The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-24
WASHINGTON CHURCHES.
DR.. Newman on the Anarchy in France-Tha
Licentious Teachings Of the Nation tho
Cause Of It's Downfall-Dr. Mcguire
on True Repentance.
METROPOLITAN CHURCH.

DIR. Newman the Freedom of tho HumaA
Wili--Thc Punishment Of Licenti0us ess
Exemplihcd in France.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1871.
The Rev. Dr. Newman preached as usual In the
Metropolitan church this morning. He selected His
text from Romans TX, 13-'JacoD have loved, but
Esau have l hated.n Side by side In the sacred
Scriptures, he said, are the two great doctrines OF
Divine sovereignty and freedom OF the human WILL
They are suggested by the text. After showing THAI
the word hateth in the original merely indicates to
have less affection for, though the passage
were TO read, al prefer Jacob % Esau." Dr. New
man passed to the consideration Of the purpose
found In this preference. In that purpose there
provision for the salvation OF every man By the ex
ercse OF his own volition and rath In Christ. The
Apostle arguing with the Jews touching their call
as nation for special purpose. This purpose Was
threefold-,o the OF God, to bealving
examples OF the Divine law to be the progenl0rS Ol
the Messah but because they had proved incOrriqi-
BILE they had incurred Gods dspleasure. In reading
sOnal or
NATIONAL IMPoRT9
This question DIR. Newman answered by declaring
that they refer to a nation, by showing that the
Edomites, the descendants OF Esau, 10 relation to
1e mace Of the twin beoe es
birth, where each one Is spoken OF AS nation. BY
viewing the passage IN TINS light 1t Is wrested from
those who attempt to prove from 1t Gods partial
love for portion OF humanity. or the
old doctrines OF eternal election and
retrIbuton. This Interpretation gives us u key 10
other passages, as ale hath mercy on whom lie Will
have mercy, and whom lie will lie nardeneIh.u Au-
gustine gives Us the meaning OF this word "hard-
eneth,n in saying God does not harden our hearts
by infuslng malice, but by Withholding the sotening
influences OF Divine grace. These influences ara
withheld from human hearts to-day as much As In
the days when by their withdrawal, PharaOh's heart
was hardened. There are men waking up ana down
this earth, reared In Christian families VINO nave
gone counter TO the Divine law 80 long, closed their
eyes TO the light so Often anu so frequently turned
an adder's ear to the calls or mercy that II may o.
said Of them they have been hardened.
HELL WILL CONSIST
in the withdrawal 0f these divine s0ffening innu>
enccs. We have living example OF this Id our day.
Turn to the French nation. What spectacle Tor GOO
above all other nations on the face OF the globe In
esthetcs, nation that may be proud OF It's arts and
sciences nation that has had tile light within and
around IL and yet IL god0rsaken. There are three
things In France that nave caused the Almighty to
Withdraw the soitenlng influences OF tue spirit.
Tne ndclity Of the educated classes the licentious
ness that has prevailed, making Paris danger for
the traveller, and Catholicism, under the Jesuts.
that has elevated Christianity unworthy OF God
and Christ. Combine these three and they are
ENOUGH TO DAMN ANY NATION,
whatever goodness there Is In us personally socl-
ally, nationally IL the direct result OF the influence
OF God on the human heart. A year ago, who
would nave predicted such state OF things as Is in
France to-day? FTenchnscn fgn,lng against French
men pillaglng churches and insulting the priests;
women acting unworthy Of their sex and
nations. God has Appointed them as an ex-
hibiti0n OF what inndety, RIGHTEOUSNESS
and Jcsutcal Catholicism viii do there and viii dc
here IN an individual and IN nation. You cat
only trust yoHacyos as You hide under the SHADOW