The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
Significant Utterance by q
Catholic Clergyman.
New Forces Gathering Round
the Thrones Of Europe"
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

MIRACLE8-NATURAL RELIGION AND REVEALED
RELIGION
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Cuurcn OF the Disciples. Inc text selected by Mr..
Hepwortn WIS 81. John, tx, 20. 1.-The man an.
swered and SAID unto hem. Why nerenis mar
yenOus thing that ye know not rom whence ne -
ana yet he hath opened mine eyes, think no case
Is more concusyely proven oy human testimony
than the one concerning wlicn nave READ 70 you.
The man himself II the gladness 81 MS heart at
tests to the mct of the miracle asserting that
whereas be was blind, now BE sees; ms parents are
called III AMI they anirm that they are sure 81 Two
things, whne they are uncertain concerning
third. ms nrst aud second are tlaL the man was
born bhnd and taat nov he mas recovered his
signL Ine third concerning which they are I'M
certain. j. the manner ia which tins wonderful
event uas been brought ABOUT. II this be not
enough 10 establish the crelibIliti OF the TACT we
have the testimony 81 the multitude VINO were
present aEd Witnessed the mirac.e. In spite OF IT
oil tie Paarisees aud certain jews are determined
10 account for /. On the ground 81 natural laws.
They prefer very much 10 admit the
cHIcASEBY OF CHRIST
rather than HIS supernatural power. That 10
musb be an enthusiast, tnaL lie is an Impostor, Is,
TO their logical minus, more tnan creuioe. That
lie IS what lie pretends 70 Oe-the Son o. God
mat lie does by me g,it o. God what they nor
their prophets nave ever been ao 70 40, i q act
not to bs admitted iur a single moment Besides,
the miracle was performed on the SABBATH day;
the good was achieved during the sweet ana rest
jul hours OF me day worship, ana, according TO
the Pharisalc standard, uotnng could be of God
performed during the season When Jehovah 0aue
tie world seek it. rest Inc inarsees seem
10 me type OF a great many liFna to-aaY We are
their Inea descendants. Y ( are children " DOUBT
ing fathers we ave II an age winch laughs ~ the
q
oil our superior education, rather the result OF the
historical reaction winch ever anu anon taxes
place Between TWO crested waves there IS the
valley; between Two generations " trusting ialtn
there Is
During the last generation, IOr instance, such
was tue complexion o. tne community and such
50 much realm Of Inauguration. theological
discussions we're the most AIT actlye meet
ness logical conrics tel the dlI
terence between the north and northwest sl1es
OF theological HAIR. II W % q the axe beyond
atners were Of stern common sense ana careful
religious training, men " logical power ana acu-
men, believing as honesty IA possession ~ we
1eyil on tne part o. certain human beings as We
believe IN Tue law q gravtauon ana men and wo-
men were tried 10 coa AZ salem ana WhiPped
through ne town, On accusations when would Dc
laughed 10 scorn IL these DAYS. Tue pecunarlty
Of our age, however, 4 ~ practca! tendency
We BELIEVE n CAUSE AND EFFECT
What w can measure tnas We accept; what We
can see That We believe. II, VITA Stale and pencll,
we eau prove j problem We ACCEPT il but state
ment OF aul tnln4 beyond the hafruW Glrcun-
scrIDed Inc III our u IN experience We not oaly
refuse 10 accept Is true, bst We scorn u VITA
cOntumely. ny dear irlends, bUth on anu nave
g. eat admi aGou iOr the practical, pnilosop0lc
brain OF tnls century, put We pay or thls ~ a
neglect 81 p0p0slti0ns Wulcl lie on
the farther siae q ne, within the
much Importance IL our characters IS any Of
the tansl0ie things which We accept Inc ten
dency o. our ase . dpen 70 crncsm - THIS
respect Our OlIecE i wealth. revel In Il. Al
Z man nave weaitn ana 3e ~ corrupt II neart A.