, 1873-12-08
THE REFORMED. EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Sermon by the Rev. Dir. Cheney, Of Christ
| Church,
Iho Kov. Charles Edward Cheney preached
last evening to Que Of tho largest audiences Tint
! ever aaombled in church in this city, Eyorv
seat was occupied, tho chancol WIS full, and tbn
a'sies crowded. There must laYo been at leaet
1900 people in the editlco.
DR.. Cheney took the text: "Dut yo dos,ro In
hear OF tlieo what thou thinkest for, as con.
corning this sect, wo kuow.that oyerywhcro II il
spoken against" Acts xviii, "a. He said Ro-
form and revolution in theory are two entirely
different clements of human history. NAV re-
mpdol my dwelling, change It's whole exterior
appearance, oron mike transformations Of thc
chanbera that 1t contains, and yot leave tho
foundation wholly undisturbed. / may Ion or
the branches from my orchard, on which the cur
cullo ls HourlshinB, OF whore tho caterpillar has
tcornc EorSn iE9 7,n nos r., amid the eshng fruit without
throwing out tho aoil In which they have
bean securely planted. So, precisely, # is
very natural to believe that wo can giyo
rao0 new anaPe P 70 ancient institutions that We can
Ietnoae' tho State that We can adapt the Church
TO the wants OF human society Of tho age in Which
no live, without uphosyi,g tue fo,1,idatiooa
either Of political or occesiaatca1 security. II
seoms aaar to reason that wo should apply tho
Prunlng-kn1to to tho e1crosoncos OF falsehood
and error, and touch the torch of truth with liz
6lazo to tho nesta where the wrtling catorpilIars
rye @ made "a their home, and yet eavo tho roots
OF tho Church untouched and undsturbod.
ton 60 hand in hand, and tho reason Tor It is
onsionB to .evcry mau who studies It
attentiyely. For. mon'B affections arc yory
ta. Gftoa lks lk,,t tue Ivy that engs to tho very
need to 10 removed. There is no abuse Of occlo.
siastlcal prerogaslvo; no claim Of inherent pow
or through minlstora in its character no peryor-
t eson OF , tto scrnturoa 50 contrary to tho vholo
tohor OF tho word OF God there IL no multiplied |
ceremonial 30 burtlensome and vet so puorilo
there arc no traditions 80 utterly goddess tl,nt |
they mako tho word of God OF no effect thero |
!s nc canon, no rubrle that has been created, aud
porseeutlon that does not lind its advocates aud its
friends not only among those who merely aro
processing christianH, but something's among thoeo
Who arc real and true and lowly disciploa Of tho
eeyaor nos, Anu heneo reformer u the apprehension
minds, 10 who takcs up tho work ot rofornls-
y; 5,on III tho Church or In tho State il Yandnl.
Ihcao q. orrorH that grow nto tho warp and woof
Ga a thG uhnrch ay to tho 4anotuary Of prejudice
!ay Aold upoMtho llorna Of tho altar and ory out
pitoous!y, "Ihoso that hayo turnod the world
upside down layo como hithor also Such OK
Pctteneo n1 m S,t aa ts'at ct carly Chrstanity Tho
nrofane history that the Uhlrol, Of Christ, az It
y Saa originally planted on this earth, was eyory-
who're spoEan hganBt. No man could
Justly charge tho carly teachera OF The
ruth :, with aubyorting tho foundations
u punho morality. No man could justly Charge
lpon tho A!ostlea of tho Lord Jcsis Cirist Till
hoy, undermined the deep foundation of priyato
,lr!ty OF character. but they did itoat! much
l,at ,a the world bud held sacred. Tie world raug
Elth noh'ne!atiulB OF that Which tIloy were do |
NJ, Whenthe Light brigade al Balackiaya press
q down tnto That gorge Of doath,
Cannon l0 tho right Ut them,
, CA''lh1t to lilo lett II them;
'han ono sheet OF fire burnt upon the doYoted