New-York tribune., 1874-10-26
A SCARCITY OF WORKS.
IN. Re Efoard Sueas d. D.. at TIE Church Of The Incarnation
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The Rev. Edward Sullivan, ID. D., rector OF
Trinity Church. Chicago and the leader OF the oppos-
tion in the Protestant Episcopal Convention to the con-
rmatOn Of Professor Seymour Bishop OF the Diocese
Of Illinois, preached yesterday In the Church OF the In
carnation at Madisonave. and Thirty hfthst HIS text
was James H.. 2I-2s: Ye then how that by works
justified. and not by faith only For as the body
without the spirit is dead. faith without works Is
dead Also"
or all the writers who contributed to make up the
canOns Of the New Testament said DR.. Sullivan, St.
James the most intensely practical He was a man
OF deeds. He handled unsparingly the abuses which
had crept into the Church. That respect for the man
who gold ring his hand. while the poor man
was crowded back. that greed for gain, that high
handed oppression which robbed the Of their hard
earnings t. support the rich in luxury-the spectacle OF
all these abuses stirred the apostles anger. Only once
his whole epste does he touch points OF doctrine
and then he appears TO have been an uncertad theo
logIan. On Of it he to contradict ST. Paul.
who said that is justified by faith. st. James, on
the other hand that man justified by works and
not by faith alone Thi, apparent discrepancy which
episte OF straw-n0t allowing 1t any vaity-s In fact
no discrepancy at ALL st. Paul aud st. James only pre-
sent Different but not Views 80 OF pne same
down t1e mode OF the sinners salvation He must De
saved by fitn 10 Jesus Christ by tins fan ne mean.
Christ. That would be living faith according 10 81
td'ti Of the word faith It was
Of the so9 but only Process Q, the specuiatv9 hel
to say that man once Justified might rest
IN security forever aud ~ he cot could 90 ,,"n on
and CORRECTION Of these abuses ST. James addresses him
self He says: " You misunderstood my brother ap0s
u e Pn a Tn an OF ws be head Cam ane % save
you o. Both faith and works bound ndlssolubly to-
is here no contradiction of st. Paul. but only supple
meuta exposition OF his doctrine ST Jamess eplste Is
ouspoken defense OF the union of faith and works as
st. james They do not stand In Opposition TO eacn
which tended to rend asunder faith and works.
It may to minds to ask Why rake up these
fosszed OF ancient theological controversy from
the of the past Why twenty centuries out OF
abuses Of today to be supplied aud corrected I
answer. am not going out OF my way. Those old
like vast anthiil with restless activity; yet despite
the marvellous progress of the latter half OF the nine
teenth century, sin and shame reign rampant ana the
voice OF sorrow goes out continually to heaven. From
the world. made for happy dwelling place for man,
And What Of the Churchi Well. furnished with
all that Is necessary for her warfare. with her
simple but subimey expressed sacranents-all these
Church boasts. Tne churches are filled with appa'
renty deyOut wOrshppers, yet their inner lie droops
and anguisnes. The spirit OF Christianity Is not among
the rich and luxurious but among the poor aud down
trodden The clurch missions pine for want OF support
Why it thus The secret OF this anomaly is that the
great heresy St. Jamess time has lived on through the
Intervening centuries. aud run down through the sue
ceedng generations or faith such as 1t is there is
abundance, but Of works there Is great scarcity.
Christianity is much easier to profess than to
practice The stern religion OF the Olden time,
when men went joyiuly to tho stake FOR its sake,
has degenerated into thing OF form and outward
show Christianity is no longer thing Of painful
self-denia LOOK at ourselves This congregation call
themselves Christians and am wiling TO accept you rs
such, but remind that name does not always
carry the thing represented BY IT, Christ has himself
left us the parable OF the house built the sand the
miracle OF the fix tree, aud the Impressive
ing OF the final Judgment scene God made us and
Christ redeemed US, that lives might be copies OF
Chrsts life How far Is this conception realized IN
lite among All around there naked TO be
ignorant
many have lifted hnger to help and to save
LII conclusion Dr. sullivan remarked that by n happy
coincidence he had been asked recommend to the
of the congregation before hun matter that
ought to excite their sympathies. collection was
asked TO make deficiency OF $500 in the HOme Mis-
Fund. and by raising that sum ut once DE- Sullivan
said hearers could practically exempliy their Chris
tianity.