1 constitute "the things not known now, but which the redeemed shall know hereafter." That glorv, tho "seat with Jesus 111 1 la throne," the "power over the nations," "the whltestotio. In which a new nnme is written," whloh no roan knnweth, Raving him that reoi-lveth it," the "clothing In white raiment," promised to bit)) thiil overoomelh;" all which 1st the aoooiu- yaniment ol being "like Jesus," because seeing II ni as He Is." 'I'h in Is salvallou. Of course, from all tliln Ihe soul shuts out forever and ever. Again, to lose t he sou', Is to w left to the (full control of sin and sinful passions. In this life, mm within range of h iliitiml agencies, a check la upon the evil forces which trouble and corrupt man. And even now the. con I em plat i ve mind shudders, as it looks upon sin's ravages aud the work of the passions it fosters. Ave, the tduner himself abhor himself and Ills kind, at tho slightest View aflonlol by the light of Divine truth upon his or her ways. Look. i)ow soul sluk Into debauchery I Koliold the. murderous baud - raised against a brother's life I Hee the peace or households broken, the prospects of com munities ruined; misery and desolations brought upon people. This Is bid's work, while bridled bv the iutluences which Heaven keeps, alive and employed to resist, lis action I nni, when "lost. " is flnnllv onirl of the soul, the reins are thrown upon sin's neck. And like a mart- dened courser, it. rushes the being on, from. decree to higher degree of reckless V3 ' until blasphemy and shameless riot luf"uP 1 1 1 unnvo tlon foul become its fiendish pleasure, its diabo- Heal nnst line. l's to be consigned to men. "Depart, ye cursed, Jnp eve' last S prepared for the devil 1L'' li'8 sentence the righteous -uuf '."""".TrJ. What a sDectacle does mi n'"i v.,,... ht auornan angel's sphere, eternally . -.., , II, .ini nut bated I And yet, this is what "lost" means when "'AndMtly.Vn this is named "eternal punish mentl" Ay. this brings up to our view a holy Almighty rendering, "according to deeds," iinu them that are contentious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, In dignation, and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul ol man that doeth evil I" 1 he rich mm), in hel.'s torments, pleading in vain for the relief a single drop of water could afford, 1s the picture our Lord gives us of a lost soul. Those torments, that refusal of relief are not accidents. That grief Is "fixed !" They are the penalties of which all men are warned as at tached to disobedience! They are the ' con demnation" carried into effect which is adjudged upon those who "believe not on the name of the only begotten Son ol God!" They are "the wrath of God abldlug," which Is the declared portion of unbelievers! They ure all written lu the grent statute book as the de termined wanes of sin, which must be rendered by a holy Lawgiver in vindication of Ills own truth, authority, power, and righteousness I They are the staple ol the warnings to men to "flee for refuge to lay hold upon ta hope sot before us" in the Gospel. iJelivruee from them, and from the sins whloh constitute the transgressions that make them necessary, is the salvation ol the soul, which Jesus secures to believers in Him. "Lost," then, spoken of the soul, is condemnation, iu full effect, lu the torments of hell! Here Is the gain and the loss. The former riot underestimated; the latter not magnified ! Here is the lap of the flesh fillod with the things that g-atify sense; the immortal soul, ' starved and thrown into perdition ! The trea suries of this world open to full possession for twenty, forty, seventy years. The brilliant faculties of the soul.gl ven to an eternltvto the ad versary, whose fiendish joy will be to gloat over the magnificent ruins at his feel! The enjoy ment of the pompous paraphernalia of time's rich equipage; of the gay round of time's ex pensive pleasures; of the gl-wiug pageantry of time's weighty houors; and the endurance of the debasiugcorruptlons, thedespicable shame, the agonising remorse of hell, forever! "What shall It profit a man, if he shall gain the whole -world and lose his own soul?" What is the verdict of this assembly? Does any profit ap pear? Is it not, with all the gain, all loss? What, that the world can give, will compensate for that mountain pile of godless associations, corrupting employments, shameful relations, tormenting experiences, which shall, ut the instance of Divine righ'eous, oppress the whole being, forever and forever? Who would share a murderer's cell, wear a murderer's character, before beloved friends, a sin ale day, at the price a world can afford? What, then, will compeu aate for an eternal residency and identification with murderers, and lars, and blasphemers, and whoremonger aud drunkards, and thieves, and devils? Yt. tbls 18 tQe inevitable portion of the lost soul! Now, our subject presses the question, "The world, pr your own soul, whlcli? Which shall be made your first, your urgent care, and engage your life's energies?" I address some already Borne distance on in life's pursuits ; some just entering life's toilsome and momentous career; some, perhaps, no farther gone than meditating what to pursue. Has our question come with any of Its proper force belore your mind? Has it wrought any effective influence In determin tr,a tiin uhiii pmipclftllv claim vour regard, and engage your powers as life's ultimate aim? If It has, give its solemn admonition heed, and let nothing stand between you aud your soul's salvation. If it has not. now give it place in yourheait, never to be driven away. Aud lis ten to me while I strive to urge you 10 the busi ness of securing your soul's blessedness, as the nri-t that should engage your attention. I will ask you only to note that our Lord im plies here, that to make the world and its gains your especial pursuit, is to lose your own soul ! This world is styled the realm of the great ad versary. Friendship of it is styled enmity with lod. All who are styled "Children of wrath," and "Dead in trespasses and sins," are said to "Walk according to the course of this world." And our blessed Saviour, besides saying, "My kingdom is not of this world," declared thai His redeemed ones "Are not of this world, even as He is not of this world." Now, it is easy to see that, to make this world the special object of pursuit, is to put the affections and apply the energies Just where lies the bau of the Almighty; because it is to cultivate friendship with His enemies, and to take the course of antagonism to His Beloved Hon; not to speak of the allegiance to the 'Trlnceof the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience," which must be ren dered. Besides, the soul is naturally lost, and It oan be saved only by strictly following the Divine prescription. But the pursuit ot the world is the neglect ot that nresuription, and the soul is left thereby in Its condemnation. What now does thepursuitof the world become but the