The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-12
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY FEBRUARY H. 872-rRPLE SHEET

ways observed. The most comfortable often are
the slnners they never have love, kindness or hui
mility YET they are often surprised by noble life.
Let them open book OF biography that tells OF
divine life and they ind something that tells them
OF the miserable creatures they are and they are
like Deggars that md themselves suddenly In the
presence or ladies' and gentlemen-Jhey desire to
creep away that they may not be discovered. Such
experience as that Is q revelation ana 1t results In
Jesus came with such mountain Of adamani, such
nood OF loving kindness Tor the pure IN heart. He
came with character Ct that made al feel Them
The sorrowiul were sure OF comfort; tine sick were
EVEN THE WOMEN OF THE TOWN,
afraid to be seen. touched the hem Of the garment
and believed, and were forgiven. When yQQ re.
Oh IKE worn-out skim He was Infinitely above you.
but simple, because He lmpresses you. Dear friends,
is the genesis Of the religion on the one side there
are purity and love; on the other hand sin unable to
ass s TaS ins
atonement. and comes down 10 the earth
and takes the form Of ordinary humanity, not as
regeneration. Atonement is regeneration-a blend
Ing together OF heaven and earth. The pastor
spoke OIL the sentiments tnat animate men OF DIFF
1erent temperaments, and showed that man seps-
rated or isolated from his kind becomes animal In
place Of Inc er Of that make
hlm social being. He spoke OF Benedict Arnold
tSs bouna S% e. MS MnS teS
him from his humanity. BY being traitor he for
1elCed MS species. This Is vulgar lndtvduallSm;
THERE Is NOBLEB INDIvIDUALTsM.
that claims she right TO do right; that prevents the
strict adherence 10 Lruth this touches the essence
OF humanity; 1t feeds upon the sunshine. Some men
will start drinking or gambling saloon and say
everybOdy's business; for society has vital bonds,
and the man who violates them
CUTS THE BONDS
that bind him to It, and Is away; so from one 80
ciety into another the person drops down and
gradually sinks into obscurty; II you look inside Of
such person you Will ind
SPECIES OF DRY ROT
going on there-a gradual sinking down towards
the beast So IL 1t with the lndOent man; he be.
comes piece OF drift wood driven about from shore
to shore. So VIII the drunkard and the vicious man,
they do not love; they do not know what love Is;
they have no connection with this world OF sweet
ness SO with the absolute man; society drops him,
and he
FALLS AWAY LIKE WHITEHEAD LEAF.
we are saved by the Christ or humanlty-by faith
IN the principles OF humanity. DO something give
something No matter what Is done, 80 1t be in
thought and feeling, and the atOnement Is effected
Yet the contract must be with humanity. man
may love mis- family, but 1t Is not enough; he must
love his kind as WELL The problem OF atOnement IS
to effect reconciliation between the higher and
the lower 1t was Tor this that Christ came into the
world. The one burden Of all the preaching Is that
the Son OF Man came; That He was loving; bore the
cross; that tile stripes were laid upon Him; that
HE PRAYED IN GErHsEMANE
anu died for humanity. we must come back to the
true Christi the simply human. the JUST the true In
everybOdys heart. That Is the Christ that goes
about the world, bOwlng In Gethsemane, mounting
Calvary and making the G0lg0tha glorious.