The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
MASONIC TEMPLE.
GOLD AND ALLoY-sERMoN NJ Mr. O. B.
FRoTuINGHAM

TRoTnINGHAM
Mr.. O. b. Rockingham discoursed In Masonic Tenn
pie the subject OF ''God ana Alloy" After read.
Ing IRON tho Hebrew, Grccian, Persian and
Chinese sacred sogies be proceeded illustrate
how power Of mi diligence, truth and all the
golden qualities derive vaiuo from The alloy which 10
In them. Gold taken . symbol, and this virgin
metal was always found answer best tho purposes
OF man when mixed with less Of baser ones.
Without alloy tho puroncss OF tho metal would con-
denim IT. and too much OF this ingredient would spoil
tho gold Without alloy gold would DO
less: with TOO much would DO vauclcss.
The speaker sara that fact was beautiful
Illustration in tho sphere OF commercial combination
OF the good results which may DO Obtained by artist.
caIly combining the more valuable ana less precious
me,als-ths purcr with tho bascr ideas In thought.
AS tho OF art Is to convey 10 tho eye the whole
truth OF nature the artist must DO more than
eopyis' he must be appreciation Here the speaker
dweIt upon necessity OF people seeing all things
IN the proper light and illustrated hts line Of argument
by pointing out how a mo por4ran should be Vowed
the proper distance, under tho rigbt light and tho
true perspective angle. Viewed Otherwise or inspected
loo closely the work would appear 10 DO bIochy and
INEVITABLE CONDENSATION.
Tho doctrine ct mmutaDe compensation runs
through all subjects OF the material and intellectual
worlds, from TO end OF the universe Tho phioso.
pher II, tho poet describes II aud tho artist por
trays u his canvas THIS old dogma OF nell pants
tnoso imsginaions OF crcduIous people 10
sucn a manner 10 make them afraid TO lot y go
Take away the irescoed painting OF hell and nothing
Of old fabric Of revealed religion. Tho
vugsriy famIiiar description OF hell 10 the
nearest 'ha, ignorant ercauIous people mnon can
lion. Yet there is not tituc ~of
truth init Think OF tho Creator condemning tho
untold OF endlcss torment because no
dia believe IN certain way when he bad NO op-
pvrtuniy TO ihink or act otherwise than he did,
wnich. according 10 the prevailing opinion was tho
wrong way 20 tn'nk aud acil The wnoic picture OF
tiOn and murinurs OF approvsLD
Take ancient my tboio9y-tbc point whore human
and uayine qualities meet the same inuivdua-and
Nc ma mat cbr,st Himself is a myth a uct,on. Ho
was, from tue beginning, existing only ~ the
Imagination OF the ignorant and the cred
Ssy. Tho truth here is mat man Is made tho
vehicle Tor illustrating the divine power ana quail
tios. hence we Justify the usory grounds that arc
used 10 set forth the truth which Is behind them.
Arc not therefore, vindica,ing alsehood, and 10
10 reform possible M the method OF using gold and
alloy, truth aud isischoodf rnc speaker now con
tended mat IL would be better tor the world aud for
religion 10 the different christian crecds could agree
20 admit, IN conformity with movement 10 England
TO that eject that these denominations should DO
sailed representative vehicles Tor conveying great
truths. wnIle tney not truJns thcpseives
Mr. Frvtniuehsm, IN making what ne called q vital
application OF moral truth, argued that doctrines arc
put nctions while truth alone Is Duro SUBSTANTIAL
ny. Tor the loss OF which nothing can mako smcnda
HndOo writers Who had hvcd l,5oO years before our
IRA ssid, All one never tells ne, but the truth, ne
needs 10 other virtue; ~ Will be we'll with him.
number OF remarkable historic lies, which seemed
10 be iusiiapie the sake OF The truth which lay
bcniDd them. were recoanted. zoe social ne ihe
white lie aud the black le were illustrated Black
lies we're said lie faso their face, anu 10 carry
acep taIsehood In tho heart MS when the United
states PRINT the giaring iaiscnood, In God we
trusln
Tue upright characters OF tho truthful men Of con-
victions were grspnicslly urawn In tho persons oil
Gerni smith aud John Brown, whose characters wofo