patient, energetic strife to nuke Almighty God your enemy? What but labor to fasten more and more securely that condem nation which lies against every man In his natural state? Nay, what but toil to provoke God, to hasten the imposition of His penalty? Nay, what Is it but faithfully spending this life in forging chains, building a prison, aud "treasuring up wrath" lor your eternity; every day's labor adding to the darkness and shame aud pain of your miserable future? Oh, there Is no safety lu seeking this world, save In full subserviency to the Interests of the soul, which, by-the-way, are lndlssolubiy nnKeu wuu me giory oi the Redeemer's kingdom. For all the world can give Is of no real worth, save as it is sanctified by the accompanying smile of Him whose graoe gives the only substantial possession in its pro visions for the eternal welfare of the soul. What, then, Is your decision? Will you spend his life in attaining that which will "perish th with the using," and so have nothing to take with you when you enter that eternity where mistakes cannot be rectified aud needs cannot be supplied? Can you deliberately- labor lo feed and clothe aud amuse the flesh for a limited time, and send your spirit, starved, naked, dis tressed, Into an eternity of destiny only? Can vnn nnnumi in barter vour immortal spirit, and those splendid provisions made by a gracious Kedeemer for Us eternal honor- and dignity aud happiness, for that whloh goes Into dust when the soul leels Us poverty most? Who re- fards not Esau with disdain, as he sells his ilrthrlght lor a mess of potaget Yet what was that transaction besides bis, who forfeits A title to eternal g-ory with Jesus Curist for a mess of worldly show and parade aud Indulgence? What, then, is the only truly wise decision? What but that the soul's salvation shall be first secured? The Redeemer's kingdom and His righteousness be made the first, the ohlefest care? This on theau'horlty of thulRedeemerHlmself, Is the only way of wisdom not 'mercy, but of safety. We say, first secured. Fortbelnten tlon at some future time to seek the soul's sal vation, only makes the matter worse. This In volves preference for the world, superior valua f tm triiis nnd an underestimate of spiri tual good. K is being willing to risk the loss of vour soul.whlle you are bent on tnai wnion you cannot keep, when you most need something. For oh! how many opportunities to die aud bo lo your account lie between this and that promised future ! Ah ! a fire Is raging ! It has reached the premises next you. Already your own roof Is smoking. You go deliberately to yonder saloon, first, to enjoy THE DAILY EVENING TELEGRAPH. PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, the festivities there, and then you will oome to rescue ycur effects and your family. What! do you Klare, und say, absurd ? Aye, truly absurd ! Your first care Is to save what b -longs toyou.and whatis your affection's life. Yet, Is not this the Knglish of the intention in the lutnre to seek your soul's salvatiou? Look! Does not Jesus sav, "Condemned already?' and does He not say, "To-day, if ye will hoar His voice, harden not your hearts?" Your "In. lentlon," however, says, "Aftor an iusatlite desire Is satisfied with the unsubstantial, nay, desire-begetting gewgaws of this fading world, I'll seek to remove the danger from my soul, through the propitiation ' for sin. Your house you will seek to save Irom burning first. Your dear ones you will rescue from danger first. Vou are wise You nie human! But what of 'Mansions in tho L'.iliot'u limine. " offered, but s lding farther and farther from your grasp? What ot heavenly society, and heavenly home oemforts. and relgr l'ng with Jesui, all promised on immedi ate seeking only! "h, how this, your Inten tion, pleases your deadly foe! It is proof to him that his delusion- is a success and your poor soul his surest prey I Yes, it is proof thl you ate willing lo reject Him who' gave Ills life a ransom" that He might oiler you sal va tlon! It is proof that you will risk putting Him to the necessity ef His only other alterna tive, which is to keep to Himself the Me He would give you, and allot to you the death you choose! My dear friends: the soul saved by faith lu Jef us, and all Is safe. You then are In the keeping of Him who lias said "I give unto them eternal life, and tt-ey shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand." And the soul lost all Is; lost!. Then you are "fallen into the hands of the living God !" And you know, then, it is true, "Our God is a con suming fire!" Then Jesus sustains the only relation of "Klghtoous Judge!" and he has but one thing to do, pass the Irrevocable sen tence of the law, that never releases! And no period affords any security of saving the soul but now. To-morrow has no promises. The future Is full of contingencies. No pnecan turn them to your eternal account but Jesus, made jour surely and your advocate by your own act. What, then, Is yourdeclslon ? 'The world or your own soul, which ?" 1 cannot conclude without admonishing this Association that our suoject presents lo you the work whioh should bo made your specialty. And that Is to promote the spiritual and eter nal interests of your membership, aud to strive after the spiritual benefit of this community. Your name is "Christian" Your chosen spbereof labor and influence, "young men " I then Impose nothing strange upon you. I ask you only to fulfil your mission. Your Immediate sphere is one promising rich results. You work upon the future hope of Churoh and State. Buceess will advance tho Interests most valua ble to the souls of men. As you build up the Church of God. you enlarge the area of "peace, good will lo meu." And it will work largely our .country's peace, and Integrity, and great noss. Fulfil your mission, and you furnish men of stable principles to lake tho helm of the ship of state. Only make the Master's will your authority, His doctriuesyour wisdom. His example your model, aud then His blessing, in its varied influence and its bounteous beslow ments to body and spirit, will be your reward. INSTALLATION OF REV. R- H. ALLEN. SF.KMON BY REV. FRANK H. ROB BINS IMPRES SIVK KXKRCISK3 IN THE OLD I'INK STREET CHURCH. SPECIAL bepobt fob the evening telegraph. Last evening Old Tine Street Church was filled to overflowing, the occasion being the installation of the new pastor, Rev. H. II. Allen. The services throughout were solemn and impressive, and will long be remembered by those who participated. The exercises were opened by the reading of a portion of the Scriptures, by Rev. Dr. Shepherd. The hymn was sung commencing: "Go, preach my Gospel," salth the Lord, "Bid the whole earth my grace receive; lie shall be saved who trusts my word; Hesball be damned wuodon't believe." lie v. Robert Adair then offered a prayer. SERMON BY REV. FRANK L. KOlllilNS. Mr. Robbins delivered a sermon from the text: "The truth as It Is la Jesus." Fphrslans Iv, 31. The human mind