The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-10
CLINTON AVENUE CHURCH.
THE NEED FOR DIssoLvING PARTNERSHIP BE-
TWEEN DIsAGREEINa INTERPRETATION by


THE NEED FOR DIssoLvING PARTNERSHIP BE-
REV. DIR. BURLINGTON
At the Clinton Avenue Congregational church,
Brooklyn, yesterday morning Rev. DR.. Burlington.
after the reading OF tho twenty second lesson OF the
Psater and responses by the people, called special at
teniion the fact that Friday Will be Good Fri
day and the following Sunday Easter Sunday, and
asked all to give grave Iced to both OCCASIONS He
then took for a text which to base his discourse
the third verse oil tho fifteenth chapter OF Rcvela-
lions And they sing the song OF Moses the servant
OF God, and the song OF tho Lamb saying Great and
marvellous Thy works. Lord God Almighty; just
and true Thy ways, thou King OF sants.'"
On the above rs q foundation, the reverend gentle
man proceeded Immediately to the consideration or
the combination the text OF what seemed to DO op-
posi,es in the Creators scheme Of government He
fixed the "song Of Moscsn rs that Of Gods law and
justice. and that OF the Lamb that OF mercy
and salvation to rcpenant sinners. Tho rulo,
he held. not always strictly tho one or the other
but a Godkc union or blending OF both; though, on
mercy, as generally Understood, was not con-
sislent with slric:est justice AT times there was Tn
antagonisin between them which only Gods great
work could harmonic. He would consider the
mercy in the light Of tie relations exist
ing between business men who arc partners in
a common enterprise On that basis II
felt that al honorable and really successful business
rests on strict justice Business difficulties between
partners rest for their rcchcaon reference TO the
best legal and business minds Tor Judgment thereon.
land here II was clear that the congregation came to
the sermon dealing with he question among
Conrrcgationalss 10 what Is best 10 do under exist
ing divisions in opinion concerning the status OF Ply
mouth Churcn.) He intimatcd that there we're
occasions when n business man In partnership
(as churches in gwen denomnation) expects
his partner to charitablY toward HIM. II in need
OF such treatment he pleads Tor IT, or h,s friends 40
Tor him at irst but II his conduct seems TO require
such treatment again he does not plead for II
mercy to him. Hc grows holder and demands it as a
right Then Is 1t that, when mercy and charity have
been extended improperly in the trst instance, IL be
apparent that mercy charity, not justice,
expected continually; and when such conduon OK.
lists IL becomes clear that
DISSOLUTION PARTNERSHIP
Is the best for the who holds justice tho rule
for his guidance Ii such course were not followed
charably dealt with In the fret place would soon. IL
impusive and energetic and bold in hts seishncss
up his will the rule OF their actious
against that OF Law and justice. such
wrongful occasion, and IN the end SIMPLY
render positively necessary what It would
have been better for all associated with
him to have had done at the beginning, when tho
evils growing from the association comparatively
small. Mercy, he held must at all times be, IN the
light OF Gods rule, CONSISTENT with justice II people
In associations could not live together peacefully II
better that they should dissolve their partner
ship leaving the right TO be uncontaminated by the
wrong Courtesy must never be permitted to take tho
place OF justice when standing in or involving anagon-
ism to IL. Mon must not be permitted TO hold COM
manding positions simply because they desire TO hold
them but only because Of their ability to hold them.
II law ana justice DO good their is good, aud
every time mercy and charity intervene to stay thor
effects tho effect and force OF law and justice
sencd and society injured. Justice and mercy should
only be combined as God combines Thorn. and then
the above is only very brief sketch, was listened TO
with profound attention by tho entire congregation