The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-07

We rssd thy nanps IN fairsr light
Ihs Rev NJ Hasiinss preached from ne nrsi sook o.
"Asa III trenblsd ior The ark q God, DC. whss tho
arb was Israel he said the Bible 70 the church o.
S:s s: Sss II u
and secure HI need not have tembed Tor ne arr, DO
cscss vas The Ark q Co.. and S soz Ansa ss
great shadow Of bis glory and profession. From this
here great lesson % DO learned. Although we have
al know that very frequently The assaults OF nndsliy
o. this ark Of Cod cause the best servants Of the
sCsaS. and next 70 Impossible . pu. forth
any argument that defeat II, except be founded on
The Word OF God We should therefore consider whether
whether we have MOI many reasons prsovJ 70 expect
that nndey win set isseh In opposition % The Word Of
ss TIC Il
Right reason always in harmony with the Scriptures but
The vitiased principles ohuman Inventions VIII always be
master and overcome the human heart and 70 bring In
to complete submission 70 God. II does not sex TO
he lock Of the hesst and open to III he uprsssicns
which can prepare for holier and happier lie.
the chart for the hesvenward journey and those whs
seek IL glowing pages Ooieridse has truly said that
be knew tho Bible TO BE- inspired, for the reason that
pierced more deeply into h character and b: being than
Hbe, comparatively nothing. Socrates, Who In hi day
was admitted 10 b the greatest and wssst II all the pho
sophers ofGreece taught that al human knowledge but
qaaned ignorance; and one Of most distinguished Eng
ih wrtsFs has very nearly expressed The sae thought
xco y Solomon s sa S q DsV We mus 10 70 The
perennial ount whence flows the inspiration Of the nost
High. But serious fact that even In this city The
dying truths Of The Bible. In too many casss thu
great book 10 merely . perlor ornament, and IN
beauties The rule while In some oasss The exception wss
but partial scqusinianoe with ~ history sSd teachngs
In our schools and colleges ne position which The h5s
false philosophy have been substituted Ne place whsr
ever We may turn our eyes We can look soepticlsm
edge and practice Of the word Of God Is they are for
total ignorance Of IT, preceps and inuncons In former
times men looked on knowledge q the Word OF God -
man Of any prsssnaioa was concordance in himself,
while others u lees research was at least . oommentary
he ony y ~Sh sS.
s Sssutiss and he reward promise: % Il Ssievers
The services concluded with singing, collection and
AMERICAN sEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.
SERMON By THE REV. DR. CLARK IN DR. sroRR's
CHURCH, BRooKLYN.
Tue annual sermon Of this society was preached In Dr.
sorr's church. Brooklyn, by the Rev. Dr. Clark Of Mer
street church, New York. last evening" pursuant
public notice.
Previous 10 the hour appointed half past seven p. n,
nearly al the ses occupied and but very few per-
sons in subsequent 10 the commencement Of the
servoes-an example worthy Of general imitation BY al
devout worshppers. There four slergymen In the
pupit-the Rev. Ds storr and Clark, and two others,
not known to the reporter. The services In
auguraed by Of the reverend gentlemen reaiing
portion Of the lo7th psalm, which followed BY singing
Jeremiah, and next prayer. rms was , solemn nvo,s-
ton for Divine pardon, protection and aestaace espe-
caly In behalf q the society ana those whose home
the deep-who 90 down 70 the Sea In ships, and do
business In great waters.
he Rev DR. CIARx now came forward, and read from
text bSsh q BIZ discourse mo preacher opened up an
excellent By showing, from the psage OF Sacred
wr which be had chosen, nat the church Of chrss
cesioped By God 10 receive great aoceasions from the
men who 90 dosn The and follow the busesS
Of s For years, and ysass, he ssa bad reosvsd her
Without atrstchine forth had 70 save Evsn snce Paul
stood tho deck a hts ship and preachsd Christ 70
spsnned hs see ike rainbow Of promise and the Amer
lean Bcamans Friend Society came up also In behaf Of
be American sailor Tue preacher here took occasion 70
dsscsbe arss departure Of the sailor from hn nsvs
land, commencing hs ocean career; when, ssd be, the
youthful saor nrs steps tho deck and waves 10
Try and home hs farewell, the sea,ne undivided seals
noe his home no fences pound his onward way; be
pssses over al merdAne and al chimes, carrying with
him the virtues or the vices be has cultivated million
and half Of sailors thus scattered the
Whale following the kviaihsn Of the deep In Arctic
and Antarctic seas; navks, capturing slavcrs ami pi
And ihs million and half Of human souls In need
port rhsy once ssi0ossd . tn. land; ..oos
them have mothers sisters here and they ask
ing for our prayers tonight When the poor sailor
sssrseme heart On she land l. wfshsred ana wounded
And what responsibility rests upon the sAilori More
than thousand living souls are very frequently depending
upon them In Cne emigrant ship And how many tender
messages are conveyed from separated relatives and
enos the ocean, the safe delivery rcspg the
.ss ~ eIs s On nsn %
the Of The sailor. Is said the Rev. Or supposed
that upwards Of twenty millions Of dollars worth Of Amer
property annually Lost on the ocean by fire and other
causes and when upwards OF lbo tonnage OF vessels
are ancAt on the ocean And such vast amount en-
usieo 70 ine sailor how On those On the land
elevate their character Here the preacher cassed the
different natives Of thc esih and inssAnced how men
Be- mentioned xs ssou. vsrnos.sr, De pale fsosd
.ss Dc Ns ss - .o s =.
nations and all cmss, noos - calculsaed 70 disseminate
The bssssss Of Christian salvation The sAilor Nov
among the m heads on whom have been laid baptsmai
hsncsbey have been dsdioated 10 Cod and heads that
., s Sor
that sin(e ships crew become converted, and 70 how
mary derent nations WIN TIE udpss, ths bsssd dinp
well prepared 10 propagate the Gospel the
ssilor II IN, however, . lanentable truth that the
,rs sss p. s1s cs during
provEent among American scamen, and chiefly sing
this society. who're, asked Dr Clark, 10 The place more
required than the sca, and where the than
saiiors, who need peculiar sympsthyf Every year up
wards q one thousand American vessels 70 down 70 The
Of ss 's IKE The ,, zoe . sns and aha.
palhyy Tue Rev. DR. here compared . man II 70 Q
plant IN tub-hh growth @ust be from within; send
man 70 with Q bad heart, and 20 bad - he:
send him 10 the orcaste with virtue In hs heart and
what innuesoe h EXERT The Gee has medtoc
cri,ks-a sailor ettbev great saint ErcM simmer
frank, generous, bold liberal, even 10 prcdgshy and
when religion comes In, bapuxed nom on high, ard
verted Christ, what win he be- The preacher here
ated q recent conversauou between young American
pacr and bis mother the boz telling h mother that,
lsnd CHRISTIANS asleep; they should W there
ss converted rsilor wsskieht Every ca,in boy, SAID
the ser carries In hh heart either vice virtue 70
other climes and the vice Of Chrssndom ripe TO-
dsy The missionary movement on the zee, appeared
hisn outstrp the miaslooary movement The land
and God, he believed, dssigned should rne Americas
ns hanks ~ Bsthch i plsks Of worship, 10 attention
70 the sck, end AID 70 the needy. And the socicsy
a.