The New York herald., 1878-07-08
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
RELIGION AND ISFIDELIrY- SERMON LY

RELIGION AND INFIDELIrY-sERAo IY
MATTHEW HALE SMITH.
Rev. Mr. Hepwortb, pastor OF the Church OF the
Disciples, having sailed Tor Europe Saturday, his
place Was taken at yesterdays by Mr.
Matthew hale smith, VINO preached
s.Rengion and Iundety." Mr. smith took uis text
from Deuteronomy xxi, 3l-''For their rock is not
ls rocs even enemies themselves being
ludgcs." Religion, ho SAID. had had her enemies
from tho beginning II was an inevitable condition
Of things The aillcultes of religion the Same
10 every age, ana, although there were times when
thsre were specpl outbreaks OF inhdety and OF vio
leGcr. substantially tney were all the same thing.
Ihe drst time tue divine uuih Was proclaimed
Eden satan proclaimed tbe opposite,
'Surey thou shalt not dIe." These two iorces
always at work. and therefore wncn-
ever uuth preached the antagoaism OF the
wOrd was arraycd aghnst IT, At the same time there
we're eohcessOnA Oh The part oi The enemies oil re-
usion winch would be iound 10 be OF great value when
they came TO be investigated they ali know the
vaiuc OF au eneniy's testimony. They nid
cOur' oi justice witness whotn noDouy woud believe
lie Vas a Wiling witness aud strongly preJuuIced IN
iav"i OF tho cause whlch he suppo tcd bd. the no.
mcnt he happened 10 utter anything favor Oi that
cause winch he WISHED destroy hIs testimony
al once accepted without question so IN the
oi religion, nc value anu importance was cstabshod
vuenies themselves Oeius Judges Beein with pro-
fame history OF tue present day ana ruu II BACK to tho
lime vi tho Caesars; begin at he Creation and 70
waru 10 that same ,imo and both wOud be found 10
over the cradle OF Bethlehem. Wthin My years
rom The crucnXion QUO sOrd had the tesiitnouy
inhdeis The vaue oil rel gIoU. Was IL
prAciica religion that sent education abroad, estab-
ns4ed Hospitals man tanned chan,es ana engaged m
lavOrs wuIch were Tor the benefit ni mankndy
gaE hEvKgsh
Did iandcity. thc other hdud, asked the
preacher. move Tor mans beucGtg Were were the
tclro.s ~hlch che piantud--the charitcs whru Sue
nAlHtalueu--tnc agouccs Tor tue amelloratou hu-
man suffering ~hici she supported-in what way IA
bue, she labor Tor humanity From Egy pa 10
,he Khinc. IRON The Rhine to tnc rnamcs, IRON tao
Thames TO tne COumpia and from tue CoiGmUit on 10
~. Pacific wherever Que went one could not
nnd a eiins IA winch humanity was carod ioF except
ia countries where the cross planted " here
were the nonnmeHts vi iuhdelty ~ might % an
thAt Shg HOt yet ola enough have any
monuments Not old enough, u was true, 10 nave
lunt ~ "hytulnR Onl Ola enough 10 nave never iaed
60 dcsirOy. Wbat would t d. herc tO-iuy ~ IL had
tlc away GIVE ~ tie laws ana take away tue guar
aIAb poi CO, aud c!'ics ~ooid DiaLu AZ over tho
iAnd. How differently. On tue other hand, did
rvng.on operate gnd now uncohsciousiy even its
mics testimony To IT'S potency Tor good fake.
TOR ustanoc tue who wasteu tue good ans winch
bla gwen hini. wnosu nome was ruined Dy his
pxcese~s ana whose Ialniy was reduced TO penury.
suppose thai wiih tears OF penenoe he confessed
.fougGoibg aud turlsa to tue nays OF Tengfoh--fn
MAJ e,se " nat ala tns wora cxpect from n,iny Dd
t Dot xpcct 20 him rensblitate himself TO see
his iautty Ilted IRON poverty and hun regain
yosi.ion when lac had IVstg Here. then, vas
testimony o an enemy to the efficacy Oi tnlt roig.
Ion against winch IT'S autag0nism directed. But
.specitiy valuable was regioa Tor the serene nope
TON PANEs DEATH BsD.
There q guntieunuu whose employment IL was TO
minpc atheism win poiiucs who Laa offered $1,000
10 aLy Que WHO would shDw that Tom Paini had re-
uOunccd atheism Oh his deltubed. ia thts prUpO.l-
mere was seeming Harness with wuCb IL should
uot TO cfsaieJ HAD lac Olerea 81. 600 any wBo
cvui4 portray the lNt terrible scene n which the
atheist took part 10 could DC accommodated. lie he
pre- tcbsfI know lazy, then cbild OF tweve years,
a. whose Atner's house Tom PANE died. thst scene
she dcscrtDeI tvrriOca scene "a which m vOcaOns
Lord Jesus CHRIST we're ni1Ret with such Dlls-
tnetnies that tbose VINO sutrouuded the sthelsps
dsa,h bed had ~ ~ from his presence. lie himself
had on the scafoiG who denied GOu 10
the .ssa 8ut wny should any one feiy on uhdclty
wren no could be secure the strong support OF
IDrisusnnyf Why stand IN quicksands wnen be