is organized with reference to truth. The soul is formed for truth, as tho eye Is lorraed for light. God has made us with, faculties of knowing, believing, discovering, investigating, and combining truth. Absolute, universal truth is to the soul what water Is to the organization of fishes, what air is to the organization of birds aud the human being; what food is to the hungry, or light to the eye, or sound to the sense of hearing. The absolute comprehensible truth is In each. Truth Is from God; He is the source of all truth. The truth of science, of political Institutions and laws, of constitutions, of theologies, and, indeed, all truths, are in their essence only one universal truth. History erystallzes around the fact of the atonement of Jesus. Ancient prophecies and sacrifices are nothiug, exoept as they sUnd related to this centre of the religious drama of the world. Ancient history converges to this centre. Modern history receives from this its organizing law tnrougn me medium oi me ntouement. Statesmen must legislate from, this standpoint; prophets predict from this standpoint; and the world's history must be interpreted ana written, jj irumnvuiwiowiuou and expressed, from this standpoint. All truth, . then, stands related to the redemptive idea. . Unrelated to this, other truths are nothing lu l Li 4? mi? til vcSi I He who would enter the kingdom of know ledge and interpret and expound wisely, must take in his hand as agulde the redemptive idea. The entire domain of science is per vaded with the light of the central Idea of re demption. Thus Interpreted, science will ad vance the cause of revealed religion, and prove a,blessingto the race; out other wlsellnterpreted, the advocates will not unlikely array them selves in hostility to the Bible, and take the footprints aud finger-posts on the highway to skepticism and infidelity. Christianity does not undertake to teaoh natural or physical science. It teaches the sub lime science of God; it teaches the science of morality, truth, and ethics; it teaches the duty of man included therein; it teaches the science of the soul in relation to truth aud virtue, or the science of psychology; It teaches the science of law and government. Klhlcsand psychology and civil jurisprudence are taught aud enforced by Christianity, or, at least, the best materials tae furnished thorn irom the Christian Scrip tures. If Christianity does not directly, it certainly does Indirectly, contribute to advance the triumphs of modern physical science. Science, during the last hundred years, has penetrated every nook and corner in the universe, and gathered her triumphs, her wisdom, her knowledge, from heaven and earth, from rocks and mountains, and air and sea, and yet no geology, nor chemistry, nor as tronomy, nor medicine, nor any other of the special sciences, connect tue uuristiaa nuny lures with absurdity or error, whenever or wherever they have spoken, as in ten thousand instances they have, of facts and data purely scientific in their character. All this is exceed ingly remarkable; and If it be true, then we may conclude the strong probability, at least, ot error aud shallowness ou the part of any dis ciple of science who afllruis that there Is a question of conflict between revealed religion aud science. Read the works of Locke, Herschel. aud the renowned Agasslz, and you will flud them not only paying homage to Christianity, but gratefully acknowledging their .indebted ness to its inspiration for guidance, aud you will find thorn substantially affirming that to enter the kingdom of science the grand prere quisite is the submissive, childlike character of our Saviour. The equality of human rights has no foundation, except as related to this reli gious centre. Rulers must be taught that God alone is the governor of all things, and that all men have equal obligation to Him and are sub jects of His government. All areon probation; it. T ".; . "eemeu py a common Kaviour; aes iiRv.n..common enu: equals lnthesh don. M.'u1.1"'1"1 lliBa t redeem all men's diKtine innf1 i,s.? re8Potr of persons; human niie2 mi?i?u Uh 8lKl "e nothing; therullng rontiKi .m1?11' auu constrained to give ?lS wiiiff'.10 lhe doctrine of human rights. Without a pervadlun evangelical in- SadmK taae away mat auamantlne foundation of no. imoai ireeuomana iheequal rlahtsof tnn and society resolves itself Vi onoXto dosnStmuv but, on the other hand, oonmjft it with the idea" of religion, and make rulers nl. ? J'"6.1.. obligations to administer the Tawswitb .nZ justice, and their voice Is wiu thi of God. M 1,18 vol0 i The theories of government, the prinolnlna of practical science, are Incomplete aud lnuin oiimt unless they are related to Christ. Xhe whole truth of history is-Chrlst in History. Around this centre crystallizes the hlstorlo light of the World. All great events whloh his tory lias recorded in the progress of time are capable ol interpretation. All hlstorlo prob lem" are capable of solution, only as they are related to the Kingdom of Christ. Men now find a source of belter and purer nud more re fined spiritual equalities, whlnh makes the modem so superior to ancient civilization. Would you find the secrot interpretation of modern civilisation, so gran l, so vasi, so tar n aching lu its scooo, so peculiar to mod-rn limes would you know the cause which has made civil freedom ihedestroof modem nations, the goal towards which they are tend ing on the swift foot of progress, you must look to the religion of Josus Christ and its influence. The law of Christianity ro qulres you to love man and du whnt vou can for him. It built t he first hospitals and founded the first institution of charily; and has it not redeemed won an from her degraded state, nud almost annihilated Infanticide? Has 11 not elevated their morality and given to the world Christian homes homes of purity and domestic happiness, which uow exist? So, to, with respect to civil freedom. Has civil freedom ever sprung up in this wnrH except in correction with the religious element In man, except as the result of resistance for conscience sake? But for the teachings of Christ there would be no certainty of the soul's immor tality.' no deep conviction of human account ability. See bow uillerent it is when the light of revealed revelation, aud of the truth as it Is in Jesus, inns uponiiiem. At once the soul Is felt to be lost in apostacy aud in slu and lu ruin. What you before called Its misfortunes or Its frailties are uow considered as the eliects of soul-desiroylng sin. The punishment of sin is certain and terrible. Iu the teachings of natural theology it is asked. " What shall man's future condition be?" What shall become of us In the illimitable future? No man can primarily pronounce that he Is im mortal. . The very Inundations of natural morality must ever be unstable aud Insecure. The greatest honor a man can have Is an Infi nite and loving Father, before whom he may come aud pour out his soul In