The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-30
The Orphans Home OF the Episcopal
Church.
ANNIVERSARY SERMON,

The anniversary sermen Of the Orphans Home of
Protestant church. 10 this city, delivered wednee
day, At Calvary church. the Fourth avenue BY Rev.
Dr. Hawis Notwithstanding the extreme inclsmeDcy OF
the weather, the house we'll filed The little bsne
eariss Of the Home present In large numbers and
evinced, by their intelligent faces and neat and csanly
APPEARANCE the good which has bestowed upon
them by the charitable ladies who have them in charge
Dr. HAwEs took the text OF his discourse Exodus,
ID chap. and 9th vsrse-'AnG Pharaoh daughter said
unto her take this child away and it for rae, and
win give thee thy wages And the woman took the
child and nursed it, In commencing his sermon he
sac-In the midst Of human error aad pfrnity, which
the world, the is Jet one redeeming feature,
There is ye. instructive sympathy with suffering
holy instrc; which, thank Goo, has bsen burned into
the souls Of in all 90 aditions and which ignorance
and heathensp canrot wholly oohtsrlts. In the whole
range Of civilized hfe know Of but class of human
beings no apparently dsstituts OF 1t, and they
thofe who make gold their god. Men there are who
have scared their souls WITH rspari.y perfectly insa
table who their days in bsho ling and sdiirg
10 their treasures and who sleep By night only to drea
of their probable loss. These alone destitute o..
this chsrtabls feeling What coss this Unborn feeling
OF sympathy teach us unless it be that this fallen race
of ours may yet be raised The reverend gentlemAn
hen proceeded 70 point out the great dihers between
the sympathy OF impulse begoten by the sight CT
human sufeiog and the sympathy and benevolencs
.urted principle added 10 the nsurs dictates OF
hpmxrty. True benevolence and the relief Of hum,p
lsarg from principle, is proof OF obedience 70 God.
Tsere simple test which, il correctly sppied, win
eyp,iin,ent. Let eacn ak himself the question:
"When 1--WE, Think only OF the suffering object
OF cd and the sufferer too' Do think Of Lor.
Jesus Christ Tho, in the penuds Of ais sympathy for
fallen man, suffered death itzelt II G,d 30 loved
The world that gave his only beeotien Son 70
sacrifice for fins should not love another
With the true and practical Christian there IL pol
cgrspromse between God and MAmmcn. After soms fur
Their in the strain the speaker concl dsa
foIowg--l stand before you to nj hit unworthy
pleader in behalf Of small bat hapess set of clients
plead thase whom GOD aud nature Esvo pryed OF
eir | y
incapable o. expressing their wants and sor,
row for hergs who only hope for the ale
Walton OF their condition the On ristsn bens-
violence Of the charitable and sfmpathslDg. ! arc
here this occgs to speak in behalf OF the fsthsrsss
and the moherless for those who have Committed no
oerce unless calamity ut from heaven in the prov
deLce OF God be offence. ask relief for those To
whom misfortune is familiar, but whom crme
has not reached in their unfortunate condition Gall
upon every present with TO zig mt to
item from fate to which early phl neglected
etlsaton ard crime may lead them For OF these
lgiaus privileges have been bestowed. Snail not
the Cbr tian miSge his prayers with his tears for
immortal sou "a saivai ioh? Should be not al e1rto
to pleser immortal soul from being ushered ioto
the presence Cf its Maker qarsoi Sal that soul
b. lost which if properly cared for might have beco
opens its doors and asks for aid to clothe feed
and educate the orphans deserving of care certainly
should refuse to grasp the hand Of tue helpless
Will not the benevolent and the kindly disposed say tc
the orgiu&ors OF, and aoorers in this good work-t>
those who foremost and most active in sach
Of the teyt-TAke the child and it for nae, and
| will give thee thy wsgesY"
collection tden taken up for the benefit Of the
/ Orphans Hcme, and the congregation dispersed.