, 1875-05-27


y been heard from = Chicago pulpit, 1t uas an
anomaly tn the Intellectual history Of tho EAco
which could inspiro no reasonable hnpe that
mary ehonid % t'us roested from mental toll.
1Ao reverend gentleman eaid thst With on
going yeats. his widened experience deepened
tho conviction in his mind shnt tEoro Was co
gifta OF genius or inspiration from liciven that
al .r Of numsn fo Ss' TGicS make, @ ansor: ssoF:
onrh, honest work tho condition Of trlo
huccess. An carly part Of shn labor In tho
Workshop vas tha selection If tue seed-thougbt
from which tho sermon was to grow. Some first
aeloct and largely deyo!op the subject botore
cchoostng tho text, sonet,s1lea even completing
tue SERMON from oxordium to rerorat!on, and
then tying tcxt ACTORS tie 'front.' THIS might
suit the mechanical method. but whom sermon
was TO be natural growth from some passage Of
Tho word, te frat thlng to be dono WAS to ae1ect
tue text aud plant It Oh tho mind aB seed
thought for elaboration. By far tho most diff
cult part Of tho work to bo lono was Tho p1apa-
ration OF the p cncher'n fols and thHt NAE done
III it, spiritual part chiefly by sinking aelf out of
slghs bohnt tho mighty .he.acs ihat led tho
thonghts and hehrta Of tho people to tho csohh Of
JeAuh.
Immediately after tbiA a!lr.ss tbs Unon
voted 4 tax Of Il on each nc,nhe1, to meet tho
expenaeb Of whiting brethren. notwithstanding
tho protastationa Ut tue reaislont ,nembors.
Some other financial business OF minor i'm
portapce WAS then transacted, after Which the
minlaters directed their attention TO conaidcr-
alton Of
TIE DOCTRINE or THE WILL
% presented In ~ abIo address bJ pr. R*4-
nond. who began by stating that he had poth-
inG new to sny on this hacsnovcd subject. but
hls remarks would pertain to the common
thoughts entertained. expressed IN common
language. Mind, ho considercd, was one md
tndlralb1e. All tnebtal states belonged 10 this
ono inmutablc entity and Of tho throe powers
of mind. tho ono by which we acted WIS tho
will. 1t was tho souls ncsivit5. that endow-
meut BY which man waa the conscious anshor OF
81 H,n 11f &t,A fxt1J f4nn-
dam of tho man.
lie passed by tho atheiattc VIEWS Of Will, and
assorted Tint nhat IL, il tecauno it coald not bo
otheFWso- Tho uuiycr cal convictions nefe that
freedom vas not to do as NO Willod, but to wil1
aH VIC pleased. HccosBltarlanH affirmed that froe-
dom II Freedom 10 tho act Du: tho Doctor
affirmed tho power to anu from tho act; pluri-
Necesstarianlsm. Tho distinction between Sc
| lection and election w1s involved In the prrced-
Ing nen.s,-Neccast.r1an,sm maintaining
observation-disclosures maintaining election.
The Doctor upheld tho latter doctrine 1t being
morally unjust 10 hold nhu responsible for
| acts -over which lie has no election. The next
iact sustaining gFreelo1niAnit III that Hecsssltarian-
ism Is Fatslinm.-tha. God is tho only mora!
htss causc. and in reply. to tho quos-
ton. ''Why does it yolitonat,7" the
nnswcr was that mind itseif was the frat
and adequate causo. The ieccnuitarisn doc
| +IlUo 1Al!Eu 10 4ccOunL lUI LDb pflmaFS c4uBG1
| and therein Freedomism aesumed tho advantage.
| Tho doctrine Of sclf-deierminatlon. as advanced
| by prcslten. Edwards, was logically brought to
| the redictlo I'd nbsurdum, tho Infinite HorleH
being inadequate. rolision wsa directed .. tho
1 Btrongest motive, which motive coud only 10
| determined by tie above fact. The fact that
/ mai could choose where there Was au equilibrium
| Of motive Was conclusive pro0f Of the doctrine
| adraueol, and tho other fact that nuoh 7olltoDs
continually occurred was equally detrimental to
| tllo hdycrbe doctrines.
At 2 o'clock, af4cs m interval for respiration
and satisfying the honorable cravings Of nature,
they sEaln returned to resume tho feast OF intel
lect. Having first attended the ciass oxauinA-
tons At Heck Hall, thoy again Ecpatred to tho
| Muthodist Church, where, at hsll-past 3 10 the
afternoon. tho licy. Arthur Eduards editor Of
tho Aorthteeset71 Chr1stidn A1coca!e. Waa iutro-
duced and toad paper GU
| CHRISTIAN 1ouNSAt1sx.
| He spoke In bubntApco Is follows:
chE':isn Journalism Il newspaler-making b. there
}ovur fear ai God. The day viii whcu ali men
viii DO al tGings relisloualy, and this universal son
no cIri.aa onrnass i. w a.: s: ntsos.ary ~ foi
Low, however, that I'll the resutng raperx Will be
Church jousnna snd restricted to Chureh forics since
ustance, is poics, will treat tic Church with respect
ead the ediros wno ~es by cyutra tn she Interest Of
to d.seuas Any topic an sarsl. be 1t stcniaE Or re-
| ugtous.
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conscientious newspapers Of all sorts, amt operating
upon te aa1ashnehs Of thtsr WIN cm not to DO clean
work for consrieace sake, In may Md III ceva:ing tho
standard Ct Journalism, jnss the pulpit performs
| similar tAsks IN other provinces
thct the beat md most permanent convictions AtonG
tle reoplo aso wrought 9r exprcsbed Ill hs weakly
paper. Conaiiolin1 tho class cf people Among whptl
weekly paper circulate NC aEo lei % RESULTS which
aru not to 10 gh!nssysd hy any candid daiy
1n camra'Gn OF thought. 1nora1s, Or eiean l'ohtea.
nc united voice ~ the =, ,T,esxy IT.. q TIC nd wi'
eeparAte churches cover al daesrnces in nou esson
tsl8 Wtth tB ulauta Of federation, but thrive I'll tho
bettsr by Of their ac3regatton Tho pulpit Au1
r.per, therefore, ma, do far more htrm by lighting
for excessive religious coinmanisu than good. even
could they realize ther lmprart'eAbe ecceaiastlcll
upa. With Ill FesPcct to thoro WHO hars tried tho
experiment. aver that most ot Tie gush That haz
de!aRed Us u laie seafs concerning unaeao1nshAot.
sn' - nna sMa.eu VI % ~ ,t tstevr, 49,
bu.Ipe.s sa0''osA' 100s' ~ ''''''ee 'Ao i'''on'
Tia Coming editor Of th!s sort will do better 10
Journey With the wrc men to bethlehem 10 proy1ds
cave of alal!an where lu p4vds tine, every one
who u in distress asd dlse"nssused may gasher them.
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