New-York tribune., 1874-06-22

truth. Men as divided upon the question, what 10
Indeed propositions q duty IN effect proposition. Of
truth may be $ sS and yet ~ s may p be s true .Ss
binding upon himself. This We may assumc until some
each man to begin and this be Il to turn into reality
He may mistaken in his judgment but whatever his
acton Next ext the inquirer must DO this with re
.pect to everything which be owns mo as ant,
imposes one command 1t imposes another, w and
and by the same an a1tnSssy IN ous
Is guilty Of all" Tbis ia not merely dlctgm o. scrip
an nS axiom n stnrs oSsdnoe In the
OF the earnest conscience all duties are aks s,eo
Of Thought feeling included truly as duties Of
word and action la the view OF conscence a., aa ,ne
II Is the spirit aud purpose which make the word or
action right or wrong Ihe voice OF Cnr', & may nay re
this subject his Thoughts aud motives 70 tns
law OF duty But thus voice Is none other than the voice
OF his own sou-the command wh'ch nc Imposes U"
Duty must be served iu a religious spirit No atheist
could comply with tins condition. We need not trouble
ourselves with this question II Is clear that ynan can
tHai ,n an independent uuteachable and sefreying
temper Dly may he performed In goddess spirl.,
man NAV be so confident that be knows ana does us
whole duty ~ DO unwilling to DC tang1t snyt.g D,
anybody. He may be 50 wise In hs knowiedge VI Ss
he ought 10 be- and confident that no ~ petiecs
in his purposes ani performances a: to refuse 10 s
help from any being higher ana nett,r ,nan En- nsya
made out OF duty an idol for se,wo,ship, ana sn'
In the very name OF duty have rejected God For ts
reason It is important add that duty must be obeyed
ami loved In religious spirit as contrasted with tho
lves In God seeks after God he must cherish an nm
selfish, humble. and rcyereut spirit "hether nc nss
70 believe there Is God whom he may love and wor
ship and trust HIS soul must not only he WILING VI"
GoI should and reign in the interests OF holiness
he must long with an lrrepressDe desire tat the UNI
verse may blessed with the brightness OF his uns SUI
lied Duriiy and that the and oppressed anu
cOmforess may have one sure refuge to whch 10 nee
while faithful rejoice IN Him as strong ana pres
religious spirit is devout and prayerfnI The man IN
who IL willing 10 do will OF God must be man o'
prayer. Whether he believes there IL Goa vi no, nc
must stretch out his hands and iit up DIS soce ~ lie
treaty that God would make himself manilest' u ne
indeed He cannot but be srateiu esen =. snr @
unseen and unknown source oi =, q, ex
posure to error sin. or weakness, he VI" natu,.ay
sa@ %d e sSat knew Sas US Where might md H
This condition. Let us consider the Prpnis'.:
In ,er wnrSs snpreme conservation TO duty the
efectual way TO be assured that CHRIST anu oIiiss
Christ on many occasions. II Is repeated In nlinos
phraseology That it should be uttered 80 oIten anu
with such confidence by teacher IKE ohris' " 'o m
face OF critics and enemies so vlOLen anu ~
defense of system In many respects 80 wear, ~ vm
marvellous confidence in the resources OF rnO ~ ~
itself. Earnest men do not usually tax az ~ tnach
s@Sn snd sulde sea'n; their oliowers Il conceyaoa
that Such q promise might be fulfilled ny ssnpel,
may have intended say that, nan earnestly ana
perseveringy makes duty to G0d his - sPey & IN me %
traordinary supernatural manner OF, on tno "'1o
hand, that the conseerlon OF the soni 70 gS ca
''I The one meaning does not exclude the other Tho
arst NAV be true even II the second must h. true IL
is 10 the natural necessary connection beiweeb cOh
secration TO duty settled faith that would espc,
ciav invite YOUR attention. Among tue reasons whv
devotion duty Is tue condition OF aith are thc o
| Devotion TO duty holds the attention to tho evil
dence that Christ Is from God. Granting that faln Is
always founded evidence, devotion to duty IN tne
way described may be essential Faith, because moth
| ing else will fix and fasten the attention upon 'no h
grounds for believing. Truth to be assented TO- ,, wv
attended to. The truths OF astronomy had ior ages
looked down man from the stars the truths 9ro o,
geology had. from the beginning looked up to man rom
the earth. Truth Of optics had been reflected from iron,
dew drop r poAos a 0fa ana
political economy had been Illustrated ,in IN
the great and small events OF na aas been within
mans reach. and as 1t were, longing ana suuggnnA -,
Of t6e attending mind they gained neither assent no,
conviction What true Of what We eau 'ne 1u MINI b o,
has once been apprehcnded only retained for the race
by the renewed and the ever renewed attention
ence and scientific progress for our illustrations Wnas
is color those who cannot or VIII not look wha,
The evidence that Christ is from God is very largely
evidence founded on the fact aud The relations OF du
and l. is upon its import in respect to dny ,nat s te
Christianity is not a:philOsophy or metaphysics, itn
| not science OF the natural or the supernatural,
although its truth may involve and imply these and
other sciences 1t is not an historical phenomenon Ii
does not stand or fall by learned or literary criticism
| although its trustworthiness involves historical and
critical researches. IL Is revelation OF person fci
ends of moral blessing and recovery. Its creentlii
are to be found mans desperate need OF such inter
ventiOn, his impotence to deliver himself ana In the
completeness of Christ for this work Concerning ques
tions like these every Is incompetent 10 judge aud
decide But in order to judge every man must attend
| the facts.
man henccfUrward attend 10 the fact ana relations
OF duty eyerpresent reality. brings ana h0ds
the mind to It's presence commanding interest aud
far enables u to judge OF any evidence which mas any
concern with duty without this purpose FORMED anu
acted on need not say that Is tempted not to
attend to duty And to him the arguments which De
rive their force from duty Will be ike the proofs 0t
Astronomical or geological, or mathematical science 70
the mind that does ask whether the facts ana
forces like the pomp OF color and the har
MONIES OF sound to the man who can neither see mol
| hear.
q Conservation TO duty also trains man vyidly to
Of the evidence to which he attends II arguments
TO convince they must only be thought Of but they
must be responded to by sensitive spiri.. Al ~
ton OF strongly interested soul, almost every mpor
tant discovery is to be ascribed Necessity the mother
OF invention because II sharpens the wits O discern and
Judge The who studies the habits OF his game
the savage who reads the history OF yesterday IN
the trail Of the forest-the gifted scientist who alone
interprets a hint Of nature that has been repeated
myriads Of millions of times before. the inventor who
follows after chance experiment 10 the consruc
on Of some wonder working engine all sensitive &c
what they judge Of aud they to their interest In
matters OF taste and tact and sagacity sensibty Is
the condition OF quick and sure discernmen The IN.
| tuitve judgment OF women on points OF practice
| comes from their refined feelings
The purpose Of duty awakens Ia the soul class of
emotions that IN their nature are the most sacred ana
| refined. As they have leave 10 exist they
quicken the mind to manifold new discerDnlents Iho
should care for aud live for are reared under new
lights Dead and meaningless trusms start into being
warm and living powers, manifold thoughts ana aes
suggest God present and needed by man, and Christ
as attractive aud divine Sorrow and jow. and
failure in life begin TO be estimated with respect TO their
the man who begins TO hive for duty all newly ad-
justed and charged with au electric senstyeness.
His intellect has not changed Ia its sobriety Its
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