The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-22
INSTALLATION OF REV. R. H. ALLEN.

SERMON BY REV. FRANK b. RoBBINs-IMPREs-
SIVE EXERCISES IN THE OLD PINE STREET
CHURCH.
ESPECIAL REPORT FOR THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
Last evening Old Pine Street Church was
filed to OVERLOOKING, the occasion being the
installation of the new pastor, Rev. II. IL.
Allen. The services throughout were solemn
and impressive, and will long be remembered
by those who participated. The exercises were
opened by the reading of portion of the
Scriptures, by Rev. DIR. Shepherd. The hymn
was sung commencing
"Go preach my Gospel" saith the Lord
Ibid the whole earth my grace receive;
He shall be saved who trusts my word;
Heshall be damned VINO don't believe"
Rev. Robert Adair then offered prayer.
SERMON BY REV. FRANK L. ROBBINS.
Mr.. Robbins delivered sermon from the
text
",phe truth as 1t is in Jesus "-EphesianS iv, 81
The human mind is organized with reference
10 truth, The soul is formed for truth, as the
eye is formed for light. God has made us with
faculties of knowing, believing, discovering,
investigating, and combining truth. Absolute,
universal truth is TO the soul what water is 10
the organization of fishes, what air is to the
organization of birds and the human being;
what food is to the hungry, or light to the eye,
comprehensive truth is in each. Truth is from
God; He is the source of all truth. The truth OF
science, Of political institutions and laws, of
constitutions, OF theologies, and, indeed, all
truths are in their essence only one universal
truth.
atonement Of Jesus. Ancient prophecies and
sacrifices are nothing, except as they stand
related to this centre of the religious drama Of
the world. Ancient history converges to this
centre. Modern history receives from this its
ogaa2ng lay g9Sen must Ta9 iegsae from
this standpoint; prophets predict from this
standpoint; and the worlds history must be
interpreted and written if truth is to be reached
and ex pressed, from this standpoint. All truth,
then, stands related to the redemptive idea.
Unrelated to this, other truths are nothing In
He who would enter the kingdom of know
ledge and interpret and expound wisely, must
take in his hand as sguide the redemptive
idea, The entire domain OF science Is per-
vaded with the light of the central idea OF re-
demption. Thus Interpreted, science Will ad-
| vance the cause of revealed religion, and prove
ablessingt to the race; put otherwise interpreted,
/ the advocates will not unlikely array them
| selves in hostility to the Bible, and take the
footprints and flnger-posts on the highway TO
| skepticism and inddelity.
Christianity does not undertake 70 Jeaen
natural or physical science. IL teaches the sub
lime science of God; 1t teaches the science oi
| morality truth, and ethics; 1T teaches the duty
of man Included therein; it teaches the science
of the soul in relation 10 truth ana virtue, OF
the science OF psychology ~ teacneS Ise ScIenCe
/ and civil jurisprudence are taught ana enforced
, 10y Christianity, or, at least, the best materials
! are furnished them from the Christian scrip.
| lures. If Christianity does not directly, II
/ certainly does indirectly, contribute JC
advance the triumphs of modern physica!
years, has penetrated every nook and corner In
the universe and gathered her trlumphs, nei
wisdom, her knowledge, from heaven an9
earth, from rocks and M fountains, and air and
sea, and yet no geology, nor chemistry, nor as
tronomy, nor medicine, nor any other OF the
special sciences, connect the Christian scrip
lures with absurdity or error, whenever ol
wherever they have spoken, as in ten Thousand
instances they have of facts and data purely
scientinc in their character. All this is exceed
ingly remarkable; and if it be true, then We
may conclude the strong probability, at least
l OF error and shallowness on the part OF any dis
| ciple of science who afirms that there is
3 question of conflict between revealed religion
Q and science. Read the works OfLocke, Herschel
and the renowned Agassiz, ana you VIII nn(
them not only paying homage 10 christianity
DuG gratefully acknowledging tnelr lndepteu
, ness TO its inspiration for guidance, and yol
u VIII ma them substantially aurmlng Jhat U
u enter the kingdom of science the grand prere
y qulslte is the submissive, childlike character
y our saviour. The equality OF human rights ma
81 no foundation, except as related to this reli
q siOus centre. Rulers must be taught that Go
@ %1one is the governor of all things, and that a.
70 70 io en nave equal obligation to Him and are sub
- SoI VI his government, All are on probation
od od AZ AZ are redeemed by a common Saviour; des
% Hae1 70 common end; equals in the sight
st souls; that God is respeeter Of nersons huma
is usunellons IN His sight are nothing. the rulin
~ SisssSs hhuss ne lmbued with the teachings an
ut cordial support 10 the d0ctrine 81 ~ ~ SO
a. rights. Without pervading evangelieai In
u nuence % Ei . the Gospel onIthem, there cannot
n Just administration Of The laws Of God n wi
a. take away that adamantine fonndottor ~ ~ W W
l. lluoal freedom and the equal riohts ~ ,,o - -
OF society resolves Itself at once into desnofisn
on but, on the other hand, connect IL ySitb ~ "a
lg OF religion, and make rulera understand thn ts
nd obligations to administer the la Nysssith M s,e
at justice, and their voice Is even as the yois
as of God. 80 'N-'
iy The theories of government, the nrIno,ri,
go OF practical science, are incomplete and ine 4
oy cient unless they are related TO Christ. Nv