New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28

back To their sins, but, go and sin no more JUST az
the father rejoicing the return Of his prodig
took him into his house TO keep him In safety SO our
5eayeny ft9e an TAX MS INTO i s s ps 70
ais debts but ii is only 10 send him to pay his dues not IN
In heaven itself the soul brought into usoa with the
law Of love, Will be fulfilling 1t to perfection ana me
each breathing its own melody and all in harmony on,
hearts In accord with the heart of God and In accord w
one another, and fulfilling the pleasure Of God forever
The law has two marked features. a. 1t ia inpera-
OF God II says Thou shalt do this, thon shalt
do that" "The Categorical Imper tive" was the
designation given by the great German metapby sician
Its function Is tell what is, but what ough 70
be- All IT, alrmatons are commands al It's negaons
thOsc wao obey H. II has penalties. certain aud terrible
Tor those who transgess IT. Goo has & @ =, %, I te
law written IN their hearts their conscience also airing
witness, their thoughts meanwhile accusing or
else excusing one another" There Ia witness within.
which c0nstIains us 10 acknowledge It's night TO obed-
ence. 81 It is determn,ve 1t is categorical i has
definite requirements which cannot foregO and Will
not lower Guilty or not guilty are the alternatives
1t proposes II admits OF no middle course or compro-
mise 1t accepts OF no excuse It viii not listen 70 any
plea or excavation.
In this respect the order the reguarites OF the ply 81
cal world resemble IT, Hence FOR the last two hundred
years they have been called laws laws OF nature a. sup
posed 10 have been enacted by awC1ver IL II inter
estin1 to notice that they are called ordinance IN
coidng TO thine ordinances for all are thy servants We
hear mach in these times Of the laws OF nature OF their
being fixed aud immutable Those who speak in this
way are apt to forget that there II another law men Is
still more unchangeable, and shall abide when lie
kinds of Law the one Moral the greater light" and tho
other Natural, the lesser light, that God rules our
agcnts-masing them all combine ana consplre toward
In one respect tine two are alike both are innexblc.
But they differ The laws of nature admit OF no exce-
tons They cannot be- changed except by Him who aI-
pointed them. The will Of man cannot arrest them:
Gravtlton Is as ready 10 bring down an Unsupported
stone 10 crush il is to keep the earth moving on
bencently in its sphere The winds which drive on the
vessel day may sink 1t in the deep the next The
chemical anities which prepare food TO nourish are
laws be broken. We in the region OF the will
Love that is constrained is not love Morality compelled il
not true morality So moral law may be broken while
physical law cannot But moral law. properly under,
stood II quite as iReS6le as unrGlentns az natural
may be disease death But il violate the laws OF
morality the consequences may be- must be- much more
fatal IN cOndsmllug conscience. or IN judgments tn
descend IN TINS Ne OF the lie 10 come: Natura! law,
which moves on regularly, 20 irresis;bly so bcuen
Gently il the httest outward type and emblem of that
Ill RELATION OF LOVE AND LAW IN GoD.-Ihe
polling the other stay Ing it, - II IS with moral beings
they drawn by love, but II il love regulated by law
the sun. without which II would wander into outer
region OF colness darkness and destruction; bat were
there no restraining power 1t would be drawn into the
manner moral exceence implies Of necessity these two
things love ami Law the one to attract, tie other to
Ii easy cmbody In human conceptions and to
eXpr, in human aIIIagc the relation ii Law and love
W. know that the two closely connected Their
ncctiOn IN God the source OF both. Even God the
origin OF all ether tss OF nat ire, OF force, matter OF
mind, : he also the and All
streams W. follow them mp slceIty FAR, carry us %
the fountain. Love ir the refreshing water the Law u
the channel for 1t to flow III AID the spring tie
bosom ~ Goa Let ~ love one @nOthes, Tor love Is Of
Cod Charity IL the highest OF all the There
grr,fest Of these il cIariy" But tln cia,ity never
tries Ia et itself above law If il did so II might work
takes the form of commandment. When asked by the
lawyer. Which il the great commandment IN the Law I"
with MI nv ner aud with al thy soul and with all thy
mind this Is tAc first and great commandment. and The
Ia Ike In fl4tyI
myself ON these two commandments hang al! ho Law
and the prophets" Thus mdssOubly charity and
commandment joined IA Scripture. II is love iy makes
ike unto Col, Who IS love but the love 0i God Is
love regulated 10y mai justice.
