New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-22
Doctrines Demanded by the Times.
ny REV. c. II. PAY,
Pastor of the Orchard.st. UniversGlist Church.

Rev. c. IL. FAY last evening delivered a
discourse in the Unyersslst Church, Orchsrd-st., on
the aboye-naned subject His text on the occasion
was the first four verses of the fourth chapter OF the
Second Epistle to Timothy:
charge thee therefore, before God and Tie Lord Jesus
Christ who shall Judge the quick and the dead at his appear
INK snd his kingdom preach the word be instant In season.
Of reproye, rebuke exh0rt with all long suter
ing and doctrine. For the time VIII come when they vi"
not endure sound doctrine but after their lus shall
they heap 70 themselves teachers having itching ears And
they shall away their from the TRUTH and shall be
turned unto fables
The speaker proceeded to show that Paul in his
Epste to Timothy, enjonod the latter to so forth and
preach the Word meaning by the Word the doctrines
of the Gospel assigning az his reason that the time
would come when they would not endure sound Cos
pei but turn away their from the truth. Paul
saw the evil tendency of the coming times, enjoined
this duty upon Timothy 90 that when the world was
r1npipp after false doctrines Christian disciples might
stand frmer upon the rock Of eternal truth As
Minister the Gospel which Paul preached the speaker
felt Il 10 be his duty 70 preach the doctrines demanded
by the tiInes that il 20 say, the religious doctrines
lie esteemed il essental TO understand the nature OF
our necessities anims That OF all the ages that have
succeeded each other tie present IS one Of the most
intense activity that there never was time when our
physical and mental faculties were 90 actively employed
as now He could compare the present social condition
of our race only like the with ils surface broken
into weyes aud rolling on and on increasingly, aud action
in the great ecu Of society il far more active than before
He alluded 10 the intense love OF wealth for earthly
rood ard that there exists such earnest desire for
riches. which are all temporal in their nature SO
deeply were men absorbed in the accumulation OF
wealth that they forget everything else their spiritual
need is entirely forgotten their souls are neglected
religious interests preudiced The worldly man Is
q d hoe. rrFna
,rav and loses sight Of God be attaches false value
and in order 70 attain wealth he sacrifices all other
rood He Yields 70 the interest nearest his heart and
grasps after tangible good One grasps much after some
attractive object but still he is unsatsed your truly sue
cessf man in worldly point Of view is neyertruy con-
tented Re does not reap from bis gains that pleasure
which he expected. lie places TOO high value on
temporal goods lie does not ind them equal 70 his
estimate Tie more The mere worldly man acquires the
more DESTROYS he is to acquire he can only lie com
pared 70 little child toy shop who thinks his thing
or that thing Will please HIM You give him one
og he tovs which attracted his attention, be gladly
accents Of and eagerly inspect IT, bat alas The nov
civ Of possession soon wears OF and he IL no longer
satisfied with the object and the child cries for An
other and lust 60 is with all worldly children Of old
or Growth The wealth Which they have toiled 70 ac
CURE does not satisfy them, there Is Sill more 70 be
obtained But after al they may acquire that does not
satisfy he soul and deep sorrow Is the result for tier
wealth their worldly goods is taken fsoD them, their
idol Z dothroaod.
Love Of know edge is another ruling passion-Ano"'
LEDGE as 70 tic nature and wants Of man elevating Ne
mind eriarcar the sphere Of activity. lie alluded to
intense mental ac,.gy being attended with danger
dancer Ct oycrbaanciag the moral power. The e.
fort Of edge tended to the love Of freedom, and
o 70 mart Of the world did this love Of liberty prevail
sit does here That il had manifested itsef in other
eouures III ior sc lzOn IL had been stlaed By the
hand Of tyranny nevertheless, the result would be
controlled by d.v.ner power. lie then referred to
inc element q Christian authority, and toe forms
which are as.oc.a,ed with the ChrstlAn religion. In
certain churches forms Of service were considered
more paramount influence than any other element Ia
Chrsta1y, and IN some CAGES he thought such iorms
might calm the evil passions Of our nature some M ht
he suayed ~ such outward forms and the long TOW
iLc robes might also exertsn influence bat sucA forms
are last osing their influence and viii have no more
eject OF the mind than tie organ tones Of Trinity
Church have -pon the hurrying crowd in Broadway
when they msy turn for aEoment, cast glance az the
Church then pas on aid lose al in the rattle Of tne
wheel and cat;er Of hoofs.
Tie reverend speaker next proeeededto show that
W. are becoming alyocs,as for practical doetrinel
.-.,. f.r.. SEQ GOOD. .e.I' Al.