New-York tribune., 1869-05-24
RELIGIOUS.
err NV rLArEs FREEMAN CLARKE AT THE
~AA~ COOpPR INSTITUTE.

GSeply @ derived from the text in St. John, g." He
caIieth hs sheep 10y name was an alaosiNe t alu
md inculed striking view OF the opposite yet snppe
mentary Of Christianity and social science livery
one likes 10 be called by his own Dame. There Is cef
tqn pleasure in being personally known when Is To d
ont and recoiect the names Of those with whom lney
have 70 do The Roman Senators had slaves whose Dus
ness 1t walk behind them aud whisper IN tIelF @
ears tho OF those whom they met. VINO Ias w
felt q ght thrill Of satisfaction after entering @ nS 5
in the register Of some great hotel at being ia ne
the clerk by his namei have been told s"u bnb
preacher that Of the clements OF seuuiCm 1rl
20 20 make popular bele, Is u 6O0u on hearts
Tie COnuuering beauty, before whom az neahC hC
Dow down when field Of grain bends al a. 10 eat S two
fore the roaring east Wind must p9sscss me- az skin0
qualities; she must be so good natueu ~ % 70 Sy' 'ieor9
os 20 be e M ca by name every she has ever met
name sign Of individual person, NC uS TS aS
and even the slaves on Southern plan9'ons uu no.
merly any fixed names ana sun less , any @ aSng
fbe sonfh Carolina freedmen, h0r first affair naturally
was 70 make s ,Sa 0i @ R9T Ise Sally y"6u when she
asked for their surnames they didn't know what she
oDt and so She had TO begin as Adam did in the garden
80 Ffsn No love distinctions, and the name Is the
drst distinction; and very good one II IS because u
separates from another without elevatng one above
the other Every human being has a right TO name,
and the first step upward when he obtains one ana
therefore, We do Well when niue emo e9ies ntV 5
world t. give II Christian name by the solemn ana gad
service OF baptism savage nations wlt III S
child Is grown up ana then can Nun sWltIOoI vi SUM- 1
thing OF that kind; and this custom too IS wen Iot 9
the prophetic Christian heart oresees in each little infant
the coming OF an undylng SOUL ana SO GiSs 9 m ~ H. g t
Of its immortal progress at the threshold OF us NE @
We give names, for then It would follow
that we believe in the Immortality y.i Of ID dOgS e
and horses but when give names 70 animals, we 40
sndOw them IN thought with souls, ana hIt theIn III
affections out Of the sphere OF DruteS & i1Io d I % 90
cannot tell but there is nothing incredible ABOUT H. Inc
osn1I exists In Chrstendom as it does not exist any
where else Social Science. which IS the philosophy OF
respect for it says that must make the good better
and preserve the young from becoming bad but as for
Christianity says should leave the ninety and nine IN
The wilderness and 60 after the lost sheeR soc sccg
svilzatOn education, but the great word OF CHRISTI
snity IS regeneration Civilization SACRIFICES individuals
Tor the good or the whole Chrslahty Iesci3s s
only through individuals, makes mankind DeIeE
make sacrifices for the worthless and poor the weak and
sinful. We talk Of the abandoned.ot the a6andoned
SOCIETY," God has abandoned them Christ has not
abandoned them; and true Christian ought 70 aba-
don them When Christianity follows the method Of ciyi
izatOn adopts the principles OF social science seeAb
ter wav then loses the essence and spirit of the Cos
pel when John the Baptist whose only LIFE was IN the
wild freedom OF the wilderness had grown weary OF Wa
ing i'm prison for this Messiah whom he had proclaimed
to break the Roman yoke, he sent TWO OF ms oscles
TO ask Art thou he that should come OF lOOh We iol
another 3" t rude message, but John was nor one
who bred in kings palaces ana $50 so ne was rue & eC
to the MessiahJ Then Jesus made th9I nenoIa9io Iel
and capped climax with the words Unto the poor
the Gospel preached" That the work OF the Mes
siah according ChTsts idea and It is the very spirit
OF Christianity that there is no such thing as worthless
christian idea And think there is truth in the saying:
my Master is waiting in heaven for me- he cannot be
there alone but needs us all with hn before heayeh
heaven 70 humble aasS soul Great o souls eSH enter
