New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-02
HIS SERMON AT TRINITY CHURCH
THE FIVE BRANCHES OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND MUTUAL RELA

1lpNS
At tho All Saints Day service at Trinity
Curcn in the morning Dean Stanley spoke as follows
to 3 large congregation:
In the l2th chapter OF the lsr Eqistle OF Paul TO
the Corinthians are to be found these words: Many
MEMBER yet but body" on this day of the com
nuniOn Of all the saints Of hel Universal Churcl u y
pacuary Citing that we should consider tie Characters
tics OF the four churches that lie outside OF our own
These comprise the Greek Eastern Church, the Latin
or Romau Church. the Lutheran German Church, ana
the CAly thistle or Reformed Church.
Youwel know that oftcnmes there are four brothers
OF entirely different characters IN one family We may
imagine the older broher dignhed still aud reserved Ia
his manners refusing tot take part in the hvely
sports 10 which his younger brothers resort tor
recreation and yet looking on their amusements with
c,mness and forbearauce The Grccan Church may be
well compared to this eldest brother. Again. we may
suppose the family to contain brother Ot
strong and vivid imugnadon; active. deter
mined, oftentimes, to have his own way, and yet
mpatng new grace and force 10 every thing about HIM.
The counterpart OF this brother IL the Latin
Church, the religion Of the greater part OF
Italy, France, aud Spain. and which bore its
finest fruits in the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries
There another member Of this family youth full OF
energy aud ardent desire for knowledge and instfnc
ton. He is OF warm temperament. genial In MS
manner ana OF a sympathetic disposition. He s
n spirited advocate OF all that is new and true.
His Mkeness too, is In the graf family Of Chrlsten-
dom. HIS name Is Martin Luther, the father OF the
Protestant Cnurch OF Germany There Is no church that
has examined the letter tho text the sense and the
sp OF the Bible carefully aud cOnscicntiousy as
the church of Germany.
There ~ another brother. of genial disposition, yet
full OF energy, always pushing forward. STUBBORN ana
unyIelding oftentmes-a youth who Will never give up
point and viii prevent any one from ording u over
Others lie was akin to Luther ami yet lot the same
CALVIN was indie the father of tn religion OF swizcr
land ard Holland, ana TO him we owe much for his
maityrGom ami his zeal against tyranny.
H. now. there Ia any religious community which Is
capable understanding fully this unity ana yet ms
diversity IL should be the English Chueia chuc O. that
touches with one hand the immoyabio church OF
The East and with the other the changing church
OF the West Aran The English Church - IN advocate
Of free thong and by ITS comprchrnsiyeness ought 81
combine qualities Of all the other members II
ChristendOm II contained the philosophical dignity
e. Hooker ana Butter, the depth OF Berkeley,
the purify OF Milton, the sound common sense
of Psev aud the admirable qualities OF Jeremy Taylor
Charming and Jonathan EDWARDS These ale some oi
the men who belong akc TO the Church OF England.
The work Of the Universal Churc l. Ike tiat OF ma
ch,ns-each part hting into another part and making
l-rrct whole Each potion has work to perform. 81
IL is ssible Tor Us To dispense VIII ANY CHURCH