The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-29
UNIVERSITY BUILDING.


LIBERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BIZ REV. MR..
MCCARTHY IN UNIVERSITY BUILDING yEsTER-
DAY.
Rev. Mr. Mccarthy late pastor Of the Blocker street
Universast church. who has left that church because
OF some disagreement between him and the trustees,
preached yesterday before small congregation in the
University Building.
He took his text from Romans vIL, 31--sswhat then,
shall we say TO these things? If God be for who
be against uss'' We have in these words said the
speaker established to my mind and set forth the priv
cgcs OF the Christian, the triumph Of tho Christian
and the emotion OF the Christian. would we all
MS / am, without bonds and fcttcrs that could
no faithful and truthful TO convictions
would not be here day preaching before this small
company IL therc not something and dearer
than friendship personal comfort dollars and
cents am here to vindcatc personal liberty. Until
l contendcd for personal liberty was successful min
lister. When lay down the principle that, whatever
was among my fellow men, when came into the pull
Dit spoke my convictions That word pulpit, how
ever Iabominate and believe II invention Of
the devil The minister who does not preach what he
believes is The minister, who trims because
enc man subscribes $50 toward hts salary Is not 1T
preach to n congregation believe that most men are
slaves in the pulpit but have cast of the shacklcs
free Is power In the world,
and, though social organizations and aniin ties have
their power, there is greater power In the SIMPLE
viduality OF the convictions Of honest who Will
not be dictated to by ecclesiastical rings for believe
that these ecclesiastical rings are more corrupt than
the political rings II the truth was known.
What the privileges OF a Christians Christianity
Is not much what you do In theory Christianity
is truth in practice WISDOM in essence love; in effect
peace and joy. and In triumph glory forever The
wonrous privilege OF all Christmas is know that God
is sde do not mean that He Is on the side OF
every deacon every trustee, every man who gives
largo subscription. II no DO the first officer OF the
church there may be skeleton IN the closet however
IA the Church that has not its skeleton. When the
Church walks up TO the throne OF God II will hur
these skeletons from 1t and come purified and
jubiant God Is sidc because He Is Creator.
terics OF nature around us. and II violate any law
of nature We cannot escape tho penalty. God Is
our Father well our Creator. Carst established
creed, scctarian government Ho said that God
the Father of the spirits Vi all flesh But how
little do any Of us ihnk Of tho teachings of Christ
or Of true Christianity Think Of that burn
ing building in New Jersey and that devoted
mother taking her babe from to door
where being reused II We had Chrst's spirit with
the disease would touch have had some expert
that way, when | doing my Masters work
have handled dozen children suffering with small
bedsdes OF $50 cholera patients We have doctors and
we have drugs, but they kill more than they cure.
Whoever hears OF a minister curing dis
ease now as Christ and HIS apostles did And
the they do not cure disease is because
they have not the spirit Of Christ within them. Now,
II you wish talk about the OF Christianity
do not get behind creed to do IT, DO not become 4
Pope OF creed, then kick II over ana pratc about
till grow out OF IL, because in state Of pro-
gross and will grow out OF oil crccdS