New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-02


,,v TALMAGe AND DIR. FuLTON-PRoFhssoR |
.p1Ek's VIEWS OF THOMAS PAINE.
o,rous diversity Of topics and WIDE range OF |
,.,,afs are covered by the sermons and addresses |
rted below from the discourse of Dr. Dix IN |
r.;n,tv Cburch on modern heresy to the address of
.ossssor Adler in Chickering Hall on Thomas Paine
Az Reecher preached yesterday morning on the true
soncention of life. Mr.. Talmage spoke of the VIC
80 won bv the weak Dr. Newman's subject |
,ras the beattude of the pure in heart; and DIR.
rulton drew a lesson from tire recent Kings County
pepitentIary fire. All Angels Church was conse-
Grated aud Bishop Potter preached sermon.
THE TRUE CONCEPTION OF LIFE.
s p, Henry Ward Beeeher at Plymouth Church tcOn0re
INC Ae ga,ionat
Mr. Reecher's text yesterday morning was
corint hans fx %: ITO the weak became as weak
chat might gain the weak am made all things TO all
men that / might by all means save some"
is Mr. Bcecher said is what II is said the Jesus do
.,, thew may gain proselytes and Jesuitsn Is word
of odium This what unprincipled politicians are sup
nosed TO do-to become ali things to all men and 1t Is
not thought manly or creditaDe. was
=, more so IN Paul Was 1t such supp'eness
sueb pretence many think 1t must have been Was
n a credi;able exhibition of sincerity. irankness ana
outsposen manly truth And 81 Paul has been criti-
eised with severity this matter. Take single IN
stance ike that the 21st chapter OF the Acts where
a, account is given toward the close OF his lille, OF ms
in Jerusalem, when he gave an account to the
assembled brethren James, the brother OF jesus oeng
.sa chief and declared what things God had wrought
,ong the Centiles by his ministry " And when they
heard il they gorifed the Lord and SAID unto him
,Tnou seest, brother, how many thousano Vi
Jews there are which believe ana th'y
are all jealous Of the law; Ana ln'H
are informed these, that thou teachest all tDe jews
hich are arnoug the Gentes to forsake Mosos saying
IN cir neither
a., roll, after the customs Purify thyself win
them aud be charges with Them that ihey may sh"e
their heads; and all know that those thgs' WheIc"i
they were informed concerning thee, are nothlng p'
mat thou tug self also wakest orderly ana heepest Tue
law, Then Paul took the men, and the next uaF
nurfving himself with them entered into the Temple 10
.uifv the accom- shmeBt of the days OF purhcaton
nt that an Offering should be offered for every one O.
lhom."
II there was thing true concerning fau IL was 'n'
no had preached that neither circumcision nor uhccu
ron awaited anything that Moses was superseded by
highcr influence. He had taught this ever" ior
twenty years aud had suffered on account OF IL Anu
Get no ia willing TO go into the temple and regard the
VOWS concerning publication. And he did Ibis IL
claimed to be q striking instance OF glarng ncohs's
sepcy IL wasn't. 1t was noble thing iof f"u W w.
and in the eyes of who understand II IL raises
him stn higher Suppose you were taught Dy SURGEON
that anasthetics were vastly beneficial In surgical
onerations but you should TO him. we IN
derstand that you have gone asuV Hom .no
old principles OF surgery here IS man VINO wants MS
leg cut off without OF anything to deaden pam
VIII you do iti" His answer would De, Oertahiy,h
he wants it, although the way rs better than 'he
nldv Suppose you present man who was using peht
ck hardened at the end with fire for plough-suppose
ron give him one latest steel plOughs and be shouo
nav Why, you have abandoned tine idea tha' "ie
wooden plough is good for anything; you "ouiu say
Oh YES IL Il good for somethire ana wouid plough
I'm n
better than nothing.
Nov here was a way IN which sought righteous
,s II was laborious imperfect, but II thousand
lines better than way at ALL Paul taught lna' tney
would have higher and better they must not DO he
Nv the lower To those 10 Jerusalem TINS meant tha no
had become an infdel But when he performed the
sbservances of the Mosaic law he quoted ther iears
md showed that be was nhdel and had not abau-
soned his religion He would so back from the sub
70 the shadow order that they might BY and by
, se 20 do TIE mischief Of Jesuitism doesn't
ne in the fact that IL conforms TO the on
%S, DS Of the potician actions consists in the
TACT he all men to gam se ems n emo abon
n" thrift or profit 1t the watchfuness OF love oy
the are the principles which he acted What
was Paul's dea-the principle OF his n,e-anu nom u,o
ser GsrS as to meet every case seorgene as 70
spead itself without stint We me- ar 10 Pa
the shape OF each for his warmth comfort ana
Sneed. Paul had law OF love me s on ava
he applied It to everyone some o i've rercin
There Is form that takes Just the reverse That makes
m ,oot after the poor needy the suffering III every
form We Love sd Tb Sne Mat is easd the
Of CONTINGENCY" Chrsts love that OF oeneVolence
This i Psu,s Interpretation Of Chrss ncarnation fe
passion and death IL was ye ser SeeSs
ana this He displayed by concrete example Of wnst the
nniyersal. eternal disposition OF
mar goes out and wraps itself aroma error lnhruy,
p ana sns innite creation Away with all conceptions
of God except that OF the New 81 a. y, n ~ ,S
nniverse and pour Himself out upon the wants OF men
for their alienation and elevation ooon aross
In a rude barbaric age the the0iogical noton arose
that God had a great government 10 administer, ana
that he MAG and then was devised the machinery
of atonemcnt, whereby Christ suffered 10 mend tne
s s5SneS or Ga saa bought for Himself
mercy mankind We are not 10 rld'eMie u m ~
atfennted 10 be thrust upon now. Then we snouid
resent ir. as we would resent the wearing Of The
old times It was good IN s Place Dp. 70 i0rGe
cepon To Jesus Christ came 70 reveal the hidden
inferior nature o Cod w ~re eSV Himself ont and mace
Himself flexible Ike robe 70 %r hpro around n
every ,dn ness'aa ana needed most
10 preach this conception OF the me ~ % OF
,inr Violence You got 10 reverse the thsc-
logical notion that God created perfect which
S,,nseH no it without violation OF law; ana made the
Scheme Of grace as IL is called p"s cohcep9 p,
~, toest and the least and God created the mi
verse "a method Of devsloplaS ana sSef C,S
not co violence 10 Himself IN order 10 meet
great catastrophe. He was God OF lnnnite
eomps sson and healing tenderness and creaoon gave
snere An hich evolve and exhibit this nature TO
build No. to cure. evolve snfulness mo puri'y ana
imperfeetness into perfection. The Theology which
makes God seek out patch TO put on q loop
hole of creation Is utterly unworthy OF any
svs wGo has sympathy with the conception OF
paul VINO saw that God created the universe
18th needs such ms he could adapt himself TO- and which
he caud Lead up step until u perfected in
nature be Is and NJ provided scope for the at