The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09

small black velvet cap covered me gray ialfS OF
'hr urpachor. His white ~iIrl,lirc. viii IT, great
scarlet hood, markcd more euphatically the
L..lur Of iho tacc, inc face 90 arm and sduaie,-
cold cNon ii W rlI hNc h,rn hut 'nr "a ,crMn
touch about thr deer -cut lis and lilhf In tue
gray ct,s that ulhriiun could Sudden hut not
diui. IA, VOICE, despite q .ght mtnotuny IA
s,fIrhln from reading she sermon. iuuchtd ht
intervals upon tones So licll unn almost pas
siunatc AZ to send the blood thrilling 10 ones
nc turning Of the winter solstice, he said
had been taken 10y many peoples and many r.
lgiOns ~ "a NJ time 70 celebrate Tn" blith' we
rising, OF the sun 81 moral righteousness WIN
healing In his beams for the nations {" wIOh
the fulncss Of n TINE Of need had come. The
fulness of timol such indeed was me epoch ~
which Christ was huru. II was "a routing VOL
dead. Yet no such new world came as was I'M
aa.inOd. The inquitics OF the fM;hn lDnihh
empire the cold .bloVded atrYci !S. oi ne gila go,
iatorial shows, the lewder hhominations inat
disgraced alike the emperor ana the slave
these 10 true, 9 passed % h"@ ~, m nr.
despicable denominations Of the Christian
empire of Byzantium. No such Messiah came
us was expected. no cgnquorOr, no tha4rn-
turgist, with the sword of David, with the thun-
der of the Prophets. There came httlc teacn-
able child a spirit OF meekneHs ana love- man
of Infinite sweetness, siugulaIly good aud true,
In whom was revealed TO man the best likeness
that could be given of a son OF God new a di-
vine ideal The grand, intense vision OF hoiis-
seau pierced to the very essence Of Christ mis-
hion-not destroying, but supcrseding the r.
lgions and philosophers OF the OLD world. Vn
the philosophy Of Socrates and Plato the revela-
tlon Of Jesus threw a blaze u ight never since
extingulshed, that never Will be oAtnRutneu.
Let us not hatter ourselves In our Optinst
moods that the fulness Of time is past that tho
| sins and follies Of antiquity belong wholly 10
| the past. Do not some murnurs OF brutality
| yet reach our ears Have We not something very
| like II among our alloys all the day long, Have
| elephant Nights I'm that barbaric land where he
| son Of our Queen now travels! something, TOO,
! Of the depraVcd Roman luxury surely We
would do well 10 have a little more Of the PLAIN
living of Christ. Are We wholly pure ~ terl-
| Ira .rt1 Ia tfac Ara lh.ar.t 1
| teres rus ling among us2 Have we utterly lost
sight Of the saddUcees ana re sn''.-:',s
| Jewish crteds A. not In doubtful creed and
canon Is tne religion II Christ not IN Lcyiticus
| but IN the bentitudes and in the Lori PRAYER
| This faith cannot die out, ON no sandy iounda-
! ton, CA nothing doubtful, but IN the conscience
| Of every man l. the doctrine OF Christmas Day.
| Perhaps the world Is growing corrupt with a
deathly corruption yet We need not think So.
| we who can pat un interruption. We can bc. a.
| the APOSTLE says. our elves sons OF God.
| Wherever the right moral nature Is found there
is God incarnate, there Is the true son. VINO H.
he that denietl that christ Is the son ot God
| ture. every man who makes itfriNolou~ with vain
! and foolish questions. As b M as good Il. Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday. To-day. and for
ever. And the greatest name OF Cod ever
| blessed above all, IL Abba, Ia her.
TIE VERY man cHuRcn PARTY.
So much for the Broad Church and is chief.
| Turn now to the ltitualsts, TO the High Church
called the lesltimist or eXtren right ,tion Of
the Senate the regular old Boul bon party that
|
that holds the Zeit-Gci-t or spirit ~ the age, %
he even as Agag TO hew Agag Ia pieces Is th'
Central Rtualist Idea of serving the Lord. II g.
the High Church that refuses io bury dissehter-
in consecratgd around. or rather Il has peer
l. the High Church whose clerei men re-
fuse to bear tho title OF reverend,
since late legal decision, has establish
ed the right OF Methodist minister to
use that title from whence they are now known
a. irrcverend clcrgymcn. They are Ia fact doing
every foolsh and offensive thing they can to run
the gospel train into eternal smash. They are
the cnfdus pefdus. the foTorn hope OF an army
hopelessly outnumbered and Outgeneraled The
Communists Of Brussels are Just now said 20 he
Children Of Despair" and this pathetic name
/ Church They are neither cold nor hot. melt her
Catholic nor Protestant; The komanist considers
traitors.