thanksgiving, adoration, and love. Reconciliation may be cflecled between God and man, the sinner. The burdened sinner may be changed by the washing of regeneration into the likeness of tho saint. The love of God In Christ Is mani fest In Ihe sweet wonders of the cross. God lu Christ reconciles the world to Himself. On no other foundation can men safely build upou than the truth as it Is in Jesus. Be persuaded lo yield and accept it, we entreat you. Come to the cross! Come and behold Jetus crucified! INSTALLATION OF THK PASTOR. Rev. T. J. Shepherd said: All that are here present doubtless kuow that the design of this meeiing is the installation of Rev. Richard H. Allen into the pastorate of thischurch. At the recent meeting of the Philadelphia (fourth) Presbytery, the Rev. Mr. Allen wns received as a member on letters from the Presbytery of jNasnviue. ai me same meeting or the Presby tery, a call from the Philadelphia Third Church and Congregation for the pastoral services of Mr. Alien was presented, and being found In order, was placed in his hands, and he signified ills acceptance ot the call. Whereupon it was arranged that bis installation as nastor of this church be eilectedou this, the evening of our assembling according to the order. As presiding minister, and ns the organ of the Presbytery,! now proceeu to propose lo the ilev. Klcuard U. Allen the questions to which our form of gov ernment requires an affirmative response. Mr. Allen was then asked a number of ques tions relative to looking to the welfare of the Church and the converting of souls, to which he responded in the affirmaiive. The congregation were also asked a number of questions, and by giving an affirmative answer subscribed to sustain the pastor in his eudeavois to promote the welfare of the Church of God. Rev.Hr. Shepherd then proceeded: And now, In the name and by the authority of the Phila delphia Fourth Presbytery, I solemnly pro nounceand declare the Rev. Richard 11. Allen to be theregulai constituted pastor of the Phila delphia Third Church and Congregation. To impress this people with the solemn relation which basjust been effected, the Presbytery have directed that the charge to the pastor shall be made by the Rev. Albert Barnes, and the cuarge to the people by the Rev. Robert Adulr, CHARGE TO THE PASTOR. Rev. Mr. Barnes delivered the charge to the pastor substantially as follows: My brother, you have had experience lu the pastoral office, and In preaching IhetGospel. I do not come to you to-night to Instruct you in relation to its duties. There is nothing in my pastoral life, which has been much larger than yours, that can furnish any very important suggestions in regard to the duties which you are to perform. I shall make very brief reference to the field of labor which you are called here In the provi dence of God to occupy. It is a very honorable position which you are called to occupy. Your predecessors in this office, for a number of years, have been men whom it would be an honor to successfully imitate. When I mention the names of Smith, Ander son, and Bralnerd.and enumerate their virtues, you will consider It bo. The speaker then went on to eulogize the former pastors of the church, and when reference was made to the late Dr. Brainerd many were moved to tears, The life oi a city pastor is onerous. He has to attend to the mission work. work in the Sabbath Schools, and labor among the young men of the church. The speaker exhorted the new pastor tohave the love of country in his heart: the people of the congregation look to him to be loyal to Its flag. Dr. Barnes continued at some length, detail ing the peculiar duties of a minister in a large city, and exhorting Dr. Allen to have the Inte rests of the Presbyterian Church ana his people at heart. CHARGE TO THE FEOrLE, Rev. Robert Adair then delivered the charge to the people. He spoke nearly as follows: It is made my duty to give you a few words of counsel on this occasion. The instalment of a pastor is an interesting service, and it is well on such an occasion to Impress on the mind ot the minister aud people their respective duties in this important relation. It is the only time when the minister is oilicially reminded of his responsibility as a servant of Christ, and when he is cubliclv charged, in view of his final ac count, to be faithlul as a watchman aud con tinual as a shepherd, and earnest in the pro clamation of the law and counsel of God. This, too, is likely lo be the only occasion when the congregation shall be Instructed in regard to their duties towards their minister. Brethren of this church, love your minister, be interested in him. This duty is enforced by the fact that he labors among you. The minister is a laborer and a workman. If he make full proof of his minis try ills mind and his heart will always be fully exercised, and his anxiety for your spiritual good will sometimes be a burden almost insup portable. He is to labor among you and for you. He Is to instruct you in the great things of God's law. He is to work for the advauoe mentof the Gospel. He is to be zealous for the glory of God, diligent in promoting the purity, uml imrmuiir. and efficiency of the church, and puniest in hla efforts for the salvation of tue perishing. He is to evince affection on all occa sions, and perform various kind offices Never act toward your minister as a man. It gives him the impression that you care not whether be is hopeful or despondent iu his work. Never allow hlin to thinK. that you undervalue his labors among you, aud that you think him well compensated for his services. If you do. you cannot prosper by his ministry. If you do, you will place a burden on him that will be insupportable. He uues this office because you nave voluntarily cmi him to it, aud because God's spirit and provi dence clearly indicated this to be his duty. He does not presume by any right of his own to occupy this position. God has called him t it, for lu your call he recognizes the call of uod; and the Presbytery has constituted him your pastor at your instance. You are never to forget that he is a mediator for Christ, and he is placed here to beseech men to be reoonciieu to God. The minister may have brilliant gins and attractive social qualities; he may be learned and eloquent, and for this he will be esteemed; but the Apostle exhorts you to esteem a minister for bis works. He who has charge of the temporal welfare of the populace may be engaged lu a work of great magnitude, ana while he receives iis commission from the people, the minister of the Gospel, whose work surpasses his comprehension, receives It from the King of Kings. When he succeeds in re claiming one soul from sin, there is Joy among the angels in heaven. The coronation of an earthly monarch affords angels no special In terest. The chief suooess of your pastor among you will depend, In a great measure, upon the spirit of brotherly love among you. Cultivate this affection. Love one another with pure