New-York tribune., 1876-10-09

% mankind that we ca society. Planting r"f mon
this IDEA, the sprit thai anmaicS ~ ia;1Sl or pctu''
the very 'nst attainment IN charity. -iei ip" -i
tE5 position oi nome, s'h'iggH' ''l'S "-' i."' '.
comprehensive s}iit arc '"7"g '."' 80. a. -
step Is tiat Of persecution. Religion prosecute
rule iIoln uult ihathio ''H i'',IS Dn.A4., i. ~ ID 49,.
Cutti other churD hes Roman. $50 IelS"tit'd' L-1tts-
assumes that only creed Guc church. one uiu of d-
CduZatIOn holds the Truth mat @ the resi- hJ'u error"
pcuaI error brt error tlat daua Inau % peydium.
The LOGICAL Inference was that II they ccud hO ut u
down in one way, they must IN another bGrn IT, u ou
cannot con hNluctIt' Nu.atH Oti,s ~ -, 80 80
up the darkness or ignorance through ages lon ages oi
human institutions. We pick Ou lew names here ana
there; We mention hiJeen or twenty MSo ila9s Do.-i
burned by the Roman Church; We speak of scEetus is
twenty or thirty Y scores ana nuiuttta 20 apli
the fact that religion has prosecuted religion anu on hc
theory that persecution was the Only way OF Nc'n7
the infallible truth Of God.
Persecution IS nearly over; not quite over large
spaces of the world It is not over Persecution n We
rule s among barbarans 10 tneir reileoh me Lths &
wiz persecue, the Seryians VIII pcIsrcute te I'm sds
at tie East will prosecute Romansn VIII perSecute
where IL has chance PrOcsanusih persteu'es yi J%s
here in New York, assuming that II has tEe lahlDe
truth, il alone. In Spain to-day there Is preached lhe
doctrine Of tOleTation The GGvernuehl Oh S5lhE u e5 %
TO DO liberal TO that ext nt. To what extent ~ VIII
not persecnte with he s~9ru OF uo n,ho xvorlin ts
you viii, provided you nothing about IT, You may
be a Protestant IN yQ2r heart, you may bend
your knee your deity in the closet but yon must
not publish newspaper or openly proclaim OF announce
imt sign on the door you must not ask anybody 10
come in must you when in there preach so loudly or
attracted by H. This is not persecution, but 1t is not
very easy to define the difference between and pese
tOn, or TO indicate The stage OF advance hOm perSe
The next step is liberation. Toleration sl assumes
that certain church, the prevailing church has the m
fable truth but II makes great merit OF D ailhg Wh
other people who have IL not They VIII endure then
but they will turn the cod shoulder cal them nara
names sander them in the papers. lie about them they
will bear with them, they Will tolerate Them Ihey ca
them fools and knaves and hypOcntes; but they VIII
allow thelr presence th9y vii VII et tnFiu f srine
their churches, their cLapes, Their forms OF service
Such tolerance is only short step from persecution
Tho STEP the last that has been taken by any con
siderable number Of people and what j. considered by
spirit Of charity is commented by Christians as being
the excellent the supreme spirit Charity Bat charity
is brotherhood, is not fellowship OF appTecatun
Charity can be unjust for charity ptieS Pity Is itS es
scnce Ii does not scorn, but ii compasOnaes which Is
people there may bc cOldness and Indifference and
spirit OF superc0usncss that IS extremely dsdgrceable
The churchman's charity is limited 10 church people
The dogmatsts charity does not pass over the lmitd
The new faith rises beyond charity to appreciation. 1t
has no contempt II has scorn 10 has mo- indifference
hood. 1t turn to the most ajoct forms OF fam ana
recognize their Importance their tmclness Nhen hey
prevail il do justice TO their interest ana 10 thtr
purpose and theS bearing. II can interpret lhen 10
their believers IL has no word OF discouIagencn
for great uen like MahOmet, ZorOaster or COniucus
% - liz Voltoire or Pavne OF Ucyctius OF Boiling
broke 1t takes AZ their BEST their systems at
tfer best enters into their Thought into their purpose
and wish, and ntcrprets them from the lnstde, ana
eypn holds them up for what they meant 10 do
and be objects Of regard to thtlr ie0wcrealfts'
The faith takes the old iltl by the hahd ana iie
modern faith by the hand aud all earnest people by thc
hand and SAYS: We all working together thinking
t0getbrr feeing our wav INTO the realm of truth to-
gether" The new faith, l say, takes every mode OF
thought its best not at lis worst ana every motive at
lis hest II says the mf1cls, You deny the existence
of Cod you take God outOf the heaven put HIM into
heart then. You say there Is no creator 10 the
world but there must be creation Create yourselves.
