The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-21
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morning-rhe last but one this summer-was re-
markedly brilliant. He preached on the waste
OF Feehng.p He strung ms remarks on the well
known anecdote OF the life oil Jesus about the
supposed waste OF olntments by the woman who
poured them on tie head or Jesus. Was the ONT
ment wasted on HmS II made Linn feel that He
was MOI alone IN the World; it strengthened his
heart ana sweetened his feelings. Did the deed
have 40 good effect on the woman hersenY The
perfume went back to her own heart, and from
mat time she was more tendeT-hearted, more
devoted to tue proDhet AMI nero II NJ nation;
ana IT, as tradition says, she was woman 81 the
town, who knows Int what she may ever after
have led pure and vlrtuols ne
WASTE or FEELING on ANGELS
'Read history,u says Ruskin, "and yo1 win
Ind that one Of the greatest causes OF misery has
been the waste Of eeling on angels and beings
utterly out ar GIT ana on evil or unworthy menu
"what wouid rue history of man have been Il THIS
feeling ana sympathy had been spent ga ne wor.
finest ~ lie ASKS II is a strong argument. but let
as listen TO a plea ia abatement 81 Ruskins con.
demnatlon. In me OAK Ages was not the pouring
ont OF ceiling upon ideal creations ne only thing
that could keep alive the alteration ana reverence
IN the human heart? From the twelfth CEN
fury pass over % tue nineteenth. Last
Wednesday was a day appointed by the
Pope for the commemoratl0n or the TWEEN.
OF the "sacred Heart" so tnat all the
Millions or Catholics the world over might pour
out one great nooi or emotion over THIS great
event Now consider that this was done under
the influence OF the greatest spiritual power OF
the world. Take II, II you can, an the crcun-
stances OF the case. the amount Of feeling gen.
Grated. the object on which Il is spent and is this
outpourlng OF creation wasted or used2
WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO.
Can Il help the sacred heart Oh Jesus eau u
make lt more unutIefably tender ana sweet Or
does it do any good to those WHO offer this trib-
utef Does u strengthen, sweeten, nerve soften
the breas.s OF those pouring out TINS wealth Of
precious feelngf CONSIDER that II there IS any
thing needed by Catholics, ne 1t CeIucs
or southern Europeans, y IS selfreliance, and -
II not waste u Ieehng Tor them 70 go 70 SUPER
natural sources o. Aspiration instead Of seeking
them witnin9 l. y ,ey that al this feeiins WI
90 anything toward nlting OF THIS fearful incubus
81 moral error ana gullt pressing down
certain portion 81 tue Catholic population Of
WASTING ADULAroN UPON CHRIST.
Here, tneD, we nave specimen OF tals waste 81
feeling. Protestants DO he same thing, however.
The II butes or Overwhelm n veneratlon 10 Jesus
and the constant outpOnrtng OF heart and MUD
upon Him AFFORD another III straton Of II. II 3
Done AZ great expense. Tne Catholics are
yers economical IN taer adulation compared
70 the Protes anus. Ineir wooden images
put the ProfestaBts' image OF the mnd IS Duiis
ut a vast expense OF thought aud emotion. Why
are there otner heroes IN me word worth be-
slowing little compassion upon beside Jesus
Would it not De better 10 encourage real men,
lylng heroes. than 70 divert tins incessant strain
Ol adulatiOn to a Wort. name VISION, q theO-
logical in pos ture set up nlgn Ia the heavens Tor
mOrtais 70 gaze upon Granted even that the
non sould X not oe better TO aIrect tae feeling
toward practically cuityatng them on this eartn
than 20 merely gaze upon them in inc stars
THE soLICTUDB FOR SALVATION.
