New-York tribune., 1874-11-30
THE ROOT OF CHARACTER.
tn Hsr John L. # Boston ct the Church cfMe Messiah
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Tile Rev. John +. w. Ware of Boston
preached yesterday in the Church of the Messiah,
Park-ave aud Thrty-fourh-st. He took the text mo
root" Matthew Kill c. and found its application among
different classes Of meD root lie said. is the first
principle of Of the two shoots that push sim
uaneously out Of the scel. The one wants light ard
climbs upward the other wants darkness and pcn-
etraes the depths Of the soil TIE root first OF all
tans the tree 1t is the life OF the tree Until have
root you have nothing Cut of the branches If viii
and you stl have the tree; but cut off the and
you have no tree. No wonder the tree died; 1t had no
sustain life vein to conduct sustenance TO the
heart. Jesus spoke the parable from which the tx Is
taken IN order to Illustrate the character OF many
Glasses OF men. There are very many who have 10
root You cannot depend upoA 'nem l9r tIey nave n2t.
ing To give them stability aud lfe Iou hnd Imperfect
society, imperfect lie, imperfect men, grand sowing
OF GGe T who nave o no :hroot There
enough talk as If they had II. hut those who tax
has been divided the subject OF faith, and by all
manner of have thought to illustrate their
the Thirtynne Articles and call that faith; some get
dipped aud call tnat fdih when IN reality of these
what for 1t is superior sense which includes
than all other II Is the lyineest thing
not a name, but reality; Heaven not future. but IA
present II has might no uan knows OF untli he las
Eauged it, The has Oi II tie more he may
It's store Is exhaustess IL is The ehds confidence IN
the is the archangels possession which man
may The faithful, cOnquering OF the ages
had root To their faith Like the taprOot IL went way
down to draw living waters Lives were made illus
trlous by this unseen element OF lfc which made them
wise with other wisdom than that Of learning and let
ers Men OF words. OF phrases, OF seasons, Of forms
have no faith. T1ey are such as hold places in the
Church and presume TO dictate all Its dongs but have
caused all the driveng contests deaa things.
eOunlenauclng the lIviug. They have Popular
faith now is not what Paul had. and 1t Is wnat the
Church does not ask The outside world cries. Jesus
l know, aud Paul know, but who are Oui" While
hell Is made the rallying eeuter Of the Church,
the prevailing theme OF tue pulpit, the gates of hell will
never broken dOwu Every thing to-day Is challenged
and trial, and the authority OF antiquity and MEM
bers is passing away The authority Of truth going
prevail. II Will be made more vivid ana powerful by
the doubers Only he who has doubted honestly firmly
believes Doubt is not damuatlon many religious
tion. Thomas was doubter Of the best kind He must
needs see for himself and then he believes strongly
alyZes bis convictions finds they have come through
much doubling. Orthodoxy betrays its weakness
counteusnces attendance upon services of other de-
nominations lest the hearer be led 10 doubt. The
Spencer. Huxley aud others are savagpy attacked a.
men OF other days have been because their
lions But We wish 10 be loyal truth we oust bs We
no fear Tue rootess things that have been exaItins
cause Tor fear Toe true going to stand more oin,
easy true Asmrn say Of iusce. let truth rule though
changes The rvoti,ss aith Of CnrisIendom viii be-
p,S posi- oe'Sfs an indignant people There remains
10 become elnaDcipae. aud for people %
ever accepted tleory to know III be true, the
people will see By the records what frauds haye pe,n
perpetrsted IN the name OF religion There VIII bo such
testing OF faith ss Lhe world has seen. There
will be no ehiids play. Every OF the times points 10
g. To me they are sgas Of hope though to thcy
already commencing IN our own communion. We bay
seen some Of their effects and shall The weak
tmid ekin deep people will get into other churches
You can tell Jour root men-those who ABIDE IN lie
time OF trlal Tie COMMANDER always knows Ee soldier
Not only has faith DO root but neither have opinions
The mea md women most ooggea sDa pareAsouseie IN