, 1877-10-22

lHHfli tDHf1tltF III racI 1cArL tue mfCA VI uoth
pilysira aud moral l'cauty with lie former
only We ais,,n1i all be ony barlarfans The
Iierptls md tic Itorgias were, perhaps, beau.
tiui nnd f"vc'l .rscry fne Art; but fs'Ht
tav,i the world w1cu he patsca his slctrcc that
the heautitu slt,,u1l not rr.t In the arts Or In
thu fluwcrs, lhit si,ntd pass into the tp:rlt.
And M ets'w',ere In the nsvtrse the nlntcrln!
lcroinc. only ahnt'ln,aster to lsal man tu tl,c
sprftuA as the li!uofntltH u spring las parul-
Ict in the blourn1ng uf yunth and the heart. 20
The attractive IN Nature only ctluratcs the tntmi
tor making AMI loving the ttractiyencas in tho
living snul. Cccro said that a. there is taste
Nature, 50 there it iliyinc taste TINT pcrrefyes
The hone,tan the excellent. in man. t'tu'es tlls
double Impulse tic human race has r,,ovc1
along, a'iu'iring now valley or a .,.t'>ct, and
night, ami nnw into the ilutnnn face nuw pluck
ting flowers Meau.c they are beautiful. but
hauling them to lsealEsc betauso shc ts more
beautiful stun. In his banquet: xcnopllon plet;,
beauty. The Stranger from Mantincn sail at the
table. 10 my dear Socrates. that which gives
n'st value to HE Is thc spectacle Of t,e tterna!
u mortal 10 whom i! SHOULD 30 granted %
purity md simplicity, no longer clothed In ttts
flesh aud tt'lors II humanity, ~
when 1t should be gtvcn to SEQ Lace to lacc,
u,l,lcr It's sole form, thu divine bcautyp
THUS has society marched along with this
tIuubls yfaiou before tt. It tas paused to nA-
tnfre une ttAyt tue !o!i1Re u tHe "HHs: lte
In snp,,ntalus has foull it, equal En the sublime
in pt,etry, In eloQucnce,, anil In tlouEl,t; the
sen dies mt spread out before man r. T. great.
ess "re nrtrssise .han stssas H. IT, ''vss ,a, a.
mir mir ,.as ' ' aways been fuii of Ills beau.
e1panse Il nature, At time. from
oI,i roI,,rgranate und balu,. were fragrant. and
wfcrr The modern rusc and daisy hlt,,fn, have
lad to divide their glory with the pets garret
Or tie phto.opher's porch. Tilo Rrau. ocean
| philosnp,er who seemed but gathering puub,es
Of thia great moral tp'enlor which llas stood
around mankind their pillar OF fire, Clrist has
for eighteen centuries iurnesl large part. .rhts
might Id ztnlost Inferred from sttnply locking
Into the religion which lears his na,,ie. Whct,
you tat, iint It 1T It's simplicity. as in the lie of
some child o. humble dt*r'ple "llo % toyes r. mt
Newton or Fcnelon; when Jou can 0td Il
carving civilization 10 the oBre sayaEe trIhr6
| u tic ihlauis Of to the Indiana OF our wilder.
ne,s then wilycu conclude tai fas' 't,eam
II palled The public Christianity il something
that differs widely from TIC sSstcm taught
by Jesus. Tho actual scg'on has ~
ss% s Sse.s s,Sas Tssa. and ss :snpo o.o. st.s. p.s
anu Tic vnterx Of the Bethlehem hills Issue
statucd and sickly from thu*c great areas Of
dying toIiagc Tie religion u Jcsua passed
through politics In The lnnan Church, aud was
stained by its intrignes, anu Jeaous,es, ami ma
tettaiism; tt passed through bar tarsAn times md
vas laden With crucltses; 1t passed through ab-
straxt philosophy and became clouded or fal-
sis.cd. Hut getting nell sway from these aeca-
deuts and seeing tis religion In the life Of the
si,nplest follower OF the Lord or In the dcatE,
cLstnhcr OF somo faithful, saint, .you Will be
bound TO confess that such q creed must have
cos1Ie through the gate that Is called beautiful.
a,une Of thc tlctails Of the actual religion
iave been indeed most trIghiiul; soms
Of the doctrines In the Chf1sttan nane haya
bec,, t.ncnialcl for cruelty !u even tho most
Of these ideas in tho wosds or life OF Jesus,
aud ti,cn even nlong with these Objectionable
doeuIaa, anil as though tn spite III them m
almost Infinite volume OF the beautiful. tas
rushed from this religion to cover tl!e centuries
with noble overflow. New nrts have eone,
| especially new utusit, and there has come q
new Inspiration 10 literature.
fully across tic upper sky, although 4 Is all
calnl where VIC mar be living IN the fields he
meath, yet We knnw that fAr above us there Is
blowing wind that Ia tflling all the white sails
parallels. So though ca1l. may seem the Chris
tlan world where We stand nr our fathers stood,
vet there has always bcen and Is still In It MI In
pulse, Il strung south wind that Is carrying 1t by
Of eausatton demands this Inference: The
truest aud most adequate nRn,e OF this hi.i-
| Il. l., fJ1,~f. n
acn energy - ;!egus inr'S., hMs syste!n !.e
Fro"miGft i 70 I'LL tum u S peIsua S'ase'sr. sas r.
I!ls fcilaloh TUE Gn3.a, ohWa.u, inpetiea M not ny
KotnaGism, h1t 0y Savest' h ihot ny eysn gst.
o9tna % at ons X se stnI E'n1
rllate, which toucllc.l the historian Jnscpl'us.
wllyi. eianReI @ @ Inc eon:enaht9ods 1. Silence o.
enan mto an",s islmia inIssionSu ., ..,4
winch naue hosscau hu.sie un.e1et ~itn e
tremc ea!oRy' mas ncse. peen LOT am MSr ~
sent. uat has !oiteu o.t 10 s"es.se.s IT,
ccnse ~ every altaf, ant las no4reu hGH M
splrat1on liso TUG boso.n n1 eaen wotsnihef.
aiaet, as Steeas nay 10 nesdfai ano nnMstnt az az
mhy ~ TUG 9reamzatons eaaea tno cnnfstl' W.
there Is a yo'co ~ wblSi - more t!'an sretd or
cinrctl calllnR tac telglous neas! 10 ~ nIeEet,
ana tHaL vo'eo IL tae H''np1e no'"4 ueaoty VI '"e
Son OF Man. .
Mark HOW this moral charm! It ID Of many
colors. like tho elements OF the Hight.
| l.. There ls the beausy Of the right. Tho
world has hecn SO long cured by tho Mrbltg. lts
tcara have been 80 picntil,1l and hot, that When
d Just onc has appeared wln would do no WrofY,
whllo tyrants havc tresnblc'a tho multitude has
bowed IL homage before euctl an tnsarnat!m,,