The New York herald., 1877-10-29
Men Of the World Who Use Ges,-
liness as a Cloak.
A Picture 81 Some al the 0sses: Sh.srcst-
sosss .; sAs Present.
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may possibly rceosniee tAer pessr&ss ~ s1s ss~-S
work Of The reverend sesss@AHHs N~r-s Ine text
from Luke. XIX, sS-''at - written, my mousse 70
the house OF prayer"
We are 10 keep IN mind said TIE reverend gentle
man this distinction IN the kind OF ser
vice OF Gods house-the symbolic and the real; tho
performed by priests for the people, the otner oy
the people for themselves; the one perpetuatins
national facts and religious purposes by symbolic
offerings the other consisting in deyout meditations
personal humiliation confession and petition Tor the
elevation OF tho individual soul To the proper main
the rst numerous accessories we're needed,
such as materials Tor sacrihcc-sheop, oxen, doves;
for tho second ouly the personal appearance Q; the
individual in deyout franc of Flocks and herds
and individual selections of rarc choice excellence,
suitable for sacrifice here brought by those possess
ing them for the use by purchase OF those who mad
them not; and so a barter or exchange in course OF
time, came be acknowledged but not an ap
proved The trahc seems not TO have been obJcc-
tonabe place the appropriate such transfer
OF religious property; but tho crime rebuked by Christ
seems to have been the assumption on tho part OF
those engaged in traffic that they acquired the charac
er OF piests those occupied In acts OF personal
devotion by beHs~ in the temple, where they were
simply merchants and exchangers, and not worship
pers. II WAS not that lhey cneated in bullocks or
other stock; not the dealing falsely In grain
or wheat, or cxacting usury IN money
assumption Of character to when they not en-
tted ana the display Of pretence OF godlincss be-
ana the places where business was done, as though
man in our day should claim to be goay a pecause nc
rem TED an onice LII CHURCH BLOCK
THE THE RELiGious HYPocRIrg
They were thieves, that they assumed 10 be what
they not, and wore worse thieves than others,
demanding special scourgng because they pretended
TO be BETTER to be pious, to be devo1t, when they
were simply bent on making money-theves stealing
heavens livery to serve the world in, and taking adj
vantage OF place OF business TO assert
claims OF personal goodness, using the chances
pi familiarity with the devout to make better
living more easiy-tasing advantage OF the religious
habits OF men who eonsrosated there 10 drive o-s-
gain and TO make a trade. Conspicuous frauds have
drawn attention to the lax morality OF men well
Known the air has been made sad by the excama-
lions of horror called forth by the discovered dshon
esy OF trusted individuals Arrows OF CRITICISM have
been shot at Christianity because Winslow tho iugi-
live and Gilman the convict religious profession.
have not seon morality sneered ut because Morton
was moralist nor city government abandoned bc-
cause Tweed elected officer These men were
corrupt their professions or positions only decided
the plans OF their operations, the quality OF their
acts. do not tonght desire TO dwell on
their crimes, but on faults much more com
mon, therefore much likely to be overlooked
Men have been known TO accept positions on the
boards OF control OF rcligus charities for tho prom
inencc Il gave them in the eye OF the mercantile
world 1t will not denied that men have used their
membership in churches and associations ol semi
churchy character to ADVANCE their secular business
myself have not unircquenty been approached upon
the probable amount Of practice TO De secured IN med
clne OF law by association with the church OF which
might be pastor 1t is good thing 10 give Bibles
TO clerks and pray for them; but when It Is pub
iishcd the press as tho habit OF the house II be-
comes very questionable procedure.
