The New York herald., 1878-03-25
ST. PAUL'S M. E. CHURCH.
CALLING THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES

81. PAULS M. II. CdUhCH.
CALLING THINGS BY THEIR RIGHT NAMES
SERMON BY DR. TIFFANY.
Dr.. O. H. Tiffany preached In ST. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Churcn sermon entitled Scaling Things
by Their Right Names" his text being "Let
deceive you with vain wordx" Language, began tho
preacher, may be regarded from two points OF view.
The ono considers words as the material OF thought
out Of wh,cn the mind constructs It's own works;
the other considers them not much the
materials as the natural body Of thought and
held that language Is not = mechanism, or
something put together, but q growth. In
the latter view words not, as in the
former mere arbitrary signs representing something
beyond them; but the manifestation Of spirit that
lives ~ them Thought, IN order TO have an actual ~
we'll ideal existence. must assume some TORN,
and there are three ways IN which be made
manifest Frst In material, as by the arts; and soc.
ona, actons .n,ra, 10 % woIos. o. 10 ~ no. an aro,
tam thought; but 10 every thought is assigned GER
body, which, II true 10 itself, It must assume.
tho truth by arbitrarily imposing upon the thought
body which does not belong 70 H.. or we may maze
words vain by causing them 10 stand AZ the
sentalives oi thought which they do not wholly, but
ony IN part, represent
tional names. Church names, NOT 70 bo vain, must
express real distinction. But a more prac-
tlcaliy importan. view OF the deceit Of words
dated terms TO designate crime and sin, whsreUy
honorable names arc givon TO dishonorabe things,
aud sin s made plausible ny dressing It out some
times IN the very colors Of goodness VINO, Tor in
stance, can tell how many infractions oil the COM
mandrnsnt, "rhou shalt not STEAL" have grown out
OF the use OF such words as abstract, appropriate
pocket, hook, ombezzle, realizc, rehypothocate,
instead OF the true word 'steal" Lying IS gross
and common sin, more common than 1t would be II
always 30 designated.
On the other hand there are those who deceive by
aGectation OF candor. sincerity PLAIN speaking,
bluntnos to be coarse, rude, unsen.ls and unohris
tian. These plain, blunt men, VINO say, II love my
delicate sensbill.es, 10 thrust spear under tho iith
rib OF their associates, these porcupines Of society,"
these social nettes are as guilty OF the deceit o vain
words arc the fattorors and sycophauts. They de-
cove by assumption OF candor which hides only
coarse, vulgar intent 10 wound.
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET CHURCH.
BE NOT CoNFoKMED TO THIS WORLD SERMON
by REv. CARLOS MARTYN.
Rev. Carlos MARVIN preached IN tho Thirty fourth
Street Reformed Church, taking his text from Romans
Kin, 2-"And be not contormod 10 this world; but be
ye transformed by the renewing OF your mind, that
ye may prove what 10 that good, and acceptable and
perfect will OF God." know OF more interesting
writing. said the preacher than this text. pro-
foundIy doctrinal well as omincntiy practical In
ouroveryday life 1t fresh in application It was
1900 yehrs ago. We told what wc ought to do,
ana how ana why. Let acquaint ourselves exactly
with what tho apostle meant by the term svhis
world" rhere arc three senses IN Wnch tue Bibc
the term-nrst, the physical earth; second, the
Inhabitants Of II, aud third, tho spirituazcd
man, VINO, while dwelling on the earth, still does
lavish all his thoughts on It's vanitics When we
spcnd all our tmc worldly channels are con.
forming 10 tho world. When we mako tho latter as
thirteen and religion as twelve then conform.
ing TO tho world. We have divorced our affections
IRON tho Lord Jesus Christ. he showed His con-
tempt Of the world by stepping Himself IN poverty,
becoming GaIileean peasant, SO That Ho had not
covering for His head. "My kingdom not OF this
world, He SAID. HIS kingdom consisted OF patience
and ann Nns el.usI
would have withdraw from business or the
active duties of lite. III man will not work
neltnor snail he eat. Men should mako bust
ness q means, not end. When men mako
II the Inter then II becomes tho devips hunting
park. What 10 more basphemous tnan for a NOR
chant 10 worship his stock OF goods workman
10 ,doze tool because they will bring him
money, money! Why, they are no better than the
African heathen.
.Be ye transformed by the renewing OF your
MINDS" We must begin by loving God more and the
world lssa We must face about There must be
changed mind--a renewal When We repent and con-
Tess our SINS before God and believe all that He has
said in His holy Word then God will meet u.s. give
divine ilIum and leach us TO use faculties
TO their best ends. We will be divincly guided by
new disclosures from on high, and we shall daily come
upon new and hitherto unknown glory.