The New York herald., 1872-12-08
DECEMBER SHEET

and the enslaving power Of authority. ana now let
us DO away with the spirit OF credulity that mas
kept US in bondage, that has hushed inquiry, that
has prosecuted truth and that has made religion
such dsdgured and so weak power In the
we find that ali reforms are met with spirit Of OPP
position and that the refOrmers meet with persecu-
tion anu scorn Too often reform 10 forced TO COM
promise with this spirit and good Is brought out,
clothed IN much that is evil and detrimental Take
the FOUNDER OF Christianty-Jesus Christ HIS was
ta s6st pens than nave Se
hngs,. ing intellect and q heart that could
OF it He presents himself to our notice. 1t seems
10 De iact that occasions call forth the men, and
Unrist rIS bearing the olive branch OF peace TO me
worid when II was In an agony OF discordant ele-
ments and lactious strife seemed the fitting instru
ment 10 restore order and to lnaugurate an era
unknown before. He came strong in the faith
Whlch was in Him. resolute to accomplish the task
ne had marked out to perform, determined to
,aee re me world from bigotry and ignorance as
pulsed. He still held out. Uncompromising with
wrong, intoierant OF error He was ever ready to
tue HIS was mind that In the present DAY would
possibly see as much wrong in religion as science
uoes, ana would have been numbered among those
VINO uphOld the truths OF reason and fact.
The jews are q Dersecuted people, as much from
the course which they pursued in regard to Christ
as rom any other cause. They rejected lessons
that have put them pehindhand so many cen.
turies. But the result or Chrsts work remains to
attest the greatness OF his mind. Christ the man
Christ the Spirit was that which could not be
crucifed; 1t was the active essence and control
ling influence that could not be stamped out. His
disciples took up the task He lett unfinished and
endeayOred well to fulfil their mission but
time sped errors crept into 1t, opposition comprO-
missed slowly with 1t and gradually wrapped
covering OF superstition round II until, under the
name OF religion deeds have been committed and
ideas inculcated utterly at variance with Chris
tianity and TACT.
From being seeker after truth religion has be-
come the verest prosecutor OF truth. We
darknaAa q
day the same spirit that crucifed Christ that
Calico would stamp out il 1t could the grand
dals are teaching mankind. But science has tri-
It will be triumphant in the future. And why is 1t
that religion regards science with so much dread
tbrings us into nearer approach to God. 1t COM
pes us to glOrify Him the more, as fresh Won
ders of His might break upon our vision.
Our hearts are filled with gadness and praise the
more we know of His wonderful works: But while
religion sounds the note OF alarm against science
1t wisely accepts all the benefits and blessings
which the latter has conferred upon humanity, only
trying to convince men that they properly belong
to and emanate from her alone. Soon we shall have
Tyndal one OF the greatest OF modern thinkers,
here to enighten US on many OF the scientific
questions OF the day. He Is a man whom all should
endeavOr to hear, and trust his coming may be
the initiation OF truer and better epoch, that re-
iglon may accept him as the bearer OF glad tidings
OF good will and reconciliation. BOUCHlED