The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
PROFESSOR ADLER'S LECTURE.

SACRIFICE ALONE THE GREAT COST or RELI-
GIoUs EMANCIPATION.
On this day Of Easter songs. said Professor Felix
Adler, ut Standard Hall, yesterday, when many
persons gorify event by which they think that
death has bean overcome, cry OF infinite pain and
pathos breaks through the p@ans OF rejocings. The
passion week. with Its tones still reverberates
through the churches and reminds ali who have
to hear that the principle OF sacrifice underles
thing that Is great and good 1t In the seeds
that grow in tho herce struggle for existence. and
CRATES harshiy those who anxiously look
Tor harmony everywhere. Sacrifice also is tho
great price mankind must pay for tho great
boon OF emancipation II is no doubt much
easier to accept things as they are, but the
world has loose from ancicnt moorings and IL
disposed to build up airesh, and tor that purpose
ccssant new struggles mad to BIO invoked. II would
no doubt be asked whether the preachers Of liberal
ideas were justified In sowing broadcast their prin-
cipes among men, women and children whose train
ing had not yet brought them to that status where
lhcy not sufficiently disciplined receive too
new ideas. II might be asked whether 1t would not
make them halt between two opinions, cast loose
IRON the old and hssitatng before accepting the
II The religion OF humanity involved any abstruso
ideas such objection would indeed be fatal but
what Is offered is 50 simple aud clear and required
only moral energy II Is not 80 very difficult 10 UNDER
stand the principles There wore obstacles DO
overcome IN the struggle for emancipation, ana not
the least OF these domestic discoru. Mans anec-
uOus wore strangely lutrlcately lnteTwOvcn Win
CONSCIENTIOUS principles ana discord in tho family is
unavoidable Whenever new religious movemen
makes itself fclt There Is affiuitv OF souls anon
those who love share tho congenalily OF thor
lows aud are eager 10 JOIN their enthusiasm. 1t was
true that every one Is bound TO respect those
them, but, tho other hand, It was equally true
that man owed great duty to his oon scie co.
No good wifc would ask hor husband 10 barter away
his principles, and children SHOULD say 10 their
parents:-"We shall never cease TO revere you shall
always yield to you our love ana respect, but we
cannot yield to you our CONVICTIONS
DIsCoRD UNAVOIDABLE.
~ would be grand ana glorious II In this struggle
Tor emancipation domestic discord could 0c avoided,
but not all could rise 10 that beatude OF happiness
which permitted freedom Of conscience part Of
all Tho sacrifice Of material prosperity also
OF the costs OF emancipation The orthodox churches
to-day appeared TO possess larger number OF follow
ers than they actually have. Eminent men, ike
judges and lawyers, tho greutest IN the land VINO
were mentally strong, were really morally weak by
supporting religious cause in which their con-
sciences are not enlisted That such men should by
their tacit consent support those ia which
they have real faith the great milestone
the necks Of the liberals Ii all those who reilly at
heart were with the LIBERAL Church would only act
with them what glorious sight IL would be ago
OF inquiry aud research. Let all, however, under
stand that to night filsehood OF the OF
this world will 10 be sacrificed. was lot easy
10 retain place and reputation while The great majority
enlisted on the other size. Man required help
and support aud principally calmress during the many
ills anu evils which uct daily liie and selireliuncc
unselsh and perfect confidence In the great good
tnat must be wrought through hin for benefit of
mankind large would him safely through. on
Der that since The death OF Christ eighteen hundred
years ago, many llustrious In history had sui
Scred greater pains tnan Christ ever suffered,
had died, too, Tor resisting tho VERY doctrines
preached Chrsts name bat the great struggle SIN
goes and Will I'LL truth ut last false.
hood from It's throne