The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-01
CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PATERNITY.


THE REV. E. Il. CHAPLIN.
There was a very large and attentive congrena-
ton at DR.. Chapin's church, corner Fifth avenue
and Forty-inh street. yesterday morning. After
the usual Introductory exercises Rev. E. H. Chaplin
commenced his discourse, announcing as his text
Galatians, vi, 2, through five verses:-"Bear ye
one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law OF
Christ. For every man shall bear hts own bur.
den."
The first thought may be, he began, that the
commencement Of the text is contradlcted by the
close-thar Is. in the first place we are told to bear
one anotners burdens, and at the end 1t says that
every man shall bear his own burden. The first
point is the Importance of regarding the whole
truth rather than any OF its specific phases. Half
truths often work great evils Thus the Bible
itself is wrongfully criticised as one book instead
OF being criticised as collection OF books repre-
sentlng the literature OF a hundred years. In the
instance before US the discrepancy vanisbes as
soon we consider the whole. st. Pauls argu-
ment is beautiful In this portion 10 the Galatians
he is speaking Of the Christian way OF treating
the SINS of other people. He says for others to
consider themselves lest they should be tempted.
The point comes home that they are likely to be
overtaken by faults. II man finds himself bet
ter his ground OF congratularon will consist in
what ne Ia himself To bear one another's burdens
every day. Here Is man convicted OF q fault,
and we are to help him to bear his burden. We
are 10 consider his early training, his moral equip
ment for lie, whether he has ever been led by
precept In the pain OF duty, and whether he has
been brought up 10 conditions that failed to give
him not only physical but moral strength, IN an
atmosphere tnat would have well nigh crushed all
hope out OF u.s. This man. because ne Is poor. Is
made to suffer the full extent OF the law;
cheats men out OF millions, steps through
the fingers OF the law with censure. Let
How many OF the evils OF this world are tue result
of sudden impulse, Ike the man who, In looking
precPice Is blythe IRE
abyss below dent care what men say about
senimentaism. l don't believe in the rigldlty Of
the law. Christianity should temper all things,
and opportunity should ALWAYS De given Tor re-
covery and better doing. The most severe pen
throws us back upon the standard Of ourselves
"Lest you also be temDted." For ourselves we
have palliation and excuses, Tor others Judgment
After we have cast the beam out Of our own eye
we see the same lrailtes IN ourselves; A man
very tender in his Judgment OF Others Tor ne
measures their conduct Dy his own struggle. The
great thing Is, ''Bear We one another's burdens"
Burdens mean sorrows and ills. Napoleon,
although very mean man, showed occasional
glimpses OF humane feeling. He was riding down
road with a party OF friends, when a iaborer
come along with q load upon MS back. The
10 the wall, but Napoleon called out "Respect the
burden" ana the laborer passed on unmolested.
How many burdens there are that we cannot re-
heve Think OF the suffering caused by the
FALLING IN OF THAT WALL
last week. Although we cannot relieve the misery,
we can help 70 prevent, perhaps, another catas-
trophe IN the future. 1t is Just such occurrences
as this that makes the landlord or tenements look
alter his fire escapes, and the railroad man his
worn out tracks. Any man In living his own pure
lie helps other men more than he knows. VINO
can tell wnat power an individual may exert
The text suggests still another TACT. There is no
element that mas ned out such helping hands, that
has built so many institutions, and That has cared
nj no r.
Christianity. Its argument is that man, be.
cause he Is weak, IS TO he helped. Christianity
simply q collection OF individuals. IL begins with
the individual, and In 1t man Is lost. God cares
for eacn. He regards the individual soul. He. who
has angels TO serve Him, Is Interested In every
human aOll.