The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-23

20 large portion Of the community, and clothed with
sAdness the bereaved parent the sorrovng ohli the
dlcS nsolAte brother aad sister 1t WAS subject es-
pseslly fitted to strike home tbs conssncss OF the
youpg and careless There one thing pArtsul,rly
- be obervet and that the bshaver Of the Caris
tars board Of The Ill iAtsd ship. Those who really
loved God who embarked that vessel never ceased
prs ing God and thu very children lsped in words
OF praise the prayers, and sang the hymns that bs,ame
their infant yesrs
The fpssker referred particularly to the gallant ON
duct OF the officers concerned in the San
Frarciscos passengers and described which
Anspired on board Of the sci at great length he
fpose very feeuely Of the which the
ug OF the storm and the conduit the passengers in
rsnath I'd gsnoy Even 'he very anu rsn drss
and shruIk net before the blast Prayer had 1000 n.
pshed It's dyife pu pose also on this terrific OCCASION
The Fpesier had covered with OF the foremost
tepen com csd with the ate disaster and had learned
an important truth from him. TIE power OF prayer
should not ba overlooked. He (ths speAker) had re.
minced the officer OF this ard bad been Answered that
Goo had protected them in wonderful After
describing terms the ecenes OF the late c,tss
rophs trs reverend sptsker proceeded to crAw moral
from these recent events II vas Q warning both
to rich and poor to be rea5y for the hour Of the
bfidegrooms coming, II behoovsd thoss present to
be ready and waiting for tbs coming OF that
great and awful day How important then was IL that
SOUND religious PRINCIPLES should be nculats ia youa
and remain unlr aten How in was it thai thu
young should geek their Creator the Gays Of their
youth, before tie evil diya arrived How important WAS
Il that the spirit OF prayer should be cultivated and
tat we should he ready ore and all for whatsoever ts
may be in store Tor The speaker concluded by ex
pressing his hope that all within the sound OF his
would take warning by these recent calamitiss and i'm
the TINA that wssyet left them He impressed
his hssrers the necessity of cnstsnt prayer of self
deui.I and the necessity Of . meek and iowiy spirit
which WA necessary to the character of perfect Chris
ten.
hy mu was then sung ard the congregation separated
Discourse or DIR. Mott.
The large and beautiful Dutch Reformed Church at
the Of Twenty first street and Fifth avenue WAS
thropged last evening to such extent that there wss
not standing in the sisles This Rev. Dr. Mott
President OF Union College, now eighty four years
OF age, dseoursed upon the Immortality OF tbs s,ulu
lie te from the 10th chapter of ST. Mathew, and ths
Goth verse "For what is profted i, he shall gain
the whole world and lose bis own soul and that shall
man give in exchange for his soulY"
The sri,ness OF gospel discipline is TO vain world an
apswerable objection to Christianity The con cencs OF
thinner and his inclination at pressed as he
Is on the one hand by the mandates OF Jehovah, and
anxious on the other to secure his worldly goods He
pauses and is anxious to his friendship with God
and Fammop both, and finds it difficult to DO &c. He
orgets that u is necessary to puck out eye OF
cat Oh right hand How folemn The S,vour's
vords in the text" What shall 1t profit 4 man II
be in the whole world and lose his own soul ~ The
term soul is ued In different In Scripture Some
trtf means ony this prsent lfe ou. in this II
has reference tot.rniy The soul /. that in YOU which
psfceiyes. suffers ard enjoys Taese ere attributes
which Gisplsy its nature ard Lespeahs its value If
The lssveLs declare the glory Of CD, much
Of Gcd mar became living soul; hsass his ALI .uce
10 ,ng'le--bis affinity to God OF Ell that Oa,.
