, 1873-05-01

Sermon by tile Rev. Mr. Calthrop Before
tile Unitarian Conference
The Evolution Theory, nnd What the
Spiritual Man Must Do.


Western Conference Of tho unltarian Church was
preached by Rov. 8. r. calthrop Of Syracuse, N. r.,
IN tho Fourth Unitarian Church, Of prairio
enuo and Thirtioth atrcet, Tuesday evening. Nearly
oycry yacat was occupied and tho reverend gentleman
was listened to aentivoly. Ito selected his tcxt from
tlu neuAd Of thc sshtl chapter Tho Episto 10
tho Romann-"The Law OF the Spirit OF Afe,"-aud
said we lived in tho beat possible universe, be-
eauso thero was md could DO only ono
universe There va no room Tor two lnanlss: ono
norai, and brritnni laws woro areuna Sirius were
around our earth. To know tho law of tho dust be-
sss o bo sns,ss hs
h sae e'i a a oaa sdisess gi % as Il eS
s~ # s%5 ~ ~ r. ssss
tho whoo ssensy@the moving force q tie Whole Tho
converse proposition that tho foundation Il law was
.nas h t % 5 TssS = ss s two Ssssuas s 4s @
q sSe sseht,s orros Tas rseioas error r van
tsin I'll ,eronnd sSs 10 stasd upon, en5 could
es f tho hsFss
and cannot toll whoneo Il comoth whitler Il goeth
50 T. e7sry one that y born Of tho ar" otne
tho fa!ntcst football On tho Aoor and yGt the angel
1ntnds tho quotation conveyed an impressio,ii
not, Of SURPRISE, but Of caprlcat HI Z God
o nssp ope 4 d M
man to-day to show TINT tho spirit cannot blow capri
ciosy upon enc and cap!icously rotuso TO blow upon
souls alike, DO they far upart tho antipodes. uo
to show, tint, Il the realm Of tho spirit, Life
matsor woll in TINT Of spirit law mover and
mover 10 eless, thereby throwing down the gauntlet
70 the sshes @ anA the more e eo"n @ S " ~
way generally believed. Tho Law Of grayttaion did
not govern waa the force ef grsvdati1n @ thst M
His univcrse. Qonasal lava ncveE made IN apple
fall, planet spin It took living foreo to Do That.
Ia 1nattor and mind Can wo give ono iaw for both
What WAS the law ot ths spirit at Ato7 Evolution.
dh9 S9y9EsS s a0 Rss
and biosson,s woro sars From tho universe ef yes-
svossa BY the conaant action tho eir of ito upon
that uiAyerso Tie evoiutionIat nascd ha theory on
i1 and ha % would eSo p, up tic whoe. rio relgionst
evolutionint would give up ali hIa theory 4 Il could
oe ton @ aF era ts 1nhg sa no e4s
boar, but = spirit wilose fu'lnssa aNsth
M law a pe III e9s ea l. h H0SS Goa was Il" tn IL
eSoutonist did not put aod farthof away thaa hoey
object to persuade to accept tho great genor
nznona md 1niot hints Of science, bacause hS sees
that they Will accrue 10 tho benefit Of tho SOUL Tho
man aud woman, md TINT tito unuounted
millions Of thctr descendants born thy natural
canscs." Tho thought Of today taught him that Cod
created hia body iron, tho tiniest germ, and wae
creating evory lay, aud hour and minute. Can TINT
be pro7cd7 might be asked. The lueaton was d hard
ono, but thDy must understand Tint in nattor God
was concealed God !; but he receded when scarched
things,-receded the atmosphere did when tried
to grasp 1t: In Afo God was revealoa God. Science
tho world Tie hypothcsa Of evolution In dead mat
ter thoroughly established, and scientific
darcd argne pBn!at It. sctsnce would WIN tn ber nc
count Of the gencas and evolution OF lite. Tho ol!
geology gave us hugo aggregate of uneonnocted
epochs. Each new CREATION WIS independent, and
might ~ well hASe occurred In ono place as anothar.
Nov NO were beginning to see that IN geology tho NV
the expansion Of tho lesser lifo Of each day that,
thorotore eaeh epoch IN geology was - necessary to
contained in taef comploto epitolno Of all tho past
epochs transmitting to it's successor tho vast heritage
Of tho past md tho vaBt pro1niBo Of tho future Ehe
plan WIS tho plan Of m ntpcryAding unity. THIS
unity wps not only compatible with pas diversity
WAS tho cause Of the dyeraty A In nfo waa cyol,l-
ton, md wo mnst study hereafter eysEy ast syeEy
by evolutionary growth. Tho thought OF evolution In
most sensitive teit It tho mont, Many dsoadod tho
Ssasza Ssssls t. 's 5S!S 4A' tssy % ct % shss
ration Of God, which He WAS pouring into
aas prt %hoa iaoyns t. qho pt a raa
abroad III tho whole earth, evolving truth and right
eouBness out OF nature and deacendtng into tho
soul Of We hsa one lesson to le'sn sc TT. tho
process OF growth, Of ttus aud effort, aud wo could
only become living stones Of Gods living building by
giving up our whole salvea aud lives to the FREQ work.