hearts fervently. Bepure.be good.be of one mind, and the Gad oi love aud peace will bo wltb you i A prayer was then offered by the Iter. Dr. Bhepherd, after whioh the benediction, was pro nounced by ttev. K. II. Allen. , , EASTERl JOY. A Discourse Delivered on Knitter Sunday, In Trinity M. K. Church, by the Pastor. D. H. Sadal, D. D. IsrECIAL RETORT FOB THK EVRN1N0 TELKflB Am. "Toe I-ord la risen Indeed." iMktt xxlv, 34. What a morning for the disciples of Jesus was thatot the first faster! Death had come down line a blight on all their prospects, lie whom they bad followed and honored as the Messiah bad fallen by the baud of treachery and vio lence, aided by Judicial authority. The King of Israel bad been accused and put to death as a niHleiactor.i The women of his train had seen 1 1 mi perish like a criminal on the cross they bad followed Him with hopeless sorrow to the sepu.cbre to embalm Him. The men of His company were scattered like frightened sheep. They were Ignorant of tho nature of their Lord's kingdom. They supposed It had been ills Mm to set up again the Jewish monarchy with greatly increased magnificence. Sodeep was their darkness that, when Jesus salj, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up:" and again, "The Son of Man must be put to death, and rlso again from the dead,'1 His meaning did not dawn upon their souls. They perhaps set these things down among the spiritual mysteries in whloh their Msler so frequently indulged. Dealh was like a sudden pull ing out of the lights in a splendid picture gallery. The rising glory of tue now Mtssian.o kingdom. In which his friends were to be honi.red, aud his enemies punished, was snuffed out in a moment, aud the whole body oi the disciples were stunned and left in tho dark to grope thi lr way they knew not how or wblthei. Jesus lay dead aud buried. The Kniniii seal was ou His grave, and the guard wnlcbed It. A brief career of untieard-ot bril liancy, of glorious protiile, had apparently euueu in dishonor. But who can depict the cliHiige which Sunduy morning brought? Tue disciples, male and lemale. were overwhelmed w 1th difappomtment and despair, but they h id in. t lost luetr love for the Master. Kariv on Sunday morning, as thrsun began to streak the Last, Mary Magdalen and tho women wero at the sepulchre, and so were Peter und John. How could Mary forget tho love which forgave somucn7 now couiu i-etor iorget tue Lord whom in His extremity he had so basolv de nied? How could John forget the bosom on which he had so delighted to lean, now cold ou tlm tlnnr nf ihn fu-milc.hre? Ilr.ra tliav tunra end what strange developments awaited them ! The sepulchre is open, the body is gone, the angels are here to utter the raagio word, "Risen I" Ay, and most wonderful, Jesus him- sen appears. Easter has dawned on the world. From the East the natural sun is Just coming up. The East is the laud of the morning. Easier is the new morning of the world now dawning out of the Lord's open sepulchre. What palace of king, or temple of wealth or art is so glorious as wua the grave mat morning! That morning not ouiy came ueaven uown to eartn. out it eu tered the grave, and sealed, and pared, aud wreathed it with celestial glory. And when that word. "He is risen." reached the disci Dies. one after another, in humble cottage, in market place, in tne temple, in Jerusalem, lu liethany. in Nazareth, in Capernaum, what a fog It stirred, what a sense of triumph it awakened We call your attention to the Joy of that morning, uur tueme is, "i ne joy or Easter, I'list of all. it is the joy of victory. The ministry of our Saviour on earth was of the nature of a contest. On the one side were the powers of uarKness. representee uy tne NcriDesanu fiia risees. with the civil authorities, arraying on their side the wealth, the social position, the learning, me lasnion.tne cunning. ana me cor ruption ot the world. Of these forces the god of this world was the muster and leader. On the other side was Jesus, with the few obscure friends He bad gathered about Him. He had come into the world professedly to set up a new klnedom. whose law was to be truth, whose lile purity and justice, and whose bond of union not power but love. To support His roviil Dreteusions this1 King claimed divine character. He professed to be Invested with all the attributes ot Deity. Speak ing ot the eternal Father in connection with Himself, with stranse boldness He said "We.' '-We are one." He demanded that all men should honor Him even as they honored the r alher. Ana yet ills power, as we usea it in the great struggle with. His foes, was clothed in the lowliest lorms. in contrast wnn iiisoiami to be universal King, He was the reputed son of a carpenter; lie was destitute of the world's learning; He was poor, not having aplace where to lay His head; He iiad Ills frlendsand compa nions among the lowly and Ignorant; Hisalleged divine power revealed itself, indeed. In splendid forms, but the splendor was moral, lie went out against his enemies, not with shield aud spear, not with horses aud chariots, not with the noise of battle and with garments of war riors rolled in blood, but with the weapons of moral wisdom. His words were weighter and sharper than drawn swords iu assailing error; they were sweeter than honey and brighter than the sun to the heart of the disconsolate. His extem pore discourses were words for all coming ages; they shot down to the last times, the older the brighter. He spake as one having authority, and not as the Scribes. The people said. Surely never man spake like this man. He over whelmed his enemies, and left them speechless under the loving blows of His heavenly philo sophy and logic. But instead of being convinced, they only gnashed their teeth und watched the more eagerly that they might entangle Him lu His talk, To His moral wisdom He added a sublime purity of life which defied the micro scope of the most malicious criticism. He com bated them lovingly and tenderly, at once with the holiness aud the wisdom of iieaven. But they cared for none of these things. Their hearts, under His sermon on the mount, under Ills parables, under His heavenly life, remained cold as a stone. To His moral wisdom and purity He added supernatural powers. We can conceive of these powers being employed differently from what they were. Elijah, In his contest with theprlostsof BhuI, overwhelmed the enemies of the living God with physical force. The fierce anger of the prophet, like the fire that fell from heaven and licked up the water from the trenches about the altar, and consumed wood and sacrifice, fell on the priests of Baal and destroyed them with great slaughter. Nay, even in New Testa ment times, one Elymas, the sorcerer, who withstood the right ways or the Lord, was struck blind by a single word of au Apostle, and Ananias and Sapphira were smitten dead bv the power of the Gospel. Even Jesus Himself, when set upon iu Geth semnne by a lawless band,- and arrested, alluded