, 1879-06-16

nn.,tjtt or d A1cthDuI6L, or d kRLu0l1c church.
ii lcnds t2war1 1 any t'e Toesr 1ato T. IS
w es.,1mtnt In Co!ey!dge led HIN wlN!c IN tho
EIsf G.;s n Cha,nount to hear tic "Rwiul nlountn
...k forth tue existence aud power Of tie Crca-
=, Int in such language that Catholic or Frot.
s.nt itiQh. .ChuEchpaan Or Quaker, Gao read
tse thc cloauetlt Moras. az iesi ,at INTO s
s",.tio0uent dreamer. THAT "USmn at sun
~ Va. sung for tie human racei aud We can
M s,cine lint cvcn m sthetat would at last giro
~ M unbeltcf should lie read At ttr1os that
s.ty,tta rever.c. IL the "l'cassntss Even!uE
Tr,,cr'' of Robert Burns ali ts 80 universal
nj Al rMss feel that tho cottage Ia blest, in
t.sl t,s xhefo such prayer climbs IN With tho
sisnt vines over tho tllltclicl roof.
s,,n tnecltna down to Heavens Eternal King
'sa Faa saint tho fathcr. md lilo husband prhys:
~ r.. ,tss they iii shall meat in future days
"a morc 10 sIgt or sttd thr bitter tear:
'Sorctbcs hJmning fhafr Creator'a pralse.
hi tueh society, though stlll more dear,
Wills circllu9 time moses round tn an eternal
Tn.te arc words dIvestcd Of all scctaFfan qi1alt-
ats aud will tl,ousa,ld Years hence cntl forth
he tears OF sympathy and pcnsiyoness they
coke to-day.
II then, all The higher forms Of written nnd
troien thought tnnAt he Of n universal anp1!ca-
tnn, It might be presumed that The minds vide
.oodgn 10 embrace the earth In all It's history
Iould, perhaps uuconscIoua1y, perhaps con-
aiously, feel little attracted toward churches
r5jth not only held many l1tAils OF balfef, but
1bea lived largely by a hostility TO each other.
a. great statesmen dare not ba portlsans, n,I
do always attempt 10 escape from and live
,bo,c tic meTccnary men who frequent tho
SAMPLES IN pursuit. of votes: men iiko Stuart
Yll, and Sunsncr, and Gladstone attutnpt to
tttk only truth for a}1, md Justice for all, and
1oud not buy oflluo With gold, SO It is probable
thal eunle Of the Erent nnee In letters aid learn
fnc baYe slood apart from the Church Of Rome
.,e nd s & Gc o q & beeaase a lfom aafs otnsT
moro d religion which loved len thou
ind shapes Of creed nnl worship with
n equal affection. The Judges In
cur h}eh courts when they 1lnppcn, to be ucm-
bss Of anY church cease eoon to 30 partIsans,
md the Romants1n Of Ianccy Of tt1e unstarInnism!
hp!isMs rather than from their manhood deeds.
Ihcir religion. but not the1r sect, was visible.
II literature be tile Efrndest form OF truth 1t
must pass by the Incidental an.a transient.
Wathu7 find eauscs quito plausible that have
operated 10 mako tl,e egreatest minds Of the times
Iheto cases nc DO not find atheism OF even skep-
tkIsm If principles to 0e worthy Of my special
meuton. 1t Ia not true TINT the greatest Intn18
hsyc sighted tho Christian religion #, It's os-
s.uce, but IL scents trtlo that Tor special CAUSES
ll|uded TO they have not been we'll disposed
the sects. 1'his state Of mind has apparent
!r coGe from three causes.-thc churches
Mktug for greater credullty than Buch
edueated fntellects can command: the pt1lDtt's
dlIercntalIng from literature thUso who are
most spiritual; the tendency Of literature It.
1lesa three facts will explain tho phenomenon
10 10tne so alarming.
Whst @ should be the practical results Of thls
l.sumed relationship OF scholars mud chusChcsl
The resntts would be bud II all our youth who
h,rs !cad little md layc felt soma OF the IN
t,it.tlon Of . learned pursuit should stand out
al ihe church SO. as to ba IN tfia ao,thought
sod society, but how much evil OF this kind IL
70 b ft@ret We have no mrnnB Of knowing. It
Gmore easy for US to estimate other results In
htlargo play OF cause and effect. The Church
attself being modified by this incessnnt pulsa-
lon q broad literature all around It. When
@e books, OF an ngo were all Roman
Catholic books. then the Roman Church
bud no QUO who dared rcysc its thoughts a1.d
r!& And when In moro recent tiincs tic books
q The world Wero Calytnisttc or Puritantc,
then that large branch Of the Church stood
daya there was established censorship OF tho
p,sss, and no book dared appear which might
nulaln any heretical sentiment. An edition oi
Thomas d. kempls was suppressed, utMa coEn'
nIttee ordered to revise thc book and look out
to' 'prlestly sentiments. Dne 0f the patriotic
poems Of the day md this sentiment:
Let men Of God In cuurts and churches watch
Ger auch as do 4 liberation hatctt.
