, 1881-03-14

uy WlIiGn To lItht annHththH M WNifN IEh hFNFi |
may f"cd; something IN which tin e,s,l may
rest" And tltI4 II umloulItndIy tho nra1 ri tNe
nnc, Hut s1'l tho ~ NJ r'Hny different ant
0gttn Gnn!CtlnH bcers, Rrtl many pepnfn !
who cau hRrtlly be ARld 10 hnve my beliefs nt |
MI, thnt tho hnly phth ~ n ec.lrcr undnrHtand-
Ing, md hence tn clearer faith. sGnniA to lie |
ncross this Held of tangled opinions II is trun |
Tint there nr6 tnnny WIN any: "Lct NIL thcso
rnnltcrs III ieUnte nonr, nrt1 wn viii 10 on AMI
lIvu by tho truths Tint arG pnin 10 tho
hcart, mnti this. sn fnr ns Tho llfu 0f religion II
cp,tcer,lesi ts wui; hut thcrn are uthors. md Il
nrHer clnsa, win live n,ore IN their minds, and
hence want and aecm tn need clcnrcr Under
standing Of tr,tth before lltsy cNil wtli 10 fnr-
warl In either thought Or l,fn. The why seems
nrl, and they wnnt It tnA'lc rcAr and IN 81 fhr
as this cun liu dono the request Is certnlhly not
unreasonable.
Another difficulty III our time IA that many
things havu bcen held and taught rs Il part ni
rellulntl-n purt IN be bulevetl along with tho
whntc system UE religious FA!th-tlAt very Maliy
minds cannot accept; !,0lt, lhnlr intrteets and
theIr hearts protest, md they says "lf that Is H.
II those things Rre essential In tho ChristlNn le-
lief, then wh nre Gnkcl: we cannot 20 my fur-
fher; w1 mi1st STOP" 4tnd hciic0 thGrn Bcclus
,lrceas!ty for n rcstat'tnent Of aoMc truths III
religion; anil thls invovea II dropping olr OF
some Of tho old forn,s Of faith, and taking un
Df ausne things t!,4t nro now. And When this IL
preachers arc heretics; or that tioy arc drifting
Into 1a,ixtrol,s opllons; or that thoy hare
nothing certain. nothing positive.
New It is into such II trulble time Tint tho
preacher Of the present day in1a TINT his lot Is
east. III tho midst ot ulI this doubt and Hues-
t1Utlng-thls hunger. this want, ths criticism
he must takc hls atnnd and 10 tho hest ho calti.
What shall he In7 II he Wholly 'llsrsar'! tho
nce,l Of ills nYe and ~ along ns lf there were ITO
| tlolAt, no unrcst, only thnse who nre uncOi-
sc|oi,s nj these things, or who nrs SO settled In
| their beliefs rs not TO be moved by thon Will
| chre tot1stcn TO- his words. ,Thosc who most
ucrh hIs hcIp ar left TO struggle In the wares ~
'!efond I'LL tho old dnxn'us. nc i.re1ks down ,,!l-
@ p @ hopsesI ' 5rhIna sp 1"r some @ u Tic to.e iii
beliefs enmlot he tiofn,.Ie1; thoy must ba given
w. Thorn s then would scen t .t.,, orc Way a,
nlN,yn everything elsG: to trust himself to tho
world: Il, Wall himself to It's mighty currents
| nl,!t hn tDrne forward. ....
very 'I nnny !" % ashtf"l @ nd ] coscieti",s mini,
~ aur tsny thut therc !. u 1nidds WAY nf truth;
thas ika r Ernat MM!ss,ssrp M IT, wat",a En-, 10y ,t
ntr either border, Atht hctlGb thoFE IL tunts!1
III tho front whnt may Lo calnd broad a.ia
dawn the Nlst: rnr It IN ~ NIL tl!nxs with
! what nrG cnllcl the mnse rntlcnl Or lllicrnl
schools. NJ effort s!s been mule ~ cai, ths'
n' ~ * ttii.r, amI t,n,",. M nm ,,I, NJ ss,,u IN
sEcak for rnll tho rest; and yet there sccis t!' ta
e ee,taIn Iiles that tic b,,t.,iarios IT hls new
continent IF religious beliefs. f tnny - tala II,
"'s, o.S,H ,. H. ,,G,,.Is ~ 'I,o urv ns thts
l,rtMr peIie!, We ;ini tlsat It arlacs hotI Gri
"ishin a,ld without tlle CHURCH. It's great ltfnis
ut Il Il onet, to tr,!ti, rr"m iii autsc aoi,rscs
Of sc!,oiurshlp. md ~ those h.s been n,il VII!
.vnr, MnG '""' '' II wa - ''
Wie,, we loox more closely fur tho tcnc,,crs
e ;e, ui , as np 1est trn, nj u
nm nr1i,". .H.i InM, f.nre ,nv m M,j Ia In tw,,
turtles ~ oaen tsnantpn' ,',,, nna a,a NJ
m n ~, "f ,t ,s v w"irver ,c vo,1 mn,
s .!on y s., IN ino Mfolist =, ino rrsshy
INN In tno otors. breu,Iso Mstpu5sn, i,us Durti
nr no. ~ h,, ~, nH " r. mi axn"r.,sn" iI,nf ~
n',at @ as ~ ,,vuva iu ~ u tr ,st n,in,y, 4
"r srst,,,uI ru III !rrtv viii t,1o ersy Tf,e Ill
Visions nt .Ga hays Ges Ssf 19rs r m
nui,S,,t un,rr y" "a ny 'ne Chursh SMITH ar ,,pnt,
,,,u %sesos o nt rsss Or Of iHstrumotMl music. Or
eor. ~, ny ,tItc nu,nlv i'm ,m,trs irui
nn' nu a"rrw ,I,t torniaiiy Uru,niSuJ
M .nn ~ i" ~ .snicr,'w nI,n lin i,rn,f,rr ~
~ thtnt,,~ IL lin lSnnilst f,t1lrch Ihur il lid
siass oen ~ 5 purity % ~ prY;,
III; tho tinuurni .tssvmIiy OF I,o rrssUyterinn
n,rnS H1 c,,t iii four dyrotls unbcrjnE sn,t,e
nut, no,mEors M mi. win ,nnn tho urnl,,ii Ihnt
tovo @ @ ~ rthn1,~ ~, tfn ,trin.a ~ ar,
nnd Mu,o t,,u atouomet, ,t fuw yenrs nsa tIp o
I a, III IN "Sm unis ,,' klnH ~ ts,n,,,,Injst
erounl , tint allowssl 4 larssr personal liberty ii
belief ttty yeaFs or ,n'so Ko a there WY Tug
Gf ha ssfoW pMr[S S,,soa, ~ W. M,
aost IL s' so!r an!on M IT %e
u"rtan CnnTs u New EKl%ad IN ,,sn Thai hGr. M
bAto oyar tho moral yow IL tho Atnnonont that