, 1881-01-02
-, ~ u11oN OF BELIEF

rnuEna Himself to the temple, but lAas"t
..a 1,n,t;tudes in the wilderness. on the sea-
ts.-a; ~ n the market-piaccs, on the highways
s~,,n su tho hillside and the mountain bfow.
H. H. unutd lead the people out OF their SELL
sa1orta3 e little castles" Of religious blsotry,
.'sara mine u is alone considered, into the
hroad sud open plain Of an overwhelming 1e
l;pious influence, where mime alio
Thine u run parallel and in unison. Stand,
,ng m ti,is plain, we heal, everywhere around
NJ ~ sounding in high strain and sweet Accord
slorv m to God and goodwill to men The SKY
tlat canopies its breadth is radiant wltn tne
1ight and 10y Of angels, who crowd the path-
wsv of man, urging the speedy performance
Of that work which Is to result III tne over
throw Of the thrones Of the my creed az
un"atas and The establishing of the true teacli-
hos ri the true Christ, which have for their
ainha The acknowledgment Of the Father-
haod of God, and for their omega the ac-
fno1viedpmen of the Brotherhood OF Man:
Ainng tl1e patL that leads to this paradlslcal
state the air is vocal with the anthem;
.Glory to God and Good viii to Men,.
The glory to God expresses the Dl-
1ine side Of Christianity; the & geoa
has aiways been recognized, the second has
MT Moses emphasized the human side OF
0ristiauity when he openly told God to blot
his nau1e out of the book OF Ills remem-
hrance unless He repented of His purpose
to destroy Ills people; and Paul, the earnest
and faitAful disciple Of the New Testament
dispeasatlon, did likewise when he expressed
hiswilIingness to be accursed for his bretf-
1eT,s sake. For the first few centuries these
two lights, rejecting the Divine and human
sides Of Christianity, were held up as one
and inseparable But after time these pc
came divorced; when men, growing wise
after the manner Of men, announced !ne
sonl1eyolttng, Heayen-insulting dogma that
*neli is paved with infants skulls: and
declared eternal punishment as the fate Of
''election by grace"; which: in plain: Ian
,aaaaa~sa*t all -atasi,,e Father has
ercated one part of humanity to be saved,
and the other to have the, pleasure Of for
ever ''roasting" them on the ..fery flames"
Of IN ''endless bell" This was the blade,
stfame with nnendf1g WRATH that cut the
knot and severed the bands between the
tianity,-at least the attempt was
made. Men with hearts as cold as steel,
and with the stream of their syrnpathies
crystallized into shining glacier By the
frosts OF nlisanthropy, s1ood in the holy
sanctuary and hushed the angel voices Of
"G!oty to God and good will to men," and
made chancel and corridor tremble with
Hell, He'll, He'll God was made a monster,
aud humanity, like toa1stool, unfit even
Ter the Shadow Of His favor to rest upon.
The glory OF the Incarnation was hid behind
cloud OF wrath; Notwithstanding we are
1oIo that there IS more joy in Heaven over
one sinner that repenteth than over ninety
ahanne Just persons that need no repent
Ace. IN the days when the race was young
ind lercl 4 ~.
nu3ay nave !" served a purpose" to picture
!na As being more cruel than tile destroy
tnS angel; unwilling to grant the least mercy
" " Ms efIlng children, even after they have
fnaaIed suffering for 50 long time as to al
nw o. aolm to remove the boundaries Of the
"a y ~ W carrymE away but one grain of sand
~ ms eoufss Of million years kintile no
innssengnt. lae last Judgment Is not with me.
tle final end bow, and saw, aThy will
r.. " done" M ! do not tell you that there is
tha, nvpe lot me lmpenitent beyond the grave.
tae poets ideal: N S N>''1'~'>''e>-1
Ihs wish. that Of the living whole
n... nnone snail fail beyond the grave,
NJ amr'aes rs It not from what we have,
Inc nkest God within the soul,
r.,l buI whether or not the hone herein ex-
Es,.as Eset .L LLlpeas into fruition, one thing be-
ne'ei tna &. Ma1 God, who ''tempers the blast to
.n,. s1s aa9in lS lamb" and who willest not that
1shtsia I saouia perish. will prove true and
rSn'f9us r.s.a a ln His Judgment. Moreover. be-
nf NJ ~, t,ed never designed that the two sides
shond ondEs4aa!nlIy-the ~ a! hunlal. and Divine
ing i1u n,.np " a'orced. With this belief press
eannat on refa tae EACH day with greater force, l
ras,1 u@ NE recent conflict in the religious
to wa as 1oaght on the ''infidel'' side Is not
4lsestablish the church. or oyertlIrnw