, 1874-02-02

own 'a' CO eontrel. We oxpoos i tiioni a. thoy
bocomo Older, to lsvo opitona ,, q;
encourage in tlotn tho lovo Of truth, whorovor
found. but arc they, when th,ts they commence
for themselves, in tho world to throw aside all
thoy hayo previously learned end set a. IL they
rot purposes Of thetr own? Of course, There is
but ono roply to thia question. Eyon II 1t woro
ponsiblo, which t certainly s MOI, for one thus
o ssso any 1s % od a. sG ass % se ss sf
M Ito lina nntil lit ID quito certain to Inns found
something better. And thla, 1 ropoat, not atrap.
ly an mntter OF consonioncc, or for poraonal
those who did the bost they knnw to give him
right guidance in life, md to God, frotu whom
ali trltl, comes. Dut II, by any means, thcro
could be a',y doubt NJ to ollo'H duty under
sneli oire'umataneos, In reference usann. to to
morals. For il childhood fall tlore, tho fn!luro
IL RADICAL. Even to wayor IN allegiance to tho
moral law is itself Sin. Aasl Tint tho danger OF
this failure should 10 30 frequently vortiiea,-
that 80 many young persons ooming out from
| good homes, whore virtue Ind boon respected
and God hoiloroa should fall away into nogleot-
| fnlnosH, into waywardness, at,d then into sn,
fast to that which Is gnod." No duty to thotn 10
urgent M this s,-lod fast to the good yon hayo,
for, lotting that 90 for son1o shadow you 900,
you lose tho substance you bad for tllo SHADOW
Tint flashes out OF your sight as the substance
Tllia Whole subject Of soo1ing tho truth,
Of holding .fass to- tho truth, and our
duty in, reference to thoso two branch,
Of late a forcb!e illustration IN Chicago, to
Which It may bo useful specially to rotor, aB by
snoh a tost tho thought Of our sermon may DO
''',iIo Wo | havo in Ills city. as most Of you
may havo 1earnea from. tho newspapers,
an organization bearing Tho ,name OF tho
Philosophers! Society: Among its mom9ers arc
formed with tlie sole aud sincere purpose Of
doing good NY point Of criticism Is tho prao-
ticability OF au organization tlat restB upon tho
baBia Of entire freedom III belief md diHe'lsslo,
and In no way concerns other the quality or
quantity OF tha membership.
Through the courtesy Of tho Trustoes Of the
Clark Street Methodist Church, anu probably OF
abba rooms IN thoir houso Of Worship we're m
granted tito Philosophical Society IN which to
hold their meetings. But, after lttlo, two lec-
turee, both very Objectionable to tho Trastoos,
by Sy'A'th ti,oir< % faith, wore delivered IL l,
Trustees to consider thelr duty In tho premises.
Thoy would DO toloraut,-for their policy In ref
Inns boon moro liberal than TINT Of any other
parish In tho city,-and yot toy must be consist
ont and not aaom to be tearing down with M tho
ono hand what they wore holding up With tue
other, Tho viows Of tho Trustees wore ON
bodied in lotter to tho Philosophical sooioty,
aud became tho subject OF varied criticisms by
tho neutrality-suspicious. conaldering the society
quite right in objeoting TO such lectures ~ s!loil
onnfel!, anu utnssn ,t - otanora NJ Mctln,i.
Gl,s"m'tn ;Il,' y n,c 10 otc '5''"'
lsn,: eIt,, w.. - lin ph,1ouonh;oo1 so-
nat tho epo.T ;n!,t W Tr' ~ ao, ccn;Sntan Tor free
ciety hau raSht ~ u1 ,1'; ~ ',arssn ~ nns
dlssnaslot, wi;o. mans tnU 10 ton evidcn'
for aspato. H ''S On tho sothor had II Is sqaa
c1eal tnas 'no ~ o'"4H a,.n nrnncrtv had
controii'.g ,I. rs 1mn t,ta accnn,nnv nj
lkHt ik ~ ooo,,,s up1oeI tr ~ Tin gocietv II If
toir or tr5oas,t +c tncr"ata of the Church AMI
o. Tue p"ed fo ~u ;s c1cop =. hut whiio lie Will b
thefepy 9u aaf ~ ~ iot w ~ hn occna1oy a
te atsa si.ao ~ a,,oo,a1 i aacma IN In tl,onr
or roonls not - io faOI tat sch aviation ia msI,
np%a nlsd 1s meom,o And tere seems to bo baok
iaea Ia Roop'ip p,i, sona u tab r. ono ns tlo rirLi
n's ~ to t,' ,1;a",,sion If INV tonc It il o
ote ~ @aniy IL So to do aud furthernoro tint
lndoatos nai1ow sp'ta ae' na'r onya fr NJ,
canhot oncoatago your a,,oi oi,o ri, 'c;n1aa
mlnq III 1utiy osthpl!snea - osa,;ot,,na !.
a1a mGss ~ ~ ,nro ny nrecins tan truth
Ihero ls hoshlng HoTe ratnro e,,o ,s ',s NON,
e's I'LL W.. e,' oauo oa, ha conco|vo a.. !.
OF I'LL snoI casa o ou ai.nost n;ni
WHOLLY unsost'Gu ~. - a.95an an rt,,. ;dooa mia
OF bociots. t9at ae1S.ups NJ; - liz noao Il,
seem 70 po uatimt ,a ~ m % o arnv uottled IN cer
10. no uaa y? n]. ,,tnt NV " o,a;mnp to haye tn
'. s i csot aa,i Ia IN Int hnlf
IN y. ~ ,.in. %n a }bi,,a ho knowa and identif,
1ass 70 wmas np u n ~ have similar mini
Aln1se1 wth tnoso ; WV nn,n o,,',o1, amI dnfon,
Mlsn lnS nonJ5t - u1e'+u 10 ts,vor,o1 b rnon th
tns ttus mu w W T. u.ro,,t farm ti.emac1ve
ps.'co anna4a1' sna; nn5 10 aroe, 11d;ncs fnr th
INTO hh assoghtos, aiu gieJs H. t,.nir .;,Mo ~,
accohlnoaatlon ~ H. ana s.r1 sro,igat;on ercct
: MonoS to fenaos 4''av Luz dp;nr Int Thai
Ne, Mha. .,aa' au Ivy ~ In ,rat66f,,,v rocardot
auty, A!'t IT. tno5 hu' % ~ ~ S,5a.;n Aoo'
1or tolr aa n ts'a tr".h Va ;o;,
ine Popa!at w ~ ouoH sno 80 t,,,t H. a.,
heartily ~ ts cry; ous uaJn ~ - s;t sl,' ,a .rnt
anost'o "at Af yoI H. s ~ ~ w ',ao "'' ~ throw
! "Aeu you tltu ~ ;t;t ~ .i1;t,,ta - ,a,Ioot
away Emooay o1 IT, tn.. W f4eu + t. ,
NOBODY ta1es ca1o - ,,,." u stn 10 horo T., a