IL Is 10 be said In their favor however. that,
though they have not single man among them
est and brave In bearing ridicue and poverty. II
wholly against the financial Interests of ans
Clergyman to become a lhtuallst 50 nat We 90
not believe there Is a knaNe among them. We
wish we could add that they were also free OF
fools. There Is a Turkish custom. you know. Of
keeping " a holy idiot IN each mosque, Tor LUCK.
This custom seems TO be drifting INTO tie llie /
Church, only we are not sure about the luck
Of Il.
1t is a, st. Albans. Holhorn, that tho Rev. 4
III. Mnckonochic l' Father Mack a. his pupils
delight to call HIM holds forth on the degen-
eracy Of the are, and on the gories OF the Eng
lsh Catholic Church before the heiormau9n
! blasted aud curtailed the fair proportions OF the
bride OF Ilnst." Pa sing through Kind a.
entry, knoNn as Baldwins gardens. we gained
the door Of Father Macs temple about II a. NJ
The services had already begun. The incense
caused us gentle sneeIe A. we sat down amon-
the men. The women were In their own spirit
ual zenana, separated from all mankind 10y th'
p breadth Of the centre aisle. Judging, however
from me proportions ol tnc scN's il,i ne',,l,
this church. the women might IA well have th'
whole Of II, with tie exception Of lali doLei
b benches FOR the men we're outnumhered siS t.
one, and the three men IN my immediate Nclnl
~ were. a. shown by their questions, mere sl.ht
seers and strangers.
, about hundred candles, which were at som
period or other u the service all lighted. Their
were the usual pictures Of the Virgin and cruel
4 fixes one cf the latter in wood being life siz,
Lamps swung from the ceiling. burning with
peculiar dim light and with perfume lt WJul
be aweary task TO follow the details Of the cere
I | monAl Acoytcs, epstlers, celebrants succeed
. ed each other I'LL the head swan. IL was Ion
: Mac. "rhou shalt know him" we had bee
= told, "by the Babylonist garments he hath on.
( "FATHFR MAC" IL MS PULPIT.
y Patience there he comes. lie IL III the pulpi
= reyerentIy removing his little black cap. ii
n weus u white dress gathered ut the neck
= middle aged man lean, black-haired, face oya
90 nose sou1ilne, mouth small, drawn down deeI
o " at tue corners, has a habit OF drawing In an
= biting the lower lip eyes sunken, gatheIed az 10
q corners, with the least liIte touch OF squint-
o womanish face, petuiant, almost peevish, caps
BILE OF RACES, but not Of silent rages-a woma
l. Al leOncnl with smile, and yet become almo
p spiteful At the rude Jest OF centurion. u
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p sow good seed IN tiny heldf from whence the
II hath II tares "a qlerulous tone with q KIND
"di al" stutter ut frequent Intervals. But
10 IL In passion te earnest, ana you Will near TN
IS he can become almost eloquent.
= prom whence, then, hath IL taresf begl
10 the preacher. IAN there never vet WINS wine
al or church without its tares yet the tares are
~ be allowed 10 stay, I'LL the day of burning TIA,
10 do not affect the wheat. All round our.Es n
lished Church. In II, this crop OF the eneH
Springs up. But the taTes not the chuIol
man cannot make them the church. In Il
Ia north Of Britain the state has tho Church
to Scotland for its establishment. which church
~ not OF the body Of Christ. Here the ESTABLISHING
he OF the State happens to be the Church Of Chris
but there Is no necess ry connection. Men ca
Y not patronize God, thouPh they act as II tn
a. | could. They dare to legis ate for the church,
~ make DEGREES ab Tut refreshments, her service
pd tell you the church Is dealt with now - Pet
Inv | was By Herod-thrown into Prison, aud bouI
hc fast with two chains. Aud this lot To IN ape
d. tic, but to he body of Christi Insult beyo,
ia injury 1t 10 a more cruel persecution than |
90 lions How dare theyI The molly church beg
in Eden; II IL the very manifestation Of G.
49, Ever since paradise was lost this holy church h
lived like a lamb an Ong horde Of wolves, son
MS times making friends with them for time a
ey for good ends.
En- "But on The whole, the church Is at her h,
nd when she Is openly against the wolves. A
al now she Is forced to It, i'll last year certi