The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
SABBATH LECTURES.
PnoFT ssoR FELIX ADLER ON THE MANNER IN
WHICH IInERAI.IsM Ia pRoMoTED

PROF ssoR FELIX ADLER ON THE MANNER IN
WHICH LIBERALISM Is PROMOTED.
Professor Felix Adler resumed his place at Standard
Hall yesterday, aftor his Western journey, stated
that It had been grand sight to witness tho land Of
promise, where millions Of human hearts beat
ing now that vast expanse Of territory less
than hi.y years Sgo was also wide but silent Just
as sure nature about 10 bring US back the
flowers Of spring. SO also was tho winter OF bgotry
iaaing and tho spiritual spring was nigh. while no
spoke III US with sanguine hopes OF tho future Le
could not deny that no had also met with
con sidcrabio difficulties There was. 1t Is true,
bigo,ry also IN New York city, but the surplus
oil population was 20 large that II
so easily detected, and Tho groat charities built 10 our
midst also sufficiently large 10 deceive tho
towns ant he would nnd hundrcd ch archcs and ono
library. The further no had gone the more had he
become convinced that the work they were engaged
III was most urgent work Men bad questioned him
as the progress OF their experiment; they were
eager TO follow the footsteps OF tho iroo fogionst
all they necacd was leaders
CHRISTIANITY DIES HARD
Free IN making this statement 10 those who know
him well, he would remind them tnat u Christianity
was dying, AS they we're constantly told, was dying
very hard, Indeed. Their only hope was tho conflict
going ON WITHIN the Church and xi,nin tho sy ma
eoguc. That was caused, not by intellectual training,
but by the feeling that was IN eacn mans breast.
Religious freedom, Independence from prcsty thral-
don, dictated by mans own fcclings These
alone had brought about the religious liberation OF Tho
day. II we compared ihosearly Christians with tho
once be discovered. Tho carly Christians despscd
the world as IL was, dcspised It's wealth and pro-
claimed that rich man could enter the kingdesn
heaven. But Tor tho American Christian, with senti
mon,s OF nocrty In his BREAST made independent as
he was by his tree government his great journals
his commerce, this World was good enough, and
he did despso wealth. at all. Was II not, thea,
false hood n tncy still Proclaimed sunday
rich could enter tho kingdom OF heaven, whiio
the rest oil The week they pursuing wealth with
all thc,r mighty 80 was u with the Jews Of old
tho modern Jews. f1cy chung TO their peculiar
institutions with great tcnacly 10 days gone by. They
believed Israel TO be bride ana Jehovah the BRIDE
groom They were attached 10 their leaders
mat their names Abraham, Isaac ana jacob
are conuruaiy repeated 10 thor prayers. To them,
however, the Egyptian bondage was only ut that
time another wOfu tor the homage they suffered ~
the hands OF Christian Europe, aud tho constant al
lusion to their leaders hau meaning applicable to
their Iving present But to-day tho Jews
actually dcIivcred. Win strong arms and
hearts they we're assisting In tho general work OF hu
manly. They lived longer IN the land vi dreams,
aud au entire mctsmorphoss had come over the
mind OF the modern Jew Young men who always
have ieit tho impulsc-liberty--within tBoir souls
20 TO the synagogue. AK Tor bread anu get q
stone ana there hear sentiments that do not appeal
10 them al all Ask tnem whether the delivery from
Egyptian bondage 10 TO them a source OF
10y to-day. Ask them II They care whether
their ancestors lived In tcDs or not Ask
them whether the law Of Moscs--with when
Moses never had anything 10 do-appcals TO
their feelings. NO, ike a legend Of old, where the
Jews were Told they could not enter the syBagogue
because tho dead had arisen aud occopie their seats
to-day the dead anosts IN the ynagosue ana
The living religion allow cd TO enter Ali thcy
knew now was union and fellowship with mankind
The bonus OF two thousand years nad been down
they would become great helpers IN the upi caton
mankind. lie desreu To impress upon their minds,
however, that liberalism did not want those young
men to Join ranks who lett the old Church Tor cor
rupt pur posos who wandered about without obJeci,
without compass larger morality nsrequircd 81