Another instance is the enormous waste or feel
Ing bestowed upon the salvation Of the soul.
more tnan friendship. than love. tnan Kindness,
tnan charity, than nobility OF soul, IS the anxiety
70 OBTAIN the very best 'front.' seats in the KING
dom 81 heaven. not 70 LIT up the oppressed, 70
help the poor, TO acquire strength anu grace and
true manhood Or womanhood, but 10 have a real
good time IA the future life. This IL certainly q
doctrine "a me most unmitgated self-love. Not 70
save your neighbor, out 70 save yoGrself, 10 oc-
cupy most Distinguished place In the Kingdom
90 up 10 your beautiful, cOsey seai-tnis is its
great object. u drains iife 81 us sweetness,
vsionary-transrefs IL away beyond the grave
Not a blow does it strike against drunkenness Or
CRIME, out al against bugDears, imaginary ices.
FEELING FOR BRUTEs.
Far be y ior me- 70 say taat some sluggish
natures are not reused ana redeemed by TINS
great terror u eternal peFdltion but suppose all
this wealth Of feeHnR were bestowed upon the sal
vation In ths world lnsfeao u tue Eext. suppose
kindly, compassionate wOud IL not De lar Detter2
"But," retorts the Protestant '.wnat ~ your SEN
umental love Tor the brutef Is u not better 10
pour out your leelng upon in ideal II humanity
than upon tie insensiDle onadrupedT' answer
"No.h some years ago an application was made 70
the Pope 70 allow praacn Of the Society Tor
the Prevention of Cruelty " Animals 10 be
grant the PERMISSION, on the ground that
these societies we're rGanized under the tneolog-
ical error That men owed any duty or COMPASSION
70 animaisi Ins was tue POpe's answer. / DO
not tnlnk that feeling l. wasted OY this Of tie
auimais. Tie saving Or lnst 70 muca pam II one
that magma ion cannot weigh. We are spariug
ourselves toe sights Of cruelty towards helpless
and cumb creatures when mgst deyrade ana n.
tiate the human heart. Wnen W think how MANY
sensitive women ant tender cblOren are actu-
ally pAysicaLy ctstressed ~ tUe slypt II fhTs
nal agony IL Is surely wOrtn whus ~
remove tais pain nuG distress. Add are
we 70 thlnk nothing q The education
" f4aH4 ana ma
toward all men out toward III creatures An, ms
feeling Is lot Uasted-w0u.d IL were a thousand.
fold stranger an Outcry has Teen raised against
those VINO protest AGAINST the surenngs indicted
~ viyisecliou. Tie scientists say Thar it Is
you pity inc animals WY 10 Y0u not ply your
fellow men Nao ctunot ne savea from pin ana
ueatn without these cruel experiments. This i
true, bit let these experiments he AZ least Sc
verey limited 10 tnc most necessary operarons
allow uc iumpiug o. medical students, but insist
objects.
To give hght t. these Ia the dark. 70 muse
cladness INTO the ssd hearr, to lft up the down
trodlen-these are AZ worthy objects 81 ieehng.
k1sAin spoke the ruth when he said that sculp-
ture, painting and music nad wasted their feeling
upon imaginary objects, DIVIDED ~ religion and
side j. Your loved vile, your sweet sister whom
you can punt2 Here are the earth, the
rocGs, the mounlans-po out ana pant
them say the prehspnaehle+ Paint tue
painted II rot u was, hut as II ought 70 ne t0
form GOOD background 10 a satnf.t ltauruterJ
Toe arts AZ rr4cYlsad to-day waste the feelings H0
more On salut8 ana angels out save them for tue
realities 81 lie. ADD 30 FAY DO not waste your
feelings % unreal, en- imaginary things; love that
winch in beautiful, honor what y honorable be.
fore you and your Ives viii D. sWeeter aud better
ana history VII read all the more beautiful ~
those VINO come aitfr you
MEMORIAL PRESBNTERlAN CHURCH
CONSCIOUSNESS ArD ACTIVITY SERMON TX
On. ROBINSON.
The services Of yesterday morning 10 the Me-