The New York herald., 1878-10-14

GIN. 1
THE BATTLE BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLL
rIos-tERMoK BIZ REV. >. PINKNEY HAM
MoND, D. d. a.tsretas a.f4 #Nf .easse
At the church Of ST. Mary the Virgin, Forty.aith
street, between seventh and Eighth avenues, tho
Rev. J. PiDkney Hammond, D. D., q disting guished
Southern divine, and rector Of the Church Of St.
Mary, Baltimore county, Nd, preached . striking
sermon in the morning ths battle between truth
and faisshood. He took his text from the second
sp.stls OF rimothy:-In great house there are not
only vessels OF gold and silver but also OF wood and
OF earth, and some honor aud some to dishonor.'
After eloqucnily depicting the struggle existing,
from the very origin OF the Church, between good
and evil, truth and fasehood, the preacher said:-
II Is often said that religion has nothing
whatever to do with politics, but never
greater mistake made than In adopting this
opinion. Bringing politics into the pulpis and
making it take the place OF the Gospel Is tning
but conseientiously LOOKING into the great political
questions OF the day, ana choosing sides from
OF right and justice and earnest desire promote
tho welfare not OF the party, bat the country s
another thing. ats 3saesas3
WHAT POLITICS sHorLp BE- f@
When by politics is Understood the mere aggran-
dzsmsnt OF party for the sake Of carrying out party
ends securing large snare Of party spos; when
IL
ton and sander and iaisshood,and abuse, as la alas
too often the case it 10 bad decidedly bad anu no
mtn can bs y good Christian and such a politician AT
same time. But When 1t comprenends tho desire
promote the true welfare ot the country aud
muuty when II seeks to place tho Test ia the
best oIices and these ofices rewards ior
those VINO most ailhiuily suoservo the interests OF
tho party and do all tho dirty work wnicn bad po-
tics ever assigning TO its voiaries but ior the
peace and prosperity, then is good thing calls
for the hearty coopera,ion OF every Christian. No
zen and every GOOD citizen should bo honest, up
right, conscientious politician. de net say
SIDE IN tho great political questions that are agi-
tAtng the country Is right That would DO to 20 be-
yond my province u priest OF Jesus Christ. But
do say that every man in choosing ms side should BIO
governed by tine highest and most unssinsh motives
whether questions OF politics Of religion
would rather ssc man take wnat believe TO the
wrong side from conscientious scnse OF right than
| the rignt side IRON wrong mekve-.
THE RirUALsTfc sPIRIr
We hear great deal OF party spirit In the Church,
and II Is deeply 10 be regretted such siato OF
thinge exists. But as long honesty aud sincerity
cnarac,srizs the Two sides they can work o.
gether ~ harmony in the cause OF tDelr CON-
mon Redecmer. But when wrong motives m
nuence even good actionS then there Is at
sincerity Is quality always to tie respected even In
tnose VINO do not agree win u.s. ana though my own
wnat they believe to be Catbonc truth anu primitive
practices | cannyt but love and honor those who
opposing such principl.s And would rather today
have my own beautiful church pulled down and a
PLAIN structure put up IN is place by loose who
cerey believe mat beautiful temples not pleasing
to the Lord Of heaven aud eartn, than nave IL
sim iurtner bsauuhsd aud adorned from motives OF
pride and base desire 10 pander TO tbs love OF
fashion and ostentation which blight and curse
OF the present age
Tho loss OF q soul does not generally result from
great act OF disc obsdencc defiance OF God 4
VIII, but IRON gre many little acts--acs of in dif-
feronce, acts Of creessnsss acts indicate
We not eager 10 be lound Always coptsndng tho
side oftrutn IL We seek IN all earnes,ncss 10 know
what lhe truth is Goa win enIig ten us--suae as bv
his holy spirit Ia your amiliss IN your parish, 10
the community In which you live, let IL be your
highest aim 10 De regaried the champs OF trutn
and let IL be your amDiton IN the several positIops
wbicn you may be called 20 oil to be always low I'd
devoted IN tue housonod, earne aud
10 the parish, conscientious and digsnt business
and professional lie and straightforward and homes
as politicians. The contest between truth and false.
hood may be OF long cDntluuunce, but Lrulh In the
end will gam the victory. And 10 that day oil rejoicing
those VINO are victorious snail woar tho victor's
crown.