, 1879-05-27

thirtr. fortv III Gf,o ats1 .. opposed ns,c,, ;,
bost II nv towera 'Iac' c 'aFe reslsc ia fet %
religion. Mover did tlle iii" Il" ~ tt;'',e'allsm IN
eHhsnplons against II mnrc snro,s ,Gni,fcli tve,i
@ wmcn' n.as u u IN error uyrrsh,oa.iian saan nov,
sn" ,o g,s .i,e "ioio !; earth; and on ahjs orn.
place 10 look pnt .uth, ,1s, .oF onc wl,o il n h9sa
ne Holy Church a. II ia anl ,,non ,i hn'. ntan
y VIII not, hone, bc ronsir,"'tt' III, ssr tnlutc,
-. tuae" tle pfhtest aRalus. Il wh',h t VI tlata
nor9.ina ~ Ply tha. maac. Liberalism iu rcran asa
iigiou but tiat a1 nn. 10 no positive Truth II ua
1.c.. . s,a ttls u the teacne vli"n lG"nu ~ NJ
lse substance nnd force ,tafI,r "I!ea 10 EaIn.
esteht with the recognition Of ms :, T. !ncol.
sac. ~ tcacfln tint all nro to IL 'i,,'Shln ,mn ~
ieton Is ~ not tFut q h epnon. Revealed e.
tasta@t'ot an objective fac, "s'nsns n, ,ns1 mud
nha It tho right Of cacl, n1yilra'i' i''ssellous;
y say lust w'lat strikes his "u, f.nax 70 inass
Wan stom ~ not necessarily founded =, tts!o. t4!o
10 'u cntho1,.e ny go 70 Protestant churches i1 ~
md belong to nelthcr rhsy yoq mas tF9n IN both
together In spiritual Thoughts and iy iraseres
out haPfY atY vlows at all Of tfoct rt,,n Is @tb
mnn, or seeing the need OF tIcn, III Hn1a ~ Son
reilS'on Is 30 personal pecultaslty mr., Heo
IN ,c ,tsesos,ta "e W must of Necessity igno,es. ~
nnts .,at on noM ruligion every nosninr x,a, ma
ttat to You'll 1t Is as fnlpertiiIent ~ S th; Hatk
mans religion as about his manaoc,n, a'a,x ag9us
ia9nilS. Religion Ia IN no senso tic nua bs
Hitherto the civil power ha, bco,, ,,-
Even ID countries separated from th 11alaot rhnaot
Us h ny own, tedietun was fiji forcc wbcn ~"i1sso.
NoW everywhere that goodty framework tuciah ~
th1 thr2g We af - the crcat9 q Chrsliay
havo referred, with hundred uhnrs ~ ~,ta ,Mtaea
!oMcu apon II, Is Eoo or is eo'uE cycrrrta.eel .e
Md bY tho cnd OF the century. ,,nloss !Hhete,
mighty jnterfcres Il will be forpotton rs III Al
nus ooon considered tlatrctp!on alum ei,a rs ',a
sne,,ro t,,c sahetos was strong enough "a
!aton 70 law nrl onler Nov, pI,IlosonheIp'o popa. ~.
politicians arc bent on satistytnr Iii n,ah,l all
without the nId OF Christianity, instcug W "
Churcli's authority aud teaching thrr y. wosIs 1s
sMns,I,.uts, sst Of OIL universal ad torousss
erery andvdual iat tn bo ORDERLY inju.sessaaa vs %
alla sooor ta Ills personal interest, 'Thrn -.
great working principles to takc thr nina ~" W
llgton lot tllG tlsa Of tic masses thus corc,''.
caneatcd they provide tlic broad, fl,ut,umrn,.}
st1cni IT. tfaths Of 1nsttec, ocneyolcnce, yerac[ty
anu Tue ilke, proved experience aii ttoso n,,a.
fai laws wllcn exist aid act spoutaneo.l,' J.'s' y
society anu tt' social matters, whethrr nlr.Ie.i
or psyrho!oEscaI-for inatnhcc, iu royefn;n"e, st'
trauc, hhance. annitarY experiments, Tic tnts,..
eonrso ns o. & nations. As to religion, Il Is ptIr,
hos
which, Of course, he must pay for, md wi,hss ~.