to the UBe of miraculous power for the purpose of personal defense. While His enemies ruged around Him like wild beasts, aud when Judos had Just handed him over to bis foes with tnat kiss of immortal Infamy, Peter drew bis sword to defend Him. But Jesussaid to Peter, "Thlnkest thou not that I could call to my Father, and he would send me twelve legions of angels?" There spake the Son of God. His ideas of power go beyoud armies and earthly Judgment seats. He sees the array of supernal powers; ihe ranks of mighty beings that wait in mid air to do the heavenly bidding; but His kingdom is one of moral forces; truth, mercy, love, and purity, shall war for him. The word to Peter is "put up thy sword. We shall continue the contest us we began it. I have used and will continue to use miraculous power against my foes, but it shall be in gentlest forms of love and meroy." It is qmte likely that if Jesus, instead of para bles and gentle and compassionate entreaty, bad launhed a thunderbolt or two now aud then among the Pharisees and Sadduceus, nriiono- the pompous scribss and the self- conceited lawyers, and had made a few of them bite the ground in suddeu and terrible death; It is very likely such arguments might have been quite convincing.' Multitudes would have been converted. But such conversions, the result of physical foroe, are not what Chris tianity seeks, Rome has tried this method ot persuasion and worn It out. Her children were born to her from the wheel and the ruck, and hence she was haled as a maternal mouster. She demanded confession with fire and fagot, and received in response from the brave defi ance, from the cowardly a craven heart. She would fight the powers of darkness with their own weapons, and hence won only worldly and diabolical victories. Not thus did Jesus 'conduct the contest. When Ha would use His supernatural powers against His foes, His divinity is yoked with the gentlest, tenderest aims. He touches the dead visual nerve and Barlimeus sees: He puts the mnsio of speech Into the dumb throat, ttDd awakens the echoes once more in the slumbering labyrinths of hearing. Does he use the power of the Creator, In turning a few loaves and fishes Into abundant stores of food T ii s ouiy wuen his iiobiv """"u wim pity for the hungry aud fainting multitude. Does He rebuke the very elements and chain the sea Into stillness by a word ? it Is only when Ills disciples are trembling with apprehension, and appealing: "Lord, carest Thou not that rn-A Derish?" Thus in. love, wisdom, and power, Jesus t APRIL 22, 1867. wsrrArt for linRtnhllHhment of His kingdom. He brought to bear against the blindness, pre-jndlc-e, etirthlness, lust, ambition, avarice of his age.aeainst Pharisee and Sadduoee, against -low n ...1 . 11.. II.. ntlmlnm adll nnWPr llf htlKVeil He plied up the arguments of inspiration and miracle, until the rising heap scraped and sbooK ( the very stars of neaveu. m mtmi m , bis path the gorgeous Jewels of beaveuiy truth; the dust of His tread was the seed of Immortal beauty, and Uie flowers thnt spraug from tt shall never die. Belore 111m fled the evil spirit, exorolsed at His word; behind Him rang the pieans and flowed the tears of the poor and the sick Ha had blessed and healed; and sii sroun i umi w. . moral halo which attested that He had oome forth from His Father; and yet His foes were not won, Sometimes the common people heard lllm gladly; once they were so far carried away by a III or enthusiasm hi""cj rr.u. caught Him and made Him a king. On one occasion, so inn" i""" -,......--- miration that a triumphal entrance luto Jeru salem was awarded tit in; the people set mm on an nss, scattered palm branches In ills path, and spread ttieir garments w"""' 1 very children shouting hosBnna, bade him wel come to His kingdom as the Son of David. But II this was short-lived, ms enemies uionen on with Increasing spile, ana coutiuueu 10 work and plot. The contest deepened. Jesus is appronshlng the bour and power of darkness. Judas bo travs him. The mockery of a trial white washes a murderous sentence, no uiesums i,...,..,ic ,i..nt!i und finally is burind. "The stone guards the sepulchre, the Homati seal guuids the stone, and the soldiers guard tho seal." Scribe and rnarasoe, nign rriest huh Saducee, gnasn ineir leetn biiuihh ymmii vlciorv! We will have mtde an end of the Son of the Carpenter. We will have no beg- gar for OUT king. Bleep quiewy.ouu oi mm. Hut softly! the end of the contest Is not yel, but Is near at hand. The Marya weep, with their love as their sole legacy. The disciples are all like Peter when he was sluklng in the sea, only that there is no Master at nanu to reach them the needed aid. They have ven tured all, and lost. Hold 1 not so. lie mai emptied the grave of Lazarus can vacate His own. The last and worst thing His enemies could do to Him was lo lane ins life; dui wnat folly iu them and in His disciples to consider that a victory. What was death lo Him ? He accepted the opiate of the cross and the sleep of the loinD, ana reswu until me man uny. i ueu, at the moment of apparently confirmed defeat, the tide of battle turned, and "Victory !" "Vic tory !" resounded among the scattered, aston ished, and now reviving disciples. The Joy of the first Easter was the Joy of victory, the more glorious because uulooked for both among the foes and friends of the risen Jesus. The Joy of Easter Is not only the Joy of vic toryit is also the Joy of a glorious, heroic con sistency. It is a sad word when one passing by shall look on us and say: "Ye began to build, but were not able to finish." It Is a cuttlug rebuke when we deserve it to be taunted with: 'Ye did run well; who did hinder you, that ye should not obey the truth?" "Consistency," as the word is, "is a jewel, provided always it be genuine. There is, Indeed, a mere mechanioal consistency which labors most palnrully to pre sent the aspect of a dead level of uniformity In the lile; w hich calls all Improvement change, and all revolution, whether In principle or action, vacillation. Such consisteucy clings ever to the dead past, aud denouncing advance ment as innovation and folly, dies in the ruts in which it was born. If such people had been heeded, the world would still having been travelling at the rate of three miles an bour Instead of thirty, plus and needles would still have been made with ham mer and tongs; steam aud lightning would have remained still undomesticated, Columbus and Watt and Fulton would have died in mad houses, and Luther and Calvin and Wesley would have been knocked on the bead and put out of the way as soon as they appeared. The pioud, stark, frozen consistency which rots in maintaining Itself would have been preserved. And what a world we should have had, If, indeed, by this time we had bad any ! Tiue consistency is bold. It Is the father ot Innovation, the generator of wholesome and purifying revolutions. It is logical because honest. It sees new results ol the old truths, and