The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-16

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NJ 49, (sreSfers 81 Thcse y Love, Cor.
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which gave him a opportunity 70 co:u-
ment on the broad princ'ples q We
Christianity Be preached Wnen ~ nome
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Beecher's listeners 70 0nd him heap oe-
nunclations upon the narrow Christianity
81 sccts and give uttennce % more me.
NJ views than they had been accustomed
20. Mr. Bcccher snowee tnat Cnr1suanit
meant not . strict adhernnce 20 rule O..
three formulas, but vide ana to!eran!
casholicity that had lore Tor GOD ano
neighbor, and consequene decency ana
mxnliness IN human conduct LOT ~ cen
traI element
There were In many churches, he SAID.
among manv pious people, elements sna'
were enough TO make = man run eway
from them They called themselves ~
holy names and lived Ike devils Inere
were beautiful Christians who saf down
like cannibals 70 eat the regulations Q!
their neighbors. True Christian love old
not gloat over human indmity; indeed
Il did not rejoice IN iniquity; i did mol
tread the common sewers Of life Tor the
sake Of finding out the worst element q
human character. . many muck worm
did. Love was the only note Of orthodoxy
q the New Testament. 1ne applicant
for church membership and Tor ordina
ton, when questions were pas 20 them
swallowed at gulp al the cast-iron or
thodoxy Of the catechism, but he 30
never yet heard them asked g respond e
his note q orthodoxy: do you low
one anotherf" And yet tnat Was tne tes
81 what was known - conversion. Liz
not love-
he touched up with much sarcasm
what he called the religious crowd. IN
people who had experienced religion
who had become converted q fou
O'Clock In The afternoon, and Who clun1
teuaclously 70 tenet and doctrine, Du
turned the back Of their hand to thei
feIIow-nen and were TOO wrapped 10 pi
efy % have chance 70 think Of how =
eympathixe with human misfortune ant
how 70 relieve human misery. Some
them. too. contributed n WY % tni
and TIE other, 20 make the world talk
them, and poor, miserable zoos that the
were, thought they could carry them
selves up into Heaven and enter by thei
reputation Some Christians were AK
the hypocriticaI and iIl-deserving inset
known N America By the name Of th
mosquito There was nothing Of theI
but the power 20 HARM They Away
said grace before they stuck their bill
into ron % suck your blood.
Creed, Mr.. Beecher went On 70 Say
vas not religion = wns quite pcssloI