The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-20
Rev. DE-. Cabin ON Predestination and
Free VIII.

Rev. Dr.. Cabin ON Predest1nati0n and
Free Will.
m Rev. DR.. Cshin preached sermon on "Predestina
ton and Free wl," regards future state at st.
Nary's Roman Catholic church, In Williamsburg, last
evening Long before the hour for commencing had ar
rived the body and the galleries of the church were
crowded To almost an uncomfortable degree After
very singing by the choir the Reverend Doctor pro-
ceeded address the congregation he said that in
rGi parts Of both the Old World and the New there
were persons who believe that there was
. predestina,ion, which governed them As
90 their future salvation. Some were to be
saved without any acts their part to deserve il,
while others were be damned do what they will 70 try
and avert It, Men OF that belief thought that one could
commit with IMMUNITY all the sins Of The catalogue, and
still be saved that repentance was useless and that any
exeron their part but thrown away as what was
10 b. would be- that God became the author OF the
dAmnaton of one and the salvation Of another without
either deserving it, To arrive at q conclusion, ne would
have to describe the characters OF GOO and Of man.
he kes whether good but he also has the power
10 beg Of Goa to give him grace 70 fly from all evil.
Speaking of the rapdy Of thought he said that our CON-
pnning with God was ike the telegraph; that every
Aheht that the moral wire here was recorded Ia
Heaven and entered either for or against u.s. WISDOM,
truin inslice mercy power and sancty comprised the
Attributes and the character OF Cod We can never win
justice charge Him with being the cause oil the evils winch
we have we have made own beds and must lie IN
them Man, with all his kno Wedge does not know him
SELF but he need do evil be has mind Of his own,
and that ID o nODle tnIng III mau Al We noo
not the power 10 do good or evil, tnere would be no
merit in doing good and from this springs immortality
Animals have not this power and are not immor@i.
Christ could have stopped His own suiierngs had he
desired 60 70 do; but He would not, for rhat
would have opposed the grand principletnis basis OF
immortality. lie gave several Illustrations from the
SCRIPTURES to prove intended all TO work out
our OWL saivaon with His assistance when We deserved
Tine gift oreseeng attribute OF God and dd not
In any way influence the actsns OF MANKIND How can
God ioresee your end when you have In your own
power to make that end good or oaa' we nave N our
power ourselves, even by deathbed repehtadce
and thus change Decree but We die without atonlng
for our sins we must damned. There no excuse or
our sins; bad the power given US from divine source
% do better You say You were tempted so were tne
saints You say you suffered SO aia Ine na h
tyrs You say yon were spoori 90 we.e s i ~ ,ao
any soul to be lost power was given man 10 save
b,se and he In CONCLUSION, he called upon
God to continue His protection over those present. ana 70
give them grace continue in the path OF virtue ana no
iness which would ultimately lead them TO heaven Inc
Rev Dr. addressed the congregation and tnanked .oein
for their kind attention. SAID that the Lecture al tne
Odeon WILLIAMSBURG, would take place on next Inurs
day evening The proceeds, which must nave oeen very
large will 20 for the benefit Of the church several clergy
men from New York and Brooklyn wese present