New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1854

interests oil vital Christianity, tnAt ptnpui1y io"6isu'
import disclosed in thar great cause OF humanity winch
pleads with here and all the world over That cHose
sgmaiistd ard dismissed with the oplihet ,iheN ba'
involving as it, central principle the etehsi is o. Jus
tice and humanity hold II before God 20 be the o1e
chief avenue whereby may enter nio the very he@ 81
the Lord Jesus IL like second gospel 10 reveal
to us the significance Of the first Read by We ares Of
uiiOn for righteousness sake knied in these days
tie pages of the New Testament name ana ourn win
light and tie letter long ;rte and dead breashes
with life. Not for any political reasons need say
il not alone for the poor slave himself although most
g1cy would Zee his chains stricken OF this instant q
who would not but for your sakes D- the -aSe Of
Christ, whose friends we here assemble | beseech
YOU fieLdf give heed to The great discipline 81 humanity
which egood providence Is low m.nsierlng H3arNen N
the cry your wrorced and suffering oowman and you
Will hear IN the yery voice of Christ who mas identei
Himself with him. declaring in many words that SYM
patty withheld from the lowest honor refused to tue
kiehest Give heed the wrolcs Of those for whom lie
offered up His life and although you may may hot see
them rchd in your day. for every effort for every word
in their behsf you shall be- absndany blessed in the
knowledge and love Of Hin, who when lie Is once
enlroled in your hearts viii prove fountain OF NE the
hope Of eternal glory And ia not this result whch viii
overpay thousand fold for any trouble and oolOquy
may cost u.s. To have fAed and active in our inm1't
being the idea of Him in all the genial beauty and power
OF His life He depicted in the aress nsrra ives Of His
e who liyec for end earth but - do good
10 from the misery of their evil ways, whO new
er spared Himself although His gits great and sin
eular that lie might well have thought tina, the world
should be sacrificed for Him one who knew no fear but
went calmly thorgh the frghul cross rose before
Him who would have gathered Us all. unworthy az
bird gaherelh young under her wings who
took little children in His and blessed them and spoke
words of godlke pity the simp and the outclst and
whose lat breath vent up in prayers Of mercy and for
eivenessurely to have the Imagination kndled and all
affections inspired by the thought of such one,
would not be like being forever attended by guardian
angel Nay more, should not thus catch gmpses OF
Him before whom angels bow and archanges veil Their
faces Would not every unholy thought wther and van
ishin such pure presence o. well may we cry aloud,
Come, Lord Jesus me quickly come, though through
md nprh inn linn,
IL is thy rghul inheritance, dwell forever there aud
open in us the hidden springs of love md life
eternal " And besides, only consider what confusion
and chaos the whole subject Of religion as matter o; in
teeciaa study has become what jargon OF phloss
lheswEat contradictory voices are assailing Us all
sides And whenwe try to think out the subject for
selves, how we at wits end how does
the mind become bewhered and lost and the oil fable of
the spynX who deyOurd all who could not read her riddle
finds It's verihcaon in and there is refuge for
but in giving over the effort and in seeking repose amid
the st and stark convenonalsns of some established
church Are there not thousands in this mournul predca
ment What on unathomsble thing is the Universe
What dark abyss the mystery Of God What thick
clouds hide from US the designs of the Eternal Pfoy lence
Nhet raItures there and what woes what binding
glory what black gloom The grim gates of death stand
always OPEN and all the pOmp and honor and l0velness
of lie steadily disappearing in the awful dark, and
the treasures OF their wealth are from the rch and
the great are stpt of their hono and sent naked away
and the loving bereaved Of their idols and the beal
fu of their charms, and the earth, beautiful as II looks
and decorated as il is with the wonders of human art 10
but Unsuitable sspulChre and we raise our eyes 10 the
heaven and appalled, at the SILENT shoreess space
that meets there In this condition Of things there is
ree there is support there IS joy and hope unsps lkabe
In b,Loldng and loving Him. who being " the same
ture with us touches and ills the heart with entire trust
and love by the pure complete beauty of His love- aud
gives assurance Of the Infinite Goodness, vision OF
God declare YOU friend Christ a. conceive Of Him.
the fact in the immense sum OF things TO which as
ark my mind fees for epose There is perfection
in Him which lifts up and establishes my faith, when
my mind reels and staggers before the nights tha rise
md fla darfl "a halorp ms ID
Christians have been dspuiing about what essential IN
Christianity and what il not essential Essentials aud
essentials And how monstrous the mistakes that are
made! The de letter has been put for the eternal
spirit 1ibes of mint, annis and cummn are paid bap
tisms and secraments scrupulouy observed while men
have passed justice and the love Of God But tho
one thing essential in Christianity, the thing that con
stuies lis peculiar and priceless worth is-ChrisI Christ
himself He is the essence, the vital principle OF His re-
lgion Amid the that have abounded, the divine
lower of His personal character has never been wholly
allied This is His personal greatness, which has
sustained His religion against the assaults Of m enemies
end the formidable treachery of its friends and will
sustain forever purgDg OF all those base elements which
have gathered round IT, victorious through the mighty
power of God.
THE RAVENSwOOD CATASTROPHE.
Tie Last Strrias-Sermon by The Rec. Mr.. STEAD Of
IKE astoria PresJ,terian Church-Remarks Of Father
WHEELER Of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church.
The last public services in connection with the ap-
palling catastrophe at Ravenswood set down for
yesterday at the Presby terrain Church of the Rev. Mr.
Stead, and the Roman Catholic Church OF which the
Rev Michael Curran and the Rev. Dennis Wheeler are
pastors.
We lave complete report of Mr.. Steads sermon,
prepared for the occasion, which subjOin also
sketch of the remarks of Father Wheeler.
The place where this terrible calamity occurred has
resumed its wonted outward quiet the buildings
the scene which were damaged have been repaired
the last fragments Of humanity searched out and
signed to the tomb, and, except at the immediate site
of the factory nothing remains to tell the dreadful
siory-nsthiDg, the sad countenances AMI bleed
pg hearts of the parents who mourn their children
and the surviving brothers and sisters who bewa their
lost relatives and friends
SERMON BY THE REV DIR. STEAD.
Tho.. eighteen upon whom SLOAN ELL .ai
them ye thai they above all th-t dve in
Jerusalem tsiyou nay but except ye repent ys snail M s
Til. was word in season, suggested by recent
occurrence. designed to remove er0-
impression in regard TO such casualties and to
interpret their real significance 1t was admirable
of Lords teachings that they
adapted the persons whom they addressed and
Only to their general character but to their existing cir
cumsNpoes and siates Of mind.
Some one had communicated him the intelligence that
tie Roman .odiers by the command Of Plate the Cover
nor had slain certain Geeans the temple while engaged
in their devotons In accordance with prevailing notion
i nav have been ntnsted that these persons thus slain
must have been peculiarly gully If the sentiment
rot uttered the divine teacher who knew what is in man
discovered lurking in their hears and thus gave it his
,mpahic nay And while he thus rebuked this uneharita
bic Judgment he warned hearers Of their danger and
instructed them in their duty
He recurs to another casually the victims Of which had