The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
MASONIC TEMPLE.

ME-. o. B. ROCKINGHAM ON THE CHRISTIAN
FAITH, AND WHAT is TO TAKE IT'S ILACE.
The subject OF Mr. Frothingham's discourse yestcr-
day morning in Masonic Temple. Twenty-tnird street
ana Sixth avenue was the domineering and beilige-
rent attitude which tho Christians sect. have
ages maintained against the other forms Of faith
known TO mankind. large audience, iully ono-half
Of whom ladies, listened with much attention to
the speaker He said that the day the
OF the great battle of Bunker HILL That action which
fought 100 years ago. was such a one could
be fought to-day Tor the crisis which led TO 1t would
not DO allowed TO exist
Tho time when men 60 to battle has not yet ended,
but tho oil universal peace rapidly approaching
Wars sharper and shorter than formerly; they
suffered to until diplomacy has exhausted
every effort to avert the calamity Now, the nercest
may DO ended by the Intervention Of the states
mans pom or the dpomaist's skill Now, thero is
less animosity and sidcraton Tor the
peoples rights more humanity and less cruelty than
IN past ages for those VINO come under tho power OF
tho sword The era OF craftsmanship and diplomacy
Is rapidly suppianing that OF war.
rHE scEIPrUKAL BATTLE OF LIPE.
The battle OF lie Is a theme that has been much
spoken Of. The idea Is from the New Testament. In
the early days OF Christianity tue ideal Christian sol
dier 10 spoken oil IN tue Epstie TO tho Corntha ns,
which wrongly attributed TO Paul. There the Apostle
OF Christ made TO pant the Saviour equipped IN the
mailed pa noply of Roman legionary soldier Christ
Is called upon wage war against the evil spirits hat
were sad 20 dwell IN the arr and against the ranks III
demons ever pressing on TO take possession OF un-
guarded souls. The Christian believed himself en-
powered TO keep the atn OF Jesus against the invisible
Joe. who was always supposed to BIO plotting
In the dark to ontrap the unwary. Tho Chris
tan, therefore, stood in armor against all
pher powers OF the earth ana the devil Every other
,engion excepting his was OF the DEVIL THIS was the
Idea oil the carly Christian ages and II Is that Of the
orthodox follower Of Christ to-day In this idea OF
animosity 10 all other forms oil belief we have tue
origin oi the crusadcs. The spirit that enpendcrcd so
calamitous series of wars was "A mtary one spring
ing from the church militant Then the solder went
forth with the cross his breast smite down int
deity under whatever form II might present itself.
The same idea no dis good to-day among tho mission
ares VINO wander into many strange lands 10 conquer
the osicm and destroy tho enemies oil Christ And
The Christian soldiers are just and bgoed
to-day as they were IN the carly ages oil their
Church. II was only the other day that a good
man, ana respectable citizen, Mr. Biauveit,
was denounced In this city as liar and a scoundrel
for prcsumiDg to disagree with orthodoxy The differ
eDcos religious belief arc called polcmcs, from the
creek, meaning war. The gauntlet is thrown down by
the defenders oil the different creeds, the sword is
drawn and opposing hosts rush 10 battle. For this
reason there rs no fairness IN discussing religious
tenets The organs OF the school unable 10 do
Justice 10 the other Their unuirBcss to each other
makes IL a question oil the heaviest artilIl ry ana
the strongest battaions There never Is theoloe
abundance lhls Is because the Christian
solaler is always considered TO be IN
bate array. The CHRISTIAN idea 10 that
Irsus mus, dominate the world; there be no sab
tecis nor any chuichcs thai are moi lis; men must
not buId up States, ralse iamics nor enter INTO
cptcrprscs-ior TO what pui poser The trumpet o the
Lord might sound AT any moment. Why ny causes
before nm earthly judge when they would 10 be-
lore the supreme tribunal OF the Most Highly
THE BATTLE BETwEES RICH AND POOR
Tho battle RACES merely between The rich and the
moor classes The Scriptures say that II is next 10 i'm
POSSIBLE for rich man TO enter the kingdom Of