The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-25

Mr.. O. b. FRoTHINGHAM's DISCOURSE ABOUT
THE RELIGION OF THE HEART.
Mr.. q. b. rockingham delivered yesterday morning,
In the Masonic Temple Twentythird street, his last
discourse during the present summer Tho hall
well filed by fashionable and critical audience.
who listened to the speaker with marked attention.
After the opening prayer the preacher read several
instructive from the Sacred Anthology, mar
rating couple of beautiful! Persian and Arabian legends
illustrative the emotional religious sentiment about
which he was going TO speak.
During his address he said that the heart Of man is
the region OF his feelings The mind thinks, the
chooses the viii directs, but tie heart feels.
1t Is the OF oxuberant warm, humane sympathies
IN the feeling man; in tho man who 10 bountui OF
hand, warm OF heart, sometimes lacking In judgment
and not too critical sharply inquirng into tho
origin Of cause and eject IL takes the whole man,
conscience will and Judgment to be intellectually re-
llgous. We can conceive OF man having an Intense
interest In the progress OF lie; OF one who never
prays worshlps, but who holds before his men
tai eyes clear conception OF tho awful greatness
that language could not adequately express his sen
ments. HIS IS purely an intellectual calm. seadfas
elevated religion
PREDOMINANT RELIGIOUS IDEAS
There may be religion OF conscience into which In.
teect enters but ittc severe sense OF duty 10 ones
self and his fellow man-such religion as that OF the
children OF Israel, which was ono OF conscience, AMI,
upon the whole one OF the greatest aud grandcst OF
crecds which tho world has yet seen. Then comes the
religion Of the heart, into which intellect enters
but feeling is immensely the greater sentiment Such
the religion OF Jesus. He ike q little child
a child OF Providence in this world HIS God was the
Father who sent the summer shower TO clothe The
earth with verdure; painted tho lily aud pointed the
spear OF grass Win Jesus everything was love- We
do not knew that the words justice or veracy we're
ever spoken by Him; He seemed not TO know the
necessity OF mems standing together shoulder 10
shoulder the hour OF trial adversely. but they
should, according 10 His teachings above all. love
each other.
As Christ sat at the table with the wise men and
rulers OF the land who we're intent on listening to the
words oil wisdom which might tail from HIS ps sor
rowing, sinful woman came m Needless oi the con-
sequence and oDlvous OF the presence Of all others,
the hairs OF her head His fearful eye saw the mir
mites OF her nature and the goodness which was at the
bottom OF her heart, and lie iorgave her because
her love was great He says that men
should trust in Providence; look to HIM, love
Him, anu all the things necessary TO lie would be
added unto them. The Father sees your wants; and
He takes OF the bado Of grass the flowers Of
the feld, now much more will he not take care OF
your TINS was the religion Of Jesus. This was the
religion OF the heart after which the religion OF Rome
followed. Rome sells up an altar, hangs up picture
OF the Virgin, brings 10y TO SWING censor before Il,
hears the splendid music OF the mass-all OF which
strongly appeals TO the heart-and calls this religion.
IL rs the religion OF chlldrsn picture book, that is
all The priest says he Will tell you all about II, and
takes you TO church where the good spirit will Dc
iound painted on the one side, and the evil sprtthe
templer-on the her, while Jesus glorihed Is placed
above all. There Is nothiug more than this, and
Inns Is not enough Tor those who want 10
themselves.
no trouble about religion. Protestant Evangelism
that creed which lays hold upon the heart OF the multi
tude-makes everything OF the Christ IL points TO
Christ sitting over your heads as though he were
among you; 1t Is Tor you TO totally belong To Him.
Mr.. Moody mas nothing to DO with theology. he
viii not touch save the aesire OF an exacting
audience He spsaks wholly Of the love OF Jesus, not
Of the worship OF God. In The inquiry room Moody
will not reason nor answer the speculative questions
that put by those who seek Information He VIII
have nothing 10 do with douoters Revival
music Is upon the whole sentimental love
akan frnn anil Mt Inn ,IA
Forty hlty years ago REVEALS were OF purely
theological nature; the appeals OF preachers those
OF the colors put before their eyes Now nothing
a puerile sentiment OF love is appealed to- Well
gious interpretations OF the harmony Of doctrinal
feeling Dr. Bushman the greatest OF American theolo.
gss does everything in his power 10 take The grit out
OF religion.
MIR. BREcHER's CREED.
Mr.. Boecher, the great soul speaker OF this country
whose magnetism Is leIt from continent to tie
otner breaches the rsiigi0n OF the heart He has
theology, or, he nus II rs put uut OF The way into
corner where can do no harm as he never mentions
It. HIS God Is Jesus the Father indlstinct
vapor the air. He WANTS 10 materiaze Christ; TO
bring HIM home 10 mems hearts and hearths, That
they may rest upon Him. This Is the secret OF Mr..
Beechers great success he Id heart relgionst and
poet at the same time.
ion Of the neart rebels against that OF the hcud Yet
the religion Of the has q creed not founded
the minnie, this is too iarge not the deal Tor this
IS too great. IL appeals TO God who Is thought TO
love as we can love human beings not altogether an
unseen Deity bat one who comes as II were, IN the
twilight hour, stealing to the adorer like spectre
Tue religion OF the heart treats men like infants who
are 10 DC taken care OIL II diskes investigating tue
problems OF life. says there are the wonuers OF the
world for to conto plate, not to inquire Tho
heart takes God tor granted ana the existence
OF Providence. The heart Will have IL that time
come when all questions relative TO the mys-
terry Of our beng shall DO answered.; the
wrongs oil lite redrcssed and Its bitterness compen-
stated; The lost shall be found and the weary put
rest. Heart religion will have II that God beng just
If pledged TO all tins He has put desire into our
hearts, and viii Hc disappOint In failing 10 realize
1t? Is lie going back upon His own words? Such
the cry OF the heart ana long there is suffering,
sorrow bitter pam IN the world this cry Will go
Tho religion Of the heart Is the most vital OF creeds
because men ec more than they think The number
vi thinkers IS yet but small and and women who
threes but those who feel and suner counted by
multiudes TINS is the reaaon why tho religion OF the
heart has 80 strong "a hold upon mankind
the RELIGION OF TIKI MIND
The religion OF the mind Is yet but its infancy.
The religion or the heart but radical lor aud
belongs TO the lone, sad pensive side OF lte IL ~ not
the Ieliqon OF manly hour of the heroic side
IL has It's place aud office leave undsturbed to those
who need H. But II Is the religion OF intellecto the
mnd-that scars above all other forms, phases and
aspects Of religion Tue religion Of the intellect views
the forms OF that OIL the heart many
dows through which man looks out upon the wonder
fu world which we inhaLit. We here, while striving
best thngs-those Of the largest conception
and com prchenslou-must allow much Tor the narrow
thoughts and strange ways OF struggling men.
In concluding the speaker commended his hearers 10
place themselves during the summer months face TO
face with nature to seek UNION wh the awful spirit
OF the UNIVERSE to let It's Christening sweetness come
unto them by sea, mountain ard prairie, that they
might again return with enfold vigor 10 the ordinary
walks OF life.
ST. PATRICkS CATHEDRAL.
THE NECESSITY OF CHARITY-sERMoN By VICAR
GENERAL QUINN.
Tho sermon at ST. Patrick's Cathedral yesterday