The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-25

perienee but oftener still to those who had none
Oh mat Kind OF experlence-to the simple pure un'
eulled, trusting, sefforgetling heart Worldly Wis
dom was knowledge OF the laws that conferred
worldly success; this other wisdom was an intimate
anu direct perception OF those laws which conferred
unworldly success-the success OF principle and
character. After thus defining the wisdomn OF the
public worship ana noting the differences between
sne worship OF the sect to which this church be.
Sngse ana that Of the Romanlst and Evangelical
secvs IN t9e latter he saw various super
ssitohs nom which the lormet was free. 10,
of Christianity ks Ssss l ssSs sSsA l. saor.
sss@plsa We light our way through gu the World,
s sa 81 ove Not ss. BEGUN moneys ana
sRseS s ' tSsess % sa4 sS SS SoHl jss
II gold de shs S opens S M s
that opens into eternal death. Through one or the
your hell. and there IS nothing that viii give You
the key to one Of those doors or the other
only of viii nSs Sss
you1one inch in your way toward eternal blessed
ness: The question s, have you believed; have
you been the priest have you accepted the doGmAs
does the ia tn once delivered to the saints have
lodgmentn your SOUL have You hold on the trailing
lost. Thus Romanism put it; thus Protestantisn
always put 1t, and wonder, with these views tnat
religion was called the great the S only n1s1ss
all The treasures OF civilization
But all that for u.s. said the speaker, has passed
the issuc-did not believe in the two DOORS In the
endless the bOtt0mless hell, In an eternal bliss
c ep eSoa point Sa Of faith Or 5S EASING moss
bread, or by confesslnR ones SINS to prize : anu
gaining Tney sS no nS ss
that OF dcath that single accident like that Of
death put sharp and sudden g. Saa sseg to all
They believed that mtnd heart, leeling, VIII. en-.
deavor living things aud II they lived at 81
was Gods lie and that the other life no more
so. They believed In heaven, and tnat chatacter
was mot ne mere os sens
Vas not their chief and absorbing interest It was
not the only thing that held the key to the blessed
| life. They believed in culture, beauty, accomplish
men men; and womea They butt churches and organ
esty, faithfully, the laws, principles and conditions
| on which this heaven OF character was won. They
R3ea @ pot
| form OF WORDS, AFFECT duplication or humiliation,
but by learning how, they might SO conduct the n
selves toward themselves, toward their Fellow men.
toward the principles that saturated the world that
their life might be noblcr, purer than Il was. The
orcss y 6 e faas fo
| place of amusement where they could entertain
! themselves with their own
rNTELLEcTUAL CONcEiTs. ~
1t was an observatorya mount o. yislonna place
from which they could look abroad upc Vesr ihe
and learn to see IN It's relations L was nGnne
great things. First, the law and order and provl-
| dence OF God. The one thing that was never for
order the beauty the finish, the organized love OF the
word-faith IN God-faith that all was wen. that
effect would always follow cause; thai everything
| In the hands Of the vast power which some might
think more Of as power others as love- justice, WIS
dom. Kindness and tenderness, &c; but think Of 1t
In whatever aspect they would, was law and order.
peace, progress beauty, development and the best
possible good for each human creature This was e
faith Of supreme moment. Men might have IL
WHO even called themselves, technically, atheists.
| The speaker had known SUCH Men might
not have It who called -. themselves the
too, he mad known: TO lose this faith was
was made easy, losses were compensated for, Tnla
RELIGION HAD NEVER FAILED .-s
TO keep In view. Second-There was be 10 seen from
this mount of vision with absolute dtnctness, the
nobility Of human nature this spirituality of man,
his immortal character, the deathe Of his fine
properties. 1t was no easy thing to hold that man
was child Of God-to hold 1t fast In this world OF
| turmoil and trouble, VI seeming contradictions.
And yet II this were not held last what would be-
come Of us There would then be no incentive for
high endeavOr. Science takes a man all to pieces
and shows that he Is composed of acid and gas and
that there Is no soul to be found there. Political
stances answering to supply and demand. AS men
were seen in their worldly nfe-mean, cruel selfish,
| grasping--we learned to despise them. Religion
alone pay ing no regard to the
A DISBELIEF OF SCIENCE
to the misgvings Of economy, TO the noutings and
frowns Of common sense, planted itself upon this
FGs a5t n s ieS VIZ AS was ne area
law Of the brotherhood OF man. Religion had never
emily Father, and looked forward to one common
destiny. This idea was enlarged upon and Illus
trated in various. ways. 1t was argued that the
''mlghty maze" OF lie was not without its plan;
that even We poor, short-sghted mortals would one
day be able to trace this wondrous plan and be able
to mark the wisdom and the manifold goodness OF
the power which had led us and brought US to Him.
self at last. 1ti.