New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09

selfish The picture Of the church building will be
familiar to all who know Broadway. but the features
=, the rector familiar TO the non Episcopal
readers. DR.. Huntington took a leading part In the
r.cent Episcopal Convention In Baltimore. lie Is q
dnsent student Of history but lives In the present
and applies historical teaching (presentday needs.
as the following Winters Day Sermons" christian
sns stoics will show Taking for his text And 1t
Was At jerusalem the feast OF the Dedication and 1t
ga. winter And Jesus walked In the temple In
so,omons porch" John K. %. 2S) DR.. Hunting
ton said:
what Jesus taught he paced to and fro In CHS coster
., the temple during the wintry weather For the mo-
mani It is enough that those who sought the shelter
a, the porch heard preached the two great doctrines that
NOS. distinctly OF the Christian from ali competing
,a,uarnely the Of God manifest in the nesh
and IN. doctrine Of q conscious future life for man.
I, was here that the memorable sayings were uttered
az and nv Father one, Il give unto them eHiha
No" The incarnation and the resurrection. then were
a. nigh theme which the frequeners Of 1.-THE porch that
q, ..sd soomon's" heard forth that winter by one
,Ao spoke with authority To this point ask you TO
s,u,n hut nrs. let me bid you note contrast null Of
sisnincanee and fertile in suggestion
TWO FAMOUS PoRCHEs COMPARED
On on. side Of the market place in the city OF Athens
there stood classic times porch qu'N dc famous -
this porch Of sosrOn's at Jerusalem ana "ace 50
liza CAUSE namely, association with an iHasuous @SVh
IN IN. Aeptan porch the lrst OF the Stole philosophers
had his aisputatons and from IL the 'choo! he 'ounoeu
took IT, name being simply denVauve oil 'ne ".o
word FOR porch The Stole philosophers mat Is " ~
xsrs the philosophers Of the porch
ain net here 70 appeal 70 snt>quaran instiheN u :"
.,s,t schssrly INQUIRIES. I;eiterauens cahh'' 'ane
the pac. sermons and preachers miss hen opporuI
when they drag into pulpit discussions thst propr!
h.,onu 10 NE university. Had / not 'rcn In the con-
trast l sIp trying bring out real heip 70 inc o
.olytnR OF certain difficulties which beset the reneous
life and thought Of all Of US. should not nave asXe you
70 help me In distinguishing bewe'n the tachne o' 'ne
porch At Athens and the teaching OF The porh a.
But the the influence Of the Greek porch "
more to-day than it les been for thousands OF years
and that MARKEDLY than nov has 1t been III
cumbent upon those that hold with Jesus Chrht
re,erate tie He maintained at that feast or
the dedication He walked the temple In Soionohs
perch
The main points with the Stocs seem t. have been
ter doctrine Of God and their doctrine Of man ihen
teaching about God advance upon heanehism'
because recognized the oneness Of the power at wTk
things 70 make them and keep them what they are.
They through the old mytheoges which had popped
nature wiz gods and goddess@s innunerable but for ell
this they did rice that lofty conception OF the
Almighty Maker dominates the utterances Of the
Old Testament seers.
THE DEITY OF STOICISM.
tn. Stole Deity only the universe, the grand
tsarv O, things under another All tina. Is the
earth, ocean the birds b asts and hshcs. worms
and fea,her-d fowls yes man himself-these ALL %keh IN
the sggresse. made the Stoc's god Now ana 'hen
they uttered themselves that suggested something
better A hymn is extant for example. the competition
one OF their poen in which we md what ooks al nrst
sight ike recognition OF the fatherhood Of God 81 Paul
quotes . line from It, you remember
I'VE are al,o his offspring"
but when come look into 1t. VIC ind that what IL
n6snt 10 very inadequate sort Ct hthcrhood, mere
uaves,y and csricstu-e OF what Christians believe
Our earthly relations tach US something Of what q
dtyin Erthp m kr
fathers provide for u.s. nay perhaps have
loved and sb0rcd for cdden Of our own ana VIC are hV'
be put OF with a sO-caed eaNenly Father maze up
only pure iInpapabc reason and onniDre'ent force
We Of modern been enabled by the progress
q discovery wonderfully I'll out and extend on he
sme lines stole conception Of deity We know Ire" de~
Old pho ophers Of the 30 c dreed OF chc
constituent elements and correlated forces that make
the universe what 10 u.s. but this Inflated image Ii no
leyolier no attractive IN word no more iathei-
Ike than the lesser Idol out OF when IL nus oee
blown into blgness. Instead Of attracting II rsIes III
winning 4, This r-meLdou mechanism
10 the midst VI keep perflous way, hls
magazine Of explosives In midst OF which bud our
hse ciues and lay thIeaAhke paths. is THIS
I'D, and lie there none else
yes" snswers tie School Of Athens. Heat cleo
ke molecular attraction. these be your gods. worship
these NAY" answers lie who In these wntry days "
chilly unteief In the temple teaching lie walks
Nay. these things are not TO be compared wtb inc
Maker Of them. they His workmanship, not Himself
THE FATHERHoOD OF GOD.
L,ten and above the CHATTER Of the shafng and the
ists VI the wheels you snail hear the voice VI Me
maker owner Of the huge machine, saving Ia the
gentest tones. IL have loved thee with everlasting
love; therefore with loving kindness have drawn to''
Dear friends have any question - 70 your ehoice
kaehefs Can you hesitate Tor moment ia occ'ui's
with which porch you will in your lot as which
school enroll yourself as dscipe1 Question and hesi.
@,e loger Make this very winter Sunday We are
Keeping together your feast Of the dedication ano con-
seciatng body. soul and spirit 70 the service Of INC
ChristAis happily With Jesus Chfist ia ue
Porch Of the King.
But besides doctrine Of God the Stolcs had also
eoetrine Of fact II their docthe Of man iaf
mort than their doctrine Of God that distinguished then
hen al other tachers. ancient ana fhooerh'
HE sort Of panthestc aerisllsm have been desefoi"k
aas had vo,sos many schools, and has been expoie'
again and again. 1t MAS by no means the eAeiu'iVe
property Of the painted porch But ia what they cauah'
about man the stoies struck out new line, choae
wrong position, aud made themselves many frehoS
ihe IDEA Of the Stoics Is who Is completely
ssneient himself lie has. by dint Of long ehor'
saa patient discipline. risen To height where he can
'esx down upon pleasure and pain. scifcrowhel KING
Ae egns supreme whole amy OF his desires ana
We Whole Of his life. lie seeits oneness WIN you
through conformity Nature for Mature In mis- eyes 10
Sa calm, untroubed dignity is his highest beautuoe
wv NE soul Evidently there Is large room In the o'oc
e0oeepon VI life the cardinal virtues Of justice
temperance and fOrttude but very little roon' II any,
The equally precious graccs Of faith. hope and charity
NV YET ns not withhold honor ION those TO whom honor %
ss se II confessed frankly and without reserve mat
s!0ho the boundary lines Of Gods Church there Is hot
so never has BEEN finer type OF character than the
Who can help honoring self-control who can hep
S'hs reverence foruude these seen, no
"ei what way thinking may be behind them Ihe'e
hgs admirable In themselves and cxtort praise from
e most unwilling But do these traits really make up
sum total lofty ehsracter7 Is there nothing dehcieh'
- NC man who has these and only thesef Nay 70 pun
'r strongly STILL does all the laying stress upon
.D"ss. 70 The utter disregard Of the Affections ui'
V eoa 70 breed In that spirit OF centempSooo''
sss disposition 70 aud despiss Others "