hin ua Hing wou ag Baylor, Without this there ig no sulvution, Itisnot ditttcult to Bea tha reagonabloness of these conditions. God bas gifted nian with treo dom. Woaro not machines, automatically uctiig, und thig being so f donot wee how oven ho Omuipotont God can save a mun from sin unless nian bhugelt bo id by some means to abbor bia ain aud turn from it. There fe no concetva- ble way in which Omnipotunce cun save free being who uot by saved. And Inasmuch as even then tho wulyution of the man must bo utter ull nceom- ‘Plished by God, not by bimeclf. I don't soo how Brensunible human belug ean quarrel with tho slmiple condition of a loving, obedient fulth 10 thy Bon of God, Who caine “to save His peopl from tholraius." If 1 do not af teust give Corist wy faith, how ean Christ take me and work gul- yadion fn and for mor Now, thials the voleo of Protestant orthodoxy, the doctring that la proclulmed lacessantly froin, winilion puipits. Wo care nut whethor you place repentance first or fulth firet, Wo take But there fas fifo: buth together, each Involving tho othor, and wo say: Let thero be repentance, et thore he falth fn Chriat, salvation shall certainly follow, and by this tneaus, and no other, the ‘soul passing Into tha wnseon work shall pass in sintess, saved, Now, wo earn this plan from tho whole Bible; but let us turn this evening to Matthew's bDlogrie pus, of Christ and compare our aystom with a priel review uf Matthow, [ will quote many ppsstres, hono from any other book, T take tp Matthew's Gospel, | rend it through, and tari with my pencil the passages venring upon tho soul's ailvadion, T fad t have marked thict rej ree: passages. 1 eannot for want of time read them all, but cao only cull some sutnples, First, F find (Mtntt., til, 2) that tho forerunner of Christ, John tho Hnptist, preachod: “ Repent, for tho Kingdom of Heaven ts at heud.”" Soot utter T tind Christ began to prench (Matt, 1¥., 17): * Froin that tite Jexus begin to prenety saying, Kopent, for the Kiuydom of Heaven isnt band.” Nepentunce, thon, formed the bure den of Cheist’s anly pecuchine, ‘Then vonies tho “Sermon on tho Mount," the most wonderful delinention over given of the righteous Hf. Hera wo have delinvuted the perfect human character. L quote u fow words n this discourses i * Hes oe tho pure jn heart, for thoy ed t your tighteousness shalt oxcced tho righteousness of tho Sevibes and Pharlseos yo shujlin no ease enter inte the Kingdom of Thee “Who ver fa nn ie with his brother without a cnuso atl he tn dunger of the Judgment.” “if thy right baud offend thee cutitom and east it from thee, for it is profitable for thee that ono of thy metubers should perish ant! not that thy wholy body should be cast inte hell.” In other: words, suffer anything iu this life rathor than cominit 0 sin, “Love aur unemies, bless them that curse you. All things whttaoover yo would that mon Bhould do unto you do ye even su to them,” " Many will suy unto me in that diy, Lord Lord, hive we not prophesied tn ‘Thy nie, and Jn/Ty namo done many wondertal works?” “Then will T profess unty thom, *Inever know you; depurt fram mo yo that work iniquity.’ Whit a grand) and lofty standard of righteousness} How profuund, too, de- seending to the vory. thoughts ofthotieart. No wonder, for Christ tells usa Ittle further ou that “ Ont of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, aduiteries, forileations, thefts, false witness, Hlasphemies. Those are the things which delile a inun.” (Matt, xv. 19) and furthor on still Hp tolls us thut silvation ine valves nt vhunge of heart, ept be vous verted aud become vs little children ye shall wot enter tute the Kingdom of Heaven.” (tutte, XVHL, i) These trea sunple only of Christ's sayings in Matthow beuring upon repentunee. Thoy nro suiliciont to show bow, acecorditig to Matthew, Christ was fnecssantly proclutoug tho: ubsolute necessity of a profound change of inind and beurt towards sing. 8 turning from thom with grief and hatred, and witt purposa of nun-obedience. ; Lut, feurful toa sinful being, glorious'to a sinless creatitre, as we reud these fearful words, thero must come to our mids the thougnt, thls sot of teaching after all does not solve the prob- fem of sulvation, 1 aecept these tenchings, acknowledge that none but tha pure ought to see Gait, but they only push the problem further back, Even repentance Involyes a complete ebunie nilnd and heart, and porfect purity Involves a superinturat chinge of constitution. Where am ftoxet this now set ot feelings towardaain? Where am [ to tind strength to re- slat temptation; and, above wll, by what means Ja tho alntul nature hero or herenttur to We ox pinged from mo? <All thoso teachings only show mi tho horrors of ain, the beauty of holl- ness. It would roquiro a supernatural work to make such it change Iniwe, ft cannot purify my heart, Only the pure in heart shall gee God} Good! cn understand that. ‘That is right. Heaven must be peopled exclusively with pure-heurted souls, or it wouldn't be Ileavon. r But who (5 goluy to purify me? 1 can't throw: off tho burden of gin. 1 lave ne guarintes that even the death of this Body leave me u purl- fled soul, Jf [thinks It will, that may be only ao {nucy—n gucss, Christ says death will have no such effect, Who shall rid me of this awful burdon? Evidoutly tho work must be dono by 1 person. Evidently thut person must be one fur dilfer- ent from mysolf. Nunning alongside all this toachiug about the noccasity for repentance aud conversion, which ig chough to make a sinner tremble, we tind Christ's waching about Himself and tho ofticacy of fulth in Hin, When Io commonde the Gontile Centurion (Chuptor vill, 10) It is the man's fufth In) Him that He commends, Verily; 1 haye vet found such faith In Isrich ‘When He rebukes His disciples on tho stormy sou It ls for their want of filth in Win, On, yer of little faith." (Mutthow, vill, 2.) Whon lle heals the sick woman fle tolls ber that fo has done It becuuso of hor fuith in Him. (Matthow, Ix., 22.) Whou Ilo touches tho ayes of tho blind, Ho Bays: “ According to your falth, bo it unto you.” (Matthaw, tx, 2.) So even in order to re- colve temporal blessings, faith in Jim is neces: agry. Inull those cases blessings were granted Ldenusy people showed faith by coming to Him to be kuved, Now tisten to this string of texta, ull taken from Matthew: i * Whnt muat Ido to be saved?" Matthow, xvill., 11; The Sonof Man fa come to sive thut which wis loat.”” Mutthow, xx., 28; "The Son of Mam came to give Mls fe w rangom for many," (Horo wo bave the doctrine uf tho atonement, Christ tho ransom] Whatauiystery! Wo pass that over because we ure not now dewing with tiysticul but with pluin dirootlons, Be you seo Curiat. cane to do tt divine work for man, What does He demund as the condition of Its perforn- ance? ‘That is what £ want to know. The blind and tho siuk were healed for thelr faith. Will faith in Him take this burden of sin from me and give mu? Listen: “Come untu Me all yo that Jabor and are boavy laden and T will give you reat: tuke My nnd learn of Mo | at yo wi unto your Boul.” Matthoiy, x1. 