The New York herald., 1878-03-04
THE SANCTUARY.
Some Of the Topics OF Sun
days Sermons.
THE EYE OF THE HEART.
Freedom Developed by a Slow
Process of Evolution.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.


THE LOGIC OF INDuYERENcE-sERMoN BY
REV. DR. HEPwoITH.
Tho subject Of Dr. Hepwortb's discourse Yesterday
morning was 'The Logic OF Indifference" and the text
selected was Hebrews X, sS--sNow tho just shall
live by iaish but II any draw back my soul shall
have no pleasure In him." Christianity, said Dr.
Hepworth, 10 mighty in evcry direction 1t develops
eycry normaa funolon Of nature and runs us out
% vigorous and invgoratcd characters. What tho
heart OF those who are oppressed by tho iron
hand OF despotism what the various arts OF poace arc
70 snose who sock progress through universal happy
Industry, that Christianity Is TO mankind.
II IL the kindling word Tor every emer-
eency; II induces us 70 hope In every exi-
gsncy; II teaches W patience under burdens
which must DO borno; II compes rssistanos and
revolution when the people ready 70 die for free
Aon, and whom tho smoke OF tho battle Is over It
places the schoolhouse and the tompie on tho
smoking soil mako tho victory moro complete and
lasting Christantty represented by the churches
which dot every hill Top and darken every plain
throughout the length and breadth OF tho country.
Thsss churches symbolixe tho Scrptural impulse Of
advancement; they the electric tower Of all prog
yesy they arc IKE tho arches which tho bridge OF
eyilixaton Is laid whose foundations are laid down
N the very nature Of things.
when look abroad upoa the community as care
full obaesver, ind that men are divided into three
CLASSES. First, those who give support 10 the
Church snd enthusiastically accept the doctrines
Witch the Church represents Second, tho class OF
people VINO ars perfectly passive; they aoknewedge.
Ina general way, tho necessity OF Christianity, but
thoy thomseves truly indifferent TO its many OBJ
Iigst,ons; lhey are power inc world and will
ing 10 make use OF The means ot progress ordained
10 be kept force, and by thor money 10 sustain IT,
buS 80 unwiiing 10 add The strength OF their own
sympalnies or tne power OF their own work 70 tho
general schisvemont Tho third class price them. hem
irelfui ana pesvlsh The or their lives pull
has right destroy until ho has substituted some
thing Tor that which, he dtspaces.
}7rtfr TIM INDirFERKNr.
But want to call your attention 10 the largo assem-
bly, OF Tho Indifferent, ana know that you will bear
me out ~ plain o1t somewhat narsn statement "a .!
small mind Nothing II indifferent except man. II Is
hts prcrogative 10 iook careessiy ana even thousht
lessly upon his own Lie, upon his own soul Men OF
science tell US the world 10 full OF ccasoess
lIvy, thas all organized substances are entnusas-
tculy sceking after their gorhed ends. In the con-
yttuslou OF ali living organisms Is easy Tor the
Of science 10 read the iuture but concerning mans
soui it is SAID :-.Eye hath not seen, ear heard
neither tue heart oi man conceived the things that
God hath prepared for those who love him." The
spring OF this nature Of ours we may know. butt
autumn, its fruitage time, wo can only know nero
alter When wo stand face TO iaco with these iacts
wo not awedf We cannot look at tue TACT OF
without feeling that It IS bright Will trans.
figured glory. II IS bright with tho brightness
Of tho sun itselc We know wnat It Is, but what It
viii bc we cannot tell We arc told that IL nvis
BILE until comes contact with the outer arr then
u condenses and We then SEQ H. ~ seems 10 me tnas
the breath OF God invisible until u enters Into The
body Of aud becomes chilled, as it were by the
Gay al man. Does not the breath vi God change man
into living soulY We arc told again by mathemati.
clans that II you will givc them tho smallest segment
Ot q circle thoy will describe the whole. Given
Ihis little segment call lilc aud what the
circumference which BINDS the souly Arc not these
things enough TO excite onthusiasmS Can man
stand IN the presence Of these facts With tndner-
ence9
THE REASON ISDIPFERxxCK
II you ask The for this the answer ID that
think greatly afflicted by u spiritual paral-
ysa ! think this world presses upon the brain VI
II 10 me that wc arc afflicted ny strange
disease; we our best solves; we are IN kind
oi intellectual apathy We think too much Of time
and too little OF eternity. Another Tor
difference is that, some way or other, our moral
responsibility has ueen weakened.
Mr.. Hepworth concluded by stating that the holding
up oi tho and what It symbolized tho only
panacea for tho present evils.