The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-11-25

out OF the window all the other part of Miss whitnsys
evidence. far - / know, is correct.
ley any evidence Of the Same ehsrsO
that already taken would be unnecessary and he
bude in reference to the construction Of he staircase
and other parts Of the school house. which the Justice
said would only be short He further remarked that ID
had been stated TO him that several Of the parents Of the
deceased children would like to be present and PROFOUND
questions to the witnesses THIS request said the
rents thus wishing present will be In 1t three
O'Clock this TUESDAY afternoon, TO which hour the
Court stands sdjourned.
FUNERAL SERMON.
On Sunday last sermons preached la many Of the
churches from texts which made the subject Of the dis
sster pertinent to the discourse
The Rev Dr. J. n Wainwright made On address to the
scholars Of st. Johns Church, in which he dwet with
great feeling and .oqueIce the sad event He said
his young hearers must have heard Of It, and he knew
their tender feelings had been wrought up by so serious
dssster He nded to the children 10 receive
the friendly admoniton Of the Almighty, for sudden
death thing OF frequent All ought to
be prepared for death, whenever 1t might come for
should they be suddenly called II would be well for
them to be thus prepared and they should live to
old sge this preparation would still be useful to
them would be the surest way OF securing peace
and happiness here and making preparation for the Life
hereafter
The Rev Mr. Lord preached sermon In his church.
Harlem The discourse addressed to the children
he took for his text the eighteenth of the second
chapter Of Matthew" In Rama there q heard
lansniation and weeping sndtrest mourning; Rachael
weeping for her children. he spoke familiarity to the
children, sudirs 70 the great pleasure s0rdsd him
then proceeded to give vivid description of the
slaughter BY Heroo referred to in the text and or the
aDgush that must have been endured by the parents
and frit nds. The whole discourse adapted by the
preacher to the comprehension OF children, and
raj times, during the delivery of It, the whole audience
were in tears
same text chosen by Mr. Lord at Harlem. The
mon OF Mr. Chambers Ia said to have been an elegant
conpostion, and eloquentiy discoursed, and yet 70
framed to suit all minds All could read the lessons
the reverend orator endesvored to inpsrt and all
impressed by their morals
Rev. J rachus, preached in the McDougal street
Bsptst church the absorbing topic OF the day. He
chose for his text Ecciessstes chap tx verses IL and
returned and under the sun. that the
TO the swift the battle to the rOns neither Yet bread
favor g men skill time Glance happeasth to
Tor man also krows.h 70. his time the sshss
taier evil net and the birds tina, caught in
when il fAisth suddenly upon them"
The preacher followed his text rather closely, and
commented each portion of it, sentence by sentence,
always bringing his conclusions to apply TO the case
ofthe death Of the ortytwo children who were killed
Thursday last: He said that their case showed
Neither these poor children their parents said he
knew that death Near, until the snare fell sud
denly upon them. They had left their homes planting
the kiss upon the cheeks Of their parents and brothers
listers for their peaceful and prosperous school
Their fathers and brothers left for various parts Of the
city perform the duties Of their avocatons Their
mothers and sisters left at home, pursuing their
domestic calling and awaiting the arrival OF the children
whose return in hundred previous cases,
Pected but man knoweth not his time the fishes
taken in evil net and ~ the birds that caught
in the snare" Man is ignorant of his future
tain tin is allotted to him, some have more others
less. lie who made us appointed unto man 70
die, and also set apart the time Of that event when
il was to occur as is written ia job 18th chap and
Thou hast APPOINTED his bounds that he
cannot Pass To this Job and every piOus and intel
lgent person replies IAN the days Of appointed
time will wait, until my change come. We should
understand distinctly that God has given US certain
time certain number OF days to live upon this earth.
scar the last month week day of their existence
here. Well may We look to God and say, MY time
thy hand and Is not for to know it 1t may be pro
tabe consider that these appointments in
Righteousness as there Is no unrghteousness in God;
therefore be incapable Of ordainng nris hteous
appointment Whether we have many days or few,
whether days II poverty pain the allotment Is just
Not less he In having fixed the bounds Of these
forty children TO Thursday last which bounds they
could pass and giving the children that did escape
of whom the Of the preacher was one) IRE time;
but how much no one can tel except God alone Each
different allotment is made IN wisdom by the only wise
Gcar whose understanding Ia Infinite; for known unto
Him we're oil His works Of Providence from the begin
ming We were stunned, and the city moved with the
msa choy teliige nce Of this calamity but God
Bile IL His appointed time TO thos.
dear little to the spirit World" His wisdom APP
pointed ard directed It, and we must console ourselves
lie ftin and know that He Is God, however dark ais
ways may be to Every appointment IS 70 each per
son q n.er,ifol one made by a merciful God who IL
shle 10 o.mprehrnd the length aud bressh ~ amman
existence Bavine perfect knowledge Of oil the relations
Of mankind He mercfuily prolopgs the lives OF some
and nercifuly sLortens the lives Of others Some
lie gives mere hes.th-others more sickness TO soae
lie gives more Of enc kind OF tslen-to others
smother. We cannot see the evil there children
rescued from cannot what restraining influence
this visitation Of Providence may have upon others
The grorsIek e. man eoEserning HE time" is Illus
traied in this event Man kpove.- not s.s time he
- - l..
that the bounds Of he psss but he knoweth
the amount Of it-for who tell the number Of his
days: The net OF Providence Is s-oand him, drawing
him to the shore The certainty OF al things in this life
is TO unknown be IA IN health to-day, but
row may be in sickness Nature can Do nothing for
except What the God OF nature sancton5 Trials often
when least able TO bear hem, IN case
Of the afflicted psren Of these deceased chiten This
srest truth should humble lead to impsote it
every part, and be ready 81 any hour 10 our
Godn
Mr. Baehus wound up bis discourse by saying that
good could Of blaming trustees or builders the
bremen who rushed to the building and by their shouts
10 tboes within TO fee caused greater CONSERVATION
than had before prevailed
We must take the liberty here Of correcting far a.
posfbie the in piled upon the remen contained
IN Mr.. BIS remarks Tie fremeu did not act this
yould lead his audience to suppose On the contrary,
hey acted with marked discretion and humanity and
BY their efforts aided greatly in relieving the little inao
tents who left alive from their perous situation
We hear Of sermons in other churches all the |
ty Rev DR. Parks preached at 81 Psuls, from CORN
hians It'll chapter 29th verse Brethren the time Is
hort Ii was solemn aud impressive sermon Death,
be taid. had been Of late. nos npping the
snder buds Of premise nov gathering into hi. garner
h. shocks fully ripe for the harvest and selecting for
attack many Of the shining marks Of the that
probable that not only In this congregation,
but every other in the city the tone OF feeling
In bsfmoEy with the sentm. the text The preacher
proceeded taking in order each Of the warnings and
Of the Apostle which follow the text and urging
them upon the hearts Of his hearers" IL remaineth
hat both they that have wvss be though they had
snd they that though they wspt not and
those that rejoice a. though they rejoced not sud they
that buy though they possessed not and they that
this world not using o. for the fashion Of this
VIC rid passeih away" IL ssd to have been discourse
Of remarkable power, and liked aud unclaimed the at
tsntlon of a deeply impressed and numerous audience
At the Berean Baptist Church. q Downing and
Bedford streets, the Rev II. stone preached from
Amoe third chapter sixth vsise~ shsll there BE- evil
q city end The Lord bath not done II - In accord