The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22
TIE SWEpETB0RGiAy CHURCH.

ANG cE EyEtbVkkNtAI eNJnCHs
The Removal of Evils md EGlsiiics-The
Carisiimn's Battle for the Mystery Over
SIn-The Work of Mans Redemption
discourse by Rev. Chaunrey Giles.
Rev. Channcey Giles yesterday morning, Mt the
Swedenbosglan church, In East Thtrty-nfth street,
preached an able sermon on .frhc Removal Of Evils
aud Falstes." He took for his text Exodus xiii
27-S0:-"l viii send my fear before thee and VIII
destroy al the people 10 whom thou shalt come; ana
Twill make all thine enemies turn their backs unto
thee And viii send hornets before thee which
shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanlte and the
Hite from before thee. VIII not drive them out
from before thee IN year; lest the land become
Gesolate and tile beast of The field multiply against
thee. BY LITTLE ana lille VIII drive them out from
before thee, until thou be increased ana Inherit the
landm
Ii requires but little knowledge OF ourselves, the
pastor sad, 10 discover that
ARE NOT ~ TIE TRUE ORDER:
our lives arc not In harmony with the principles OF
civine tr'ita. There Is conflict IN our own natures
between our knowledge ana desires. We soon
discover that we have ia'sc principles to correct
evils 10 combat, and habits OF thought affection
and act 10 break up and remove. False principles
and cvil desires pre- occupy our land, ana we have
before us the weary and painful work OF removing
them. The planet glides along In Its Orbit without
struggle or a lar; toe tree grows according TO lis
own order, blossoms into beauty ana ripens INTO
fruit without any effort or any mistake. TIE animal
Is born III the order OF its nature. Its knowledge is
PERFECT GIFT or THE LORD.
The bee docs not have TO learn how to build Its cell
and gather honey; the lily does not toll anu spin
Tor the glory which adorns IT. the sparrow does not
COW and gather into barns--our Heavenly Father
feeds item witlJnt any agency OF their own. Bnt
only n M w
is much hartef-un!carn. Born without knowl ledge,
he learns much that Is false. The natural mind, In
which all our evils and falstles reside, Is last de.
veioped and We are deluded into the danger OF
letting them retain possession and cnircnch them
selves more and more strongly. How many give
themselves MP To the
GRAIlFicAIioSS or SELFISH AND WORLDLY DESIRES
for the present, with promise that when
they have got all the sweetness out OF natural de-
lights they VIII cast them OF a wornout garment
ana cultivate their spiritual natures1 Aiasl they
IND tnat false principles have cntrenched Them
s elves. But the Lord has promised TO help us-to
light our battles for us-on one condition. and that
Is obedience 10 HIS voice. lie needs our co-opera-
tion II lie did not he would never call upon US;
de would drlve out every enemy and place US, as
He did
ADAM AND EVE, IN A PARADISE
but regenerallve as the birth ana development OF
new nature n the place The Old THIS new creation
word OF God. Ihc mind OF man Is
THE THEATRE or THE CREATION.
ne MIND Is created. and that il gradual pro-
cess. Two processes GO on togetner-the removal
OF Tho c principles which are hostile to a heavenly
lie and the establishment OF those which constitute
TIE good and trae introduced Into their place. The
inpossibility Of doing this has It's ground In the
nature OF tue human mind and is worthy OF our
careful consideration. The mind, like tie body, is
organic. ia parts are all related, and so Intimately
connected that one cannot be touched without ar.
feeling all. our minds, like our bodies, unity.
though composed OF an Indefinite NUMBER OF facul-
49, xfal .,,ff ,o,.sa.
tstence 10
REMOVE ALL HIS EVIL AFFECTIONS
and false principles ut once as t would To natural
life to take OF the material body the brains and
senses. Our regeneration Is typiied by the Jews
nhabiianiS are the hereditary anu acquired evil and
false PRINCIPLES;
THE JEWS REPRESENT TIE HEAVENLY AFFECTIONS
And SPIRITUAL TRUTHS
which are to be introduced In their place. The
minister spoke Of tile necessity for a gradual cX-
pulslon Of the lalse principles ana contnued:--IBe
Lord nd not dspel aud oberate every falsity from
your iRi q by iasn OF
THE LIGHTNING or THIS DIVINE TRUTH.
il lie lei lie would have destroyed all your
intelligence Your land, which Is your mind.
no means OF thinking or Knowing; YOU would
be a mere niapt IN knowledge, and II the
IN the same DANGER OF learning faisy as before
Speaking OF I've necessity for correcting errors Mr..
,aust prepare for them, call In all the allies can;
the Lord had promised TO be an enemy TO our ene-
HEAVEN AND oMsrporE>cE ON OUR SIDE
a We will accept their services. The only weapons
that take effect upon item are divine truths These
are the weapons used by the Lord himself when lie
was tempted by the devil. II Is the experience OF
Cni lstiarls IN all ages that In their greatest stress
passages Of scripture have come to their rescue and
proved n very present help In time OF need. We are
not as well armed IN this respect as we ought TO be-
we all have our besett1ng sins. In one they are
strong appeutes; In another, untruthfulncss; In
another disposition TO appropriate what does not
belong TO HIM. Others are lrascible, and
TAKE FIRE LIKE A GOOD MATCH
Of the sight OF Irlcon some are naturally deceltu.
Others rough and blunt, and seem To take delight IN
innIclng pain These the weak points IN de-
fence, and our enemies always find them out. We
ought 10 learn those passages OF the Word which
bear directly upon that point and turn our minds TO
The Lord as an everpresent help In every time Of
weapons which your enemies cannot resist and
make
THE LORD AND HIS ANGELS YOUR ALLIES.
The land which Is the theatre OF this conflict LIS In
our own minds. Evil spirits can only attack US
there aud The Lord can only help US by what there
As In our minds 10 operate upon. II we have an
abundance OF divine truths, then the LORD can use
them these truths conjoin us TO Him. and ny their
means lie can give us power. They are Ills angels
WHO ni the enemy With dread, aud lake eject upon
Them like the sting Of the hornet. Evil spirits are
present 10 and excite every false and eN princi
pie IN us they get 10 Us by what Is ialse the
Lord by what II true. Thus
HEAVEN AND HELL MEET IN OUR MINDS
and strive for tie mastery. By drawing near 10
the Lord and calling upon Him when tempted We
place ourselves under the shadow oil Ills wings.
We make Tim our refuge, ana no plague can come
nigh or dive ling. Every time we resist an evil
we weaken It's power over us. we loosen its Dold
ul0n us. IL may he very ltttle " may bo Inpcr-
oepubie; but resistance has some effect Every
Anne We BuUDleSS false thought or aD eVU desire