New-York tribune., 1879-12-29

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srnng Christ before the Apostles ON the Mount There
we're uronncgics hins, from the other side The
meaning oi many know NOT. tut they VIII never he
cfaccd from remembrance. These things exist for me
YOU aud Tor the human race. A. when triveliing
"a with the valley below cnshrouded In dsi kness,
fash OF hight from the cloud revealed TO he farms
aud II IDS homes ana churches, which saw Dut iOr
moment so these Rsbrs o light reveal To- us w AZ eH-
for IL. II Is there. though hidden by darkness
1ucre lights and the heart prepared Tor
not for wender. but TO exat 10 nobler manhood
In the outlook the glory Immortality and the
gathering OF the flowers strewed BY the thIon' of God
You more than you know Of o for the lifting no OF
son 40 let the coming light and Ory Of God! have
passed whose owners we're away or dead, aud
bcauIiu pictures giaidcned the eyes OF none inc
soul OF man treasure house OF beauty undsclosea,
uuillmnrd l. there here who feels called 10
come NJ to higher for Cnrisrs sake no one VIII
inG to rise o higher plane and gain dominom over
yours aud We are Christs. and Christ Ia God's.
ORNAMENTAL AND DISCREET CHARITY.
The Rev Dr. H. w. Bors. al Al Souls ttnfara') chrreh
The discourse of the Rev. DIR. Bellows yes
terday al All Souls Church upon charity wisely
administered.
Tine Providence of God said he. and, may devou'y
saw the nature Of man-always slowly tending to sub
ordinate lower to its higher parts-prphesy ana
slowly labor toward equality OF the laws and thence
greater equality Ia the conditions OF men, Laws Ia
vorng only the echo Of social preudic's and
prescriptions that have divided men Tor ages INTO
kings, lords and commons. Men have always dinerod
in ifls energies aud apttud,s The differences ad
mirable and proydeuual. The race, In the eye OF tS
Create. evidently has ends aud objects Of common
kind, dependent on mutual relations and differences
whicn override individual claims Variety We must
have and inequality shall have. long rs tastes
offer, talents vary and nputudes disagree
What we want. and what is within our reach
is TO destroy. change. or correct those artificial
and manfrsy unjust and injurious inequalities which
have grown out OF political and social ideas pretending
10 rest on the divine example. and ending In law and
customs that aim at perpetuating inequalities
The old Nations used TO quOe the throne OF God as an
argument ior wisdom anu authority OF monarchca
government. Cod, they said, King. Therefore let
the supreme ruler Of every people be king. But the
obi.ciors Justly replied When you give TO man
the wisdom the justice and majesty OF Goa, 1t will
be time enough 10 make him king. Until then lie Il
ALWAYS likely 10 be despoi, and uuus, and danger
Gus ruler" Our fathers heirs OF ages of struggle Tor
human rights, thought differently They deemed that
God had done all that was needed To make men diher-
ent and that man and society and government were
found TO labor just the other direction It was Gods
infinite prerogafive to introduce variety and g. sIay
m human constitutions and glits Ii for flute and
mutually dependent beings, all creatures OF Cne
father 10 exercise imparllaiify ana to estab-
lsh common iusce and prevent law or custom from
exaggeraung ayOing differences, until The sirOn-
berane tyranncal, the poor and weak seryie the ch
richer poor poorer. the gifted more proud ana M
perions the lovly abasod and downtroddcn. You
know ow this bad system worked FOR ages Because
the majority hcwers Of wood aud dTawerso OF water
b., reason OF less Developments mind OF vgor OF body
the ruling class said, Lef take care how We ever
ve thcse people any education that Will make them
DISCONTINUED with doing oar work. or dispose them to de-
mand our places" God had made one race black. Men
said It stamped em as servants and slaves. He had
made others red and placed them IN possession OF
continent They were classed with he Wild beasts and
say our states men. has marked them interiors
and so for destruction"
Even religion came the support Of the worst error
OF class politicians. anxious 10 legisiatc for priv
lered casses She said God had made the poor 10 be
poor and the rich TO be reh and taught that man
should organize and uphold society upon the theory
that poverty shOall cease from out the land But
there is no obstinate survival IN the word than
than Justice substitute for II. Charity III the
form of protection and almsg ving was the ony ree
from inIumauity which human justice aud py ccuid
devise in hos- long and not yet ended ags when arti-
fcia political aud social law andblrrers disranchsrd.
