New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-23

nature. The text formed the theme Of two lessons-
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win follow Peter then sat GSTn IN place ase
where no Christian man should except TO publish is
saving trthe He fell from lofty Tor ne % Sn
was foremost in the ranks Of the twelve Christ had
called him the rock and had shown him all the won on
ders Of His GOdmanhoOd At the TRANSPORTATION IN ,ne
garden and at other places the three disciples most Ia
vored were Peter. James and John ana 10 re, e,,
And yet this rock fen through feeble instrument
Had he been scouged Ike his Master nah ne en aten
before Caesar or Herod he might have excited sympathy
but he who had said Though should die with Thee
ys1 % rS deny s Hd dd S Master How like
many of the present day. lie fell through base fear-a
II is easy to reproach Peter but he no worse than
many the present time Through base fear OF losing
business Of family troubles OF the worlds opinion
many have denied the Lord and therefore no one should
reproach Peter without first looking into his own heart
Peter fell not through ignorance. but after he mad been
warned in the face of Christs personal instruction. ana
at the most unhappy moment Sin Is sin a. al t per
had witnessed recently the agony in the garden Tor man
redemption and yet he had basey denied the Mase a
many Of the young men Of the present day. he sought to
make his denial stronger with oaths and curses christ
Nay Va% dG e a Prevent explode
that Of the dy tine e al
Church-the first Pope. And yet he fell IRON ms loIy
emnence But as Peter fell so was he Iestorea 10 grace
look moved him to repentance, wep bitterly so
only repent of his sins as promptly did Peter when the
rcproachful yet compassionate look OF the Savior Ieh
upon him.
THE PLACE OF SENTIMENT IN RELIGION.
The Rer w. T. Clarke at TIE Church Of he Messiah Un'tardn
Yesterday morning the Rev. w. I. Clarke
preached in the Church of the Messiah Untarahl al
Park-ave and Thirty fourth-st, taking the subject
of his DISCOURSE " Sentiment and sentimentaiish'
Within few months, he said there has come out OF
unfortunate social circumstances strong protest against
sentimentasm and all that belongs with It, The heart
side of religion and life has been brought into disced ny
excuses and folies for which it is not responsible
What ia called the Gospel Of Gush Is modern
addition to the Bible OF Cant, which s az
old ms hypocrisy and as bad. sentimentasn Is morbid
condition of the sentiments 1t is dropsy OF the alice
tons and hundreds have mistaken this waery secretion
the pure and healthy spirit or love cen,nei - ,
natural reaction OF human feeling in the presence OF what
is lovely good and grand in humanity and the universe
sentimentaism IL human feeling rfactihs on
regard to objective realities Sentiment Il the spontaneous
response of the heart 70 what is beautiful and noble IN
act and character senti!nen,alsin II 1ao" ,he
healthy honest outreach and upreach OF tne
whole nature TO an object that attIac's; o 59
and inspires il; senmentalism Is sickIy, sihPeInn
love of the thrills and inspirations. Love looks away
from Itself and behods hero SAINT an any, ' III ~
another and kneels in adOraon sent mentasin looks
in the mirror and poses in imagination Inc Two are as
unlike as the fragrance Of conservatory QiAe tle
odor of rotting rose-eaves Because some aSe mistaken
the fever of blood the fervor of sons there is no
reason for abandoning faith III natural affection
Love does not annul the commandments nl support,
them; for loves sake must hold fast to law IL Is as
important to cultivate the heart as the lu tne ne't
idoze intellect glorify ideas, and admire intellectual
proves and brilIiancy though the man may be hard
and INSCRIPTIONS This lie partly because theoogahs
have laid chief stress upon doctrine and have repre-
sen,ed system as everything and sentiments n ,o as
thinking in the old grooves not from fc' argt
truly and acting aeeordlnSy B Bud .ne mrs.
OF less account pure and loving heart Their re-
ton was not belief nor WosP n% lCTs e With
But the feelings upon the intellect color conceptions
and give character to Deer 1 ear and AZ
appcar in every peach melon. The man whose aftc
Of all arc that 'f Kindness and culture do
for him; he may have "a keen n'el eject
his heart Religious truth has exerted so little Influence
on life because me conception Of 1t Is purely
faith that should rule. Intellect may dazze but love
moves attracts and inspires. Intellect throws Out lts
cavinp,t cold as il was before affection bIeathes
IT. and its crystal battlcmen,s dissolve and ripple III
rd and what would be lefi Who indeed could endure
the itatiOns the decorations OF even TIE hnPpes,
affections The truly polite person is pahc beneiac;
tor; such docs more ;or society Than tho,sand
secfran r,li1on.sts dcclaiuing dcnagOgucs. Willie
Others are wrangug over their pet schemes Tor mendG
the world. he brushes away me STOW kindieI 'Is
in ,6 aiSe Of Kindness and sheer AT love az weak
and pulng sentiment fit only for women, the nursery
and the novelist, and turn from IL TO try what virtue
there is in hardness, what joy III anger what attraction
in self lness. The subtleet elements are the CON
trolling forces in Nature Heal, light, clcctricitr
attraction, magnetism, these make even the planets
tJeir play things IL il not brain which gives personal
Influence the subtle forces which enanate from the
heart the iron power OF WILL the muscular force OF
mind yield 10 the sentiments that can Not lac formulated
Other thines being equal affection always carries It's
point stOcism failed in spite OF its morality; Christi
anity supplanted its own ground By appealing 10
the sentiments It sought to suppress. calling men 10
love ole another and lifting up example o auy al
lection and conservation, 10 win their hearts and Ill en
with new nlhueiasn Of humanity. Love II the ever
lasting architect and aibiteg OF destiny; God is CcaO
because He IS love.
THE SYMBOL OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.
The Rer Mattele Hale Sndh at the Iart Congregational
church.
The Rev. Mathew Hale Smith preached
Yesterday i'll the Park Congregational Church, Sixth
ave and seventlst Brooklyn. His text Joshua H.,
2l land she bound The scarlet line in the window"
The Israelites had arrived the borders OF Canaan
the preacher said and the work OF Moses, their lawgver
was done He was to 60 mp Mount Nebo and die, in
the midst of all his strength and power The people
were to cross the Jordan and become masters in the
home of their fathers which God had given to Abraham
long before the other peoples were in existence STILL III
order that they might possess this land there
sary the same vaor, prowess and labor as II God had
not ridden in the cloudy by day and the pillar Of fire
by night Joshua chosen TO be their leader becaus
he was valiant captain and warrior tit TO encounter
and overcome the enemy couple OF spies were