New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26
THE NATIONAL SINS.
A SERMON FOR THE TIMES.
By THE REV. ABEL SILVER.
Preached In the New Jerusalem Church, Ia I"ntyhn sc
New.York, Sunday, May -, 1901.

THE PUNISHMENT OF PRIDE hNp hi.N'o w., o.,
IN punish the world their evil and the WI As o
h..r niquity viii cause the a'saH.{ " ,.ihI vi
tease snd "il lay low the hanehn.es. q ne h gb;aous
a,ail slHy the wicked: and they tnt hLe VIC sI far
hal be desOste. Depart from evil sDd d. good al palm.
'vernlore." Isaiah xii, H. Psalms zIIiV' Ii' i"'A'
I11yi., n. ~,
Tuese are sure declarations of Almighty God. ihey
are most solemn and definite truths. They are suied
to all time and extend 10 all people. They are p'oph'
ecies unavoidable and without varibeness or shado"
o. turning The world must be punished Tor toeif
evil. The wicked must suffer for their inquiry ine
arrogaDcy of the proud must eease. The baughiiness
Of the terrible must be laid low: For the Most Hleh
God hath spoken it.
But where at this day, is the evil world or The evil
community, that lays this soemn warning Of the LORD
TO heart Where are the wicked souls that sarle ana
arise action at the sound Of this Divine Voice Where
are the prond ears that break with conrition ana n-
Iy at the ppwer of thi- truth Where are tDe ar
rognt spirs u a, useklS yield ~ its cl Where are
the hangoiy minds hat hunbly regard III or Tue iefr
bic souls u q, properly lear il The Lords spH
ai1 other spheres than the proud ana the AFRO
gint. Ills he venly consOlnions are felt IN aoother
cl'ss OF mlnds than the haugbiy ana stusuhlc eh,'
let, such IersoDs are scattered thfo0gn Tue Ianu'
Alas poor persons that hear Lot when God speaks-
persons, too, in Gospel inda Land Of colleges ana
schools, OF scien,e and the arts land OF bioies ana
pfayerboOks, Oi Dyu.ns and anthemri land OF church,
aud alaIs Of tabernaeles ald sanctuariesi and OF
priests AID deacOns, Of sermons and eXhOnaiObs, OF
prayers ana SuDd iyscbo Is Can there be persons Az
such Land that 10 get their GOdi In tue midst OF All
lhtse ble-sngs there sill be found nielige Mt men
imnerrrd IN Tie evil the wlcs ednese the ibiquy the
pide, the arrogaucy, and the haughness, mentioned
in teAtl IL this enlightened age, it be los-i-
bic that any scientific continue 10 sit nnmoyed
when 'be great Jeuovan speaA,-and eTpechhy ~nen
that speech il addre, sed particularly to them, sylng,
IN emphatic language; 4" will punish the world FOR
their evil and tue wicked for their iniluiiy; will
cause the arro2aney # TIE proud 10 cease aud will lay
low the hangLtiuess OF the torrbe1 In the face and
eyes OF all tLee evil, operating III all their Nileness
human hearts the words OF the great Coo con-
time 10 remain unheeded by {. hiking men
Such men, under the very sound Of Gods
words, may continue 10 Osrrgtd then but they cai-
no, osclpc unpulsred. God prrcepts may be broken
bat they must he ulhlled. Their di, inc words will
all in single joi or tttle What God speaks
Is yea aud amen, eternal and interchangeable.
TIE Gay OF rerlbution is sire 10 come. And TIE
deeper the evils, the greater the suilei-g the higher
the pride the iui ther the FALL the ponl the
arrogance Tie more yexatlous The iknoniny.
