, 1875-08-02

bopla hy being admitted 10 t,,os sacred ttted
std ceremonies. Tho hoarth was ths Ilrst altar.
tE1o father vaa tho frat priest Or etdar. hH villa
hno cbfl.'ran and atafos Tho aras CONGREGATION
that gathered round tho sacrnti fire. Tlo !fnstia
VAS the RWldeea at tic tiuuBo, nt In tho enJ tho
Rot3'leas OF Tho people. TO tho prcaout day.
| voty f0nntf&!i6i, Of civilized |tfo, ias retained
tho roliEIuus character vhci, 1t hsl from tho
very beginning Of fatory,
fAtlarl,ood motherhood, a,li chillHool; tia
soH OF that fact IL lave. read ia oar ,ittsera-
ties, crowded with stdontH. sitting At tho font
Of accomplished aud devoted pofoaHotH. tllt
fact of cnIsnro; tim soul Of that INC. ia truth.
In eur hi4y aorkat,ops, in the steamships that
p'ow lheHo inner sous, IN tho sails that Wilton
our harbo1a, III Tho rush and roar of our try
g,nEg. g 49, screaming locomotives, read tho faes
| ~ honoaiT. In tho hchutfful. stately piles wo
hayo rsarel for tLo orphans, Tho waifs,
and tho unfortunate ot,ea OF enrtl1. ttora ii tho
tact OF Charity tho s2ul OF tba. fact IL l,aneva-
lcnco. III our Coutt-Ifoune nntl Capitol IL tho
facs OF law; aud Tho tottt of tint fact IL t,ls-
sEco And III this beautiful and solo,nn temple
IN Which wo "ro gathnrod to preuch. ansl rra,no,
and pray tl,Dro IL tl,s fart Of faetY. lalig,on
aud tho sonl Of that fact il worslir. Wmslip''
tho topmost aud bostomnsst truth Of lum unity
wofshsp. tho broHdeae ard naas COMP. cho,,-
snn,u we truth, .;., worsltP, sending, doxn tss
AobIe tuIDuHH 1HtGlCC$, lHF0nEH AReCks0H,
into tho doop uYatasous roceesos ot beiug itHcls.
nourlRhed by tho very substance Of tho noul, and
| foadinE np into tho nbyHBoH Of heaven its
bonehs mud branc,os lalc, lilo tho ufango tron
With raacant bnda and faIl-b!own blossoms lil1
1iponoI fruit,
On five continents, and for sixty ccntnroa,
worship haB bccu renring itB ten,l,tcs and its
altars. II Inns been the ono persistent, univer.
sal fact Of humanity. rcsvcrted, distorted, 1t
has maintained It's suay-ttow nn ttns mountain
AUD now OH that l,as It's Shrine boom erected.
Tho aAcrod ialns las burned on Mpuus
Zion, ai!d tho smoke OF inconae gona
Indus AID tho Thames, Of tho lIe-ang-Ilo aud
tho Jordan OF tho Nile aud tho bltsBlhBlpp OF,
tho shorcs Of tho Mediterranean and tho North
! Amortca,. lakes. At tho basc OF Alpine ridges,
| cal mountains, tho sacrifices Of worship hayo
| aaeohdea from earth to heaven. There aro tia
| 1nonumcnta Of worship to 10 found, tho,o ara
! tho rlins ot ancient rolgiu,H, thcrn In altar
thst, tho oldest dust Tits cartli holds from tho
| decay Of mans fnatcFinl workmanship.
bloody hands hava often lifted tip Tho columns
which wero tho outward aud vleblo signs OF re-
llEious aspiration Pyramids OF h,snan sls,lls
hayo ,v CLEANED III the sunlight a. n ghasty oiror
ing to some eangutnarv disihtty. Infant chit
dren have boen brought by weeping mothers and
| throwu into tho Harry embrace of q tdrrbo Mo-
,och; t "Iho fruit Of tl,a body haa been offered
lor tnG stu Of tho toul.' Gods mary aud leAs
forcaa, tho hatoful. l,lslful salilb projections
ol haselH lusitt,l, ao|ant salt l,avo bopi wor-
sh!Eod. Orgies hayo boon held bcloru their
a!thts tho very Thought Of Which would SIT tho
| lsri1cnsI check nf 'rlckeanass a:1amo lst tia
vorY ErcHtutAA uf tho terverBon nl1tt tho n,atui-
t!tle VI tho ,rickolncss ot,tY rr1su tho majesty
slln srIMieur, anu tho power Of tho religious
prlnciFlc.
