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A SeFmnn by the Rev. Charles b. Smyih--
Power Of the rress--Biasts ut Frec.f.ovc.
isia-Thc Right 10 ssIay "a Sc0ucer.
sermon apropos to leading event in the social
world was given yesterday morning by the Rev
Charles u. Smyth at the moccst htllc Presbyterian
church, Eleventh street, between second and Third
avenues. The reverend gentleman caose for his
text the following tenth verse Of the twentieth
chapter OF Lcvitcus :-'And the man that con-
rntLtelh adultery with another man's wife, even he
mat commitfeth adultery with his neighbours wife
the aduiterer aud the adalcress shall surely be put
to death.v
TIE HEsaLD TEXT BOOK.
The reverend gentleman opened his remarks by
saying that 1t Is great fauls with modern pulpit
Lclans that they Ipduge in vague generalltes E"
and fail either to am the shafts Of their eoquence
st the particular sins or wnIen their i;arrry ure
guilty or to point out minuleY the rules by observ
ing which, with the assistance OF Divine spirit, they
might avoid SIN aud practice holiness, well as to
show the arguments drawn from right reason, which
sustain tho doctrines and preoepts OF revelation.
1t cannot but seem true to every unpre.
JUDGED observer OF passing events that 'The
the YOUNG lack the stamp Of a true
Christianity, and the reason why, when grown
to maturity, 30 many neglect the faith is because
they cannot reconcile tn their minds facts as they
exist with the lessons they have learned.n-
tERALD.) The fact Is, my hearers, there Is IN the
region OF modern theology, as in money making, too
occupying only directOrial positions an assumption
5:s I. ss1ss| s,J ~ ~ s.es
Matched iunumerable heresIes prosecutions, immO
rai!!es contradictions absurdities and yarite, Of
OF modern Specializing theologlans not OF
BIGOTED SECTARIANS,
but the Christianity Of Christ himself-this is what
Is needed IN the pulpit, the pew in the courts OF
the church, In her conventions conferences syn0ds
anS c9Sao ,Se 70 put e INTO dead world and to
stock, but an object universally admired and
THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY
rings through every avenue Of the soul with the
true ring OF precious coin that not counterfeit,
a. sae S IN
very nature OF things-absolutey, eternally, un-
PULPIT IIcRSSssE.
Let It not be said that, IN calling public attention
o. proprety or decencs. There Is Icence for the
poet; license for the stage; license iOr the bar;
acense for the witness box; license for the writer
Of 6ction; license tor the press the mutltudnous
printed matter, and place 1t meath every IN.
tellgent eye in the land; and why should
mere not DC u66uBe puiplJ relteTate Inc
commands OF God, VINO is purer than the heavens,
and who IL more nt than mortals are to Judge what
1t s proper 70 teach or decent to rcpeau why should
the creatures OF His hand Brethren, 1t Is time Tor
true modesty to take The place OF that
which by her prudery, with cruel whip in hand,
has driven virtue like an exile weeping from our
e lovers ST Il is time @ pulpit to waHen up on
this question 1t must do so il our country 10 be
seps from tate lately IKE tnat Of Sodo and
them. Lei the latter not hear tier cry in vain,
refuse 10 hearken TO The Call OF Gods "Cry aloud
and spare not show my people their transgressions"
FREE LOVERS.
The principles OF the fourerites, 0wenites ana
other socialists ana free lovers, though different in
some OF their minor particulars ore the same In The
main. They all deny that wife should be limited
to one man for husband; that is TO deny that
there ehOud be any punishment for the crime pro-
hlblted IN the seventh commandment We have
SOC alism were not without the aid OF dally Jour-
nal In this city.
PRESS TEACHINGS.
II Ia as much to be depiored that the issues Of q
daily press, that any OF its editorial stall or corps
OF writer's should he imbued with socialism or free
does not know that the influence exer,ed for good
or for evil by daily newspaper Is gigantic and much
every publication office, and every editor and every
writer 10 the land were me disseminaior Of virtue
%iSnty % power @ then, Would Goodness Weld ""s like
people Ike priest" Is an adage with " hich we arc
A familiar, and 1t may be that we shall YET have the
saying
LIE PAPER LfKE READER.
who can tell what effect familiarity with clique
enusiOns from their pens, In years gone by, may
have produced upon the minds and susceptlDihties
OF man then youthful whose soul Is now III eter.
ntly, ana for the alleged killing OF whom another
human being IS on trial2 Such men are apt to
favor tho abolition OF capital punishment. I'm.
punity Tor crime acc0rds well with freedom to com.
init crime. The doctrines OF free-lovsm have OBJ
tanned an astonishing lodgment among the opinions
Of existing society alarming IN high degree, and
resulting with che certainty OF Tie ordinary course
OF nature In
GIVING BIRTH TO ADULTERY.
Tho extensive prevalence OF this crime is plainly
aceable to the Tree doctrine Of marriage by affinity,
aud therefore the disregard OF hc sacred obligations
OF marriage by law. 1he western "Paradise or
free.lovers'' las Indiana has well been styled by q
distinguished advocate,, is tue natural place OF
Srines-t0 get rid OF. It Is opposed TO common
sense. This is evident from the fact thai even the
nations OF antiquity, which were loose as 10 many
points OF morality were united In INJECTING pun s.
iuent upon all who were guilty OF this crule.
HISTORICAL LESSONS.
Abimelcch threatened death to any Of the men of
Gersr who would thus insult the wife OF Isaac. u-
evidence ol her having committed this crime. The
Egyptian law manned for life both OF the Offenders.
The LOcrlanS put out both OF the mans eyes. The
Germans placed the woman denuded among her
KINDRED, shaved her head, ana caused her husband
70 beat her through the city. The GorynGonH
crowned the man with wool 10 shame niIn. Tile
Camani Obliged the woman 10 ride upon an ass,
naked and hootod at, and forever arter called
her N sc0rn "a rider upon OH ass" Even tue Ro-
a MI