The New York herald., 1872-10-07
F0URTE UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH.
Dr. Che PIN on Love as the Essence and
Substance of the Divine Law.


Dr. T.. IL. Chaplin preached at his church, corner
OF Fifth avenue and Forty-ffth street. yesterday
morning 20 a large and fashionable congregation
He chose as his text the thrty-ffth verse OF the
sixth chapter OF Luke :-.'But love We your enemies
and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again !;
and your reward shall be great and ye shall be the
children OF the Highest, for he Is kind unto the un
thankful and 70 the eviln Human nature, said the
reverend gentleman, is the meeting point OF two
different tendencies OF life One Is the lower, baser
motive that looks not beyond the earth; the other
Is the spiritual nature, which looks higher and
hopes better. Man s a class OF being not mineral,
not vegetable and not even all animal. There are
evidences throughout his existence OF his superior
natural position In the sight OF the Creator. The
standard aud condition the Highest life are found
IN the fact that man Is made IN the image OF his
Maker, anu that he ~ hut little below the angels
1be statement here, .le shall De children OF the
Highest" bears q peculiar significance. All men
are, IA certan sense, the children OF the High
est; not the creatures merely like the lower am
mails, bat the children. Even IN their
me anCst COndit i0n--whether they know God or not
pr0digals and outcasts-men Tor whom nobody
cares ana who care not tor themselyes-al are
made ~ the Image Of soe, and all are the recipients
in some way Of the nnbounded love which God be-
slows upon has children. In his expression regard
lng ihis love Tor al men Christ has penetrated the
very core 81 the moral code. II ~ easy enough 10
Z easy enough 10 he slnd TO those who are Kind 10
you. ltui Christ has said, Love your enemies.
Mess them thai curse Jou; do good 10 them that
circumstances of Chrst's mission upon earth that
he da not Put himself 10 sntagonlsn 20 the old
Jewi-h system then prevailing. lie did not oppose
TIE Jewish tole, he advanced beyond a. He did
not cOnten limselfwifh the law ..Ihou shalt do no
murder, {" lie vent beyond that. and said. "who-
IN danger 81 the Judgment" for lie saw that this
hatred Oi thy brother the root OF all Violence
and that nc who y angry with hts brother has
murder "a hi- heart. H. improved upon ali the legal
counts 0f the ODD Jewish laws. amending ra ther
than abrogatng; and this very aci, my hearers
70 mfthef proof ~ tue authenticity of ITS mission.
Ia no Anixati0n ~ men Cor any public purpose
aeva There mag he errors. mistakes and some evil
tnt there - always some GOOD. even n he merely
the gos- of good 20 show shame of the evil !
had occasion . lew sundays ago 70 refer 20 the
Phzriscs who went up TO the temple aud counted
over the g0od be hal done, aud glorinei himself
that he bad transgressed ~ law and done no harm.
DO 80 not kn0w many men among our Owa friends
who are Just lac that fharlsce Men who
vbey AT legal requirements, men who honor
asiy meet AL money cngsgemenis. men who
laws required " them. and without rising 10 gen.
sfons Thought 90 principle, are prone - believe
themselves very iair Christians q u not ire
quen'y ne case. too that snch men having &C.
gnFea the az ~ geting aud " boarding aud being
known a. Of W. ycry highest commercial vaiae-of
DOT TOO tue that ss"t ariism.t,lai renItatIons
cover multitude oi slnsf There are such men
mean sous and e0nfscied hsarts-who at down
take hold ot keepnT their Own smooth caE
skin rctPecfabilty anscralched. and catering
a. y. s.," s,a,a ,nsy 20 geod seeause they
them here with talents aud opp0rt unltle. sxpeet.d
them 20 be simply harmless They 40 their duty
Just as they pay their taxe@-cGtting down a. much
as possible and paying cut a. little a. they can.
buch life u paving taxes u not the nie that
Christ calls the highest y not the morality Of tie
The essence and substance Of the highest life i
love, uncnding. nndaunted. unchted ~ aiversity
a. ts eass enough 10 love all mankind when