The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-02

so capable o. love- except himself 1t the remark
obecience 10 this precept and made under such ay
that never can hnd res: till II the centre OF Al
Perfection and in the all that is hoy and bea
4 tfu-that is in God himself Besides need ssy mors
we hnow tnat cay ey dag We arc so dependent
oe susiaining arm Of that Almighty being that it re
qnires the same power 20 sustain US hour By hou,
which It did to create us, or to create IN.
wo,ld-that we live ano move only by his permission
ana tt &C no matter how hater and deceive our
selves IN srppo that the of our owu
pros Gritty end that we the trainers and ths prnec
- i ., our own goe fortune Let US not be deceived
that permission Is connected with pop sbilty Ths
only thing is that we should remember that we are at
nmes and constantly dependent on the
support OF that Almighty and perfect father who has
created and who tusiains us. Nted say more Again,
when cur race fed from innocence, when God had er
dowed it with the attribute the only one that would
cradle it to render him homsge that nature
which be has given according to that intellect that
acify for love AID thsmoral being When the race
cay, fe IRON that state OF innocence, has he ceased
to look after uss On the contrary, has he not
fent his orly begottea Son to re instata US il we
viii. in the inheritance which We had forfeited.
either by original sin or by sctual
uhder these thsre u no uecssst, TO urge
because be incompatible. There is thing tha can
be compared to him Ee is the God and there Is no
other TO whom lie can be comrared-a being, infinite
perfect and the source of all that and ali that
We Eaye both in the order of nature the order OF
glace We owe to him-if have the slightest cspa-
city interpret ip the slightest degree the very spesk
ings and throbbrgs of hearts-we owe TO him
that and love less than that here described IS
worthy OF God But that otherpsrt to which Divine
sayiour refers-to love onf eishber as ourselves
he dechces as consequence, partly distinct
that is manifest We are all Gods childrep.
We bound TO love Father and il we are bound 10
to love each other That clear The light of reason
comprehenos 1t instantly, and here is tae motive which
distinguishes charity from other species OF affection.
know hat II is common to sceak Of philanthr pyand
philanthropy is teau,ful pagan sentiment But there
is not particle of charity in the word philanthropy
alone Philanthropy is sentiment that Is cspricious
A in in king
that be loves all mar kind and that he loves them ali
alike But when he sones to the experience. day by day
Of the varieties OF character which he win meet and OF
the ansgonism aud the opposit Of sentiment. he will
soon find that he is under the caprice Of his
that he u ees and saress that broad ,ceaa which
he calls philanthropy. lie ia propelng his own b,k-if
but he has guide and rudder to steer by he has
u point in view, and has point of departure Phi
antbyopv is sentiment 6cklc and changeabe The
roap heart and the human mind whereas if you take
chsry hsve GOO always the star the bright ever
shining star to guide your course he entitled
10 your love. Your fellow man may be unworthy in
a certain sense he may be one who has not those
peculiar qualities which calculated to attract but
rather to Iepel and disgust stu when he falls under the
eye Of divine charity, charity behods in him the
image of God. the creator and father Of all and one
rsde md by the blood Of Christ and from that moment
sprir to the eye of aith and charity ministers to
him as its own divine Office Hence, my dearly beloved
speak more particularly Of Charity men nss and
need not enlarge my remarks to explain how is that
chaiity-hs Christian charity which speak offs in
consistent with certain inerestsdness, Imay call II
by lower word sti seshDess, which Is the enemy Of
charity and of course the enemy peace OF mankind
seeleth not its own beeveth all thiogs it hopeth
all things" Charity hath its original motive too elevat
ed to be disturbed by those reasons which would repe
and break up all the pretended berevoence of simple
philanthropy. II We lotk for the perfect hinge Of cha
iity, shall find it in Divine saviour himself What
is belief with respect to himY that Tor sakes
he put away all that which could be called seinterest
he was rich and glorious in heaven as he was in the be
made himself man, in order that in our nstuIe BY
union OF the divine with the human, he might redeem
the love Of Divine Redeemer, and witness the hu
initiation to which he subjected himself before his
lass sgonz,ng hour and not that there is charity
that there perfect charythXt there the model Of
charityS BE has not left it unssid, "A command.
