Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-04
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oi'hop Andrew presiding. The case ~ AUh Inst,
,n -. mIl'oorn oeing called, the usual ques,io. w.
e.e any 'l'ng against him % being asked Is
p''o"S responded entering the FOLLOWING ~; several
vohp,aints lst. Having attended ,bo r ,u 9th.
Dan III mobile on their last anniversary o. Nrke
sPohen ot 'ohn Wesley, and others IF :, "s'lns
Melhoois's' In disrespeetful manner i - early
o. mat reports were in circulation b., /; pulpit;
ing was not orthodox; 4th. That he did preach.
nize the right OF the. Church to make =. wv fecOg.
on c'ass-mee'Ings test Of membershi, NJ oance
Vertiser publishes the following brief on me Al.
speech in vindication of himself. Ahp,h;s At
Mr.. M Withdrew, and some time bein, .a' Speecb,
cusslon, the question, " shall his cbata., "' In dis
was decided in the affirmative by verv H.. pass!'
rity: large mas
g. 1t has been the custom of The rorr
city for many years to celebrate New msn Of dh
Pearing In inasq uerade costume parsdina :, BY ap
with hambeaux, then proceeding to roo, 'e sreel
Tor ihe purpose to receive their friends WI Seeced
specially invited. All classes of persons Who been
these invitations are accustomed 10 at,pnI " receive
the regular ministers. l was upon the liz; Including
these companies, and after some hesitaIon one Of
to become their guest that hesitation nro mned
fear of giving offence to some mSeOed from
Church These scruples were laid aside pa OF the
consists the wrong! Was it in gong r. . herein
had been al the Alhambra frequently "e foonl
the slightest lmputaiion. In there heinz Without
music PRESENT. Is it then crime IN ~ oand Of
sic! In looking upon men and their cosel hu.
had done this before in the strees-everv onn
my venerable Presiding Elder, with his %.u uOes
had gone down the street, been iostled hr ugh,er
had dinged into his ears vulgar ies,s ana "t Crowd
tions without stint had waited an bonr "'pfeca.
witness the passing pageant. Every memhs a.s 10
Conference then in the city, presume, was on l1
on the side walks; and if the entire hodv ba wi Up
nere' including YOURSELF Sir you would ali have S
at some pains to witness the procession Th;. 1"R
slider vastly more Objectionable and VULGAR b, ICON
10 weli-lIghted, welwarmed room, sirronuI %so
ladies' and gentlemen, where good BREEDING ,r.
rule, to see what was TO be seen. But, i; S.s, %e
Call 1t party, soIree, reception-eirhrr is aupro,,.
az the other. " w hat in name rnss brE
other name would smell as sweet, =! a!
But you ask me, why was there! answ.,
accept the courtesy of these young gentlemen nav
OF whom, as l supposed, were attendants pno!
ministry; to see what this thing was, as Am N.Y.
| accustomed to express opinion, much less ro%
nounce thing without due information wac Ih
gathering materials for my last Sermon in which III:
festive eve was alluded to- and these younJ men %
exhorted 10 spend the money thus appropriated ,Oh
establishment Of city library and in its halls uva
their friends, kind and fit reception Then sbon5
their anniversaries well accord with the spirit of In
| IL uthiob
attended the Srikers's Ball.
Now, sir. in relation 10 my ministerial Course
come TO speak of those brethren, who, with icbic,
ears, have been willing to receive any report whe
er true or false, concerning me, whom. as brolhe
they were bound to support and defend until Wi
proven guilty, and say 10 them that ain as truea
steadiast In the fdlth as any of them. Allow ns
however, by way Of premise, to make some gene7
remarks upon the Office of Christianity to the vars
ages OF history.
While Christianity is integraly the same, becas
OF It's Infinite funess, it has mani Hesitation acco,
dant with every development of man. The early agg
could not exhaust 1.-THE latest times shall moi Gk |
tathom it. In mans nature there is immense pOgis
ions for mans growth in Christianity, which is bis |
complement. There is an answering provision suia
to his expansion.
To the various periods Of history, as it would sqpn
have been appropriated different fields of Christian
truth and effort. To the first three centuries Of the \
Church were assigned the evidences and doclrns /
OF the Gospel, and hence the literature of that period
assumes the apologize and dognaIic form. The 1
fathers applied themselves to its defence against The Il
assaults Of mythology. philosophy and lheosOphy /
Besides this. it was their province, especiaIIyn 4
the Western Churches, to give scientific Statement
of its doctrines hence, all symbolisms and cra
are derived from that period. The Greek Chuu 4
stands tor US to-day as the exponent OF that pen@
for it is empha,icaly the Church of dogmas an
dogmatisms. New exigencies demand new aPt 4
| forth To meet and make them. NObly did II do L
work. Christianity was TO be presented as an az
| thorty, and law worthy Of mans homage and cF 1
dieace. These are the fundamental ideas oil M 4
Church. To establish these in the human cOnsCfna u
has been its mission. TO that Church We cha Il
i ly indebted for what we have of the moral and 81
cial aspects of Christianity. But new times CAM
with them, and new wants-men longed Tor SOM
thing more than doctrines, precepts and the law"
nature demanded peace-the peace Of God.
| The Reformation came, and its office was 70 d.
velope the great fact of justirifcat IN ny faith l
was the voice that filled its trump and semi It's pea
ing tones throughout the world. To unfold ands
emplify this truth was the office of the 10Th, lI1
and 18th Christian centuries. But IS this all
| Christianity? No. 1t has lotlier message %
mans soul il is the announcement of the true
vine life, the life of God in the soul. The uum
Christianity in those latter ages is ReconclIdHV'
| By ii the seed of Emmanuel, God with us, Is "T
procreated and perpetuated. By it higher OToslm
Christian character, larger pely, nobler hn0nsI%
Is 10 grow up In our poor earth. The recoInS n ,
bear upon this truth to be found chlely ~ w. L
gospels. Christianity for consists not IN "It
ter or doctrine of law or of morals, but IN the '
the divine spirit. 1t is not formal and PfosPeeI,,+
but spiritual and divine. The mission oil Inc P1rn
then. is not to preach theoogy-that was tne PI.
ince of earlier tilne-but spirituality and IS
me discriminate. BY theology mean the SERUM mi
statement of Christian truth such as you nnu ~"
Paul's Epistle to the Romans, or in modern ol'I
of Divinity. By the preaching Of life mf rnoss
discusses of our Lord found in the h'G ,.
lists, especially in Johns record. If YOU sn s6l
about writing Church to edi(y them 10 luz lux r,
you could not find better mode than faul o,s
epistle. But ifwhen you about addressInsa %i
ent congregation, your thoughts were TO assum na
FORM should say your selection was very . um
nate. Much more appropriate would be the %os
/ of our ReGeemer himself In view OF heSe "si
then, sir, have said, and do say, that Inc pnJs
ing of theology is the hare of the Chufcn S Sn NJ
curse of the pulpit" Furthermore, say N1 .bit
| Wesley's Sermons are not the models Of iSI.
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