The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-01
MASONIC TEMPLE.
REV. o. L. FRoTHINGHAM's IDEA OF THE
NATURAL MAN coSTEAsTED WITH THAT OF
ORTHODOX prvINEs.

REV. o. L. FRoTHINGHAMs IDEA OF THE
NATURAL MAN coSTEAsTEp WITH THAT OF
ORTHODOX DIvINEs
The services at the above place Of worship were
conducted yesterday morning by Rev. O. b. Frothing-
ham The congregation large, respectable and at
tsntvc. The music was well rendered by quartet OF
more than average merit Extracts IRON the Old
Testament and the Chinese sacred books were read by
tho officiating clergyman. The sermon, unprotected
BY any text was a covert attack upon tho received
notions OF orthodox theology with regard 20 the nat.
ura man. The preacher began by advcr,ng to the
lact that the word mature Is Of vague and loose
import bat under the teachings Of science get
Ting define nature the aggregate Of all actual
natural facts or phenomenal which take place in the
world ascertained all OF which the subject
OF scientific investigation. When used by religious
people the word "nature" assumes totally different
meaning and stands for The impulses appettcs, In
stincts and cravings OF unorganized humanity, con-
lrasted with what supernatural The natural and
supernatural are mere terms of distinction, simply
showing different states OF existence Paul the
author OF the and proper definition OF naturai
In the case Of man. He dlsiing aished HIM into
TIE cAESAL MAN
Who tho product OF phys organization under
The laws Of physical. appetite: in other words the
bestIal man. who consuIts nothing but hts i'm.
mediate desires with body full Of passions born in
sin and doomed to death the spiritual man, who is
the precise oil tho ormeronc who lives bv and
Tor principles whose nature responds TO what good
and true, who lives tho good OF the world--s
above temptation, and aiolt the regions OF
ideal perfection: the natural nun, who. unlike the
carnal man. lives the world judiclously wisely
prudenty, a OF common sense. Who puts
things well together and pieces life properly
consulting hereafter. but hving sapienty IN aud
for the days as they come and 10
n " hence perfectly clear that In Paul's idea there
three distinct types the bcstla the spiritual
mat aud he natural Orthodox Christianity had
distinguished man simply into va types. making tho
csrnal and natural man and The same thn lu@t
Ms the departed evangelist Moody bad Tins idea
OF tho natural man, painted by the lhcclogians
Low, uudevelopcd degraded Tyne. such SANDER
hi anity could last and the headed
BY Jean Jacques Rousseau whose poriraturc Of the
urai man was total sal OF the above verdict
hut Rousseau no more ABOUT nature than any
else he merely saved the word nature from being
dragged the mirc aud, IN doing his had gN The
world some great IDEAS These ideas have down
10 us Our alsts simply iintors Of Bous
s.nu But more realistic. Nature. with rs n
not vision dream. but thing; passion with ";
n,caps blood and bone aud lhrc. some people y Us
tina. ali we have 10 40 bc consOnant 10 Nature and
10 obey her laws They really DO undcfs and what
mature means and use the word simply rs eontrased
with what - artificial.
AWAY Win ART ~
s,cv saw Hut the preacher cDncncd that Nature and
Ar - together and ought NOT 70 bo separated that