New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
SERMON BY THE REV. DR.. MOTT.

The Rev DR.. Norr. President OF Union College,
deliver RED the tenth discourse before the Young Mems
Association Of the South Dutch Church. last evening
in the Church corner Of Fah-sv and r~en,y-irs'-sr
Tie siier dance WAS exceedingly numerous the
Church beine densely crowded. The tayt v "a 'sSea
rom III job 23d "" For know thu. Fhcu si'
bring ID to death and TO the house appointed for
al living" The preacher beg.n BY descrb'rg the
~ Il he bocy after ceshs cold, cherries
house, house without music sni rithent ornament.
There 10 natural affections cherished the mother
knows not her child the ambitious cease TO be ldsttnl
of power, 'be ccvsrd knoss no fear, the c"vstrus
forget iieir greed In this sub;errsne.n reploic,
the millions track DOWN by death darng Q coo
yesrs 10 all rsiions Of the earth are congregsted;
81 d thiher has en- all that live nov, or shall hers
sfsY breathe upon earth All the forces Of art snf
al the elements Of naiure are executors OF
divine Justice hurrying the whole OF the llv
ire 10 their uusvoidable goal. De,th IS aos an Incl
dental thing. but s solemn appointment. Of Provi-
oeuee. Blu; is there no escape for aught that God
has made from the sentence OF eternal sanhllstlon
None. indeed for anything that is merely the pro-
6uct nf God power; but for the human soul, which
the Divine Maker breaibed from himself into the
bodily sruciure-fo for this brighter fate 10 prepared;
eternal lisht from the fountain OF endless day awaits
ia hsppy truth, which nothing but the Bible
teaches Bad as this world IT, il would love God less
w.rs the sanitary restraint of death Withdrawn from
H. and u any sublime instances prove how few ter
rors cesih has for the be lever. Dr.. Mott alluded TO
the loss OF the Arctc anu ne napty emu W 'uVsc WIZ
Rad embarked, having their peace made with Gpd.
He had prom sed 20 be with them on the deep, and.
true To lis word, his upheld them ~ they STINK
enid the waves and when the glores Of earth passed
from their view fer ever, the brighter glories Of
Heaven dswned upon their enraptured eyes. But
bow different the end of those who had deferred the
tine of grace Their agones their prayers offered
too late had 10 avs5; the steamer sunk lower and
lower till Ter decks level with the ocean, and
then went down like lead carrying the unhappy into
hopeless alyss. The summons. though sudden, vas
not IL siaIans ous time given for prayer and re-
peltance The event not the effect OF chance or
destiny: our God the God Of love, arranged II all.
The aros an; were TO lie humbed the confident TO bs
rebuke ed Who knows but SOM errng conscience vas
10 be wan a. BY the ca ssrophe wandering spirit
10 be led back 70 the ~ aieht path Who knows bat
the Lesson was nee ed and in mercy given to correct
the srs Of passion and Of mammon to show that
neither wealth ror rank can be a safeguard 10 the
hour Of utmnst need Moved by human affection,
the friends Of the lost .ept when they e.rd their
Ices: but how different the conduct Of their friends in
Hesv,n These, seeing the great end Of Provi teuce
sang hymns Of Joy and the rescued cried, 10 strains
of prsise. "Weep not for u.s. bat for yourselves and
q" your children who stil are left 81 Goa " Let as
RENE Der that death is the land as well as on the
oce, n-tbst our Makers summons may reach each ot
us at any moment and ready in this knowledge, and
hopeful in the promises Of God let us expect the man
date of our Maker.