New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02
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other facts have been made evident which may prop
erly be stated although ampIihcation will be unnec
cs,ary.
There never has been preached from this pulpit and
it il 10 be hoped there never will be. the doctrine
tim: ever come in which the human intellect WI
have exhausted God or the mind Of man be able 10
contain all that can be made known OF Him The
do not change. the consultations are the same
to-day as when job studied them. but astronomy
is to the stars Each age should know more Of all
the sciences than any which have preceded IT, Life
service Of the Fathers of The Curcn. no more feel
Obliged 10 stand with Augustine CALVIN, Luther or
ply >.cS Each generation gets nearer the hehi
Light means pr61ress, and progress light. God hath
any insist on standing whc'e the world was century,
ago. do not condemn, but we feel toward them as
a map horseback instead Of by telegraph or Insist
Travelling BY coach instead Of by lightning ex-
press.
LOYALTY TO THE TRUTH.
In the past ii las been aim TO recognize and
cmpha>ze the duty Of each to be loyal TO tn measure
Of truth which God has made known 10 him. Per-
sonality IS important element in revelation. The
spirit adapts Himself 10 those through whom the
message is sent. The man with open mind and O1c-
dent VIII receives the ruth which most lie needs;
The lrath most essential TO oar time i not thit
which va, most prominent IN popular th0ush t"o
centuries ago. Iicn now care A,.c about eie'uoh'
DEGREES, IcprObation. More fundamental q.e,,ons
absorb attention. i man a spirit l. NoG nc
father Of spirits, Is there a spiritual lie The
supreme duty II the Church is to make men rcllzc
that tuef ale spirits, iltt lUtA 'dilVt "it li's
Will that tae tue life l. not one OF cdths ana drlhh.
ing OF sensual pleasure and animal noaton, but
one Of choosing, aspiring aud loving Ihe inner liio
j, tile real lie. clean the inside Of the cup.
A. man hnkctl IN his heart 50 * he IN ills
splendid axe when thought thrills and the very atmO,
pherc i, electric when there Is more progress IN
decade than before IN century, II IS imperative That
attention be concentrated what Is vital This /,
not Ialvni,m nor Arminansn, not TINS or tIat
theory ths Trinity Of inspiration, but man per-
sonal spirit God personal spirit, and Tie one IS
enduring a the other.
More ana more are religion. philosophy, and social
schemes being brought to the test OF what they WIZ
do for men. Churches that pamper saints are not
wanted oI,cds thar cmban cfcte plulo,ophle, belong
IN museums: theories that ignore human deplavlty
are not worth CONTRIBUTING BY this shall all men
know that ye are my disciples. II yc have love one
to another Docs a minister help men 10 love each
other Then he l. in the Apostolic succession. Is
a Church making love 10 abound Then II Ia, a right
pipes. Love l. Of Tod, and whosOever loveth -
born of God" We set IN thl, community TO
show one place where there rich and no poor.
no high and no low. no mobiles and no peasants, but
sinners needing saviour, ana Children OF fathef
Who by necessity OF His being. loves all alike. In
proportion A. we have made realize these things
have succeeded.
Finally the heart Of the creed OF ;-ii> church and
the INSTALLATION Of s theories and statements Of
religion 4, this diamond sentence from or Articles
of Faith: We believe THAI religion is the pos
session Of TIE spirit OF Christ In the nineteenth
century. H. first, wherever Jesus Christ Is,
there mems opened and deaf ears unStOppcd,
there the sick are healed and the lepers cleansed the
dead are raised and the poor have the Gospel preached.
Differences may exist as 10 symbols OF truth ana
methods OF administration, one may worship best in
a cathedral and another beneath forest trees tho
open heavens but the only true life is that Of service
with Christ for humanity and the only essential worship
IS that which makes