New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
AN INTELLECTUAL LOVE-"
THE REV c. F AKED breaches AT THE
EPIPHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE CLAIMS or CHRISTIANITY AND OF SCIENCE
HE MAY BECOME THE PASTOR OF
CHICAGO CHURCH

THE CLAIMS or CHRISTIANITY AND OF SCIENCE
HE MAY BECOME THE PASTOR OF
CHICAGO CHURCH
The Rev Charles F Aked pastor OF Pembroke
Chapel Liverpool England delivered an eoqueh'
sermon yesterday morning a. the Epiphany Day
It's, Church upon AN Intellectual Love.
Mr. Akeds charge at Liverpool has the iarees.
congregation OF any Baptist church in hhsianu
outside OF London and although he has not
been in the ministry half a score OF years ne mas
already made his mark as powerful preacheI'
courageous crusader against social evils. and a
brilliant lecturer. lie came TO this country en- =
in November, and has since been dehNerihs "
ures in the larger cities OF the West, whero "e
has met with great success During his brei stay
IN Chicago Mr.. Aked received call 10 1"c pa
torate OF one of the largest and most promihe"'
churches of that city He declined the call. ou.
the church refused 10 take no for an answer a'H
he is now reconsdering his action. with posi-
bil!ty OF returning favorable answer
The Epipbany Church was we'll filled yesterday
morning and from the time the young preacher
began his discourse until its close he held inc u'-
divided attention Of his audience. His ADDRESS
was unusually free from the oftentimes 100 ire
ouent gesticulations and mannerisms when many
pulpit orators employ to emphasize their remains
His use OF the English language was si"ip'e' D
remarkably impressive
Mr. Aked chose his text from Matthew xxi 81;
"Thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy
heart and with all thy soul. and with all my
mind" and from Romans Y. 10. For With the
heart man beneveth unto righteousness.
He said in part:
with all our minds NO otner teachet ""ose ga
are recorded in the Bible speaks 81 ms Cistn
voiced this statement. Great mon do not play WIN
words II carefully ana truly eXa'i1, mn, mos, 0e
psychology we shall find that We only 90 iove mos.
deeply most truly nd most enduI!hgN wren h We
love with our minds We all reason from daia 10
hfVu
The mind howeye hss to re 10 e
part of our text believe unto rlshteouslsss
when believe With the ne rear co ne q n the emo
tions that they shall govern all else II you oeVeoP
, ICES its revenge We see this exemphed every
dsv IN the counting rooms OF our large cites Dai 5
noetTv' which had delighted him early in life later
POSSESSED for him no charms, re ntn bsca me-
these higher aesthetic tastes ana ms nlnu oe S. ~,
a mere Intellectual machine for grinding out facis
The people OF Christs day though, tnAe hs'T
being Christ taught them differently. Consecra-
duty loyalty to instincts nGov an no e rght sha
Vas the manner OF Christs teaching ana .vins e.
TefornatIon not so ira matte that experienced
in the sixteenth century but one tnat D. s'ea ~,
he fuIness Of the life that is TO come Justfica oi
comes by fath alone; not what ! DO put the KIN, KIM
o,5ton % Will never save man This talk about re-
Gemption by opinion is absurd upon the face OF II;
believes '@'N''
Is Stimulated in his belief by the emotions
christian people used to at The man OF sci
once ard gather stones to fling at him To-day We
are beginning 10 realize something OF what We as
Christians owe 10 science But IS II not possloIe
,hat we may be seeing far in the opposite direc-
lion and with our inte.lects In full! play may be
found sitting at the feet OF the men OF science
Grati,ude for what these men have done for the
world should not lead 10 abandon our position as
CHRISTIANS are specialists a. we'll as they. Inc
storv Of Oliyet is none less OF value to US to-
day because OF the marvellous discoveries mace
thTough the medium of the microscope and the
srectr7In1 We need not fear to bring our conclu-
sions TO the light of Mother Nature. where they
lust a. truly the facts OF science Will De estao-
lishod by experience. ~
We stand as the interpreters Of the spiritual
realm. and the idea that our beliefs rest upon
aught else than intellectual basis
Mr. Aked will lecture at the Epiphany Baptist
Church on the evening OF Thursday. December H.