New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-03

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some obscury gathering about the matter In the com
mon minds impression that religion 10 faith as
eousness is incident Of religion than the sub
| stance Of 1t on Its human sidei
INFLUENCES OF CHRISTIAN LIVES.
The earnest presentation. In Christian teaching and
Christian ife Of the complete conception would
| tend TO exalt and establish morality In the public
thought and estimation Men Of the world derive their
ideas of excellence their standard OF character greatly
from the current religious Views II morality y aispa,
aged In the Church by being in Opposition 70 renR0h
will to be Of little esteem In the world. while
part Of Christian people will kinde up sympathetic
interest in the minds even OF rregious men, encn con-
entertain their principle OF action. ana mod
tine sentiment and the action OF many VI the careless
and the worldly. The multitude In their sentiments
impulses and outward conduct drift with the current
and mighty tide Of honesty and Righteousness ia tne
| Church would bear them 10 tho direction OF far
morality and outward integrity Thus the principle Of
the Church would become the sentiment OF the world
IL s possible that this pusve sentimental morality
might sometimes be mistaken for religious principle
| and lead to sefdeuson; probably not oftener than
deIusion arises from confounding mere emotional
| experience with the experience Of religion. q,
The righteousness OF Christianity Is 0f course an III
ward principle the controlling attitude OF the soul ITSELF
involving respect for all rights, the rights OF God ana
the rights of IL Is not the sentimental morality OF
but begins by giving God his place.
obeying the first and great commandment rendering TO
Him Obedience conservation worship Ana TINS recog
milton rights Of God gives to worship ITS true char
1t lifts the worshiper above the low plane Oh sell
conscious personal qualification IN sentimental culture
ana uterance to the true expression OF reverence ana
| respect for God as that whichis his due
The worship Of righteousness consecrates ts temple
as the house OF the LOrd-the place where HIS nonor
shall dwell where He has right to gather hs cnr' ss
meet together before the Lord. who the maker OF
belongs to God and not to men All human ownership
Is sight Of and the tax gatherer might as wei Jay
the altar II we have churches which men build for
| their own honor where they may gatner WIZ, ",
5a9s music AND Of eoouence these are places Of enter
tanment, belonging to those Who build them 10y a.,
Academy Of Music There 10 danger that our political
logic which drops out the thought OF God ana OF MS
our religion and our worship to condition Of mere
human arrangement revival among sas lny Of
problems which our social philosophy WORKS upon
| in vain,
DUTY TO GOD AND TO MANKIND.
So again. under this principle Of duty to God anu TO
mankind many questions Of social life would hnd
solution The subsection of the great interest OF prop
erty the claims OF God and OF man would dc grand
| achievement, fraught with most benehcent results.
Around thi, interest IN our country many
The growing passion for wealth in the land IS orce
spprshssd that no odnary sense OF
character is proof against its seducons Inena again. am
0i vss something which we learning
dread This danger is OF recent origin Dut NO.. oe ia
tell n ey tendency R to soea dis
| organization in the struggle between labor ana n
Door making enemies of those whom God designated to
| be mutual helpers and friends. This danger It mad
been supposed could scarcely arise in our free country
where the same opportunities open to all ana where
social conditions determined by each ones personal
character and force But the evil Is upon U.s. anu us
| growth has been rapid ana alarming
For evils and dangers there seems to Dc one
upon tho idea OF property rights Let the truth be en-
that what we ow ~ Ur 4T 's s the eo
troll of property. AS against any otner cain' De
see fse Of God and Of mankind TIE advantage
which the rich has the poor is In tho added power
81 selfindulgence The law OF Christs that 1t
required OF according TO that he hath From Nun
| TO whom much Is given mnch Will be required. Inc
Gospel right Of property Is the right OF greater service
TIE DUTIES OF THE RICH.
We have many examples in the land or Chrstian men
who hold their property under this sense OF RESPONSE
bility who only need to know where Will be most
useful There are many others who acknowledge the
Obligation in words but never able to discover to
what object they wisely give. But there are null
ttudes who count themselves followers OF the Master
who II the Savior should bring to bear the test when
he once applied would go away sorrowfu aud leave us
to tho redection How hardly shall they that nave
| riches enter into the Kingdom OF God"
But the difficulty with the rich alone or chiefly.
The groat body Of Christian people need enlightenment
na pTopety and Of life The idea Of the religious
life needs to be extended to cover all human Interests
and activities The young man entering upon the pur-
of property should no more his own ease
or as ra n
God. The idea OF being rich FOR the advantages IL
brings, aside from greater usefulness Is not Christian
characteristic feature OF the Christian life. such
young man who accepts call to the missionary work
frontier or In foreign lands Is popularity supposed
TO have reached higher conservation than the average
Christian life requires No such theory may be held forth
among but such ideas prevail to wide extent
and the sad depression of the Christian stan
dard. 1t is only by special and rare experience that
the young men In the Church settle the question OF
their lfe-work by the simple test OF usefulness ana
duty; and II young man Is found bordering the ques,
ton IN this REGARDED a. sna Ur
| an Older man begins to inquire now he can DO the
most sUSa of speea Growth IN penns for
heaven. 1t unprecedented that ne Is not long Ior tbis
ceye visit from the secretary OF society.
or the president Of Western college 1t Is an encour-
and there through the churches. but why should not
this DO the rule of Christian character instead OF
i %s ode departure from this prineipls bo
much out OF place in the Church Of God as open
immortality Such recognition OF duty on the Of
Christians generally would control the idea OF property
to ans Ss
Of tho difficulties which gather about this property
at once. The consuming passion for wealth would
be Quenched because the wealth acquired would become
responsibility, means OF Denehcenee, and not OF self
indulgence All wholesome motives for its acquisition
would still remain, and industrial enterprises would not
he arrested but rather promoted II no more whisky
should be produced the Valley Of the OhiO and no
tobacco in the Valley OF the Connecticut the world
would thereby suffer no detriment
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN APPEAL TO DUTY.
Let me not be understood proposing to displace
religion with any outward duties reformatons The
proposal is to extend religion these outward rea
tions and responsibilities, and give them their true
place in duty God and to man. 1t is to widen the
scope OF religion and extend 1t every human interest
ana TO make men feel the pressure Of its obligations by
bringing il TO their everyday life. The late tenn
peraDce revival been revival Of religion The
yes relied upon have been those whchrelgon affords;
adm Of Ia