The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-05


right conduct following after right disposvn. This
was the aim. Now consider tho circumstances
under which these instructions given forth In
that day the whole family represented by one
man; the household was unit. the individual
Consider what the civil governments of antiquity
and what wrongs existed consider the military spirit
Of the world The time of Christ how
both government and military spirits to the max
inns and to The spirit OF Christianity Then too
remarkable thing that the Gospel went forth the
world between Judaism and heathcnIs and had there
FORE an opportunity Of nveghing against them BOTH
And yet the courtesy, the eminent consideration
the respect and kindness and speaking that
lists IA the whole New Testament in regard 10 the Jew
and tho heather.
EVERY MAN THAT wRorE WAS A GENTLEMAN
every Is that ID inspired with the spirit Of
God. Consider tho corruption and wrong that exist ed
on every SIDE and CONSIDER that an ideal manhood was
to be developed among tho disciples Jesus Christ
the Of ali these drawbacks, any say
that the symbol Of the apostle would have been nam
Ing sword or Hercules club But the inward spirit
OF he New Testament is lar from that anything
that possibly be imagined; aud astonished
not only 10 hear no nvcctivc denunciaon OF that
monster OF monsters, Roman slavery, but we hear
the slave himself invoked ana commanded to accept
tue coniitions revolution had right TO break
out under any institution that was The But Paul
did not advise IT, He believed in the command,
"overcomc EVIL with good" the power by which
wrong be best suppressed The best way abolish
q wrong, the whole aud in the long career Of time,
Is 10 put that which is right against It, Against
every wrong and every EVIL then let there spring up
the heart anu In the conduct oil every disciple OF tho
Lord Jesus Christ such beauty Of life shall make
shame in the Judgment Of all men that the beauty
shall bv harmed and held under. In this way. TOO,
things develop themselves in the world Christianity
able to take IT'S place without being represented
an enemy oil mankind II It had assumed awirlikc
aspect Il would have been buried scn almost as soon
the Master was II did not set itself against the
ward manifestations oil evil, but against The roots
oil evil tho whole OF mankind, and by
purifying the fountains from which sclAshncss,
pride and cruelty. II proposed TO Danish ultimately
from the human family all organized senshncss and
ambition and cruelty for the field world and
time was the opportunity, from the beginning Of IL 10
It was Indispensable the speaker continued, that the
staggering of mon should have laws and govern
ments and various institutions, and not TO judge
OF those Of the past by the light that have derived
fiom them.
CUSTOMS LAWS AND INSTITUTIONS
represent the hest experience gathered to tho time
which they created. 1t is not within the power
OF the race, that OF tho In IT, excogitate
laws and customs There had TO he infinite expcri.
before there could be general customs general
laws and these represent simply The will OF the
Legislature the crown that tncm Tor legls
lature and the crown but the through
which the light oil all tho sunerings mis-
takes and achievements OF tho whole race
gathered up for thousands OF years streams upon the
statute book, and therefore laws and repre-
sent the findings out of The race OF mankind Insti-
tuticns may be = great dca below what you and may
SEQ they ought 10 be, yet, after all they represent
about the best rule Of right that the great unthnkpg
undcvelopcd mass OF the community can have aud to
the moral Of the individual, for tho part,
with contempt and violence. Constant changes wrench
tho faith Of men, blind their moral sight, and, Instead
OF bcnenng, leave the community demorazcd. SO,
them we must maintain even crude things until they
rpcn, imperfect things until they be gradually
increased and perfected Many men look upon courts,
churches and benevolent soc.ecs-upon all the forms
IN which human nature has developed tsel-lnen look
upon all these things say they are for vulgar
or unknowing or that they arc not for any body ana
generally 1t is considered The sign OF large manhood
to say:''I am not held under by supcrstinons by
inst fln RI nrpg lat "
reignty OF the individual do
WHAT RIGHT"
Well, we have about 6oC men In Sing Sing that did
about what they thought was right DO and would
there were about twice that number there If could
however reflective however wide in historical research
and IN reflections founded upon III there Is not
who or loss erendent IN himself for what
right and what is wrong upon tho usagcs OF life and
upon the experience OF tho that has gone be-
HIM. IL is NIL difficult for to say, IL believe
justice and let justice be done, though heavens
Nil But what Il justices That Is The question thar
has t0rmented the ages
We are bound, the speaker argued to maintain GUS
toms and laws until the wrong that Is in them becomes
apparent that the average public sentiment be
brought to bear upon them and any proposed change
which in advance OF that average sentiment Will
fail Of Thorc was, he knew. great deal OF
ideal reformation gong on, hut while his
sympathies with the authors of those movements
lie satisfied their influence not to be felt III the
present. but would make its mark In the inturo by edu
eating the thoughts Of men and preparing them for
higher administration. Upon tho OF any great cleo
ton, he said, all the wise and thinking In
tion might come together in congress and attempt 10
adopt to that particular movement their ideas of
reformation but all their efforts would to naught
and the papers would cry out that they might be
and good in their Spheres but that they knew
nothing about human nature. Mr. Beccher then
10 his text and anayzcd meaning
by sentence. He pointed out the difference between
the obedience OF the slave and that OF the child The
chapter. be SAID, opens, "Chdren obey your parents
tho Lord Tor this is right-absoutcly and univer-
sally But the apostle does not say that to the
slave sssIave be obedent 10 your masters according
TO the flesh. Not according 10 the spirit, but in the
lower relations they your masters publicly called
and treated So though In your higher nature they
ward bondage existing fact aud present
sity, anti advises them 10 submit to IT, Tho Lord Jesus
Christ, the speaker continued, great lover and
He says to mon placed difficult circumstances this
lie, do not justify yourself In the development OF
magn passions and vcnreiul forces. Stand where you
are, clothed with the whole panoply Of grace and, If
you need further encouragement remember that every
right thing that a man does under difficult circum-
stances he docs for me-