New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-08

prophcsy IN camp The tabernacle was tho propGs
place Joshua wanied Moses 10 muzne them Tor thls
mr. sake Would to God that ali the Lords people were
prophets that the Lord would put MS Split "p .
history First the difference between enthusiasm and
bgo;ry II Moses had been bigot he would nave sen
onded tho suggestion OF Joshua. IL w0ud nave Decn
mite right in him TO have issued the command They
had no right to prophesy In the camp ana tneir ,
mst Therefore be stopped But Moses not being Dgot
bm rather an enthusiast said exactly the opposite Inc
origin OF the two words was interesting as SUN" TS
Rigot was derived from the German word 6e0hdrd Inc
Re ehsrts were a species OF nomadic Monks VINO went
about with ragged clothes and bag praying gIea,
was good but they fell into the fatal aasy tast 199T
Who Who ADOPT such theory They fell in ideness, and
made their religion take the place Of labor: dhs wVfa
had soon broke down INTO e shorter NOR reso@nnS the
common Christianity OF all creeds excomunlca'e t
1 n1sSs M ,sd down by other men, Enthusiast is
derived from Greek word when ,, means ~, 70
be inspired or Dy fSa a NO bridge cam span
IT, The bigot dwells In himself the enthusiast Is always
dwelling sou GGs s with e God joshua was brave
but he bieot. Joshua and Caleb were two OF tne
resrneS S frightened saying the land was filled with
giants; but Joshua said let us go up ana take .e an mo-
Canaanites and when feels like a grasShopper
he supposes others look upon him In the same hgn,;
Br Ssua a G em eaf the ns Yet with his
he bgot, and he Thought 1t would not DO 10 allow
enthusiast said. Let them 60 o. Tor God is in them"
The second lesson is effects OF the two classes Inc
word enthusiast is often abused by applying 1t where
frenzy or fsnatcsm would be appropriate instead
OF giving to 1t the higher meaning Tne Splre OF S9u
had settled down upon the two men, Eldad and Medal;
and when Divinity rests upon man neither earth nor
hell shake 10. 1t fills tue soul with true enthusiasm.
prophesy. The Hebrew word which is translated
prophesy to bubble up aud pour forth as
him. and pOurs forth from him like fountain Tnls
shown In the Galatians us the elements OF tue new
life II pours forth a The word prophecy Is
IN
prediction that is but tho lesser portion OF proRnecy
Inc greater work IL to reveal God Every true religious
enthusiast is prophet. Every true Christian who dis
plays and reveals God prophet for he gives pre-
OF the true Church OF God Bgotry instead is restless
and shortslghted The bgot is like the worm
The sun may be shining brightly outside but he
not the concave Of the shell Is his heaven anu
the form, and loses sight OF the essentials He Is
sicker for little things. We hear OF the High Church
iasia .ri Episcopal Church, but it is present all
churches. There is high church party IN the PresDy
terrain Church The preacher did not wish to be under
stood that be intended TO speak against the Prespye
rians as body for he believed II to be good nsltu
tion but against the high church party III the PresDy-
terrain Church. That party sets up particular formula
ali should accept their interpretation. or take the result
Because Prof Swing would not agree to do this they tried
10 SWING but the Presbyery sustained Prof. SWING
leaving High Church party high enough, the word
high may be applied In the same way as when drift WOOD
il flung Off high and dry There Is also Baptist High
Church aud Episcopalian High Church. These are
well known that they need not be alluded 10. There
might be Congregational High Church, but he had not
yet found it, IL will glow In any church unless tue
iaty do their duty. Big ory Is always harsh aud cruel
The Mohammedans had perfected themselves IN their
religious belief Of hating others and making Others nate
them. On one occasion the preacher had pressed
Mohammedan In argument that he could not answer
except with the words, For such doctrine the best
argument l. the knife and he would have applied his
argument bu! that h speaker was 9e stronger 81 the
two In the Papal Church. In bygone ages tue inqusi
ton the right arm but although that limb had been
stricken with paralysis IL healed 1t would be again in
voked to aid the bgot Protestants had also
and would be always so whenever bgotry crept into
the church Instead OF shepherd the flock would ma
a wolf The bgOtry OF man Is OF the eartn earthly,
while enthusiasm is heavenly and divine Tue third les
son that inspiration beges atbond OF fellowship Inc
genuine religious enthusiast Is filled with Inspiration
After the resurrection Jesus Dreathed on his
and that is the meaning OF the word inspiration Inc
breathing of Gods spirit into man begets peace II
Christ Dreatnes into man he Is hlIe 'lo with
| with other Christians regardless OF the exact
agreement Of creed or places OF worship They become
tai and shall die God; but inspiration can never
die BIgotry made Joshua say, My Lord Moses make
him keep mouth shut; but enthusiasm made Moses
saw Would to God you others like them. In
Mark ix 80 to end is story like unto this The
a Who should be greatest Jesus to rebuke them
called little child, and holding up the child. preached
science turned the subject by SAYING that they bad
casting out devils In Christs name, and had for
that is not against me is for me- The man had heard
OF Christ but had not understood him. He had expert
mented on his name and had found 1t hnd virtue Bu.
Moses requested to forbid, but refused the DIS
cipes had forbidden, and were chided therefor The
condition for membership in Christs Church should not
dogmas creeds but the experience OF Gods love
and good life He then closed the sermon by reading
the terms for churclme mbershp among the Congrega
tonalists, which he considered to be good common
tary the text Including 1t did. nothing sperfiuous,
excluding nothing that should be there. ANY VINO
could say yes the essential questions those inquiries
welcomed TO church-memDership among that body