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


ralyss or miehtiAt coutrivancss Of scser uo c,d
turn screw, touch . spring, Let lyess crsse,
hopper, and you are - helpless II he hsa thrown
mountain on you You think you havs got salsafs e.,
to the avs Of nature; but suddenly there hsppeaA .
naw in adapting Jour arrangements, or everything u
defeated because your own passions run away WITH
your Judgment Your rushing impstuosity, your sAxs
to consume lees time In crossing tie Atlantic By lev
Eours than rival vessel defeats all your calculations
and leaves you With tho morttas conviction that 4,
what you viii witt nature abroad your nature osa-
qnera you, aud taken Gods ons upon you for yOns
presumption and PRIDE
IEa very element OF human sela ne az IN others a
whom ron are to rely fer fathulness may turn your
best opportunities 10 destruction and rend>~
sverything hopesess where . disnss-
restednsH and dey,tion 70 duy wouIi haye
sAve6 all This is tae most dreadful agecsvasen
in this dreadful scasirorhe-hur,snly sreaklnc--
this f-ghtcul sacrifice OF lhe needless, % at
clous MONDAY, four hours notice, . calm sea- Soaau
enough to held huadreds ard time enough constru
log ard provisionirg good strong raft and yet hun.
drsds Of people, and they almost exclusively the passs
gers, engrphed in the chip with ~ smooth ~
ctAlceSoDy In al tho tragic history Of ON ths
sea, dreadful Instance has hardly ever oocurrsA
Of the sacrifice Of raassessrs and dsssren Of nsxs
oomman Ser by the In the hour Of peril; Eyery IN
dv;dual might have been saved, tie hands hsd ben
fr three hours obsden 10 ths captain had worksa
fer ctLeTs as wen as themselves.
In the details Of this almost unparalleled shipwrcek
what atyas betwee, the herosn snd self dcySten
of the and the ccwardics and cruelty Of t
remsa md tie crewi Captain Luce viii be received h.
the whols community with open hearts, as ons aly>
fIo1n the dead, because he Was faithful to tas
Last, resolved not to Quit ths ship white a
passenger remained to be cared for, thouehts,,
frrr ~ rntL Anafc laI.x
post Of duy The characterization and ssIshness Of H.
crew resm 70 have taken him BY SURPRISE at great a.
advantage; and broken out they could not 30 ~
rested If reports tue there were fero city, bru,aH
t. and traclery that call for legal investigation ana
punshnent Men N ght a. well put themselves In the
care OF pirates on the Atanii; Iust to those Who m
imminent danger will cut away the boats for themselves
and leave the passengers to sIk without 30 much 4.
aiding even in tho construction Of raft FOR their posa
Bic salvation.
There Is lesson here in regard 20 the nportsuos ~
having our Common hbcrsf. Of society, ensneers rs.
anen, and Sc oducas h the fear Of (iod-teaahx
their responsibility to Him. and where to nut their :,
6asnce 1t 70 hsrrons that msny Of this ciasr gst ths
education from tks public ssscos; that IL the vv
nos ~ s.lslon be not IN soma way taught there thT
that IL escludss suffer to s excluded thc is;o
and r.gcus ruth cusths public schools you educate
ths ciaes In nothing Snt earthly sofds sh vison
and immortality, and Consequently they mu Il b, er-
Iected 70 dtappoinf sna sacrifice yor In critical sp,c
sencies I" As you hssssown shall yen reap RE
,our bus.ness interests nay your hv-s VIII from o.
% time bseatrusted In soh bands and5cu cannot No
death Jepends, in which tis~ vi escids bv sos
p,es Of th,.r oducasdn = ycu hare ecucsted thsnr
sithout Isi dors truth, wttst tcaohidg rtsn Gods
ng Ia to tLkc care ornumbc- oue and that ID -
eachrg they w, ret upon, in sasea where your woas
pls " you rul, ovcrtae commsn scrcstion Of thr 60
ncn people, Lzi irrls cut OF t:e< education the N5s
y'u vii do i 70 the TN
'Tn velfao in A. the inrtaDces In which -,
s1 g tsssas y ses as boys so"s to b entrusted
,osr lives Ihsro ~ tine whenSne man ruielh ov~
lLother to HE cwn'trust.
