New-York tribune., 1879-12-08
SUPREMACY OF LAW.
The Rec Dr. NeiCsnan, az the Central Methodist Episcopal



The Rev. DR.. Newman yesterday preached
the sixth oI series illustrating the suprem-
acy OF the law. at the Central Methodist Episcopal
Church. at Seyenth-ave and Fourteenths He took for
his text the sixth commandment Thou shalt not kill"
This Is said the speaker apparently absolute
mand without limitation. but by the law Of nterpreta
ton we are justified applying 1t only to man. Though
in the day OF creation charter of authority was gwen
man all animal Ife yet solemn prohibition is I'M
piled against the wantOn destruction OF any creature
The beast the bird and the fish should be allowed TO full
m its existence until Its death becomes necessary for
the comfort OF human life by this command is attested
the sacredness OF the life Of man. whom the Almighty
has separated from all the rest OF creation and put
ALL One OF the reasons why this maudate put upon
the human family Is that God created man in his
image. He rhe Deity In Limitation. He Is free agent
and intelligent like the Creator. and may be holy and
eternal ascend In the scale OF holiness and in
lgcnce the miniature God In man expands and rises
Az we who took the life Of Christ
cause he had Divine nature do abhor the
eide because he takes life OF his fellow man. who has
been created in the image of God and given of His
attributes the who takes life the place OF
God who alone holds life In His hand We proba-
oners In this existence OF IN the world and
upon this life hangs future destiny when life Ia
gone IL Il gone forever Health may be restored repu-
ation be retrieved. fortune be reganed. but tho
dead cannot bo brought back Tne humblest person
the world Ia userul. the economy God, TO society
His value depends ON his talents, requirements posi-
ton and influence, as the life OF n Car may be moro
valuable society than that Of peasant yet the peas
ant may working out great principle in his lowly life
One the prohibitions OF this command against ali
those dispositions OF the heart which mediate evil
against others He who has hatred against his brother
has committed murder III hs heart. Christ Is the only
religious teacher who has gone back OF the action to he
motive. We must watch that anger, therefore, that
mediiates revenge. Eternal vigilance has been said
be the of lib srty and who would control his
spirit constantly suppress hs passion and guard
his temper We are also bound relieve suffering, To
rescue from burning building or watefy grave.
The injunction plainly indicates that II L. an imperative
duty 10 life. IL Is our duty to advance those
scenees which proloDg life aud promote health Auat
omy Physiology. Matera MedicI are the divine
scpces Ii Is the exercise OF great charity tn osal
lsh dspensaries for the pOD hOspita and orphaDages
II compliment 10 Chris ilnity tai wherever IL has
been established oharit-s and cbait able institutions
have ubOunded. Whatever procivltes tend TO injure
health shorten lie prohibited whether gut ony.
intsmperanee any other Man ~ placed upon
planet To live and not destroy himself The u-
del says that death debt 20 nature. but IL Is life
owe nature, and death s consequence This self
destruction exemplided by the sky thousand drum
kards that 10 down 10 a premature grave year.
Excess Of grief from loss Of fortune bereavement Ill
health prohibited because often leading To that
despair which ends in suicide striking commentary