New-York tribune., 1870-09-19
RELIGIOUS.
FIrhoUTH ~ ,tprr-sERMoN BY THE REV, JAMES
BRECHER.

afks ly saying that his subject wasone oil 'hoso -
contrasts which peculiar to the development
SANITY and many things he should say ne wa pasept
Vvell aware would find echo in many he Of
site text was the eth and 10th verses OF tn cod also hath
Aghly exalted HIM. and given hli Of esus every knee
,shouid how OF things in heaven and toi's' -
SnSe MneS ef the "prindipe Il
Gristsn life disappears when eS s 70 ac like Christ
% 0 ans & IKE order to S NG
rsegs Idly SSa" we learn 70 feel sa Gnt
dd when he gsys t9et e be- kind pous anomaly and
the Mount SdrT T We adopt the principle OF &C;
% II Is 70 ms lord adopted; not merely trying now and
Nor Ehict cur worldly sagacy and philosophy with
sTsttsn phanthrophy They wont %2rk ,,S Soeeey, t
sTHSsi sH enthusiasm resulting in ftfu and unprsetSa
tety. mo man can serve two IN ~ i liz an
oopposite principles Of action For example, aman may
e .1 The great obstacle to practical Interpretation of
sur Lords life is that its foundation prncp Is ignored
Sf course fail "My kingdom not worldly" said our
lord TO his disciples and the context shows %hss
hin gdom Is the opposite OF shrewd calculating, worldly
philosophy In the world men advance ey denndne an dI
rise by making other people suffer IN the % 9%theT'
ndes are bessed are the rich Christs, blessed
she poor" The world principle is greatness through
E0ge Si Sesecon Of service any man viii be
great among YOU let hm be yoIr servant; ana ne m tat
Again il is not the natural talent which man pos,
which ennOhes him. III is tne uht VI
hat talent for the edifca0n the OF nose
less gifted. Thirdly, IL is not the possession OF
u s the recognition Of them Gods gift the cuya
bon Of them in soil Of less yrtuoGs surround md
ihc from SUn our text There is tendency in re6noment
and virtue make people shocked at the manifestations
sf ncn.rehnement aud vice. It is said is known
By the company he keeps" 1t is liel man is moi
hss of % OuT TnI Lord Sess Christ When went
emOng the Pubncans and harlots Mol You must
know uhK be keeps that company. There Is
many little hearted who oOnsOrts with the best
society, and many man, likewise found in The lower I
very image Of Jesus Christ And you want TO lind such
@nisteqed ana be servant to aid the spiritual progress
81 lowy neghbor, that you may become chieiest among
The speaker here reverted to these principles applied
Se said in this world the foulest degradation Of
hood yOu must not go into unciyzed countries 70 tnd
deprayity may go, must always look for alongside
of the highest forms OF refinement and civilization That
stheriai2ed It loses its bond Of humility which binds
n, and education, and refinement to contact with the
and religion comes and there becomes barrier As
wide as between Heaven and He'll or Lazarus and Aura
II requires palace to make hovel possible. tire
auires Trinity Grace 10 make Sixth Ward possible;
I1fth-ave. 70 make tenement houses possible You
can't find one without the other They go together,
TRADE against the vices and fOes Of York for vice
Sey S % heasen fs Hstons STt RTS
Sas, he said, worse heathenism in NewYork than
Canton OF among the IOttenOts OF the Cape of Good
hope have seen the Bengaee Indians the Chinese, the
"a,
Band Killers of South Carolina; and never never on the
surface of Gods earth have such men and women
e. have the last week OF two in NewYOrk CITY They
sheDot be found London may equal it, Hell does not
sur1ass IT, lSensaton Not that speak from personal
knowledge IAmusement hut the general principle Mr.
BeeSheT deprecated the almost universal shrinking OF
the better portion OF society from these waits of human
3y and the general unwingness humble themselves
ss they think by going among the lowly and nisterng
EQUALIZATION shah be exalted with Christ in His glory
II We suffer with Him. we shall rejoice with Him. BY al
tsess d s0Sr 06 9ust9os I the spirit Is ces5sed from
heei, blessed are the mercffu - blessed are lie
P,,Te IN M heart Tor they shall see God" God
THE ISSUE WITH SUPERSTITION.
