The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-18
THEOSOPHY A SNARE
Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin's
Advice to High School
Graduates.
TOO MUCH SCIENCE UNWIsE
The Only Support for Graduate
Is Christ and His
Religion.
TOO MUCH SCIENCE UNWIsE

The North Baptist Church was crowded
yesterday morning with graduates from the
High School who came to listen to COM
mencement sermon by the Rev. Cornelius
Woelfkin, formerly pastor of the church
but now located in Brooklyn.
The church was beautifully decorated for
the occasion, and particularly the platform
on which were Directors of Education E.
S. Cowles, w. H. Beach and r. A. Simpson.
Mr. 'WoeIfkin selected the text, Lord, to
whom shall we go. Thou hast the words of
eternal life"
He said:-"You are on the Dor der line of
new and interesting period. 1t rests with
you which course you will pursue in the
life which opens up before you. Tha
door closes upon a past which will
leave pleasant memories for years
to come. You will often long to
go back and live those days over
again. Before you, opens broader fleld.
1t is possible for you to do one or
two things. You may abuse the educa
t1onaI privileges which have been afforded
you, and you may thus nullify them. In
that event you will sink into oblivion. II
is not hoped that single one of you viii
pursue that course The other thing that
You may do is to live life of utility. You
may take every advantage of the knowi-
edge stored within you, and the glory Is
yours. The rudiments of learning are
simply tools, by which man fathoms the
mysteries of life There are three classes of
science. There is physical science, the cul-
tivation OF the human system: mental
science, the instruction and enlargement OF
the mind, and spiritual science, the cultlya-
ton of that which tends to make man
| follower of Christ.
TOO MUCH SCIENCE NOT GOOD.
''If man shuts himself up in physical
| science he becomes a materialist. He may
be bright as a materiahst but he does not
| fill the requirements of a cultured manhood.
| 1t is necessary to be all three Physical,
| mental and spiritual science must be COM
bined.n
Mr.. Woelfkin referred to the great par
| lament of religions in Chicago last year,
| and said that all religions were there gath
| cred for comparison. He took up the vari-
Gus religions of other lands, and briefly
reviewed their characteristics. In turn he
| took the Buddbists, Mohammedans, Con-
| fucius Brahmins Assyrians, Egyptians and
| other nations and described their methods
of worship. OF the religion of Confucius
| He said it was at best a gathering of moral
| maxims-a code of duty. TT simply illu-
mines the path of duty, but does not convey.
thu idea as to how to perform that duty"
he said.
DENoUNCEs THEOsoPHY.
| Speaking of theosophy he said: young
| ladies beware of these doctrines: The
greatest hunabug in the world is the
| osophy or Christian science. They are
| the greatest snares and delusions
| of modern times. All Of these are simply
| A, B, C work in comparison with the
| great revelations of Christ. In Christ we
| have one who bids US Come all ye who are
weary and are heavy laden and | will give
you rest This religion of ours is the So
| luton of them all"
| Finally Mr.. Woelfkin said that the only
staff for the graduates to lean on through
| life is Christ and his religion.
| At the finish of his remarks, the conSre-
cation sang America