, 1870-02-14
THE PULPIT.
Sermon by Rev. DR.. Pow
ers, Of st. Johns
Church.
Christianity ys. Free Religion,

ert Lis church (ss Johns, unIon FsrE5 wa
dentcI! rackcd On the occaaioe, many petsofs
seE over itom ne oer division. o. ~ sosns es
~ co,,1,n,.as a.. .cn,4tl tne po1cr Q, God
I4ttol.us. ,,aa. ~ s.a.,a. s.'
one charac:eztIuc o. tho religious as7ec: OF the
ase,s an ,uerea4.ns ,ntete's N tns stacy ., MN sss
natof:c cnr'.s. .na nsase seos aa :, Nv rr's,,e.
nea1,osl on the everyday l.fe Of raan. White tic
,r-rc,r o. ot ,c4enee has caa1ed soue rurtustioaa |
mus s,ta ., .sI!steas ssoos.. saa s!sSss
IN m Cement OF rene siux snd conse:finr
fsser ta,isd e sssoaP.a u tor m asnty ~
W; -. r1f.nited T. hsneffc1nf 11eurien rn1
J.r,ntsa : x,ssf nnr1san Of hlt asnd nr,cn1ise fnT
G:fsaoeso @ "P1e@ e'9elSu VI Nte"sE" s1eaAs' w
toe Ia.e. !, ,.. ". ,n,on.,,, ,rn,..
..n.1s :" ,sr1 sIth the 1ntsGectSsi phsnomsns Of
tcc:9ss 70 sos taere ale tn1se wac psoteMea
WM,,, ts i,.,te shro,,r. sone nf Ia
n.os: seeonp:sse3 saros.ss: Of ta5 fses
M.euI f;sSoe, Ts5e orse IN certain ssn,c
.tl.eS,.s ~ Jrsps, Tee doc,fnss eaanc;ssed b
49, n,t r., .Te IAN et,sls I'M ae 5tisI aver many
iSu ,ndt rA 81 iasss;ousy saes 70 foms e1tea Ia
1eiEet, we've of masy Nho are 20. prepared 70
1eta3sa'e t1s taEsua5 !asn. ,,,1 wa .,,r., =, :,
Eee!.ls., 1e7ul.Ne. stu cannot iet SEA 700
att ~ s.at aslGo ~ ~ %
r,r3s:n s az y WE Wa:nc III he u;s .; stsFe as
tersss g.: hops os., 10 ptessns ss1o me,s ni
q ssne g tae 1 y, in.nr,s AhSnr in1
,, r.,e1t.u la's:s. IL SsS ensaaTa. q Ta., "a
~ e e. s. O SSp n,or to sS.
s5ss 4 T. sssss:: s ~ ss:,s:s; - -
st tne s,.,Y ~ iels ~ rn ne'a :; The ast aasasesi
~ ~ aaeAu
II. r.: ro:at = u 1o,loxs: The ESSENTIAL
9s ats' ss ssos s:a sps! et fss fss %
H., :hss q: ,.s!sL:ty !. o,.sae o. Is fsce Eeee
r,irt: = eItct ca Its Itet.' Here arc two Anlfm-
% ss;oI9 sa sos IS
sa.tsss % Ls Gsns sog a. aea xei.ag 4tse
rub r,I., tas pf1<o1s OF tEetr aeso.eeA Where
49,. ~ KS a::.rsrs aud Iesenseiu'. de peope toSk
- r:sa:, mn ~ao !. Il, soa:es; IT, :, Sospe' %
i. ss f.
A., liz, 4 orally !cselJ, ttoe 2u1 glorious Ii the
,s t, Ms.sr. !st ie cr.n 1,ps 81 snse ne sSow. tas
Irrs rcarr Of tie slollnssr sacrifice. le attests
;cr N .pr:e e SO 1cea4h!e oyt; M In a'T ~; !;
:he spln. Of sn,,s,a.5 y sa y. Dr1
tic .s.1,sztloa Of self respect, noral
ns 70 H. nstuIe u is 1aa snoEs sasa
Is 20 q 5e, e,S, e sss1
nrsnst Il u. .e15 m7sns y y 1n;. e.
isue.s apa Goss s,,,o sesD1s ea8a ~ n-'N' hin rrnT
tie 1nuss neso's w. .ae =, ,ha A..
is;eid! tae ta9s ,.te.t snn n,oa, narnon
sse .sas attv:1e. % q the uIesz,ed nd puIiasa soul
1hs cn- o. r. csas M sa,msr.;r g ynos1 n
T. ,:s ~ iet as: iesss. g Iced ii aeeo aa@.a
rttts &c cof1oao1aes sntn iesniE ~ WY ~ -
u y ss s Pnsss
oi;le o.; ptsc::c.i pr:zc;p;es Of tue G,spsl 1
a9s sre M nnsa ;; ses
Ina: t.-:.s %, oI vot de,.al rnn:y, soa saeIaee
~: '1se .c,.e a. ~ 1rness t 81 n:cSet lie.
r:a.r:1c:h :oyltE:J, 10 ri:e % 10 naliy aorE, !
