The New York herald., 1876-03-20
ALL SOULS CHURCH.
1.-THE FAITH OF REAsoN"-sERMoN BY THE
REV DIR. BELLOWS

''THE FAITH OF REAsoN"-sERMoN BY THE
REV. DIR. BELLOWS
Dr. Bellows preached IN All Souls church yesterday
morning to a large and fashionable audience His
mon, which in his happiest vein, was disquisi-
lion upon the three universal tenets OF Christianity
md was based upon the text Romans, l., 2o-"For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world
are clearly seen being understood by the things that
arc made even his eternal power and Godhead" II is
100 often assumed, he began, that faith is
founded upon things which seem contradictory
10 common and experience, instead
of bong a result OF thought Now, what arc the
hings when arc necessary to believe IN order that we
may be wiling to live, and inaiy, TO die? What
are The things which would wish TO believes They
very few when compared with the number of art-
,les which we are asked to receive What we want to
cel is that there Is benevolent Providence, that
iOuls immortal, and that our conscience Is the
Ipecial voice OF God, suggesting
LAW OF LiFE
These articles embrace all our needs, and IL is
1hcir opposite msbeliois that have been
crushing burden TO the world in their tendency
10 sell-ahandonment II there were no Provi-
donco life would bc a lottery, and the red Indians
Etolcism would 10 the best philosophy. Again.
death has stood awful shadow IN the path OF
humanity and the only way which IL could be over
come by forgetting II IN present pleasures in
Icorning IT, This grim enemy, for 20 - seemed, has
probably been the greatest promoter ~ mans moral
RrOwth IN forcing HIN TO sober thought IN order
tapc lis triumphant power. For can cinciently
believe Immortality unless thcy have praetised their
Bhorc IL faith simiiar 10 this in Columbus that
gained Tor US our country But worse than death Is
The effect Of sim II there ruling Being why
did lie let evil rage and tear while virtue suffered and
just men boro
the whips and scorns ~ time
Tho opprcssors wrong, the proud mans contumcly
But what except this problem has kept our minds
apon the question OF Providencef God hides Himself
In couts that His children may strengthen thor facu
nos IN Is search IL is In accordance with this that
We DO not believe virtue to be virtue because u pre-
walls but because have acquired grace to sec that
ought triumph Does the universe show crruling
niolngcncc or does not2 What tho order OF the
seasons and adaptation OF tho earth TO itS inhab
anis but PROOF OF thisy We find In IL WISDOM power,
and love But Providence does not mean interfcr
snre There probably only universal laws
ThUs each flower does not receive
separate sunbeam and special breetes, but tho sun
shines with ono allembracing warmth, and the winds
all together. Aud SO man Is but unit IN an im-
ncnsc aggregate We admire just judge, and yet We
expect the Great Judge TO be partial The religion OF
Ghrist and the teachings OF Nature essentially the
IL Is their separation which the natural
$50 10 have faith different rom some churchmcn.
Trees in winter seem 10 de, the soul die
with the body; but neither do. The first does not
prove the second bat only makes IL easy belief IL
Il not wonderful that viii live again as that we
have lived al ALI To be continued IA not eo wonderful
as W have been begun. When
CREAr LIKE JESUS
tell us immortal they but echo tho voice OF
Nature. What DO Nature and the visible world sayg
Nature SAYS. after eenYpsions haye come ouI Produc.