, 1876-09-04

even have dreamed. Tho same learning which
rejects tho hundred dogma. Of Tho fathers
graspa with moro energy tho icw tmpcrfshaole
iioas. As m infant cainot think the Thoughts
o. ha nsasn Hsa en day
guage, 10 an infant world wifi first seize the
puerlltica of religion, and in tho construction q
chlldl.h empires and childish crends ans! ~
sass ;S WI ib ,psn .s H. sst, s T:H u Il, IT,
long years Of mental weakness earth ncR,eGtea
the great IN religion anil saw only the sensation.
al Of tho trifling. To It's later ycara there must
great fer its earlier study, but Which lnust 1o
the food and the Joy nf i1 adult ire: Eafiy
tin,es anw Clrist founding papaey, but In tlic
sixteenth century tic vision passed away anu
Ghr,st negai e o,t5 70 Gs sev S rntegutcss Eariy
tlnles aaw Heaven mil 11cl' depending upon i
Slight variation Of belief, or outer custom, but
tho longcr study OF God leads TO t!s conclusion
pcntl only upon the Utmost character Of the
soul. Titus as carly Visions fade now ones CONG
Tint will not 10 soon faIc, and whose light will
le thc llfe Of man. Tic new fotm4,las M,.,,ct scs
proclaimed, tSs either by ther conventions or evan
bctray Tic inner Impulse II ChrlstanIty to find
cancellations that Will satisfy, not the mind
Rarely does religious convention assemble
within tic confines Of the Protestant Church
without expressing, before its adjournment,
sotnc wish that the Church Of Tomorrow l,ay
l,s broader In IT, thought aud love than tho
iii This elimination Of the false and doubtful
and childish IA not elnply q modern fact, but
Il Is very useful fact. That society !nay bo
ss ess sna ssa. 7'en. 5s as.rayei = ws ssiia e
mind from central and valuable truths, Tho
heart catluot servo two masters, much less
many masters When ccclesiast|cistn Is en-
ns for esanps IN Tic Roman on GnuTe
lle found who will commit every str, and yet
love passsonatcly the Holy Church. Men who
lead contemplate llyca will yet. be wonderful
ccclcssast[cs. There hayo been times when there
was more vice In tho Church than there was out
aldo Of 1t, because, amid the CTcatmass Of super;
| stItous thoughts, there wns no concentration Of
attention or love given tho Ten Commandments
| or tho morals Of our Lord: Hence, gcneEaliy,
smaller have bccn It's truth aud its plcty;; In
religion, as In government, large array Of false
houis has fed the mind 40 perfectly TINT u haa
! seldom hungercl for truth. AS the pomp u
kings, tho rolling Of gtlaed e''srots tho here retnnc M
ccaled from ttc shouting p9pulAcc the sources
OF their poverty; as the gaudy boats and palaces
Of Clccpatra,, and tue ;. dazzle Of as5 lsl1
PRsamtyt the Veae Of 'fn nusry and ono aud
the profound worth Of liberty, 80 the show,
tic nomp, tho complex machinery ol
| tllo former Church pnly hid from ltt
votartcs tho deepest principles Of rcliFF'
| ion. II the proErgss Of knowledgu
driving away these clouds, and is permitting
l tho upturpcl fuecs Of 1ncri to see the true mex
tingulsllah!o stars, thcu this progress hcconc: y
tic successive footsteps OF benevolent God
! Not only need We NOT fear the learning uf to
| duy, or If Tomorrow, but, on the contrary w
should help pull Mt tho chariot OF Its advance
TO wslntevcr page offers now Thought, to M!
scicncu that oftcrs. now light, should We turn u
to better glass that will enable us to sec bette
tho planets and tic sun. When tho planet Sat
urn was seen through tho first telescope, fcebl
| and SMALL It was declared to bc plauet VIII
f1unlles. but In the better glass Of tho fntsir
those handles became glorious rings. Thu
Christianity will become ltho moro clearly aecl
and tho more valuablc Us rnpiuIy Us the lcarnin
shall be Improved tllat shall look" Into Its sol
clnn aud starry dcptllst
De these reflections tru0 or false, the relation
Of learning to Christianity present problem I
be met Our vessel sails wril In au ordinar
sea, bit from tho looks OF tho sky It may wei
be confessed that a storm Of moro terrific powc
Ia upon us. Tue past brcczcs have been onl
Pilot,5 compared with the storm that seem
coming down ont Of tic aky. There should
no fear indeed, but neither should there be MI
laughing. ut The ncarncss or quality Of the ten
pcst. What Is demanded Is that tho ship b
strong, and that Its masters know the paths {
tho troubled sea-