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comparison with him, viz Confuoius and
Socrates. He hrt considered the life and
philosophy Of Coufucius, the great teacher
OF the Chinese. He was another llluatfA-
tlon o. the power OF a mother 70 shape the
deztipy Of her con. Al the ago OF thirty he
Announced himself a rellgiooA teacher, and
his great object TO b the reaforatloa OF the
religious rites Of his people, HsKave biz
dlaelplea many excellent rulea, bun bis system
Of morality Il essentially detective aid OBJ
structlve to progress.
Il IL clear that he inculeAted duty 70 no
supreme being who should claim the love
apd the services OF mankind. eubordlnation
was the distinguishing characteristics Of bis
moral philosophy. China owes her pcFpo.
tuity TO bis doctrine Of nllal obedience.
Yet this doctrine OF suborilnatlon tended
naturally TO make her people slavish, deceit
ful, and puslllanimousi 70 mako the China
man perfect automaton. The golden rule
has been ascribed 70 himi but as he gave Il,
1t was a mere negatlon, ''Do not unto others
as you would not have them DO unto 10 you"
II was boldly In contrast with the golden
rule OF Christ and the generous reciprocity
embodied In the positive command EDO unto
others as ye would have them DO unto yon.n
Tho life and character Of eocrates was
then discussed. Hia powerful weapon was
argument. Hls forte was the intsllect. He
laid down the principle radically erroneous
that virtue and Intelligence arc ihSeparnble;
that As vice came from Ignorance 90 virtue
flows from knowledge. He Deprecated him
self, deciatod that he was . fool, In order 70
give prominenes 10 his argument. " y %
On the other hand, Chrst sought n6l the
Intellect 90 much az the heart. He know
that the reformation Of humanity must DO
gin In the heart rather than In the head.
He did not, IKE socrataa, depreciate himself.
He was the most powerful vindleator Of the
dignity and value Of human nature thai has
ever challenged the attention OF mankindy
No matter how low human being h. ssnk,
he 10 not TO DO desplsed. Christ would not
desplse him. He underatood human wanls
and human sympathlea aud adapted HID
teachlngs TO them. Dogma aud parable
were his favorltp methods OF presenting
truth. What poetry b TO proc, parable 4
70 dogma. Christ was the greak parnbllat,
and he lured men on By this method of iri.'
parting truth. Christ had remarkable pro-
lection Of personallty-A reaehlBg doWn Into
the hereafter. Hence heturha Win 70 much
force upon the great future. 80 uaUasil
ID IL said By some that civilization VIII
20 long ~ the hunan heart shall remain de-
PRAYED; 20 long az the human uoul shall
sigh In guilt 20 long as tears shall bedsw
human cheoksj 90 long a. woman shall
weep IN vidoWhood and child aud children
In orphanaRoi so long as disease shall lay
low proud humanity and death rap. at our
doors with his bony fingers, 30 long as there
Is a Shroud and grave and q church and
tolllng bell, 20 long win Christianity be =
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Rev. Dr. boynton, pastor Of the Central
Congregational church, preached another
sermon yesterday upon the woman qnsstion,
from Deuteronomy rxii'oi The woman
shall not wear thai which peFtalneth unto q
man, neither shall man put on q woman's
garment, for all that do 90 arc ab0uinAtione
unto the Lord thy God"
The question proposedto DO discussed waS
would society be benentedy would tho char
acter and condition OF woman belmproyed II
women were Invested with tho political
Iisns 9, men, ana snouid undertake me
~ pna .,n,aSi ~, h..i...t.,, q IN e
dI.en,.Iou ,s.t All. n,onS I'M "a a IN.
men snd 1o,nsn ,rs,s snssgs s nnon AZ. no,.
ists,sI ousstIons ~ ,S.s,ss "a snrnioxr,s ~
for women snS n ssatIns to.,h IONA 1850
~ he women in r.sn.es ~ nro.ns,,,v ~.
raj scope N thh rnoyen,ent "a 1wo;,aSN.
nsaning H,,t an atfscS nnon stIhs,.,,.t
Tnsrrts - .nd ,ha o.Mi1SP M fh,.,,sh ~,
nnon IA Nina ana cS,i, slsni,r I1.s,lf n
Wa aiso ala that Inc stress ~ this M ttIc
WouId ~ unon OivIng the haIlot "a SronSn'
brcanse thls ea1not Il aona vithout ,,r.i
nIectlpe the Ohri,tlsn idea Of SmStriaee.
ana thus woman would be betrsred ana eor,
Tupted on the one hand, man woula n. A..
grsdcd ana the RIbia ~ aIsTsSa 49, ~ hssh.
we NAV NOT iudge on the real tend.ncies
or this so.caIIed reform by The loose and
suparHcIal talk vhIch sats for,h uha. enc
t6usIastic speaken choose 20 cail he vrones
and slavery OF women. We mnst "a a.
the ultimate purpose, that central sthouRht
which 10 at once the originating and guild
Ing power OF the movement. In order 10
do this We must go TO those leading ninds