The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-21

take allie translated souD and body" IN Gehenna
&c The Jews IN the time or the Saviour could
Flth-For very Iull and complete ANALYSIS OF
the parable OF Inc ricn man and Lazarus ~ hich
&c, on the Para oIes," by Thomas Whittemore
(Boston: 1851 your space not admitting 1t here.
~. r." makes sad havoc on what / wrote in
this connectIon-about nades and Gehenna. l
nevef could have written that the dead body OF
Dives was buried In Gehenna" 1t would have
been nonsense. W. e. IL W.
MAY LAYlIAN PREACH.
THIS is question that Mr.. Prentice Milford, OF
this city, asks through the HERALD, and gives in
Illustration OF its answer recent experience OF
his IN his native village on the east end OF Long
Island. The Baptist church in that place had not
been opened for several years, ana Mr.. Milford
asked the four remaining members TO allow him
tie use OF 1t on sunday to speak to whomsoever
might come to hear him. Alter consultation they
agreed, provided he did not promuga'e Unlver-
salsm IRON their pulpit Mr. Milford then gave
them outline OF MS creed which was simply the
"Christ philosophy the principles OF which, car
ried oft in individual life and In society, he OBJ
served. made men and communities better and hap
pier and richer in every way than any other phi
lOsophy with which he was acquainted. The church
was tnereupon opened 20 him, but Mr.. Bems, one
OF The officials, undertook to conduct regular
though he admitted the latter service was great
cross 10 him. Mr.. Milford gave the congregation
his views OF the Christ philosophy, which included
lay preaching ana preaching Without any money
stipulation, but simply Tor the Coos OF cur fellow
men: that Christ cautioned his disciples against
over-auxlety and care or food and ralment and
shelter, money and worldly goods, assuring them
that all these things would come as result Of
soul-savinG that the absence OF care for these
things was absolutely necessary for the
suss sus Of n sGa d
gaps In the heart and lie through which
the world, the 1esh and the devil could easily
m md hat hOf ar min RI Il
preach and teach without any regard to such
things. and their successors should DO so 700.
And while giving this elaboration Mr.. Milford
discarded every idea or church mem bership; said
be was snner-even a cher sinner; but ne felt
he gave them. The consequence was that the
quiet OF the village was greatly disturbed, and
s vent Who 70 ss
into their pulpit and Talk 30 to them. They aid
not, 1T would seem. End fanlt with his teachings,
but with his lack OF tneolo~fcdl culture and be-
canse he had not the UNCONVENTIONAL brand on
HIM But II more sensible laynen woula talk
from the pulpit there would be lever closed up
churches, and we hope they VIII step in and up,
rather tnan down and out.
CEREMONIAL VS.. SPIRITUAL. WORSHIP.
Apropos OF the ritual discussion that has aqt-
taied certain OF our churches here for some
months past VIC have received q communication
containing sketch OF q sermon preached on this
subject by thu Rev. Philip Beekman Livingston, OF
San Andres, United States OF Colombia, south
America. 1t comes from far country and is not
quite as fresh as sermons that are preached here
on sunday and published en- Monday, but 1t shows
that the HERALD is read in South America and
that the agitation Of the question OF the ritual Of
worship is not confined to the United States or
Britain, but reaches to distant lands also. Speak
Ing from John w., 81 Mr.. Livingston declared that
therein the LORD Jesus Christ announced
a change from formal and ceremonial to
a SDjrltual Worship. athcr that the AlmUn,V
should always have been worshipped In that way
as the true way; tnat the pres hood and the cere
monial should have been UNDERWOOD and received
as pa terms shadows and types OF the good things
to cume-rhe spiritual worship, Of which they were
The conversation between Jesus and the woman
OF Samaria at Jacobs well, OF which the text forms
part. indicates that the Samaritan held ~ firmly
to the idea oil the saceedness OF the mountain on
winch they worsntpped az the Jews aid 10 Jeru-
as Cnrs to that 70 there , oud 81
thencelorth no divilely appointed worship ana
no need Of any sacred ;S pacs Ior It; The 5rinsng
ceremonies. The Worship Of the Father in spirit
the place, Of the worship Of symbols and rites
And IN consonance with this fact is the dccara-
ton OF Jesus that "the law and the prophets were
until Jobn,u but when he appeared, calling
attention to the Lamb OF God, VINO taketh away
tue sins OF the world all former sacrifices Tor SINS
high ptiess OF good things TO come, abolished the
ceremonial priesthood that had existed, so that
IRON that day to this. Paul lorcoy illustrates this
principle by an illustration lrom the mart al rela-
III n (somans, VIII, 2-i). Had the jews neglected
to perform the minute est portion OF the ceremonial
law pre- viou3 to the appearance OF John 20 pro-
claim the advent or Christ they would be crm-
naiiy guilty; but the law being dead on the ap-
,earance OF John they were equally guilty In not
aD0llshing the ceremonies aud the priests and &C
cepting Christ by faith their priest their atone
meut, theil sacrifice tn ,r ALL This caused their
reiec zion. Abraham believed Go and iL was
counted for righteousness Tor unbeel In Christ
as their all, their ceavlng TO the ceremonial law
instead Of adopting 1.-The righteousness OF lalth,"
Caused the uuDeeving Jews 10 be Topped OH tho
stock OF Abraham; while the believing Gent les,
WAC could adopt the righteousness or iath,"
were grated INTO Abranams family. "lhe time
now is when The true worsnipper5 sha'l WORSHIP
In spirit and ia TRUTH" not In Imposing ceremony.
UNIvERsALTsM IN BOSTON.
It Is singular fact that not Universalist
church remains in Boston in the hands OF Its
founders except one, recently builD. The First
church. that founded by Murray, was sold out TO
the Baptisfs and the congregation dissolved. The
second church, butt for Hosea Ballou. was pulled
Down TOR trade, the congre "a ton building very
expensive edlhce on the Back Bay me Bunnch
colleague, passed into the hands OF the Unit
tarians. The Warren street church, built Tor Otis
Sx,Dner, became Jewish synagogue. the Unit
versalist society having dissolved. There are now
two UniveMnlsJ societies IN Boston, both at the
South End. This estimate, OF course. does not tn
cIude the new suburbs Just added TO the cltv.
STRONG seciety exists In koxpury. Quite a nonr-