The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-29
ALL SOULS CHURCH.

MAN AS THE CHInp OF GOD -sERMoN by THE
REV. DIR. BELLOWS.
Rev. Or. Henry W. Bellows preached yesterday
morning in All Souls church, on "Thc Divinity Of
Human Nature, or Men the Sons OF Cod" His text
was taken from the First Epistc Of John third verse.
He said man the child OF God, and not merely
creation, as were tho BIRDS fishes aud other objects
that people the earh The Panthcsts claim that every
thing is in God aud God in everything but they might
as soon that the above, which regulates tho
movements OF tho lesser planets, had no other part
than that to perform, would be exhausted IN It's
work or lose its power If the other planets should
cease to exist as to claim that God has creative
power opd what He has already brought into lie.
The materass and philosophers of the day laugh at
Tho idea of man being rcated 10 Ged, or OF bearing
his Creators image. How presumptuous, is their Ian
guage believe that man. tins apsh person. this puny
creature should himself far above his sphere
and claim TO be OF God" But Gods only begotten
Son came earth, became man. showed now perfect
this human HE could be made and eft us hrm
foundation belief spiritual descent from
Him. IL IN ight be objected that are Unite and God
infinite anu that there cannot be any communion be-
tween two such beings Our know ledge Is limited. our
Intelligence not perfect, we cannot reach the highest
point goodness, wisdom or any OIL tho attributes put
We are Infinite, do not dic but from our
Father, derive our Immortality, and while we do not
comprehend, we can appreciate Him. Ncwton's maid
could not appreciate the greatness OF her masters
mind nor the power OF hts reasoning, but she
know he lived, and she was an immortal being
well as the great lOg1can. MntOn's daughter
not fully understand the beauty ana strength OF the
and wonders Of the great poet, but she was OF
his blood aud possessed many OF his qualities. SO IN
the OF u vile welded To talented man; she may
not follow his sayings with that interest and apprecia
that his educated friends give to them but she can
be OF comfort to him when they fail; she knows how
10 soohe him. to love him, AMI to win his love IN re-
turn so in far hgher manner is II with God aud US,
His children. We may not know Him thoroughly but
that know He Is and that We arc Of His divine
image Is well established fact.
EVEN THE SINFUL.
ol,s.,t In Gin nah In crsoI hon n
the man OF blood, the creature of wckcdncss, the
proud the promoter OF dscord, the stgator Of wars
The dealer in human merchandise the thief the muir
and the drunKard we are appalled, at the sight
of these lowest types of humanity, amt we pause at
the question presented to our minds, Can these. too
be OF the image OF the Almighty, and are they num-
bcrcd, also, among His chidreny' And tho answer
We give is, Eyes, ycs the lower depths of our ma
turc show how dcpraved We can make ourselves, and
serve but as striking contrast to the lie led by
Christ; tho Arstthc triumph o the flesh, the degrada-
ton OF man. the basest stale to which We can tall tho
ia:tera type OF best capabilities tho picture we
approach If we perseverc and the bright and great
ideal which appeals to us to act and be AS 1t was
thought and hoped we should