New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
may be the sn,wsr St our text Lord to whom shall

may be the answer OF our text: Lord to whom shah
we got Thou hast the words or eternal nfe,"
gathering q all that great and goSd beautiful
and true in humanity around tn: Christ OF %
that couded with grief ensanguined by cr,ie
offered for the MS Of life mia OILY has never failed The
cry Of St. Peter is the confession OF humanity "H'u
shall got"
As the churchman sees the phases of inGdety chang
ing day by day Ae objections once u,ed agan,o
TIE faith dropped a. no 9hEgr agS,v og the sa
cred writer. is daily receiving confirmation from
uneorthcd sculpture and long buried nsGIpIEnS r6
aud monuments and the fe hd,ngi ces wnere lie ao
the mnbeieyer and convince the honest seeker after
truth caa he fail 10 ask in answer to the unbehevers
n ali the.e eviences fan evidences not alone patent
10 the world bat comforting and convincing, what may
OF %' es eGSP' nei NOwncre "Si' e'o S are 'hey Of
fered Infdelty does not even propose to teach them
claim to supply them only the things and
temporal. HAMPER, wiser far, those w1o in all OF
taking up my Masters solemn question | urge upon
those before undecided doubling or indifferent
from, aud without saviourl Pause, beloved and ask
your the question. Whittier an goirgi" Ask it
and answer II If you can.
WHY THE WORLD HATES THE CHURCH.
Bishop Lhcohn Cdirary Church Protestant EPcOpaI)
Bishop LittlejOhn, of Long Island, preached
yesterday at tho Calvary Church, Fourth-ave. and
Tweuty.Grstst. His text from John. Kill, 8;
Bishop has a well-proportoned body of medium height
His face which il round and pabe, is cean-shaven and
look of benc violence. His remarks were in part
as follows:
Those who have become followers of Christ have
undergone q change. The evidence of this change Ia
found In that Christians have for one another
their hatred OF world II is change whereby we are
taken UP into the life OF God. To be lost and to be
found TO be dead aud brought back to life; to be
fugitive and brought home; to he a prodiga and re-
turn; these of the experiences to which Gods
word appeals TO show how great the change s For
other proof Of this change attention Is called TO love
for each other merely but for all men, We love our
brethren because We first love the Father and the
Head Of the Church. No morallst has ideaized this
love, which should be strong enough to cause s 10 a
down our life so severe test may hot coue 10 S, va,
we should be ready This death did confront the Apostle
when he the words Of the text and those wLo ne
% ddnt9aaSo @ be seped re sa@ and Iions NAV have dis
appeared but the spirit rem ins Bnt II ms love p ~ rs
We would give mp life itself II necessary we must not
marvel if the world hate US great wealth has been be-
What manner OF world IL this we arc living inl There
are three theories One that l. Gods because e made
il; second is mat Il Is tie devil ncci se nc .S
marreG it u third theory II thar il IS mans because ne
eseems 1t only advance his interests God naie me
world good with all things In harmony As llis world II
has nof gltogethpr traces Of Him. There Ia get
beauty The face of the earth; the stars SHINE; ne
waters rum the seed time reu9 and the time OF @ 1e
There the intellect OF man. Reason shows thai was
the conscience 20 distinguish between nglt
and wrong; the human heart for love. We
NAV pass the boundaries into the devils world which II
s useless describe. The pen that attemnS now must
be dipped tears in blood Mans world, the drV-
ii's word know not God nor His children The bad man
does not know Hin, but this II sort OF not knowing
that does come through ignorance but through the
will There is conflict In every human conscience
every soul In regard to this Ia the universe Of gOOd ana
evil angels and devils in miniature.
We know Of This conflict without the need Of revela
ton Let one say who IL not % Christian "
dSre dSnt h@'s sooi e% So " ar as understand the
power Of God In them rather than Their o*n hearts
cod IN hes
side Of the do not know. Some ask II po Is
aud philosophers do not tun'sh us thoughts tat arc
COOL and aid to Yet am sure that as lar as thrr
work Is Of this nature hey do 1t not III the spirit OF man
but in tine spirit Of COD
Ibis eprit of hatred killed the prophets; struck down
Code affairs; seized and burned His written records IL
dflvered the LORD 10 be cTcihcd, and KILLED Stepaen
There were various given for taking the
lie OF Christ some dslikcd the doctrines ne
taught and others His growing power But the real re-
selves 50 base and hollow when they came into HIS
light. The reality OF goodness in HIN maddened them
His good words ami works stung them The goodness
for their hating Him. We have practically the same
experience now over the way lives bad man who
in his heart and he cannot look at his good neigh
Dor without feeling of hatred. He would lead hls
neighbor to some mount OF cructhxion he could:
Leaving Individuals and turning 90 tha times there IS
found marked hostility 10 the gospel or christ can IL
by what name you WILL Ihere an attempt 10 cast Vu'
our sacred religion When this country was III lls III
fancy learning and religion were put on an equanty
Now its rpeness, religion Is told 10 go its own way
Men declare and stand here to dispute It, mat the
state should proyie popular education anu leave
no place in education for the Church They also SLY
that church buildings should be taxed as factories ana
workshops are t xed Francs eliminates religion from
its Schools and in Germany teacher mGy tedch whit
he pleases. Tnis means Indifference merely pct
something more Call 1t liberal thUughC greater lib
erty II ia after all spirit OF hatred to me highest form
of truth IT is curious spectacle tnat "e an ehort
by Church to chrstianlZe the paSans OF
Asia and Africa another force is seeking 10 paSahze
the Christian world.