28, 20; lovoth fathor or mother more thin Mo ts not Worthy of Mo—ho that taketh nat his cross and solloeutr Mo is not worthy of Mo." (Matt., x. Si-38,) Ah, what natrong absolute fulth 3 hero re- quired, Liston agaly (diutt., xvi, 21-20) * If any mun willcome after Sto, ict him deny himself and take up bis cross and follow Mo, for whosouver Will sive his life shall lose it, and whosouver will lose his Hfe for suko shill tindt. For what ian nin proflt- ed if ho shall guin the whote world aud lose bis own soul?” ~ Heur again, one moro text: O Joruaulem, Jerusalem, how ofton would T havo githered your children together, oven O39 0 ‘hen gutheroth her chickens tinder bor wings, und yo would not.” (Matt, xxilbe U7. Who can read Mutthow and fall to preach a Balvoton by coming to, following after, or fulth iF We have quoted sufiiciont for our purposo, ‘which is to show from Mutthew's Gospel that Christ distinctly lald down us a condition of sul- vauion coming unto ilhn, follows! Hil, Ribapianny to Hm, or Ju other words, fulth in Him, Doe not the Gospel of Blutthow yindleato the = Church in shor dea- Invation of faith In Christ as the condition. of salvation, Read the whol book. It can be read in an bauke and the great fuots benim from every Bee 1, ‘That wo are gloat and sinful raco, Tf, Thut Christ camo ta suave ta, ‘ ' HE, ‘That iu ordur to be saved wo must repont and putour faith tu tilin, 3 Reud {band seo whut becomes of tha accuan- Uon that Matthow proaches ono method and our Church another, When wo uty charged with preaching o salyne ton through boltlef without good wurks, It iy becuse our opponents use a Word without un- derstanding Its neaning, Tho velluf that we preach Isa powor In tho foul, nota sentiinont. To believe is toby-live or live by, To bolleve in Christ fs to Myo by Christ. Row cun this be separated from good works? ‘The two, Ike tho ight und heat of a flame, ure inseparable. As woll talk of a cold flame us a tuitu without works. ‘Tho bellover rulles on tho atonemont bocauso Christ declared tho atonoment, Iie betloves du righteousness and ablors vin boewde Christ: did so, Ho bulioves Ju convor- sion ULeouuse Christ suys it ts necessary, He rotles on the lloly spirit beenuse Carlet fella of tha Holy Spirit, - In Heuven, in Holl, in Judgment, because Christ apoke of These things, ‘Ubis fs faith in Christ,—tho faith that wo breaety What shult Ldo to be saved? A fow yours azo aeattor fcll overboard from a vesael passing tho Island sof bu, The Captain throw. bim a Fores ant io wis resuued «from death; ut he hud yrusped that rope with such @ grip that tho: gtrunds had sunk lito Als ticsh, aud It was soveral urs before ho could release hia hud. Ho hud clutched it for his Hf, God bus let down a ropo trom Ieaven for porlsbing ulnuors; wo must lav hold on it for our yory iva. What shall [du tobe sayed? Oh! momontous qucstion! 1 axk tho question of innocent Child. hood, and Childhood roplicas "Ll cannot toll; iu mic thor isu wintul heart growing with my growth. Task Manhool in bis stroneth, aud Mun- hood ropties; “1 cannot tell; temptations We proune mie, and alu ju etrongor than my 1 uak Old Ago, with hia hoary houd and long oxperlenco, ond Olt Ayo says: “1 cannot toll; Lum beurlng ain with my to tho wrave, und for aught 1 know beyond It,” 1 tho world, gad the gay world laughs Jn my face, isephomos the rtrd of virtueand ‘or nod guyay “ But, and drink, and bo merry, for to-morrow wo die." 1 uak Solunog, that dissects tho sunbeam and sounds tig stur dlopttis aud girdles tho carth, and Belenco says: Nuture knows no solution of ee Hate dehy inte to a blood: story, and sho pointa mo ton - te lned twar-soddon ‘pugoreine record of sin's curse. Tusk Phitosopby, and the father of philosophy saya: * bdo not ¥ou, Plato, huw God cau forylye tho sinner.” (Sourgtea to Plato.) 1 wak tho mon who hourd Fim who spake as Hover mun spake, * Bird, woot must f do to be unved?" and tho answer comes ut inst; * Betlaye on the Lord Jovus Christ und thou shalt be Vor Like the perishing watlor I wil! clutch this ro; thas comes to me from Heaven! With the ban of faith Twill lay hold of Christ! Too neers nvbleay of my soul's salvation rious neatrrsction. mud casuavtou by iis ee ve vl ion, by ‘i Vorious Holy Spirit, by ly chastisomunts und His lending through the tomb, He, tho ono and only Savior, shall Innd me atlast upon the sinless shure, saved! DIFFICULTIES OF BELIEF. BERMON BY THE REV. Io PL MERCET Yesterday morning the Mey. 1. 2. Merger preached the following cloquent and scholar- ly sermon at Hershey Mustc-Hall before tho Unton Swedenborgian Society, The toxt wast Lord, I bellove: help thou mine unbelict— Mark, tay 24. Hero we havo a confession and o prayer: a very proper confeasion and penyer for us to bring into: Abo prescieg, of the Lon, Tt Is cor= tain, however, Wut the mitn who uttered those words In the enrs of Jesus Christ did not seck lm with thut Intention; and very lkely none of ‘ait utine here with thit prayer iu your heart. tit this poor man with his possessedchiid wanin a bad ways and he sought out Jems for helps and we, 1 trust, are seeking help to-day, In that, at lenst, we are im, feeling our need, und secking In tho survices uf thin atiy, thous ithelna vague fashion. to tind Tivine help, This man, however, rpproached tho tare, ih a wv hin, If Thou y Ching,” have compansion on usand helps,” Uf 1¢ Thou cansts Jesus gave hin bac tit? tn a rebuke which showed him that tho doubtful condition waa notin the Lord, but in tho suppliant, “If thoi canst believe.” He sud; and in tho shame of that seurubing revelation of his own error, tho fathor of tho child striightway cried out and sald, with teura, * Lord, f belfeve: heip Thou mine unbelief.” Have wo too, beloved, come. to-day, euch with bis own burton of doubt or gully and sid each in his en! “It = Thou canst do popthing, have compassion on tia and help us"? Then tho Lord's Word ta to ua, cach one aldo, “If thoit canst belleve.” It is as though He sald to us, "The condition {8 not with SMe, but with theo, Canst thou trust in Mo, nad tn My Word, far enough and fully enough to do what I shall pre- seribo?” If we cun do that and feel at tho same time the fevbleness of tho best that we can do— if wo enn both confess, * Lord, [ belleve,” und pray, “help ‘Thou mine unbellut,’—then thore nro in us vonultions of help and healing Into which open tho streains of Divine fllnuss. This beings us once moro to 0 subject which we cin no more escapo than the conditions of the weather, or jiny othor ‘of the surroundings