National Republican., 1877-04-16
cHRIsTIASIrr IND MoNEreErrrSs
sermon BY Rev. Clay ncca.ley .s tss p-s-
tartan Church-

sermon by Rev. Clay HcCaaley af the p-s-
tartan Church.
Rev. Clay McCauley, Of Boston, Who has
assumed temporary charge Of the Uuitartsn
church, repeated, by request, yesterday morn-
ing, q sermon delivered on Sunday evensor |,
week or two since. HE text was from tse
sermon on the Mount, Matthew yi.a4: oTe
cannot serve God and mammon- He sAis
that mammon or wealth, OF which money Is
the representative, 10 the result Of nan's con-
quest over nature, and benoe n . symbol Of
power. Most Of the advances msae hy the
human race IN civilization have come from the
pursuit Of wealth, and the desfrs for ne prrs-
eryation and protection leads 30 the enscan nenf
OF laws which are the foupdAtinn and frame
work Of society. We boast Of the tr4unpAsof
the nineteenth century, hut the distinctive
feature OF u is material rrocrcss asa the en-
laretment of the means Of proincinr wealth.
But now Christianity comes % appareufay
antagonistic TO this great motive pcrar e
the human race, and ueiis us ts @t.t7 -
thought for the morrow" md 10 s.lzy nuf ~
treasures on earth" The spssksr then es-
scribed the condition Of the Jewish peapas q
The time OF Christ, and thought thai 1acA &C
Christ's teachings on this suh'ccf, ani the
practices Of the carly church, sarh % CON-
munity OF possessions, &c, vere sdsxfed only
TO that age and condition Of thipes, and xHsi
that At The present day The impulse 10 soq.ars
property, which had produced the benricaal
results already adverted to. was ainosa sua-
versal, asd any faith which sses n self araaupx
Il cannot secure sioccre allegiaDcs-
he then referred 10 the nunerous and tssri
BILE evils produced By the love Of Dosey, and
said the safeguard against those was . reuor-
milton Of the fact that our frpt allskiance 10
due TO God, md that We mus have no Other
God before him, and then wealth voIA not
hurt Ms. Divine aspirations aftsr . higher
q nd MN II -, a.
securing wealth We have attained Tie hiehess
earthly good, and VIII protect Ne iron denas-
ing temptations which lie In the path Of M
purtuit. We shall regard n DRsly 40 . means
and servant to better things and ends, and
look upon miter - the worst kind Of slaye.
Nor with the proper tense Of our relations to
God can any failure 10 secure wealth do -
harm, for We shall rcaiine thai the preserva-
ton OF true manhood 10 far higher oejec1.
A reference vas here made to many Instances
OF sacrifices OF temporal advantages for the
sake Of principle.
Another feature Of true Chrisaianity ID
right belief concerning the relatioe Of nea
toward eech other - children Of . coanca
father. This viii lead rs to = due regard fr
tho rights Of Others. WINE TIE ssaHL lau
OF each one for himself would allow Of the
use Of any means 10 attain our seihsA txalls,
the Christian Law forbids cur aftenp1inr TO
nee BY the failure Of othes- He here re-
ferred to the contests here md b Tie oad
world between labor and capnal, and TIE
evils attendant upon an aristocracy of wealth,
and said the inevitable result ID that The poor
human machine comes to hate the ricA op-
Pressor, and such scenes as the FreDch reyo-
luton are the result. The capataiiss Who does
not care for the men who prod1oe HIS vealih,
and seek TO advance their temporal and spir,
ftusl interests, has not begun 10 exercsse and
reduce to practice the faith Of Christ, What
ever he may profess On the other hand tie
duty OF the laborer To render faithful asi
conscientious service, and look amer the h.
terest Of his employer, is equally plssn- M
true Christian doctrine On this suhjecf usy
be summed up In the command, .RenAer
unto Cesar the thi.gs which are Crs.ris,
and TO God the things which are Goa's, IS and n
we do this truly our duty 10 done.