The New York herald., 1875-09-13

let the word perish order 20 the Churcn the
Sabbath and the Bible dolaters These institutions
instruments for saving the world, and they should
be subordnated 20 that end. Wherever religion
mprisOns mans nature II Is misrepresented; !;
wherever fear is made TO be the predominant
element in Christian life II is misapped There an
experience OF fear which is wholesome and there are
experiences Of fear which are unwholesome did not
fear my father as did my schoolmaser, and did not
fear my schOOlmaser did big burly boy that used
10 thrash me. A whose religion Is domin-
ated by overhanging gloom misinterprets religion
much as cloudy day misrepresents scorching
day. We are commanded TO be watchfu; but u man
is all his life watching he will lose the very ends which
watchiuness set TO accomplish; for II man wants
TO do anything well he must not think OF what ne
is doing. Watchfulness not the CHARACTERISTIC
OF religion It is only Of its instruments Religion
must not be made to march before in shackes, as
prisoner 10 fear watchfulness. That religion
which produces no joy and leaves out that quahty
which produces in men enthusiasm is not patterned
after the divine idea OF the beauty Of holiness in men
such religion does not represent the spirit o.
the Gospel Of CHRIST You are not for you
OF your Masters praise, to live and TO poui
out such experiences that the wicked around you
in their unst0rmed hours shall look at you and say
beautluI IN religious life there come emergencies IN
which man must suffer and disOwn selfish instincts
aud stand or higher conceptions butt they are alterna-
ves tney are excepuons they are not characteristics
The characteristics Of Christian life are bountfuness
liberty peace and righteousness joy in the Holy Ghost
II is
THE BUSINESS OF CHRISTIAN MEN
TO exhibit these characteristics but how seldom they
do IT, And so those who look upon them exemplh-
cations of the Gospel are cheated There men who
go about hateful as hyenas, bowling religion Where
IS The snirt that descended on the Masters head in
baptsmY Does it with bloody beak
Where does it go searching for carrionr The Holy
Ghost descends in all sweetness and purity and truth
and glory the souls OF men, and they who prevent
all the features of beauty are the hnderers OF
religion. Where asceticsm predomlnates In men they
cannot represent the true spirit OF religion, nor can
religion represented as imperial conscience be beautiful
To anybody save the man who owns that imperial con-
science. Conscience is made to be KIND OF radaer,
but must hoist their rudder on board and
have 1t for breakfast dinner and support
Conscience is good thing when in it,
place working quietly and nvisibly; but II Is mis-
chevous when bound by it and do not fear Goo
much they do their conscience Then II leads 10
selfconscousness and selfconsciousness makes man
revolve around himself centre and man who
revolves about hmaclf is poor worshpper Tn Q
is bad enough; but the imperial conscience winch
men exercise upon others is worse. The command,
eco ye into all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature has been interpreted though was
every mans right and duty to meddle with the affairs
OF every hVlhg creature ana men go 0uO Win .helr
conscences TO tell everybody else how he ought to use
his conscience. They misunderstood the very
spirit Of this command Is that right
KIND of conscience which makes man indifferent TO
his own disposition and leads him TO hound other
people IN regard TO their dispositions The disposition
that we should have is that which was mani
Tested by the Saviour. Would you paint himf
BRING the virtues bring the gentlest manners
bring the cearest wisdom, bring the longest patience
bring the noblest pleasures, bring all that makes
heaven garden of delight and from these quail
ties sublmed by the Imagination, with trembling
hand touch here and there the features, and then
will be but the shadow of the reality.
But when men daub their brushes in the dirt and mud
and tchor of their lower passions and smrch their
portraits and say, ''That is my Christ, | Chris
an then they fasify Him. 1t is devil worship where
you called TO look at such men representations o
God, for God is sweet and beautiful
The preacher here nveghed against the practice
among men of ignoring their own faults and crtcisina
the faults of Others and condemned the cruelty OF
plying such tests possible to the highest natures
IN the highest conditions TO persons in the lowest state
and making them feel that they tests which repre-
sent the law Of God After which he closed his dis
course with one two
POINTS APPLICATION
the subject of the cheeriuness and vvacty OF rek
gion persuading his hearers to make their Christian
life joyful, and dssuading from despondng and
smiling Christianity and the Importance of right
personal influence Christian living. The
were concluded with brief prayer the singing OF this
hymn commencing "My country, tits OF thee, and 4
benediction.
Mr. Beecher has withdrawn his appointment to
preach near Greenfield next Sunday upon the repre-
sentations made to him by the Christian brethren in
that vicinity. He may spend another Sabbath here, but
otherwise he will retire to his farm at Peeksk. Tho
daily morning meetings undor Mr.. Beecher's direction
arc still continued.
OSCAR BARRON, JR.
The Twin Mountain House is owned by Messrs Asa
& Oscar Barron, but is under the management of Mr.
Oscar Barron Jr., whose administration has been 81
satisfactory that those who had been resident guesu
night There ceremony, but the ladies' in whoss
hands the affair was, represented by Mrs. william
B. Dnsmore, Mrs. q. w. White and Mrs. II. B. LOOMS.
socIALTlEs.
Last Tuesday evening IN the drawing room OF this
house given "A very enjoyable entertainment, con-
her charming Old Town Stories and singing by Mrs.
Comstock, OF Brooklyn, n. T. On the whole IL was the
choicest of the many choice entertainments which have
taken place here thus season