Unt tntluence us without our asking, Ewch gen- eration hus its own provlems, - Certain spiritual conditions active in society Uring cortaln ques. tions into prominence, and every tnan who fives, nnd thinks, nnd feels {n that society must meet thosu questions In some fashion, 1 propase to review rome of the dillicittios of belief, and lend you tosce that man’s trie attitude toward thom ia this; to hold fast tho vital faith of the heart. and pray with bis whole hungry soul for on- Hghteninent, in tho firat plico, we must define tho word wllef” ns wo expect to use it. What da we ndiratand our Lord to moun whon Ho says. “ Ff thou canst belleve,” or when He suys, “If ze ellos not that Lam, ye shall dic {n your sing” canst ¢ The popular iden is tbat this cssontinl and necessary belicl is tho usaent of tha mind to a fuct in history or a doctrine in theology. Tho {dens tn tho Church concerning tho nature and work af Christ—that he came usa Second Vor- son in the Godhend to make a vierrious atone- ment for sin—have led to the touching that we miutst assent to the fut that Christ was tho Promised Messinb and accept Mis sacrifice in ore der to bo justified and saved. This assent andac- ceptunce the Church has thught as saving falth; and to ask, “Can you bellevo?” (s popularly understood ag merety’ n ehort way of asking, * Can you ackuowledge that Christ was God the Son, und that Hisdeath was a su 2 offered Instead of your eternal punishiner: ‘That is what the modern Evangeltet menns when be BM, only ballove means when he says “ Loannot bellove.” ‘That is whut Ingersoll moans: when he decinina so loudly against “ bellof oa a condition of anl- vation, 3 Now, we do not understand our Tord to havo muantanything of tho kind. In tho first place, He could not have meant it mere assent of tho mind tonnything; for He spoke of somo who called Him Lord who woro not of ifim, and should perlehin their sins, Heshowed aguin and ayaln that no bellet Is genuine which docs not embrace the heart ns well ag the head. Thon ngaln, this bol fthehenrt his for ita object noone bistoricil fact merely, nor any single dogma, but the Diving’ reality, which 18 back of all Cuets, and tha truth of which all right doc- trines Is, ut. tho best, only the partial exposition, Tho fact of tho incarnation inay bo tho supremo fact in history, but its valve 08 such 14 to throw light upun the Divine Presence and Providence tn all bistory. ‘Tho duc- trinu of Christ's saving works for man mny be tho supreme doctrine of the Christian faith, but its value as such fs to throw Hght upon tho live Ing and autual truth that God's works arc say ing works, and no works are jood excopt thoy buve Hila spirit In thom,’ When tho Lord sald: * Excupt ye believe that 1 im, ye shall die in your sins,” Ho doubtless muant’ that they were to belleve in Him: but He spoke as ‘God, tho self-oxisting and the only) who ts always, and overywherg, and with all, seck iy tu show [Hlin- self to 1g children tn taw and merey, in words and works, 18 tho divinely human Father ond insplrer of allright. human life, A veltef In tho historic Christ does not necessarily involve o belief in this untveranl truths and a pellet in thia wnivorsal truth may exist, on the othor hand, whore Christ has never been heard of, or where the true meaning of His Ife is not wn derstood. The belief, therefore, which is re- quired is condition of Divine help ts an acknowledgment by mind and heart of the living, personal reality und Influence of the God who fa over nll and Jn all, wine reveals Hlmnaelf in tho making aod sustaining of tho worlds, In the history of mun, fi the volco of conaclonce, ind in, the form, the wands, ard the works of Jesus Christ—such an neknowledg- ment, moreover, na lends 18 to look to Him and het with reapect to Him instead of ourselves in all our doin; It is, thorofora, ns though our Lord had sald to this mon who camo praying for holp for hia cbitd; “If. hoaring that 1 Mexsinh and heitl the sick, thou comest to Mu 18 Gud, believing in. the ‘Divine goodness and ower, and not in th how canst have hi Ttinas thougl He bad if ye believe not tn tue auld to tho Juwa: Divine goodness, ‘wisdom, and suffering when you see thom imunifesatin Me, and tn My words und works, but trust rathor in your own concolted righteousnces,and in yourown schemes and ainbitions, yo shull die tn your sing.” And it fans though he said tous, Except ye belleve that tho Lord fa, and ts an over-presont ine aspiration and help, and except yo beliove that iu such a way ns to loud you to desire tw put yourself under [His teaching and guidince, you cannot be helped by Him. ‘this ts, indeed, very much tho siimo thing as saying God cannot belp ‘us unless we will atlow Him to help us; for we always act according to what wo really belivvo, and “if wo really have more confiderse tn our- solyos and inour own wisdom aud power than wo have tn any superior to our own, woe will not lonen with any hourtinosa, and will not practice at alt, tho Divine way of life. Now, without this very real bollet in Godt wo cannot make any headway with our religious diffeulties; we will not learn, nor ean we andor stand and believe, the traths which God reveals about Himself and eternal fe, This iano are Uitrary condition, made becnuse God chouses to mukolt. Jt i inherent [1 tho nature of the mind and {ta proceases. No man can learn anys thing without believing thore ts something to carn. We cannot Jen the truth ubout any fact until we nccopt tha fact; wo cannot loarn tho science of things until we be- Novo in tho things, Nong makes any progress in tho certain knowledge of the nature and properties of force, ko long us he continues to speculate whothor there ia uny force or not. He must believe tn the force in such a way ns to allow bimscif to oxamlno its manifestations, 80 that, In tho Hight of its own workiugy, his rem uantof * unbellef,” whothor of jyuerance or of Houbt may be removed, The sclentiat cannot inidecd prove to himacif that material things hove any oxtornal reality; but bo knows thut ho dara not Ignore tho tostinony of his senses even in tho absunce of proof, Ho accents the ronlity of tho forms which aro manifest, and thon acok to leary tho truths about thom, If ho wero to aay, 1 will luarn nothing until T can first prove that thoro ta something,” ho would nover lvarn inuvb; but, mpplly for bie wielomn ond comfort In this body, bo bas senses boforo ho has thoughtaboutthom, Ho balluvea in tates. before ho bogins to speoulnte about or doubt thom. It is thus morolfully providod that every man should bave a sino stirt upon the plune of comnion sense, Whothor he will afterwards bellove in tho wisdom of things keonly enough to desire to fearn, Whothor he will turn 4 syuaro favo toward the truth Of things or lock two ways and question and doubt, whethor he