Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-07-10

Your ligl cA-44uE IN N4ri>t JeS1s.
The exercises closed with hymn. IN which
the congregation joined, and benedictioI
by Prof Torrey.
Society for Religious Inquiry
Sunday evening was devoted TO the ami
versary Of the Society for Religious Inquiry
The church was again crowded to over
flowing {. +. Graves. president Of the so
ciet7, presided. The exercises were as fol-
lows Music Bensdic Anima. in Bb, by
/ Mllard. sung by the choir. Prayer by the
chaplain Of the occasion, Rev. c. W.
/ Thompson. OF Dan7ilIe, Vt Music. hymn,
Thou NJ, the way, TO Thee alone 80 Dis
course by Rev Lewis o. Brastow. Of this
city. on Tnc Religious Element IL Educa-
/ iion
EEg. AZ. BRAsTow s DISCOURSE.
Ia introducing MS subject. the speaker
alluded 10 the tendency 10 schism ana con
lict between religion and science. which Is
a phase % the old strife between the heart
an intellect. The intellect severed from
religion curses humanity, and the severance
OF religion from the processes Of learning Il
equally fatal. Eacl has suffered Tor lack Of
the other. Learning. il more tolerant than
religion. has had les mora earnes;ness
The men Of learning and the men OF religion
have learned T. ulst-ust each other Re
Lgiou does not occupy the place il once did
In our -clene~ Of learning Cur f0reiatners
wenl % school 10 Palestine The scholars
of uur gay look rather l. Greece. We are
thus -ecularizng our learning In our
Helen!sm We forget their HebraIsm But
wholly t. SecularIze learning Is 70 pr0fane
It. J. there j. no reasonable religion with
ont learning, So there Is Do reasonable
learning without religion. These and sImi-
lar Suggestions brought the speaker T. his
suo'ect-Ins Religions Llemru ~ EGura-
flll.
Education j. evolution. Il must reach
a11-t all The contents Of our Humanity and
include ine religious and mora. sense and
lacu4iy within u--the sense by which We
touch God. Mr. Darwin would cal con
science only form Of intelligence but. i
So. j. is fGrl. and one 1hat dema IDS re-
clErliloc- 10 mas always been the dominant
power Men lee the invisible before the
visible Al early attempts a. science and
~. were religious Man is forever ming
Ing the realms o. the movable and the
idea A child. man walk win the ~
visible divinity. and throughout MS car ser
o. tie ma contamination. the religious sl-
ement j. prominent. Nothing can suDercede
IL. re begin with the simplicity OF faith.
We end with ialtn built 10 into knowledge
Religion cannot be cultured o0irn or out OF
existence. Il must ever lift and be lifted
VIII ennubInE culture, and We must give
it supremacy It's forces arc the regulating
forces. and through il alone can education
no 90. b.. .aHHa
recognize this, Germany. with a. is skep-
IicIsm. is compelled 10 cocnizs religion as
tire central fact IN IL systems
Religion furnishes the material Of thought
and culture. If We were 70 undertake 70
expurgatc religion from our literature. We
should see this
D the various departments or culture
must recognize the religious element II
mar Philosophy cannot ignore the cues /
lions u law conscience, intuition. and the I
IKE. o. take a sten without hitting religion /
f1lliics ls forced 70 inquire into the origin I
% government, the source 81 authority. the /
question OF punishment. and = thus brought Z
az once INTO the domain of morals and re- .
llElor- That science Is most rational which I
taxes account Of the theories Of religion
Art cannot be divorced from the realm OF .
spIr-t. Tor beauty j. divine. and So when AZ /
has ceased 70 be religious II mas become de-
graded. Inc highest poetry j. religious.
and the truest poet mas also been prophet
and sec-.
Ae4lzlon furnishes the best ideals Of man
hood Purely secular education mas never
constructed perfect man. Man intellect
without religion mas never been able 10
construct the golden age Of perfect man
hood. Science, a. Bryant SAYS. mas a. good
OF the apes deterioration from
man. as Of man 5 emergence from ape-hooG.
HE IDEA man comes from Palestine, not
rom Greece, from religious. not from seen
ar culture
heAgI0n. again. furnishes the choicest IL
'puaIl0n OF educau0n. the inspiration of
aIth. Faith IN the spiritual and the IDEA
lone saves orr modern religion from the
,r0ssest materIalIsm. The faith-iacultv
.nc the ENTHUSIASTICALLY are one The
treat patriGrchs reiOrmers. MARTYRS and
have been great because Of their
altl IN an idea. Il Is tins which distln-
-ulshes the statesman from the politician
ne orator from the declaimer. the doctor
rom the c1arlaran. the scholar from the
'edant. the preacher from the ranter That
My i- uEht education which LEADS the
nan 90 consider ms calling mission from
ROD and when all thus recognize their
A--Aa'la7 AAAA " Q eAl4-A nave NEItFr EIl.l.r-
ne more thorough workmeu.
Finally. religion furnisheS right pripei-
les OF education What we seek j. 10 de-
clop iG-4 manhood There are too many
ali-mcn, too many sick men. too many
ripple Cur HcienIstIc education. which /
lakes intellect supreme. cannot help this.
ne HeDraIc scheme. which makes charac-
n dominant. alone can give Us men Re
glon has solved the problems that Devil.
or Science II recognizes the evil II man
nc the need Of higher power 70 restore
he perfect manhood. II recognizes the
rIncipie OF seli-sacrlhce. IL bases culture
o philanthropy. IL Is good philosophy As c
ell a. religious trnth, that 10 save life we !
ust lose Il.
In closing the speaker commended 10 M j.
1ung hearers. now about 10 70 forth into ?
le conflicts OF distracted age, the exam :
e OF the Apostle Paul. as OF one who laid =,
eat intellect al the foot OF the Cross. ?
The discourse occupied about an hour and
half. in Mr.. BrnstOw' rapid delivery. It
nged over a very wide field Of thought .
d reading. and our abstract can give but
very imperfect idea Of discourse 50 di~- II
rsiye and so earnest.
Music, Praise thou the Lord, o my
INT, from Mendelssohn 5 Hymn Of Praise
ely sung by the choir Benediction by
e Chaplain. 4
The music, both Of the DAY and evening. was II
noticeable excellence. II was furnished BY P
iouble quartette. under the direction Of j
J. Phillips, composed Of the following W
gers Il
Miss Annie d. Keith and Miss Nellie l. ST
wrence. Soprano Miss Sarah l. Woods Of
q Miss Louise NJ. 0imstead. Alto. A. j.
.lllips and i. T. C0nant. Tenor {. F.
heeier and NJ. d. Fuller, Bass 5. {.
bore, Organist.