The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03
GOSPEL LIGHT.
Encouragement Waits Upon the
Heels OF Error.
HONOR THY PARENTS.
Small Beginnings Lead to Might
lest Consequences.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.

MANS oRlGIN-sfRMoN BY THE REV. On.
HEPwoRrH.
Selecting text from Genesis. the ground on which
modern science Ia wsging Its revealed religion
Mr. Hepworth preached sermon TO tho end that that
sacred account Of mans origin quito satsfac-
sory as any presented by the disciples Of the DIS
ponsaion. In Genesis, H. 10, And the Lord God took
the man and put him into The Garden OF Eden 10
dress II and 10 keep IT," said the PREACHER Will DO
found the text OF my remarks this morning In open
ing think may safely say that the biblical account
Of mans origin Is spiritually the most satisfactory
pf any gwen. He rs there with Gods finger mis-
brow. with G0a's breath In his nos,rils surrounded BY
al that satisfies tho soul ant In constant companion
chip with pure spirits. lie disobeycd, and tho inevi
liable consequence followed From that day until
sns VIC have mad faint We not born guilty. bus
with almost irresistible inclination 10 sin. That
thcre 10 an analogy between the account OF Aaam's
fall and the experiences OF every one OF us shall
dsavor 70 show ociore conclude.
THE sCEPTICisA or SCIENCE.
After his biblical account oil mans origin modern
scientinc thinkers have placed an immense interroga
sion point In their good humof they made 1t the
subject oi PLEASANTLY and N severer critical moments
have visited u with Keen sarcasm. Belief in It they
regard as the very limit OF mans incredibly, ana
votary oil what we called the exact sciences Is DIS
paragod BY maintaining ms belief III Il. II wall be well
Tor US 10 take look (probaby tho last may havej
1t this sacred narrative before buried Of sight
forever. II discern in IL any practical
lesson Tor :ne present hope Tor The hc Idont
care TO be regarded part OF the remains oil FOSSIL
ferrous age my thinking ours is tho mos nat.
ural and reasonable OF any Of The origin OF
the race. l cannot bring myself 70 discard cher-
ished faith uhtll some substantial Substitute Is on
hand never let 20 my anchor on u Ice shore. The
Bible story tells Us That mar originated IN Gods VIII,
his body ny His touch, his soul by HIS breath. II Is
indeed wonderful privilege 10 believe that the Inn
mite One has put HIS stamp you, that you
born oil HIS love. Scientific men acknowledge that
they do not know whore man did come from, aud
their plausible theore unsatisfactory to The
profoundest scholars II you would learn TO love the
science with It's plain, positive story, anu,
~ your taith Will not decrease.
pARwIS's DOCTRINES.
Darwin says man evolved. | atm not afraid OF
the doctrine Of evolution but before can accept II
must be satisfied that Is true. Charles Kingsley has
Rptly answered tho scicntists IN the memorable
words, IL have heretofore beiievod in COD who
made all things but you evoiuiionists have given
God who things make themselves, and omnip-
pence has granler i1cancs. II Is only natural
that man should prefer 10 believe that no Was
made by God. ana not that he y 90 oeIaed
Ihs 1rst belief is unreasonable AND thas tho at
Yer Is true Thoy say that no rational man should be-
Ihey demonstrate that are descended from
Apess II the theory, Tar as wc are
tween the highest apo and the lowest man. None
such exsts. II the apo haa the Intelligence Of nu-
Win a mans mind-hs would sim DO a climber. and
lhe man be still walker. Whom IN the development
apes you arrive at the most perfect type, you come
10 sheer precipice und when you descend 70 tue
lowest man. Across the hiatus between them science
has not yet thrown the most gossamor thrcad-has
not found tho smallest bone link the Yet eel.
ence says they must be alhed. This ipsc dirt would
have aone IN Pythagorean days. but IN this day, when
VIC are TO accept only what Is demonstrated,
70 cannot accept It The claim 10 that must
believe everything that science and nothing Of
the Bible ryndall says that spon generation
~ absolutely Impossible, and Professor Thompson sup
PIGMENTS Darwn's statement thai IN tho Deginning
lhero three germs IL Legin with the docs
know where they came IRONY by supposing that
germs brought 10 Us by aoroiitc acomct
or meteor, ana thus evolution began is thus ny
potnesis the history OF Genesis the most salts
fActoryf A man Who can accept tho conclusions OF
science founded these premises believe the
"Arabian Nights" TO DO historically truthful mar
rative.
A SPIRITUAL ANALOGY.
Docs there not seem 10 be some symbolism In the
story OF Genesis which each Of take home to
nimseff We are born In Innocence and our lIvss
snowy white until We commit the first wiu wrong
then banshed from tho realm Of CONTEXT and
case, to which we may never rolurn. Memory, Ike
angel with flaming sword. stands u the and
we may never enter again 10 tho peaceful garden
have LETT. What would you not give for chlldhood's
Innocence again What price would you pay 10
have wiped IRON 'the written tablets OF the brann
tho recollection OF sinsf There star In the East
and 'as Adam all men die 80 In Christ shall all be
made Iive.D