will bo douile to facts or heudstronge and regardless Of thotn, depends a god deal Upon bimevlt, It is clear, however, that he cannot have much worldly wisdom and comfort without be docs do those right things, Porhnps not thosu; but If not, then for highor reasons, ‘Tho vasa ts wlmost paritlel In regard to rollgluus things. It uiny tio lmpossible to prove to a domonstration the exiatenve and providence of God; but wo know tho oxistenuy of matter and things. Fortunntely fur us, in thie citso avo Lollof vumes bofuru doubt, It te morelfull provided among all puople, and bas boon cero all time, that Jitto childron should po taught that thery Iya God towbomn they uitist look tne stond of thomscives, Wo huve learned from our euriiewt childhood that there fs 4 God who fs our Father, and that He manifested Himself to mon du Jesus Chriat, and that whatever Iu hus come sanded us tn this Holy bible ta to bo uboyed, and whatever He has forbidden ta tobe shunned. and is when we shun ovil and do good He approves and will bless tho act. Wo leurnod this before wo could doubt. We have bolluved It, and been atfoated by it. {3 uselous to spouulate what would have beon tho effect If wo bud been tuuybt nothing of the kind; for wo wore taught, aud tho terching mide fla tmpression on our! minds and on our utfechons, Tho impression and the affection do rewuln. We may buve given 9 greater importiney and proininence to other thlugs, but this belluf which was thus put into us wl not Jeave ua until we deliberatuly and purposely crush it out. Wo muy sbut our eyes ta it aud wall ourselves in with darkness; we tuy doubt and spoculate as to its reality; or wo wuy set our hearts ayilust ad somothtog which troubles our self-indulgence. Bart willnot lot ua cually alone, it bas the steady porsistence of fuct. How it came to be taught, ow it atuya by us, bow it bas mude that con- sclence ju us which we do known we buvo, no mun nay by able to show us. ‘Tho process Itsult fa hidden from all human knowledgy. But ite effect and fuvt aro not. Now what inory cun you suy of doy. outural ‘That is what tho skeptic‘ aun tho « thing? You look out upon the Jandicapos you are cunsclousof certain {inpreasiona of form, and color, and relation, That is all, How you reeelved those impressions you do not know, Yuu cannot sertalnly. say that thoro fs anything oxternal to you, You know only of certain mental improsslons and linages. ‘These aro what yor ent * Tnets.”* hoy.nre. You have to ace cept them and betlove fn thom before you can learn anything or do anything, And so Tansy, of the samo mysterious kind, but of the same renlity and validity, are those religious {m- pressions = of = God = nnd our respons siittt to im, ere fs nothing cequipemene which makes it a condition religious progress that wo should bellove In those ralizious realities bofore ye can yu on, We have to belleve in tho reality that maken these {mpressions Bo fully ns to put ouraclves Inte frunk and tenchable and prayers ful relations to tt. before our darkness or doubts or disobedience can be cured. That which calla itaulf the udyvance thought of our day talks 0 grout denl about the “scientific mothad.” This is the selentific method in regard to all things which man can ieurn from tho cradic to tho xrave. What science could never tolerate, in ite own fletd, Is denial of tho frets nbout which itis unxious te learn tho. truth, Tho true Ine vostlgator approuches every fnet with the con- ie ion aod prayer, “I bolfeve; help my unbe- ef, 5 Lot us thon apply this principle to the dim- outtics of bellef in the prea toe They arise chietly fron tho increase of know!l- edgo und freedom of tounrbts and thoy have, therefore, more to do with nian's ideds about God and His Providence than thoy have with the fuctof Go and Providence. When men knew nothing about the multiform processes of nit- ural order there wits no diificulty In tho thought that God made und moves nllthings. Tho sterin and the cultn, fuming and plenty, were marks of ils presence, und of His pleasure or dispieasire. Knowing nothing of “tha marvelous way in which every ubject In wature is made a reservolr ad distributer of fore.” it was cunpuratively easy ‘to look straint back into the face of the Soveroign Will nut of which all force originally proceeds.” Hut now wo have come to a murvel> oualy full knowledge of the processes of natural order, of tho Juws and sequences uf nuturil things, and it 4s much easier to become lost in tho sen of etnpirical facta thangit isto sce that thors ja one “who works everything,” and “works by everything In allthe world.” Mon neo that Jaw and order, and tho nicest adjust~ ment of means to end, evorywhore provill In tho world; and tho more thoy learn, and tho more acctrate tholr knowledya becomes, tho more thoy are convinced that nutury is no theutre of arbitrary cupric. Lt results inevit- ably that the old nodous ond theuries of God's relation tothe world are wholly rojected. It res sulta, algo, that the multitude of particular truths Into the posscasion of which men have 50 sudilenly como ie tou great to be comprehended Inalttholr relations, and they find thomselycs unaule to explain God's reintion to these related things, The natural state of a man living in sucn n world of thought Is that of tha skoptic. You will tind him lovking about and scrutinizing beliefs; and tho more partial and unsutisfuctory thoorics be imecta with, tho moro Jikely he is to fall in with the Most unsutisfactory of nll—numelys that thore is nothing toknow. What shall tho wise man do? lapply tho principle of the text, and an swer: Ho must buld fast that vital bellef in his heart which be cannot get away froin nor sl- fence,—bellef Inn God Who {ts over all and in all, and pray that Ife wil) reveal Himacif in the, world, Which hone but He could have inne. Tho tan who looks inte any part of this ordered cosinos, saying in his hentt, Lord, 1 beileve: help Thou nine unbellof.” will (ind help, Thore are those who will testify that thoy never reale ized tho full moaning of the words, “ Lol God Ja In thie place,” til they had learned to use the microscope. If men are only really in earnest, both in belleving and In praying for bellef, they can bo taught to sce His tuanitestations in all Ite tho same with the Bible and its rovela- ton. When man thought that God dictated it, and that what the preacher aatd ws really in it, thoru wna very Httic occasion for skepticism, But we bave Jearneda great denl about tho Bible lately. Wo have learned that {twns not written all nt once; that it is not casy to nus thontleate the nuthorahip of its zevern) books; that Its science is Invorreet, and some of ite history questionnble: and that some of its statements (thove nbout miractes, for example) do not harmonize with our conceptions of nat- ural order, It is true that much of thia new learning is guite speculative and uncortain: but itis put forth with confidence, and is wide- Jy rend und siecepted, One thug that results ie, at lenst, that tho Bible is not infallible io the sense men onee thought it tobe; thut some of Its stutementa cannot bo literally true; thi tho world was not made tn six days; that the stn did tot stand still; that sumo of its round numbers are too large Probuble, The nat- ural state of a mind living constuntly in Buch an atmosphere of thought fs skepticisn ns to the Jivinu authorship of — tho Scriptures.