The New York herald., 1851-09-29

in the approaching election.
Sermon by Father Mathew.
APPEARANCE OF THE APOSTLE OF TEMPERANCE AT
ST. PATRIcK's cATHEDRAL-HIs SERMON
The rood and great Father Mathew preached yester-
dsv forenoon in st Paricks Cathedral and those who
have known the state Of his health for The last few years
were equal surprised and delighted at the effort he
made It was beautiful and brilliant pie,e Of Chris
tan eoauenceas unique as Is the character and mission
of the Apostle of Temperance himself 1t should have
been heard to fully appreciated There vas earnest
ness enthusiastic ardor-a rapidimpetuous
Of poetcs language yet tempered with sober rea-
son. that gave a peculiar charm to his discourse He
looked WE'LL far better than had expected to him
Indeed his appearance, on the whole seems much i'm
proved since his arrival in this country He took his
text from the words Of the Psalmst:-"I was dumb,
Lord, and opened not my mouth because it was thy
doing' From this theme he proceeded as follows
My dearly beloved friends, that there is all wise
and provdental power that presides and governs
this vast universe, reason, Independent of religion
clearly demonstrates Yes, dictates to US that
there must be God-good as just, wise as powerfuls
God who not only created the world but preserves 1t in
itspresent position His almighty hand 1t r that guides
the ardent the worlds that around roll his
fiat that produces the fruits Of the earth at their sp
pointed time and the amazing regularity Of the sea-
all the harmony that regns through natures works.
These proclaim, with irresistible energy the infinite
power and wisdom of the Deity But the evils laid upon
in thii life ty wise and merciful father is what
our limited does not comprehend and shall we,
weak and errng mortsls, lift sacregious voice. and
srraign the wisdom and goodness of that Providence
whose mysterious ways we cannot find out! No; faith,
Christian faith aches different Lesson; and though
reasons eye mysterious darkness thrown around the
ills that flesh is heir to- yet religion gds the dark pros
pect with rays of corsolng light and the Affections of
this life blessings in Disguise II the Almighty
that is held US to protect us becomes rock of
cence and multiples crimes, the fault lies with
ourselves ard not with the Deity. 1t is the want
of lion that gives all its sharpness to the sting
Ct sflictiop. The light Of religion, the contrary
makes plain the dark ard horny path and conducting
to of glory that fadeth away teaches sub
mis-, ion and eves calmness and repose amidst the storm
The portion Of hun misery is not dealt out equally to
ALL and though its bitterness may not have been fully
tested by those whom now address, and hope never
will if 1t be evoided, yet trust, discourse
this subject may not be unnterestiDg without edfcs-
tion to this congregation Its tendency hope will be
to supply fortitude to bear up against the vcissi-
tudes the of the future Every days experience
shows that between perfect health and all its attending
and death and ruin there is but the in
terva Of day How religion sustsins the christian in
such terrible emergency shall be my object to show II
uses the ways of God by pointing out the of
Affections and nsructng us in the ends TO Viii, they
lead II religion taught that this world ruled by
chance and that the God Of nature sat in seut absrac
ton looking upon his creatures with perfect indifference,
great and overwhelming would be afictiols, and
msfortuues without ray Of consolation Yet, such
actually the sentiments Of the philosophers Of old
who attempted TO reconcile the attributes Of the Deity
They sacrificed bis goodness to his justice and his wisdom
to his power and their philosophy without harmony
consistency But the CLOUDS and darkness dis
pelled by The light Of the gospel and our God appears
awfuly great, while his goodness shines forth in all
the re,uit Of bis beneacepce Our aaiicti ,ns are
shown TO be from an all wise and good God GOOD and
evil from the Lord Eccesiastes Il create dark
permit evn As II the Lord said "cesse to
and the frowps Of fortune for what call fate
chance, is all my will 1t is have done this the
God Of wisdom drought about the startling that
has dashed your cup Of Joy. have taken you fr the
happy circle Of your family and friends and laid
bed Of sickness. Disease must hover your bed
You have been visited even ith the elements Fire has
devoured your substance 1t was word that kiuded
1t, and and reduced all to ashes Or, has the storm
ragged 1t was that walked invisible the wings
Of the wind and when the surge arose and
overwhelmed the frsil vessel of your hopes it vas
dare" think hear the shipwrecked mariner say,
Can believe that God has done AL this-affcted
me thus and all my hopes lifting me to the
the gddy height TO the bottom Of the abyss Of despair
and seeming TO take cruel pleasure in misfrtunes
Yet the Lord has doneit This is misery indeed could
have borne anything from but from the quarter
that expected only avors TO be visited thus ana TO ind
haven co operating II were, with the treachery Of
man is insupportsbie, and must and viii complain
All cease 10 repine thou child Of sorrow suffer with
patient merit what must suffer whs ther viii
II the God Of whom IL is said Mercy shall 20 before
him. Jeus Christ Inhabited the mansions Of excessive
light yet fer your sakes he visited this vale Of tears; for
you he tasted; for you he wept Dscontented mortal
look to Christ on the cross II men weie silent the
earth that received the blood Of the Lamb AMI the air
that vibrat to his dying groans would proclaim the
Low. Of God and the Christian forced to submit to such
testimony, exclaims. Il submit; sdoren Thus the
Christian religion places before the sublime spectacle
Of God, who strikes while he loves, who mngles
orr tears with the blood Of his well-beloyed
Whatever issues the God OF boundess must be-
good suhciiDgs poverty affections here, accordr TO
the principles OF religion, works Of predef tnatis
and Of adoption to that heavenly Inheritance that deth
not away 81 Blessed is the man whom God ehasiseth,
fer he shall be ccmorted" Heaven only be entered
BY the gate of suffering and IL choose to be orGsd,
must follow the way Of his He sc.s in time,
TO make happy for eternity
This nlufirious procs eded for time longer,
in the crvd strain aud ,ludei by praying that
al whom he addressed might parske Of joys eternal in
the world to come compared with which any pEvstion
or offerings In this world nothing.
Father Mathew listened 10 with the deepss. attsn.
tcn, and his sermon evidently produced deep impress
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