, 1875-06-14
The Rev. Brooke Herford IN
the Modern Refor-
nation,
1t VIII 1nvoivo FREQ Inquiry, 0pen
Speaking, aud Brotherhood,
Sumner Ellis on the Relation Of
Religion and Morals,
The Rev. Thomas Guard at Centenary
Church.
MODERN REFoRMA7Iohs.

| cbnrch ~ tho ,t"s.,.. 't.oiu w, pFeacned at tho
"atodern 1saformstions" ~ bis he thouo s'Slus nj
Forgetting tbo.. THING, ,,,., ...,.
forth unto thoes hnss whica ss Ssota fssea
uo apoke CO fo1lov..
Iaul usod tt,o., var,. =, ~.
lifn. 1h1. r.s t,,o .n,s;. ". u'e o"n Personal
ing cn1esyor in WI nttc tht ~, .. onward nsverre't-
mark Of Christian life, which liz novo, fstt :. -
he had Unprecedented. ,ai,, III .e's 10 II
taincd but 10 vlIch In st, ,ae .a au'u 81 OF AZ
Hnt ,ho ..t,,o s.1,. ~ n.. aeps pfossn5 o.
~ IN tho individual Christian. Christian To-
cioly, wherever II la Mt MI ii.,sa
haunted by tho scuso ~ .an.....sN n''uS, "a
tor pousiblo, better thsn Il ,.s s ~. ~. oo,"
~ noonef uaa society attaiool to ono hci9ht,
mostly BY hard struggling and climhin1.
sooner havo peop1o. tired Of chanre. boeun tn
congratulate themselves that t,,sv ~ e':an 70
"rest .nd ha t,.rIf,, - aus .A.' sAoy can a. lass
| ,t;.coxa4s 'au' "aao como fodtleas spirit
oseosofa That theEo 10 higher station still tn
bo attained; mates It the ouslnoss Of Iifo to II
| show hia co1nn,n,ona ,rb,, .as. ~. - =. "u ~
after all t,,,t ,bor h,ra ~. poos ~" p"co H.
~. o1d .,~5 - .a'o k'S ~; ana taxes up
t t,s ola Tosd' Afae aud depart, for this ia not
Il i'hl, s'ts tondoncz In vs,h,o ,,,,,xa,...
9 asea OH o. human acsionn and ,ust.sutlons.-poliH-
oa', tenelous. ltut It ia III regard TO 1t, ~
,v, aouc1es Ie'lpl2h, thst hare to speak of IL.
euesk or ~ o.:fs :: ise,rns nna PG'oal matters W.
he1osmasions" aud 1t ia Of this
su"ath. ,enaoncy towards hon1e stronger. tr1er,
nn ~ sH wosEg oat Of tho Religious ltfs,
tho farm WIKI i "hS in,!t is aps TO take, and Of
20 to'1s ~ oesn ea1 having some thoughts which want
10 pas ooio'o KY; I am nightly struek by tho
in n1er~ nn,rcr nsen ~ ~ ase a9psarlns day BY d.y,
eps .lst s ot time 1e tn noss Eo'd ot .hs
sooa anotnes eoot1, bravo step forward. Uut
eAnpos neip oeihB struck. at sho satao anc, BY
;ee,ns IN ,rcota naeartod n u. Wy ln *hch THIS
Il .msha,ss ~ os aoa m 10 Which t4o Fes.essness
~ s.o,,. ~'a hHo II loftn aud sabstance. II
oeonas oeo 70 ne shat the movements which,
ara osF of n aorosa rs reform
"rma'on, Maaa what I aiwsys fosl iuclInca to call
,.,. ..'a leLoIHattons, that can hold very
,Sw, ,o aaa a. caIry people no Wny a: a. but lea7a
T. tags n go1d 19ss mHefo tAoy wore and think tlcro
aa.. mater IN lssonger' heaEser fashion, with
tuuao 1nsiug 'Ioat ln tho power Of truth, and
ue9auol aa oso!hetnood Tlth all Who ecem honestiy
@aa 10 oAsnee;ss ,ne u .acexins 60 4.
st 9 fsht of ai speak to yon Of tho neod OF
4e.o.nuoa; asns ~ II le sho"tng itself In almost
S.csy atactoI: lou Know for 800 ysara now
v,hsr pnen nFsne o. that great reformation Of
tn,nef ion IT. tlo no. wsl T. vas grand reforms
.aoee .sl nY!pE, or moro llte-givlng movement In
tue religious history OF mankind. o1eept that
infsnns. me- T. "aoh etands utterly aono 10 ss
GAriat n'nsolf; The Reformation tust sot freo
rue human soul sgain Set It FREQ. facc to face
WIN tho blole, spirit to spirit with God. Like
~ ~ anfhsn, movements, Il put It's stsons points
. much ~Hf tho mere letters OF tito fhbje.
anu T.. preaching Justification by Faith,
a. thNt VIE tho whoo Bolutou
o. sle problem Of sal.atiot.. However, 1t wa
Tue worst OF tt IL, that the Protestant world,
~ whole. las boeu living on 1t ever since. In
s:oad u carrying on its principles. tho churches
have been trying to cFgstallizs aud dperpctu.te ito
tin the Working out Of tlloir now principles Of
religious lifo) has beeu held up, not ~ an an
e9uiagomont to so on further, but A. signal Of
Sseamo z .bo '!o y tn
And they hare never beon ab!o to got quita
away from it! It had been Varied littla
horo aud shcre.-tls .ssneat Calvinlsm has
boen held TO as = sort Of saorod thiug-ss. espe-
c3ally. tho boon obtained by tho Roiormation.-
aud even those who have diyergcd from It hare
n,ostiy h.'' tnoa to make ont that they have gono
the Hasne thing. And you kuov What that thug
Ia: One God Ia throo persona; man. originally
mndo perfect, but fallen IN Adam, aud, syar
s!ucc. ratnod, incapable Of good, coming Into
thlng mapped ont hasd aud fasE1ust two otssscs
in th's world. the converted aud the upoonvest.
ed-,juBt two clasaes IN the aexs world, tho aAved
aud tho damned. No shadlngs Oh OF character
or destiny, no middle couditlous-1ust tha Two
statcs, tho two placoa, and Jsaus tho ono oplY
bridge from tho ono to tie other; aud thst non
BY our loro to jesus. but Lis having m,ato.Iiv
suffered instead Of us.
That 10 about tho Christianity reached by the
And 4 groat Improvement. thar.
upon tho Christianity Of the papaoy! Botkor.
BY far tho Bible, however strained by tic fdsa
ot . verbal inspiration, than tlo Church vitl
tha Dila Kept from the peope. aud lad mnid-
sriug Oh the monastery siselyesl Uatter by fsr
.ho tremendous spiritual realities OF he.yan
Ind holt with which no priest would meddte.
han tho wAahod-out terrorism Of : pureatoT
run. which ulen could be brought out by 1ndui-
Eencen! Yes fully admlt ti,ai the Christianity
oacAed by tic Reformation was ereat imnroYs.
mont upon what had Rouo befora snd. aene
lally, 10 it wsa iutornrelod by lie Trs.t rs-
ormers IN their deadly sarucsineas, Il ras =
nglty Improvement, Lut 1t was orly 4 stage