New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-23

belief In particular ne claims that he canho, pi n,
revealed reS,"n iync ne NAV not be responsive LOT
his belief TO his fellow man Man - ii,itsonly
for his convictions only within very narrow ~ oy meg
so far as these Convictions go out in cyl acts or ~. b
sOns. But he certainly responsi, ,c0S Rut he SAYS
lief IA we'll ma for mis- desires aud aoto1s nne he
taf he ennot believe so and so-tha for ehfo, H
cannot believe God Will ever puh is nresent state
no cannot believe t. But there ~ previous s
question: in the right STATE o. ihat he canno con
s'6cr The question candidly Ihe s snTfnaIly
tne "nGic c nm fo hopelessly infatuated mind Ths Is
me list stage sufut process when IaS Vs and
w srh,, Ught within thee has become dafkness anu
beu how great that darkness IL tue reenOn 0
thc hight t6at the sin. the man DeConoS hrincss
of discerning between good and evil u Is nG s' SILL
Of disease in which there comes Oh nre~S1sor of
deatb foIoWed by resurrection OF uhrepeh.eu s.n
which become the worm that oieth not ana INC pre INA"
!" NV THE SINGLE EYE.
And here the frs question is How is this sngleness
OF eve 70 be gotl Rr when any begins to reflect ana
IN mt this question he finds that has already slnned
and so far lost his power Of clear vision How ne 10
recover it, There two opened to the man
who has snned one is 70 harden necks; the other
IS TO surrender at once TO CONFESS the past sn
10 turn back and seek spirit 1t may seem GU
rous one VET IL is the heavendevsed one, and the only
fitted 10 accomplish the end We nave 70 oeglh WIN
acknowledging cur sin with bringing It out and Staying
It, and thus getting rid Of it forever. The process is
repentance aud forgiveness the Issue "a tpIl' IN
discharge itself in showers and then smiling npon
tie refreshed landscape. snch is the eject OF the soul
being TecOuclled TO God. The evil humoTs have been
let out and the body begins its healthy exercise;
He who has thus cast out the beam from ms eye ana
got his spiritual perception restored ready 10 receive
light from every quarter, and he getsght When the
is single the whole body Is fu OF light Even IN
scientific Investigations, sincere desire TO discover the
truth IL the most effective means Tor nnding ~ ~ -
Bacon who saws that man can enter the klnedOn OF
nature 10 no other way than no enters the khsuVih o
grace by becoming little child Ana IN mOidI ana
spiritual matters it is not great intellect or great learn
ing that the best preservaye against error ana secu
rty for reaching certainty, but sincere candid
truthseekng and truthlOying spirit. The truth seeker
If 20 be the truth finder provided he seeks Tor ~ as
for hid treasure, aud is ready TO value II WAeh lie mus
And here let ms observe the close connection between
these things-between knowing the doctrine ana
doing the duty. Ii we do not know the doctrine now
shall We know what is dutyi We may mistake ana 90
what is wrong, believing It to be right we are NOT 10
give in Tor instant 10 the wretched faacy OF those
who say that we may pay attention TO dOcTine-duty
is all we need 10 look TO; az If doctrine were not IN
duty. one end served by the performance or duy Is
10 raise as reward, to the contemplation OF Dlger
doctrine But IL is equally true that II Is when we are
| dong the duty we are able to know tue docuhe'
| whether il is OF God
science that You asked TO believe. Ascertain utft,
II Ii is truth Of science, sanctioned by induction ana
receive it, But then you say it is not consistent with
religion, and you ash, Which am TO give np-my Bible
or sciencei answer, Give up neither Tue Two may
turn out to be consistent. whether ty mole eyes can
imnoHs tbonsht iSpaee's theory OF the heavens IN
consistent with religion. Now, every scholar sees OF
and vod as scrnure descrnes: "The earth was with
t fo od voi ana 4aT5ess Vsas u06n the face Of
the Deep aud the Spirit of God moved on the lace OF the
waters When Darwin MAINTAINS that IheIe - ueIel-
lion Thar there ia tendency in the fttest TO survive
he IL utering truth in thorough conformity WIN scrip
tIe. winch eYeTyW1ere prQclams that there IS develop
| that useful things tOstered, and noxlous things
allowed 20 become fewer and disappear But any one
