The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-01
CiiUaSIl OF TIE DIVINE PATERNITY.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Christian Charity
.setnian by EeN. DIR. Chnnin.

The COTupreFssnsiveness OF Christian Charity
Sermon by Rev. DIR. Chnpin.
Rev. DR.. Chapin took the text OF his discourse
yesterday morning from Matthew ", I6:--"Let your
light shine before men that they may your
good WORKS and glorfy your Father which is IN
heaven.n The preacher said that this injunction
taken In connection with other Iacts-iiiustrated
the comprchensveness Of Christian truth But by
opening the sixth chapter OF Matthew and reading
1t by itself we must Infer that everything IN
connection with moral duties virtu-
ally prohib.tory, for there were told
that charities ana prayers must
be unosentatious. Thus II seemed that the entire
process OF religious life to be secret trans
action. There was at least In many men, o sensi.
tiveness which cannot appear to the common world
by an expression OF their views. There were also
people who seemed TO be unimpassoned ana ever
cool and yet were full OF the warmest and highest
feelings with them the roots OF the heart seem TO
be the most tender and the most tenacious. Some
times an extreme ronghness and Duntness was The
only manner under which this sensitive
In other words 1t was the harsh rrin
That covered the ripe and luscious Juices OF lru
which characterized other In the shape OF for
malify and so forth, and which virtually unreal.
another, and assumed what might be called teollul-
cahty, was no proof that he lead more religious
was more religion tnan was renresented
by any statistics. At the same time we
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said about the balance OF the New Testament ana not
'tlkc any one text or passage exclusively. we
should take the whole OF Scripture, aud we would
lind that he VITO was really animated with religious
sentiment and convection would IN some way give
IMPRESSION TO his thoughts and IeeliINs, although ne
might not DO 40 IN formal manner. According TO
6le true Christian standard the motive determined
~ character OF the act Thus we were not to give
a, UNA or pray merely to be Of We to
let soIr light SHINE that men, seeing our good WORKS,
NH Et glOrify our Father, VINO 10 III heaven IL the
qhv were really In as 1t wound shiI1 Iust rs u da-
mona would sparkle. Every man stood IN hls
BpheN; every m8n exercised an Ehueoce, ana this
prece,L was addressed 10 US all. Now, the require
ments before az reminded man, In tae hlst place.
oil tho importance OF ms own individuality. The
mere hnnility Of ignorance was not tue humility
which GOD required That was huuilHy combn-
ing supGstiilous fear ana ncauDess. Knowledge
alter all was The ground OF true humility. Then
again, man might think he loo& small ia the
presence OF tne aggregate OF humanity. we might
1illpk Dlat Whatever great dosilnle9 we might
prophesy or whatever great things we might aY,
were SPOKEN OF humanity IA whole. Although
NnoWleuge might induce that Kind OF feeling IN u
man, yet ne must confess that there was
nometning belonging TO the minnie one
ConhecMQ WIN his individuality He did
not pclcve there was man in the universe vho
reaiy lcit Uere was nothing at all within him; IlAt
No cmr. aa sou were utterly coupt and debased
fer Gen Went on at great length in fur
bner eiaVo'anon % MS argument, ana concluded by