New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-12

for all and forever and us- BE- vr.s0us and 90 have
| an end. lax no more Of liberty ard justice ana
charity but be free and help others o be free b lst
an1 see ~ . hat a. have justice Be charitable. and
JET not the cry q the needy ard tie ged any longer
ascend 70 heaven Bat asif We we're resolved . make
our inccusistency - glazing a. possible and sh1E =
lead cur socaed divine services sre vii have our
holy days snd places end cry Lord LORD 10 the m1re
vocerOUsy for our peg Of every plain oce Of duty
and humanity This q al wrong. my hearers We
have got 10 learn that God IL served spiritually and r.
y LIVING spiritually aud tEuly by putting form al our
energies In action IN dsiy conduct putting them forth
every hour without noise. bat with simplicity Just -
our limbs move and our lungs heave 10 u the
most natural thing In the world Al individual whose
whole time and attention devoted % the Of
his bodily health once bossted D. country man that
bis system was in high order. The c0unrymsn re-
marked that Tor biz part he bad 90 system he vas n
perfect health and 81 unconscious Of q The
IL true IN matters OF religion some neu make 4
grest Ia about religion and the service Of God while
he Oitenrmes j. the truly religious man the tue
shipper Of the Father VINO hardly knows that be hss
any religion who. ~ least man once said
has rel gon-,o speak Of The simplicity Of the re-
lsOus lie the tue spiritual service could only fully
apPrehend H. were worth coming % church for every
day in the week The worship Of tie Father Christ
has described verbally and practsly-it . IS sim
pie As The blowing ~ the wind the opening " the h'
the singing q the birds the falling Of the rain Tint
We msy learn this truth and grow in H. and have u
grow 10 us, may well pray with whole hearts
If We fully ap2rehcnded H. and deeply felt the paerns
goodness Of Him whom W. would serve, II our hearts
touched % the center By the thought Of the Infinite
love which watches every stom Of the creation
could hard help serving God he "a served when
he u served spiritually and truly. We should feel in
snctvey that there IS nothing % be done but % ~
the wings o. the wind - do vhs,eger ~ knew Ia
hearts 10 be the divine VIII We could not pussoly
cOnte nj ourselves with cold barren Orns expression
of our gratitude and obedience Perceiving the a.
surrounding love OF the Mighty Maker OF al thing. We
should catch the ins prsOn OF this love and work day
aud ghi 10 carry out It's gracious purposes With the
conviction Of present ever active goodness i'm
pressed upon minds could not persist IN serving
our own will, could have no will bat Gods.
Seeing how richly ourselves are blest, We should
open hearts the claims Of other. and Father
is working always 80 should We work such wss tn
answer of Jesus 10 fis countymen when they con
demned him for curing sick man the Sabbath day.
Nv Father wOrketh hitherto snd work that 10 my
Father observes no Sabbath tie never rests-never
psuses in bic benedcent work neither do A. bis son
Had divine love penetrated souls that love 10 which
our nature every hour bears witness could not rect
tail the wrOnged rghted, the errng reclaimed the
hungry fed the naked clothed and the enssved ct Tree
Least OF All could be insensbe 20 the plain duty We
owe our fellow men at period like this, when the
chains falling from the giant limbs OF nations ana
the world is rocking 70 and fro with the convulsve e
forts OF mankind resolved ~ realize their manhood
% be happy and be- free.
But Christ said also: God ia spirit and tor this
he must be- served not formally bat spiritually snd
really OF spirit no words can convey any adequate
idea The term represents only very tmperfecty what
II is used denote. Many understand by II nne sub
of him AZ an invisible fuid gas dfused throughout
the Universe The conception Of God is As truly ma
tera and false the ideas of those who conceive OF
God As clothed IN human form BY calling bOd spirt
Christ simply intends To deny bis possession OF physical
material qualities This much at least, We msy affirm
Of spirit that IL is life active, energetic life. u s power
10 ncesssnt activity Though the eye cannot IT, nor
the hear H. nor the hand touch H. yet s effects Are
manifest 10 all our God is spirit, 9 he is
hfe uncrested unwesried nexhsustible life and cres
ton IL the Manifestation Of the invisible spirit and al
he changes going around the effects and opera
tons of the mighty Spirit behold the king OF God
in the changing Ia the rolling worlds OF light ID
the air aud in the grass behold nm now. his sacred
agency 10 the sgitatons Of empires, in the stirring
OF humanity. rising against ulJust power and
struggling for new and higher conditions OF life -
| behold him In the restless instincts OF the hu.
man soul In the eternal sense OF Right and Justice
in the emotions OF human sympathy IN the breasts OF
beating IN unison with the breasts Of others and
IN the passionate lonRnes OF the soul for Justice ana
Freedom They that truly reverence the spirit that j.
working thus nightly in the form Of Mature In the
struggles Of mankind show their reverence their ~oi
ship-not In Improbable form-. but by being com
manded impeled by the spirit, the lie OF al that D.
good Their lives penetrated by il through and
through IL inspires them every mOmenti they i've
move and have their being 10 H. Just they live move
and have their being in the air which they breathe
And they worship the Father and the spirit IN
spirit and in truth though the Of God never
sounds from their lips The Father j. now seeking
such 70 worship him. He asks not for the smoke OF
sacrifices and burnt offerings he desires not the empty
ana i0e VOICE OF uouhff nut Nuhl uotH h' iNfNAt'
but that we be Just and merciful and seOr getting IN
deed and In truth. They who will thus worship Hnd
serve Him now greatly needed-men, not OF pro
frssious but Of sction-who will live and do the Divine
will and thus be engaged every day and every hour IN
Divine services OF which the hymns and prayers OF Inc
Temple are but the aids and the symbolic Go IRON
this house my friends this day not a. II you were
quitting but II you entering. the Divine pre-
ence Let the whole of life be your sanctuary Of wor-
ship The faithful exertion Of whatever power you
posse-s-thst Is the true spiritual service OF God
which he will receive When such your service, whsn
YOU enter INTO the active and swift flowing current a
daily work haptisng yourself 70 duty then you SHAH
know by the inward strength that you receive ~ the
determination of your will, By the animation with
which you labor that your service l. accepted Then
the heaven OF heavens will be opened to you, and the
silent peaceful spirit Of God shall descend IKE dove
and rest on your breast and voice, insudibe to
tai ears shall be heard within you saying 70 each q
you. Thou art my beloved child, in whom ! am
well pleased