The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22
SERVICES In WASHINGTON.
DR.. Newman Praying for the Ratification OF the
Pending Treaty-The Low Standard Of
the Moralist-Dr. starksy on the
Power Of Christs Love.
THE METROPOLITAN METHODIST GaUR ca.


DR.. Newman on the Low Standard of the
MOrnlist-He Prays for tho ratification
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1871.
Rev. DR.. Newman having returned from New
York preached this morning In his church. General
Grant, Mrs. Grant and Miss Nellie were present,
also the Vice President Chief Justice Chase,
Senators Cole ana HILL Judge Harris Mayor
Emery and other peaks OF prominence
in the political and social world On
opening service the reverend doctor prayed that
the questions between the United States England
might be settled by means OF
THE PENDING TREATY,
and the possible calamity Of war be thus avcrted
and that 1t might In future bind closer In peace
two OF the most enlightened and powerful nations
OF the globe.
DR.. Newman took his text from the tenth chapter
OF Mark and twenty first verse
ZONE THING THOU LAcKEsT''--
and opened his discourse with q eulogy upon mo-
lahty and moral man. who without the aid Of special
grace is the devoted father the true husband, the
faithful friend, the good citizen, the stanch
patriot. The context was then succlnctly
reviewed, and the story OF the young man who
came to Christ to ask what he should do that he
might inherit eternal life was rected with COM
mcnt and Chrsrs answer analysed. The sin Of
this young man was dolatry OF wealth; therefore
Christ imposed HIM the duty Of sel-sacriice and
the law OF benevoence. Mans mental and moral
nature centres upon some object for love Is objective
rs well Us subjective, and therefore the saviour dis
closes this youth that while he had observed the
relations which exist between man and man, yet
there lurkeI in his heart that sin which
was q violation of the drst command In the first
table OF the law Thou shall have no other God be-
fore me.'' Attention then invited to the insuni
cheney Of morality Tor the final purposes OF saliva
and lu ~ hn nj htnh I'm
alIst may urge against this view. Morality IL the
conformity oil our action TO the relations IN which
We exist In
It supposes many OF the nOblest virtues which adorn
civil law, the observance OF public order, seligov-
eminent touching food and ralment and the pleas
nres or PASSIONS of tne SOU ana .ae ,s ouwarc
mystery by which the eluipose OF the soul is main
tanned and The faithful performances OF all social,
domestic and civil obligations. The standard Is
high, but the speaker would erect still higher one.
There defects the morast's sysienl-flrst, In
his motive for his conduct. me difference between
Christ and the other religious teachers OF the age
was that Christ carried mems actions back TO the
mental states from which tney sprung. lne defect
OF the m0ralIst s that his motive Is not the divine
law. Another defect Is that his standard Is variable.
Every intelligent mind can conceive that there
should he universal, nvariable standard Of right
and wrong, otherwise human conduct would be as
THE MERCURY IN THE THERMOMETER
The moralst measures MS morality from below,
mot as0ye Tie d 1Ssn
him look to God and his morality dwindles ana
fades me standard Of morality must be me IN
suilciency OF morality Is perceived In the iact That
1t "a q neaation without positive element. 1t
secondary dervatlve negatives Of the decalogue
Tho great positive, injunction Is IN the
Lord tiny God with all thy heart soul, mind and
strength. Yhe test OF the last day VIII not turn
done that was commanded-whetner the positive or
the mandatory -precepts OF the divine law nave
JectIons which are urged against MS view: first,
the assumption OF the morast that he is rs good as
the Cnratlan in his daily life. This the speaker
would not dispute was often the ca e. Two straight
lines are two straight lines. Through the universe
BLACK is BLACK AND WHITE IS WHITE
the world over. Honesty in the moralist does not
differ from honesty IN Tie Christian. what then Is
the dherencea 1t must be ascertained in two
wals--hrst. 10y considering the motive OF the act,
and secondly, those special religious duties which
are just ns binding upon every man as the moral
code 49, lie would not place the motive for tie
Christian act upon sense oil mere personal ooliga-
tion To God but he would make 1t to he tile eternal
and lnmuiable prlncple OF rcctltude-in other
words the love OF holiness, whether in COD, angels
men. II moralist acts from this principle he isa
ssanss before Cod Christian man Goa asks for
facts The language OF The Old prophet is-"lf your
heart Is as my heart give me thy nand." Inc
second distinction that the morast fans to per.
lOrm those religious duties winch are imposed on
every creatureas prayer, study OF the scriptlr
observance OF the sacramenfs anu the internal cx-
ercises Of resignation ana l3tb. The m0ralist also
objects THAT he Cannot believe in
HIS DEPRAvITY AS MAN.
But IL IL fact that Lnsensiblity accompanies CRIME
ana the nearer % man approaches 10 ndelfy In
obedience to God the keener Is his perception OF the
slBlulness oil SIM He contends also that lie Is re-
waided TO his good acts mere, rs God remains The
same and loves the principles from winch good acIs
c0nse. Therefore he must be forever happy and his
salvation - secure. ftHa law, inaeed, that hap
niness and virtue are inseparable, man Is rewarded
Just 80 lar as ne goes; but Che m0racs OF life are
independents Oi eacn other, and are attended by
distinct rewards There Is physical morality
which relates 10 temperance md the laws OF
health intellectual morality, commercial and social
morality and Others and IN each or these depart
Inents OF lie. II man obeys the laws that control
them, he Will reap the rewards that attend them.