Year: 1875

THE OLD SYSTEMS OF RELIGION AND THE NEW


SERMON BY REV. Q. b. FRoTHNeHAM.


There was large attendance the services yesterday
morning at Masonic Hall Of Sixth avenue and
Twcnty,third street Rev O. B. rockingham preached
a discourse drawing contrast between old systems Of
religion and the new and taking the basis the text
'sMen do not put vine into old bottles" After
showing the forcibcncss Of this uerancc in view OF
the OF the danger Of bursting Of the bottles made
OF skin used the old times he asked the question,
'when drink wine Of rich old vintage, shall we
be content with poor, miserable stuff?n Following
this with contrasting the difference between wines ol
the true aromatic nutty favor and the baser fluids OF
the name he proceeded TO show that Jesus saw
that new thoughts could not be put into forms.
His enemies said 10 HIM, "Why you and your
disciples ieasting while We fastng9 Arc
you Jew OF the faithful and yet you do not
keep the Sabbath dogr He that
made Tor the Sabbath and not the Sabbath for He
would not refuse to dine with because he
Greek Samaritan, lived tho other side OF the
country line He therefore said put not new wine
into old skins. Living in an age barren Of Inventions
be yet up to the spirit OF the times Methods
then, as now, were different One says all truth comes
down from heaven; another believes that all truth
comes through hard intellectual labor One rays man
created perfect and fell; another says was
made imperfect and one believes in inspirations
another believes in reason. Tho question embodied in
these


was one worthy OF earnest attention. Some
think creeds ARE matter Of indifference such
have conception OF eternal harmony OF
everlasting duty Let them 60 Let US consider the
argument by which certain amiable people reason
themselves into staying in system which they do not
indorsc. The old house in which we have lived and in
which ancestors lived before NJ, is diiapdated
There are rats IN the cellar and cobwcbs on the walls
But there rooms that very comfortable for
all that and at all events II is much better than being
out Of doors SO reason many and yet they would like
new house. What would be thought Of man who
was building new house and yet never gave It
thought looked at tf And yet this is what people
doing. They DO not give thought 10





They say the new house IS not furnished
/ The fact is, the new house Is built II Is
! large airy and Wen appointed. They who excuse
themselves from living in the new house must give
some better excuse that there is new house
! Shall we disturb those who welded the old be-


eis If we open the door the draught throws them into
! consumption and they die Let us admit that there
are those who with spirit OF herosm, cling the old
system. They cannot break from the meshes OF ira
! duon They arc bound in an old system from which
/ thcy cannot escape But these uneasy
They think; they have aspirations the others do not
think. do not aspire Did they not owe duty to suchS
The agony OF leaving the old house may be severe but
I il is Once make the effort once make the
resolve TO be true to their own minds aud an nde
scribabe JOY ana content follows Talk of the old
bottles burstng Why, the new wine has been poured
into them thousands OF times and they do not burst
| They stretch. They have an Infinite capacity for
stretching our orthodox friends cling the divinity
/ Of Christ, 10 the atonement, TO


THE EVERLASTING


One has a com cal side TO thus. lie has pictured to
himself angel lowering over our church
corgregations-ehurche OF magnitude, churches
( OF latitude, churches of platitude One believes
1 IN inspirations in indefinite way in
deprayity in everlasting punishment. Not
over three months ago in this city he heard a DIS
tinguished clergyman diaiIng the Inconsistencies
OF the Bible. The minister did think ho
doing this, but he making intdel OF every
thoughtful man IN the church. There Is Massachu-
sctts clergyman who consratulates himself that he re-
comedies hs and his orthodoxy. II is high time
now says John Stuart Mill, that all persons should
speak their minds freely upon beliefs The time is past
for


JUGGLING WITH WORDS


Nothing can be substituted for the OF sincerity
/ Without sincerity there be manhood IL is
urged that by remaining in the old system one do
more good Tor liberalism than by coming out OF it,
THIS statement deliberately made by those
who think themselves honest men. Such
man has right to rank himself among
/ liberals What is he bet traitor in the campy IL
may be necessary for man 10 sharply define his
religious ideas but il hc does Jet him stand by them
We respect the man who stands firm IN his faith be
uI and says If you don't believe this you viii 80 to
hell We know where to meet such men. We do not
respect the Calvnist The nationalist who 80 manipu
! lAtes his ideas that he stands


BETWEEN TUH TWO FAITHS
I One thing is true tha; idea tells upon the world
that has living heart behind II. Truth viii always
bear standing by Conviction is truth. The trouble Is
do 20 Tar enough. We TOO shortsghted to
tell what viii be the result by and by. How and
beautiful hing love or truth Not love or ones
theories croichets but love OF truth simply because
il Is truth We speak OF this as an age oi opinions
Why is IL not age OF profound conviction We
III age wnen dogma has been disenchanted. They
who tho light may live the children of light
and and feel ali tho fulness Of its glory