—a skepticisin which grows nore profound as one after unothur of tho doctrines supposed to be drawn from the Seriptures is shown to irrational or monstrous, What shall tho, wive man do this case? Ho cnt do no Iers, us n wise min, than accept with hia whole heart und soul tho one fact which ail thid revolution Ig thinking cannot alter,—tno fuct, namely: that tha Neripturos have come to him tolling bim of 8 God, with warnings and ene couragements, with commande and promises, towhleh bis religious faculties respond with fenr or hope, and an acknowledgment which Is the most vivid and best thing of his consclous- ners, Whatever the Bible may be, or however itmay bave offected such a result, he knows tbat It bus elfected It, Whon it spunks of God thoro [8.41 response in bim whethor he likes it or not. When it commands righteousness and tella of consequonees, he listens, whethor he wishes to obvy or nut, He 43 conscious thut toe voice which calls is a vole of authority. Lot him ylold thon, saying, Lord, T bolleve: help thou ming unbelfet.” ‘That will not be the end of his diflicultiess but it will fuco: him in the right direction for tholr solution, We baa need to learn a whola scionco of splrit- unl things before he can have | that grap of underatniding which makes skeptl- vist hurmiless; but thongh such rational knowl. e were in tho world, within bis rouch, us I bellove ft fa, be could nover learn ft withant first putting hinweif in thu right attitude to learn. If he will only bullove carncatly enough in the renllty of thatwhich tills him with focl- i hee interest and loogings for rectitude. and wil pray out 6f a full heart thet this divine roullty muy ininistor to bls dificutties, he may sco tho Lord in ifs Bible and understand r= tonal truths from it which will grow brighter and brighter unto tho perfect diy’, At may bo nsked, Why is lt necessary to have ny Buch faith? Why trouble ourselves about such probleme? Why ot Just ive right? Now, ti angswer to that fs tho great fact that ft lances cumtrys that we cannot lot Eheae probleme alono; that tho min oven who says wo do know andenn know nothing sbout thom, still cannot help his thinkaig about thom, And it Is neceasiry to ind some solution of them, We cannot do right, boenugo woe cannot determing what ts right, excupt in retation to thesa very. probleins, Men talk about tnorality and moral laws, naif we knew these Jaws Intuitively. They forgot where moral laws camo from. They havo lived, formed tholr conselonce und character in an ite mosphere of Christiun thought, fa Christian comniunitios, under Christian Governments. Mure al rightand wrong scent to them as plain 1s day. Hut thoy do not remember that thia consulenco of right and wrong which his been slowly and atendily forming under tho Influence of tho Christinn Seripturcs, aud devetoplug through wenerntions of Christhin Ife, 18 deponuent Upon that influence for {te boing. ‘Yuke away ta foundation tn tho acknowledgment of God andinan’s responsibility to Iti, and in less time than ft bas tuken to bulld up such A cone selunce it will full Into utter rulu, It 4s footlsh: to talk of doing right when the truth oa which tho istineHons of right and wrote rest {6 do- nt Thon again, those retigluus probe Jetnd underlio all oth if jer problems; aud f donot scttio thom truly we Understand nothing vorreotly. If wo io not tly. nt tuast believe in a Diving Reing of somo sort woshull boltove In ourselves alone, Whon we do that wo conuider avery question from the standpoint of self-interest. Elthor God or self fu tho suprome standard and text af right. If wo rejoct the former we shall accept tho luttor, Then our inelinntions wilh soon make n thw for thomuolves, and that wili not be tho moral law, Dut aschome of ugerandizoment and self-serv> ice. And Jf all mon beyla to act thue upon a tww of thalr own (tis tuay to see that no olution of tho problems of life Is possible, but onty Ineroars tug confusion and misery. No, my friends, if finan would come to certaluty hi reward lo tho duties and problems of bis tifd, he must with bis whole beart hold fust by his hellef tts Ged and. His ftninence in man and things. which bo hus, howover ho eumo by iti ho tnnst, hold by It and reneh up and out to that God with the whole prayor of bivsoul for enlightenment, He inust so Lellove ns roally to pray for tho bolp of his unbelief, Wo inust, in conclusion, notice one more moat subtle source of our dilficuitios af bellef,—tho Unbolluf of tho beart to which the words infdel- ity and unfalthfulucss Properly apply. It is mural Fepurtiiog tospiritual truth and holiness of lite, Many a man who knows nothing of tho intollectuad dificulties we have been considers sug Wants woulth, easo, power, prula so litently. thit nino-tenthsof bis living is without thought oF Got or any rocognivion of tho lawaof Tis providence. Do you buileve in Gudy Of course do, Do souholleve that He works in overy> tolag and works by overything to the best quad possibly to His children?’ Cortululy. Tht te tho way wo anawer with oue thought; Gut what is the anawer of the heart? In our hosrts wo ful os if it were suprumely important for us to gain tls present und; tbut nv onv can fee) or know how Important i te but oursulves: that no one can know all the vircumstancos fu tho cusy, and none therefore knows go well. na we lo how wo wust work to attend tt; that these Divine commandaionta which forbid cortaln things aro all right i eortuin conditions, bot it fa npoasible for us to keep them until wo huve uccomplished this wo are after, Bo wo work on our own wity, after our own ends, and fall, Thea with solllsh desire unmodified, wo uy, Why did God foriuko moY There oun: not be any auch Diving falth, or Ho would have given ino this yery necussnry good. 1 think it very tlccly thut wo know sontehtng of this state of things What sbull wo day Wu come to church from bablt, or wo come brulsed, and sore, and discournged; und wo remeuber that od hus taught ustopruy, Wotryit. We say, “If thou canst do soy thing, have compassion on us und help us.” ‘Lhut ls better than uo prayer, for it may help us to seo that Ja not the right prayer. Tho Lord nay guy to us, “Tf thou canst belluvel"’ ‘Thon wo cau suo, if only fora Mttly while, that the right thing