The New York herald., 1877-10-22

IL is spot. stain. naw, an i'm.
perfection. II may bo incidental II may
be Deep IL may be narrow. II may be al the root
IL may be on the surface 1t may be something IN
heriled from the past moro or less distant Woo is
ransgression OF the physical iaw-a purely private
and personal thing.
We porpetually contrasting vice with virtue
But virtue Is much moro comprehensive term tnan
upon il which can De rubbed on Virtue pertains 10
well beings vice touches only the physical relations OF
being Vice Is not, therefore, necessarily crime On
the contrary Il oilentimes is not CRIME all young
man well connected, highly educated with the nnest
possibilities OF achievement before him, had atal
faint in his blood which impeed him 70 drink Of the
Intoxicating cup. He died on the threshold OF his ca
reer, but no not criminal No law had any
thing against him. Society brought against him no
charge Those who knew him pitied him. tried
10 help HIM, lavshed their sympathy upon him.
That fatal flaw IN his constitution 100 much for
any resolution that no could bring TO bear himself
influence his friends could bring to bear upon
him He was not criminals yes ne Killed himself
guage, the tomplc OF the material spirit and the
laws Of His divine lilo. then tho violation OF those d.
vino laws is q SIN; otherwise not But look at the
multitude IN the community who know nothing OF
their bodies. They know nothing OF the divine laws
They violate divine laws. for Iney have no concep-
ton OF what divine law is Is It not worth thinking
most OF what people call pleasure is directly
implicated with vice-that Is TO say, that everything
which is currently termed pleasure and enjoyed as
pleasure IS somehow IN some way viciousY IL Is ex-
haustpg. |, implies waste lavish and rrinous cx-
penditure OF nervous force. IL overtaxcs Tho liner
parts OF the system The pleasures OF The table,
the cup the late supper, tho hot room, the sckering
gaslig ght-aways some delirium, some species OF be-
wdcrmenL that unseats the finer part OF the organ
izaton and brings up tho lower A decrease In vicc
would be accompanied with diminution IN the nten.
siiy and The kcenness OF pleasure. Pleasure would
lose its edge, and serene, quiet, Innocent happiness
would take It's place. Then would como tnat most
beautiful OF all thingsthe rule OF all that natural
feeling IN all innocent ways 1t comes In music, IN
art society, IN tho contemplation OF nature, from
being in the open ar the observation Of lne stars IN
lamity easy endure Is vice on the ncreascY Vice
is always diminishing With tho spread OF ntclli-
gcDcc IL must diminish. AZ people know more about
ihcr constitution aud tho consequences Of trans
erosion tho physical laws they will cave tho lower
planes OF pleasure and stand upon tho higher plane.
All that is necessary t:s Is that we should
really SEQ tho OWL consequences Of tho lower plane
Pope says
Wee Wee I: a monster Of such frightfal mlen
All, but II Is needed to be seem How many SEQ 1t
as II isr 10 how many Is 1t imagination, ecstasy.
illusion. dream OF bliss, fuldlment Of all happi-
nessl Men and women may be vicious In spite OF
themselves. Be not afraid, because these morbid
taints ia tho blood that have crept up through gen.
erations viii break in some hitherto unsupported
man or woman, that therefore society IS breaking
down. We shall all find that there s moro than the
strength and courage, OF ndeity, Of greatness even
in those Of fallen 10 carry them 10 the
better life.
