The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-12
SERMONS YESTERDAY on THE CRISIS.
REV. MR.. VAN zANDT ON THE FINANCIAL
CRISIS.

Alhe Dutch Reformed church Ninth street, the Rev,
M Van zsndt preached most eloquent and heightened
discourse yeerdAy evening the present financial re-
vuson He took his text from the 6n chapter tf koah,
commanding with the 9TH verse; me L;rsh vo;os
sre,h unto the city, and the OF wndon shk see Thy
name hear ye rod and ho hath appointed H." The
reverend gentleman sad These eventual times preg
rant nh the elements OF mighty changes, The seeds Of
cenlpg veal WOO o generations ", unborn. Tue
Of this age actirg history on . soale compared -th
shoh the annals o. tsc past, with few exception
or Tho great eroOhs in the worlds calendar, will
bu, |" TIE tales OF The nurrery or ,ho memories
OF childhood. rese are also perilOus tines
unes ina, Try mems souls, by their oonssanoy and
courage, even nan the deadly ccatesss
4 TO embai,ed ned. Moreover, the umes out Of
joint Their st ccs "a porkntious and no VII or vhdom
forecas the future say what shall be on the
morrow Every day N fruitful In events ~hicn baie the
calculations Of yese day and sct ~ nousnttoe pre,en Ions
sinpir r. ara shapes iu com mbipaions could weave
it, the web Of des ny Everyone has bis theory and
bis esposh on, differing accord ng 70 the seyrA a.eres
and pre- adiccs Of esoh but all ~ least
,greed co the main fact, that n season OF un sonisd
soobdsDoc and IN the uo Of ihe highest apoarcns oros
parity At umc when erprise expeo,lpg Ia rionos
re.ses and pr ec,rg snn larger adventures, sudden
tommerca paI ana revuson has sveps over the and,
ho hopes o. ,noossnss ?. ns s noa a,. ,so
ssnds Of humber abodes We leave 70 be WISDOM o.
he wov'a 70 dhcuss and see those qsesuons o. pouoa
sious and disasters; nevertheless, needs ngner vie
dom tbsp that ,hslov philosophy snicn aeam only
9th secondary carscr 70 Appyshend me real
sigriocsS~a, To a. down 10 tho roo o' neevu, and
p inc ssausc dy Of sncb sosnes d com uou,n
srvey and s,,e,s a. last 70 ~teks have vlacsscd
whpi al mind arc bnsy ~sh the external asd material
ns n, ~ ts- Gaze ths accidents an aoceaosics
vhh FASTENED the orisis .nd asg svAicd thc caia
,yophe se esire becomes Oar ofoes, 10 i,ck II ne
nc, Al sra spiritual import and bearings, 70 recogpne
rand Of cd al, 70 hear The Loeds voice eryiag
The city spd gather up We can the essons OF hs rod
Great cf,ies the cestyes q once q ipuesce, wealth
and wichsdr.ss Upon hem, also, the weigh, of pubic
cslsnes sivsys falls the rst and heaviest Ia the
Of ihs text on the present occasion he following
points vii sulhcknslv Indicate ths course cf 70
marks which suggmh:-1H. fho providence
Of eed IN passing events 3D. The LESSONS OF that provi
desee snd ID The wisoom OF regarding them In their
agthcr std ccgn In cris Ike thai through whos tho
nty passing, and which efscis every interest," the
hquy Win be general for the cf hc sod
den panic vhoh hes resuod IN destruction OF cred.
Nhcever lives oarefu Tension " n ind With many 10.
dkaucns " secondary csuses srAnGs ssd total vsnt
gnor Of aos sand thas Of masited judgnsnt 10
tall rbey veil Of sscchioebsnG and spesuAscns, On