, 1874-10-26
DENoM1NAr1oNAL DIFFERENCES.

Sermon by the 1tev. Dr. Tin.,n7 Mt Trinity
alcihodiHs Episcopal Church.
Ile NoF. III. Tiffany, at urcGeuL OF Washiug-
ton, but who will noxt spring take
charge Of tho pulpit Of tho Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church, preached
In that church yesterday morning aud eyonins to
very largo congregations. In the evening tho
text was che twontlcth and twonty- first yeraos Of
tho seventeenth chapter OF St. John'a gospel !:
Noithor pray for these nlono; but for them
also that shall bcloTo on mo through thcm, and !;
That they may bo al ono ; aa Ihou Father art in
mo, and in Thco. that they also may bo ono in
us; that tho world nay believe tllat Ehou hast
Bcnt mo-" Tho eermon was au eloquent dsaul-
s'ston upon dcnominational differences in re-
ligion, and showed that thoy were not in reality
drawback to tho growth of truth In tho world.
Tho preacher showed how great must hayo
been tho love Of God for Ills people when. rs m
exhibition Of 1t, Flo allowed Ills Son to dio on
tho crosB. Tho death OF his beloved Son was
not as II VIC woro to dio for our son. There ,ras
o unity OF motive and action between God tho
Father mud God tho Son. md go thero should bo
nnauimity among Gods disciples Of to-day. As
uoliishncss waa the mllnsp,ing Of ull sin, thoro
was no unanimity among sinners. Ifit wero
possible that God could move n man from
his sel1ehueas, thon thcrc was homo of
Christian unity. The great requirement. vas
TINT wo should 80 to God through tho Holy
Ghost, GO that their ivcs nhould bo lived in Christ
through God. Tho great need Of tho world.
the great want OF humanity, was perfect unity
among Gods disciples. Thiu uuity had been at-
tomptoh iA q great many wnyg, Tho asslltnpton
waa hold by many that there WIS ono head Of the
religious world who waH tho representative On
cutth Of Christ Hin,aelf.
Tho idea of this Church wna logical
one, but it Ind boon found lmnractlcs-
bio. In, this Church tho,o wore
Tilero Ind also bean various orgnuizationt Of
men ,ent|cayoring to build I'D churches oil t!,os
peculiar idcns. Thus Ind ariuen tho tl,ttnyant
scota Of tho present day. TEcro wna s.,.,, nu-
tagonta'M among these sccta that many came 10
not have loo'l Of liyino origin. 1t would bo val
to inquire whether tho apparcnt diversity wau
Eoal autasonsn'. and whuther tl,ora was not,
aftcr nl, much unitS In reality beh,usi it. Walk
inE alonE the .ht.aots Of tho city in which ho
from eaeh S0 otass. Ss' ISa RSssS aeey affess Ss
co!or Of tlloso mon ncro difrorout yet all through
ttsorn w'H q manhood Which identified escL4 oiio
40 oIitaront Tram any olher creature. In tho
standArtla and attainulontn of morality, mon aud
tr1oss OF men wore rs diversified M possible, hut
there Nna throughout all tho family manhood,
hulnanness, which! separated Them from tho
luHHt all1!atb. ~ " TAS Will tAa followers,
according 10 tho dilTorout forsun, of Christ Jesus
They aoc'sad diGerunl but tlloy wuro IN reality
alike.
The apoaltor roforrctl to tue theory OF natural
aeloctlon, ntatlng tia! it waa morolv lower
form Of tho graator faut of spiritual iolecsiou.
Underneath tho alilorcutals ol ornnd ani form.
. prlnciplu ot l!o MN found, aouothn6 t.,pi
brought NIL lvso who l,at to1c!l.l Chriai to.
Fcther and ,naio tlscm akin. Tho differences,
llownsor, md Dea., ho tllrllet iurMar.l that ,nay
n1snA fi3nt fJ%tN
sn'ayoulan aud 10 Byn,pa.hy, n,,,ong Ct.rls.'a
dHieiilea Ut to.lay. aho world Ilayni-
tlnl those differences, md fo:got tic
fast that tAcro VEGA behind Iu,iu grc:t
rrnelpoa Wills. n,adu l!''se holinvoss ui.o. III"
wegll wau aas hltharal OF Tho GpuI re,t.!,a n;
taao 'icaonlI.al lianEl sltKcrnuvos. l;,ao Of ,;,f
rerj tse!nrtn %:llct t!,u wo:l fam! l,,; r;,l;.
a'lI otlslciaua no arshy l,al tlono nslci fuv tn,