The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-28

+ ancient tines and for centuries after the most
\ earnest and the pnrest men tied themselves 10
MN. the same may be said OF Bnddha, Confuclns,
Monammed. Is Il sIue thar every knee bows 10
Jesus, ana 70 him Only, la heaven as well as on
earth 10 all souls In creation IA ten thousand
voices confess Him as tneir Lord and Mas
ter = Aetninks l see missionary societies
making prodgous Efforts TO carry udlngs
Of Jesus To the uttecInost ends OF the
earth, and there are no end OF missionaries en-
gagged in the task OF telling their people a. home
VINO Jesus 10 ana what was His errand. And what
means she preaching or the American revivalists
N England whose main business is to teach the
people their infinite Indebtedness TO Jesus What
the cry OF the ~, coo preachers N America
-Come 20 Jesusr WnaI means the complaint
that they viii NOS come
OTHER INFLUENCES EQUAL TO CHRIsr's.
Dots IL mean, what - 80 frequently said, that
as culture and progress advance the educated
classes are constantly leaving Aimr Is All tAat
no confession tnat al knees are not bowed 10
Jesus Il Is an nanslon, tnis extraordinary pre-
things ana always VIA do great things no
one VIII deny. But the character OF
Christ who lever ordained PRIEST who
never Dullt a church, VINO never instituted even
Lle smallest ceremony IN toe church, mas nothing
10 do with lIs influence and power. II owes these
10 influences other than those oI Jesus. In IT'S
achievements He has no suare. Dld lie, then,
exert no power Yes; he was one OF the greatest
Characters In history. There are certain limits,
nowever 10 ais Innneuce lie ana has work IKE
buduha anu Coniucins aud ho1ammed, ~ sWeet-
ness OF heart, by purify OF conscience aus No,k
was TO substitute me spirit Tor tae lelteri 70
sweeten human charity and 70 pant ~ the uealIs
OF the oesponaeRL The faith IN tne glorious ahe
coming. But Enis work some very luierlOr people
can do now Just as wen as the influence VI the
Jesus OF two thousand years ago can aolt.
THOMAS PAINE hoBIEk THAN JESUS.
few weeks ago very earnest ana learned
man told me, n presence Of others that thomas
PANE nad zone Tar more Ior MN III iltlng up his
soul TO the standard OF true MANHOOD than Jesus.
Ills audience were mostly snockea AZ such con-
iession. Far DC Il y ON me " put the two on tne
same level They were entirely Inherent CHAR
gcteIs. Iney ola not represent ana ola not seek
the same things Ana yeL Faine did certain
things wnica Dr0uga J the nerolsm OF ms personal
Character nearer 10 his heart tnAn any bmng
Jesus Lad ever done. For instance, Ia tue Gark
time 81 The American Revolution, when sympathy
anu confidence were weak, PANE wrote t60 HLas
LOoks that went IKE flashes or lightning rom
heart 10 Geart, ana these TWO little COOKS aId
more than all SWORDS toward the Accomplishment
" Anne lean inuepenuence. PANE might nave
been rlcn man II he had oliy Kept inc copyrlgat
81 himself, but IN oruer that these two little
books should 40 their Work he gave IL freely 10 all
the states And this was .toucn OF MAJ nanlmly
tAaI snoEe every American heart Agatn, toward
the close " the rebellion, Virginia applied 70
Congress FOR large grant VI land. Paine opposed
This grant although ne knew tAat al the time the
Legislature was ABOUT passing resolution author
izlng the payment OF handsome reward 10 him
for The services ne had rendered 10 the State.
Here was = deed which carried home heroisn 10
every heart Again, high otnce was onereo 10
Paine ~ q reward Ior his national services, ana
he declined IL. He said, mo, am, AS | always
have Deen = private, a volunteer and ne Went
INTO oDscurity until ms WORK was completed.
Again, when Pane WAS q member OF the french
Assembly ne had the courage 10 protest against
the execution OF the King, although lie might
thereby have wrought tne forfeiture Of all aus
hUnors, and even OF MS life. Can you, then, won
DER LAat man, after reaQIng these Things, should
say, '.Palne mas done more for me-h2s keyed me
up 10 lonIer tone of manhood tnan Jesus Of
Aazarethfr
THR SUBSTITUTES or cHRIsFIASIrY.
Is there no nelp, then but through the
churchesY Suppose al the churches were closed
forever should we then DO lost ToreverS No, not
wnlIe society exists. Di. you ever know wHat II
was 70 nave a friend He - chuTch, q Hnole
line OF priests, q confessional every day, by the
touch OF whose hand oAe draws IN, as Inrongh a
marrow pipe, the regeneratlng waters 81 eternal
lie. Nobody VINO mas ever known wat II Is 10
have a friend would doubt for moment tnat
without the cnuTcn lie would 90 on anu would be
sweet ana sancEned. Go Gus 10 Nature 90 10 her
honestly and sincerely, and you wal nave all you
asa for. Watch tae having OF the HnlssL blade OIL
grass the nI9Rt OF the smallest insect, the Whlrl-
ing aust, and every you Will meet the breath
oi the Eternal spirit she Is gospel, al endless
sacramgns 1nere n preaching mom every now
ery paIplL regeReratlng nie nom every breath of
".