The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-15
GLAD THAT HE'S GONE.

Sermon by the Rev. w. 4. Clarke In Unity
Chapel.
Unity Chapel, the cosey little church in 12sth
street. between Fourth and Filth avenues, was well
filed at the services yesterday mOrning. II an
occasion OF unusual interest. Rev. William T..
Clarke, the pastor, had announced as the subject
OF the discourse, ''The New Departmental subject.
as vas well Known referring to the late apostasy Of
Rev. G.. II. Hepwo rth, and engrossing just now the
special attention OF those of the Unitarian faith.
HIS text Mark, viii., ls-"He was parted to the
other slde." The reverend speaker plunged at once
IN medals res Naturally enough he began, you
ask the reason or the remuneration OF
FAITH LOUDLY PROGRESSED.
One Of the reasons Mr.. Hepworth adduces for his
departure Is the loose, unorgantzed condition Of
our body. He Is tired OF living out OF DOORS The
prairie Is too large for him. and he would get into
camp. The objection has been often raised before.
1t Is that we are not Sect with a corpo-
rate unity and drilled in o set uniform
and making great show on parade az
they keep step to the drum beat OF
leaders, idea. But freedom has advantages tina,
more than counterbaance its drawbacks and
whoever takes reason for his guide and conscience
for his CHART has need Of applauding majorities
to make him happy. The speaker said that for
himself ne would sooner take the prairie wher he
sOlled eartn and the boundless landscapes OF
nature and beneath the infinite roof Of Gods
own heaven than nave room IN me largest hotel
reason for bis departure is the
NEGATIONS OF UNITARIANs.
But behind all our negatiOns there Is greater
more our Bible includes all the truth in science,
brew and Christian Scriptures. Mr.. Hepworth
the idea on that ,ne d sayyo the
hold to the divinity Of all good men, wherever found
He holds to the incarnation Of Christ. We go further
and with larger ana more comprehensive faith
finite love. whose glory glows in every star and
radiates along the track Of every constellation and
bilowy harvest and roars In the rivers cataract.
Tue negation is on the other side; the faith is
whom we live and move and have our being. but
Mr. Hepw0rth holds that Christ is the
THIRD PART OF THE GoDHEAD,
Hepworth and hold him up and keep MIN respecta.
pie. II he means thus IN any personal sense
on impersonal way he says only what we oil hold.
The IDEAS, principles and spirit Of Christianity make
iieved the better for the belief. But Christ comes
to those who believe and love- irrespective OF their
Ve We have as Il we ca Him Gd TerS
no ground In the New Testament for deifying Him.
II lie Was God His prayers, temptation, agony and
death were
MERELY THEATRIo PERFORMANCES.
The Trinity is thought to bring God down to hu.
Hits Him out OF the reach or humanity and how
are we to bridge the chasm between the
struggling human heart ana the infinite serenity OF
q Deilc Redeemert The Catholic Church is logical
It gives the Virgin Mary TO the auOrations Of its
worshippers, and as she Is lifted up 1t becomes more
necessary TO fill the intervening spaces with inter-
cedlng Saints. It does not make God more worship.
full TO put all HIS lovaDle and adorable qualities In
one person and cangit
"dOD THE sON.n
1t Ia not any adopted deity that the soul wants any
more than the sunshine strained through an awning
OF red blue, but the clear white light OF truth,
the brightness or the Eternal Fathers cOuntenance.
Two-third5 OF the Unitarian ministers were
REJOICING OVER THE DEPARTURE
For one he rejoiced In The TACT that Mr.. Hep
worth had found his proper sphere and happy be-
taken himself to it. He has contributed nothing TO
our creed-no sermon of marked ability, no new
ideas. He has stolen other mems thoughts, saking
care, however, TO change the language and dilute
them very WE'LL He has failed in theatres because
he had nothing to say which men wished to hear.
He has now departed to q religion whose forms
OF worship are all nicely laid down, whose
beliefs are formed by some leader Let him, II he
wish, follow this religion, but give him 1.-THE speaker
all the inspiration and manliness OF an unbiased
conscience. Give him the right to reject what his
reason tells him Is wrong Mr. Hepworths COM
plant was that he did not understand God. Is 1t,
tnen, necessary in order TO be religious TO under
stand God? Is IL not enough that we know how he
fsS Is God mere mathematical problem, phlo-
sophical question which must be solved before we
Can worship himf