The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-21
THE NARROW PATH
Guidepost Lessons for Journeying
Humanity.
EDUCATION CANNOT SAVE.
The Name of Jesus and the Conduct OF
His Betrayer.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

PIllMOOIH OnOhSi
INEFFIcIENcY OF EDUCATION TO SAVE THE
RAcE-sEaMoN BY REV. HENRY WARD
BEEcaER.
l think tho Gospel spirit was caught carly ana
shut up in a box. said Mr. Bcecher yesterday. Ger
lainy tho world has not seen much oil H. MOI un'i
whole communities began TO "cnthuse" would IL DO
apparent that the spirit OF Christ was abroad. rhc
yery heart of Christ ana the OF HIS Gospel
contained i'll that sentimenaiity which men call
the "Gospci OF Gush II ithad no. been tor the
spirit OF Christ in individuals Church would have
gone with tho world TO tho devil long ago. am led
to make these remarks in the course OF sermon,
the object of which IS 10 convince my hearers maj
there are cardinal deficiencies In all those neihods
which have mad their the saving OF the world
and to provo that thero is needed some influence
anterior 10 education, and which snail bring
into the world race superior intellectually and
physically present. and predisposed heredtariy
to good rather than evil Mucn nad been accom-
piished in the culture OF plants and In the purely
physical culture oil animals but very little has been
attempted the direction Of animal intelligence or
disposition, that a realm complicated subtle ana
little known. III The Kingdom wncreia man Is iound
thore haa been attempt to give scientific symmetry
in The development OF tho body and mind, inc uding
the intelEg ence, moral sentiments and affections.
BEEN DONE
Tho development OF bodily conditions without re-
gard mental has been attempted in very limited
and altogether empirical way but effort had boon
excrtcd improve the race stock ab initio No at
tempt had been made 10 renew the earth through the
instrumentaity OF natural laws. We had SIMPLY
waited generations to be born, ana then attempted
u Yet tho principle oil bereditaDiiity
was "a odern one-t antedatcd civilization. IL
was reco the very earliest period OF history,
and no grander enunciation OF had been made
than that the passage read by tue
preacher as tho text OF his discourse wherein
Pa n descr he declares
the and faults of parents carried over TO
ihe third and fourth generations How little had been
DONE even toward the education oil mankind, was
pointed out, tho vast swarms OF men that people
nda Africa and the Islands OF the sea tar beyond the
mi oil the schoolmaster, being referred 10 Us
evidence that the people who have been trained In
tesGtuay bear the same proportion to the race as
liltc cream does 10 the body OF milk on winch 1t
boats Tue existing efforts to elevate the race was
compared to the acts oil one who should stand below
Niagara Falls ana attempt TO cleanse the water with
tny liter while vast agencies above were grinding
Out mud and sending 1T over in torrents. Is there
then, notnmg by which the source lar back oil The
point where education begins can be improved and
purliedY The mould itself be changed, not alone
The image that comes out oi IL polished u little.
TRANSMISSION INFtRhITEs.
With education Mr. BeecLer found fault. SIT has
beeu,' he SAID, personal and not generic, and Tie
operative lorces have hardly peen touchcd Then nc
the marriage relation, critczng the exist
ing state OF society which renders marriage optional
and casual On marriage depended inhuile conse
quences TO the human lace, and yet man might
marry though he were consumplive aud was certain
To transmit that disease TO generations SO
night nave insanity and YET there nothing TO
prevent his transmitting II TO postcrity, and II
tue power OF an animal man 10 embrute his descend
ants. There was mourning over these things, yet
HERE was nothing in systems OF philosophy or the
plogy against them In consequence OF tnis state or
affairs preachers and teachers found themselves in
every lighting against organic diseases inside ana
outside. 10 attempt 10 reform the trouble by educa-
ton like giving one born cripple q WORK on
health read
In discussing the terrible condition of mankind Mr..
Beecher broke down. and in tears said l can't think
OF things" The congregation vsibly
affected by the scene. Then he proceeded to discuss
OF the why nothing had been done IN the
direction he had Indicated One was the lack OF
knowledge arising from the fact that the great mass
Of were Obliged 10 exert their whole physical
force to obtain existence SIMPLY
NECESSARY.
But We must change our theories, else we should
never have better things The men WHO looked upon
The world as simply bearing depraved race which
existed IN iormcr spheres ana was put into this
world Tor "A second time would have to abandon their
notion that the earth was sort or convict
ship. Those VINO believed that Chisi
upon earth again make all things lovely would also
have the world another lignt, and all would
have TO see tnat such long period has elapsed be-
tween the coming OF the advent angels and the saving
oil the world simply that shall have opportunity
to be co-workers with Cod in achieving the salvation
OF the race. Mr. Beccher denounced III unmcusured
terms the arrogance, the tyrannles and the obstruc-
lions OF organized religion IN this and other ages,
Expressed his qualification AZ the progress OF science.
i nail, he sand, with unspeakable pleasure the ap-
proaching wedding OF Religion ana Science. They
yet very coy, and to some extent nave quarrelied.
Science thinks that Religion takes liberties which she
has no right to take, ana Religion thinks that Science
Is prcsuming and has no business to KISS her under
such circumstances But the time Ia coming when
thcy VIII embrace each other, and there Will be
more checks than such will IN all well regu-
lated families. fhe minister oil the Gospel tho
only preacher OF righteousness; every man that in-
vented machine 10 expedite industry anu relieve
from the bondage OF toll, that keeps them from
higher things, was an evangelist The strikes and
similar outb caks on the part Of The workers
OF the present. transition state, but the
Ing when uen, lifted above The toll embruted
them IN the past should achieve nobler standing
Inc elevation OF the race would be accomplished ny
men working from the social from the political and
from the physical points to u common end.