The Rev. o. p. rockingham preached yes
terdsy morning Trenor's Lyric Hall, upon The
With Superstition" choosing for his text Acts xvii a. 2S
Superstition, said he is commonly regarded as terrible
6ng by all seet Of devOtees and all classes of believers
Every ready suspect others of this weakness,
but who will sdmit that himself perhaps is superti-
tousi There many definitions Of superstition
there classes Of believers the object Of each person
making definition being 10 define himself out of il and
~ cOnhne II 10 his nelgbpors: Ihe common dehnon ~
that includes every unbblcal and unchristan faith
nryer met With SueS favor from Jews BGddhists, or
Hohsmmedans. Others tell US that superstition If an
of religion Not for then religion and supeF
stition would hut different quantities Of the
thng whereas the two are at war with another all
over the world Religion = the confession OF the supreme
value and virtue Of divine thoughts and principles is
allegiance TO that which Is hohest and best It Is humble
service Of the heavenly Superstition utterly
Gil principle; i is the enemy Of every great idea; 1t
nothing but cspxciousness and wfulness where
eOnfeSses Is ignorant, mia
guided false religion hut who shall make this definition
OF avail by separating the true from the false belief
Others tell that superstition is demon worship and
the resort gic and unhoy Granted hat
ts still other superstition They come nearer 10 the point
Who like Putareb describe suer ltiOn as the influence
Of fear in religion the result Of low, crOuchng, cring
inG spirit I'm the sight Of Heaven And Kant hit the
nearly stl when he sad: Superstition is tho
habit Of regarding nature natural powers and intu-
subject TO caprciOusness guiated by aw"
zion hence implies an oyerhanng mass, an impending
weight, superintendent power, haunting presence.
ONeThhd0ONlNg mnucuce. IL suggests an ONerStef
Natchlng COMPANY OF saves, spltt LOOKING over yvr
shoulder invisible prince OF the OF the air that
must b. wOrshiped fatered and appeased The super
RtitiOus man witnesses an earthquake a lightning.
sroke aud, instead OF seeking to trace il up TO its
regards il pOrent ~ wrath and l-wn from heaven
crosses himself drops h knees crouChes and govels
tngperhaps his eisld-and hopes by these absurd
practices TO dissm Inahgnant Deity n disaster be
casts sbOut him 10 hnd IN society in hs conduct
the of'his misfortune, gathers himself together
counts iis possessions consoles himself with what is s
left collects his resources, summons his friends
meets rs enemy as best he may. Superstition IN
Europe the form Of priest lately opposed life nsur
snce the ground that II attempt TO balk
This superstition makes Friday accursed, and
eizng upon sunday converts il into day when things
essentially wholesome (Which is The meaning OF holy
cannot he done ON ordinary DAYS, work industry
enterprise, staesuansip are good but these things
bad ON sunday o. othCI days ~ j. good Z" drive into
the country ana lakt hChthf ieciea"n eui on sunday
do IT at your peril for then il means bad health ana
essentially good or evl ls suspended during these
hours The superstitous man reads his Bible that he
may have the benefit OF some magical supposed
lnhere III II and piays thinking 70 get by asking some
thing ne could never get by deserving hoping that his
praise, compliment, or BATTERY Of the Deity will bring
down blessing he s roo idle, ignorant or lazy 10
tarn for himself superstition makes rational
imagine that few drop, Of baptslna water. a bit of
bread and wine administered upon "a de3th-bed viii win
heaven surely than Lifeline Of love- and Justice
reliance salvation upon these sacramento Dut prob
ably there s no better Illustration ofsupcrttont han this
very rite Of communion WHAT'S IL Salvation bv bread
and wine instead OF ny character, dependence on
shese perishable elements instead Of on Nrtue Su.
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