The New York herald., 1871-09-03
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY SEPTEMBER ls7-rRPLE SHEET

a necessity TO our civilization, and he who would
lend MS ald 10 lessen tho respect with which IL Is
esteemed among men, Is anything but beneiactcr
to our race.
That religion has acgenerared into trade it
seems 10 me- on the contrary, elevated to the front
rank oi the pro- essions for the education OF man.
hinu 10 hgher social and spiritual Place Is second
70 none In Importance. The lahorer is WORTHY Of ms
nlre anu Is there any good or sunlclent
reason why In this respect distinction should
be made between the preacher and the arti.
Hanf Faith Is u necessary virtue, but laltn
IN things unseen Is moi Of spontaneous growth All
men are not hltne recipients ol fhe sacrament anu
some preparatory teaching education beng neces-
sary tue Caurcn although lar from what conid he
desiiedl seems Indispensable. II the apostles adj
mlnistered the sacrament weekly Is there obli-
cation that we slouid do the sanes can imagine
nothing. II the spirit OF the teachings or our saviour
are carried out, that binds us 10 follow ine naoi.s
and practices OF the apostles necessarily nnuenced
10y lime. The change by them from the seventh DAY
TO the hrst was virtually continuation or the oLd
dspensatlOn with the embodiment OF the new.
there being nothing in The coming OF our saviour
which detracts from the observance OF the Sabbath
sary labor conferred together for the general edin
cation and IN all respects furnished us an example
proved salutary. The desire to observe the ordn.
ance Of the Lords supper on the hrst
day OF the week was snnictens oeaso reason ,ut 10
that the observance OF the law OF when the Old sab
bath Is part longer binding, through the words
OF our Saviour ~ am the end Oi the law iOr right
eousness TO every one that belleveth' Is not easily
reconcilabe. since between Christ and us the law
stands ont IN bold relief, and dsregardlng that our
position would be in farm without works, out
equivalent TO works Without faith. But this much
certain one day has always been set apart, under
the Old dlspensation "Keep holy the SaoDath day."
changed under the new Us matter of convenience,
IN cOlnmemoration of our Saviour's resurrection.
and stimulated with the promise that 'where two or
three are gathered together IN my name there am
In &c. Yet are asked to 'stand fast III the liberty
wherewh Christ has made us 1ree;" but II we aban-
don one section or Tho law, give up The Sabbath
that rs to all lntents and purposes as at present
understood, 1t would naturally follow that we give
up all, and our situation Is not yet sucn
tiat we can give up all restraining innu-
enCes and cast our social ship adrlft at
the mercy OF unrestrained passions. We may
upon unimportanI points prune here and engraft
there, but we cannot qualify curta the sabbath.
Once abandon lhat-transpose IT into Q holiday
merely divest OF It's sacred character and assOca
tions-and our religion to the coming generation
would be reduced to historical reminescence OF the
past. l am surprised that your correspondent,
claiming such degree OF intelligence and mdepend-
ant INVESTIGATION, anOrding ability to 'get religion"
without either priest parson, should 80 roundly
condemn all whose opinions are not exactly IN
accordance with his own. we are told to Judge NOT,
lest We be Judged, and partakiny largely or faith
one would naturally expect to 6nd behind 1t charity.
Indeed this self.suflciency, this independence Of
thought thls tearing up by the roots the religion or
our fathers-thls abolition of all creeds, this
lrldled lcense-Is OF the two, methinKs, by far
most fruitful source OF atheism. G. II. II.