Impotence lnth M de spirits sons emble Him 1t Ia
not outer man tsl God STAN ped Ls igs bat II is
that divinity which sirs within usn which fssrs the
likeness Of tine Almighty. Bs,sts have netims,
grace III form Trey have perception rlsuory and req
ron, in humble degrees, o. well a. we; brt beasts
irow not cd All those sublime attributes Of Truth,
justice charity, ara peculiar 70 spirits Tee H. then
superior 10 I'll Else The void cjna.ps nothing sqas to
It, It cannot be valued with gold il Is without prcs
Bot great Us value is it il capsbl. Of be coming
greater for 1t is progressive Ths material world makes
10 advance 1t is passive and inert whan the
Almighty made t. No attribute hs, been ACC uled
table art znmsl kingdoms contned within very mar
row limits II l. not 30 With nnn. Hs body reaches
IL utmost stature, but his soul is perpetual growth
Wsa Le fret smnerlnss CT iotaptls raasoaiugs
pared With he strong lght OF msuh ocd Man Ascends
and by reetssiy OF nature contirues TO asssu5 from
heght 10 height ard from glory TO glory, because Al
mighty Gco has never raid to hin, sH,ther shalt hou
and no ur,her" IL is the sane with respo.t 10
Holiness 'rsnIiosma.ion takes place in tao foul Of
that D.r y hich the eplrit q God iuhsbts As heap
to the heavens he sppro1irstes nearer
10 tho Almighty The cams Progression takes pls.
with respect 70 Sin. The restraints OF cousc nee ADD
the ties Of moral overcome IS the spns,
advances in his career Mark tbs progress, from chis
hood 10 n9nhood-tse ys and slgro Of infancy gives
place TO the Joys and rorTows OF manhood. A nsw
era CONN -es-he is a father Of family. Ho is
rnourns he nouras, IL they rsjlics he Iej)isei
From his cradle TO his sepulehre man proEresnre
hsppress OK C1iefry yutilu Aliy al
ling uP, but never is II full flooding ths s,ui b.
yond It's capacity for Ell joying suffering whcrs will
this progression es6i oh Goo ho5 giors ni wou.
deriui fsst thou made the soul o. man a5k what
would it profit II he gained the whos world
IN eychapse for bis sen Thrre Is hr thought tpat
gives increase value TO tlis The roul Of immor.
t,l Noihtug material u enuCbsd thus. Though the
Alps or Andes were Of nj or Of granite, they not
everlasting hills The bsmblsst mound OF inno,taIity
would excite i than ,hsss gsao hills No
IEipg merely sniDs, IL probably taus fnobsd. say
probably fo; Goo has rot a,imsed to us whether shs
possesion OF the scgs prerogstve OF mmor ay should
bs accounted in this world superior TO any.
tripg else that can be conceived. Who would uot
thsn be tho greatest here for cay year, thousand
years 1mmo rtaly Though the soul Of man cannot
comprehend 1t IL mus. and hsllnhedsit Tas BELIEF
future beipg though sometimes OBJ has been amet
,lt gethtr universal In all countries the graveyard
swAkeps timents OF Feeling, n les than Gu sfo
consecrates the place where the bodies OF the dead arc
buried. We o.em the IN an wretch who only dis-
turbs tepulchral sshsB II the spirit o, man pefhes
In his .puichre then human dust y.us ever apy
other dust hau's hrsl wb ID eoLless bappinsssAoni.
hati0n If sn sitter thougbt The CATst does RELY
thitdces not found on this his bef In th~ iun VI.
tay OF bis soul; but on the words Of that Being who
has declared that 1t is immortal Il Ia mt fancy
but q fact, that those dead Who ia thel, graves
shal csy forth, 10 the resurrecJ IN OF
life some to the resurrection OF dtmnn.ion. Together
tbe wicked dwet upon this earth ether shall they
stan before the Judgment but then comss tbs sep,ra
tiou-e erlsstpg he death etsTusll Wei,h wall thea
vorts Associate the idea OF e1dless progression with
everlasting. Follow man through lie 70 that ud gtns1t
then Perhaps 10 heaven Follow him or srss
roll or already he has lived longer thsn principal ties
powers, and worlds; but eternity s lies before him
But perhaps he is not in heaven In the view OF the
tIated prosresr, have been conf III what Is the
Awfuness Of that ul, condition th.n-wha. thought
that II viii never, never die Tnis will lead belsve
10 the value OF eur souls Oh what Is profted II
he gain the whole world and lose his owo souI Nav
Almighty Goo apply these truths our hssrts