The New York herald., 1878-10-21
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 2 le7aTR1PLE sHEEE

fate that bound him 70 barren rock or did the
feeble olo man Of tho Vatican arrest the egions Of
Victor Emmanuel who marched rssistIessly onward
TO reconstiluie Italy nation?
THE SPIRIT. rHs sAxk Ao7s
Of ,n p % srs ,ss 20 as
good Will u Tend 10 write the name OF God piece
OF paperf and dwslis IN our hearts then how un
necessary and foolish must be print The name of
Deity on parchmentl In ancient Prague rnsre 10
dark and dusty .abernace on he black wall ofwnich
the dust OF ages never oisaned iforn those dingy
stones for fear TINT the WORD odod woulo be obter
ated. How much better woad il not be lo,oean up
the place, make God real being and not indistinct
dehnitionf aa yoftanw3E .fcn
Tynaas lectures Obliged the confession thai all is
lignt and that we are imprisoned in world luminous
WITH the DIVINE rays. name in all mouths Is that
of Edison, whose discoveries go show thai uni
verse Is vocal wn harmon sound that the mei0-
dious waves of sound, crossing and fecrossing each
other IN bewildering beauty Of movement, can be
measured nnd made 10 do service 10 society. fne
immortal Shakespeare, the great Goethe ana our own
vcnerated Emerson have put into their works grand
thoughts tnat arc pregnant with Inc Worship OF
natures majesty. Ih great cities, tied up as We are
in vastbuude Of nalurs's binding, lot reflect how
necessy that called Is b Ssr. work. saroasn The
world knitng things together ttil the earth 70 web
OF the Great Maker, aud man loscs his individuality
and thnks himself Of moro I'm portanco than .
straw which Ia carried on the wings OF the Wind.
The reasoning which attributes the worlds suffer.
ngs 70 an offended Diety must be put away forever;
and that VIC be given the merit OF the appl
cation Of reason must be the prayer OF every inieii
gent man. Scenee in this generation is compelling
as to see the real and put out oil sight the unreal
Deity. To talk OF science being irrcliRious Is Inc
height OF irreverence Tor a hsaven-born knowledge
oil tnings Science 10 the essence OF true religion.
II IS undong the things that psrpicx and annoy US,
and teaching us now 70 rcuson up correctly from
enect 10 cause. When the true Goa shall be tslt
he is not now. and when His name shall be Identical
with TRUTH JUSTICE beauty, then shall Ho become real
and individual and be the means leading to all graCes
and goodness.
FIFTH Av. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
cEUclyIxIoN oE. THE FLESH AND ITS AryEc-
TIoNs AND LUsTs-sEaMoN By REV. JOHN
HALL.
The Rev. John Hail. at the Fifth Avenue Prosby terian
Church, preached upon tho crucnxion OF the flesh
from Galatians ", 24:-ssAnd they that are Christs
have crucned the 1ssh with affections and lustr"
Christians possessed ainsrent faculties, tho preacher
said as ,hor work varied one but this duty OF
cruelty ing their flesh, their affections and lusts, be-
longed 10 them alL In studying this passage it was
proper TO ask What was tho flesh in ts affections
and lusts, what was it - cruelty 10, and who
they who wore expected do thisf Alter explain
Ing the Greek origin Of the word he said fssh tho
lang uage Of The New Testament, meant the unholy
unspirituaj; II did not mean the body only, but
The body and spirit turned away from God.
The word flesh described the man who
turned entireiy 70 himself; the Alienation Of the
mud from Coo. Tho flesh dia not always act In open
ward haired against Him. though the carnsl mind
acted substantially IN sniny 10 spiritual interests.
II was specially important 20 remember thai this
OF fact, without feeling any positive ILL
will 10 Jehovah. The smugsisr or counssrotter isit
no special wiil to The United States particularly
no be suffered carry on his lawicss operations.
There were men who said they did not hate God,
they rather admired Him as great producer adj
But whom He assertcu His claim their
worship and obedience they said:-"who Is tho Lord
whom must oboya |, win these magninccn. iacul-
lies this my i'm perial viii. |, who sovereign In
my own department." Tnis iecnng was The perfoc-
lion or human vanily and insosence.
ruHR nv
Now, II doubts are entertained as to what the
flesh let it bo JUDGED BY It's works Take quaoty
powder but apply 70 IL the requisite spark ana II win
De soon known 70 be gunpowaer BY the result Tne
pass by the eye aud without being hcsded, and
we'll the effects of polluted streams and
the eiuvia OF decayng vegetation reveal only wnst
oil which they have been the germs. And thus the
flesh be juug.d Dy what It does The apostle in
ne CHAP ter which text taken did pre-
tend 10 or EumerAte all tbs results In any regular
order. They seemed more like mass OF carrion
flung down. But the offences TO which the flesh
gave rise could be suDdivded into four casscsnrsL
uduery, Iornlcat0D, uncieanDcss and viousncss
second, iuolatry third, wrath, strife, envy, murder
fourth, drunkennees. rsvcry Tho apostle laid spe-
va upon third point, because tho Galatians
were ouarreIsome, violent racc. Now IL is noi,her
meant ,nat every man IN his state is depraved
all these euccis are visible IN every Of
carnaI mind but mat man IN his natural state IS
that Ia not spiritual or holy IN consequences and
only becomes 20 as he comes under the impulse and
GENIAL highly sducated ana II may be trained into
Orstor. statesman but stil be outside the in
lucnce OF Coo Just arr may be strong with the
deadly OF disease IN It's veins so may . be
great and famous and yet the virus OF
godli and immortality undofmine his spiritual
bong. The preacher then spoke OF the restraints
wnicn society put upon the flesh. A man could
ship gold dollar Ills get drunk In h,s
house; aud In these oases soc'ey would still not
teriere, because II was not injured ITSELF
YLEsH AS A MALEIAcroR.
In explaining the crucihxion OF the fesh demanded
by the text DE. Hall said the figure was doubtless
taken The cruelty ing Of our saviour, e, put
ting 10 death In u shamefully ignomIuious manner.
Christ crucincd because ne was deemed male.
factor, an enemy, awDreaker and So the nosh must
DO cruSihed because is aeousd maleiaco or, enemy
awbreaker. Not that spiritual regeneration Will
bosh chan &c pm steal appetes except SO far as
consccncs afsols shcm. The cbLd OF God 10 not en-
tireiy delivered IRON the acsh but by the help of
God Will longer be IN the state Of absolute sub
lection the aesh which he mad previously been.
lie will simply ablc 10 combat and strive vita "
successfully, and cruelty IL tho Savour DONE
FIFTH AVENIJE BAPTIST CHJIRCH