New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-16

EpnPHATUA Or TIE AnElIosATloS OF TuE WORLD Ivy
lecior OF ST. Margarets Westminster l2mo' PIP xn'
3sO Macmillan 4 Co.
Cannon Farrar has collected in this volume
number Of sermons preached IN Westminster Appey'
and dscourses delivered before Parliament IN the
adjoining church Of St. Margaret. where for three
hundred 1t has been the custom Tor tue HOUSE
Commons TO hear annual address The title Is tate"
from the OF st. Mark, Ephphatha, that s' DC
epened" which served text for the first sermon III
the book. studiousiy avoiding all discussion on dog
matte and philosophical topics and treating win I'M
affected earnestness the practical duties OF inc CHRISTIAN
life. this volume may be regarded as siien'
perhaps of reaction-aganst the spirit OF ooo III
Quiry and liberal speculation winch mas permeateu 30
much of the pulpit literature OF our time. canon
Farrar wishes TO divert the thoughts OF Christians from
controversies about things doubtful non-essentia
ana. turn them toward the duties OF charity ana SEN
discipline He describes the horrors OF disease want
and wickedness. not that he may ask, Is life worth
living ." but that he may show each one OF us now we
can do our part toward the cure OF the prevalent
evils The second discourse on "Sncerty of Heart"
teaches the forgotten lesson that we can only
begin make the world better by personal innocence
applies the healing caustic 10 many rotten Spot DIS
1t passes review the commonest sns-intempershee
sensuay greed hatred the indecent lust OF gain the
mmoralliies OF commerce: the shocking prevalence Vi
envy spite scandal uncharitableness, innuendo, de-
probation, SANDER malice whispering. bacSoitibg
muliiform developments OF one base passion wh'oh
seems TO be the most dearly cherished sin OF mooch
fashionable society. English critics censure' Win
some reason. the venomous spirit OF American
newspapers but Canon Farrar applies TO the press OF
his owl country including the socalled religious press
the following remarks which journalists all over the
world might proflably take to hearts "Thonsanus OF
men, for instance get their living by writing anohy
mously. The anony is TO them an Invisible rihg
whereby they with impunity. often even unsus
peced speak Of others all words that may DO hurt u
shield. from behind whose sDtiteT
they can shower flights OF fasehoods. sneers ms
representations dlsparageneDts at their ueeh0es'
victims. They tarnish the merits OF an opponent
They can oberate the services OF rival Ihey can Hu
the follies of a partisan They can secretly biisnt
the hopes of nominal friend They can give raise as
pect 20 fair reasouings foolish appearance to just
opinions They can away honest regulations, ara
push empty pretensiOns into prominence. lhey can
abuse the good and beaud the bad They can be rs false
ms hollow as malignant many such writer's daily snow
themselves 10 be. There are. OF course. many VINO
nobly resist these temptations They can wear the
mask without using the dagger But the number Ia not
toe large OF who show the supreme virtue OF
thus being able to wear this ring OF Gyges ana OF
necer abusing IT 10 base purposes. Even
when names are signed there is an ample sphere
for concet and Pharisaism and malice is reished ana
lies are prctabe and bad men can let their tongues
rage like fire against the nobest Dames; ana the
mapyheaded beast creduy, ignorance and envy nc
cepts what they say. Their throat Ia AN open sepul-
chre with their tongues have they deceived the poi
son OF asps their lips And thus alike III public
life and in private e does the innate baseness and liz
teness OF the hu nan shoot out its arrows-eyen
bitter words. And a world where David once said in
his that All men are liars and where even GOOD
men have been sometimes tempted say the same
thing at their leisure the voice of God asks asks
1,ee-Is II nothing 10 you. all BE that pass Tyr All
Christians of whatever denomination, Will nd in Canon
Farrars strong and sermons sting for
their favorite SINS inspiration devout and
full life.