The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
MASONIC TEMPLE.
REV. o. d. FRoTHINGHAM ON sANCTlFICATIoN
by THE TRUTH.

REV. o. u. FRoTHINGHAM ON SANCTlFICATIoN
BY THE TRUTH.
The subject OF Rev. o. b. Frothingham's discourse
at Masonic Temple yesterday forenoon ''The
Power OF tho Truth to Sanctlfy." Sanctiicntion he
said is holiness holiness is Wilderness; TO be holy
TO be whole Tho saint-the holy MAILS the
man, the man who is sound and sweet. Salvation
means safety and tho condition Of salvation Implies
the possession of a sound body, mind heart, con.
science and sou-a perfect state, In which nothing
moro remains be attained How to reach this con-
dilion is the great question OF lfc Tho accepted
lgionsts say this perfect state is not 10 DO attained
save by supernatural grace. No natural git do
vciopment can lift any to It, Ii must come from
n outside of those who GEEK It, II comes to
tho penitcnt ut his hour OF confession. 1t comes at
all seasons and in all times IL comes when
Is content that Providence should remain unsoved
and becomes as little child, forgetting all but that
the Individual is but little creek into which the
mighty must flow II he would be whole. la
to this waiting for grace tho preacher dwell upon
the natural growth OF the individual by conformity to
the conditions oil life, citing rules OF mental and phys
zeal exercises usually employed with advantage In sell
Developments The heart by LOVING grows more fond;
The conscience is strengthened by strict adherence TO
rules oil conduct even III trlfng AFFAIRS ycneration
grows by revering things venerable.
THE POWER OF TRUTH.
IL was Significant thing that only in the gospel OF
as, Tor instance, where "thc only Dcgotten oil the
Father full OF grace and truth" Is spoken oil; again.
'Yc shall know the truth II am the way, the truth
ana the lightn The word ''truth' In John may not
mean what we mean By H. Tho gospel probably
iers to system OF truth, which, however, Is not cx-
planned Truth, the preacher said IS the soul OF sym
Dol Take away the truth that Is the basis OF SO many
symbols IN the Christian churches and the symbols
become meaningless. Truth comes oycrastingly. ike
the waves on the shvre-now as ART now as science,
and again as PHILOSOPHERS gradual, swelling waves,
rolling over tho intellectual world Ii difficult to
estimate the power and value Of single
truth How much force there IN the one
thought that attractions according to our des-
times. human feelings Kept IN their place by no
external force, but by internal impulses. After eabo-
rating this idea Mr. rockingham considered ut some
length tue suggestive hints that present themselves 70
The mind on rejecting that in nature nothing Dies lilo
then turned his attention TO consideration Of the dis
tinction between truth and doctrine These differ IN
tncr sources he said truth has It's source IN ma.
ture Ia the earth, IN geology In tho sky, In astron
omy, in the mind, In philosophy II rests on tact and
Is truth because II has its source IN nature Doc
rine has its source IN book, III tradition, IN coun.
oiL Catholic doctrines have their source mostly In
councils Protestant doctrines III the confessions Of
tho faitb Swcdcnborgians go back to Swcdcnborg,
Unitarians to the Unitarian fathers There 10 mol