for us to du fs to luy hold of thid Tulth, that bus suimchow buen put Juto us, and pray out of a humbio soul that God would belp ourundollet, clear away our obscuritics, in- spiro our unfatthful hearts, and keop His pres- ence firat {n our remembranco. “Thore may bo many thoughts about relizion that nro not clear, but religion {tsolf, nay, Christianity itacif, fs sure, and now {+ jJitst tho timo for soula to como to a more certain hold tnan, as thoy come fo a simple conecption of Its truth. The knowledge that love Is nt tho root of overythings the anawer of the human roul to the appealing naturo and life of Christ; the vilue of the soul above tho body, of char- factor nbovo tha cireumatances, and of etorual Iife—theso ara what men may cling to.” A man muy cling to those because thoy porsis- tently cling to him: and Ike an honest soul who: frankly trusta the power from which he !s will- Ing to accept help, let him pray tho prayer that isniltho tine trying to utter itself, “Lord, I bellove; help Thou mine unbelief.” Amon. —— aan THE RALLROADS. A ROW IN ST. LOUIS. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Sr, Louis, Mo., Sept. 2.—A very peculiar Dut Ploadless warfare Is just now being enr- red on between the Missouri Pacific Naltrond Company and the elty authorities. ‘The city hag decided to bulld a bridge over the Com- pany’s tracks at Jelferson avenue, Tho first step in the work was to dig two Inrge holes between the tracks for the reception of the plers. On Friday night after the workmen liad gone hom the holes which they onened were filled by the railroad employés, About intdnight Inst night there were many dramatic scenes. A large crowd re- mamed gathered ground until = day- brent. About forty policemen were stationed there to quell a disturbance, An engine was kept thera during the nigit. Wherever the supports under the rails be- cunie the wenkest the locumotive was run directly over the spot, where the engineer stopped it, and fndustriously began to shin up the brasses. ‘The engine was Kent pass: ing backward and forward for several hours, During the time the engineer was arrested four thines, but bail was found every tine, After.the fourth arrest he promised not to return to the engine, About aide ulght the Kirkwood accommodation train passed over the track under which the men were at work. The train wis moved to within a short distance Sram where the open ing was, and then stopped. A favorable moment was waited, the bell was rang, and the engine started, It moved slowly until directly ever the hole, when the valve was suddenly thrown open, aud the train dashed along uta tremendous rate of speed. The rails remained sound. ‘The next move was tu draw na lengthy tratn of cars, containing gravel, to the spot, snd’ stand them In ia pince vacated by the Kirk- wood train, An — engine was then started from either end directly at them. The sndden jolt pitched most of the curs fromthe track, The alfalr tad been tniscaleuitted, however, for Instead of fall- ing on the Inner side of the track and thus filling the new-made holes with gravel, they were thrown the other way, and did no dam- age, All day to-day there was comparative: ly little done, ‘The workwen were employed as usual, butan etigine only interfered with them a couple of times. In both cases the engineer ind fireman were arrested on the suthority of the Pres of the Police Board, kept lockup over twenty-four hours, Acollision Is expected to-night. Inrgs crowd of people hnve congregated about the seene, and if there Iso row it is bound to ben lively one. At all events, the matter will probably go Into the courts In the jnorning, ‘Lhe cause of the whole trouble is that the Company will be compelled to lower its track foraconsiderable distance on either alde in vase the bridge is bullt. ‘The grade to which tha tracks will necessarily be low- ered, in case the bridge Is built, fs the same ag that nereed upon afew years ago bya doard of rallrond engineers, ainong wlio was the engineer of the Pacitic Raftrond, ‘The elty authorities claims that the grade of the road ul be greatly improved by tha new order of pings, ‘ NORTHERN PACIFIC. .A special dispatch to the Minneapolis Tribune from New York has the following gossip regarding the. approaching annual meeting of the Northorn Paeltic Railway: The appronchiug annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Northorn Paeftte Itailroad Com- puny, to be held ats Fifth avenue, this city, orudtes considerable juterest. Thoro are rue morsof keveral distinct movements on foot to change or modity the {present management, It is known that Jay Gould has kept his weathor eye on the Northern Pacifle ever since tho work of constriction was resumel, and during the Dust suininer, very largs blocks of, stock invo ehanged bands In New York and Philudelphia, and fluully settled down sumewhere In the strong box of suing party whose identity [8 unknown on the street, Its alieged by curhstoug wi = that so soon ns Gor becoines convinced U tho present management netually hus the nerve: to put the roud through to the Vaeltle, and thus: crete a formidable rival to tho Union Mieiite, be will buy up stock enough to control the core poration und thon strangle it by delays, Iv ia alsa understood thut one Charlemagne ‘Tower, pe aMnule pal, who was vigorously bounced from tho Northern Paciile inunagd> mont a Sour wyo Tor rensons satisfactory to the stockholders, has been trying for months to organize a syndicnte of didyruntied enpltallsts und dschiurged eurployés with which to elfeot it revolution in the control of the Company, but hug fulled to make any {preston baring found Linpotent spite a poor busis for a tnancla operation Involving €30,000,000, Gossip his ntso nssouintod the name of Gov, J. Gregory Boitth, the first President of the Company, with a movement to remand tho londership of the enterprise to ite origion! Captain, but us Gay. Smith hag but a teitling pecuniary interest in the Company, and bas no special thtivence with tho capitalists who bold siost of its stovk, tho repart ta probubly groundiess, ny alt probublity tho Hulings party will retain control und name the new Hourd of Directors, New blood will bo futraduced to represent the ‘now capital that has come {nto the coneorn the hustyear, and thoro will be practically noahanye fu the adiniuiatration, GEN. GRANT ON MEXICAN RAIL« RO. El Nacional of Mexico, Sept. 9, contains the following. extracts from letters of Gen, Grant to Sefior Matias Romoro, of the Mexi- can Cabinet; x Under date of April 13 Gon. Grant writes that ho has bad inany opportunities to sponk of our “relations with Moxico with proginent men in all Dranches of business, both in railroad und stoumships and commereint business, who hive all iernencd tho subject in (ts iiportanes to both Repudiica, There isnot