New-York tribune., 1880-02-16
TOPICS IN THE CHURCHES

sermou as the pastor he is DR.. Duryeas successor.
Dr. Armitage, at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church'
in this CITY, spoke OF the overwhelming Importance
Of religion aud morality i'll great citles ike
New-York DIR. f. A. Kittredge, OF Chicago occu-
med the pulpit Of the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church and preached of the life beyond the grave
Dr Manning, of the Old South Church OF Boston,
showed that the cross of Christ was the true an
swer 10 the heart OF man. ms sermon
was delivered in the South Reformed
Church. Mr. Tiffany, in tie Church of the
Atoncmept, preached of Christ's baptism Dr'
McGynn. at St. Stephens Roman Catholic Church
took up the lessons of Lent. and especially warned
his hearers against the use of intoxicating liquors.
uINDRANCEs TO CHRISTIAN ENJOYMENT.
7Ae Rer Henry Beeher at Plymouth Church IC""Sre
oati0nat)
Tn snite of the storm Plymouth Church was
completely filed yesterday morning handsome vase
Of ealas md other flowers upon the pulpit table
and vase of flowers placed upon the other side OF
the platform. Mr. Beechor spoke with more thah usua
fervor taking for his text Hebrews K, SO and ~ ;
"Now the Just shall live by faith but II any man ara"
back. my soul shall have no pleasure In him. But we
are not of them who draw back unto perdluoh Dnt OIL
them that believe TO the saving OF the soul"
In the carly age the preacher SAID. whether among
the heatheuor among Jews in Jerusalem the oecom
ing disciple OF Christ brought such trials and tempta
tions that poor human nature was pcrpetuaiy hahie
20 break down. Our Saviour had TO address the incon
stant-tbose who were without stability aud without
pcrmanence The Apostles found It every where easy TO
gather harl TO keep. There were peculiar trials IN
those early days. TO become Christian hea'heh
man had almost literally to cut hlmscu on ifom MS
kind Tie Apostles Obliged to put aside the onice0
of life and TO become almost hermits There were 40
many things thar carried with them the flesh and the
machinery OF worship Continual reference Is made to
these things
The state OF mind into which men como who are truly
disciples OF Christ OF profound interest even 10
one who spesuates. The genesis Of religious feeling
the scope OF IT, the necessity Of IT, are transcendenty
more interesting n study than physical science
what Is implied ny being in high religious state OF
minds IL involves the abiding consciousness OF TWO
elemensone OF the continuous presence OF God-Oi the
groa Alsou OF the universe That Is indispensable 10
n religious state There must also be an abiding con-
scousness OF Invisible world, with history, that
belongs 10 and constantly exerts an influence on u.s.
toward which our life emigration march. This
sense OF the what the Apostle means by fath
and II any man draws back aud has only the conscious
ness o what the eye can and the hear he Is gone
out OF grace and become maeralis The presence OF
God cxeites train OF emotions not unlke those
OF the Divine Mind The inshnng OF the soul oi God pro-
duces gracious fervor and color in the human SOUL
such a man has sweet, elevated emotions" exper
ences they are sometimes calledthat MI the soul and
ybrate IN IT, Out OF these such warm sympnth'es
for bring true Christian person into active
sympathy with other persons. Here we have love TO
God with all It's variations. ana love 10 man Those
that dwell this state conscious of no pleasures
greater than such. true Christian experience does
not extinSush any lawful pleasures but rradaes them
by casting down upon them hight from higher things
Culture means giving TO mans self a rceeptivty
sensibiiy and perceptivity greater than he had De-
fore Because have what the noblest artists do
enjoy more even the ribbons on horses bride and
aof
more to me because have sympathy with the higher
forms SO the highest Ngious experience takes nothing
away from the affections from domestcity Besides.
the enjoyment which is capable OF deriving from
simple exercise OF religious feeling transeendenty
greater any other IL has quality II not quantity
II has 1nensss IN ~.
euc an experience would want 20 recede from It,
But nothing eyaporates more quickly nothing must he
NAV love aud draw back iron the higher religious DIS
closures The fact Is paent and universal ln"t men 90
life Excessive religious feeling Is one reAsoh oi the
its compass, and II cannot be carried heyond the unit
without abnormal conditions. II you transcend the
range m any mau. there VIII be reaction. II q man
pscltv 10 endure-if he wants 70 be all the tms
sscsfaite state-in a "revival state" 1t Is
caned-the time win come when he WI
rebound go either INTO numbness or INTO morbid
state. Hence man has ever wrought IN revival
LAHORE without coming TO what ! may can vacation
falow he VIII come around. But II he thinks that the
oAl OF nature torest temptation OF the devil and
he will sink Mauy men have been wrecked by carrying
their religious feelings aud experience too TAR aud hav
ins what may be called heavenly nrnnkehness 100
much religious feeling Is too much But ts rs Not the
saeh fallibilIiy ard Ger weakness that few OF
MS are standing BY our own will and per
snmsisnces-Oy friends. parents. the minister.
church influences Any sudden change 10y which these
charge from him all religious life. cnaDge of resi-
dence or change OF occupation results frequently III
leuv me
man alone has got into the worst company he can get
into such a change IN the conditions OF life
az hreaks of these auxiliary helps IN Ordinary life Is
attended vita danger. Then Is the time for wachfui
nsr od 1ST GSsn ese the e5ire @ by singular and nm
suspected operation Of the mind IN the direction OF IN
,eectual labor THERE'S trarsmut@iion OF emotion
into intelecti0n. The emOuOns are lhe true
aud love aOide. IPs the emotion that Is Tue
genuine man, and the intellect Is TO serve tc Iccd
the tnau. The emotive Is the mau, and tile intel
lseiual man Is TIE servant. Multudes OF men thiuE
nothing value OF emotion uni II is converted
lsad Ey The time tins Is done the feeling is gone Men
resolve religious fervor into philc For the pur
Their emotios carrying IL too far according To the
NewEDgand idea, Is running ihe MACHINE DseAwaIds-
man los. his religious feeling by reading 700 much
inreilectna deductions out os belief entirely This
l. peculiarly subject TO such temptations Is nor an
ago OF philosophy only, but Of research Everywhere
religion and science arc STRIVING together, and pOurlg
an incltemcDt on the growing side OF the human soul
But II man cnanges opinion about COD. and says
that he does hot know that Carist than a
moral geuus, he passes into stai OF uuceItlhy ana
damned" q Damned" means condemned everywhere
IN New Tes .anent but to change would offend the
IIanghterl IL means that doubling is bad unbe
iieying. Douot takes away the entsnsasin that only
goes ont toward certainty. A fOul wraI ped In
ilgfous enioymenis Is soul in blossom.
fneD men fall away FROM oettve RELIGIOUS feeling from
n more unworthy cause-fr0m an UNCONSCIOUS prcdOm
.inonce In the soul Of feelings utterly Inconsistent
with higher ones. The higher experiences
clouded by tho predOn!nauc2 OF lower
exnerierces and passions II q gives way 10 his
ap,,ete aud overeats, his religious experiences
SPURIOUS YOu cant violate the fundamental law that
AZ annete rrcdominates tho soul subordinate. The
singing side soul OF men can't be IN bondnge to the
lower appctes and passions and sing Pride the love
ries of meu-how they shake the armament above
the stars of lave, and every element o blessedness