The New York herald., 1844-11-05
The Brick 1,rcsbyterinn) Church.

This is a neat and simply constructed edifice,
built in the immediate vicinity of the Park, and is
attended by highly fashionable congregation.
The form of worship is extremely simple, and
totally divested OF all pomp and ceremony. The
Rev. Dr. SPRINe, who presides over the congrega-
tion, is gentleman OF acknowledged requirement
and we'll adapted for the duties OF his calling. His
syle of address from the pulpit is remarkably i'm
pressiye. and wins its way the heart, armed with
the simple truths OF the Gospel, totally free from
that narrow-minded prejudice, which is incom-
patbe with true religion. The Rev. divine de-
Iiysred, on Sunday. a solemn and impressive dis
course, taking his text from the
Nntv.frst Psalm 10th verse" With long life ,cilI
satisfy him, and shoD him my salvation"
He commenced My beloved friends, this life which
God has given us will not last Tor ever God has
imposed on our existence duties which we are bound
to perform and II is not known to be properly apprs
cated blessings which the Creator has conferred
upon man. in order to advance his tempora welfare
ana enable him to work out his salvation There
stances in which human life sperveIted and the gs and
graces conferred BY God are abused The text declares IN
these words" With long lie am satisfied" The sub
ec Of the present discourse relates to III. goodness n
God in preserving human life The love Of life s In
nate principle OF natuTet s undenabe that there
II soul which gives incontsstbe
proof OF the love Of lfea disncnaton TO be severed
from the loves and hopes and influences Of Christianity
There r. no subject thar fills the mind with deeper
nifty or throws around stronger proof Of the i'm
mediate agency by which that instructive love Of Life
yerns man. than the subject which we have before
ON this day Him who formed the soul-and that corpo-
raj FORM which beautiful and airnow so low
and wicked victim Of melancholy errors and suffer
ing under the sentence Of the great judge for his trans
that does not possess an innate idea that death
the end Of his being This opinion 10 strengthened
by time, and look forward with hope to immortality
All the objects and Of this world Will vanish NJ
that solemn hour when death closes our existencehey
will pass from whatever Of character possess
whatever be the measure oil our transgression We
shall have Anal judgment thereon on the day we die
We shall certainly know our hnai ,esny-our doom 10
eterniy-immedaiey after death. The wicked on that
dav will enter upon his unaerable doom-when every
ri am OF hope snail vanish The unrepenant sinner will
hen find all hopes christianity TO FAIL because Of
his ransgressng the divine preceps oil the gospel Inc
innate pTpcipe in our nsture-that instructive law Of
life blinds man error but II Is impossible TO predicate
when we shall die. The old AZ well as the
young, will die-in every stage-whether IN the
ordinary course OF nature-or by the malignant,
hand Of enemies under the mistaken friendship Of men
there s none obscure tina; do not die. The wise man
dies-the Captain the honorable man-the Councillor,
and the cunning Arofcer-al die-as well as the lew
who pass away through the decay Of nature. Human
life passes away like the rapid passage OF the stream II 10
like the druam which leaves behind the vision Of some
ncied O. sationlike the grass which has IN iuii
strength In the morning. and 10 cut down in the evening
like the lighted candle which in moment n blown cut
by the breath OF air is the most ranstory thing In the
ssrd The Creator has taken great care Of man. and
le has destined him for hsppness SO must he die Multi
udcs fall away in short space Of tme and many who
have long locked ordeath are yet IN the land Of the v
ng How many perilous events have not Of you
ny brethren passed over end how many different De.
fhose periods In the history OF almost every man. ha
he not much 10 hope as to bear We do not thu
nu tude Of instances in which nothing but he kindne
more obvious than His goodness in proonsng the liz
Il man. God takes away the life Of man as well a. ne
gives H. lie has the sovereignty OF akibg away lie ss
well o. the goodness In giving H. Why ispt thar some