The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-08
showing the continuous growth Of the congregation
and membership.
CHURCH SERVICES III WASHINGTON.
Secret Faults and Christian
Virtues.
How the Complacsncy OF Chri stian SelfRight.-
eousness Works-St. stephen, the Martyr.
METROPOLITAN METHODIST CHURCH.
DR.. Newman ON Secret Fnuits-How Chris.
,s.ss tians Deceive Themselves.

DR.. Newman ON Secret Fnuts-How Chris.
,sass tians Deceive Themselves.
WASHINGTON, May 7, 1871.
At the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church
services were conducted by the pastor. Rev. DR..
Newman. He announced his text In Psalms XIX,
12-"Who can understand his errorsf Cleanse
Thou me from secret faults" Our purpose this
morning Is to consider some OF
OUR SECRET FAULTS
and their remedy. Sofknowle Ige Is the highest at
talnment OF the human mind. To know the stars
rocks, flowers, beasts, Is certainly admirable. These
branches reveal to us in certain degree the charac-
ter OF the Creator; but 1t is defect In odern
system OF education that 1t leads man
away from himself. No man can yield himself
In subsection to whatever is pure and holy, right
and benefcent, who has not knowledge and mas.
terry OF himself. Whoever contempates the relations
OF matter to mind the effect OF body and mind, must
the importance OF unders, andlng physiology. An
appreciation oil the influence OF intellect on the body
leads TO appreciation oil the value OF knowledge
Of mental philosophy. What Is true Of this Is true
also OF moral philosophy. Ii - fact that cannot be
denied that mea deceive themselves. especially in re-
lgious matters. They do by con oundlng the assent
OF the understanding with the determination Of the
Will. This assent sometimes brings Immense salts.
faction 10 the mind, and men take it as substitute
for the resolution TO do what they ought. Every
precept OF the divine law every principle In the
sermon on the Mount, every petition IN the Lords
Prayer must receive your assent But there Is vast
ana the resolution or the Will to emoody the precept
and carry out the principle OF love in accordance
with the law, the sermon and the prayer. You 80
far
ACCEPT CHRISTIANITY
as 10 be wiling 10 support anu defend It, but neither
your money nor your defence lie substitute for
l. ne cmOodlnent OF Its principles IN your every day
life Again, mel deceive themselves by confounling
tho. GOOD actions which come from natural oisposi-
tinns w. u those which now from principe. Doubt
less nerso, ~ are born With certain dispositions which
a re ayca,Ianr Their physical and mental endoW-
- n
fhese Grta than :! beautiful woman is for her
heanty genius or his talent, or giant
Tor his strenstn The rfiu- Ia such persons con-
siss In retaining these " ~, .t :" n n
dnco Nv cn,si 'erng That acts Of vice
are only occasional, provoke pI n Senap.a
tion while acts OF virtue Ill uiuou ny .lie uesg-
nation OF permanent habits .a, ,,a t,o VICE ~
inaraned and awaits only temp a.'"u W 0ause ~
to overleap all justice. All men hd'' .eli vlIuous
moments, wnen the proul are CO. III. Seotnx, .no
selfish generous the ava,clous beneVos VIII. IL byron
there are as pure aspirations as ever nave heen no
toriousy bad In life, yet VINO at thes spoAo az
acted The Chri stan. But the Gospel demands taI
virtue shall be the rule not the exception. Az the
last day God will Judge US not Dy occasiohai acts,
but by the sum total OF the deeds done Ia ana py
the body. :
sELF-DECEpTToN 49,,
Is perpetrated by men, eXtenuating their own pecu-
liar sins, and cOngratuatlg themselves on not COM
hitting offences TO which they were not te mpted.
Temptation always assailS the weak part OF man.
There are persons who are never tempted To steal.
to Violate the bridal vow, to betray friend or coun
try, who are generous to fault, who are inst 6a-
cause they cannot be unjust, aud they arc ant 10
pride themselves ON Their ncles. and are ter
t,ac ~ ..g taelt and adultery and trcachery
,u,1 wnle they pride them selves on their STRONG
points they leave the weak ones unguarded.