, 1879-06-09

cntl the supetHtitfon Of hlA denomination. Pcre
Hyacinth po1InEer, md ali TINT sci,ool on ihcfr
50 when 10 srs reading nfter parIpg. Gould u
gives us delight TO note that ho has one foot out
OF the confhea Of the Pope, and that The other
tests lightly IN TINT domain; but lnvs wn
SAME kind Of exodus, and that o,,r time will
come or comes for witnessing departure from
oIr gates Of noble. cxilcst. Tlnra is only ono
cot Of lnws for earth, md Il noblu,non havn fed
fen Roafls M are yn eefau.s = eo!
belief, then nobietnen viii seaud apart from us
also II our specifications arc very tri1tng or nro
rcrT numorous. Tho learning. which blasts 4
popc mar blight soms feares Of rro.estantlsm.
II Ia teyun0 doubt true that Into no oio form
Of thought Of feeling error aud superstttion
cntor 50 readily n, into religion. II Will open
to rocsiTo tile most absurd ideas ind The most
horrfd rites. This must hare como to pass
lifc and the dreadful ordeal Of dealt, 1avc In.
yftctl tho Ignorant TO give themselves up to
mystor} anil have tnadc them seek awful ideas
aud practices to fit them for an awful future.
its madness in the temple Of worship; md thI4
startling fact ohould tnake afl religious leaders
mid teachers most dtlgtnt IN meeting this paa-
sion Of the heart to mako tts ia[th mysterious
not bo a.s,lfned thnt our form ot Christianity is
such that no sans intellect can reject 1t. Va
lnay nss,ime that ta rellg1on OF Christ ID perfcc
ton. but 10 sss,tfne TINT your church Or ntie ts
holding that form of philosophy, aud thnt w,e
making an, assumption maae By each faklr OF
pcrs.a. and cach pr,css ct the dark ages. It
should rather be assiimed that we are defective
interpreters Of Divine mastor. ana that many
OF the worlds highest will turn away from
Chriat II they shall SEQ Him IN onlY our ilastY
ictincattDns by doctrine and our poor example,
It will not be possible for mo, nv friends, to
slate 10 olIu discourse all my thoughts about the
1T fx1 Anf.1 r
shalI leave now to another Sunday .rasnalnIng
remarks Upon 50 important topic. Let ussum
up the ataiamcnts Of this hour. Our Youth per-
ceisc what AL tmsncuse multitude Of literary
aud md phYsclans stand apsrt irom s lie
es4nnr naaees .keotcs a'k or "ssr ssSse
ism. These nra grave questions. They damHiItl
Of the ctarGy the hest alawor wn can give. And
tng such an npsweF, ha1n alluded to the fnEt
TINT tho power OF literature 10 the greatest e1-
istmg powcr. BOOTS carry ideas n* the wind
carries the seeds Of weeds antl Of fo#ers. THIS
has assumed a God md an Immortal soul. Lit
ernry men are not out Of tbs Church btcauso
tfleY nro partial to sin. Their morals arc as
high ~ Chri.t.an morals. american ittsrature
atuse dcunnti a broad religion, Al ignoraut
times fabricats creod With too many and
tho absurd specifications, then tho most en-
1tghtctled times will begin to dispute the creed,
mid thu litcrnry men and tho learned men
will bc the first to foel tho burdens Of an en-
tangled irrational confession. And then the
practical Inference caule tint NO who aru toillng
within the ennetnary must not DO slaves Of thu
pa5t, but must bc qulck 10 mark tho dead Or dis
caseA bzat,chos Oh Our tree oI l!!e, and 70 psnne
il,em away n,il burn them. Our feet, too, like
those Of tho highost men out Of The Church,
must hasten to got into the path Of the most
sunlight. The history Of n'an IL tie history OF
Increasing light. Yesterday IS wisdom is toduys
ignorance. The men Of letters hayo always per-
coiych this, have confessed and loTcd tile fart.
Tie Church has too often denied IT. and has
often seen noble men pass away from It, not be-
rausu VI their sin, but beeause ths5 were carried
bya m0Ylng world.