msntIns mat de yeopment can be carried without
the power Of God, that there is nothing IN nature Oub
development, that development does not imply some
thing original out of which the development has come,
and process requiring 10 be arranged BY adSine mlnd
and that there IS not in man thinking and responsible
sou as well az material and organized body he is set
ting himself not only against religion but against natural
observation and all philosophy. Darwin himself knows
this, and has been Sapg y Tr ur
does not even appear 10 explain IhlS papgeheSP
power WORKING In nature and above H. and without when
! We can account for nothing Hold by tho truths OF
science hut beware OF premature hypothesis and crude
theories which overlook vastly more Than they look at
| but hold, ct the same tune, by the truths OF rehgOn
So much for doctrine. 4 few words as TO duty
Young men are art to feel as they SGnd e9nmsnd
their prudence, their energy and perseverance Ihat
undoubted SIN they 90 not secure IT. Ltt us
follow the history OF two youths setting out on me Jour
taking counsel OF Cod Both prosper for time; put as
! years roll reyerses come, enemies assall them
overwhelms and brushes them When they come T. hls
pass, is there no difference between the twoDetWeen
who trusted in Cod There Is, after all, mighty
difareuce-far greater than the difference between out
aectons his confidence was in his own wisdom, and 1t
has failed him. and he has nothing left but his folly to
brood on and he complains of chance and ate-pOwcrs
which will not listen 20 HIN any more IDan tue WINDS
OF heaven and the waves the ocean. All he
is They have taken away my gods which made, and
what have more" But the other has FAR more LETT
than has been taken from him. He has acted for the
best and the consciousness VI recttude, and he
floats ike the lily upon the food. he left tde issue with
bring Inn ont vi his dicultie To the upright there
/ ariseth light IN the darkness"
! To rHE GRADUATING CLASS.
/ UTft ha1ra haau tod ty ial
such az can never formed between and any other
class You were the first class entering college after
became President. l have watched Your progress
| with intense interest Nothing unpleasant has hap
pened in your history from the time Of your entrance
until now when VIC are about to send you away with
orr imprInatur upon YOU NY special anxiety is that
you do set out on the journey before you bent ON
knowing what is right and determined TO follow 1t
whthcrsOever II may lead you. II this be not your pur-
pose nave fears OF whatever be your talents or
| attachments. Ii this be your resolution formed IN
siren eth that does not fail have fears Of you.
| You nave go out from this place INTO world in
which rhere IL keen contest between truth and error
aud you mnst be prepared to take your part However
| we nay account for IT, world has been from the
beginning IN arena ~ contest succession OF DARKNESS
ana ght, OF night and day first of warning elements,
according to apaces theory, then OF warning animals
/ and struggle ioi existence ana tne strongest anu
httest prevailing according 10 Darwins theory There
ot between tho conscience and the passions in
the breast OF man between the hesh and the spirit III
the breast Of the Christian; between truth ana error
between purity and pollution IN the world. ] wish
Won arr 70 enter through such world are 10
ma your way IN Jhls contest the decisive udpe was
| fought in the middle of the human aOn upwards of
1850 years ago and have to continue the contest
| soldiers under Hin who then gained VictOry-an
! earnest Of the final and complete victory.
| II Is contest between truth and error. The error
takes different forms different ages. The contest Il
now fundamental one-nOt about the oupOss but Tor
the very citadel not about this truth that truth bat
as whether there be any truth above what be dis
covered by the senses IL Is ar 10 whether man is made
after the image OF God or after the image Of the lower
animals. IL is not about metaphysical subucties but
whether soul spiritual responsible, and i'm
MORTAL whether have proof OF the existence OF any
! passing
must be prepared by intellectual discipline
and nnst take firm stand ana show courage, other