, 1881-03-28

tho end uf i Thousand years tt could prh!uo,
H1laInon md such sublime writer's ~ lsainh aEd
l]Anle. hut whoso A*arninEa and tGars wcru
poured ont not oyor tnhr hut over the trniolos
NJ ttlb nRtiun. In MANY particulars II wis 4
religion witch u.,,itto.i n,hnknh. It ressn,blsd
CalvIntatn In boing tho religion Of only tiioll-
it 10, iudood. dllsioulf tn define tho simple worl
rpIvom. No term IL tu tneru constant usU. and
yot not n:afy words Gun equal It IN t!olylnK
1t last that II stands for a largo uuautlty Of
thoughts, Mnd experiences. and Ront tlneatA, alid
is under im!ntMl eo!!pss wnon a. u e nnly 'ho 10
unIutry. a nation llctsis t0v great laws, bur
IN lho iMtnd and neurt tboro nuts, hs FUND pc;
tlsutt; tAoro charity n.nst koep burning tho
tomplc- hros OF u prpntuni sose; thore petlitenob
must shed sears; thor. honcvu!ece must bless
aIl and Tenderness forKivA a'l, a,id theFe ttH,
must rstllrB cvvry ycar ~ llfD lnsses alons the
dream OF M oristenoo bsyond tho phenon,pnon
int0 uiiher doctrines .,r .lutiea. As we'll unliet
tuko to make y phil0suphy aut or iupo or nnt OF
the ambition at tho student nr tho statesman.
HciYon Iuys tinwn slnGtrtnus just ~ hrehtccta
nut down tho tioep foundations Of a. temple OF
ut or ptety. bur "a Abovo lhoss foundatiosl4 tho
thn.iX6t ind sUntitnent Ut wnIui, lilo foundations
kns,w and eAro nothing. 80 rUllnln1i. hAvuR Mt
toryA lts Kreat pr!Mril,las ativa:.cea eyo!A thoa
tnt, ruh to b., erl,bracet In nny dcnlttok hr tls-
sorp.ion, uns!vE s1ch ,,. definition g W, rex'n
1aaaan, 1a.,. but 'ls i iii s no. s'ssr a "'* '''
Thu itphreW thitt1 OF to .dAy resembles that nf
tho PuntAtGuth ~, innr0 thn1 ths drcAs tnd
humu ut tauiun.nA wou.tl now resemble tho pAIhce
a.id tNllsss al VIets.rILs hutlssnnu, Our taubrew
ctixulla nru not fnrlter from tho tnrnb ~ Muses
than they nro frsh1I bis thtnxhts. We IRE aEi
horne away rr.,lu the past by arms not tho less
powerful from hutilY invlslhlu lnln tho Judaism
nf tU-dAy hAA passed. the spirit Ut CnrlstlHn!ty
w!hout tho uar,(nnl osu'H ].t*t ~ tue spirit u
llbarty Il cr'er;slR Inn ennt.tnpnntry hadons
Ut did faltrs ar uIl THRONES. Tho rtnsl MnaAtsm
{nl tpktfII Itt,Itl
rOlo. itnlNv Mnl nrnrtp hN,l t.aD.tixud It With
their newer th0uyht. Christ llInstls reauhtd Ills
Wish for something hraMler ind aweotcr than
tho law g slcscs y. scYn lu tho lying ros'li.anss
J0Ws have u,1na mt from their St.autNnlaHoe IL
tho MNU Of Mt,Sua but ErItn tItlr denial gf tho
sipinb nature an3 mlssUn " jesus. This IL tho
denial that pax hell lhuil fhr niKhtu1tt gttIIrlea
to tho lilt.lory IT th9lr JersAlt,n Ml which bus
exposed thSM to ths passions Ut tAa4u lRhurtnt
Christians who hAve attempted to pfcAsu l3nd
by tDrturllx the Gnrfnfos hf Hls sufl. Mnitrn
IfehrewIssu u nN tlHXer tho religion Ut Ansps.
Tho C4ivinists ind the rurttans nrt tho htest
charts Of lnan III vlSe back ~ civilization tho
peculiar lhasIlo8y which aEsx AHo la!l tho buss
ut tue Iewi4h state. Modern HelttpwE EsIl IL uu
at plnnt deeply uYeoted tor the bettsr by u now
uliiate nnd u now cultivation. and is not tho
Judaism introduced hero III this loason u com-
pArisuH.
We hnvo 6teu that tho religion OF tho Pen
tAttueh Wul AarroWed nut only by hung slMnlv