, 1875-06-14
RELIGION AND MORALITY.


RELIGION AND MORALITY.
exl.MoS NY THE nEy. SUMMER ELLIS.
A large congregation was present nt tho
Church Of tho lscaecmcr yesterday morning
wi,cn tho Roy. Summer Ellis, OF the Unvcrsalist
Church. t!olIserct an interesting discourse Oh
the relation existing between religion md moral
ity. 1ho toxs was: ..
good srco eaanot bring forth er!l fruit; neither
ran cofruptttee bt1us forth good afrut-)dthe1 ri,
IL.
Following n,o tho salient points Of tho SER
n,ul:
Tho preacher began by stating that there nto
two ways to determine tho relation Of religion
to nlorals. Tho FIRST Is by sotting the lssos OF
itB disciples In cousraat with tho lives Of srl as
roiect nll religious usagos aud Influences. lie
seuoud is bv I'M osa'nination Of tho principles OF
religion; For, II these arc moral In themselves
or iu their bearings. It eansint fall but their
praaonittiun to tlso people, with earnest ald
eolo.nn urgoucy, shall toll on tho'r lives. Due
trinos ure tLo Hee1s OF characteristic harvest.
[u the 1a,na of rniiyon--tho tollgiou or Cbl!st
--hcre hnyo bccn entertained and urged
II multitude Of HpeculattonB that llayc atopd
a,1lto apart frem tho duly prActica!
lilo Of tho people oftoa l.ayo both cIorgy und
Iaity boon absorbed III thcso prubloma thas have
not eyou remote GeArtS npnl tie coHEclencc,
that avalon mono o! tic hobcr Instincts, that
foster uone Of tic viEtnos Or graces They have
boon, al 1t wero. hattlcs IN air, tho 1ose OF
words, the sttife of s0nElles, tho dry and ptont
less contest of metaphysics sad mprals. ineau-
whilo haye fndetl irDu the vaiun VI the people,
aud coHBcicnreS Aavo besn left us6tacel. Now
and tllon, III rGligluns lnnlc. MI immoral keHct
,,as found advocacy, mud brought forth, AZ 1t
must, It's evil iss1es. Int ntill religion ii to DO
regarded arart from its aLusca; and whom tl,id
tucked ut, II will be found to supply the only
truly adeluato grounds and motives to u high
tHt,5 rfS
In tho ilrst p.ace, religion shows morality 10 be
higher law MI oteraal. universal. auu divine
pssnc!tlu, and worthy Of "bsahIp almost for lts
intl.itt,.tlo while under any other thai Aroi11Gua
view, usler uCculariHHl, under Atheism, tuula3ty
IN ou!y tue chance notion OF tho resnuIS hour
eouvontionalisn, what tho poopl0 pEeasa to re-
gard 1t, caprice, O. Whin. Of, as,lAomas toIbcs
said. ''it B that which III nnst agreeable 10 tho
norallty, oartl.torn, yariant, chaotic, Is cheap
niraly, aud without credit or a1ucttons to engage
tue life,' 'cumpurcd with tho morality that
las God for ils source that IL al
nU1oluso staMdara, thut i, + az ~ etorna!
uud august ind divine as tho peity? III thlh light,
thu Light Of 1plisior. virtue takes On tho dignity
of tho ornament, sud draws .is ~ with celea.
tia! uttsactlon to snir4cn 1t anti obey It. As tho
prism breaks tho light into its separate hueu.
ia the oilcH at religion, tho duty and privilege
Of the pulpit aud 0f every Christian tessller. 10
tako tho morality that In IRON above, aad break
1t. by a wise and is analysis, into iss divetHs
nccoptancc of tho dltoples. Aud moral good
abni bo TIM. s,lro result. Iho cou:
temptation shall inovo to aspiration and
uapiratipn Ia III tho dnors l!.lo to action. Brood
Il battor liking. and sou bcRet letter lffo
l'rcaol, tho virtues. a.ll yoti Will gain for thom
! moro md more favor, aud = moro worthy oh
u.vsu,aus. Urge tho Hormon MI tho alot,tst, md
ItH eternal principles shall lako hold on lifa and
81 fsil nb
relations Of tnau.
Nut, III tho SECOND plAce, religion touoheq
| tnorals by showing tllat God. who cannot Go
oluted or bought 0lt, stands for thsit dofenss.
may HOT It down A. innyitahla that ohousnec
al.a result in blessing, aud dIsoIedlunco III
| GoMa kind OF cntae.
III tho surysy nj morals, overy aggla Ia found
ut last to touch this all.mlortant celttro -thai
rewards anl rotr!butiona arc Hurcr thau tic rta.
lnH add shifting OF tho snn; or that there IL ney,
ar Ill ofror III tho Rca!rB tliat Waigh out to all
their dues. Your cunning trick, IN one way o!
anuthor, IL HIra to bo tnrnod Inttle out. mt
proycn 10 he far onol'Rh irOm cunning; whilst
simplicity and roal wuttl., in what ago sooy0s
will make their way aud lind tscir ACCOUNT, 10
causo they atn tho accepted curranoy OF tho unl
| verso. lie who doubts that faluailood is LOS!
and integrity gnin* llxA road the boDi Of Natutt
wrong snd uni, for gcoIuctry m! numbcrs are
not more o1aotiug at,d uelt-fathfu than morals.
| Eroul tho Ail-sebuG Eyo lo trauhs Gun be GOV
eruL aud tho Dnd oe every path. ~ OF tho oourS'
af tho river 10 tho Aua, III foreoriatuod; am
there il III way to ayoid .1lnuIng intu tho nigh
but to follow the path Of tho SUI, No inan ca,
Lille l1is tnornla. nor elIdo tlldlr just effects
"Eye,y puaeher," said Bftlnoy smith, "ls sur,
to ls tluttutod, - Aaro III QUO band and a pheas'
INT tn Tho othar." Tho Pagan oyo took noto U
tl'la futnl tic batwcon seed ah.l harvest, do*cF
u1reoon,ponao; aud No ltnow af 1lu1salion whlul
tlons npt, by proyerh and Eogcnd Atte4t ,ts fait
III tho absolute tustneHs of doom.
c1,p1 nan IN 4
axlon Of tlla tsuo rol!slon TINT inorla no seit
sewarl!iiG. Or that tho Deity htantls lodged i
y tia conjunction uf yfrtus with poAce. atil 10y
aul hupa. aud tho general woll-bcluH ct liz s,li
lecta while io ha1as sit, III nil III its i,Sly gulso
+ and briuHh Mpon 1t, in sotuo shape or utAor IL
Y htrokca OF liB dbploaa1ss.
!. Again. religion. seKastng the human rAce HI
i common brotherhood under. God, fosters tl,l
u "toys oue to o!her," tint ~ tin Hurost gia
y anty OF tauticn and fur aouiiug. Ihia ss IL Of
J. ylouH Office. 1t hases yir.uu un guol will,
ai,ns to bring torth thu trcd Rnd Wiling .osyit
= Ut mutual affection. It eyon plaeuB i great
trust iu love tIlam III cousuielce, ur tho llcia
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