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Show r.-oviMOMM ren.t "AM I MY HliOIMKK'H KKF.l'Kltl" Th great feature ef th nnlvers and ol the earth ar the same now ae In all tkaagaapast,suns and system revive re-vive In the Infinite ether, ae In lh limes of Job sod Hnlb and Abraham; Ibeir sublime m.gnlfloeaoe, liielr unchanging un-changing order, their ncleeleee move-mania, move-mania, their Infinite sweep, have ar-reeled ar-reeled lh attention of thinkers and secre, and even Ij the common men they hav been obecte cf wonder, marvela of grandeur, and ao fraught with auggeeilve Influenos by their stability and glory, as to oimnel eu-pram eu-pram allaollon, and draw prlmlllvs man, al lean, to Ibe border line of wlll-lug wlll-lug eduratloa. "Wken I oinalder th kesvenr, lh workmenshlp of Thin hands, th sun and moou and stars whloh Thou bast created, whet la man thai I'hou nrl mind ul ol him, and tb son of man that Thou vlaltesl him?" In olosr communion wllh man because ol bis nearuess and aeeoole-lloa aeeoole-lloa therewith, le Ihla (Irom an eatron-omlcal eatron-omlcal standpoint) little rolling orb ol earth, with Ita astounding pheaome. nun, It wonderful oouOgureiluo, If changlug asasnus, lie nisrveloua beeuly, its potent Ufa; svery day la a marvel, each nlghl a poem, each season a miracle; Its rolling aeae, Ita perennial rivers, lu hoary mountains, Its fruitful valleys; the teeming 111 of its wetere, tb myriads of animal, bird and Ineeet life; th oaltla upon n thoueaad hills, lh fruit of every sine, Hi flowers of all lands and hills and val s; lh glerluuasunsala, lb break af Uay, Iha spanglsd night In nil Ihea phases and festures ef this our bam, tbsre Is etiundano to awaken ourloelty, to com pel observation, I ooerm and cap llval Iha thought of lu unnumbered mlllloue, If Ihsy bave but "ayes lo ee, cars lo hear, or haaru lo under-sunol" But after all, these ar bnl lh d-luncte, d-luncte, lh preparatory or eucgsstlve elemenU from whlcb th higher dignity and greater glory of Its tenant, man, may be Inferred; Ibes war all created mad for blin; for him this beauty, glory, mag. ulfloonoe aad ludwelllng Inareeee; testimony as to his nature, needs aad destiny Is written un every bind ef grass, on every flower, and a Ibat prevision pre-vision of fecundity poesessed by earth, whloh, half sponUusoasly, still more by culture, miuieters lo lite, health aud repndnctljn, through fruits, grains and foods, whether for man or beast. To manalooe,tliundlsputd heir of this nreated and ever suiprlelug wealtti, Is glvsa Ihe power of pngre-e, ike de-velujiuuctof de-velujiuuctof mlnJ, lh purification of sou I, th Innate pruphscy of Illimitable Increase of mental and spiritual power; whloh Is forslold In eliorl, In all eaplrr. lion, In trial and Irlumpii, In lun j-crnoe j-crnoe aud axpariance, In Ufa and death; for llieae, however little appreciated appreci-ated or understood In lueaiiaeon there, of, era yet Indisputably all work log out that oeallny so graphically vxprsssed of alden time, "Mow are wo the sous ottlod, aud It dotli not yal appear what we shall b, but w kuow lhal whsu Ua (Jesus Cbrlel) use la onr head, shall appear, w shall be like lllm aod we shall see Him a Ua hi" Ha was undoubtedly th grand pattern, tbe revaeled Ideal, th irs n-Itlcallou n-Itlcallou of moral aud spiritual excel, lenee; "to Him gave all Iba I'rapbets witness, and In tha fullaesi cf lima be bacame Uod uanlfesl In lb flam;'" In HHn Ulvlu purpos waa fully exhibited, ex-hibited, humanity waa reieete.l wllh lu crown, lu original dignity found expression, and all its weakness aud way wariness IU Havluraud Hsdeom er; love for HI fallen brethren, sym-pstby sym-pstby for their slluellun, sud luteu.e lutersil In liielr di'llverauov, marked, ojlore j, glorlflaJ, every art of His uti sulflab aud devoted life; every word wut ruuaut to rouse, le cuoourage, to lilt up Ihe necessitous among Hit uratbruu;lt was only Ibe bypoorile, tin leill.h, the rebelliuut, wuo bed His cbaslisemeut. Ulsaoul was surcharged with His million of mercy aud saorl. flee; lll heart with sllsutl a .aud Ills II. e with lull, that He might win mau lu a better, holier aud grander lid 1 Ilia aubuilasluu to Ihe will of Ihe p'sllier was perfeol, His lelf-abces. I u wsa perfect, Hie love lor Ilia brethren was perfect; "greater luve balu no muu than Ibis, lhal a man lity down his life foi his friend'," but Ho demoiutreiid Ih unfathomable cbsr-aiter cbsr-aiter ol li s luve, by doing Ibis fur His euem.e ; Ho It wui who gsvo the en-ewer en-ewer lu ihe first qu.