II religion oxcr.etl such M indnenco IN eyoty
part u tlS e'obc In the rrrh;srric a,il earliett
| historic tmas. why Rhotld it cease TO oxert MI
tnaaoueo now? Has mais'n nRtnre changed?
Has any ONO Of its esaont,al attributed been re-
| NOV No, my carnesi reviewer wifi not A*s.rt
H.. lie claims tllat it Molid be easier ,,ew tn
! raise @1,HuD,nl0 for hnne ecclesiastical in,crcA.
lhnt :vou can $4,000 for gctcntitlc c,ltrr-
PliBc." ~ havo no qurstian, lo furtl,or hayn,
.tsint NJ YOU could Eet iaorc w"men from thc City
s eathon pt Afes fss than fsass wsaia bo nns .hs
tu TO tho ennc to secure and support d tilRt-
anss Gnre,sg sseasof e eoo r Ss,rn =" M % Il the
lon, then, to-day playa a dominant part in our
civilization, aud, without discussing tho uue sttnn
whether FrofeeaCr Of tho Natiral bcIeliceH iB
most moi noc1od in Chlcago, or missionary i'll Con-
tral Africa to ltofp forward tho progroaH OF tho
race, one tllilM IL ccrtnn, t1iero would h0 no MI
ttagonistn to tho prevailing Christian religion If
hoth things wcTe done,
| alluded in my last Sunday eyen!ng's sermon
70 tho computation nnao that, il al tlln rltl,1cb
on built by tlo different denominations laAt yoar
| IN tho United States h1ou6 wefo p!ncei rl,te by
stde they svoald roach 40 1niies, and " Out or
faiths interior .ssphcrcs," thoap Htructurca ropo
were oxsraThsaf'tly ctstly structures. Gui1t be-
ynnd tl.o tilcah. OF those WHO erected them,
Debt aud its consequent flialro,H will 10 umwc!-
come CON guests to- st h, tiIo, rcws. aud confront
the nreachcr. Sumo lnye leon built and tho
Lords pnor haYo bean of deliberate purpose
Ignored ii. the building. Magnificent catEofras
l.ayo gone up, shd ilnmcrto hntrs have beon
" wfupg trom tue hard ands Of PEASANTS ITO build
tInV I,nAkv fan klLttl r,f
tho lnoney bad been applied to tho cause Of
science. to schools Of pracLIca! learning, which
should not only he nbfcaht Ut tho aso, bit Iii nd
vance ot It, ttopasing Inen a1ld wDnon to sxer-
cBo tlIat Tn eviAon which ths fruitful princtpIsa
Of Bcicnco tcaoh. to anticipate tho uoots Of com
lug EanoIasona. Far bottor would 1t llaYa boon
II soMo Of Tho money thus taken from the lard
working iaborcr living with bis large uud ir,-
Bosno uudFn!ned lot Of doubtful tito, SUR oIuticd
Will nlaana arialng from fotid tho mass Of gatb-
ago and the green fo'llncns OF gtagnknt water, ad
bsen expended In lifting M anil boautlfylsg
tutnGio hotue and educating his progeny ami
saving thclu from tho street, tho hllnH!ol,so, tho
tall, the Eallows. but II oil this Ind boon
dono, lt, would have boon in
sr9Hy witMh M ths tese'aga, Of cAr1ttsnlty
In contnct With tho liighest civilizations OF tho
ancient world.-ctvilzhtions rc,nonlber, ~holI
were tho outgrowth mainly OF tho religious
principlo, and aimed to mako item Chsistian
civilizations.
Ono Of tilo chief moann to accomplish, this
waa intellectual onightean,ent. Christianity
claims IN the person Of its founder, 10 10 tho
light OF tho world. ue u tho Bun of Righteous
glaspod By Inc intellectual powers. Tho APOSTLE
Paul praya that tho eyes 1t your understanding
may be enlightened 70 thu cuftivntod Athenfaua
he deolaros Of tho "tuAnowu 0od." Him whom
Tie sroat ldoaa Of God Of Immortality. Of Duty'
and HoBponeibi!ty, With all tho practicei con.