New-York tribune., 1878-03-06
Dr. PHILLIPS BROOKS At KILE.
4 LECTURE BEFORE THE THEOLOGICAL sEIINASi
on "TAE TnACnING Og RELIGION.2

4 LECTURE BEFORE THE THEOLOGICAL sENINA8l
on THE TEACHING OF RELIGION
NEw-HAyEN, March 4.-0n Thursday and
Friday afternoons of last week the Rev Dr.
Philips Brooks OF Boston. iecturei TO tie s.r.
dents in Ya.e Seminary. Tie announcement that
DR.. Brooks would speak attracted large andl'
encc, and hall an hour before the lecture b. snn
the Marquard Chapel was filled. The sulJee; was
"The Teaching OF Religion" Tho following IS the sub
stance Of it: Religion the life OF in gratitude.
obedience and graJually developing likeness to God
The Christian Christ, ana thereby becomes IKE
Him. The views to the possibility and method OF
teaching Christian truth vary. Some hold that religion
il 50 purely personal that it cannot be taught Others
look at it solely from an intellectual point of view
They cOnhne themselves 10 the doctrines. Another con-
ceptlon dwells feeling Su another endeIyors sim
ly to regulate tn. practical fe We have side by side
ths dosmatis tho roviyalist and the ecolesastc All
three conceptions aid in making the correct notion
Tho aching OF the Christian has for It's OBJECT the On
ing OF the life of Christ into that OF men, It's primary
conception is personal 1t brings the personal Chri't
into the soul This furnishes 10 each class Of preachers
what it needs for completeness. The three methods Of
mparting truth arc merely means by which Chl.st Is
brought into the SOUL and in this aspect they are rightly
compIeheuded The teaching should be simple ltsto
be bold in the right place. directly between man ana
God. We u endeayor 10 present the ttilh -
that understand il, bI not alter II IN our pre-
sentatlOn say nothing which j. not accurately uH'
You cannot recommend tho truth to men By making Oe
lieye In such a faith has no strength Make II n'ie
spiritual to them. When preach personal chii,,
we can easily discern what special tTutbo We dy "
pro sent. We cannot determine this by simply r'lrfiihE
the matter either to the liking or the aversion oi Ou'
people. r,,
one little knows the nature OF religious feeling Ifle
emotion is child Of Truth and tue iatEc! Oi a'oD.
This i, its test. GCuune religious cNcem,nt Is sMFs
truth in "A Glow demnndng action. The feeling wnicl y
to be avoided that which Als no basis IN hioNee
and seeks no issue in action Tie great danger is uI
crIninarene.s The wrong emotion may De awakenei
in rIp ron
tional preacher 4 that hc secss cnUtiOu TOT us o
md the feeling vuch cXcilas superb ial "a s.
pest. the circus always. In the lle Oi Ie'hE leS w
gous truth and incit's 10 acuOn Chhrch are
and musc have 4 trl.. work 10 do ~ tcichn< ttI-.
they arouse the giOUs feeling Toe SAME j. uIe -
the preachers eipquencc C.carness Is NOR 60. 1,
n warm glow OF genuine religious feeling lFue l.S.,
ma k,s truth flower into duty. The WORK oi tHe - -
lst is lend FEELING 10 the truth already known.
him must come the teacher OF truth, alter MN 'be s
of action. - az a
man love DE, he viii keep My words Oordi'.@.oc @ I'd
u high place In Christian culture The cue'tFe
educational values obrdieuce can never be sepas
one alone makes man merely servant Tue o'n =. I.r
hm scicOnnciOus. Daty - Ia DO cone b'cA1Ho ene
God. The highest inspiration OF duty 10 "lrh ~ -
from love tO God. Teach men duiy on 40 lowe, sNes
than us children uf God There are classes V' ,so6
Snnr IRE universal safh ChIi,t taught ~ duo 10 -
atd M. IL the ground on which we shouA Iiso - tss
some are duties ouI the peculiar ci!cu,t"le,s "sl
iudividuai-dutics fog him. IL 80 olieu 10 'Iln- ln-ty
10 TO that which Is not required oi 0shelh' 49, a,
Is IN a deep personal intimacy WIN NHite" @s"t.,r.
renders are required because OF HE ~raAhs,' %
Men doing these are apt Ia become super. -, I,
mon nlways behind duty 10 their ncaSl9js "..
God, aud this Will Keen tnem humble. lIi,te, ms
tincti,ey religious duties ne h'No Slu.A -cces-
nstical work above other virtues. Tie d.'ih,tN et
nsous duties are those OF readps me hiele .ssi
MIKE want 10 Know Cul!s' .u1 tHt ,@"' 49, tter VII
the Bloc Make church interesting, ana taeA"