0ne burning a,,a shining light declared that 70,
pnshnE down error tic "hofY tactics OF the
anl tword should be employed" This censor
up Of the press remained In our lands Until
l'Mt-only little more ihan hundred ycars
s. FoE hundreds Of years books ha1 to b
shd Purttanlc In America; Rntl therefore Il
~ new experience for the ChrlAtiau crn to hhvt
Ioond 1t literature worthy Of thu uaulo OF 4
aaolantty,-n altetaturu free to GxDress all tllt
uoaRhts and emotions OF Its best souls. Il
must DC true that Tic books u to-day arc tit
m9tt ptrlres expressions Of the human nina o.
y. NY hayc appeared II the 1,s00 years Of ON
n Elcncc nnu oven Atheism can utter all III
iaaost reflections. TYndAll, and Huxley, uni
p.iHi1, md MIL, and Harriet Martincau have
y! been ~ Tree children Of thought IS arc thu
fqElast4 of play that CALLER 1owcrs ia the fields
~, ohe desTcs 70 bury q wife OF brother In tl't
~ o. lore nll friendship n1lti without any o
t at totma Of religion, there Is rcspsutfu
taellng accorded. mid flowers are sen
u BY perhaps Christian hands to decorats
w collin over which Atheism Is to spcal
= oasY Tho name Of an eArttlycnrecr, and earth
uss, snd yac9ut home, and DEATHS a"fu
thsRce. Never had thought auch full ltbcrt,
Gsso!e, MD Tue Influence Of such uAburdcntng o
ns : heart must deeply affect thu whole public
Ha then new thing for our Christianity t
T9tte rollEpg all asou1d II this ocean of liberty
ms result snar not b. bna,--tlsat Of lca1ini
muhE pcssops away from all worship, but /
~ oc good that OF leading the tuat,y c!lurchc
;G.afa ;..sa revision nud amendment OF tiei
naaoe; that as literature Is In its very esscnc
~oaa 10 thut faith OF God and Of jesus Chris
uY $40 be made broad to lit itself for now
sla aooler compan!onship. lnstead at hetnt
~ nAIse O. alarm It might bo Erantl blessing t.
su.1 ~ No Churches, Roman mud Protestant, tla
md Lssnaasiitle, and Carlyle, md Mrs. Jameson
ke .! learning, ant! love, and gcuit,s. III snoy
stS W sooat In tho world, not pointing out lh'
Trofa n'a q tl,c Church, bit pointing olit tho sui
nas aus things IN Christianity. Theodore parke
Sss Sss. spoka Of Christians who brought IL SOU
Cs.t,,tal!a Ca al!a thought Il was Tue ocean. q auc
III ~ Chttst lefE 11s principles to BE- carried \
Ssnsh Yessels, 4 frea literature, compelled
H. ~ 10 bo tuil ot learulng, ind full Of rcflet
aau tul! Of bencYolcnce, falling all arouu
E,sa,p!fs E,nn,,p!s Of prayer a,Nl penetrating all fam
h., Wy not lead to atheism Or to skepticlslf
sts.uI+ Hil!3 point OUT wherein lies tho tr.l
krsa,lenes krnale at tho New Testament doctrine. FL
ns.an.a nsvsasas OF ycars tue Churches mainsaioed
rmasesslllp OF the books and modified them.
n.as se ahe Eeplus Of q thousand, years a,1
ktSna,. aidc away III the den 1T til
.s .he,,a,nd and producc dead lonilles whc
II Ill., sAs eloqueuee u liberty; ana now ID
orse,o!se aase changed aud tllu books have SGT up
ssss, ssssofal!p 0f thu Church. but With this llillc
ruIsi ~ aie Ihurch set up court OF violence III
GIi Guniaa ~ hwlathi literature has set up court I
Tfig ~, t,aonEhk and rules by thu power uf log
sraasntaas i'tera,ura says Ia tllo Clure
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