boldly accepts them. Such consistency has always marked the heroes and martyrs of our race. This is eminently true in religion. When the Church has buried herself uuder her accumu lating forms and forgotten their meaning; when she has strangled truth iu its gorgeous robes, her heroes have looked through the rai ment of ages and seen the life and blood of truth, and set themselves to develope and libe rate It. But straightway they have been branded and hunted and sacrificed as heretics, as introducers of new doctrine. Not so. They bad only got to tbe kernel of the old truth, and shown it to meu with its disfiguring raiment stripped off, and in new and glorious appli cations. When such a conspicuous example of noble manhood has come on the stage, how interest ing it has been to watch his development ! As we follow his career, either on tbe page of history, or in the unfolding drama of tne pre sent. How anxious we are that the end may not blast the promise of the noble beginning and midway progress! If he weakly falters, and having begun in the spirit, ends in the flesh falls from the steep of glory which he had more than half-way climbed how we sicken In contemplating the mangled wreck ! Richard Cobdon, who lately died, bemoaned by the friends of freedom throughout the world, was the champion of human rights in England. He spent his life laboring to Improve thecondition of tbe masses. He stood side by side with the poor. When he rose to power the aristocratic party tried to buy in m. Twice did they offer him a place in the Cabinet. To accept would have been to sell out und come down from his lefty position. Had he done so, his humiliation would have sent a pang to every heart that loved mankind. He nobly refused. He had met hostility, be could aho withstand craft and blandishment and bribe; and bis nobly sustained consistency yields even now a thrill of Joy to all hearts In sympathy with human rights. Or to change tbe sphere of the Illustration, suppose grand old Luther had wilted before the Emperor at the Diet of Worms, and signed a recantation! How painful is tbe very thought! In that case Luther had not been Luther. Then would there have been no Luther in Church history. But no, he said, "Convince me out of the holy Scriptures." They could not, and there he stood, a single monk against two em pires, the secular and the spiritual, greater and stronger than both of them. And there he stands yet, grown into a great mountain, rugged, volcanic, explosive, ricn with the tro phies of battered Rome, and crowned with the gratitude of all the reformed churches. But the Joy of Easter is tho Joy of a still higher consistency. Jesus, lo the Jews of His day, was alsoan innovator. They saw their expected Mes siah through eyes of greed and ambition. He must, in their view, be a plumed warrior and a sceptred prince. Jesus would not be such, aud yel He would be Messiah King. He warred with their errors to the lust and died. But the death which iu other heroes of men was tbe noble end of a consistent life, seemed lncouslstentin him, or, at least, it would become inconsistent if He remained under the dominion of death. He had said He must rise from the lomb. He bad said He had power to lay His life down and to take it again. Ay. more than that, He was Lord of tbe living and the dead. The world was made by Him, and He wasin thebeginnlngwithUod. He had declared that He would judge the world, gathering all nations at His bar as a shepherd gathers his Hocks. And shall He remain in the grave like one of His own creatures? Other miracle workers, doing their works in the name of another, might sleep on In the dust of death; but ' Jesus, who wrought miracles in His own name, and bad miraoles wrought in His name by others, must vindicate ills claim to be Lord of life. No sign of mortality or weakness must abide with Illra. He must carry the burdens of humanity, but He must also triumph over, purify, and immortalize them. He must end His earthly pilgrimage as He began it; angels sungand new stars glittered at His birth; wind and sea obeyed Him; wine and bread sprang into being at His word; dis ease Hushed into health before lllm, and death trembled at His approach; the sun veiled him self, and the Holy of Holies unveiled Itself, and the saints that slept la their graves arose when He gave up the Ghost. Oh ! how fittingly, how grandly was such a life crowned by the miracle of Easter. Without that the King had received every honor but His crown. Without that the last link In Ills Divine genealogy had been lack lng;without that the last verse had been wanting to the epic of His life, the last stanza to the triumphant lyrio of the Church. Oh! If Jesus bad continued in the grave, your faith and our preaching had been vain. That grave would have cast tbe cold shadow of doubt back on all His glorious life; but as it is, the miracle of Easter makes Christ's tomb to flame with light, and to Illuminate all that went before, It was the consistent end of bis earthly lie. Tbe Joy of Easter, again, is a Joy of death, flertlu is a paradox. How can there be a joy of death? k And how can the resurrection tie that Joy? We answer, first of att, t.he cross Raves ns. It tells of vicarious dying. But If Jesus did not rise, if there was no glorious Easter after the mournful Good Friday, then Jesus died for Himself alone. It Is the miracle of the resurrection that lifts theorems above common instrument oi sum-ring, and converts it into an altar on which Is expiated the world's guilt. The sepulchre Illuminates the cross, nnd through the sepulchre a fitting sacrifice ascends to the most holy place lo present its wounds oa our behalf. But tbe resurrection is also the Joy of death In a general sense It is the Joy of death in the caseof all tho good. If Jisus' resuriecUon is the proof and pledge of ours; if becauso He rosd we shall rise and follow Him into the tlorious state of holy Immortals, then death ecomes a blessing and a charm, it is the gate 1o the celestial city. Its workmanship is heavy, its bronze bars and panels are dark; it has no windows through which we may see the i glories beyoud; lis opening may be a paln lul process, senoing the Jar of Its hoarse eieak through all the dissolving members; but this will only enhance the sweetness of the prospect w hen once it Is opened and our de llghied spirits have entered. What la wanted, is n distinct faith in Clnlsl's resurreotton. Such a faith Paul bail; he had seen his risen Lord; be had been iu the third heaven; ho said he bad a desire to depart; he declared, "To be ab sent trom lhe body, was lobe present with lhe liOrd;" het-atd death belonged lo the Christian, When we remember that Paul. In the lile of dan ger which he led, lived, as it were, right at the ooorof dealh, and knew so well wnat lay on the oilier side, the wonder Is, how he could ooti tent himself lo remain in the body. Aud, in deed, he was only content to remain as a duty. He desired to go. That is, as far as