ment give unto you, and this is my comma rdmsnt,
precept Of charity therefore is not simply sen.
tin ent CT work Of hupcreroaation which Chris
tians can perform or can leave unperformed with
out crime. 1t is positive commandment
Of our Divine Iedeemer. II Is his commandment and
30 much so, tnat he has said "by this shall all men
know that ye my disciples IL ye love another
How We then love another-how exercise
that universal and beautiful precept Of Christian chari
rot for his neghbol? What is it that augu,ents
disturbance in families? Sonnet the nerest triAe,
sometimes word though;sssl spoken or imp opery
feeling oil seshness acts in breast and acts
in anott err till allenatonand alienation gradually be-
coming g1eater and greater-is the consequence At
showing as if the demon had taken possession
of that heart which Christ should have sane
tilted. 1t Is in Domestic life. II is in social
life. 1t is the or gin OF wars between nations.
1t is the origin Of civil strife is the of
Saviour. And every Christian who would be true dis
cipe Of the Son of God, must study to bsnih and re
owe that seldshness as pncips of his nature cor
Iupt in itself, and agonst to the divine and beau
tul virtue Of Christian charity. by Christian charity
We love our neghbor and who is our neighborf Those
that We have associations with are intimately our
bors. Those Of our country are our neigbbors.
ever is made TO the image and likeness Of God is
mans eishbor; and TO him man-tnat is, Christian
manf he follow the precepts Of his Divine owes
all the sacred obligations Of Christian charity Nay has
He not commanded to love our enemes and this is
much that psgans or msry regarded Christianity as an
absurdity because it commanded what was impossible
1t is not mpossble Proofs nuumerable in eccles
ca history of its exercise. II they supposed If they
ur derstood that this love of enemies this doing
good to those who hated praying for those who per-
secuted us, confisted like philanthropy in certain
pathetic affection towards our enemies, this might be
another question But our Divine savior has not made
the principles Of Christian virtne and Christian excel
lence dependent any basis so fuctuAtpg as mere
.TncSe nave sss ths sbsn s.rna
that In God you the motives why you should love
enemy, because he is creature God Low him
as well as you, and II he do the common Father
waits for his conversion and you need not be less ndu
gent cannot be expected therefore that you shou
bind the nearet relations of social domestic life. 1t
is not the sensiby Of the father or mother towards
their children, but IL principle stronger than sens
bility for sensibty s something variable But when
Coo is eterna God and essrnal perfect and oternaly
the father Of all and he commands you to love Jour
enemy in the of wishing him WELL and of doing
him gocd If be stood in need of it, and II It we're in
your power to do then the precept is not only posi-
ble but feasible and delightful Itis luxury to
who is imbued with spirit of Christian love that
| lie exercise that virtue. Thus, dearly beloved
brethren in all relations this preccpt Of bohery
love Is that ought TO be chrished and that other
antagonistc principle Of sellshness when shuts
bis to ali that foreign from himself and thinks of
hmelf slone, lives for himself alone abors for him.
self and, at all times, even to tins extent perhaps OF
absolute Injustice prefers his personal interests
| TO the interests of his ncighbor,-oh, this man
knows not what il Christian charity. Christian
charity is disinteresed IL is broad, 1t Is expan-
sive, IL takes in all that God hes created, no
matter whether We may have been acquainted
with them not. For Ii is remarkable, ~ observed
before that the capacity of the human heart seems to
be something Infinite You can love all that you know
your country, the people Of all other countres-and
when you have embxaced the whole GLOBE there Is still
superuity Of capacity for love in that heart by which
| you can love thousand more globes and their inhib
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