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Thosa too larga to ba antiraly Ineludad In ona axposura ara fllmad baginnlnTln tha uppar laft hand oomar. laft to right and top to bottom, as many.1ramas as raquirad. Tha following diagrams lliustrata tha mathod: . ' . i.. . ' "«^-^ mi L'axamplairo flhm fut roproduh gr*M > !■ g4n«roaltA doi TNUBhirmer. He ai/nounced that all human religions were false, feeble and insufficient jko meet man's needs, He taught that Judaism was degenerate. In the Sermon on the Mount, He showed the weakness and the ^worthlessness of traditionalism, and undertook to restore religion to its original Divine conception. He proclaimed war against .aU existing evils in the Ohurch and the world. He assailed the dignitaries of the Jewish Ohurch, and came in open conflict with their teaching and conduct. He assailed all wrdtig^ in individual, social and national life. It was in this way 'that He came to send a sword on the earth. He determined to put down, crush out and destroy evils in all their multifarious forms; Christianity struck at the founda- tion of slavery. It taught principles which, when carried into practical life, rendered the existence of this cruel traffic an absolute impossibility. . ,It struck at the foundation of poly- gamy. This unnatural practice had grown up under the fostering care of all false systems of religion. Christianity •howi that it is unnatural and contrary to Qod's original design.. Though tolerated amid the weakness and darkness of former ages, it never received the Divine sanction. Chris- tianity assailed the prevalent and pernicious practice of divbtoe^ and restricted the sundering of the marriage tie to a 'if^p? single caute. Uhder the old diapeiuwiion, God had declared that He hated «' putting away." Jesut affirmed that divorce waH antagonistic to God't original purpose, and could never have^been permitted except upon the 'ground of ignor- ance aud obduracy. Christianity proclaimed open war upon the inhuman lyitem of catte, which had obtained from time immemorial amongst all peoples and religions. It proclaimed that within its pale there should be no distinction between Jew and Gentile, bond and fret), male and female. All the subjects of Christ's kingdom are members of one great, holy, spiritual family. God is their Father, and they are all brothers and sisters in the Lord. The bond of unity and affinity is found in Christ-like goodness. When the whole human race becomes united by Divine love to God and each other, we may truth- fully speak of the universal fatherhood of God, and Uie uni- versal brotherhood of man. Then, and not befoie, these high- sounding terms, now often used in empty mockery, will have a real rignification. Christianity condemns and reprobates all selfishness and worldlinesf. According to its teaching, man is a steward of the manifold gifts of Heaven. Money is a talent, for tho right employnyent of which he is held responsible. An unfaithful or perverted use of it evinces a spirit so utterly antagonistic to the whole genius of true reli^on that it precludes the possibility of receiving the treasures of Divine grace. ''If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mam- ^ nion, who will commit to your trust the true riches 1 " (Luke xvi. IL) In our day there is a strong tendenej upon the part o£ many religious teachers to restrict the work of the Church ■H^ely to the spiritual well-being of the race. That, no doubt, is her primary and most important mission, but she also has to do with everything that affects man!s rights, comforts and happiness in all temporal matters. Nothing that is essential to the good of man is a subject of ilbdifference to GkxL "> \ I 3^' The book of Proverbs U the buiineM man's directory. John the Baptist poured the Ibhunder of his rebuke upon all the prevailing vices in social and business life. vs Ohrist always relieved bodily suffering before administering •piritual counsel. No preacher was more intensely spiritual in his teaching than Paul, and, therefore, none was mOre forward than he to " remember the poor." fGal. ii. 10.) The Bible contains the rules of Christian etiquette and courteiy. It gives instruction in regari^ to all the reciprpcal duties in the domestic circle, the Church and the State. It emphasizes the obligations of employers and workmen, the "kilties of kings, courtiers aild subjects. It instructs us upon sanitary and commercial hiws, and the settlement of disputes and redressing of all wrongs. The great need 6f society everywhere is the universal application of its principles. Christianity has been in the world nearly nineteen cen- turies. Why, then, has it not accomplished its purpose and completely iSevolutionized human society ? Two classes in considering this question have assumed false positions : First, the extreme pessimistic sceptics, who affirm that it has done nothing ; and secondly, the superficial optimistic students of Christianity who say that it has done everything that it was intended to accomplish. Both these views are ' wrong. Nothing is to be gained by depreciating or denying the good effects of the Christian religion. It has done much. It has completely changed and elevated the condition of woman. In every land where its influences are not felt, she has been treat(>d as an inferior creature, a^ohattel for the market, or a beast of burden. It has created the Christian home, with all its sacred influences and associations. It has gnren a new and exalted standard of right and wrong. It hi^ giyen birth to a new and grand conception of true man- ^hood. It places before us the example of Jesus, and exhorts ui to attoin to the full measure of His stature. It has '^mjii. MSe—Sifc. '\^''iSSi\i^\^iL^ ■'IF' m" -■fT-T!