New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-14

have been formed Of the divine life n man. as destined
to control and sanetiy his civil and natural life With
ont Professionalism there would have been no disorgap
zston of this germ any development Of the spirit
which vitalizes IT, Each movement had IL place in
the plan OF Providence.
need not say to YOU that look upon this end or par
nose OF the Divine Providence ~ identical with that
church of which the world has 40 long And so reveeny
read in ancient prophecy snd Of whose advent the
dawn is al lergh Gushing the entire mental horizon Of Ia
manity that and everlasting church the crown AMI
eonsuTmstion Of all past charrhss which consolidated
fall Of love God and love 10 msn II Is identical with
what the mystical Scriptures call the New Jerusalem.
meaning by that canal symbol nothing ineed ap
preciable 20 the carnal eye nor al All german TO the
oaTnal heart. but truly divine life in the soul OF
II is also called new church both because il is
the and fuflent Of al past churches and because
church in the spiritual idea invariably signifies
generate life in the life Of charity. This church
is 6ristocraticay constituted IKE the Ronish Church
nor ye Theoretically like the Protestant churches II Is
not made up of clergy alone Of clergy AMI people
jointly but simply Of goodness and truth in the soul OF
every individual member is not made church BY any
GIrount any exscude Of ritual worship any than
made father by the number of kisses give my chi
dren. No Of IL 10 here or 10 ihere
than he limit the path Of the lightning which shines
in part Of the heavens and in the opposite For
all her mbers born of God they only he sgtual
" GisceTred snd hence the church must perseny
dclam all identification with particular persons particular
times, or particular places.
This perfect church finds lis truest abode and expires
sion in the individual sos IL derives It's most general
form from the individual life of which il is composed
from tie purer individual fbers of which Il is the gross
segregation. Hence, il confesses total inability 81
confer life do anything else but receive Il She ID
only what her individual members make her, aud as
they ell regenerate men, men in whom charity
rules, she, of course, can only be stupeudoS form
of charity whose life lies not in receiving, but ouy 10
communicating thus accomplishing that in the persons
of its members, of which it is incapable organic
aggregate. No baptsms and sacraments give adms.
sion 10 this church, but only those things which all
bapsms aud sacraments do but typify namely charity
and faith which tsef is charity
All the bsptsms ard sacramento that ever were admins
tered ard all the peshoods consecrated veil their
serve heads before the trne divine the soul OF
the humbest If men, contessng their inter impotence 10
approximate to that supreme bliss Nay
the 10 himself once again in Unite form upon the
earth, and the actual administrator Of the Christian ori
Ances they would still remain utterly imperative 20 give
the slightest approximation to his spiritual pre.anos For
all true approximation in tina, direction j. spiritual depend
ing upon the existence of neghbory love ia hearts aud
and true church therefore viii place her distinctive
marks not in the possession OF any barms sacraments
or other nal observances Of any Sort but only in the
and sanity life of her voares. IL is totally mposs
ble if she be true church. Il she be anything else than
spurious church. representative economy that
she have any manifestation apart from the manifesto
Ons of charity in the daily life of her members IL charity
teaches her subject 10 blow trumpes before him In the
public sreets proclaming that he is regenerae man, Il
il teach him oinve public attention by printed hand bs
whenever he seeks to celebrate tho divine perfection by
praise and prayer il Il teach him 20 advertise himself
Gods true cld in cortradistncton to others who ony
falsely profess be III teach him to acknowledge the
vine life only in those who entertain the same theological
oJn himself, read the theological books.
why then OF course the greater church will DO tho
things that is to say, win render the Of
church the of Whatsoever il sectaran in TEN.
per- vulgar and disreputabe in manuers Bat II char
ity prescribe such behavior her votares II the
Truly degenerate man. or the man in whom charity rules.
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Of the difference between himself aud other and The
least dsp0sed To magnify such difference IL no be dis
posed TO hide the shortcomings OF his brother and d.,
cover only the things that make for aud universal
unity If he perceive in the law Of God hight ami depth
length and breadth Of spiritual perfection which laughs
90 scorn the bare thought of merit in Gods sight and
makes truest wealth To lie in the unaffected conscious
ness Of our utter want why, theu of course the new
church will everywhere Intensity these individual charac
terstcs until she utterly sink from all Identification with
persons places rituals and stamp herself one only
with whatsoever pure and un~uofn human aspiration
and manly, just and generous in human conduct.
After further exposition OF the idea of the true
church Mr. James proceeds to inquire ia what senti
ment of the human soul it takes ts rise and TO whot
rational issue il points In his view the foundation
stone of all religion ia certain sentiment in the breast
of nan of disproporton between him and the Infinite
Tbs sentiment underlie every church ia history under
lies the entire religions life of the wor II has given
shape to oil mans distinctive hope 20 all his aspiration TO
oil his best activity lie has The idea or ward sene of
lhhINude OF peTfecton OF life which il derived from
without and which is consequently above all vicstude
or perturbation and he feels in all his bones that this Is
not the life which nature gives him Hence a conflict
between him and nature. between the IDEAL within him
and the actual without him For m an always feels him
self bound TO realize his IDEAS To make the ideal
actual to bring forth the dim and nebulous lance Of
The soul into clear bodily shape and is the very dis
tnction Of human life. The brute obeys only the life OF
the senses Man when he is truly man. when he oman
cpaed from the purely animal life which hi. inherited
tendencies condemn him. obeys his ideas acts from with
ln nom the impulse OF taste, from the inspiration Of good
ness His life lies in clothing the world with the
glory which he brings from the inner or in making his
losa actual Hence when he cherishes the idea OF lie
nPher than ne yet experiences he inevitably asDres
ams, and hopes 10 make IL actual Did he not 80 aim a.,
Pre and hope he would perish. For the idea is there TO
he realized. II is not there merely 10 mock him with IL
stern mpossibites il is not there simply taunt him
WIN his hopeess nfrmites but on the contrary 30 edu
cafe his nesccn and unexpected powers stimulate his
heie ana leave him no rest until no has amply actual
lied II. 'f''
Ills view is developed in a series of profound re-
marks, for witch we must refer our readers 10 the
work itsef Its general purpose and style will be IN
derstood from the extracts have already given II
would be altogether superHuOus function for US
gliding refined gold with a vengeance-to say
word in commentator Of the exceeding force and
beauty of dictioD in which this psmpble. embodes the
most profound and significant IDEAS We cannot alb.
stain however, from enrching our columns with few
oil the gems OF composition which are layishly scat
tered throughout its pages.
THE CHRISTIAN PRIESTHOOD
n rue "noie what sweetness has baptized the clerical
junction IN the past What fortitude what self denial
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