New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-07

ana many other centres OF religious and intellectual
thought discussed IT, We what they were looE.
ing after Now lift was the divine purpose that man
should ascend from the lowest FORM little by little. q
the higher then It is inevitable that should 90 on
under difficulties, II this the the divine idea thsn
see SSS What yoE see In eysry
child % begins gin to have g%msr Of 10
does so hany and II Is Sefr to wS
run It inevitable that that child should make mis-
sn, to-, .sS.urs man. attempting ss DARK Z
the fence until he should reach the gate which s6oaa
open almost without effort and permit him to entee
rsc that Of me sa y Of 90
is abunda9fiy testified .t to in the New Tesla.
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we know that the whole race got along by making mis-
But II we conceive at the highest point Of msy.
animal development these apparent sins then beeo.s
virtues The lion is not guilty Of murder when he kiis
He violate, no restraint str because that e. what he Sss
wolf and the fox O fox. You might well find fanIs
with aRe nor Ssg T Tsa cay Tor being
their nature. 10 them was given no reason. no moral
Ing but to feed tbemrsves to propagate their specs
and then die. Now. man in his early history was an
the moral sense. Here is the line between
instinct and moral a. conseio,lsness Ths
shall rule-the animal the higher sense That
struggle is going on to-day with every There q
not man any where who does not feel day by day in
the battle OF fe that his purposes better than biz
acts It Is q conflict between the upper man and tas
under that constitutes the great bulk Of sin.
fulnessj and there you have q theory thas
throws light upon a. WHOLE n .sI, that has
penetrabe darkness.
Ofcourse beyond this point there great many nics
questions 20 the nature OF sinhe voluntary doing Of
that which man knows to be wrong. These are q1es
tons profound Importance but do not belong exactly
TO tho topic OF the lecture this evening
Here then is the doctrine Of universal deprayity-no
however, the old scholastic theory of Adams fan aud
tions of the penalties OF his disobedence When natural
science comes in aud tell: us that that is NOS
now believe that old theory You do not believe in
not believe it. tLaug6ser.I They think they
1 s5S mot
lief Do you suppose that any man who really believed
it could rest moment at az easel Sse. How could
soul that hundreds Of millions OF his fellow creatures
were doomed everlasting fire. Who would dare
INTO marital relations and bring into life children, while
really believing that the chances were ninety In
an with 'ai heart 1 says Il & not Appause Tn.
does not touch the question whether consequences fol-
baton and believe you carry out Of life that which you
have and gathered In TINS lfe and II men are
prepared that they viii go through probationary pc.
Rod until they come TO It,
Another point. Men will say: "h this doctrine DO
true what light will IL throw the struggling questions
OF tO-dayp There IL form OF socialism, for example
tine socialisfic missionary who lately went West
But above and beyond that there Is noble and dgn.
e9naI1e the conditions Of men Evolution throws light
on that also IL says the line OF ascent line the
@ we on IN ms1
to the highest conceptions of the human intellect
THE ELEVATION OF MANHOOD
There various schemes for the reorganization Of
society meaning to do this-to equaize weakness and
strength That nature and nature will not tOer-
ate IL. We cannot equalze weakness and strength OF
brain. II has little brain he has got to be little
man. and If he has large brain he has got to be largo
1t Is a generous conception to form such part
nerhip that the strong shall for the weak That
is an ideal which Christian and beautiful and 1t may
possible do that in the millennium but at present
the law OF nature prevails and the that has got
brain power will succeed and the man that
has no brain power will not succeed. Applause You
can't make unthnking man equal 10 thinking man:
man. Men are essentially different in their compost
ton, and nature. that sits and riddles
est, and always in the direction OF increasing
strength, sacrificing the relative inPerfeeslon Az the
to generation advancing the stroke, that by aud
tre Is sill alive and sti doing tue same thing You can
never battle that great law OF nature that makes
much as two that makes all through i've times
az great a man that is only half man. lApplau.e
nevoIent and otentimes very NOBLE and eecng great
gOod-yet you cannot touch bottom until until
mind determines the condition OF and mis- worth
everywhere He strong not Ia physical strength but
That is the highest and 4 there are many
Of them that class Is the highest and you
method of screws adjustment make the under equal
to the upper under sgin Ss dn be s1e sSr
bic experiences OF underoas men Is: Go up yonrsef
and your affairs VIII up after you; Development,
.dacaon more brain, better brain and if you are the
prophet of your children, TO 60 over into the
Elevation of mankind moral and intellectual culture
IS the only way TO cure the evils OF society Appausel
Ton is true, you churches all cut up by the roots"
beg your PARDON theology Is going to be-no doubt
1, NV early DAYS were spent in the West that state
Dopulous with trees Indiana and there we never could
good crop DIT for human 1000 until we mad cut ms
rees Oft. Theology looks to me like thieHes IN the
orest. and as soon as we can get good ea OF ohen
air VIII plant better theology ana nave better
rops. Laughter
hurches are manf Id organlzatlon Al claims 70 DC
nheritors the whole authority OF God of course will
e eedeG and p' Succeeds i. divine il this world
Z churches, Therefore are IKE sehoo,r, II
GOD ctzenshIp aud good individuality, they are neces-
ary IL is not necessary for 70 back 10 the ApOs-
mt ont when preached found folks wanted to hear
ne Iaughter rhc churches are schools Of moral e1l,
hey succeed in producing moral culture ana the great
majority OF the churches Oh ~ bSr sSoosy They
D run into the bockhouse as ne Old settlers dld when
~ r. What are the churches dOingi They are going
fter families they arc teaching men how TO bring up
ex are e1dsayoring 10 carry out the basic prin.
pies of the doctrines of Christ and to introduce them
aIl matters manners and customs in the whole com
unity That Is their business. Ii IL grand business
would not nsvecne church less; would multiply the
hole And as to the question OF ordinance, well, lee
t every have such ordinance as ne
ants One man wants 10 sharpen his
,ythe on q grindstone; another wants
!, sharpen his on a wnetstone and they have
uarrel. and says the divine way OF sharpennga
,ythe is with q milestone and the other says no. It's
ith a grndstone. say IL doesn't make any differ enee
the scythe is sharp Laughter The churches that mol
fly manners, the tract the poison
hatred ana bring men together and NOS ,parates
lem produce concord sympathy mutual love ana
elpfuness are divine institutions Their WORKS are dt-
inc not because they have OF the any charter or
Nv OF them any link OF title wbich goes
d ont OF sight and then, they say. Is
ifohed on TO the train OF OF the Apostles
aughter Many a ship throws over its deck load IN
r,ar 10 reach the harhOr Many churches VIII get