What shall say OF crime9 Crime, according TO
mo- 0i 0 ho
is NO law Crime takes It's character from
the law that defines It, What is
crime IN State IL no crime In another. II Is q
orme In Paris to-day to be an independent Journalistic
1t Is New York, but virtue. IL Is crime
in Madrid to-day open dissenting chapel and take
means TO induce people como in; the presence oil
congregation In Masonic Hall shows that 1t Is no crime
IN Now York. II is crime ~ Cons.antiaopie TO put
glory Of London. sir Thomas More that noble Eng
shinan Catholic. who was compelled to devote his
attention science on account OF the uncleanness oi
the priests. who refused to sanction tho marriage OF
Henry WILL to Anne Boieyn, who refused TO recognize
King Henry WILL rs the head Of the Church-so good
q man us Sir Thomas Moro was adjudged criminal,
imprisoned and beheaded, and San Carlo do Borromeo
the loveiest san, IN the Roman Calendar was de-
clared Il criminal because he broke up cctain
brothes and gambling houses in Milan and brought
upon himself The displeasurc Of the Governor, who
laid siege him his house, forbdding his going out
OF doors Even Jesus a criminal IN tho eye OF the
Roman civil law Tor He was subject of tho Empire,
and was executed because the accusation against Him
that He wished to set up another throne against
Cesar For that reason alone Jesus was adJudged q
criminal Twenty years ago one OF tho best men OF
Massach usetts went to South Carolina and was there
held 10 be criminal Of so deepa dye that he had TO
flee Tor his lc. You the best men may be crimi-
nas and may DC criminals because they are the best
men, and The worst men may be no criminals ut all
They may never got into jail; never be arrested by
policeman; may 6e eradicatng tho virtue OF
the community unchaenged and unsupported. They
should be In Sing Sing. Their residence is IN Filth
avenue. Thus crime, any moro Than vice, Is not
the progress OF civilization be traced by the in
OF crime. The great rciormers oil society," the
great thinkers ana philosophers, havo to break tho
lower law in order TO carry out tho higher. There
fore those persons who advancing society arc per-
petually infringing the lower rules upon which so.
cety runs It's machinery But thero is another kind
OF crime pcrpcraed by those who are worse than the
law not better Increase Of that class Indicates the
corruption OF society lie this lower class OF criminals
Is thero more violence, more fraud,
dishonesty and dshonor than thoro used TO be
No there is less. The bonds OF society are rivcted
closer than over and we have moro OF tho essential
conditions OF Ito and order. Tho man who holds up
society Is more and more respected. The man VINO
falls may have his weakest part the cham OF gold
single imDcrfcct link. vet the
gold, aud when that link IS supplied the chain is
good, as chain. So we may take the lowest crimi-
nal and supply the weakest Ink in his character.
AND CONSCIENCE,
And now Tor this matter OF What Is sinY We
have heard much oil the sinfulness oil human nature
that there is at the bottom OF all OF us ''sense OF
sn." And men going about the country try ing to
bring people TO The SENSE Oh sn. But Ihe sense Of
such thing as sense OF sin outside the Christian
Church II Is moro Than tho Church can do to keep
the sense OF stu alive In an audience OF 200 or
q 00u there VIII DO perhaps scoro who arc in-
duced to ieel under that pressure ''sense of sn;'
but Il Is artificial creation. Tho only people who
feel tho Of the saints The vicious,
animal people never have the sense Of sin. SIN is q
violation OF conscience, but the trouble Is the sinners
sin 10 transgression OF the majesty and purity of
CHRISTI That CHRIST must be within you. Why IL it
that of thousands and hundreds oil thousands
perpetuaily violating the fundamental part OF human
nature and saying that their consclcnces do not
trouble thcmy The TACT Is that they havn't any
at all II thoy had a conscience IL would
be much the worse Tor thcm, Tor they couldn't sleep
Mt all CONSCIENCE has TO be created; 1t can
not DO taken for granted. 1t Is tho duty Of
religion to educate conscience and make 1t u practi-
cal thing, applying 10 everyday life. Why IS u that
30 many OF our recent defauters and forgcrs havc
been OF the elect and church membersy IL simply
because religion has not been used TO educate
science. Ii Gilman had thought less OF Christ and
moro Of his wife and children II he had had less
oil what he owed 10 the nlnite God und of
what he owed 10 his neghbor in Wall street; known
less OF the hereafter and had more intimate sense OF
his responsibilities for the moment when he was max
Ing his bargains, he would have been moro truly rc
gous In short, mon must not take rouge in the IN
visible when here Is the visible.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
THE PROBLEM OF LIFE AND ITS RELATION TO
HEREDITARY MISREPRESENTATION DY REV.