The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-02
TIE COMMERCIAL HEvuL SION.


Sermon On the Pasac-1he Only Security In
Times ~ CAlamity.
Rev. xr. Patterson delivered discourse yesterday af
terncca At the First Reformed Presbyterian church
DeM street, BoskU, selecting for his subject the pre-
sent commercial cnon OF the country and endeavoring
npress upon 6s hearers what she only security
IN times OF calamity His text consisted Of the rst Ave
verses Of fhc 4oth Psalm.
J. God is c refuge and strength, very rresen. help
In trouble.
q Therefore win not we fear though the earth be
moved, and though the mountains be carried into the
midst N the sea;
8 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,
though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof
4 There is river the streams whereof shall make
glad the y of God the holy place of the abcrnacfes OF
the Most High
g. God 4 the midst of her; she shall be moved:
God shall help her and that right early.
He commenced his discourse by showing that the world
is full Of trials and troubles that religion prepared
for Of trials, that when the adversary
might he would lose his sting when he found man
walking the path OF duty and ready struggle with his
The Gospel Of Christ diversified order TO meet
and He then continued by following the
fe Of Abraham, the trials Of Isaac and Jacob the suffer
ngs of Joseph when in Egypt the martyrs oden times
and in modern times the trials Of Knox and Luther,
show that God the bcstsecury against danger that
he Will honor those who honor him He took occasion
aude To the mutuy in India aud the danger and priva-
ions Of the church III that country how the missionaries
midst all the CONSERVATION and alarm that has seized
upon others alone stand calm and composed in their minds
waiting with patience the queng Of the storm, fully conf
dent that Providence will bear them up and bring them
safe Of the conflict giving them renewed energy with
which 10 carry out his command.Go ye all nations
and preach the Gospel to creatue thus proving
that the Cos pei endows its servants with moral herosi
that is pvincbie-a determination TO succeed that
not he conquered The second part OF the discourse
confined TO the great financial crisis sweeping over
the nations of the earth That God sent the storm. be.
the OF the world in the urgency OF commercial
business and in their pride at the that had
ed their efforts had neglected his ordinances and
orgetiu of the Divine blessings he had beautifully
| showered upon them and that this cannot
for strong vessels been broken pieces and our
treasure from California has been hurled into the depths
observe his Sahbaths and obey his laws than strive
forward their commercial enterprises for nothing can
succeed with U.s. all our plans and devices VIII be IA van
except We remember to whom indebted for III Il
commerce. and 20 whom 10 return thanks tor tue
completion Of those enterprises. 1t was for nrgec, las
recepts that the angels were east down om HEAVIER aud
II with nation with Individual, for Cos know,
not nations at the bar OF judgment is by the pursuit
gain ncglcctg religion and denies himself greater
pleasures nah any th- world can afford h,ln.
Then, WHOM Coz visit HIM al.cton, and he fms hs
bushes ruined aud MS rarbie palace in the hquag Of
another, having felg iUn he becomes desperate
and sinking u:o wrocteduoss b. ADDS another III, list
Of crimes he has committed asains. hi Creator ami nna
y perlhcs by his own baud aud appears unb.Geea The
presence of his God While the oher hand, the
ten cr'y seeks what viii Tim in his daily walk
through e Gevotng his means to promote the work Of
Cot ~ building churches, printing Bibles ana sending
| missionaries to the ends Of the earth. But some
men, God sends troubles upon the Christian,
! and makes him suffer in the general crisis
10 prove his belief IN him. but the Christian not having set
hs heart upon the perishahle riches Of the world but
looking forward to the everlasting real riches Heaven
joyful and patient; looking before him with hope and
confidence and back the htieness Of this e M sinks
down without murmur INTO the shades OF poverty, buoy
ant in the hope OF eventually gaining wealth in his Fa
Tiers kingdom, and mmoI tai change for the
mortal maInmon Of this lower kingdom. Mr.. Patterson
concluded his discourse by pointing the weakness Of
in putting confidence IN earthly euoymcrts or pro-
misses and by quoting the great speech Cardinal Wosey
when stripped Of his honors and power" Had | but
served my God with half the zeal served my king he
would not mine age have left naked 10 my enc
mes." He accordingly eyhored men 10 lay up for them.
selves treasures in Heaven by condg in the promises u
an Almighty power,