The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-16


queoee and sosoias vsris As thsir mris.sr would 70
TO remove.
Immediately a.er the naorains lessons road, Dr
ossood reeitsd the sO6th hymn which Was Afterward
sanz By the choir, ia elegant styse.
Doctcs csgood then read the sosp> from tbs appro
pirate chapter in S. Matthew which M. rates the svsn
Of Christ wAkirg the watsr to tho TERROR Aut sub
stcuert JOY Of his discipIes.
Wien tie congregation hAd joined In prayer the yeys
rend iTtns preached the folio wiag
SERMON.
Aod Peter ansv ssed hsa aud saa Lord II X Se thou
| bid me conc unto thee on the watsr
Ard 10 said, come. Matthew xiv, IS and 90
1he voice OF Ifvins Prcvdcrcs has oasa us to "a
upon the water snce wo last met together here aud for
dAya and lights our thoughts have been upsu the ssA,
WIN the steent friends who may meet With VI
nsse any more As 70 the sanctuary to day sue
sueect rpon orr minds However various our personal
sehoweUr particular or gsnsra, our relation
70 the Victims cf the wreck ay be- the disaster Ia nss,
70 ua s 1t has checked ths mighty Of lsrsss
eOpteo TIE hauIss OF Amusement sobsred the riddy
heart Of tbs restless city aud doubtlss turns many
man With eetiir thought towards the house OF
prayer today vto had before woralsr 3 Indifference
MT cceIucs prize. To prsseh upon spy ether sub
~ would he o4s OF Place, and any abstract topic,
koxe'es ably trsste', would be to Dismiss ths
hsarrs attention to hs nusin IS upon text wsich
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upcn S asa; what 1t to OF and OF Cod and
Of the ecdly humanity which is sas true relation 70
God, ss vol az 70 his neyhbor.
l. fas voice speaks upon the ~aters AMI calls us out
to see the mingled pride and !tleness, the power and
the 'ectleness Of Ths most impstuous and per
haTa, the nost rugged OF tho undertook to 20
upon the sea to the Master ard the bo;s.srous wni
robbed bin Of bis courage that begnniny to s;ak he
cried "lcrd, save me-" and he was snatehed from,
Esofh ~, ~~hk yEr-
holiness Of the Tsopoetion 'IArd, II 10 thou bid mo
come unto thee upon the water" and ths Hndity Of
the cry for succor when the angry waters rolling at
his fect Contrast renewing it,ef org msn and
carrying tie dark aha Tow into tho brshtes. annals Of cur
progress
II We were obliged 70 choose deliberately any work OF
mans hands as the especial trophy Of his triumphs
over nature or ss the browning embod Acot OF his art
and scienco what work could choose mora suitable
than that noble vessel which the ocean HIS swallowed
uPS Name, II you saa. any improvement in scientific
hncviedge, mathematical calculation mechanical in
vsntion, from the days Of Thaes Archmedes I, the
present tine, and you ara sure to and something Of
tie results Of that improvement In sper did srus
turc that By fetal blow became q helpless wreok
Let us not scern such embodiment OF human power
even IN the day Of sad Disaster; bot now befoe lot
VI tback God for his bounty in endowiag man 20
largely With the gifts os snd force. Honor 10 the
ntbls ship whose las. voyage Ia over and who has been
far truer to Ter t far worhier 10 the public spirit OF
her buiiisrs than the many craven hearts who have
been sheltered BY her tulwsrks shc was to her
raission to the last, and fell By stroks that
imcaehes her worthy virtues than TIE fatal at ab Of
an assassia'e dagger imeeAches hero's bravery.
Icslnot tUt feel myself relg.ousy impressed a. be.
foEe some Sublime natural scene whom In presence
OF these msesio creations OF art Who VII say thst
Mes cie these upon ncb's s.eane. dc not beat tho
SANITARY lase much hymn Of the mountsins Or
the Hae:-
see how yon Aer,uy herald reads
The ridged and rolling waves,
IA crashicg Ger thsir cresssd Ees.;a
She boss her su;ty sisses
" IN fopm before, ard are tehiui,
she lcnds the ci'agiog ses,
That 6es before the rocrisg winS,
Sercah her sissing lee.
Nov Like Wild nynph, Car apart
Soc wells her shadoUy FORM
The heating Of her restless hsart
Now answers, lie ccurtiy dame,
he redaening su,ges o'er,
With Ayirg scarf Of spaueed aauo
Tho pharos Of he shore
Tonight yon pilot shall not sleep
Who trims bis Earrow sail;
70 night Jor fr,gate scarce shall keep
Her broad breast 10 the gaze.
Yet ,eet ye wxndsreF Of the deepI
Nor wind nor shall; tire
~ Gee 6eshess s.rrs. whose pulses leap
With hoods Of living are.
Nesnifcent picture, BY one u poets, Of
jestic steamer like that which boz often outrdden the
storm and the dar5ness' Kho could believe that such
fate In store for her. and thai In mid day in calm
not far from land, with many OF the appliances Of
safety at hand the ship to b wrecked and most Of
her people to be lest: What text upon tho com
knfd greatness and Httlcnsss Of mani VII all our sell
and art. We not sscuIs ogslcst disaster
ard destruction. Never has the pride Of our naughty
ambition received Steiner check thau In this
atty, nri goddess rateriaisra, Ike tbs ancient
king who claimed to be God wounded t, the heat upon
the throne OF tie own Resumption. What humsn
thought could have oreseen the disaster In tho form in
which camel Gsst that due was not used a. 70
speed and wachfuness. ys. vnst calculation howcver
cautious would have rscsoaed upon tle meat remote
probability Of lny such collision rpon waters broadf
What Underwater best versed the marine risk
would not, in Of ccson, hare predicted ths
security of the siout and massive steamer sgsinst any
craft that might fan In her ways Too proud IN her
strength too careless Of making victims of smaller
sels, the great ship the victim to her naughty
power, ard her wrock repeats the familiar doom Of
human pride. Would tina. this were al tta. We were
obliged to ray Of the Mt.leness Of in this
necton, and there had been eowsrtc and trssch
cry to ceer<n daser By baseness It becomes hsrs
n our psscsfal homes to spss very wsry and rauy Of
yet We csnrct diagse Convictions Of msnly duty
rer cal t other terms than cowsrdcs and teschcy
tho conduct OF the crew and rss OF the subordinate
officers Of the fstsd steamer II they led Istersd to
tho Iiviue Voice thstspests clearly Ia every
human brfast and bios all strive bravcy and feth
fully es under Coos own k5gdom they might hayo
avesysd much OF the disas.er and all Of the stse The
word cane 70 them TO Peter, nyDue.n Hai trey liz
teIed TO It In true faith and humanity ttcy themselves
with most of thcee entrusted to thsie care rniYht have
gone Ia ksfey upon the watew The noble chsp ard the
irete show forth the corrast bet tie aeat
and the ttleEees OF Tho n'ele commander
ven matched bis vessel sni has honor and thanks
to day
II. But what shall we ssy Of the providence OF God
uDdcr such dssstersf Are thsy to 10 allowed to break
Gown faith, II there were power superior 70
wisds and wAtsrsto Che Of men and the eouan
gsreiee Of aatursr Such dssstsrs the very things
that call most imperousy for tbs services Of faith and
bring allegiance TO tho Lord Of nssure and the
Father Of our spirtN They shsw Goa clearly to us
alke In ths rgos Of his law aad In the grace OF his
gosrsl-
Il evident that God governs By law quite - much
In the hingdoms Of nature Ia ths Gods Of che Dscs