annoEanec. " 'us9
This general character Of this Rreat aro.,,.,
Is one anl the sainc everywhere, but III it'll
Ga a N siaaraGter Y varies IN different countisa
own county. which know. There, think H. +
shreatena to have formidable s,,ccess, tLonph
u 10 not 'eaBY>tG dee what will be ita ,,lfimsfs
Issue: at itr8s sight 1t might bu thought ibst
Engltsllmen are too RELIGIOUS for a Ino3rm.nt
which on the Continent scc1s 10 bu foun,lrl aa
inidelisy: but .I.e mialortune with Us Is lint.
though II cnds III tntldelity, as III otcr plaec.ft
docs not necessarily nflse out OF inll.ctity. II
must be reco'cctcd timt tllp religious sec.
which Bprang up III England three ccuufrs
ngo, md which arc SO DOW eriul uoH, laye eycs
bee1, tIerccly opposed t. tllo union oi tic Church
and State, und would edvocatu thu ullcbristI,u.
iz[ng the monarchy nl!d aIl tIlat holutgs u il
undrr the notion that such catastrupho would
mako Christianity much nloro purc ami
ml'cf, more powerful: Next, tic liberal
tts l,cccssitv oi ,Lc case. censdc, M s1'ylxa wl.t
follows from tho very fact Ut these lnauy sets
Thur constitute tho religion, It IN supuuseI, ii
halt the population; aud recoleet, our mode d
government Is popular. Every 4ozen meu taSet
at random whom yuu meet ~ thu streets ltayt
into thc'r forma Of bcllot pcrhaps they repre-
sent one or other Of as 1tlAnY rs acyGu religious
How can t'lc} possibly net toQalher IN m,lnlclpl
Or III national matters II each insists on III
recognition Of h!s uwu religious douolnlua,!ou
subject OF religion were Ignored. We cam,
help ourselves, And, thirdly It must be bornt
In mind that tilcrc ID much III tllu hberal!sta
theory which 10 good nnd true; for crample, not
TO Bay moro, tho pseceuts OF Justlce trutaful.
which, as havo alrcady noted, mrs auoug il,
avowc1 principles. 1t is not till Nc 1ul that
tlIs array OF principles ts utcuucl to saDcrsedt,
to block out, rcligon that We pronounce It to
1e cFil. There mover was deyire VI Ills enenf
~ elevcr1y fraIned and with such promise Of
success.
And already It has answered to .he c1pccta.
ttons which hare bcon formed Of It. It Ii ssfep-
tn: into its own ranks grent numbers Ut ablt,
earnest, virtuous 'nct,,--eldcr}y mcn uf ~"
proved nntcccdenas, young men With career
5 i Is vi II tat t s'as sbaS q be- pea
ly all Of us; but it ilust uot 10 supposed tora
moment that / aln afEail Of It, l lament Il
deeply, because fotcseo tint 1t mav bs the ruin
Of many souls, but have no fcar ut all tlMt Il
really ean do aagit u serious harm to'hs
mighty KlliH, tllu iun vi thu trbs VI Judah
faithful aasd true, or to Ills Vicar on earth;
Christianity llas boan too often III What seeiiEd
deatly peril that We suoutd fear for II an} per
triA1 now. SO fnr Is cuttnln, OA Tie otrf
Ahhus Whit Is uucettulIlt nnA Ill tncse Elcal s"a-
teats commonly III UNCERTAIN. and what ls e9l.
monty greut surprlsu w4eu IL + witEestH.a
tAu particular u,ute tu tliu event BY winch Psafl'
tleuco rcseuGs lLtitl sayeH Ills elcct iDllefaute
SonctllAos cur enemy IL turned into irisaJi
sumettmes ho Is despollcd OF that apucill 7iFl'
lencc Ut eyii which was ~ threuteAl'Is; tone.
times he fnlts to p!cccs Ut himself; EulueaaEa
be does lust rs lnucI Us Is beneficial, and lhsa
IL removed. Co,nuunly tic Church has no'a
Ing nuru tu 10 than to 70 un In her 0N III pfo;xt
tiut!es III contiltIce aEi4 peace; 10 staaJ e1,4
AMI to seu tle salvation Ut tod. 49ua'sns
hsriflIat4,4t terFuns 1t ae telabantnr IN Huaka'~
pacis.
Tho MoHrh Centenary.
Tie following programme ,as bocR arrange