the leust dunbe that it Mexico atfers opportunities to capitalists ty cous atruct raltroals af tho utmost importance to tho country, thoy wil! be undertaken by gentlemen who hive tho capital and the resources to construct them In the shortest possible ting, and without tho enormous subsidies huretorefore paid for. this object; and Ubut within nw short time thoy will breng tho City of Mexico by diruct mall within six or seven dnys of New York, No ono can culculate tho immense advantage from this wh ‘wilt result to both countries, Mex: could send to the United Stutos ench year Sax); 000,000 of Har produdias troplent and aetib-trip. fea}, and could producc bealdes thy samo qunanti= ty for other imurkets, ‘Tue income of the re- Public would wuyment from $10,000,000 to $18,= 000,000 ta $80,000,000 nt lenst Without In nay way Wing to the burdens oftaxation, nd euntesa ‘that much depends on tho results of tho colin elections, whieh, If poaovably settled, wi muuredly produce these great benetita, Lure dently hope that this will bo the result,’ GALENA, Ik, June 21, 1880,—EXTREMKD Bite: Your favor of ith Muy was duly: rocolved, ‘Thoro is no dowbt that the work of the rutroad. will progress rapidly, and that Sexico will cont incnee to enjoy admirubioc progress and extraors dinary prosperity, Ifwe vould jn tha United Bates bring tn tho most fimportaut porgons wo ould form Ww syndicate which could curry through these ex terepriace without the cundl- Hons which will now be occesaary to wnidertuke thon: but iny iden 18 nuw foretha Government. to jasue bouds at d per cont fer: anim, orgiane fzo wu Mboral system of banking on this basis, which bunks will see notes Lictarthg ee all publio debts, anu Ty rederyve tho pity per money at par, which will fuoilinte tho building of tha rounds and proserye tho national ercdit. dlexico could thus in a few yeurs, from tho products of her soll, export 2uv,000,00U 11) Valug per wanuin and recelye 1 ro tura the products of uur manutvotures. But if Moxlvo can preserve her precious inctals in ad- dition to hor othor producang who will enrich horself suiliciontly to obvinte tho necossity of forolgn {niportations, Len ouly repeat thie If Mexico can porceably elect hor now Prosident without revolution it fa certaln thut her prose porlty witl be secured and that beth Iopublica will Unquestionably be the recipients of bonatita. Plouse oxpress iy \'¢ws toa the. partics most futerestod, and Ean, ’ U.S, Gnant. AN OLD SCHEME REVIVED. ‘The Indianapolis Journat says: At tho spreaunt thio a strane prgsars, is bronght upon Hi, 1, Hammond, Preslddbt of the Tndlunupolls, Decatur & Springield Koud, ta ox- tend tho roud to Koodhouse, und tho mutter te also belng talked about by Eustern capitalists, Securities of the Indlunapolty, Decatur & Spring: Neld Roud ure bela Juryely In Hoston by partios who are largely interested in thu Chledye, Mure Ungton & Quiney load, and these capitalists aro uyain oyltating the extenglon of tho fndlyuap- ofis, Decatur & Springteld to Koodhouse, ond tho building of a new road trom Galesburg, ou the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Hoad, to Moodbouss, some alsty-olght iniles. “bls would wlve the Chicago, Hurituyton & Quiney a flag southyuatery outict, and would bo the means uf making the Indiunupolls, Decatur & Springtivtd ouogof our must ltiportaut rouds. President Hammond, howovor, is atilt laboring undor thi Iniatakon. {dea (wo think) .thnt tho WGabnan is 10 foster tho Indianapolis, Deentur & Springtiold Road, and will, sooner or Jater, turn hoavy business on tha Salen pole Decatur & Spring- falatines aoe ley of the Wabash mannurement i 1 ras cn to got.nll the business thos’ can from connections and give to ennnec- Hons as iittle as thoy can, until st bas passed over all the tines controlled:py the Wabath tn reaching destination, nad with age the manage Inent seems to bo growling even mors aciiieh In tho trentment of connections, Should tho: proje cet of connecting tho Chleaso, Burlington & Quincy and Tndianapolls, Deentur & Bpringttold be carried out, one geod would cortainly result. The Chicagn & Alton fatks would ho obliged ta muko the Indiana, Bloomington & Weatorn toad tholr ine Into tho southenst. Sponking of this matter yesterday a prominent raflrand man tes morkerl that it was really somewhnt astnuuhir that elther the Chicayo & Alton or tho Chieayn, Buelington & Quincy people did not seoop ino valuable a picoe of property ns tho Indianapolls, Btoomington & Western and make ling to reach Cincinnnth Loulsvilia, md tho'wouthenst generally, a3 probably {t could. be pirehascd oF teased now on tore ‘favorable tera thaw evor bofore, and the road and Its equipments woo nover In better shapo, i MEXICAN RAILROAD GRANTS. A speelal dispatch to the New York World from Havana has the following regarding Mexican grants to American railroads: The German matt stoamer from Veras Cruz bene aly fromtho City of Moxtico to the 10th dust. Presidont Ding bas finally nottlod the propositions for rallway concessions, Ele will vonvede the rond ty tha Pacitty.coust to the Vaimor party tho road to El Paso to tho Simon warty, and tho rod to Laredo, with « branch Tron Sin Lilis Potosl to Tiunpleo, to the Bouth- ern Pacitic Tullway Compiny. ‘This arranges ment has caused much diasatisfaction among the vuarions allway Interests, Gen. Palmer Wanted the roid to BL Paso for a connection with the funver Road. Tho Vern Crus Hajlread Company Isiereutly excited because tho Tin pico braveh will cut ot hale of. tholr businusa, The arrangement tay still be changed. Prest+ dent Dinz ins not yet slzned tho papuns, Thenssnsitiof Willlum (L Greenwooil, formerly Chief Hugineer of tho Denver allroad, has con- Feano his guilt. Is motive remains undiscoy- Vern Cruz Rattrond Company his pubs fishot tho following report of ‘thse receipts of the nds For the year 17 ...... And for the trat five month: Many reports have Intely bee city concerning th thom wie that Messi Sullivan, tho rallwiy contractors, had siteceeded tt petting what they wishud. ‘Mr, Hinehuian, who fs tho nuent herv of the Itlo Grande & Denver Exten- sion Company; and who represents Messrs. Paliner & Sullivan in- this clty, was of that le opinion —yesterduy. ani before the arrival of tho” Havana dispute given. nbove, “I bave reculved on dispatch from tho City of Mexico, which, though Indefinitas to (etatls, satsiles me that our ree quest for coneessions na to the right of way bas. been granted. L shull wot knew tho feta for Revoral day's, tho mnfl communication with that: country bulng uncertain, What. 2 think bh Heen. conveded to us id the right of wy from the, City of Mexlea ‘to Manziniltd, on tho Pacitic const, nad on the eustern side of the mountings: the right of way northward to Luredo und to Engle Pass, on the Rio Grande, ‘This cunvesston, T