The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-12
A Variety Of Topics Discussed
from the Pulpit.
SCHOOLS OF ANTAGONIST.
Professor Adler Expounds the
Religion Of Humanity.
"THE PATRONES OF THE UNITED STATES"
Recognition After Death and the Person
alty Of the Devil.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES
THE CONTEST BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIC
IoN-sERMoN By REV. GEORGE H. HEP
WORTH.
The history Of the development and establishment
OF Christianity is at once instructive and encourage
ing said Rev. George H. Hcpwor.h his people yes
terday morning at tho Church OF the Discpes For
three centuries, he remarked Christianity fought tor
the right to exist 1t contend with the sarcasm
of a so-caled philosophy which s never tired OF
throwing rdicule upon tho marvellous stories told by
tho apostles and 1t wrested also with the superst-
tous conservatism which condemns whatever IL now,
simply because IL Is new, and without weighing lis
value II had also to endure persecution BY the sword
until 1t became the religion OF the Emperor and
his Court From that moment the danger to Chris
nanty the outside but IN It's own heart In
svery age the preacher SAID Christianity has had its
rritics-a certain class Of men who took delight In
denials and In unsettling beliefs There was very
large number OF these people IN this II was use
less to cover up the fact that there very serious
breach to-day between culture the one hand and
religion the other Mr. Hepworth preferred
tho word s.culturen us covering than tho
word .sc,encen There ure, he said, large
number OF persons education VINO honestly
question some oil the fundamental principles Of Cnris-
lanity These people talk plausbly that there ID
atmosphere Of doubt pervadlng Inc whoie COM
munity and certain unwillinyness 10 discuss those
matters as II they little weak IN the i0unda-
lion, after ALL until ut last people have begun 10 be-
leve that there war between science aud religion
What needed, Dir. Hepworth contended, was more
Investigation and He proceeded to seek Tor
cause this breach between science anu religion
And discover the method which would bring the
Iwo ike twin giants, TO each others slde One OF the
prime causes Ut the breach no found IN the Church
ministration oil Christianity known as the Church
V0ltalro was brought up under the influence Of tue
CHRISTIAN religion; IN his manhood No became IT'S 1t.
tcresl enemy The reason Of his opposition was that
the Church utterly corrupt Voltaire, while he
thought he fighting the Bible. was In reality
warning against the Church. There was mis- mistake,
because the hrmest support he had was the Bible
AGAINST RELIGION
Another cause Tor this breach MI. Hepworth found
In the active scientific research which ulstng
our age All Christians ought 10 take prue III these
d,scoyeries but II should not DO forgotten that
science mad only been ~ iul play Tor generation or
two, that votaries were liable TO oe mistaken
well as CHRISTIANS. curious point was that while
science sneers Churcn Tor intolerance II
csed that quality itself toward all wno doubted
boldest assertions or its rashest conclusions. Tho
preacher declared that modern science resembles q
quantity OF chemicals In solution and IN process
capitalization Ii would DO manliestiy Unfair, he
tended judge OF the shape OF tne whole mass from
Ihe nrst crystals formed. Professor Tyndall HAD
said IN O recent lecture that the SOU, the will
aud moral responsibility were oniy = myth-.hat
going inside the body mat they are The result Of
chemical action and Of electricity. The very right Of
personal Investigation under which these scientists
were acting, Mr.. Hcpworth said, was the git ot
Christianity Luther had fought Tor it 800 years ago.
and II hardly tar Vi Messrs. Tynial and company
70 exercise that right tearing down the very nst
tution which had obtained that right ani which to-
DAY protects tho masses exercise. Perhaps the
most powerful reason, however, that causes the
breach between and religion ~ be found
An the fact that there was a very large class in The
community who do wish ~ have The Bible
DO Revelation rebukcd their lives. Vein Amer
aca preacher asserted. have been living very Pc
cuiaF ana abnormal lie Tor the past ten or fifteen
years. Never were nation, he SAID, were
bound 10 this world and the things OF the world
are to-day-never little inclined 10 feel the
sweet and subtle attractions that are born OF the
higher life This state OF affairs was born Of The war
which swept tho land ana lett behind not only dead
pnd wounded but infinite generalization which
years alono can repair. We have lived, continued
Mr.. Hepworth, in state OF continual excitement,
aud excitement IS not favorable 10 morality. We have
lived rapidly that We have forgotten duty, ami
II IS only then that We should not BIO pleased
with any body with any book that discovers our
faults to and has mercy US until wc repent
md change our lives. You lind In those iacts tho
reason or great deal inldolity that ks tho
times. lnlldclity not wholly philosophical; II ID
born OF tho logical faculty. IL Is sometimes born
Of mems inner lilo, and y y 50 ~ tins case.
TRUE CULTURE
True culture and genuine Christianity the preacher
declared IL DC In perfect harmony The word cuiture'
meant perfect iorm and II he understood the aim OF
science u was 70 enable man 10 educate himself US
Bpherc-to educate The heart, and the WILL IL looks
the laws nature and reveals them 10 that
may understand tho mysteries OF human lite aud Of
physical happiness. IL dives deep into the mental
sciences works out great problems OF moral phi
losupny IN order that IT may lend helping hand 10
and thus elevate him 10 higher plane oi thought
And action. Toll me, SAID Mr.. Hepworin has
science other aim than ths Has all the research
Of the ages any other purpose thon To make man
nobler and better? Christianity, tho preacher went
OH 10 say, does OF doctrine alone but OF
life based truth. 80 lar from being chain or
letter upon the grand charter OF his liberty
and he should fight Tor US he would Tor his native
lana were 1t IN danger. The career which ended
the top OF Calvary Illustration vi the very lie
which science would teacn every 70 attain
Christs life example; u was the copy when
He set follow. Christianity so lar from letter
ing encouraged MIN to lind out every law whether
IL be IN the heavens above or in the earth beneath
Tho first Of tho Bible are, 'et US make man IN
our own image" Goa mans pattern and
his end This evident, for one OF the hrst
uterances OF Christ was, Be yo therefore perfect,
even US your father which Ia in haeven IL
perfect" Christianity then gave man the very highest
relations TO God on the one hand and TO men on the
otner Chrstianity-Mr Hepworth did not say tue
Church-insslcd upon personal justice, upon honesty,
upon tho necessity OF charity; II would so develop
The soul that oil these things would DO perfectly
natural TO IL.
With this ideal tho preacher c0ntrastcd that winch
he alleged presented the doctrines OF IyndalL
Speakug OF these he asked whether they presented
pain Tor the attainment OF The highest manhood, or
did It not rather appear TO every thinking man that
the Professors whole system was al faulty MIR. Hep
worth drew dark picture Of the immortality that
would prevail the doctrines OF the scientists
generally accepted and men believed themselves ire
sponsiblc beings, swaycd by chemical electrical i'm
buses merely.