The New York herald., 1873-11-17
SECOND UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.

ssAnd the Apostles Said Unto tho LOrhs
Increase Our EaitLo-Sermon by the
Rev. Henry Power Touching Material
and Heavenly Science.
At the Second Universalfst church, corner OF
Clinton and Congress streets Brooklyn, yesterday
forenoon, the services were conducted by Rev.
Henry Power, who delivered a sermon taking
for his text the Gospel OF st. Luke, xviii, g.
"And the apostles said unto the Lord, increase
our faith.' The reverend speaker SAID that
the greatest need OF our times is an intelligent
and growing faith in the truth and practicability
OF religion. Doubt, which is the fruit OF supersti-
ton and the want OF higher life knowledge,
Is the cause OF the prevalency OF irren-
gion. There exists an Intelligent discussion
among men as to what constitutes the principles
OF religion. and when this is going on they look
about them in vain for the practical workings Of
the morality OF the doctrines preached. IL Is not
lound they say, in the counting house, at the Bar,
in the laboratory in the Assembly. Still a1th 10
one of the essentials in life. The masses are
DISTRACTED BY DOUBT AND FEAR,
having broken away in many instances from the
formulated conceptions OF the past. Their souls
are embittered as they look about them. because
they can see no hope held out to them by man OF
future happiness. What fearful picture to con-
template is that OF the soul OF man
who, bereit OF faith is plunged in doubt
as future state. Such man
in conversation with the speaker the other
day remarked, ''They have taken away all OF the
% IN hen see 0qs no
OF connecting scientific ana spiritual llleY Must
faith in invisible things decrease sep by step as
men grow familiar with the materially Rather let
us eXclam, so Lord. incre our laithln Away
with all trust OF ghostly laith The problem we
must then solve, II we would be secure in lasting
peace 0 soul. s-must we put our faith in earths
FAITH is THE BASE OF ALL THINGS,
OF science and OF business alike, for the universe s
not piece OF mechanism solely. 1t has grown oy
its internal force, with only still presence among
The atems, yet. 1t = In obedience to that
500 600 900 OF men and who inherit the EARTH
They have come out oil the Invisible into llfe This
lie force, then, is somewhere concealed within us
Men OF science are also men OF altn, because tney
take for granted hidden sources which they can.
not explain. 1t has been said, ut IS the ONCE OF
time the speaker did not pretend to say that all
the scientific men have respect ior religion, and
glon has frequently thrown obstacles IN
THE PATH OF SCIENCE.
The works Of Coperncus, upon his invaluable
researches in astronomy were not permitted to be-
published until alter his death. Calico, too, got
into serious trouble WITH the ecclesiastical authors
ties because OF his scientific discoveries This big
otry OF science then, is not SO much to be won
dered at History Will bear evidence
to the assertion that whenever science and ortho-
doxy have in contact the latter had to retire,
crushed from the lists. But THESE scientists have,
nevertheless, implicit confidence In the Creator.
Inelr expressions Hot suit uS. uue tuciI IcN-
erence OF God is still eloquent with true devotion.
The reasons for believing IN spiritual things are,
after ALL as good in material things. what, Tor
instance do we know OF the qualities OF lockS
What do know OF its essenceY The soul has
this advantage over material things. II is tested
by our inner consciousness OF our nature, and not
'by our inference from outward observation We
differ only from God, II we know ourselves, In tho
limitation and moral altituoe OF our being Hence
II we do His Will we snail feel HIS presence at all
times and recognize Him accordingly. "The pure
in heart shall see God" The new wine Of this
spirit OF truth must be
PUT INTO NEW BOTTLES.
What our Divine Lord did by miracles we must
accomplish by science. Prayer can operate upon
the spirit, and through the spirit. probably, upon
matter; Dut the way to keep city healthy and in
SANITARY condition is to clean the streets. There
snail be faith when all things that are Just shall bo
the aim of life, all men Samaritans, with one law
Of material and heavenly science to guide them.