Tie Lord sAyr, IN teAt lie will punish the
world for their evil and the wicked for thei nlluty
Now AS 10 Tie suieIiDgs OF the world, we all know
tuat The whole community has 10 suffer, a body for
tie evils that init he good portion OF the cUnmuni-
~ Suers general body for the evils that are IN IT,
For, though the evils whicu Efeet the general body,
and wbir are constantly breaking out aud dis ur Ing
Us re i,e in the evil persona yet, IN the utufb-
ahces, the .ood are annoy ed Wen as the evil and
0lten more so
IL IT, therefore, for the outward peace and happiness
of the good well for tner spiritual gro" th and
pros, rlity they should labor Tor the savati II
Tie whole psO e; Tor tie regeneration OF the wicked,
for the preservation OF pure moIalry and wholesome
Laws ANA the naine epanee ol good order throughout
the community. Ii is hi Ougn them that these things
are BE- accOml llirbed. GOd has endowed them With
tie ability, g em the truth Of Ills Word and tue
power of his splrti And, If uey neglect their duty
tney NUT snicr the oor-equeu es. Aud 4 storus
afe aud evil bnrst and threaten destruction, the
ID La tn fntIr
money Substance and strength ana blood, veil
n their prayers for the restoration OF order. Thus The
world must be punished Tor their si0r. And there
sins for which The continuity suffer are OF Immune
rnbe ,afe'ies AID scattered brOug cut the ell ire
poo le bony po ic. And Gll are more or ie-s 10
tlsae; Tor what they have done and 'Ihers for
what they have left ubdOpe No sectlon Of TIE cOun-
try eau be free from bliIn. Or responsibility, and
nr,ely an nsiyidual OF influence is ebtilely exempt
fOr f. the persons that ay That they
hee from sll evil inquity, from pii- arrgance
In some OF their shud.r Tor there evils are OF every
quay, and are but gr..c ualiy removed from o hu-
heart IL is not saie therefore, ior us TO boa az
our text addressed oly 10 a certain clIss Of moi
yiiunlr Of which We 90 not form part
Tue only way for us truly 10 rec the trnth OF any
Scripture, il TO apply it 10 our own souls AMI acknowl-
edge the faults and shortcomings it points out. And
when have applied 1t and i.lded o It, shall
know Iis teaclingt AID powers by actual expeiinei
for thus our souls are purified. lhus with PERSONS
who are being regenented the evils OF the soul,
mentioned III ext, suppressed, and the pride
Of the external mall Is sept down and gradually
subdned. And even with ihose who not Icing
regrneraed, the outward appearance of Iheir
e,s j. sous tines, In great degree, h pl down fIo
selfish mott es, from respect IN pubhc liion, from
OF the law But, remove all these restraints and
let the wi,ked suppose they can use above them IN
their powtT aud might, and the tideOns form of the
monster III present i's If IN the eXer se OF nc mot
cobs.mmale arrogance aud baTbarUus douiniOn. Aud
ts then be supprersed only by the strong ann OF
public o iaion AID lhysitiil lore
IL. H. II l...a emf .t1.r
desire for universal public pea and private happiness,
for tie eternal good soulr OF nll in del eudcnce
upon d Lord Jesus Chrltt. But, while The Lord de-
,lares in text that he will pubish the world Tor
their evil In which the community suties, lie AT tie
ssme rine rays lie will punish the wicked for their
niqulty.
The wicked, therefore, beside the punishment they
receive IN The general body must have tpeir own lnd
yidua punishments. There punlshnen's Hii itual
as we'll as physical They flow from The di.eases of
the sOu aui p.lIst be eternal, unless they healed
by ener,on. These itual oiseases IRE the root
uf oil puIshniuts suiiefings; and true heavenly
peace can be restored u any teO lie without
now he root OF The disease.
We may uuell outward disturbances By outward
force, Hud thus hold the wicked Of II cOninuni'y in
external order by the strOug cf the w and IL are
penalties. lIoe.j this il the only way that reckless
evil beings can b. conlrOlled her Ia this world
the other. Ii would be useless 10 talk 10 evil splts
the love Of God ana Tie neighbor and moral obl-
pstous. They are past oil moral cons' nsness and
hre tempting in this world into all evils. And, il
We WELD 10 their Influence, and heed not the Laws OF
God ard man the hest thing for our sIirtu, good is
fpreiole ,ubccon to Who'll, some la"s, through such
puuishmeuts as will i1sue good behavior This is The
only way TO preserve public reace AID render the ex-
ietenco OF such pesons Ioe le and their IegeneiOn
po-sitle. Thsieore tie Lonl IN bis providence per-
His il amopg al naiors.
Now from he letter Of text II would seem that
the Lord inhict- The punishneLts. But Ills Is oply
apparent. Evil Lngs it, own punishment. Our text
says Evil sail I'll, the wicked, and they that hate