The New York herald., 1873-08-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
August 24---Twelfth Sunday
After Pentecost.
PROGRAMME OF T0-DhY'S SERVICES.
Herald Religious COrre-
spOndence.
MOvEMENTS OF THE CLERGY.
PROGRAMME OF TO-DAYS SERVICES.
Religious {
spOndence.
MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY.

MOVEMENTS OF THE CLERGY
Services To-day.
= graduate OF Spurgeon's College, England, Rev.
3. A. Dyke, win ID. w preach IN the Seventeenth
street Baptist church this morning and evening.
Z DR.. Deems breaches in the Church Of the Stran-
gers at the usual morning and evening services.
The Feast Of st. Bernard will be celebrated to.
day in st. Bernard's church. Rev. J. L. Spaulding
will preach ut the solemn high mass at halfpast
ten O'Clock A. M.
(. Rev. George @. Lucas will preach this morning
and evening In Westminster Presbyterian church.
The Filth Universalist Society, meeting in Plimp-
ton Hall, will be addressed at eleven A. NJ. BY Rev.
L M. Atwood.
DR.. Fiagg Of the Church of the Resurrection, win
preach at hafpast ten A. M.
Goods Je wells" Is the subject upon which Rev.
Samuel Altman will address the congregation OF
Emmanuel Baptist chapel this morning. Evening
subject, pursuit OF Evii.n
bismarck and the Pope, or the Spiritual Confiict
in Europe" is the subject upon which Rev. J. D.
Fulton will enghten the Madison avenue Baptists
at eight O'Clock this evening. He will also preach
at the usual morning service.
Rev. DR.. Tucker, OF Virginia, breaches in the
Laight street Baptist Mission at Q quarter before
eight P. M.
'Speak My Words Unto Themn and "Shadowsn
will be the themes discoursed upon, morning and
evening, by Rev. G. NJ Lockwood, in Fiity-third
street Baptist church.
DR.. Cheever breaches this morning in Forty.
second street Presbyteria church.
Rev. Mr.. West0ver Will conduct the morning and
evening services in the First Baptist church.
Divine service at the usual hours in the Church
OF the Atonement. Rev. W. T. Sabine, rector.
"Some Hints to Doubters" will be furnished this
evening, by Rev. Wayland Hoyt, in the Tabernacle
Baptist church.
The Humanltarians will be favored with scien-
tilc discourse by stephen Pearl Andrews, at Ger.
mania Hall, this evening.
Rev. Frederick Evans breaches in Central Baptist
church at the usual hours morning and evening.
There will be the customary services In the Free
Tabernacle OF the Methodist Episcopal church TO-
day
At the morning and evening services in the Six
teenth street Baptist church Rev. Mr. Jutten win
preach
Rev. U. I. Tracy breaches in the Church Of the
Reformation at o quarter before eleven O'Clock
this morning.
''GOd's People to Destroy the Nations'' win be
the fruitful theme of Bishop Snow At three O'Clock
p. NJ, In the University.
Judge Thomas o. Lowe, of Ohio, will speak to
young men in Association Hall, at eight p. N.
'The Turning Points OF History" will be set forth
by Mr.. Henry Evans, before the Cosmopolitan Con-
ference at three O'Clock this afternoon.
Universal Salvation.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In my remarks ON the effects OF belief In the
HERALD or July q, In reply to your correspondent
~. E., in the HERALD Of July Is, confined myself
simply to tie relative effects OF belief In universal
salvation or endless misery, without attempting
to discuss the merits OF either theory from any
other standpoint. In the criticisms Of those re-
marks by ~. E" In the HERALD Of August II,
there appears to be such o misunderstanding OF
Unversalst views and such q mixing up OF the
conditions OF this life and the future or immortal
state 1t seems to me that the shortest way Of an
swerng the criticism will be to briefly explain my
views OF the causes and consequences Of sin and
the nature and extent OF salvation from 1t. In do
my this it is proper that should apprise the
reader that there different phases of Universal
list belief and in expressing my own views I alb
solve any Univcrsalist who may differ from from
any responsibility therefor.
Man in this state oil being, according to the &C.
count In Gen., H. appears 10 have been created
living soul, composed Of two distinct elemcnts-the
neshly and the splrtual-the nesnly being mortal
therefore, deathless. Implanted in the neshy eIe.
ment Of this mans nature are the appetites and
instead Of being controlled by the instinct Of the
lower animals, are placed under the control OF the
spiritual element. Tne man, or living soul, by this
process was thus elevated to rank SO much above
the brute creation as to be made responsible
being with freedom OF choice between the inf1u-
that clamor TOR seifgratifcation. with strong
tendency to abuse. and the spiritual influences
appetttes and passions that they may promote the
welfare OF the Individual As a further protection
to the man, in guarding him against the neshy in
nuences, certain laws or rules and regulations
were established py his Creator which were per.
fectly adapted to his condition as social being in
this lie, but which have more application TO the
spirit world than has the law Of gravltation or
any other physical law. Among these laws are
commands against covetousness, theft, deceit,
adultery, murder &C., and by disobeying them In
yielding 10 the temptations of the neshly innu-
ences, man became sinner not only against God,
creating discord, strife and misery where all might
have been peace, harmony and love. The misery
sequence OF disobedience Is In itself sufficient
vindicatlon OF the majesty OF Gods laws, and
sIclen ASSURANCE Of the certainty Of the penalty
The history OF the world is Sufficient demonstra-
tion as to now low a state OF degradation sinful
An 70 raise Rl@ up out Da q ,nis o aegraSea si
state that God sent His only begotten
Se by se RSy
Spirit, as to enable him TO resist and overcome
the tempter In this conquest over himself Christ
himself suffered, being tempted he is able TO sue
cor them that are tempted. Hebrews. H., IS.
and sinful deeds In proportion as they imbibe His
loving spirit. That salvation is not perfect and
complete here, because mo man hveth and SIN
where the neshy element that tempts TO sin shai
have no more influence. Solomon appeared u
comprehend the situation when he asserted
that at the death OF the body "dus
shall return to the earth as 1t was ant M
the spirit TO or. Coz 5v w6c BY Pau
in the fifteenth chapter OF I. Corinthians, where
is asserted that "as in Adam all die, even SO u
ato nj q m
surance that as extensive as has been the curse Q
sin through the influences Of the neshy nature, Y
cred from the flesh which has gone back to moulde
and rot in Its native element.
Accepting this view OF st. Paul as TO the radical
universal change from death to life, from corrup
tion to interruption, from dlshonor TO glory, iron
mortality to immortality, ! am and must pe UNI
ycrsalist: not that I believe tnat all o
any viii be saved here in the full ant
complete sense OF that term, for this is IN.
state OF rewards and .punlshments' OF 81, sn