The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-28

advice, Mr.. Hepworth cxhlbits IN IN uhpeAsah' man
ner the sickish scntmentahty which makes cor
tain typo OF Uritarianism 20 rcpuisive 10 healthy
taste. lie SAYS, for example: Religion is some
thing very simple and very easily understood.
IN you 20 10 the crceds of Christendom, you |
may become bewiderod; you go 70 Jesus
Gu rs,, tho path will at once be made plain
and clear. Open your conscience, ANA you shah see
God. Lice w 10 your IL a; b always true TO your
beat ser IL you do this yen need have no 'ear TOT
Goi Is with every man who desres TO DC with HIN,
God takes up his abode In every human beart' ana |
stays there uati H. Is expelled ~ passion by anpi-
tion, or by lust" This sounds very pretty; but |
when a young man, eighteen hundred years ago, |
did, a. Mr.. Hcpworth recommends, "go to Jesus"
with the question: What good thing shall do that
may have eternal life :" he did not hear anything
about living up to ilel Is, and icing true to his best
self The answer he got was, II thou wouldst
enter into lie Keep he commandments and In re-
spouse 10 further Inquiries, be was told GO anu sell
all that thou hast and give 20 the POOR eregion
which Jesus taught was one OF obedience TO inc
Divine laws Of life. aud the renunciaton, not
the Qualification Of SELF Until Mr.. llenworth can
make up his mini TO ,c,ch this un2alatable gospel
he will in the estimation Of men who know what
the real difeuIlcs OF lie arc, deserve little reputa-
ton as a spiritual adviser, however chaimin-ly In
other respects he may write and preach.
CLAnKs american Unitarian Assoelston), is a
| work which displays a high degree of intellectual
| strength and skill lis main object seems 20 be 10
defend Protestant SIN, practical system OF reli
gion, against the influence Of the Roman Catholic
| Church and the more subtle forms OF inldohty
| which have been developed within a comparatively
recent period what Is called Free RELIGION receives
especial attention, and iis sophistres are exposed
| With great acumcn. Whether however, Mr..
Clarke successfully establishes his own positive
| amrmanons, is point on which rcl lers will differ
| 10 judgment We can, however cordially recon-
| mend his book 10 all earnest thinking minds.
| Under the title Of The Church Hea (E. p Dut-
ton 4 Coz. the Rev. wiLLiAn REED HUNTINGTON,
IN Episcopal clergyman " Massachusetts. has tut
forth small volume Of essays In which is unfoldod
the outline OF scheme for Christian unity. Pre-
supposing in his readers certain amount OF Chris
tan faith he assumes that whoa Christ pre- ached the
| gospel ~ the kingdom" he intended that there
should be butt In the worl d. after bis departure,
| avi~ible and organized society bearing his name.
This is the germ OF the "Church Idea and in the
authors opinion il incom patble with the belle fhat
CIrists kingdom means only his spiritual supremacy
In the hearts Of his al followers, or that coming
| down OF the leayealy Jerusalem to earth which IL
to he looked for when the order OF the world
shall have passed away. The history OF the Church
Of Christ. he says, is but the record Of long and
valnfIi effort TO colhe in actual fact the divine idea
Of heavenly kingdom upon earth, and the result has
seen lamenlably imperfect Tie creative thought took
proper shape IN the hands OF those who received it
directly from the divine Founder, but during the
eighteen centuries Of Christianity /, has failed OF Its
in u development through various disturbing causes,
Of which these Grated as the mos, imnor IN,
Ro anism, which has exaggerated Tire Divine idea
PuritanisIn, which has diminished IL; and Liberal
| hK.h IA a I0xaf hau AZ AL IA.
"Church OF the Recone iaLon,' b. which is meant
tie organiLi alton OF CHRISTIANS under one general
| system, be built upf In the United States, where
the idea OF the severance OF Church and State has
received its most emphatic development, the eI-
psriment may be made under peculiar advantages.
The ground Is cleared says our author as Il never
| has been before. and the Churri has full freedom
to do her best. The nation, though made up OF
various races speaks one iansunye and Is infused
with Anglo.sazon ideas. and BY those crcum-
stauccs the universal Church which Is TO arise
hero will DO powerfully affected. Its Iounda-
lions must moreover, have an historical
character. sucA basis of unity Is afforded only by
two religious systems, the Anglican and the Roman
churcles and the former, as being Of Ango-sayou
stock, will APPEAL more closely to tho popular nc
nations The author, while arriving at thi' conclu
sion, nevertheless draws distinction between the
Anglican systm and the Anglican principle, the lat
| ter of which he believes Is Americas best nope
, | The Anglican position is defined TO be: I. The
/ | Holy cIptules as the Word Of God. @ The print
tive creeds AZ the rule OF faith .. The two sac
ramcn,s ordained by Christ himself 4. The episo
= pate a. the keystone OF governmental unity Ga
these four corncr.stones the author proceeds Il
{ erect the Church of the Reconciliation" which
like tho city Of God Ia the Apocalypse, may DO sai'
TO le four square.
Mr. Huntington, writing from an Episcopal stand
point, naturally shows leaning toward h'
own church But those who may not agre,
@ with his views viii acknowledge the clear
Il ness with which they are expressed, an
5 the tolerant spirit. in v'ilch other form
4 Of religious opinion trcn&, His style Is tiers
o and vigorous and his text unncumbered with tech
e nical or theological phroseoloFy Many person
believe that the tendencies Of the present day mr.
: toward religious unity, however remote that cor
= summation may appear To such may be commend
II cd Mr.. Huutnetons book as an interesting add
ton to the literature OF the subject by liberal an,
charitable member OF one OF our most mIortaI
religious bodies.
/, Mr.. WILLIAM H. DALI is Ac author Of a sto,
: and beautifully printed volume entitled Alaska an
" ia Resoifces just published nBoson. lee & She
g ard) The work gives an account OF the author
u observations and experience director OF the SC
a entinc corps attached to the exploring eXpedtiO
n which the Western Uulon Telegraph Company eel
70 to that part Of America while the plan OF teegraT
n to Europe by way Of. Behrins Straits and aero
M the north Of Asia was still entertained. 1t contain
-, great deal Of infOrmatiOn some OF which Is impo
ant, respecting the country Its inhabitants, tao p
=" culiartes Of its climate, and the natural Resource
~ Of its soil and waters An appendix gives 4 vel
mr. complete description OF all the tribes OF Alaska Al
DO the adjoining Islands; and there are many illustT
IS lions, most Of them OF moderate degree OF exc
adj | lGIce.
We noticed the other day the publication
al Messrs, Peterson OF GEORGE SANDS (OHs'~lo a
now We have to announce the appearance Of I
Count eH Rvdolstadt, which forms the sequel to Il
e' famous work. 1t is printed iu good tyre, and IN
On form convenient TO carry In ones satchel and
T. read on the deck Of steamboat or in railway O
e, The same house have also issued 7egerino,
tie JsdIOusy, by the same author TIE translation il
m. OLIVER 4. LKLASp, and is eIcellonty we'll don
% Tue print 10 large and clear biography Of Madal
Sand is prehXed 10 the volumG.s