New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-24

s Ssy Srcug e declares that he laid the
Of Re doctrine q Jesus Christ and ne shse
crsors which some have built upon hay wood stubSle
and the sound doctrine a. GOLD cos ont Of the Are
pSred 0eS and refined Therefore the fire II
the day judgment the day o0 TpSn ~his sS
wood hay and stubble which are perishable whie .ne
true s se and sha pIrssf saved yet as
by fire !" should also be noted IL does not say sa'sa
by fire. 4 II meant s SS 50 aus By
by Are" 1t is indeed proverblal form OF speech ap
nent destruction And the Old Testament speaks OF 1t
brand pucked from the burning Inc teks, mere
for fire viii destroy anything that is pershabe, but
that the sinner shall be saved IN the same way
that person startled in his sleep In the dead OF night
and has Just time leap from the window TO escape the
terrible condagraton which threatened 10 consume MN,
had hitherto lived neglected. of great truth Of saliva
ton not to defer their preparation for death
eternity, in the deusve hope that something may
the interval between death and the day fJudg
ment to wash away those sins and fit him for heaven
GEORGE PEABODY
The Rev. j. p. Thompson, ID. D., delivered
last evening at Rutgers Institute before the members OF
the New England Congregational Church. sermon euio
gshc of George Peabody holding up his example
as illustrating the mode OF giving, and as one to be
emuaed by ALL 1t is more blessed to give the speaker
said-msre blessed to relieve want than to experience
the relief blessed to carry the sympathy than 70
receive IT, blessed to give largely than 10 come 10
response requires love it's ament yet even here
giving more blessed than tho receiving and the
f tSe pOi nj Of absolute SCHENECTADY that
may minister to the happiness OF the 6elo Sed:
is in like conscious OF 1t as II he were the receipt
nning beatihc in his own gift We should give without
pride vanity Pride is not giving, but graspne NOT
Ct humanity substitutes the worship of the man for
the good of many the glory the gam the greco OF one
Just the measure OF ones self esteem To enjoy the lux
ury Of philanthropy should give what we can While
we are living to observe its fruits We need the influence
upon our Of the actual giving against the ten
dency to seshness that grows with accumulation and
OF good Happy is our age having furnished so many
examples Of this iustrlous and ar.seeng philanthropy
Prominent SUCH both for the yastness and the
wisdom OF his gifts, will stand the name
of one whose philanthropy has received the
honors of kingdom and now awaits the attendant non;
ors OF republic. This the man who being found
dgent business, faithful in his calling true TO prnc
pie faithful TO humanity, stood not before men, but pc
fore kings. How simple the life, how grand the results
He did great thing good thing blessed 'hg lOT
thing for this his native andfor her education for her
Sl of he has Ersbed lie did great
thing for mankind, and for that he SHAH nave praise
honors to MN are not hOnUrS 10 a or bopone nm
monument TO him is monument to humanity ltseii,
tribute TO honor this iustrious Let it be reared
by the spontaneous offerings OF the nation Material III
terests honor noble deeds.
THE EPISCOPAL PASTORAL AID SOCIETY,"
Society was celebrated yesterday at the Church Of the
Holy Trinity corner OF Fortysecond-st and Broadway
The Rector Of the church. the Rev. Stephen H. Tying r
delivered the morning service eloquent and impress
sermon, which he appealed TO the lberaity OF his
congregation for hearty support of the Society, which,
he stated. maintained five mission churches six Sunday
schools six industrial schools and had the of the
parish sick in their homes, ST. Luke's Hospital and Homo
lIr Duryea d. b. delivered an entertain.
ing address, IN which no descnhed INC
by the Society The final appeal was made in the even
ing by the Rev stephen H. Tying, ST. in which ne delv-
his mind quite freely regarding the beraty OF the con-
gregaon After referring TO his almost utter incompc
weary sick and worn. he stated that the exhibition OF
Congregational liberality was only $1,000 He was now
exhibition of grand and magnificent benehcenGe IN the
Christian Church. lie could not call that lberality
which gave the sweepings from the table. The very
thought OF ltberalty implies the idea OF seltsacrhce,
the gong from ones self that which parted with
for the advancement and benefit OF others. The veneer
able pastor OF St Georges concluded by Remaining that
the record of the Pastoral Aid Society that de-
manded an immense advance Of power and influence;
$4,000 about the obtained by pew rent; what
tie twOpenny bits which is disgrace and others send
responses which are OF no benett; the question was,
what is to be donea The church IN which
he was preaching was new one and they
had an Sc. eGr S ngo oh6 eq Sa 70 %R soe
charge Of the amount He wished before he died to see
endownc it could not benefit the hungry and needy He
knew that speaking to congregation was like pumping
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fast utered but he hoped that the members Of the
gregatOn could aroused a Of their duty The
that more than onethrd Of the blank subscriptions left
the pews had not been noticed and another third
tanned very meager He hoped that additions would
be made now that there was an opportunity.
RATIONAL RELIGIOUS FAITH-BLEECKER-ST
UNIvERSALIsT CHURCH.
The Rev. T.. c. SweetseT preached last evening
from the text. John. "A, viii: philip saith unto him,
Lord, show the Father aud it suiceth u.s." The first
point which the attention of the audience called
was Philips exercise Of caution, from which the speaker
drew the lesson legitimacy Of the exercise OF
son in matters OF religious faith. Some people TO
think that faith entirely excludes the exercise OF caution
faith exactly the principle OF the old nursery rhyme
Open your mouth and shut your eyes,
But the lesson of the text and OF the Scriptures as
WHOLE does not sustain this view. The idea OF God
is universal The desire to know what God is is also
to all healthy minds. IL Is necessity Of mans
original idea of God TO definite conception that he may
worship personality he ascribes to it all those ar
butes which he considers obelong to personality Hence,
from the original idea, spring various conceptions
Of the character of Deity according as the worshpper Is
more or less educated ad mas more or less true IDEAS as
to what constitutes essential personality Man." says
Schiller, depicts himself IN his gods" Each age
says another, must worship its idea Of God"
Eetichism POytheism and MOnohelsm are different ex-
Jesus came to satisfy this yearHhs Of the puman heart
aud understanding by revealing the true nature of God,
The first grand truth winch Jesus has revealed to us
concerning the nature of God, is that He is being
time place. God is Spirit" Spirit is influence; 1t is
power II is life; 1t must be spiritually dscorned. and
wOrshped The second great truth which Christ
veaed IN regard God is that He is Love. other forms
of religion than Christianity had presented God in His
attribute OF power Philosophy had taught that wisdom
was an attribute OF God. Natural religion had seen
both power and wisdom in the God which adored but
reserved for Christ to show that both Of these
great attributes were presided over by greater
namely, love- 10 was not much In his miracles or In
his elOquence in his title OF Messiah that Jesus
especially revealed the spirit Of Father, In his daily
life OF selffOrgetfulIess in his unfeigned love all
manifested kind, and III his selfsacrihcng death.
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