The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-12
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY JUNE H. 187s.-rRlPLE SHEET

Gays Though bestow all my good to feed The poor
and though give my body 10 be burned and have not
charity, It pronteth me nothing" The Christian is
SPIRITUAL ARIsrocKAT
The apostle sets charity above all other gifts In his
the acceptable one, but Paul told them that
charity was better than anything else Charity
extends only to he sect to which man
faileth;" Christian charity has failed from the
very beginning. How do Christians now speak Of the
NOLAN medans and the Buddhist ana the JewsY You
have often heard that lovely story the Tamud OF
Abraham sitting ia tho summer evening the door OF
his tent, waiting for person to come along to
whom he might Offer the hospitality OF his dwelling
An old man came along Abraham rose offered his
hand. and invited HIM 10 enter his tent but before
they partcok OF any refrcshmcnt Abraham offered
thanks TO Jehovah The stranger was amazed and said
he knew nothing oil that God; that 10 WAS a nre wor-
out into the darkness and storm Then Abraham heard
the voice Of the Lord saying, "Whcrc IS the guest
sen! TO thecs" 'iie was pagan and idoator, and
] thrust HIM out could you not bear with
your brother single nighti" Rebuked thus Abraham
brought him back, gave HIM rercshnent and plenty
OF ins,ruciion Charity does lai II tailed the Mid
die Ages. Look at the Jews They have been
cuted ages by Christians and tho name OF Christ
Even here In New York where no prejudice is countc
nanccd by the State, they considered beyond tho
line Of charity Christians are iaithless TO their own
principle when they turn
COLD SHOULDER THE JEWS.
How do Christians regard Thomas Paine and Vol
taircg Charity Will never exercise its purifying inilu
those names. The Koundisis think that Tho
word charity belongs only to them SO they do not
think they must exercise charity toward Professionals
So with tho Evangelists and even the CnitarianS II
there be such virtue rs charity that never tails II
must rest upon principle that never tails II Is not
Christian principles Is not founded upon the New
Testament II does not rest upon Christ a corner
stone but upon humanity You have heard Of tho
doctrine OF evolution; It Is to the effect that law OF
progress instituted in the beginning, that the uni
verso Is flower. and every event the seed OF
what to come; everything that exists Is the
product Of what has gone before, and is an
Improvement upon what has gone before. We lnd IL
very hard TO exercise charity to pricsc.ait but 1t
the priests alone who, in the dark periods of tho
worlds history. possessed wisdom aud kept the prod
uctsl OF learning from pcrshlng. We lind It hard 70
have charity for people who believe in ceremonies and
1orms But there was time when people had to have
things presented to their before they could be-
licve in anything Great truths had to be put up
packages, carefully labelled and tied up strongly,
before people capable OF rece wing them. Can
be charitable 10 people who hold me guilty for my
opin.onsS Why noty 1t Is not hard 10 be charitable
10 the dogmatists Of the day. the rituasts OF the
hour The world becomes better; there IL power
u rule do their best. This must be the rule, for
otherwise tho world would so backward We have al
noticed how natural II Is for bad people TO try TO
excuse their actions We all say we arc SIN
ncrs before tho Infinite but from an
other wo resent the least imputation Of tho
same. II IS easy enough to say IT, but no man
acknowledges his own dcpravity In his heart So men
excuse their actions; they say their motive good
People continually king good resolutions These
the beginnings and aspirations the forcrunners OF
virtue These resolutions leaves, not fruit; but
they show that good in man radical and wickcdncss
but Incidental As the coral reef though hard stone,
is always bushng, blooming and growing this
human nature Of has IN 1t possibilities for good.
This is tho basis OF charity. The Office OF charity
IL all mankind what the Christian virtue is to all
who believe Christ Charity upon the small
est possibility for good ana uses It, We hear Of Or
phcus charming beasts with his music II is legend,
for countries vcn0mous reptiles are rendered
harmless by music. As long AZ tho nutcs play poison
Is not shed. Let brothcrly Kindness DO played upon
all tho Instruments and tho lion and lamb will Ito
down together.