believe, hus heen made by tho Mexican Governmont to Fahner & Sulltvan becuse of tho undoratand- ing thit the Internationtl & Grent Northera itafleoad, which now renebes down towards the southweatern bordors of ‘Texas, Will make cous neetion with our road at Laride, and that the Piro probabilities are that trunk tines on & Mgher pariilel will extend thulr conneetions to Gugle Puss. the northern termitus of tho conte cession we asked, The projected route of our road tikes In the -most: aeetuctive section of Mexico, iy my opinion, The terminus nt Man zunilio fs, Lbetleve one of the best hartiors that can be found on tho Pactic coast, On tho’ enste ern, orGulf of Mexico, side wo have Corpus Christi fora port. Already we have tifty-threo miles of pond coinpleted between that place and Laredo, ‘The rails to finfeh tho whale road are now ut Galvestou,and weexpect to havo it vom- pleted by February.” On the other bund, a promihent raitrond mon who does not wikh his ining to be mentioned, since be ts not personally interested In tho Mex! enn raiirond projects, Buya: & From privite d= viecs, Lhave reason to Know that tho ‘Mexican Governinent has nde n concession of the right of way to the Mexignn Central itnaibvay, on us, near as possible n direct Une north, froin tho City of Mexico to El Puso, on the Kio Grande, In nddition a of 80,8000 mile to the Company for every mile of camploted rod, ‘This grant speelties thit no right ot way ebtll bo yeni ed to diy othor rond within sixtyt led, ‘this Mext ‘entral Road ts reatly' but the ox tension of the Atchison & Topekn load, of whieh Mr, Thoms Nickerson, of Boston, hasbeen and is tho chief promoter. As soon ns the counce- ton fs made vt El Pago, a western outiet for the: Pacific trade will be found at Guayines, the real head of navigation on tho Gulf of Calirornta, ‘The eastern terminus,—that 16 the southern ter~ minus un the Mextean Gull side,—will be at Lae redo, on the Rio Grande, which fy only a short. distuneo from the mouth of that river. where 1t etnptics into the Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Mudolph. Fink, L understand, ts trendy on his. wis to Muxico to take the Foner! inatugoment of the road projected on Mexican sul, NEW YORK ELEVATED ROADS, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonk, Sept. 25.—Tho statement of pas- sonxers enrried on nll nes of tho clovated rall- roads of this elty for twelve imonths ending Sopt. 14, 1899, (8 us follows: Tho number of pas- gonyers carcicd on tho Sougnd Avenue Road was 4,400,085; on the ‘Third Avanuo, 29,001,180; on tho Sixth Avenue, 21,140,053; on tho Ninth Avenno, 2075. Totul, 0,090,072 On New York Blovated Company's Wines 400027 wore carried, and on tho Metropolitan Company's Uneg 23,000,440, The New York Hluvated carried in axcess of tho Metropolitan 12420i81. The gross and net carniugs of cach ine for one tonth, from Aug. 16 to Sept. 14, 1s as follows Seeond, Think, Sixth Ninth | All. Farnlnga. $64,205 $158,223 S120) E4412) SA85,220 Expenses. 38000 — 01,000 82,000“ ic1,000 “244,000 Nets. BIO 276 $ O55 F AW 811420 $199,000 ITEMS, ‘ For some weeks nexotiations have been ending botween the Indlana, Bloomington & Western aid the Clncinnatl, Hamilton & Dayton to run a through train to Chlengo, , vin Indiauapolls, and to this end Mr. C. 1, Henderson, Auditor of the Indiana, Bloom- ington é& Western has gone to Cinclimnath, ‘The Jina. proposed Is over the roads mene * tonedte Danville, 01, thence over tho Chie cngo & Eastern Ifnols to Chienga, A meuting of stockholders of tho Missourk Pacific Railway Company was held Wednes> day to consider and net on artleles of Netee: ment and consolidation af the Mssourl Pa- celtic, the St. Louis & Lexington - alle roud Company, tho Kansus City & Kart orn allway: Company, - tho Lexington 8% Southern Raliway Company, the St. Louts, Kansas & Arizona Railway Cowpens and Kansas City, Leavenworth & Atchison Ratl- way Compaus, formlug nity consolidated cor poration to he called “The Missourl Paciile Ratlway Company. At the inveting’ 7854 uut of 8,000 shares of slock wore represented In person or by: proxy, all of which were voted uuniltuaualy in favor of the approval and rauileation of the urtivles of consolida. tion, Among tho stockholders presont were Oliver Garrison, D. 1 Garrison, D. 1. Furs inlson, Wob M, Santuel, and Willa LL, Cof- , Ateurt+Discase, Htait'a Sournut af Meath, «| ™ When an individual fs roporyed to have died of *disensy of the heart,” we are lo the babi Of regarding it us an touvitnblo event, 1B BONIO- thing which could not bave been foroscon or prevented, and it ty too much tho habit, whed Porsons Buddenly fall down dend, to report the “heat” ns the cuusey thle aiiunces nll inquiry and investigation, and b4 the trouble und ineonyonlence of 4 ropulaive "post mortem.” A truer report would have a tendency to aa many lives. It ta through a report or *disen of the huurt" that many. an oplum cater ty let of tute the grive, which cover ut ancy bie folly and his crime; tho .brandy drinker, toc quidtly sides round the corner thins and is bow of no more; In short, this “report” of © disease of tho heart.” fs tho mantle of churity which the potitia Coroner and tho sympathotle physis any Sere uround the graves of "xunteel pou. pe, a\t it late sulentifiio bongrons at Strasburg It wat reported that of alxty-slx persond who hud aid= donly died, au dimediute and faithful post. mortem sbowed that only two porsons bad an hurt ulfeution whatever: onu sudden deat only in thirty-three, from disease of tho heart. Nino out of tho alxty-xlx died of upuploxy—one out of overs sever Mo fortyewix—imure than two out of throo—iled of lung aifections, Walt uf them of “congestion of the lungs,” that ta, tho Junws were go full of Ulu they could not work; there wis not rou fur alr euough to get lito wupport life, It ts thon of considerable Pructleal Interest to know gome of the comunon, uvery-diy causes of thid “congestion of the longs.” a discase which, the tlyures above boliug truy, Kills threo timed as Hany poral ut short: wurnlug ag apoplexy and hunrt-discase toguthor. Cold Tocts tight stows; ght cluthing; vost bowola: sitting still witil chillod through after buying been warned up by lubur or along, busty walk; going ton suddenly from a close, beates rou, Ha a lounger or Hstener or spcaker,whilo tho body ty weakened LF, continued applidation, or abstinence, or beated by the etfort of 0 long address; theso ure the frulté! cause of sudden death In the form of * congeation of the lunges but which beim falsely reported us “discnsa of thy heart,” und ruyarded us un tnovituble event, throws people off thelr guard, tustead of polntius them plainly to the truo cuuses, nly of which are nvoblatle, and very easily #0, 08 ny fgporal rule, whon tue mind Aus boch OLee Jotoblyeutly drawa to the subject,