The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-30
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.

''EpHRAIM is CAKE NOT TURNED"-THE IN
CONSISTENCY OF oNE-sIDED PEOPLE AND THE
FALsIrY OF THEIR IDEAs-sERMoN BY REV.
w. II, ALGER
In the Church Of the Messiah Rev. W. r. Alger dis.
coursed IRON the text-"Ephraim is cake not
turned and said that the word dough-tuced although
q laughable one, is yet significant and implies weak
and vacating mind, puffy mass like paste un-
baked. 1t is unfortunate that in our day there are
many whose characters resemble cake baked on one
side only, and who, therefore, may be justly termed
onesided characters. Society is SO constituted now
adays that have but particular idea and one OBJ
ject view On that they concentrate all their thoughts
to tho exclusion oil everything else Tho merchant
sees nothing but mercantile matters, tho scientist
nothing but science, the professional man only his
profession the poet poetical fame This is neither
well ordered nor we'll balanced, and there being no
OF gravity there Is oil course, no equilibrium.
Men must look at and study both sides or their minds
Will be warped and one-sided When this 10
neglected the balance power is lost Thousands Of
people pursue "A regular routine OF life from which
they will not sweTve. Those engaged IN worldly pur
spiritual interests; whereas the meditatve think not
OF the tail, the atoncmcnt aud the resurrection The
first tends to avarce, ambition and hardheartedness;
the second TO bgotry, fanaticism and lunacy. one
sidcdness is everywhere. The republican hates
and denounces the democrat, and the latter returns
the compliment; the Catholic consigns the Protestant
to eternal perdon, and Is IN return called papslical
idolator; barristers but lawyers ministers
but prcacners PHI ysciaus but doctors An abnor-
nal and leg side OF the body dstorts the
whole. We should endeavor 10 be as catholic posi-
BILE, to overcome Onesidedncss, otherwise arc
a cake burned one side and cold dough on tho
other a mass oil worse than useless humanity. Some
men unhappy when alone; Others delight IN soil.
tude, and become like pieces OF dried beef. Tue
avarcious all others prosperous and happy, but
themselves in penury and misery. The spcndthrft be-
leves all happy as he himself, and feels not
Tor the afflicted ana miserable IL is the exception
find who is not onesdcd. Where there is
SO much stake men should endeavor lind the
tre Of gravity which TO balance all their Thoughts
both God and nature. They must not jostc against
every one they meet in their way Tor every man has
mind OF hts own. A day laborer has right 10 dictate
to statesmen what he should do because he thought
himself right, nor an astronomer To an artisan Men
/ should be modest. Superficial knowledge tends 10
create self-love, which is most unjust. He did not
like a journalistic critic who capable only
OF writing about u street brawl or case IN police
court Men should attempt only what they are qna.
| fed to undertake. All should endeavor to inform
themselves thoroughly possible aud 10 make
would onesidedness disappear, and with II avaricc
malice, ianatcism and prejudice. More liberal views
would be taken OF things IN general Christian char
Ivy would predominant and healthy state oil society
be innugurated No longer could men be compared Il
the cake spoken OIL aud instead Of being hat baket
mass would become "A wholesome element