The New York herald., 1872-12-30
POPULAR PIETY.
FROM EIGHTH PAGE.

Piritual lifo, but became content with creeds and
ceremonies. That ne more constituted true re-
lgion than the garments constituted the body or
ne body the soul God is not mocked He would
sot accept the spurious for the genuine nor would
fe interfere to make the false produce the fruits
II the genuine, Tor whatsoever man sows that
ne action OF law in any department OF life. II q
pan cultivated an apple tree he ought not TO ex-
PeSt 70 gather pears rom II. II man studied law wv
must not expect the success that pertains
10 tho medical and clerical calllngs. A distin-
AXE care OF one world at time. While we are in
his world let Us do its duties, and when we get
INTO the next let us attend to that" That was
right and nobody assumed that men ought TO do
he duties now that devolved upon them beyond
she grave. But. he asked, what are the duties
body to respond to civil and social obligations to
provide for families, to cultivate the intellectf All
lhese were imperative duties; but did those en-
fion to God In this world by virtue OF the spiritual
pature with which his Maker endowed himf Man
lie was made to walk along the borders OF two
worlds, his physical senses connecting with the
Tee WAS a 1 IN e
statement OF the journalist whom he had quoted.
AS well might the boy say, ''Why should
hrd 1t will be time enough to do that when be-
t. ne man and possess wealth." or for young
naSisation Il viii 90 when qpSo 90 to toe
re not whit more absurd than TO live in
rid without any reference to the other; the
present was preparation for the future. DR..
Chapman, In declining the phrase Sowing to the
esh," said that II did not mean debauchery, lust,
Irtemperance, THEFT and murder. A man need not
4 come 0 social and moral nuisance In order to
ipw to the flesh, for every pursuit that had no
4 ritual reference and Significance was sowing to
1 10 desh. This point was enforced by apt illustra-
tienA. Intellectual culture had no more tendency
20 secure spiritual results than agricultural or conf
kmercial toll Nor had mere philan thropy-that
which was directed to the amelioration OF
mans physical condtion-any more relation
20 truly spiritual lie than that kindly sentiment
manifested in the Society for the Prevention
pf Cruelty to Animals The speaker then con-
saemned In eloquent words the posthumous eulo-
gieS which were pronounced upon the dstin-
guished dead. A distinguished novelist, states
man, philanthropist or publicist dies and the
ournaist and the divine vie with each other in the
'dOgfnatism with which they pronounced him
blessed for everm0re. He heard one of the finest
classical scholars in Boston say, in speaking OF
deceased member of his cOngrega-
tiOn. "He must have gone to heaven, he was such
"a gentleman He (the speaker) protested In the
name or Christ and Christianity against such alb
surd eul0gtes from the lips OF men who believed In
distinctive spiritual life. 1t was proper to speak
or the talents and virtues OF departed great men,
but such qualities ought not 70 be distorted into
religious life. Hc protested against the practice
Of making men saints after they die who never laid
claim to Q profession OF Christianity while living
In conclusion he urged his hearers to live the life
here that they wanted to be acknowledged when
Ehav dfan