New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-01
CONGREGATIONAL UNITY.
Continued from First Pave.

from amid the Diackest ldoat,y'
.sa Phenomena needing an explanation, as INV as
Skull 10 low stratas or shell on mountain ts eu
serene IN bridging the abyss, In showing solid rocx Oh
"H W h TO nui 49,,
purity and holiness We must have that answering a,t
H. Him for It Is in u.s. That is what distinguishes u.s.
this and in proportion he has it, the dog he
approxmates us Men, too, are differentiated by their
Wiberforce and wapole. James l. and Judas
Brain weight genius didn't make the difference. SO in
ana right the reality to the love Of mother over sick
IMAM I'll the systems. more ancient than eternity.
HOW WE MAY FIND HIM.
He that loveth not knoweth not God" This leads
us to ask How we may find HINT Discern HINT 1t is
the greatest OF questions for all of our highest living
depends In 1t. First. find him by the senses.
we cannot see gravitation steady the mountains; we
power. We can see the jewel but not the crystazng
power. Lille shows itself In the flushing cheek. the
We could not see go II It should av away from our
| dearest one II eludes us. and so does God.
In shakespeares BRAIN tue knife finds no otheilo; in
Raphael's, no Mother and Child in Angeles no high
but nssT That n
nsy God thus ,n must on, cr s.su, he% till
pair OF forceps snowy character and probe Thirdly
state eanu"e hereb be
makes sorry work in giving the rationale of mothers
John Stuart Mil that hardest Of reasOner;. was
| not hard-hearted at the grave OF Ayignon.
We are to find HIM rather through our highest part;
through mr. that In us which aceords with Him. Love
the mother eye; when becomes mother, she knows
What the look OF that eye meant We are to nn d
TINS in Him. and the Epstles apocalypse. SO
Edward, In the NORTHAMPTON woods, had reyeiatlon
81 dd Augustine. IN finishing his work. the KINGDOM
OF God upon Earth" tine pure Ill heart shall see
We see now first of all, why scientists do not find
God They do not the right Instruments. do not
lnyeigh against scientists; almost worship and bow
noble motives. Bat tnsS discard .5eii nigh
est instrument. the moral nature. We cannot
ind love with microscope. nor sweep mp music with
broom III they Will lind Him, they must bring 10 bear
why the failures " Of ~ scientists to find
God do not discourage believers. It matters
SS MN nls s'e OF as aney vne
tna dream stone reposns ever in blessed
as seen from Geneva. gIeaming like the very
throne Of God on earth. speculation
untwst the light till 1T shall be proven darkness
must show the personal consciousness OF man to be
We see thirdly. what a. ma gnihcent democracy God
IN the universe. No university love- and no grand Dip
Iona essentials. The poorest, the humblest. may
have 1t. 1t Is seen In all the stars, and In tho
The mother rocking the cradle In all the winds
and IN the aest leaves no less 3d. why should we
gnt OF this revelation all the universe Is illum
nated and all the world Transported c,., r.
We see, fourthy, the sphere OF the Church The OBJ
jcctive point is to bring the world the capanity of
so Gd and aye tween by C %
s.. .,s Ss.,i beside 6h pn ansn
10 be put first the is to be sought to Hume the
terges their il to he found In their effective
ness in this direction Do we do this work. Are we
not full aud seliindugence utterly estranged
from the love that stretched unresting hands unto
Fifthlv and finally, we here prophecy orimmor-
tality force OF the quotation which Neander wrote
on his window, snow behold l. as i'll glass darkly."
the oT which aOaH the g pps Of the wod
will be me light Of Heaven Love will balance and
az OF ae e%ss shall the ovesht back
from the Great Lover. Aud how ecstac Will be the Joy
OF the scientist who shall then the old riddle solved
God grant we may all DO brought unto mat Dlessed
day.
AT the close of the sermon, President Magoun offered
prayer and after several announcements. the long
meteor Doxolosy sung. and DR.. Bacon pronounced
the Denediction.
THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.
REASONS URGED WHY 1T SHOULD BE DIssoLyED-A
WASTE OF LABOR.
TO the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: In The TRIBUNE of Aug. Is appeared
statement that Council OF Congregational Minis
tiers which is TO meet the 3Oth at New-Haven, pro-
pose discuss the matter OF handing over the foreign
work OF the American Missionary Association to tue
| American Board" and the Indian Missions to the
Home Missionary Society. leaving the missions among
the Freedmen, and the vast sums raised on sympathy
for the colored still to the American Missionary
Association IN relation to this matter submit per-
tinent extract from pamphlet written by the Rev.
Chas b. Ray colored Congregational minister anu
himself one of founders OF the American Missionary
Association, which, under the heading shouid the
American Missionary Association be dlssolvedf' he
| speaks as follows:
Now let us suppose 1t should admitted for the sake
of the argument for only that the course VI tue
Home Missionary Society, aud ALSO Oh tne Anelic t
ON slavery question, made IL necessary ior
the for ation OF the American Missionary Association.
may 1t argued that now Slavery Is NO more. ana
that question is OF the way, and all these boards III
ali that is involved therein, occupy the same ground,
there necessity for the further continuance Vi
the American Missionary Association anu that its nome
work can carried by the Home Missionary society,
and ts foreign work by the american o bo1ro; anu h
besides "A the expenses 10
conduct OF the Mission Boards. These Boards can DO
sreaer familiarity win, ard access to, the various
churches This question Is one now qulie worthy Tue
consideration OF the churches There Is no uouot tney
would have entered upon this work In good earnest ere
this mad the American Missionary Association not been
| in existence, and would now, shOuii the ono DC
merged i'm the other aud that the objections that
once were raised against the Home Missionary society
thrown omen TO mem TO enter good economy that
two or more societies. holding similar views should De
engaged in the work on the same grounu wheh
that could as we'll done by and thus the
churches relieved Of this additional burden OF ma
ehnery and expensei Aud what Is true In relation 10
the noine work alike in relation to the foreign
work The American Board can as well DO the work oi
| the Association ABROAD as the Home Board can at
home and with comparatively htIe, II any additional
expense. , .,o, canaan :, uo,,d soam
| that the lme has come To examine attentiyely the
| above proposed question, Should not the American
Missionary AssOcia ion be dissOiyedP ana It's work
| merged into the Home Missionary Society ana the
American Board OF Commissioners for Foreign Nils
Te,e. York. Sept. 20. 1874.
TIE WESTERN ASSOCIATED PRESS MEETING.
SANpUsKY, Sept. 3O-The annual meeting of