Telegram-herald., 1886-06-28
THE UNlVER sALIsT.
Rev Charles Fluhrer's Opinion on Realism
and Idealism.

At the Universalist Church yesterday
morning Rev Charles Fluhrer spoke on
Realism and Idealism. taking for bis
text the second verse Of the sixth chapter OF
the second Corinthians. Behold, now is
the accepted time. hekold, nov il the dag
of salvation" Mr.. Fluhrer said that men
are prone 10 look into the future with the
hope that some great change for the better
will take place for them. they think that
their life viii be made easier. Just as the
hardships of the past are s0ffened % them
by time The chief aim OF modern theolo-
gians is 10 shrink the present SO as 20 make
the future greater. The ancient religions
were formed by looking back into
the past aud taking ideas and forms
from the NEUROLOGICAL age, modern religion
is based on the future. Modern theology
makes a difference between now and the
future. But the future is simply today set
forward, there is 10 change. The present
time Is the future 10 The past. People
used 20 think there was sucn a thing as
tire Fountain Of Youth. I and they Travelled
long distances and bathei ia many f0uni-
aims I'm the hope Of restoring their youfh
rne only good this old was 90 give them
hope and more frequent abiuti0ns than
were fashionable az the time A short time
ago the Blue Glass Craze was prevalent
This also brought people hope and more
sunshine than they had been u-ei 10. It Is
neither on the future OF the past that We
should base our religion. II is on the pres
ent Our future will be shaped by The use
wp make of the present
It Is useless 10 look back on The past Rith
regret for the things we might have done
and it Is equally useless % speculate on
what we viii be in the future sat there is.
of course rational Way 60 look into the
future Thousands Of people spend their
time in retting ready to live. they spend
their time calculating on the future They
think that they viii he changed magiCallv
and that an their present troubles viii be
turned i0 delights 8 man can only take
one sfep at time II be should walk from
New York % san Francisco We make onr
future bv taking advantage ~ The present
Men are not saved al NJ once. as they
think they are in religions excitement
some people fancy that they arc complete
and have nothing else 20 live far but for
God go come and take them up 30 heaven
salvation does not come spssm0iicaHr Be-
comes dav hv daY Some dars we frsF
more INTO 30. and other days We laii baee
from r.. III we lrarn something ffiaF ra
are saved just sd much from iEnnrsnra
We overcome 2 desire. badly uses We fafe
received chat nuch salvait sn from sin
There is some hiuR everr dar a. BE- sar..j
from The aneents usei o. helere fhaf
there was place -ef euaf1 TT hesVan anl
one sci apart tor bell Ne1ern aefro1amv
has proved fhaf there is un r9nm in fbe
universe lor either Tlsee Aa naFe
Our heaven or heH rnr
oxn hearts Inlnerfe~iar fEe
nafarsI condition afaIi ~ ase11 af shsasf
gross naferaHV o1t " it The fslrsa .n
- bH born aEain mesns. nai ~ 20 elss1Ha
AZ one instant haf f1 - barn aaa'n fFeft
dsf man Vhn brinTs ais feis faf irrf
wben t.s hesi fsrf aI F. hss bern erf aat
in aehsacherT -hog'a ~ ashaurI tae
( fi.e present u1af 81 tie 1af ~ salvation