-ry propounded lu Hie uurniug dawn ol hlsiory, Hist which foruis Hi captiuuof this article, flrst epikmi of so I II b ii ess by tlio II. plratko of evil, aud rop.ateJ in aviry site, In ell cjudiliniia of aoolety, a:.d .y Mj i,u Jn uf vjujrlau in our eullghl- nul age "Am I my brother's keeper?" "Let this mind b In you which was elso In Christ," said on who "walked with Him In the reieneratlon," In Ibe Christian dlspeneailou. "If tee lifers la f n value to my brethren, It . m no velu lo m," said Iha rr.phet Joseph; "all of you that are willing will-ing to fallow me, a far as 1 fob low Chris',," salt! th Propria! Brlgham, "lilt u? your bands," and Ih universal rrsi onee told that In tha letter limes, spit of tradition, training or nationality, Iha surging, struggling hearts of th H Int., boat In uoleon with tu aspirations of their III lead, era, and of their Mauler Jeens Christ. Tbal thla Is Hi oonolualun, Ih hop and desire uf many earnest, slncers eouls lu thlsdlspeusetluh, there oan be no douhl, end In general terms many ara willing (lu their bast moods at leaot) lo ccpl tb Ihougtil of Dlvlna Kaikorhood, of unlvereal or eueolal Brotherhood, and Ihey want lo be counted ae among the dleclples of Cnrlsl, as seekers after Ills Hplrlt, as believer In His deotrlne, as having fslth In His promisee and uMi; but Ihe weakneeies of the flesh,the totalled pecuniary Intereela of life, theexsoilous ut economy and tb preoaur ?f eireum-stenoes, eireum-stenoes, forbid Iha practlc of this theory ol human life, anilonan J Interact Inter-act In aeoibor,evea If of f'lb household uf fsltl.l" "Am I my brother's ksepsr?" Is Ihe queellun asked by men of weeltti, by men of position, by msn of Itflueuc, small or great; tnelr acU glv tb ha to their profession, their Interests compel sacrifice from others, thus eelllebnes prompts lo xactlon, lo crowding down labor, to overlooking faithful service, to non-ooutlderatlon of albousand Iblngt wh en are Involved If not apsolfled In lhal code of moral right and promote I brotherhood, which enter Into bulla foundation and auperelrurlura of lhal aoolety building called Zlon, or "tb Kingdom of Uod uo lb earth." "Human nature la human nature," said an old writer; "ouslneet Is tual-m tual-m i," said a prominent man la Dlah; tha first may be tru ul tb unrgn. rata, II should nul be tru of tboss who, having bsan "bsptlsei Into th llksnsss of His death," have risen lo professed "newness of life,'' becausa thay "hav put en Christ." The letter may be Ike excise for every epecle ef tyranny, of over-reaching, of submission submis-sion le Ih BO-oailed exigencies of trade, competition or olrruraetanoie, a Mlflah Interest may suggest. It must nee It be that there should sxlsl n more lbort.ugn transfusion of charity Into Iha bearU ef believers; a more earnest nonslileratlon of the ne. esslllst of their ecrsllgionlsta, fur'Mhe mind of Christ" eaka net "Am I my brother's keeper?" It roil t-a knowa that each on Is "bit brothel's keeper;" Ibat n example, It fluence, acts, eyinoatbve, men a flint each other; thought! are oreatei, Inferences Infer-ences are drawn, Interests ara eflected, controlled, Jeopardleed, everthrowu by force of Interested will or exorcise ol arbitrary power or authority for which Ibera will have to be a strict account, for higher authority onoesaid,"Whoe.i ehall ofleud ane of I to see little ones, which believe In me, It were better for him lhal a millstone were hanged about his nsck and Ibal be ware drowoeU ' a lh depths of the ees." II It this spirit of greed. Injustice, selflshueee, competition, whloh le demoralising de-moralising ail Ih nallonr; It Is destroy. Ing court i-.-ncv, eat. pi :ig Ihefouridalloua of aoclely, making every man a-i lebmeelile, aud will yet dranch Ibe world In b.oo. ; now, as In tb ol.leu tiroes, Sum min't "gold and silver Is cauksrad, aud Ihe rust there if ie a wltneee agalusl Hiern, aud 11 snail eat their fl-ih ea II were lire. Tbe hire of the laborer la kept titck by Iraud, and the eriee ef the laborer have enured Into lh eere of lh !.t,rd ef Hab.o'b." Not that weslth ahtuld be decried or lu po-ctasor outlaw. I or puuUhed; ll le Ihe misuse, the oMiae of blessing which brings the curs' ; men whe dny oompellt oa and arrsy man agkliul hi brmncr have "the mark of the beast in Ihslr furoh.ada" though thay miy not know It, and ruler wbo over-I over-I oik Ilia teeming oreatora of wealth In Ibeir tycopbantlo sJulallon of the mllllonslre will realli that lallb alon will not glv a. vsllon, "wlisn n brother or slater le naked ana destitute of dally food," and Ihe urolllous men of mraus sayi, "D. part In peace, In ye wernied and flHd, uolwlthslandlng he gives them hot thoee tilings which are needful, what d.ith ll profli?" Neverlheleee, there Is a vast amount cf philanthropy In Ihe world, thousands thou-sands of goid warm hearts, oul full of sympathy and commiseration ol nsoeeaily;rrllglous boJIea ar worklr g, alelamn are planning; the spirit e Ibe age drlfte Into Iha way cf relief, by and by Inspiration will prevent Instead In-stead ef cure. Although Ihe first query of eelflenoeee may be tbe lest to be an-swsred an-swsred ef Christianity undented, It will come, and some day none will dere to esk again no sarlb, "Am I my brother's hepr?" |