And Jet la spite OF az this and seidst thc harrowss
let's us Of calaniitythat casts al God and Md
feel fhe ipsAuase bessing Of tns habit OF presen
nd the inportsrce Of 1t element taught -.
hiaLcod, have outcry sgairstthe Bible ana r.
sions uash sad pssysr as sectsrian poisca-a doss-
wsoors1 declares that all religious ip.trucion -,
bsnises BY Law sai tha. prayer Ia t.. presence a
ulis must not te rernlt.e becsuss it "a neosssss
ueh Of pulUc freedom il not q rsspcnsioiaty to oS
put down such irtlgiols tyranny isthus rceeu-
the necessity Of beloe prepared to die To comusee.
sl community tie peEis OF the great fsxt
res,ion Ct time sai q lie v,ss rrOVs.nce .a% s.S
MY wisdom and happiness are IN being prepared TeRs,
eIe those thus PREPARED wren death net them In tA
In the habit Of tIrating In Christ tho habit efs
the ASSURANCE Of fSa that Chris ID With your
hs too, is tsc Only consolation for bereaved fdeoA
nd thanks be unto Cod that perSit.ed TO cajoy H.
this case of cur bersaveent IN the death of oae
{ the most yslucd m,mbs-s Of this congregation-Nr
amrel y. Woodruff lie was Of those who rsmaineis
the ship to tie last Of thofe who succeeded 81
,,sehirg ;hs paadlsssex with Cap. Lues Dat atsI :.
"a exhaustion, nature yielded, and no I.ss-.
! ., to his :sersal @ ,set st wo aoa5s not t.ss~-
ssus, rscsTs my spirit His hops in Christ. :. an =
houeh the ttos gs Of home vile and child must hays
He'd him with snsI,sh; yet oould no say, !" Thy VA
Of mine te done me We have g no doubt Is to bis ls
Is most ss.imasle m.n, Of very lovely ohar.et1.
ru.h lover Of freedom, Of sincerity and intse-
y prudent, kind, uaicous, and, though OF steadfsA
umsy The loss y ' such msn a. Ia1 lawyer sn1
lerabsr Of society Is very great ken Of such stamp
70 net 20 common that We can snord 70 have ths..
nd IS husban and father, who ten the bitssr
ess CT such bereavement But The gloomy voyage.
hat shipwck he entered into the glory and the o o
Is Lord What is II not worth to DO prepared TO dee
list Jesus, and TO have known tho habit Of comus-
ion with him at the mercy seat In sueh an he1see
hat shan 4 prot nan u'iu e be gain tho vSo,. vr
i'd lose his own souly' or what shall man give In
rcbangc for his soul ~
TIRE vICISSITUDES OF THE SEA.
ssRhoN BY THE REV. pE. Z. r. HATHIELD, PAN
TOR or THE sEvRsrH PRESBYTERIAN CHURca
The ADORE narnsd reverend gentleman pastor Of ths
sc0th Presbyterian Church, Of Bssome aud
dge Streets yesterday morning delivered impressive
scourse upon the rs;sat heart rcndiag csauAtv..
as church deussly thronscd, and much feeling
.hbitsd by mary sm,ns the congregation during thss
rseroes cf the reverend gentleman's remarks. After
usual preliminary exercises, the text was aanonncsd
follows
leases that Goes lie in the And there Il sorrow On
hc And the gave up the dead which woas In IT,
nc Nore xas Psalm Goth, v. O. psalm 1851
O. jeremiah 4oth chap v 20; Revelations Goth chap
. 10, End 21st, v. LIT
All natnIs observed the PREACHER in al her vAsus-
ysments and operations, proelains that God Ia wiss
bat Cod is great that God Ia good Thus spssh 49,
and the sarth, and thus speaks the 'rhs-
"a II Ills and he made H." and rons bat God ccnae