The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-08
THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.

RELIGIOUS USE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. By
REV. Il. p. WALTON.
At the new Jerusalem Church the Rev. E. r. WAL
ton preached on the religious OF amuscments
Tue text was taken from John, K, 9-'Ho shall 80
In and out and ind pasture" The first point was
That two-that Is, there was al internal aud
an external man-that while he was In the BODY he
lived worlds; the Internal man in the intorn nal
or spirit world aud the external In tho external
or material world The Creator had provided pasture In
both the worldsviz. that there were Things suitable
both the Internal and external pasture 1t
Is a law OF health that should go both "In
and QUIZ to find pasture development. All growth
ia by alterations. wuen the mind is growing rapidly
tho bo:y remains STATIONARY. An overgrown boys
body mas stolen a march on the internal body, and
his will grow but little unless tho body hais In
expansion and leaves time Tor the mind in Its turn
TO grow. SO with the internal ana external man;
while the grows tho other rests and rice versa.
l, win for the soul TO say to the body 81 viii
take no interest what do to expand and cult
vate your Iacuties am superior 10 you and cannot
condcsccnd become interested IN such external
things as bodily exercise ana bodily amusemenis or
accom- pish mcnts." The body would reply, ''Wcll,
II you are the jewel the casket that preserves
and displays your beauties. II you are the
sunbeam shot IRON tho creative sun / am tne
earthly medium through which alone your beams
can shine, and II you neglect to polish aud improve
me how will you be any better than n hight under
bushcl2 Again. It rs law OF our nature that all dovcl
opment is the plane OF our delights; that neither
mind nor body grows IN dong what u does not love
to do. Whatever we delight to do that develops us
Tor good or for evil when, therefore. tho internal
man dcscends with his delights MO tho amuso
aud accomplishments OF the cxt.rnaI-that Is, when
the goes 'ont" for pasturc-then and thus oniy
there Is the fullest development OF the whole man.
The poet was therefore wise VINO SAID
Religion does not ccusure exclude
The choicest pleasures harmicssly pursued.
Tho amusements ana accomplishments called
worldly cy the Church were the 'lcst thngsn OF our
stewardship. which, like the zone talent" wcro
gwen Tor 10 use Tor the education Of the external
man and as 1t impossible TO develop any part Of
our natures without putDg the soul or love INTO u,
therefore tho internal han 1.-THE soul must Ego out
..Irendsr TINS leads to the posito nslhat ali bodily
Development necessarily beneficial or friendly 70
internal or spiritual aeveopmcnt-that " the soul
would expand grow II must see that tho body
supplied with that which would develop oil It's facul
Ties the must build and enlarge lis cells II Il
have honey IL must Dud cells For SOUL there.
fore 70 refuse 20 Ego out INTO bouily and
amuscme nus IS as irrational ds It is suicidal,
SPIRIT ASIMAriSG TnE ACTION.
This discussion as TO the right or wrong OF ainuse
ments, Indicated most external and sensuous st,o
Of tue Church. Tho really spiritual minu does not
dwell on such external actions. ltlooks beneath tho
action TO the spirit animating the actor 10 the mo-
tive OF the action in which the quality oil all actions
reside. urges watcbiul anu scrutiny Of the
ruling feeling OF our lives. Aud II ~ noteworthy
fact that when the Churcn has been scrupuluus
to these external things, when II had the biggest
budget oil contraDand amusemcEts, nj that timo sho
always more intolerant and bloodtbirsty IN her
prosecutions. While most scrupulous about pune; iios
sue most frantic Tor the blood OF martyrs
Ihe truo remedy Tor the evils OF the external is
not 10 put his members in close confinement not TO
chain his Localities, but to Oil all his actions with
love. by compeilina yourself to play ana work for
others Until you learn to love TO do Tor others. paus
rule not to cat or 10 that might offend awak
conscience shown 20 be out Of date--a temporary
l.rn than
10 remain unmarried, his prohibition 81 certain
mcats good for the timc but obsolete now by natural
limitation IL was spoken by permission, not by com
nandment, for IN tho next place the Lord had ro
vcrsed HIS ruIing 10 this nge by explaining the