The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-08

introducing the worship OF personined ideas.
the iius' 'A'Hs' Du' 30 m'0" "''ef was ~iAea WIFI
MILK OF THE WORD
that 1t turned blue At last what Is leftf Nothing
but sentimental aroma. The pure. sweet reIi-
aud the me t Sace
Everything that Is old becomes venerable. they
bow 70 and things SIMPLY because they
they should understand them f. Impossible, AMI
1ney wonl1 NOT presume TO understand them. The
more interest attaches TO them, ana the
more mysterious they become. ms is what we
can testing truth oy antiquity. Revelation was
given IN germ, not in form. 1t was not given
iuli grown tree but 8 ed IN the mind, a principle
began to take form. he Greek mind added It's
notion and the Asatic mind brought its addition
drops, as 1t were. began to spread and gather to
itseli the ieeiings' purposes. aims and ambitions
the Catholic Church, with its great alheirals. its
gorgeous priests and grand muslcl Then CONS
dred sects take up the Protestant idea but, diner
ing III particulars, they separate. what they are
Tnen comes Universaiism, teacang that God is
love, and Unita.ianism, teaching the dignity OF
stream the nearer YOU get TO to the ruth. We must
disregard the notion entirely that any thing Is
sometime Just as bygone doctrines are Old to V US
now. DID men believe in the doctrine or their
soiai ~ # was to them
away from them. Was there ever mother VINO
chose TO think that her babe would he consigned
to everlasting fire II II were not baptized they
must have entertained this doctrine with bitter.
ness OF heart, because they were human But the
they had every reason for believing It, 1t is not
true that new doctrine is truer than an old doc.
trine, simply because 1t Is new. The doctrine Of
simple and pure theism was entertained by INTEL
Ieent Jews before Christianity was born This
seems vastly more simple and far more true to US
thau
THE DOCTRINE OF MEDIATION.
could read TO you from the Hebrew Talmud
is forgiveness and that there Is no he'll. Tue
lieves II soul does not repent before death
It has no nope aterward, and Is plunged
more the true ss ds.n f only OEsss
and that our progression Is conunued on
the the other side; TIE test Of belief IN
dcrivatons for the WORD truth. The mean.
ing OF the Anglo-Saxon word from. which
choose to fancy; but since men have known
Sanscrit better meaning has been established.
l. meaps what GOD tanSs, or the living iait6;
When We speak OF truth we speak OF the ROCK OF
Ages. You are looking after just belief OF the
perfect mind. WIN you consult the doctors and
the theologians The other method Is to listen to
the music OF the stars, unro the pages OF creation
and open your ears and eyes to what truth must
be. II uniyersaism can move Itself ana show mat
there Is % wrath IN the breast OF the Eternal and
that
THERE - NO EELL,
II plants itself upon the truth and needs no Bible.
Ne would say to Bro her ramage, "Perhaps you
have not examined all the lacts before you stated
your oplnlon.n One thing is characteristic OF the
ne " thought, 1t Is founded upon tratn. Even be.
lief should correspond with things, and not with
iancies about things. II any system Of religion
would acceptit. II its members live without su.
perstltiOn ana unhappiness, II their children are
well nurtured and the women loving, happy and
inde pendent, the men frugal, intellectual and
cOntented, we should call that the true religion.