into the special value OF those not SO great,
aver appeared on earth able TO beforehand thai
Peter Would tell lies about him, and deny him. aud be as
weak at iTst but aiterWard WouIa pecoIe g
rock FOR the church upon; and that Paul though
bigo a sectaran at the beginning would aiteiWaI1
liberal Christianity. And this explains the doctrluc Of
pIedeslha'oR ma STd d uogS ] 1 70 he damned before tie
foundation Of tho world flor that would be the most s
vine PTovidence but Il means not thar He has elected
for some eternal life but that he has selected m or
certain duties And why there ls JOY
III ne31e @ sTv we'll ,Ia tbe new heavens ana the new
earth cannot come until every sinner has turned from the
error OF ways. God is love, and love only recognizes
frsons but beuevoence about persons. 1t
seeks 10 do good to as many IL whereas love e
tsbshes itself ia personal relation 10 an
We look down below the imperfecuons OF |
friend to the undylng personality oeneaJh-to the root
out Of which better plant sRaH & gT3| f ~ ilJ t M m
and hang fragrant with flowers. God loves Us now
,,,ii souls in Cod but it is rather tho great
hierarchy spirits all harInonzlng n one great chol
through the Bible. In Genesis Adam began py giving
names 20 the animals and in Revelation we ma mat
every sOul given white stone and in that stone IS
name written which man knoWeth save Ae that re-
ceyed H. ANA 20 le PoWSi o n'T5 d ecfe eve nm
10 God who has himself been known 70 ms creatures ia
Christian age by the holy title O. Abba, Father"
FiFTH-AvE. PRESBYTERIAN 6HUR6H-sERMoN
- By TIE REET. DIR. MUsGRAyE.
The Rev. DR.. Musgrave, Moderator Of the
Did School Presbyterian General Assembly now III ses-
don in This city, preached yesterday at 10 m IN the
sifth-ave Presbyterian Church The congregation was
gory large. Dr Musgrave has fine voice speaks very
deliberately orator without the effort 10 be 50,
aud truly without afectatOu He preached yesterday
Goctries f CaIyausfic Orthodoxy total depravity sal
vation by grace alone. and mans total inability
direct operation Of Holy Ghost lie took his text
the words Work your own salvation with fear ana
trembling FOR 10 is God that ToIketh IN you TO VIII ana 70
DO Of bs good pleasure lie salu Ihese "oIu5 OF 'He
Apostle used to express the struggles INCIDENT 70
the progress Of the believer IN the divine ne lie ueea
motive 70 this perseverance the great ana cohsOhhg
TACT that t Is God that wOrketh IN us 70 Will ana 10 40
" his good pleasure The peleVer was h4l 70 a'GDf
AIS salvation to bis own unaided exerln but ne must
30t DO discouraged, Tor IN the text was INC hosut
the soul would carry II on untH lhaI WOIk wac ooI
snmmaed n final salvation Not only were these woIus
sTrit but they were applicable TO all who heard the
gospel Before proceeding further the speaker sald ne
5eisialdug Ci the text FIRST That men ~ 6lPte 0i
nature we're IN state Of deprayy and eondemna- |
nope Of salvation We were prisoners Vi
b0pe. There possibility OF salvation !
tsciigOn personal matter Every man must answer
for himself and must exert himself order 10 obtain bic
sd personal salvation. Yet should have desire for
Gas danger in men, IN their great interest for Others
.ysng sight OF their salvation Our own personal /
E lie greatest Importance to be looked TO first The text
S1gge6ted several propositions. Inc nrst was that
tom that God alone was the author Of salvation. H
Men, said the speaker totally deprayed, and ncned
oaly to OWL Can the Ethiopian change his skin, the
s9Dard his spOtsl There were mysteries about the \
OF regeneration, but nothing marvellous IN the
essty Of &C. Truth had certain power 10 convince and
imand belief Mathematical demonstrations could be
such as 10 compel belief beyond the possibility Of
fsubt The language OF the orator exerted great H
power over his hearers The eloquence Of Paul H
-rado Felix tremble, and almost persuaded Agrippa II
q be Christian, yet neither Fehx nor \
tgrippa were converted. There was something Il
aOre needed ThciwOIk Of God IN the heart neees
gary 60 complete salvation.
DEDICATION OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, II