The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-08


are q thousand powers IN the world, but, nike this
! Old hero. we must serve the strongest, and ere
many years we shall ind our life setting itself 70
music.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH
Afr. Becehcr ON the Science or Genesis
and tho Theology OF the New Testa-
ment.
Mr.. Beecher's text yesterday morning COM
prised two passages, one from l. John. Ill, s.
beloved, now are We the sons or God, and Il doth
not yet appear what we shall be: but We know
that when He shall appear, We shall be like Him;
for We shall see Him as He ID. And every man
that ham this hope In HIM purineth himself, even
a. He u pure.S'
rms passage was taken In connection with Ro-
mans VIII. 18th to the 2lst verse tnclusve-.For
reckon that the sunerings Of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory which
shall be revealed In Us. For the earnest expecta-
ton OF the creature wsiteth for the manifestation
OF the sons OF GOD. For the creature was made
subject to vanity, not willingly but by reason Of
Him who hath subjected tho same tn hope, because
the creature itself also shall be delivered from the
bondage OF corruption into the glorious liberty OF
the children Of Cod"
The imperfection, the universal sinfum ess OF
man, the corruption Of mans conduct and, In one
sense, OF his nature have been admitted In all ages
and by all schools Of Christian theology, and Just
as much In other religions as IN the Christian. 1t
Is fact about which there be no disputatton !;
the whole world ties In w1ckedness. There are
two Scriptura germs rom which two very different
views OF the condition OF the human race are to be
evolved. The one Ia the supposed historical. re-
gardfng the origin Of man, and the other IL what
may be called the prophetic, and regards the death
and termination Of all men, ono acting from tho
past and laying its foundations In supposed his
thn thor fok rror, he
future and arguing from that what must be the
condition antecedent or preceding suoh prophetic
development Of mans nature. The parable OF the
Garden OF Eden, and OF the fall Of man and the
universal sinfulness Of men as derived from their
involuntary connection with q great unknown
head, strangely enough has formed the basis OF
the most enduring theory ana the most universal
the most oppressive and the most inconsistent
with every one OF those feelings which spring up
under rigorous education IN the ethical princi-
pies Of the Gospel. 1t Is impossible to deveope in
human beings the character which made Christ
what he was under the ethical principles that
Jesus taught, and then in the light OF the justice,
the reason, the humanity OF any Christian period
to 60 back and assume the facts and the phi.oso-
ply which have Rin at the basis OF the theology OF
ages without violation OF every moral instinct OF
the sense Of truth, OF justice, OF honor. Now,
mental that il you violate them there is no foun-
daiion on which any system can stand; IT must 60
70 the dust. And that general view
that we are condemned. not on account Mt
Of what we have ourselves done, but that we are
us thousands OF years ago that on that account
we are held anenaple TO penalty, and eternal
Instinct 0! right and justice that man can con.
| template It with any degree Of moral emotion in
theology. TINS view grows more and more
!, RI, nE5UGs sa TO TIE EDUGATzP MORAL SENSE
| II puts the divine government on grounds which,
4 n any human government would be scandaious
| administration which would cover any earthly
ruler or parent with iniamy. That which is right
ton and in due proportion to his nature re- The The
essential quality OF right must be the same between
ruler and ruled, a. one end OF the law or q the
/ other; for that which ls wicked In me subject me
or Conscience can turn rouno, confess my guilt
punishment, and then worship the same act
] Rpringing from the same attribute in God That
much worse as it is more pernlcous IN the Infinite
Being at the head OF government than In an In
! - PROPHETIC THEOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL.
In the New Testament there appears new,
although undeveoped, germ; II was conceived
your hearing Paul's expression OF tue theory
tine creature was made subject to vanity" Now,
BY vanity is understood the transient the evan
to the Laws and conditions OF this mortal ife mot
sms IN The Be
from the bondage Of sin into the glorious liberty OF
ths sons Of God Taas Is 70 say Dened q great
own Willingness were they subjected, but under q
scheme which promises through those very expe-
gloriously, until AZ last the race shall emerge ont
OF this nascent condition and come into the glo-
Of COD. We are born, NOT OF Adam. but Of Christ
our roots take hotd not OF the old sou OF Eden,
q toe sH the BE snd
the poems or the parabolic teachings that
are but shadows, intimarons, hints. &C
tiquicy, but We are to take the clearer hight
that shines in Jesus Christ The doctrine that the
creature was made subject to this mortal mutabe
state; that out OF 1t by education and evolution,
under the Divine Spirit and guidance 1t might
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life Of the sons OF God; that Is full OF inspiration
Of attraction Of hope All that - sweet IN purity
ing In qualities addressed to the imagination, lie
in such a.theory as this, that men are born In
the lowest point, and is 70 rise BY education I'M,
der the supervision OF the Divine providence and
spirit, into the larger sphere the spiritual, the
sonship sphere, where they are to DC ike God
e nas the inc eosa tneorv and ali 1e
additional attractions oil hope. This view OF man g
being created IN lower stage on purpose to &c
caciousness Of Gods spirit Men say:-
nature, then where IS the use OF the Holy spiritS
Just as If that line OF evolution didn't make the
|, guiding OF supernal law even more necessary Ac
cording TO the old theology the function OF tnt
Divine spirit Is 70 work Ia special lines Q! election
tine whole world lies IN welcomes !, the o vas
. and upon these hothoWe plants this conservatory
Of the human race, the Divine spirit Is supposed
to be working Now, what the sun Is doing upon thu
from ne germ-.hat same thing Is the son 3