The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-16

q it hovs along BY rural houss and. becoming ttis
river turns wheels Of industry, and makes glad
river It foats naves it, bosom and then Pours itss
into the reservoir d the sea- whence II Il again brought
into the ~ sS God =. thu: ,as ss %
must live by Or to Kiss from material things TO- intel
lsctusl things, We do not get knowledge merely
s sensing IL. power s .ssss
. man NOT only knows that is A. ana Is
but Their: Is in tno:lsas' spiritual sf fore.
until begins to feel that he can grasp almost the
highest facts So it with the heart; 1t lives by its
thing 3, what changed world this would be- II the
deep fsctons Of the human heart could be bribsd-
could be bought and sold 1t Is the glory Of love that
beauty clngs to and reocss In ITSELF clngng to the OBJ
ject which loves alone. In life or in death, lives by
its own affection clDss to the object Of Il. devotion
when that object is taken away affection endures; It
burns by the gate Of time through the long night Of
nature Of God it is an excellence pertaining to divinity
The heart lives by afecton-t makes ne difference to
the mother thst the boy whom she nursd ana rocked
to sleep her breast fondly and with such has
turned out f6fHan, whom the world scorns and
despisss; sLe loves him still. and her love Is I'M
$ss q live mot for sSs
material things Of life. or for anything but the
besrt-not things which we iye for, but things
ch ni NO NO. merely for Christ to see Christ
great many think they will him when they get to
heaven II weare true Christians We are living Dy him.
living by his spirit day by day living by religion,
not using it for ends; not taking hold of 1t as
burden or q framework by which to get to heaven,
and I'D q II great many %
religion which they are dragging through the world.
But friends religion is its reward and ITS own
feel that 1--we by it day BY day: until we feel
that live by the faith, which conquers all earthly
things and oyercomes death-untl we feel that we live
by the love which retains us as slaves and takes hold
Of all things and clasps all things in the might Of ITS
self sacrifice. We 10 1--we by communion with God;
our Spiritual p existence may Be- maintainsd Christ
said he sent by the Father, but was he sepa-
rated from the Father DID ne speak as i 4 God
was down this little earth OF ours! No, he was
sent by the Father but he lived by him still; he
MON with him 50 say we must be conscious OF Gods
presence with us II are truly religious We are not
that by and bye, when we get 70 heaven we will
BIO with him and live in spiritual communion with him.
TO consider 1t supposabe that there ever
should time in the sphere Of existence when
infinite presence the Almighty holiness. We may feel
conception of what God s that glorious life may appear
easier to comprehend as we walk "a our spiritual
existence through the golden streets OF heaven, but We
see God by soy physical or outward contact
in this world OF in eternity. But. the other hand
him, we can be in contact with him rs
in heaven; and the man who is truly religious is not
merely living for communion with God by and bye, but
is living with consciousness of the presence continually
The remark is sometimes made Of men that they have
got good religion to live by, but not good religion to
die by. never heard such contradiction in my life
and when man truly says that and truly means that
certainly it is not very unchartabe to that he does
not know what religion is No religion is good to live
BY is not good TO die BY Men there are Who, think
ing they have religion, keeping 1t as plank moored
near the gate Of heaven By help Of the
plank, and then east IL away That is the idea they
have when they speak OF the religion that is good to
live by but is not good to die by has my religion
taught that infinite benefcence covers every thing
with its blessed purpose-has 1t taught TO overcome
evil with sood-has it taught me to love feliowman-
has it taught me to conquer the evil desires my
hearhas taught the Mighty truth Of eternity
it taught to recognize the source from which all bess
iDgs sprmghas il taught me bow, when heart broken
and bowed cow with grief may believe in the promise OF
God aud how may lay down my dead with their immor
bled me to Go this and DO you tell me that that religion
10 Dot gooa TO die by Is the religion taught by Christ
which win carry me through the vale Of death into
the haven of peace and eternal joys. religion which
does to live by but die by Let all therefore,
ask ourselves what it which will DO to live byf Let
that object may be- and ask himself evil this do to
live by-rght straight through Here, he may say,
have bean ACCOMPLISHING $50 600 or sIoo OOO have
got IL honestly and without doing wrong to any man.
nave worked morning and night and made all this
Money have spent all my time in Going It'll thought
of othipg eseI thought little OF home, little OF intel
ectual pleasures little Of that do to live bys
VIII DO to live by when sorrow sickness or old age
cou esq whit do to live by If does WI 90 to dis by
Or another may say, " have spent life Of PLEASURE
have take. the cup of bliss as passed have enjoyed
socially thrown aside the strict and purtanical
notions which might have restrained me. allowed
the blood in my hesrt to impe to whatsoever it did
and have not banked my own desires. have lived
for pleasure viii do to live 80 always! have been
lyfg merely for the present moment, thinking nsught
Of God OF heaven, and having higher aim than the
qualification Of my degrees VIII II do to live alwayss'
ask yourselves that question Will the things you have
lived by in the past Go for 10 live by in the tuture
If So then it Will 60 to die by The religion which Is
animated by the faith the hope and the love Of
Jesus Christ filing the heart Of man and gaining
victories over time and sense will do to live by, clear
death
being whom Christ has conquered and
whom in the spirit of Christ We can conquer.
who eateth me Iiveth BY me- and he who
has the Spirit OF Christ lives by Christ and hourly by
him day to day he ia ready to live ana ready to
die for he fuhls the great purpose of bis being to
which Gcd called him. One word more, Let me entreat
you to ask yourselves this question: and follow out to
logica! conclusion What il 1t which it will do to live
BY And that which viii 90 10 live by, cling to with all
your hearts and with all your souls.
At the conclusion Of his eloquent sermon, delivered
with refreshing and mpressiveness the
sresaton Joined in singing the following hymn
Mark the soft falling snow
Ard the deecepd..ug Saio-
TO Heaven. from whence II fell
1t turns OF back again,
But waters earth through avery pore,
And calls fort all her secret store.
So saith the God of grace:
Ny Goapq shall descend
All mighty to effect
The purpose intend;
Millions Of souls shall feel its power I..s. E.
And bear 1t down to millions more. aas
Mr.. CHAPLIN then delivered the benediction, and tue
congregation dispersed.
Governor CIark's Veto or the New Registry
Law.
To THE ASSEMBLY, -
return with my objections the bill entitled An act
to prevent illegal voting in the city of New York;
Article H. OF the Constitution presents the qualca-
tion Of at elections IN this State and presents
the only restrictions upon the exercise Of esctiv
franchise any person enjoying the qualifications pre-
scbed in the Constitution 10 entitled to the exercise of
that right and cannot without the infringement such
constitutional privileges be deprived thereof II the
power 10 aodge that right exists at ali in the LsIsla
tuIe must be found IN some express provision of the
Constitution The legislative is the creation OF
the to carry out and protect the
rights and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution
not to abridge them f
The only provision contained in the Constitution vest