The New York herald., 1878-11-25
MASONIC TEMPLE
TILE BUILDING UP OF ALaE-sERMoy BY MI 0.
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TILE BUILDING UP OF IAE-sEEEoH BY MI o.
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very large audience listened to Mr.. 0. B. Froth-
inghams discourse in Masonic Temple the subject
OF The Building Up of Man." Among other things
the speaker said that the subject meant the regencra
ton. the spiritual life of He touched the ques-
ton OF how man became human being, saying that
nature makes NJ provision for al individual becom-
ing this, that or the other character. How the
embryo being shall provide for itself is the question
of questions. The germs in childhood to
their growth. but there is nothing in the man
that may not be found in the boy. Obser-
vation teaches that and in our
days viii be the those who have preceded
them in ages gone by. Ourselves must be taken as
we were made. In this way faalism becomes creed.
But philosophy says that mems condition only ex-
presses certain state of the blood and the
system while the truth is that the surroundings and
social position Of the individual determine what he
shall become. Here is the creed Of determination,
which is idle, vague impression that what
they and never become anything else. Il the
remedy to be found in education? Assurealy. Send
children to school and the world shall what they
Will become Education. however assumes the alb
solnte integrity OF human nature There must be
more than education; the good in man must be en-
couraged and the bad i'll him crushed out-eltn-
guished Then after education is the evangelical
idea of overcoming this lcper of animalism by
revolution; a coming down OF the Christ in lightning
and flames. This is the idea of Moody and Sankey and
men OF their turn of mind. who believe that evil
doers must be coerced to do good. This method of
building men up prcsuInes that the individual is
strong enough to bear the tremendous strain that
brought upon him in the effort OF arraying pas
sion against another In this case, If the not
strong, the strain is more than stand, and
vices and virtues alike beaten out OF himhe is
squeezed dry and drags out useless existence. for
the cannot, after such handling. take regular,
easy normal course on either side.
NECESSARY TRAINING.
method insufficient
that of revolution dangerous what remains? That
Of the proper training of little children when they
open To good Impressions. 1t is the business OF
parents and guardians (for other powers
reach them) to look out for the mental and moral
aad friends who know childrens weaknesses and
strength and it is for them TO draw ont aud divert
youth that evil will b. suppressed and good allowed
to take firm root. sunday schools which originated
in the Roman Catholic Church have different Office
from ths-sher Office being TO make Christians, not
10 make and women. Their only object is 70
keep boys and girls orthodox and for this reason the
duty OF training young people comes back to parents
and guardians 1t is Office that causes much tears
and heart sicknesses but yet it is that must be
done. Society. too, has something to say the
premises Still the principal necessity is that fathers
and mothers should hold their children
by the heartstr and lead them right.
Doing this education goes unconsciously on.
When boys an. aud girls are no longer
steps in. These institutions simply social habits
built into the forms Of lawssuch the arts Of arahi
lecture, sculpture and others. They tell us what
have thought to be right. bur not. from the
nature Of the perfect. The institutions that
prevail made generations ago, therefore
they not to the level OF knowledge in the
time for there OF this period wiser than
those who have gone before and who able to eri-
else the institutions left behind. Think OF tbs
straining disciplinary power there is in those nstitu
tions!
man says, II was born and made what / am, .
chltd Of dcstny-tLe devils child il you willard
can only do his work" Society says Yes; but IL
you were born to kill was born shut you up in
prison or take your life away" Thus fatalism is as
,,.ainn a NIL fnr ON M fin a fhnrs. of
tion. sometimes the terror Of death OF imprison
mcnt which means justice subdues men and makes
the criminal to walk straight within the rules of the
institutions. Some men rant against Institutions
which may be imperfect barbsrous, but yet bet
ter than Cor the saving in their ability
restrain the PASSIONS within their turbulent limits
1t is question IL there be such u thing
the pale ol the institutions The just unjust are
those who obey disobey the instituted laws. The
training and discipline of the institutions always
going and affecting every creature in society. But
acquiring now tastes and apttuies. such as htera-
ture, science, the arts, usefulness, OF opening
worlds Of thought-in short, culture. When the de-
sire for fame. reputation. power ceases to be motive
this invaluable idea Of the world on which
to retreat! Institutions which may prevent
Us from injuring neighbors VIII not protect
from harming ourselves. II IL. therefore, impe1a-
tive duty with and women before lite goes into
the sere the yellow leaf before desire becomes tame,
cultivate in direction that power OF thought
which opens the golden gate OF the ideal world IL
has not the aptitude that compes him to 60 into
the kingdom OF higher culture, whether he will
not, IL is his duty to do something to acquire it, II
besecch you young people, concluded the preacher,
before the zdamantine doors of satisfaction ara
closed. to leave for yourselves safe passage into
that world of happiness the IDEAL world Of culture
where there is no disappointment and where
tentnent never fades.