New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-08
CHRISTIANITY AND LUNAR POLITICS.

The Rev. George II. HepwOrth, after Nj,
Sermon yesterday morning made appeal for
aid in the work OF raising the deO OF the Church OF tia
Disciples. He said: 81 was never moro dsappointed
than on this beautiful morning to many empty
seats in this house. suppose many stayed at home To-
day because they could not would not give. Be s,
cere; be honest In this II you can't give snythins.
and say SO don't shirf the responsibility by an.
sencc." The debt Of the church is 100000 on which
there is annual interest OF $1,000 BY the movement
started on March 49, by Russell Sage j. W. Ranney aud
other trustees $2 900 has been subscribed toward re-
ducing the debt Yesterday the contribution was light
but on Sunday next special effort TO be made to raise
large sum. On the evening Of April l6 tho pews will
be sold outright to the highest bidders and Il IL ex.
peced that from the proceeds Of about one hundred ~
these enough money will be gained to pay the remainder
OF the debt.
Mr.. Hepworth's sermon was on "Nearness 10 Godp
and was in part protest against Huxleys doctrine OF
indifference in regard 10 spiritual things On November
g. 1868, sad, Mr.. Huxley delivered lecture in Edin.
burgh on the physical basis OF life He expressed
means OF IN analogy. He said in substance that II he
were asked what were the politics OF the people In the
his answer would be that IL we're impossible 10
find out he did not care TO trouble himself In any way
concerning the matter. lie added thar these questions
of mans origin ana destiny were Questions of InsT mis-
ties 1t strange assertion Of strong man. Coming
most advanced scientific Thought il necessarily ea,ms
our attention. During the last ten years, hnd that
this statement has produced no change IN the wOrds
thought faith The answer Is that IL did not satisfy
human souls, and therefore they not affected by IT,
In the presence OF death you would not say the destiny
of the departing soul a matter OF supreme indifer
TO you. You would be less than man. less than
brute, you Indifferent at such time Though you
may not be able to unfold the celestial map and tell
whore il the house not buded with hands, yet with tear
ful eyes and mufcd heart look 70 the stars and
know they could tell you the story II they would.
There IL a great deal OF One-sded philosophy and
science among good for certain experiences but
not for ALL Christianity Is circle, strong all around, OF
which nearness TO God Il the central truth. When the
end comes the principles OF our life VIII receive the cru
cal test doctrine OF life only be judged by its
consequences. Test Huxley's doctrine In this way.
Blot ont all idea OF God destrOy the Old and the New
Tcstamcns, and with them the hOpeulness from your
heart and that Of the community blot out the records
OF the centuries OF Inarytrdom when men and women
died like gods when the flames kissed them into agony
and Tapped them into fOrgetunes tear out the church
and al IL represents from your heart pluck out all hope
OF future life from your soul every living pulse OF yr
every heroic thought purpose born OF your con-
sciOusGcss that Thou, God eest me-" This work CON-
plcted stand on rome high pinnacle and see what you
have done. You have taken the life from history your
soul dead you are left brute with nothing but
a brutr's passions. Lunar politics indeed there you
have the results. Place side by side with TINS world
over which rules Christ Jesus It's creed Tor TINS NE the
Sermon on Mount, lesson for the fture e tho
fifteenth chapter OF Jst Corinthians there Is an ash
heap nero garden OF Eden there Is night baeA as
Ercbus here is the full MONDAY splendOr