Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-21
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polttAn churCn IN the morning VIZ Is. |
ratheriug Of worshlppers that crowded tns
nov, and blocked ut, the aisies, President
orant ala NOT appear, to the disappointment
N the cprIous crowd that collects at the oacB
aoor ~ witness his exit Mira. Grant, her
oidr,t son. and Nellie, were " attendance,
and generously gave the rect OF the pew to |
stranFrra, Who, Il may be said, are always |
made at home at this ehuren. MI: yolIaN
the Chief Justice, Senator Wilson, Mr. Gar. |
aeld, Of Ohio, aud other Congrrssmep, by
their presence set good example TO thel'
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DR.. Newman took his text from tho .iEth
chapter Of Matthew, and S3d verse ''sSeek
70 1rst the Kingdom Of God and bis righte.
ousuess, and all these things shall DO added
unto you" -.HrlI .# ~,
PreIacing his sermon by a short descrlP;,
lion Of tho mount OF the Beautudea and
a suecinct summary Of Chrislp eroo,
derived two prominent thoughts from the
tsTt. First, The harmony between secular
and religious life. Secondly, the divine pro-
miaa to those who exempllfy this harmony
In everyday life. On the nrst point he re-
market that It 10 a narrow view Of tho Chris.
tlan life 10 suppose that conversion ls only
spasmodlc action. Conversion u the Initial
point Of new life, the grave the terminus,
heaven the goal. It Is a narrow view OF
an devotion arc religious. Pisly lie o centre
from which all the paths Of human lie radi,
he streams Of hui GHmSSGSp hieeRn rom Sniee Al
notion Of Christianity that supposea that
pleiy Ia the performance Of duty which for
the time being excludes the practice Of all
other duties. This notion has raised monas-
teries and nuneries.
He would rather take the chances Tor
Heaven amid the jostllug crowds OF, the
world than amid the secluslons and aciiv-
itics OF monaslie life. Paul, when making
tents, was just as truly saint as when he
Stood on Mars Hill preaching Christ and
the resurrection. Tue QuRkers are the most
moral and benevolent people 10 the world,
but their excluslveneea elfcumscribes their
influence, aud this is the reason that the
City Of Brotherly Love, where they live In
such numbers, ls cursed by 80 many riots.
Pieiy comprehends all duties and excludes
none. II Is always operative, like the pro
eesses Of nature. As the calculation Of, the
blood is constant, whether one aleeps or
wakes, or thinks or feels, or works, 80 true
plety is never intermitted, but constantly
nourishes tho soul. rHE =.
II IL false notion, however, Of everyday
piety that We must ever have our minds
hxed exclusively upon God. We are ever
subject TO Rravltation, subject TO tho press
ure OF the atmosphere, though 1t is ouly at
intervals that We think Of the law which
holds us TO earth as the component parts Of
the air We breathe. Yet every Chrislian
must have some hous for secret aud public
devotion. ..- s.sr....... - Cd.
p On the second point the promise Of the
text, DR.. Newman adduced abundant histo.
REAL pFoof, aud appealed TO Individual eK,
perience In viudicatiou Of the statement, He
,olAimed that God had not wound up the
world fke town clock, and let 10 run as II
would, He believed that God Is providence,
not fatality, not a coerelal necessity, but a
Syntem Of divine love. Opposed to q Stoic
Indifference there Is profound philosophy In
trusting God. He who fhils 10 seek The
Kingdom Of God, and Its righteousness ID
certainly a loser IN life and character, The
Progress Of nations prove the truth Of the
te1t. Commerce, agriculture, science, art
and literature, and all elements Of natlonal
greatness arc most developed where Chrlstt
anIly rules. A striking illustration Of Christi
promise ls seen In the history OF this CONT
nent. Carter entered Mexico for conquest,
PinaTro entered Peru for gold. A hpudred
yenrs the spaniards preceded the Pilgrims,
al armed and equipped and under thcpatron-
aRo Of princes. But what has become Of the
conquest Of the Spaniardsl What has Spain
IN this eountryti But the Pilghms 1cam'
sesking the Kingdom Of 0od!Aud itsTlghte
ousuess, aud iot all things have been added
unto US. Nh
uNivERsALisT SERVICES. ~
Rev. II. X. Walworth, Of Baltimore
preached yesterday morning at Mefierot
Hall, on the subject Of Eternal Life,
taking for his tsxt the third verse OF th
that they might know thee, the only tru
God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent.
There were but few persons, the preAche
aaid, living in Christian country aud mi
ChristlAn Institutions but had somv know
ledge Of the true God and OF thai Jesu
whom he sent into the world, 90 there wer,
bat few who could be said to have no part o.
this life eternal. Very few, however, ar,
blessed with a perfect knowledge Of God and
Jssasj and so very few have n perfect sploy
ment Of this life eternal. II was rema rka
BILE that this phrase eternal life,"h wa
never used until the coming Of Christ, aut
itbeionKs wholly 10 him, The Jews knew
nothing Of Il, aud the Gentile nations ar,
wholly sllenI In regard to Il. Our English
tFsnalators have found but one plHee 10 the
Old Testament where they could use the
word "eternity," aud but one place where
the latter case 1t 10 applied TO God, Whlle 10
the other Il should not be uted at all,
The very word belongs 70 tho New Testa.
ment, where Il occura at least thirty times.
Many have supposed that Il referred 10 an
endless existence In what they called Heaven.
But "etarnAl llfe'' has no more reference to
the 0sber world than No tbls. The word
sieteruaii' expresses tho qunlity, the eharae.
tsr, ths Kind OF life, and NOT its duration.
nor tho time or place Of ia commencement
or eontinuance, BesIde the tent. Jeepe 6ay.-
GWhoso eatclh my neSh ana -dinketh nv
blood hath Stsvaal Ne" He Is already In
possssaion OF III itlssomethipgshse at and
does SpIoy noe. And agaiB, We read, 60 cd
hath giyen 70 us etsrHsi W, and this life Is
IN MS Bon." l.EH urTpa-r gL.gI-
& These quotations show eoncluslsely that
the word External" does not mean the iength
81 the life, but lie eharaeter ThA eternal
life which Jesus world have Us Tvs Is a
strong life beAuuful and grand life, Of
high hopcl, great comforts, and OF rich
promises a life which We may all live, and
II lt ind an endless source of pleasure. pront,
and spiritual wealth. 500 ~ : -
Many arc the persons roundabout Us. who
epioy thls etsrnal life. Fur example, the
busineaS mAu, who is suhjsct to the usual
Temptations Of over reaching and taking ad-
Vantage Of oth~rs, but he carrieS Christian
principles In hiA hcari, and he is true to
them and be yields not 10 the temptation.
" Though thousands might be added 70 lila