C.. asI iais. scd tus.F IN ta
1nts II ,s a tscr Ct ordIpasy opseryatio
IL: it, h.l: cha-c. o, a tue AID Ioole vona
,tnJ ea sels n,aa soae al ieesIns Il,
.a,ecEtt5 or ruIpote and trmpsfa1 thas were d
ssHs. suus' q: ' rese1..oe s asa aamlsainn. S. on
I.oiS1iis raI!J hlkber pane aud s%ale. nu Gan,
@ y s;n y e. q n sns r. eea, e 9es se
ryac. re o; Hs virtues. inspires a coascionaoeaA
ksps s :as
1tac1ts he tFr:ngs VI slaceres. feeling. aad
Ft,a ! s:o.,oui ueeI.y foreign to the sp'r:t
IL: Ill vi! oppear Eo:s Clearly !, we po:e'
asstt,,oa tnat "tae eseens,sl trttr q tree
Ssss sssss ,aeas "a % rSs x1sss 1so7a ~ spNtsa. q
witch srr GJstahzed IN 1uuAn Lves, ana W.
s na, ,as td ss ess,seter eh we're Sscossd
rhnrr. snt wpen? L Ter, t1asmen,arJ
s Teasa I'D .u The @ Wer;s Of con;ae:as. pndin1 z:
ssTtS. ard the Greek and Roaaaa aaxes; N
tSs a19s III IT, q 9se
sa4s5 s.Hs,c1e.: but III Of p1ac.iea nj
s.7.r, are tes .,d d0ta p,vssie e in Iaf,T iialp
aEa Etr, ,staI.SIs Z, ss5at ~ ,.o9sass,od Ga
enc: ato spnlNc Jasnss an!seo "Mn 1st1ssI aap
me1et nc olsleS WI GnTan,
rsse, Zee ;.ss sns ~. To- a. aIS iae hs.s
tsay M oe.a e5Ss oai asa1 a.. M
secontaneS 40 ,oa w Gna sasH ,eaaa
ne Sospet. 1asy ssya4r.eci.s MT n chrtat. r.
~ sMsi =. ~ ~ ns6fena.naas iar,ice. lore
p*: rare bs 70 omsns;sS in .e1sor or the1 Il
aIsye ley sud escsonsa or fa!ta
ve 't ntd ~ shs: ~ - reIy Sn:ioss Of sefrs.
e w., nSa 14a ne to rre.1 saea, " vero ae.
lroIl the 11ntn ~ II Is 70 Jetos: taAt ZEE n, ns
truths ~ wnc9 men NY eaEe inn ass,nsa my .sa
ILL Eu'ndtry a1d life. II Chr&uRnity DID uos
r.: nesoaon 9 o. ne s Rs,soS a,e q 'esaa es 10! y
n'e5ts sp'Enua1 dlssn' aIa.Ren. IA u'ons'' 1I1tne
sen' .s OF ,,.<. nor'eass ., ne ae1 Taere ent csn
~ ~ h,chtr sellre.prct than
nmku 10 r gard h!nAcu "a yt5sel OF the Z
r.ort. brother Of Christ An her q tue CO.
thrones md beaEtode1- The ctanuneAt ~
dor The Ftternt.ry, the ec1 control. hoa lat<
Erd lore Inspired a:d iosesef y cose ~
totase contact v'!h Chs.s: uuss ne w ~ !
tUrn ksrtt OF sell.EtveIence y "a oe 9toI
f.r,porxftn3 to iss rossesso1. Deruton tc
trcrcatcali. The TeIJ Humiliation tnat y
seitiore.trni feedsis From the rAle OF I'll
iinets lie nan Is lifted TO the n3nntala
n!efsst a-a exalted attainment Il ore 60
clrar n tie rheEonene ot me splf1suai !ne III;
sT,rt: Of s.,f.re1u reta,'cn and anssen-at
what ts ttt1sttFy EiGIioa3 SnlsNsu!y
cr Ia fkcs,' tn. t1.d Moo ascenda ~ tas u
" = aces 70 fhe sEftt llecrtT III i1fe- t:
,,c:er t. teeet on l.s fee',' but this hold
dorn 10 she iow level md the narrow Ele1t
creative poyErty.
Ia the -eeood psrsgIn Nn.ca ~ a,s ~ - - =
t.c!,J 4 se!!-fac1,rc!rg lore Of man 1of
t:ke. The poe1tst fru!t Of Tree Fe!lsao1 u
k5c:,cc1rc lore OF u1an for man oHn Sax
1cairv istls md s:t.k-ne Ut The riot OF the
ven. n a - dlsrOyef. Is NOT SELL -G1cf11c1
I'm ar 1er JFIua' taIe the highest possible
N nrr 81 CONDUCT. q. Cnt'ensuitJ te
Je*rs reptestuts the hizheat h1ua-t
ls,clk!ole in tie a.np'est en1oELei.ts. III
EFr1ccs meanings Of u22n. BE disc.o-et 4
the oh txa,lots OF brotherhood the use spd
Nfr Sot otly % bui U;s aof5rrIara aad
ircs II a ;tfe i ad death shnE M Gr1r n,
sr;tar, Of Cod. arc nov desF uer hnual
cach Clter II ii the rcYe OF Jr.us tn,
;ryI 10 1ur ft|ow-1pen. Te cannot r!se te
Curc7 p:ica OF tt:s lore. or exper1eDc
p.<tr, uttE ~e aTpseaead Jesus .oo 10