New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-05
pVAI tURISTIANITY DEFINED.

BCllOVS. d. I.s al SH sous Chh0' NC"'"'"I
The Rev. ii. w. Bellows, d. D., preached
Yesterday at All Souls Church Unitarian Fourth-ave
and Twentiothst., from Ezekiel XIII, &c: They have
mt no difference between the holy and the profane,
neither have they showed difference between the IN
clean and the clean"
This passage DR.. Bellows said, is part of tho re-
proacn which the prophet brought against the priests OF
his dsy II is not an unusual fault OF teachers OF re-
gion. They apt TO make differences where there Is
little difference and TO create distinctions or small 'h
portance There ore many things called "profane" or
"holy" with little reason lie is worse. notwlth'
standing the distinction by the law. when being
told under oath it becomes perjury 1t is important 10
distinguish between things holy and profane clean ana
uncean. But when the world is in a summary way d.
vdcd into saints and sinners with dOcmac Instructions
drawn between them, an injustice is done TO the real
differences that exist In past times the Church mas
been apt to make distinctions whore men can see niue
difference II YOU see a loving kind, honest upright
puDlc-sprted man. you cannot help loving hin or us
good qualities; but the Church has been accustomed 10
AJAX whether such have experienced religion or nave
been bapz 3D. and nOt she calls them unregenerate ana
I'D oven in our day he NAV do almost anything un
iust or impure and there will be those who Will tDlnK
him incapable OF evil and safe IN Christs fold Doubt
less the great majority OF good ana worthy people III
This world are not the subjects OF sudden conviction
Their natures are not emotional enough IloSe Wnosc
ence sudden conviction may be wanting IN stringent
principles Perhaps not one i'll ten OF those who are
Converted in reyvals, and by sudden growth
of conviction, are morally benefited. They
are apt be positively Injured nreS,n,v T dSss
more than anything else to bring religion into contempt
lie who neglects justice. truth, purity, ana kindness
and does not love God ana cannot worship Inn
LEI him try us hard he may, for he docs not know
God. God Is being 10 be c0aXed, or coz ned or
BATTERED men and women VINO DO not keep LIS com
pray In closet ana pay charity Dues put 10 40 JUS
lice, and love mercy ana honor dIere Is Mda ho Is
men Next to those who MAKE false dlstlnc-
tons ARE those who make no distinctions, ana
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level. IT Is sometimes true that good men do
wrong things ana bad men do good things and neither
January and frosty days in june you would not
argue that the Winter and Summer seasons are the
be bound one 10 NewYork, and the other to Liverpool
and during Of weather they lay on one tack
but look at the captains chart ana the manage
10 which bound East and which West Good men and
women striving do right make mistakes; they are
caught in the wlles OF seltshncss, nut shocked al
their own wrong doing they Try TO keep closer
10 the wind, and follow their course more nearly 1t Is
place the list Of the good, ana 1t is reluctant to take
Virtue has its successful encines, put as rue 'u
don; get the confidence OF their nelShOOrs without de-
serving it, There few mistakes made In small towns
not made up hastily They the result OF close OBJ
servaton. The same jud gments would be passed IN
cities If public men were not SO notorious Beng IN
D Bile stations they not the SUBJECTS OF close 90
shocked to hnd such men TO be corrupt That is the
reason why the system of elective judges worked so
badly in the city ana 50 wei IN the country IL I ne
country every public man IL thoroughly Known al nTst
hand his DeiGnbors There are plenty or people VINO
have not force enough to be good or BAD; lhey are
ncutral-goOd with the good ana BAD win the Dad.
Goodness when it is merely habit Is mo fortunate
haDiI but only wnen IL principle is 1t firm and re-
liable thing Goodness rooted III prihclpe pifhcdpe
rooted in faith. This Is what makes good men The
world is stu; filed with lukewarm persons VINO are
npi timer good bad Let US be good with bright,
profound settled purpose, and then we snail iuy raze
The exceeding sinuness of decent decoIous pretend
ing goodness. which Is not the goodness OF principle as
tauent by Christ.