he dared, be courted dealh, and walled for it as a great gain. To him it was no more thau be "un clothed tnat he might be clothed upon.' I bis is the view taken of death by tuose who have most thoroughly imbibed the ChrlslUu. idea of its meaning. How long has it been since one of our own number said, as she lay at lhe dark gateway awaiting its opening, as she thought of tbe glory atiout to burst ihrougtx it, as death became transfigured Into and iden tified with the Immortality of which it was about to become iho minister she exolal-.ned, "Oh, glorious death!" Aye, to her it was swallowed up iu victory; 1. e., it was converted luto victory; it was transformed into a glorious personage, Just ready, with smiling face and open arms, lo liana her Into the waiting chariot. With such views as these, death would lose all its terror; the day ol dealh would be waited for as ryir own particular Easier. Why not? If to die k to be glorified ; If it be to see Jesus, to leave pain, to end doubt, to be quit of sin and of temptation: if It is to be crowned forever, why not go to death as to our highest Joy? Why not covet It, and only do the work of life sweetened by its light and waiting with plea sure till it come? TLIs was Uie feeling of Charles Wesley, whem be wrote that strange but beautiful hymn, be ginning: "Ab, lovely appearance of death." This hymn has been severely criticized, and tbe last editors of our Hymn Book ;have very unwisely omitted it. Only suppose the writer, or any Christian, to be thoroughly penetrated with the thought of the glory lo which only ueath can introduce him. and death at onoa assumes a friendly face, and grows even mors beautitul as lie is more looked at. But hear a verse or two of Wesley's bymn: "All! lovely appearance of death. What sight ii poo eurlh Is so lulr? Not all lhe gny pageants Ihat breuthe Can with a dead body compare. "With solemn delight I survey The corpse wbeu the spirit Is fled, Iu love with the beautiful clay, Aud longing to lie la lis stead. "How blest Is our brother, bereft Of all that could burden bis mind! How bappy tbe soul that has lett This wturlbeaie body behlud I "Ot evil Incapable thou, Whose relics with envy I see; No longer In misery now, No longer a si nuor like me !" If one should see vividly the glory to which death alone can Introduce him, surely the ln stiument would catch some of tne glory and beauty. The joy of Easter, then, tbe Joy of Christ's rising, is the Joy of His victory, the Joy of a sublime and heroic consistency, the Joy of death Itself. But, brethren, has the Joy parsed away wltn the first Easter? By no means. It did not nil belong to thefewwbosaw Jesus after His resurrection. The victory is permanent, the consisteucy be tween His sublime life and His resurrection ia as glorious now as when it was first said, "He is not here; He Is risen;" the glorifying of death in the very dominion of the grave is as real now to Christian faith as it was at first to the eyes of Mary Magdulene, or to the hands of Thomas As the resurrection of the Master gave new meaning and power to the words of Christ for those who had heard them from His own mouth, so now it pours brightness on the Old Testa merit which Christ quoted, on the ClospeU which he uttered, and on the Epistles of those who had seen the Lord, and who show in every word that they are writing under the inspiration of the vision, and, cer tainly, of the great feet. Yes, brethren, the Joy of Kuster, the power of the resurrection, per vades the testimony of the Sacred Books. No one can read the New Testament without see ing both that the disciples were as certain of the resurrection of our Lord as of their exist ence, and that they were perfectly conversant with the facts to whloh they testify. The joy of Easter to-day, as at the first, gives ns humanity glorified above weakness; a human prince over the Church; not at Rome, but at Jerusalem; not at the earthly but the heavenly Jerusalem; not a pope, but a God robed In the body that slept in the tomb of the Arliuathean Joseph. This hour the Joy of Easter shines in every Christian graveyard, in every Christian sick-room, and gilds all Christendom with tbe light and hope or a distinct personal immortality. All hall, imperishable Joy of Easier ! Thy morn ie the brightest or the year; thy first dawning ushered in a new age; then began the Suu or righteousness, coming up with healing in His wings, travelling In the greatness of Ills strength, to draw the attention and homage of the world to His majesty. AU hall, thrice hail, Joy of Easter ! With thy glory is glorified the Cross and every word and holy deed of Scripture. Tbe souls of God's people realize thee in a spiritual sense. The risen Lord is risen within them, and they, with Him, are risen to newness of life. The outer Easter Is the figure of tbe Inner; the glory nf the risen Lord strikes Inward, and the soul, on Its Kaster wings, mounts up to wor ship the ascending Lord. AMUSEMENTS. New Chesnut Street Theatre. This even ing, at tbe request of many ot Mr. Murdoch's Iriends, Shakespeare's splendid comedy of Much Ado About Nothing will be repeated, with a tina east. Mr. Murdoch plays "Benedick;" Mi93 Josie Orton "Beatrice;" Mr. Msckay "Dog berry," and Mr. Lennox, "Vergesi" Akch Street The tre. Lady Don, widow of Sir William Don, the eccentric Knglish come dinn, eommeuces this evening an engagement at the Arch. She possesses a splendid voice, and Is said to be great in burlesque and high comedy. This evening she plays "Bella Sunny side," in The Jretty HorseOreaker, and the "Earl of Leicester," m the f amous burlesque of AeriLteorlli. Walnut Street Theatre We are pleased to note that Horace Wigan's celebrated comedy ot Bosom irtendt will be produced with a fine east. Miss Effie Germon will take her benefit to moirow (Tuesday) evening, at this etablish meiit, and appear at Eugenie m the comedy of Ine Husband of My Heart, aud as "Miles Na Coppaleeu,'in.B.yrou's burlesque of Mist Uily V Connor, the entertainment commencing wiMt the farce of 2he Stetple Vknse. Miss Germon Is a versatile and vivacious actress; very pleasiuir In a number of serious roles, and brimful of delicate gayety in those features of burlesauo lor which, she is captivatingly fitted. American Theatre. Mr. Sam Colljer la re 'ehed t this establishment tor another week., lhe whole company will appear In a very at tractive bill. v-. ' Mr. James Pilgrim had a real benefit on last Ihursday evening at the American. Ills net proceeds footed up a thousand dollars, aud Mr. Robert Fox, the lessee, presented Mr. FiUrrim with handsome gold watch, suitably inscribed. I Mr. Habelkan's Concert. Tickers are In demand lor this gem of a concert) and as the Foyer is small, we advise our friends to be early in applying at the music stores. Mr. Habelmun, brings a iirst-class pianist iu Mr. Wheat, a supe rior vocallBt In Miss Bee bo, and a renowned vie lhiUtluMr. I's-zunnskt.
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