The New York herald., 1871-03-06
SERVICES AT LYRIC HALL.


SERVICES AT LYRIC HALL.
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2Assry Of Natural Selection In Religion
Tho Hideous Belief or Predcstincd Damna-
tion-virtue Its Own Reward.
The clear, bracing weather Of yesterday morning,
with its bright sun, cloudless sky and fresh breeze
induced large congregation to gather In prayer at
the concert hall on Sixth avenue, where the gilt
similItudes OF Apolo's Tyre attracts the eve. The
CHEEKY erect OF the weather was noticeable In the
bright colored garments OF the ladies' as well as on
their faces. The male SabbatarIan, It need hardly
be said, preserved his
USUAL MELANCHOLY APPEARANCB.
After the performance OF the nrst part Of the very
simple ritual, the Rev. Mr.. rockingham delivered
his sermon. The text was from Matthew vii, TO-
"By their fruits shall ye know them.
Do men gather grapes from thorns or
fgs from thistles" There Is vast
difference he Il said, between tneortical
and practical farming It ts the same In hortioul-
ture. The practical farmer or gardener is he who
knows what crops can grow from certain plant
fngs. good crop cannot always be f0ret0d; yet It
may be taken as general rule the fruit Is the test
Of the system Of agriculture. 1t Is not from the
philosopher In his closet, nor from the chemist In
THE NAN IN THE FIELD
that we arc to learn husbandry. BY their fruits
shall ye know them; but what iruitss 1t Is un-
doubted that bad mans actions may often appear
to be geod; good mans deeds may often seem
bad That Is SO because we never see all. And
what OF relgionsi 1t may be laid down til at the
best faith Is tnat which turns out the best men and
women. This should never be forgotten. 1t ia not
tested in the number OF mans prayers, nor in his
LISTENING TO 4 WEEKLY SERMON.
nor in the amount 81 his daily Bible reading; not
In his ability to quote texts, not In crooKng the
pregnant hinges Of the knee. tits IN the goodness,
justice and truth ef bis lo win these tests be iound
can proaucs the BEST Child OF that wnich has the the
best influences over the education which can gather
soul OF the man the nearest to moral PERFECTION.
IF RoNANIsM oAN DO THIS.
transubstantiation or anything else, but must say
there issomethng In this old faith which WORKS these
Savnss or Lutheran. We must acceps Il wtn the
belief IN election, everlasting damnatlon and
Snss @ e soua a'fs the s9w same "S se
tarlans Komanism struggles with faith Evangelism
with destiny. in endeavorlng to carry this out: MY
spnrn the idea OF becoming our own Providence,
making our virtues our god and planting the KING.
dom Of Heaven IN our own hearts. II even hard
mater1alism can accomplish 1t, we
MUST BECOME INFIDELS
II, taking this world as our home without any future
we were vested with such sagacity, such wisdom
purity, truth, temperance, justice and goodness al
would make M sae world blooming garden, there is
thing of this knd can ever be shown. Conservatives
aver that radioalism viii 20 on and dislntegrate
society. They are
WRAPPED IN THEIR OLD IDEAS,
and say that the first fruits OF radcasm are dtsre-
as to make this DEVILS world. Now, was all In the
old Roman Church holy that seemed SOY were the
cruelty no here
massesi II not there would have been no radical
ne s says Il o@ have LG1 a
down their nobleness OF character you have impov.
erisned and ruined them" But in these Southern
ducts invite to indolence the religion s suited to
THE CHURCH IS NOT 70 BLAME
The Protestant turns to the Inventions or Protest
ant countries to art fourishing to wise and liberal
that in these Northern countries il was Tor
man to struggle for existence, to pan to occupy lis
mlnd with designs TO ameliorate his condition, and
to the presbyterian Catechlsm formed In 1871 and
bodies OF this rich Church, which were separated
for nearly thirty years. reunited and this Catechsm
was accepted as the basis Of union. 1t contains
my and y, MY
lasting wrath and Others to eternal bliss The cir
cumstances Of life are nothing; but all this fore
could men do other than crawl through life under
such dispensat0n9 1t makes the SIN OF Adam
makes the fe OF Christ one mass Of torture greater
than all the suferlngs OF the world for ages. and
nsa tns M ns 'qsse aDpessa ss ~ sas sra
yet some Of the sweetest purest and tenderest
men and women that tho world has seen have
have all believed they were among tho q elected to
eternal happiness and, thus fortiied, nave gone
God as one Of unspeakabie love. and this Hood Of
aiaecton comes 40 down from Heaven 70 cheer the
wasted a aearts the thought that seven-eighths OF
heis
GOING TO BR DooMEp.
Men put on their coats, 60 to business come home
goto bed, aud 90 the same thing every day. II Is
not indifference to human suffering, but because the
hideous belief and pictures heaven with the door un-
locked and the latch outside, with room for every.
ese would there no was all aawsps or a
heaven were for oil nobody would take any trouble
TO gain It. Thus, Universasm makes no better
faith is to create an atmosphere OF the heart, to
widen the horizon to learn to bear our burdens with
patience to comfort loneliness and make the world
benefccnt horne One man hunts lions, another
strokes puppy dog; one likes mountain afr another
loves the smoke OF battle. Some find
COMFORT ON THE FIVE SHARP POINTS
0i Oalvlnism; Others delight In Liberalism. rell-
gion is right which teaches man to stand IN the
feel tha, life is a work no has to 60 through
under serious responsibility Justice ana
II:n ra;tn. are the same a over she wTa
decompose, but the relations OF man to man are the
same always. The same moral law runs through
torture they did not hesitate to use; but 1t was
military order created for
SPECIAL EMERGENCY.
We speak OF Christian gentleman ny NOT say
| where Hamlet, speaking Of his father. merges the
take him for all In all; we shall not look upon his
ike again." There Ia the absolute IN vit.ue wnicn