The New York herald., 1878-10-21
CENTRAL NJ. 4. CHURCH.

RELIGION AND EVERYDAY LIPE-sERMoN DY
REV. DIR. NEWMAN. .A
Tho Rev. DR.. Newman preached the subject OF
s.Relg,on and Everyday Liio,' taking his text from
Matthew VIII, 2l-.sNot every that saith unto me-
Lord Lord shall enter into the Kingdom Of heaven
but he doeth the will Of my Father which is in
heaven" Christ, said tho preacher, offended the
prejudices Of His age both by what Ae and what
He did. HIS intensely religious age. but dcs-
tute OF justice, mercy and holiness The household
the mart OF commercs and the social lie did not
correspond with the devotion Of tho sanctuary
He charged the religionists Of that day with
making long prayers for protence and dsvouring
wiaow's houses. He told them they compasssd seas
ana land TO make one proselyte aud then they mado
him twofold more the child Of the devil than them
Selves He accused tnsm OF being scrupuious Of pay
ing lithss OF mint, anlss aud cummiD, but thoy
omitted the weignter matters OF the law, such
as judgment, mercy and faith. II He to appear
in the Church to-day he would repeat the dis
courses Tho great want OF age Is practical Chris
tianity, because have false notions OF religious
lie and fancy that Il Is mental abstraction, holy
trance divine ecstacy; that 1t requires the INTEL
lect OF philosopher 10 comprehend II and
The idea prevalent that time devoted religion is
lost to secular purposes OF liie 1t is forgotten
the moral qualities OF an action reside IN tho
spirit Of the actor In the ITSELF that
holy actions become prolano when the impelling
spirit Ol man Is unholy. All lawful pursuits are
holy as purest devotion when segregated from
relgiun. II also false notion that religion II
performance OF given duty 70 the exclusion Of all
otner duties But piety Is like the act Of breathing
Of silent growth oi nature, which are smultane-
GUS with all tho actions OF lie.
When St Paul was making tents for q living he
was holy than when he preaching on Mars
Hill Because oi these ialse notions OF religion
have ned the world spend days in soii.ude,
and thereby morty the decas oi the fesh but 1t Is
far better 10 morty The deeds OF tue lesh by deeds
nf cha L
amid the jostEg cares oi lie tn an the pures devo-
.on performed in cave or cioister Il IS also com
mon device with others to divide time into secular
and sacred-six uays for the world and one Tor
God is the formulated creed OF TOO many, ana
some thank God that Sunday comes but once week.
TO sucn religious duties are disagreeRble they are
ike The debtors who reluctantly !urn .neir attention
We need more weekday religion. TO the good man
all time 10 sacred and he viii not do Monday
beautiful Sabbath As the atmosphere bounds US
and every part OF US, 80 religion recognizes
ana m s nody "sssion Of me soa or
oI The mind that Is not subject 10 the divine law.
That law is present IN me iam,y. y follows ns into
ana enters into all our relations ana dutes as cit.
ZeDs.
TEE wI5kEDrEss or THE TIMES
But IN viuw OF The prevalent wicksdness OF the
times forced TO ask the question:, Has religion
any practical effect upon the character and conduct
OF lie, or has II osassd 10 DO conserving power
one hand and corrective iorce on the othorf The
truth must be spoken morality OF Church
ts radically detective Tho Church Is rich and she
cxtrsvasxnt. me pleasures OF thu world are moro to
her than tho joys OF plety. Hor love OF gain Is
byword. She stretches out her arms to grasp tho
islands Of the sea, while the hres Of devotion burn
dimly on her affairs Many Church member, who
often says "Lord Lord would lot piece OF properly
for saloon whore husband aud sthsr spend tner time
and money In drink, or Tor gambling place where
young ruined, because he can command
thereby higher rent Such man has not carried
religion into his business HE, and the thing IL
sadly large corporations, which
Inonopoiiss, controlling immense sums OF money aud
holding their grasp the consccncos OF thousands OF
men, because dependent upon them. In private
actions the membsrs of such corporations
esteemed honest and just, but In thoir associate
capacity thcy carry on transactions which enrich the
few wnile the suffer Such transactions will
not bear the light OF tho last day. Tho last judg-
menl will reveal that corporations have souls; out,
ask, OF what avail Is all our preaching II you do not
practice what you hcarY How you expect that
the world WILL obey God's Law II you do not sot tho
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