New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-07

conducted the opening exercises The Rev III. ~ NJ
sad TINT Is wears Of ministry b the work OF chTT se
had shown him not Little III christian Tsarous
uukind vuice from professedly Snrsuah woepety
lie thought that the name 81 Snsn newer so happy
or wsfni as when she union. At the conc.nsi9n ~
s%aIIeon the great Oriental traveller who opened ne
address by remarling mat IN inc County, nn,"a hsss
WHO never heard the name OF Jesus. He tben ueserDea
the and customs Of the people ., .nS m %
pressed by the customs OF thousand years hat IL Is
utterly impossible for man to appree Ihe auu spee
and have access 10 them IN conclusion he exhorted tne
people TO si1 tins IIeI T then made brief address
aud when he concluded collection was taken up anu
the congregation was dismissed.
TUE MIDNIGHT MISSION.
The Rev. Morgan Dix, ID. d., preached an
able and eloquent sermon, last evening, to crowded
congregation in Zion Church. behalf OF the Society Tor
rescuing fallen women. known the Midnight MISSION
This Mission is in tho fourth year of Its existence
and successful have been Its efforts that u cann n
take in all the unfortunate women VINO sppy ~ i'' ~
for help against themselves for lack OF 1nnhs. aud
DR.. biz urged his hearere TO come iUr" h'cb " ~
assist &c raise endowment for the MISSION, w'o ~,
he said mo play Of children but GRIM sad re srcv an
we rest, day night. il shut the door Oh merry "a
Dare we THINK sSous See that woman under tho
ban fading back again into tGat CHASTITY gloom tnr91g
which she appeared but for moment ana tossg y nS
arms aof and called for help" and then tnnk 10Y
many have done anything for he of Soor crea
upc NAV not be laid at the door Of their own neglect
Dr. Dix then made an gnernd hdm to come forward
aud assist this great Work.
THE BOSTON HORTICULTURAL HALL LECTURES
- THE SYMPATHY OF RELIGIONS.
RosToy. Feb. 6.-The third lecture IN the
Sunday afternoon course in Horticultural han was ue"'
cred TODAY by T. w. Higginson, on the sympathy OF
RolioonsD True religious life, he said, seemed to hun
70 begin when we discovered that there was an inner
light not infable. but invaluable. which We could
steer gy Of T time that we needed The great historic
religions of the world were not so many stranded huks
g " Pmonatbv was shown alike in their origin their
records. and their progress Essentially ake as they
aspratjons he would say rather that there br one
religion, under many FORMS whose creed was the FATHER
corruptons, symbolized by nytologes ennobed by VIZ
tues but sill the same. To say that different na.1ns
worshiped different gods would be like saying That they
warmed by different suns we had yet put part
of our Holy Bible. Inc tlne W9nl1 yGt cGn9 VIC" 16
Sacred Scriptures and from the most remote portions OF
the earth there would be gathered hymns, aud prayers,
and maXms in which every religious soul might unite
the magnificent liturgy of the human race. >,
The speaker believed that ali religion was naturai an
revealed. Every race believed in God and ia Immortality,
aud all theories OF morals brought US back to few s
pie maxms One OF the nobest Illustrations OF te syn,
patty of religions was the manner in which they ail
taught the brotherhood OF man Even the castles OF IL
da Lad grown up IN defiance OF the Nedas Aholhet
beautiful instance were the maXims IN relation 70 the
forgiveness OF INJURIES overcoming eVl WIN GOOD ahe
the love OF enemies. Inc speaker quOteu Honl tls
classics OF many nations to show their common ground
whose bias single faith compelled them 10 hope that
the purity of other religions might not be proved ana
who attempted suppress explain away the facts OF
history that end The usual course of theoogans was
TO deny that any such sympathy existed though tortu-
nately there had always been men whose large minds
could adapt themselves 10 the TRUTH instead OF narrow
in z the trlth to them.
Any form Of religion was endangered when II was
brought the test OF facts FOR none earth could bear
that test. There existed book, nor person,
nor an institution which did not have the merits and
the drawbacks of all the rest. Granting all tt could
be established the debt Of the world to the very best
dspensaton The fact still remained that there was not
single maxim, idea, nor application, nor triumph,
that any single religion could claim exclusively as IT.
OWL No form % virtue was mOnopolzed by the disci-
pes any single faith. What religion stood highest IN
moral results IL not Christianity and yet tie slave
trader belonged 70 Christianity well the saint
When Christianity had been five centuries the world
the worlds only hope seemed TO lie in the superior
strength and purity OF the pagan races AT the end OF
thousand years. the OarbaraAs had only deterOrated
since their conyega0n and the only bright spot in EG
nope was Spain whose universities taught nj, Chrsen
dem science, ts knights taught 1t chyay For four
htldred years Christianity has been bOastful; but IT. at
40 any time during the fifteen hundred years pre-
yed1. the comparison had been made the Boosting
would have been the other way. Take away
the Influence Of and climate, take away Greek ter
tire and MOhammedan chValry, ana the art Of printing
tie decline of Christianity IN Asia aud Africa against
gain EuTOpe and Amel Jca. aud WhateEor sHp~ory
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