de moralzcd and derrsded labor and kept the middle
cla-s weighted down Win dsquhl ncatluns WAe uuurr
! thcm Law crushed the helpless an hopeless poor.
Ii is most pected that country founded on the
principle of universal freedom ik- our own shOud be so
early ana while in the possession OF sucn abundant
land and such liberty ours, should 6c visited with
the of pauporso wlichis cIronc poverty sup
ported and perpetuated by tue state Bu II - due To
several causes. We have imported ready-made born
and trained paupcrs INTO our cities to Iced
inherited aud consecrated the notion OF poverty lyng
10y charity as Of ITS sacraTcntal IDEAS. We have
such an easy. ODenhandc pltiui ana sensitive class
OF weltOdU people that love nothing so Wen as Keep
ing The poor and cothing The naked Tue rch atone Tor
their luxury, their wnrldness ana he'r Wlliui dcNOUOn
fashion AMI pleasure, by their feehsndednes, to al
appeals Of s6a & soT rs tne harm aTnn @ oaa od 'I%S on a
| Ou public ana private charities taken all together 4;
thar poverty really increased and multiplied by The
enrourag,incnt 10 become impr0vdeut and
leaning by the loss of courage. hope aud solrSpcct
produced M those who doubt their pos-rr to take care
Of themselves Foreign paupers should not he allowed
% land able aud wiling 10 work for their living
We support 100000 people by chail,y III hs clly VINO
vote the tHxes ont OF the pockets oi me indus
Ous to support political machines, iu iprgty IN mo
taf ffNa Inc nUu ID o. %
! am sure. cuniinuel Dr. bellows, we ndNt maue Il
great and. some imcs fear, fatal mistake IN admit
ting the suffrage any persons VII" are not st-sup-
porting. The property dllihcitOn was hsshHb'e. l.
vas the slfetY-vave rather governor of the vast
and dangerous machine OF popular government We
have destroyed IT, aud Tor ciiies hclieVe We nave
lost the only curb lha long RESTRAIN cruse Gud
communism. Unass reformed civil scrvic" speediy
| introduced. mark my prophecy; we -hal one dtY n
the old check or we shall perish oi our
inability to do 50.
Meanwhile. what safe directions can chnriiy take
only these We alleviate providrntai mi-for upes:
orphanage. insanity. dioy. coneenial inirmiiy and
the temporary consequences or losses by IRE aud pee
! tlentiai famine But when build expensive hos
pilas asylums and pOor-nouses. vast palaces for
] objects OF puoic mercy-t Is an Injurious indul-
| cence of pride, commonly IN tue interest OF
the vanity the cnply Of some special body OF per
sons otherwise than philannropicaly Every
thing that promotes either elementary OF academic ed
ucation is III tue highest degree favorable to public
health and happiness, the daily comfort and safety Of
the people. aud which manifesty does not lie within
their reach. and which they cannot Provide Tor them
selves il worthy and wholesome object OF public
benefcence. The employment Of volunteer teaching I'm
The schools established bY churches tn exc out ana
feet Tue education OF the common school IL not
ccptonable form Of charity Here Tor Instance Is our
own school for poor girls maintained for fifteen years
Inv the lab rs of half hundred Of Teachers vino give
several hours OF each Saturday morning To the facning
Of of sewing u 400 young girls chiefly from
what we are aiming at abolish pauperism and to
make ever poverty an ever-dmisAing evil
CLOSING OF THE YEAR.
Dr. Rst at the Fifth Avenue PresbyeTidn ChuTea-