New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-03
Our Cholera sermon.

The President of the United States has pro
posed and several State aud Ecclesiastical au,hO
rifles have concurred Ia recommending, that
Friday the Sd INST be observed by the People OF
the Unitod States as day OF Fasting, Humiliation
and Prayer in reference to the ravsses OF the
Cholera. The suggestion strikes us as very
proper one II properly followed. Let us all assem-
bic at our several places Of worship on the day
appointed, prepared to learn well as TO worship
Doubtless, very much will be said from the various
pulpits which IL will be well for us all to heed
which the wisest may profit by. We have some
thoughts on the general subject " hich may not
be deemed inappropriate to the occasion. They
ran thus
J. Pesulence is a diviney devised corrective of
or Physical and Moral trsnsgresHons. Its mis-
sion is to warn US that we 60 astrsy, and induce
us u retrace oar steps The first effect OF sn cpl
demic like the Cholera should be to set each OF as
to study wherein the laws Of life aud health have
been widely persistently violated, earnestly re-
solved to apply promptly and thoroughly the need
ed corrective.
9. Prayers and Hastings are vssy well If they
serve to create in us more dccie and obedient
frame OF mind. We need, first. to know wherein
Ane DIVINE law mas oVth piNNVhs hhNf sVNNneiyf "
resolve earnestly and immovsbly to strive for per
feet obedience hereafter. But Prayer and Fasting
iustead Of obedience are good for nothing Sap.
pose, for instance. that the eating OF green cucum
bers Tor anything else you please Is contrary TO the
laws Of Life and Health, and that the Cholers is
sent to vindicste those laws by palpsbly punish.
ing their violation. Now a man may pray by the
hour for the cessation Of the Cholera, and pray
very xeaoasy, yet to no sort Of purpose II he per
si.ts In eating cucumbers. Bring more vain
oblatious unto me- ia the dictate Of this visitation.
=. The Cholers is sent to teach US that we are
members together of one body Nsinly does one
s.y. Il will be careful will live temporarily
and eleanly-l will eat and drink nothing un.
wholesome--l will sleep only in large. airy MONS.
rise esrly and take needlul exercise aud thus
cane the ravsges OF the pesiilence. All this IL
well. 10 may lessen materially the chances OF at
tack. but il W III not afford security The poison
Gus exhalations from come swamp or sty, some
filthy pool, some bone boiling or tsow-meltins
establishment, may bring death to your door in
spite OF all your personal cautien. There are So
cial as well as personal violations Of Divine law,
and ,hese too have their penalties, which do not
bic. The hos.feeder may say. II 10 none OF your
basiness what do on my own premises. but be Is
Srievously mistaken. Health. cleanliness, and
untsinted air are every body's business; So are
nth, stencil, rissms and contsgion. Every man.
happiness or misery depends to great extent on
his neisheors good or III conduct The Cbolers
Gomez to teach us in its rude, harsh way the great
truth of Human Brotherhood let as not misresd
the solemn lesson
4. The Cholera will have vainly brought an
guish 10 macy hearts, desolstion to many hearths,
If its ravsges do not make permanent and prac-
tical impression--if they do rot - great extea,
affect our Social ideas and Municipal regulations
IL oashs to teach every City to consider in its own
case whether sach vacations as the butchers, the
sosp.eOier's, the ssnOw. meters. the distIler 5,
the hos. iatteners &c. &c. ought 10 be tolerated
within its hmi,s-if zee. then in what localities
aud under whs, regulations This vastly import
ant subject Of Sanitary Legislation and police
must lin all reason hsnceforth hold a prominent
place in the public mind At least in cities and vii.
lsss.. What saith the Law 90 this saAjec, mot
merely the law made At Albany, bu, that elder
Scripture which we call Nature. Does certain
calling generate unwholesome gssesf Then le,
A. be prosecuted only where none or very fsw car
be affected by it- Hogs and Whisky may be very
well In their place but IL producing them an,ons
q dense population breeds PsstileDes, who vii
not say, Give rs Health and Life rather than
Hogs ard Whisky So Of other things.
But We viii not psrsus the sshjsss. The