The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-07
Good Friday.
ITS OBSERVANCE IN THE CIrY-ADDEEss OF REV. Mr..

OsG0OD.
Good Friday observed with BETTING solemnities
in the city In the Roman Catholic churches the offices
Of the teDebra, and the accompanying services dis
crihed in the HERALD yesterday, duly performed.
Appropriate services also performed the Epscopa
liam churches. Out Of respect to the day. all the law
courts adjourned until to-day, when coart business
will be again resumed The Offices Of tine British and
other foreign &C nsuls also closed.
The Unitarians observed this day in a becoming man
and services held at Of their
At the Church Of the Messiah in Broadway, there
Urge attendance to listen to eloquen discourse by
the Rev. Mr.. Csgood
After the usual preliminary exercises Rev. Mr. Os-
took his text from the 23d chapter OF Luke 2sth
verse;
But Jesus turning unto them said Daughters OF Jsru
salem weep not for me- but weep for and
your children.
WITH raid the reverend gentlemen our fellow Chris
ars Of every and nation this day we meet at the
cross OF our Master There is but cross al
though there various pathways foot and va
rious ideas OF its meaning. Let draw in the
pathway in which the providence OF God has placed u.s.
nd with such ideas as his teachings and personal
experience have given u.s. II l. vale to affect what do
not feel and surely thers be greater offence to-
warda the pains of Christ than to insult their
by hypocritical tears melodramatc rhetoric II il
MOTTO to dsparage those who contemplate
from differ ent point of view from We csnnot
ook through the eyes Of the Catholic churchmsn u,
whom the victim the Is precious chiefly a. a
sacrifcAl offering to Gods justice to be repeated
daily in the transubstantated bread and vine
of the altar, in order to impair. its own
Righteousness to believers Nor can we look through
the eyes Of the evangelical ssorner Of the mass
victim precious chiefly as satisfying the Divine jus
tce by his anguish and impartng It's msrt all
the CROSS as company Of believers who have IN.
sisted upon any ritual impartiny righteousness but
CIV pg new and Divine lie TO men oy his teacbings ex
ample and spirit The preacher continued to set forth
the unaran hea Of Christ At some length and spo.e
OF his susrings, contrasting them with the dire
seen IL poetic vision by Milton
Immediately place
Before bis eyes appeared, sad, noisome, dark,
A lazar house It seemed, wherein were laid
Numbers of all diseased, all ,raladies
VI ghasily spasms, or racking fortunes, qualms
VI heartstruck agony
Demoniac phrensy mopng melancholy
And moon struck madness.
what heart Of man could long
Try ey ed beholdy Adam could not, but wept,
Though not OF woman born.
How then, Continued the preacher must the second
hDosD which be did not pity way try to re.
hevey He felt for and relieved them all With the cup
OF bitterness In hand take place that suf
ferers and bless him for his comp With
our open to the wrongs that still the arth
reveal their wicledness to themselves by stamping its
bloody mark upon his spotlessness o pride Of the
century science measuring the heavens
fatt omng the depths Of the earth industry conquerng
nature yet too careless Of man; wealth ruling lands and
snc still offering the pieces Of silver for limo
blood smanshp proud Of world wide dominion yet
sill. in bondage to the old tyrannies Of su2erst-
ton stin haunted by the spectres Of famine and
ansrchyi Pride OF the nineteenth oentary Gov down
TO the loot OF the and leave lowest
place in that weeping company, even IL il be knssl
with the penitent who wiped her Masters feet with her
hair There Ia deeper and holier the text.
We zee there not only OF Elm and suffering bat
the sorrow OF Him no wounded for transgres
sons From the tears Of the daughters Of Jerusalem
springs a bow of promise for the future.
The speaker, In conclusion made forciole application
Of his remarks, and spoke of Christs compassion
worthy Of all imitation Before said he The cross OF
Christ let ua feel the worth of WISE practical pen
rent compass on, when the true passes from The
earth, although conscious Of imperiection ADD sin the
Masters blessing speaks to him lips eheered by his
bounty; ard many de.oate heart whom h. has CON.
forted will say, 1--WE weep not for him nut for
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