The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06

other name that Is named goes under. and all ere
alton Is exalted to raptufons praise o. Being
selrrenunclatlon. That which Is here uttered
anu II Is not drge but p9an-that when 10
mere uttered by the apostle or our saviour, Was Was
Also IN the trst passage that read substantially
stated by the saviour hlmsei Tor wnen theY
were making the last progress toward Jern-
salem, just before His passion ana ueath
the mother, with her sons drew near WIN a
secret ambition to eXat James and John 10 the
first places in heaven, to seats on the right hand
ana on Inc left of Christ. And our saviour, with
great genileness, instracted-ior ihsu uclion IA
We're exceedingly angry and to them 1t was hat
our Master turned and said, II Know ,nat .he
princes Of the GentiIes exercise aominion over
tnem and they That are great exercise authority
upon them; but 1t snail not be so among you.
Whosoever win be great among you leu hlm be
means) let him be your servant whose
ever will be chief among you let nm, MN
OF the Original. 'Even as the son OF Maa came not
to be minis cred unto but 10 minister, ana 10 give
his life ransom Tor many. ihere can "5 5o,u o
20 rs with a color which It had not ia the priHiVVe
church and which 1t ought not to have and hat u
has been so stained through and through WIN Tue
ascetic element as 10 make religion totally diner
ent tning IA the apprehension OF men, from what
the religious spirit and service were 10 the Old
1estamen SAINT and from the spirit OF the apos-
Ties themselves ana rom the law and nature OF
thlngs. declare that the Christian religion IS the
induction upon lower nature OF higher nature,
and that ls there lore, in the highest and a best
sense OF the word, natural Men have
ural for lear that they should drag them
down and degrade them, but the true way Is to
BRING NATURE HIGHER
and show IL as IL is as the organized thought OF
God and to make II larger in Its sphere, so tnat
speak OF nature, but incude IN 1t mind and emo
tlon and disposition and the total Oh or,ou US
bane s Say ns S
reason Of mans TALL. an episode in the history OF
creation-that religion is the nature OF things,
nom eternity'to eternity, and expresses the best
things OF God and the best things OF man. and that
It bears in Itself the highest nooleness ana the
highest happiness. The Jewish religion m
voved. to be sure, penitentlal elements, and re-
cognlzed in the experience OF life ABUNDANT sOr-
rows Bur the genius OF the religion thaL was M
stltuted 10y Inspiration through Moses was cer-
tainly cheerful and even Joyous, and the spirit OF
the Ola Testament, While 1t has its sadnesses.
while, in other WORDS 1t recognizes the experience
OF tue human race Whenever 1T Hits itseii up 10 the
level OF the ideal plane where the human race are
wonderfully joyous. me life OF Christ also, take
IL, is greatly mIsinterpFeted. II involves suffer
awful passion which human thought may not COM
me. no man can read the he o, Of
end, and take IN what must have been the move
ment OF tie thoughts OF such one as He gong
about clothed with double power rom OH high
and rom on the earth, and doing good; no man
can suppose that That could bring forth any other
sa nug deeply Is
said, 'Wno for the JOY that was set before him.
that ever lowered and ightened his patb-"en-
Ing hoated up the life Of Christ upon the
under waves. And when in His DARKEST hour ne
met HIS disciples He was not as one SUFFERER
overcome; ne Was III suffering, beyond suffering,
II | may 30 say; for He said 10 them when the
shadow was on him, my peace give you" Now
He That IN the extremity OF suffering bad peace to
impart TO those around about Him was not over
wneimed with any sucn ignobie sense o. sunerlns
as we have been wont to attribute TO Him. The
writings OF the apostle are full OF appeals and ui
OF earnestness, and recognize IN the most eminent
degree the conflicts Of hie pur the very spirit or
hope and OF low DerXaueS them, they aiWayS
MOVE WITH THE STEP OF VICTORY.
There is nowhere else, IN an equal compass
are to be found IN the writings OF the Apostles,
and pre-eminently of Paul. The sufferer and the re-
Joicer. | know not where you snail find, II you
come into the iuli splrlt OF IL, more magnificent
instance than that recorded IL the closn NJ verses
ing OF the surerings of the whole world, where he
looks upon the creature delivered rom the bond
age OF corruption into the glorious liberty OF the
children OF Coo. and says that the whole creation
ing in pain. And then, after reasoning
on all the Iight and darkness in which the world
moves he says, 'sWhat shall we say then to these
tlnngs? II God De for US who can DC against US ?
no tor us all how shall he not. WITH MN also freely
give Us all thingsT Who snail lay anything to the
VINO is he that condemnethY 1t Is Christ that died,
yea rather that Is risen again. who even st the
right hand OF God, who also maketh lntercession
Tor us. VINO shall separate US from the love OF
Christi" Now, look at this magnificent de.
nance with which he throws down the gaun-
tune. who snail separate US from the love OF
CHRISTI Shall tri6ulatiO or distress or
persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or
swordy As 1t is written, For thy sake we are
Eiled all the day long; we are accounted as sheep
FOR the slaughter nay'''-aDd where Is there such
magnificent burst OF Joy and cheer as this "Nay,
In all these tnDgs'-ln tribuatIon, distress, per-
secution. famine, nakedness, peril, sword. ave
more nan conquerors through Him that loved
US For am persuaded"-now his Thought over.
leaps the bounds OF time and earth and takes In a
universe !-"that neither death, nor lie, nor
angels, nor prlncpanties nor powers, nor things
depth, nor any other creature shall be able 10
separate from the love OF GOa, which Is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.n
GOSPEL OF JOY, NOT GLOON.
Now, ask whether the Whole view OF the Chris
tan religion as it is laid down in the New Tesla
not the predominant element-the genius Oh 1t.
ask you whether the religious liie which mas
been handed down TO Us from the Church OF the
medl9va ayes. Is not, will say, stained through
OF narrowness and oil suffering so that the pOpu-
lar impression is that religion, II not morose, Is
yet moody and melancholy, IS sad and sorrOwiu !;
that It's Joy lies In what Is TO be in
itsel. ask whether tne asceuc view mas
not been preached, and Is not still preached I'M
consciously, preached oy men who dsOwn II IN
terms, anu who yet make represen tations OF great
doctrines In sucn a way as that the minds OF men
are impressed with The conviction that to do the
things that are MODEST, best, uivinest in accord.
ance with the highest law OF true manhood re-
qutres great suffering, that IS requires a special
things, because they are hard, not only, but so
palnlu IN the dong.
Now. THIS ascetic view Of religion is not only
false IN general but in particular 1t destroys It's
should understand that the highest line OF
manhood Is not only possible, but It