A SORRY FUruRK
And so tho whole class of men arc liable TO the
Charge who religious patronage business on
the ground Of their own goodness-ine who sd
yertse religious thngs sslaoio or or SALE
which have no relation Gods service except that
they for sale by those who prove their pioy by
columns IN which they advertise speak not now Of
those who do this with the int cnon OF ioisting upon
the creduiity OF the gooa things IN themselves bad
not Of the venacrs OF certain cures Tor in
curaple discascs believed by scores 10 be
tlnnF ~
III rcligious papers, nor of the attempts 10
prevent bankruptcy BY nrms wLo have worthless
bonds or stocks, and who endcavor to gull widows
ana the savers OF small gains into buying them by
such enormous outlay Tor advertising In the religious
wrong they permitting. No, speak not Of these
things, tney gross they need exposure here
but 40 speak of men who cultivate religious habits
for the rospectaoiiily which 1t gives them, who
pews in churches tor the social position their families
attain thereby, who look to be employed profession
ally advanced in business or IN merchandise
by the TACT that they frequent the house
Say. pss' 100 nke den that T. harpors thieves
The who seeks gain from religion prostitutes that
religion TO the OF his business desecraes tho
poblost and the BEST the highest service spirit TO
the purposes oil the hesn AMI makes. In effect tne
house OF prayer house OF merchandise, ana den
OF thieves But, brethren, these the only sinners
In TINS dlrcctoni Are those who only assume Tor
gain sinners above all otherss Arc there to
which religion put by US who hope wo are actuated
by pure motives, that expose Us to the charge
OF perversion, u not Of corruption OF honesss
Js not the religion OF Christ the religion its
human side OF good works, done al a cost,
sacrifice oil selrY Is not Christianity tho religion or
Beli-sacrl1ccy Are we not taught that Master
"pleascd not Hnnself,n renounced personal good and
sase tor the sake OF othersy and are We dreciod
aud exnorted 10 be IN these respects '.nxe HimSn
Did he not 60 abou. doing goods" was not His
whole life sublime exempllcatlon OF the idea OF fuI
5nc imposed by love rather than seeking
happiness and delight tor scliY DID Ito teach Us
the high duty of salf lfdenia sclfren uncation
oearppY Did He once put our own delight and salts
action prominently iorth AS objects worthy OF
our high asplrings Were ease, content and
iatsfaction the objects at which he BID US ann II
ii rdu urtuGf . 1aan nYfy nnf
delight, service OF obligation, not oil graii nca-
tion, sct before u.s. and as look TO see how Goa con-
stitutes US all soul savers am dismayed at the rest
takers and enjoyment seekers 10 DO found everywhere
among US True tnero Is delight IN goodness, but
goodness not delight must be aimed at True heaven
promised At the end OF faithful toll but tho faithful
to must DC our oDJect, not the ncavep Gods prom
ise OF heaven u 10 the fathul He does not promise
iaihfulness TO the heavenly seeker and those OF us
WHO are seeking heaven, except III faithful work for
God, have of know
that II ID difficult TO distinguish In experience be-
tween duty ami the delight We t4e IN IT. between heaven
and tho work winch makes .'moct to DO partakers
Of tho inheritance o the SAINTS hight" but sadly
fear that mary viii say Lord, LORD, whom Hc
knew, and realize that It was hoaven and duty
which prompted all their lives and can adopt
The saying that '.the man who the temple
order to avoid Tor hmseli everlasting misery and in
Tor himself tho iecities OF eternal heaven as
truly dcsecrates IL as the merely uses IL tor
mere worldly rain.p Tho man who wants to got
heaven out o. tbs temple s extravagant In hts
selfish greed than the who aims GET good Sec
ular living in IT.
Religion 10 not means TO an END; IL is the sub
hmesl end itself Thsfo is nothing higher tins
IN the universe Tor the creature to at; and yet
brethren, arc there not those AMONG "nU prac-
tcay ignore this grand truth, who thnN heaven the
end religion only the means 10 IT, persons who ac-
ccpt what iittle duty they may not AVOID and call
cross but bear Il as u IT emitted them 10 heaven who
look on and encourage the workers tho vineyard
by proclaning how sure they are OF heaven, and
do as little work as possible 10 maze this earth a
heaven who have not yet learned that To have Christ
heaven 10 % wrong helf Believing that religions
living rs the way 10 heaven, they lntond 10 reach
heaven and 10 1--we IN that idea they call religious iyng
They are doyout but tncy are deceived they should
think less Of heaven and OF how 10 be fitted Tor
It, They seem TO me to DO making the Fathers house
house OF merchandise by bargaining for The
They remind me Of boys who steal ridcE on the foot
boards Of coaches aud cars only intent reaching
tho terminus, and VINO keep up each others courage
by assuring another confidence that they trust
10 old on 10 tho ond.
MONEY AND HEAVEN.
All such seem to me 10 wofuy the OF
religion, when is not IN any gain, god ness
ana when denouncos worship with mercenary views,
Whether TO be reaIzed here or hereafter For a BAR