Do
you into the task Of making the world what shOud be
You rdicule the idea OF Divine Providence, bat some
body must provide. BE providence yourself IN our
own place aud in your own way-a human providence:
Show humanity that man has the power IN himself 81
nr1yidy Tor lis ogn necessities Logic coupos sou TO
dO this" the faith takes the atheist by the hl
and places MIN al once in the rank oi the worker.
The new faith says the materalis BE consistent
with your creed. NOusa tltie ls no slli i uah
or ont Of man. Very well spiruallze matter You are
bond 10 snow ali tie pOenCes OF matter IL f. mcum-
bent upon yOu you say that there u no tiltua "o
to spjruaiize tns world Nou say there is no hereafter;
fear men 10 honor love- and do justice Go the present
You say there is no fulurc lue-the utNL NE is the
nearest life, and the nearest life is the life OF to-day
show them that You know how to use that. You say
that there Is life that ls eternal bey Oud lhc SaNt
make tins lie eternal by packing II iull OF purposes ana
deeds that never perish" mau comes u the
new faitn and says This is the worst possible
IN aIy good God; / do not believe in any love;
/ do moi believe in any ki dues, do not believe
that there is any power Gus Of the world or inside oi 1t
that works with prevailing tendency toward righteous
ne, or goodness" The faith takes him a lis word
this the worst possible woidt Make t bcueI' IHeie
is no good in the world Put some good INTO H. AOl
say that the world filed with darkness ana error ana
sin See if YOU can find nothing else. set yOurcI
earnestly PICK whatever Of beauty or grace there
NAV be in IT, preserve all the saving qualities you can
discover. and be yourself hopeful brave man. dspFoE
ing he idea that You, well rs all the rest OF ue "odi
are good nothing" Lot the new lalth stand upon
sprlt broad and comprehensive ana sweet ahd zen
der and encouraging tins, aud a. once an wars ne
tween churches cease, sectaan literature rs al an thu
relgiouis no longer clutches reNOusi by tho throat
ana pulls him down, but all seekers, believers, hopeless
aspiTers workefs are one body, one fellowship one
family all tending together 10 bring In ne" order oI
Ihis is the spirit OF the new faith. II viii accept
nothing than cordial and 1u appreciation o every
earnest eudcayOr made by earnest ceFer or worker
in the world. That the new spirit docs not mauliest
self as II should 90 among disciples o the new Iiih l7
obvious. The Is tIe pity ANA TINS Is lle reason
why the new not DCtOIc TINS gdcicu huhulcdr
of thousands into It's fold. IL - because We nave NOT
OutgrOwn the spirit OF intolerance, Oi suspicion oi Je
ousy the negative spirit thc critical spirit; because we
have not yet laid down our weapons because we are SUN
too far under the influence O the old ecclcslasilc
temper which ruled tho world for Two OF lhitc Ju
sand wears when the time shall come thlt INC be
eveIs III the faith shall have outgiO"n All ths ora
acrimonious er then shall see the cpVct o. drop
ming in at all the doors then We shall see some sign OF
rotnise OF the decrease OF hatred and malice ANA uh
clalitabeucss Friends 10 is for us 10 make our cOAII
button toward the coming OF that great epoch
CHURCH ARCHITECTURE.
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