New-York tribune., 1870-01-31
RELIGIOUS.


when the Young man heard that, he went away soio"
fp, for he Ind great possessions II Is imposspe W VI"
oersand this passage without solving proio"nu q.
mental philosophy The Young n aH was TO decide
between spiritual atainments and earthly tb
the latter lie 1S ayS ia his than
anything OF spiritual nature n iaSs ne stIII' it
had longing for the eeSr hsner He waited to have
religion addition TO his wealth Is isi - ss imnossble
hon No declared that no man serve God and Nam
mon The divine nature must rule supreme or NOT a. a
All tHar neYs nss to- eomo into
oent center is quite consistent Win soe Nc, % beiow The
man NAV be very benevolent, ana yet llVc pelom tne
Inc ~ eldshness The tyranny Is there yet though the
scepter is wreathed with flowers selhnness y Teaye @
beautiful around the affections but 1t n SUI, ineTe
like a spider in a flower on the other haEu Ths
spirituality may be spotted and st pIed9minae, Ine
canSes Morality Is good far 50 is grape
vine two feet high but was S % the purpose
for which it designed 1t s better Tor person 70 De
renedy selfish 0nn 0n erSoSs IL makes him satisfied
with his wrongdong. Nothing can make man IealIy
Even heaven has no room for selfshness Nero polish
and exterior refinement not true religion; there must
what is the controlling element In his character
True benevolence must bo tho law OF an action
ures OF the flesh This the sensuous life In the most
respectable form, and the whole center OF he souls p
pose self seeking Christ says that THIS sha never '
The The speaker believed that rich might enter the
are possbie Wealth should become mighty factor Of
righteousness God demands that the center OF mans
Of the selfish disposition often manifested In men
OF talent said that seshhess IN pd persons o, ;I
The intellect as well in tho passions. One may
have many virtues and reside In realm OF Deauty,
d ov s Ghost that we are to be eniranchsed Then
shall be longer strangers IN foreign and: & May oUa m
by the power OF tho Holy Spirit SO bring S ioSe 20 us
that the secret Of life will be what We gVe-hot "ha1
THE JEWELS OF TIE LORD
The Rev. d. A. Wasson of Boston, yester-
day. preached in the Rev. o. b. Frothnghams place OF
worship from the text "And they shall be mine, said
the Lord Of Hosts in the day when make up my jew
elsD After speaking OF jewels and their components,
the reverend speaker said The clay OF our common
humanity may be only cay or ,ba & ee e 1 Se heavens
the pearl of great price, which man never mas, Dnt
which in every heart may be formed The nrst Adam il
made OF clay and remains what he made Of The see
ond Adam shows the dsposing action OF spirit, nOt
merely upon but within this material; and TINS is te
second birth Of the moral man. the tnlnkihg iin, tIo
that is indeed man This interior structural acto'
this edihcaon from within, this upbuildng-it IS price
less word that Paul gives usths vital culture whlch
makes the man the architect Of himself makes him TO De
hold as Of exceeding great price Now We who
obviously only what they are made TO pe by forces
hamnedans in Islam Monarchists In England, Demo
Gratis America, loud IN the cause OF the poor tney
are of the poor shouting with FrOissart Death 10 the
pebeians"f their situation is superior and always
what they are by electric and structural virtue OF
der he manjpnation of tho hour These men show
Sumanitv i'm rs sfatc of clay without beauty and with
nTt RIGHTEOUSNESS valuable only for what may be made Of
them and not for what they are on the other hand we
see men women concerning whom the ali1npOftaht
fact is that bey indeed live personal fe-that there
exists their breast an electric virtue structural law
matter or material of their being ideal supremacy
genius Informed by the genius Of eternity. inefaby
taught not merely like the sculptor to shape inc marble
or the painter tint The canvas, but to shape life ITSELF
and breathe that vital breath OF God that made man
We cannot pronounce anathema against the former
nor praise the latter. but will inquire briefly what If
necessary this profit and beauty of life. FIRST Sefsub
slstence is needed, sereance for though one may
properly rely upon himself necessary that something
Should be TIE breast to rely upon He who relies for
large expenses upon an empty purse VIII not Ior az s
first; let the sentiment ths resource may JUSTLY
come oftorward. Second study pb'eI1o that i lne
as eafths TO make precious stones but only aer
many dlstling processes and changes hrd Isolation
Make n sanctuary, @ tabernacle III the heart there to
bow before the Creator and silently worship by adnlhg
hs 1S from tbe weather weaf
and passion of the world gems are forlned-gems OF
ering by the Almighty.
DEDICATION ANNIVERSARY OF THE YoRkVlLLE
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The Yorkyille NJ. L. Church is q neat and
commodious brick chapel, situated on EghtysiXt-st,
between Third and Fourthaves. 1t was originally built
OF wood in 1897, the old John.st. Church furnishing
portion OF the materials, but II was torn down and re.
built in 1853, under the pastorate OF the Rev A. NJ
OsbOn, D., Presiding Elder OF the Poughkeepse
District The edice, which cost about $4,000, was
consecraed 10 the worship OF God on the 3Oth OF Jan
uary 1852 and the eleventh anniversary OF It's dedication
was celebrated yesterday with appropriate and interest
ing services. large audience assembled In the morning
and listened 10 an excellent sermon ron the Rev r
VIM. Butter, late Superintendent Of the Methodist Mis-
sion IN India took his text from Genesis xviii l. 81
the Almighty Cod walk before me, and be thou per
to tbe object OF AbTahatn's reance-"Ciod Almighty
the rule OF his morality-"walk before me'-and the
Many. said the speaker have taken exceptions to the
idea that we Methodsts. have preached perfection;
lfff ffp fhaf moi
ton required OF the first member OF the Church forty
centuries ago. and found the requirement. reiterated
God The Hebrew word in question may
s sPs T sTcGs term as syns Mf as a G
which has no deviation from recttude no leaning 0verto
man follows God the market well as in the church,
and goes straight forward In the path OF Christian duty
either to strained honey and clear or to vase
without any Of those cracks or flaws which sreWd not
over to conceal the cheat. And God wants Christian
characters that do MT need waxing up or vanishing over
characters perfect that when they held Pto the
insert his claws. "In truth. ought to bless God
Of Christian perfection" Alter the tho pastor
the Rev d. Brown, stated that the church owed $1,000
including s. 900 Its edtce and 81 900 for repairs and
the Of 5000 thereupon subscribed toward the pay
ment OF the latter indebtedness reunion loveieast
was held In the afternoon at which there was Inli
attendance and most enjoyable Interchange OF exhorta
tions and "reminiscences Al in the evening the large
esting anniversary speeches were made Many former
members and pastors Of the church were present during
the day, including the Rev. Messrs. De Ninne Genung,
Davies, Nichols, Browning ana Perry The absence OF
Dr. Osbon much regretted, and affecting alluhOn
made the cherished memory Of the Rev Pelaah
Ward pastor of the church after the dedcaOn who
went into the army in 1861 captain, aud was killed ut
the second battle Of Bull Run.
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
The Rev. n. w. Conkling of the Madison
ave and Twenty-ninhst Presbyterian Church preached
last evening Oh Z" "Edueaton-The Bible in our Public
Schools" One OF the chief evils labor under, the
speaker said, that Of confoundng imitation with
education. parrot capable OF talking, but talk