The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-27

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Trinity Sunday Sermons.
Yesterday was the time specially devoted by
the Church to the enunciation of the doctrine
of the Trinity-a doctrine which has become
stumbling block to many good Christians.
They cannot understand how ''the Father the
Word and the Holy Ghost can be one and
still be three, and they therefore reject tho
doctrine. But those very persons hold to
other things which are just as Incompetent
sible, and believe in them with all the
ardor of their souls. Inability to
understand thing is 3 very
illogical reason for rejecting it; and the
greatest triumph of faith is the acceptance Of
a mystery. Hence the Church does well to
call her children's attention to this doctrine at
least once year, SO that they may examine
the evidences anew and refresh and strengthen
their faith with the inspirations and hopes
which the doctrine contains. The Rev. Father
Kean, in impressing upon the congregation IN
st. Patrick's Cathedral the duty of loving God,
made the point that we love Him in direct
ratio as we know Him, and if our knowledge
of God is small our love will be dwarfed also.
The preacher then dwelt on the several mani
festations Of God to mankind-frst to
Adam, then to and through His prophets
and afterward by His Son Jesus
Christ our Lord, and encouraged his hearers
to look with care at the many manifestations
of grace and bounty which He every day
places before our eyes under different forms.
that they might learn to love Him more and
serve Him better. Rev. Father Sheridan, of st.
James Roman Catholic) Cathedral (Brooklyn),
drew from the lessons of the day and from
the manifestations of God in nature and in
grace the great truth that love and mercy are
the foundations upon which Christianity rests.
He deprecated calumny and talebearing, tha
evils resulting from which disrupt households
and are fatal to the souls salvation. Some
ment upon their fellows, but they forget that
the tongue is fire-a world of iniquity-that
it defileth the whole body and is itself set on
fire Of hell. Conversation should be so framed
that detraction, insinuation and calumny
should have no place therein.
Law and liberty are the principles which
govern the material universe not less than
created intelligence. They are sometimes OPP
posed to each other, and sometimes they work
together tremendously. It was the province
Of Mr.. Beecher yesterday to talk about those
principles and to show his large congregation
that while they might think themselves free
they were slaves Of SIM and though they might
set themselves above law, they could not escape
from the penalties imposed for violations Of
law. Obedience to o great natural law, he
said, was the only liberty that man had that
was worth anything. He had many pleasant
illustrations to present to the hundreds Of
provincial Methodists who were present,
and who will return to their homes, no
doubt, with the most extravagant ideas Of
Mr. Beecher's powers as pulpit orator. But
they will hardly think it possible to leave
their theological tones to study men and
women anu children and the varieties of ma
ture, as Mr.. Beecher does, that they, too,
might obtain some portion Of this power. 1t
is not all natural gift or endowment of Mr..
of men and things, and those volumes ara
open to oil alike. But some men 90 through
the world blindfolded, while others have Their
eyes open. The former may see men as trees
walking, but the latter can see them clearl!
Bishop Bowman's sermon in the Academy wis
simple emotional exposition of the fat
that sin is in the world and that the Son 4
Man came to seek and to save that which We
lost.
DR.. Stebbins, Of Ithaca, gave an exposition
of the Unitarian belief touching the natur,
authority and mission Of Christ. According
the Doctor, Unitarians accept Peters confet
sion, that "Christ is the Son of the liviY
God" Jesus is being to be loved, trusted
followed, obeyed joyfully. He was the Son
God in such sense as to distinguish Him froa
oil other sons. In Him dwelt all the fulnes
of the Godhead bodily. 1t is not so importat
to ascertain Christ's ancestry and standing a
society as to know how we may escape frn
sin and its consequences, and follow our io'd
ones and our Saviour to the better land. U-
tarians also believe that to Christ the spit
was given without measure, 80 that His vols
are God s words, His promises Gods promis,
and His works Gods works; and they furtlF
believe that God gave Christ to be Saviour
sto save that which was lost and that SUI
Gent power was given Him to be such Savio'.
He came not to reconcile God to man, but m
to God. 1t was not to assuage Gods wra.
but man s lust, that Jesus came into the vol.
1t was not to satisfy justice, but to show mer;
it was not that Gods wrath demanded a :
tim but that mans wrath sought one, It
Jesus Christ was crucified. And in this fn,