The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-21

to have 1t through restiessness and OF the many who
30 gut lrom nan the rest they ound not else shere
lew could accuse Nun OF unscttiny Inc minds ONT
many pc hin for restoring rest All kinds q rest
are not good, ana
IN the religious word. Religious people demand
absolate certainty OF knowledge with regard 70
science nor political economy profess give and IS
an art lcial demand created by rel 1ous teachers
as anpears nom tn ln'iier NE S men ~ ,nings
the rules ior guidance Of ths lanuy and protection
Of ife and properly against the Numerous Classes
On these they scarce tnlnK and VIII not read the
slmpl lest treatise.
THE RoMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OFFERS REST,
and Is ITS great recommendation thai iG gives rest
t. the mind. to the over.pnrdeled heart. TO the
wcaried sou II says ''Cone TO me ana you shat
have stiffness and quot; no more ears
no more apprenelSons, no more anx-
ious Questions, no moro beating to and
fro before the Idle minds OF specnlstion
no more shipwrecS OF faith. Here Is the iuillilbc
word, the word that lies behind the Bible; / oicr
the word Of CHRIST hlnsen But the rest the Calho-
lie Ihurcn oners l. simply
THE REST or SLEEP;
gooo Wnen we are tired and beaten down ana
reason Is laitly spent and We are grateful Tor I'M
CONSCIOUSNESS. but some morning the mind awakes
anu asas, lyon, man OF Rome, claiming lnlalibiity
you, archoishOps and bishops from the ends OF the
eartn, where Is your authority snow US your Gre
dentals" They eer yoa 10 their predecessors
one an atheist ODs an aaue rer. another Yloody
man q war; Then they refer yon to Peter Inc pas.
slonate, Bercurla restless agilat0r, WnOm Paul Sc
Nerely rebuked al Antioch temposizIng with the
pasans, and WhOM Jesus told to get DehInd him.
Oi ycN. lie SOt IHe keys. lie ulu as much as
rest. The same power was delegated 10 all, ard
there Is nothing to SHOW his superiority over the
rest. Then
THE PROTESTANT CHURCH
comes with It's promise OF rest quoting the words,
come unto me al you that auor ana are Durdened
and VIII give YOU rest" and tells you 10 take
reiuge IN HIS arms. But wnere is Jesus We ask
Tor CHRIST and we are showna dogma. We ask Tor
the son OF Man anu we are shown article or the
creed-the opinion OF Luther or ALVIN or Augustine,
anu we nave to make endless search 10 know what
dogma We can rest IN, ana
THE REST or cHElSr DISAPPEARS.
They snow the New Testament anu say, ''He IS
there" On, are sou inspired2 Tue inspired Bible
must have an inspired Interpreter ana TINS one an
other 10 point nm out ana where are we to stop2
lne preacher went on TO say that IN realty no
sucn conviction or certainty was TO be found, and
that we can 90 Oh very We'll witnouU 1t. An urea
sonabie desire Tor rest has leo to deplorabe results,
sucn as suicides, where assurance Is sought where
1t Is the last tning 10 be desired But the demand
Tor rest Is natural, ana .ress remanethn We can
have moral assurance Of IL in the goodness OF God
and the beauty ana harmony or the world, and u
par al assurance ntelcctuay and The convection
II the Supreme Power desires u we shall be happy
Is better tnan leases OF eternity. The preacher
Guided py reierIiuv TO the example OF boy flying
Kite, which remains steady as a speck above, and
SAID II we would hy the Kite Of our existence ana
have 1t float sereney IN the air OF heaven, must
be certain Its string is attached to some useful
terest some blessed duty, here below.