(Tv^r^4^i^||^^IT^^ planted all meroifol and benevolent institntiont throaghoat Ohriitendom. It haa reversed the sad oondition of the poor, and brought ten thousand bieMingt to their home. Before the advent of the Divine Author, all kinds of indignities, oppressions, and wrongs were heaped upon the poor; but Jesus Christ began His ministry by offering to them the blessings of the Gospel for body and soul, and throwing around them the shield of its protection. It has given strength, prosperity and permanency to all nations that have adopted its principles. \^*lt has mitigated all forms of evil. It has rescued countless millions from the bondage of sin, and translated them to the glories of Heaven. But on the other hand, it has fallen far short of its Divine purposes and marvellous capabilities. What is the reason of this comparative faUure t We answer : First, in the days of Constantiiie it w^wbaptised with the spirit of heathenism, and these foreign at$ enfeebling elements, transfused through ^ the entire Ohristian Kystem, grew upon it like a parasite foe more than a thousand years, and are still a formidable obstacle to it progress and achievements. Heathen doctrines, usages and hiibits still linger to a greater or less degree^n all branches of the Christian Church. • We answer, secondly, that Christianity at this hoar is largely baptized with the spirit of the world. Worldly maxims, methods and motives have invaded the heritage of Jesus. These are eating out its life, and obstructing all its "efforts. d ^ Great t^nd grievous wrongs are still rank and rampant in the Church and in the world. The Church, by her individual miembers, and in her collective capacity, is doing a great and glorious work for God and humanity, but, unhappily, medieval religion protrudes itself into the last quarter of this nine- teenth century. \ Fashionable and formal churches are found everywhere. The heathenish system of caste grows in Ohristian lands. ...r v3*<>' , Kxpentive ohurohM, with heavy debit, popular prei»hing, artiatio mutio, wealth and aelMndulgenoeii have invadM the lair heritage of God. MiMion ohurohet have beopme, a necettity to meet the needs and the oondttion of the poor. If Chriatianity were in it« normal ttater there would be no miaaion ohurchea. i Goodneaa would be recognized aa the only baaia of true brotherhood, and the rich and poor would meet together. Intenae, inveterate, atereotyped aelfiahneaa ia cruahing and • blighting the world. It ia aeen everywhere. You cannot enter a atreet ciir, railway coach, ahop, mart or atock exchange, church or legialative hall, but aeltiahneaa manifeata itaelf in forma which muat be moat oifenatve to a righteoua Oocl, and in atriking contraat with the apirit and teachinga of Jeaua Ohriat It forma immenae monopolies and oombinationa on the one h%nd to graap the wealth of the world. It forma protective aaaociationa and atrong uniona on the other hand for aelf -protection and to reaiat thoae grind- ing monopoliea and oombinationa. It ia manifested at both aidea of the counter. On the one side, the would-be buyer wants goods at. less than a living price, and drives the vender to deception and lying advertisements. Human beings, like wild beasts, prey on each other. The State, by defective or vicious legislation, manufactures paupers, idiots, lunatics and criminals, much more rapidly than the Church can correct its wrong-doing. Many of the rich grind the face of the poor. What is known as the "sweating system " in industrial life is a disgrace to humanity, and should not be tolerated in any Ohcistian land. Hard workers are often inadequately remu- nerated for faithful toil. Often on the other hand, the time in put in and wages demanded for work that was never performed. Paul's counsel to servants and masters (Eph. vi. 5-9) ought to be placarded in every store, factory and workshop. ^ Is pure Ohristianity, if rightly applied, competent to correct all these wrongs, and to bring society into loving, bappy, /a_:3 righUoQi hftraionj 1 I b»T0 no hMiUtion In affirming thai it is thoroughly oompetent for this work. It operatas along two distinct, j«t not conflicting lines— Qospel and law. The Qospel taaohes what men ought to be, and how they ought tc^ live. *' provide things honest in the sight of all men." ** Ix>ok not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others." "Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth." " Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets." ' The GkMpel provides the example we should foUowr In spirit and life, all men should be like Jesus Christ They should transact business just as Christ would dp if He were in their placei ** He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk even as he walked." The Gospel presents us with the highest motives to a merci- ful and righteous lifa It offers as an inducement for obedience to its te|||Kngs, the highest, truest and moat mature manhood here, ancrroe fullest felicity and glory hereafter. The Oospel provides us with the necessary inspiration and power to live this life. ^ In other systems of religion and phil* osophy, there is much excellent teaching, but there is no motive power. The strongest and best machinery is of no practical utility without an adequate power to put it in operation. . All the proposed plans and schemes for the«reformation of society, outside the Oospel, are utterly devoid of the necessary motive power. To expect them to transform society, correct its abuses and redress its wrongs^ is to expect from the hura3tn what can only be effected by the Divine. The Gkwpel recognizes the degenerate and degraded con dition of the human heart All evil streams flow from this corrupt fountain. Like all true life, it works from within. Ohristianitf comes to us with the regenerating power of the Holy Qhost It does not propose to lop off or adjust tbe branches of vice. It tears it up by the roots. The Hpij Sj V^ A ^ <>>e!SmL.'LU&^'^aft»K.^,-i^^^ ' T^^flfcs;^^;^ =r-^?K^"^^'' fr'^-^w^''-:-"m' to incorporate iU principles in all lodal and national institutions. Laws and governroenU, industrial *nd commercial life, and all public i|istitutions need regeneration by this indirect operation Of Christianity. Oh, that we could persuade all classes of society, in every pUce, to repent of their sins, to accept the Divine Christ by living faith, to have His spirit abiding in them as the inspiration of all their acts, to have His love enthroned in th«r«ouls,and to live according to the principles of His glorious Gospel. Then paradise would be restored; all men would have peace and plenty. The of t-repeated prayer taught by the Divine Master, would be answered in blessed expert- ence. God's will would be done on earth as it is done in hMtven. "Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall bleii us. God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him." (Psalm Uvii.6-7.) i - ._ r-w- "• • " ■• ^ ' 1 •, • . *' ' ' \. ■' ■ :. '" ." Z'':-'"' "■*^'^ '^ .^, ...-v . 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