, 1875-11-20
Social and Spiritual Philosophy
Of the Moral LAW.
Pilgrimage to the Shrine Of st. Anne
Du Nord.
A Piece Of tho Saints Wrist. .None--. The
Seekers f0r Relief.
Two Historic Boston Churchos.
Moody and Sankey's Closing Meetings In
Brooklyn.

THE MORAL taW
The dv!rlon of tho moral law into two pnrts i
indicated by tho two taolea On which it WAS writ
ten. Tim frat tabte treats ol mans relation |,
Cod. The sccond t,,,o troots ~ ,,.n,. r.,a,;o,
a. III. f,,ia,~ ,,.. IT.. 49, .....,'s... I
70 n'1 teto"-lnsa' !hrse t"o ihoaamenta9 flu
eipies th"s coa4fled Ill tho moral Law coyor ths
ground Of moral obligations. Tho uniycrTa
moral scpsa of man ackuogicdces thair fttnoss
and ,n,bority /, MI ,J,o,r u,'.o,e,a.'or. II,
Chr,..aslt.a, , ~ ..o" epse'.esNo', .'.N,s,, ~
ouao.. ~. !sAols " sociu a. M 'oiasHDio rue
OF action. They aro thuEh! in all pulpitH.
cloaer auasys;s Of tue moral law unfold,
moro clearly its t,uo pbtlosopby. Eac t,h,o n
tho Inv hos. fo.n,a ~ H. !. =. =,
=" .aa,' ~ .,'e W s -" .'u"''5 '4iai "su
90 '""5 w. ", o0e" III 'no 'e1na "Hea 10 Expressing
them. Iheso may bo vol expressed By tlls
torrns affirmative and prohibitory. In the ,lret
tabIo or the tar one nnlv affirm. a ln,v t1,t
rc,u;ro. 1,o.,, .,zai,, 49,, s'' o.,'' r''
ia 49, u snu,.,, ''o;.ssoa ;.su' A1a nc'.o' 4aia
Is tic fourth item OF that forn!a.
"Remcmbcv tho Sabbath day to Keep it
holy" Tho other tbreo arc mo,,ib;ory.
1orb;t1lno certnn sct;o,a =. !, 1Y,, u1,,,t h. en-
M o,1,or ooas ;afo.a NJ :" n.rhn, s,,n,, ,,,.
,m, no 1snor sous oe1oto Me. Ihua shait ios
.aEs ~, uu'p sase wy eiaEeI, .,nsse, nou
tn ~, :, IoM nonn tnyaei 70 thrs' no7 revere
1nr ,,,r Ga9 l., 'ra;. ~ '"A' S''' 's''o u tno
tno eecour H., tab,e oi the ia% hae the esmo
na.az a., ~ , I> ,.u,'' " 1as stptu a'atuas:
to,1a .y r"'as. "n'. lle'' .ne osnels
,"soI" III !, .IH acrtoH a. 1hoN shait not
.1hon shaIt mi hcar Injsc vit,,esa - FIN,
.hei, ~ sevat I,ara .a'is T ~'es , nGn
a.s.5 nna's w soe H. 49,; ~. .sen' 'n!s clearly
making up tho code OF tho ion commandments.
Ono only In cAcil table aftirma q principle that
roluros action. All tho rest forbid q coltaIu
e. e'ass t o' ae.'ns. lnG aIsnot3 REQUIRING aetion
other cases in tue eatnc, Obctiicnro hy ncl,nr M
non-acton has tie Same moral charactor. aud
requires the ramo amount and hind OF regard to
Obedience. by action, to the affirmative nre
ccps, contemplates q rces,t to bo secured that
has fruitago OF good In it, Obedience bv non
action to tho pronbisory prcec,t, only leaves
that Two thinss aye 1cut,irct!, oirGt tsurs ara
forbidden. Willie tho obligation Il Tho same in
e,ther case tho Affirmative bas a lrher chsrac.
rool thinr ia brttcr thnn ratrui,,,rn frn,, ~ a
wrong thing.
From thin ann,vsia nr tin law 10 oro 1oi, +,
Inquire Wby do wo In ro tLore twn formn n Inv
cotiaed together, with oa!y ouc stItrmat.yc nre,
found u tho fact thnt tho atlirmnt;vc nrccents
had their or,pin With ulsu's oruin. Win I,a was
Innocent, before sin had cnrrmpted him. Thc
prohibiting prcccn,s Ind t,,cr nrtcin in Tim ns.
sinner Before this ho plo;j m surh rcstririons
Theso two affirmative r,roccptB 1net tho anritnai
and aocal necoHalties or men, HoypnI thnso lie
needed no law. '''1'0 'S
God mado man in I1ia ovn in,aoo and altar
His own tiEoneaa. iIo uavo hin, Inr;nIon nver
Ill created things, God bresthed 1ntn his rms.
trils tho breath uf life. and mau Mcana n liv;no
soul. In this condition man ternna . cnn,s
ranlon with God The imsso NJ 1;nd
The breath of God and TIA .iominion
over God'B wo,ka, cnye him fhin nrinn
With God. When God Ind compjoted HiB wnrS
He rested. it alI suitcd lin. liz con,ennlntcd
il Win pleasure. This wan Iiis rcst }nsl.s iss1
work was to make man with the pronnr aut]nw.
ments for ruler under ulayolf of ali OF Gods
Earthly interesta. After God lad ro,tci. ia
besred the dsy Of Hio rest. Alter Tia ow,,
example Ilc gave man six days for lsbor, aud Tia
seventh day for re.t, conforming with axact.
nees in time md order with lila nwn
labor and rest, and in kind like aod'a rest. This
WAS not rost from fatigue. but goul rost ar n
season Of cessation from earth caroa ani rop-
verse with God. Tho sabbath, then, In i,s m.
snra vna tla law of mans uni,t,ns1 us,r." w"