New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-01
srrMny RY TILE REV. DIR. HIsCOX.

On e,l evening the Rev. +. T. scox delivered di'-
cour,c in the Stanton-s Baptist Church on the iale
calamity in Broadway The text was taken from inc Io'h
h,r,cr of Iaiah 10Th verse" Lord in trouble hayethey
Visited ihoe-iloy poured out prayer when my casel
nc was ~ on them The preacher SAID that IL was no'
his custom TO improve the striking acIs oi providence
yi,L go frequently occurred among them by converting
th,m o Tie services of religion but ON the last day OF e
vr il Ind leon suggested 10 him by some young friends
o, they considered the occasion one cnnenty proper
for the minister Of religion 10 a'a hmseh 0i ana m"he
!, con,Ine as much as possible 10 the public good IL
wHs with great chooriulness and alacrhy mat ne
conrlcd with the request although he rex ooGnd 10 ai
tIot il almost amounted to presumption ior mortar
man to offer any observations on matter IN wlch he
Almighty God himself had 80 sigay displayed MS provi
dence ia there was nothing peculiar IN e ad
cetestro,he which had overwhelmed 80 large number OF
heir fe,owzens We have frequent reason 10 depiore
similar disasters Only few month ago IN Nasseu-si'
several individuals pcrshed in the same way. iet ~
another point Of view II was certainly peculiar lla 80
Irce n number OF deaths caused in 80 sad ana 80 uusuh
Iaanner and also of persons whose safety Is h''cI VI
great interest to all of u.s. Inc teAt a"ruS 8. RI
sostions fraugh not only with interest out pSn' i
is one fling asserted in the text another thls P M
another inferred With respect to the nIs' W. W oil o." r @
tLn, when men are in trouble they vish coa anu @ ~
s;ctious nre no. upon in other words 'hot AZ ou
periods OF prosperity and hape's We oDd i; h@ third
ioo n o i may he inferred that these misicrtnnes anu
,ronbes often lead men to God Yes my ,f'e,u' am -,
49, of rrosperity il is not the custom oi n'cn
m Visit ther God and it only in times oil csianl! a'd
,r ~ nt men can be induced sincerely ana ear'iy -
10 iuiu of religion ana 7" etth ou N'''
~ cyes this question and care not eiher yoube
Sincere Christians have sought and icuhd paoh
for vour sins is il not true that N seasons .. PIosey
n do not seek their God de not visit Inn ana pour ou'
t. urnYes before him Go into our streets 9" mo Tue
Ln thr6ucs which DRIFT along the sidewalks ke the cur
m cf an impeuous stream, and can You say that they
80, I or int their hearts go up in AankianeSs 20 HIN
No doubt IL is true that N the nndsl O "ve 'HoG-n,lSS
ouI worldly multitude there ere sole sool h' NNo hu
communion and fellowship with God a. well as the Tey
religious who pour forth then supphcaons i ly ss'Ie' re-
ces their closets but thcnthey are As
a general hing II may oe i ''', - -, - ~ AMI Sof th
ON he toyoue aud p.rshaDc Things o, NJ. an % a nc. ~ u
I :, iuds ARE absorbed with thtm n" my ii.ehH' =
NOT IN Il hours of prosperity that we are 10 oOA '
a. lAu;y or 10 expect those hcai ieI' SUPP
% Innid on.r Ia hi, God 10 obtsu pardon "I h' trans
rsiou. Nor is II dif ut 10 account oF ms because III
m,s Of prosperity mems minds an cohleh' WIN ne o'
- liz God La. given thCm The! grasp VAN edse,
- ,rd with q cluri-h spirit tine divine b,neiaetOhs AH'
SAY themselves We laN enough WI! noTS ne III III
fIom the onioymSn. Of their iftsth' Sooes - -,
tb,v spcud a thought on sphuoi adN"il'"syS 49, 80 {!
80 ~ TASTE ior see nOI handle when IN s"uru 'ei
have an abundance OF al those things WhHh my nA
terl Thus il is that pTosltIy leads men ~ ~ - ~
c and IN rrope along content with What teH AaNe w
% % -, , moi until some suddcnand terrible calamity
oyertrkos hCm which Chastens their he"rIs Gnu 0o
them that religion l. ncedm You al AhvN ,". ~
of the Young respecting re!i-oh lEe! .t.-- -: 80 II
j. no, .or The gay and icyou, aud ha Is h'oh
with tie pleasure which they arc so otsuoas I" a."
only IN sea.ors OF sorrow that they VIII bend GoWA
n;iv be,r. The mercy seat OF God Their motto j. w'
will he Cay whlo may and rCJOee Wli!e We can Al'
ibIn tass.d to the consideration OF the awiu
io,,n in which the victims OF the la:e calamity mus
have been immediately before their deaths hue they were
VET IN lie uconies Of the hna struggle, clc.ous Of then
bodv VaIls and O the tcrTors oi impending lrd-l-n.
AMI ie alluded In d very feeling 10 oEe OF ,hOs
vounr men who on the evening u hs DEATH had dresse'
ior the purpose Of erjcy ug ihe society OF yoa- lady 9
, whom le was 20 have been married IN lew days. ~
leaYnr his home with this intention he heard he nrcb-h
he r9tned changed h, dress and repSrd 30 ne slsi
,,lre in IL W minutes after DC was crust hci To dcsh 10
W. - - .orc,nlc1 hv saving thar al these caanitle
x're most impressive lesson TO the .hoU-he's eAi TeeA
". ,'r1e mon of the ly, ami besou-A. .,n - tu-
~, IN fnnro Ni should constitute the great cl.eei
ltmau aspirations.