We cannot by any process Of analysis get rid OF either
OF these elements defective systeas o ethics alise from
emitting other not giving its place
stole pha saic morality leaves love- and presents
only the eNpressioness form of Law. Utili.:-Ianisu
leaves ont tt'ihd ana Interchangeable Obligation, and
offers Hex bile morality, bltnS itself 10 supposed re-
suits. Ny INDUSTRIOUS pie,l,eessor nathan Edwards
tit greatest lhiA'i tt tHs country hin lNOduced III
whose dazzling beams the others ot appear merely
the smaller pnrts passing To- d Of Tie sun, Las
made bold aeinp 10 resolve all virtue into love. But
then ne has to uI6c IL love t0 being being. tn very
statement shows that there Hnotncr element we'll
love Ihere Is love 10 .lg as being sho ing that being
has claims and that there must be means of deter
Ought SO fuli OF nieanngf wRy should love nv one
bur myself oar deepest nature gives the response aud
ms nprs thar ALONGSIDE OF love t,re h. law conmon
seen t0 run parallel do not saj that they
meet for ;hey meet n the nature of God AMI OF all holy
Lin,s. Aud. though often discovered here. they viii
meet - character OF IA heaven, with
wnom love viii be law and law will be- love.
N.a Therefore cod nath joined together. let not
put asundcr" There L. pTOprety IN drawing iuy d
Ions comparisons az 10 tht relative Importance or the
two II might be argued that law higher 10
II 10 stay But tnen love the very end for which the
law exists emf OF the commandment is charity.
Law without love IS a mere form without lie; love with
uut law r. "a lie without body N which 10 reside Law
without love Is channel without str.aA; love
s 1'' I'm sh vii, ,yn 1 g' % o' 6
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ever pedestal which ne has been up,
bis high look and uubennE mlen, she master and the
rIIrr,n and beside in, beneath him, and lean
ng upon aim, yet beautiful and graceful ~. let there
b, love- with sunles upon her face and glits in her
believe they separated till sin appeared
Alas tIat s.ducrr and corrvier has severed them
There has stern doctrine, wncn tender
ness g.izr il as unmoyed and unmoyaDe Ilst
sand II Iher. tncolollans still dwelling 4 cold
p1ace OF lee recommend them 10 let the beams OF the
upon the shorter CateclSn a. the best cOmpend OF
Nav onrimes clt that there IS Lss II love m it dian
there Scriptures, and that serves good end
when the teacher puts smile upon lis cOuncnance To
attract the youth has to learn IL. II an
empty winch they had 90 look into IL 0iOnoEs time,
tnoy found notnns there but the fables oI stone,
and not 4r mpanlen-A aruns rod rnat buddcd,
sguif,ing life frOm the dead nor tie pct OF mama,
sran- ,n c,,rIiy " ne ,nw n,,c IN '' d, ' ~,
sentimental ana simperng falth acting the part OF "a
n', ,ny i'm ,n,. end 10 show now weak he is and ~
cnIisi,n hlm ~ blindness and darkness. Let
cniIiy, they say but CHARITY without principle To guide
10 Inly distribute lis 7fts very ndscrmnately ana mju
ruu. y. let have fire, obey insist; ont cannot
have without fuei TO Ierd H. and lire cannot be u
lowed 10 burn and consume in every place, and II
plcses Whle the SIM mas phoospnrre 10 radlae Ito
ncuencent Influence, II has solid body 10 Keep up
the supply OF and light. Inccr should vessel "a
contain pleasant incense that We otter otherwise it
VIII dis-lpatr INTO mainly
81 all make Our religion attractive,
attractivrs the character VI Jesus. Jesus
nlin law and the prophets; and, while nc allowed
TIE tuat slner 80 batnr hs feet with ber
tear ne drove ont tnose WHO polluted his temple made
those fall back a--1!l"d nun. And we rtud OF what
trrllne lnnc N tln lniNerte. " ne