New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-26

Our subject applies TO al kinds Of diicnties and
disorderr everywhere among ali people OF ,ss sne
e4rth-tO disorders Of every shade. They ourst QUO
in individuals, in families, societies, towns, stsieS
and nations. Man has TO fight the evils Of his
own beart-tbe foes Of bis own household
Then let forget not The busD's g. which we have 70
do at home in our hearts, and towns, and Slates
us we'll as our country. Aud however great tbe evil
IN others NAV appear let u. fix oIr eyes upon
il 10 forget our owD aud thus bhndly exalt our
selves in estimation.
For We have nothing good from Ourselves or our
merits and be that exaltetb himself shall be acaseo
And our toSt declares that the Lord VIII canee the
arrogacy Of the proud cease and will lay low the
haueliness OF the terrible " The race IL not 10 the
swi IN, nor the battle 10 the strong"
Man, apparently, in BIZ own pIide and POWER may
sometimes win ply sc battle gainst virtue
Blu, the Lord looketh on the heart and regards tie
soul. All spiritual yitories are IN the Lords
strength and mans weakness. And shonld bad man
win the against good one in exernals, he would
Lore it in intervals. And tie spiritual Is tie essential
victory.
The arm of the Lord is in the desnies of nations.
And whenever they 20 into war the Lord permits the
war; 10 prevent grea eeyis. And the victory always
Iesolts for the greatest 81 idtoal good 10 mankind
under the circumstances. For the LORD mas eter-
pe phl fnf' fof man, an IRON iron any es Ss he may
make, from the comparative strength ana
Of the parties, 10 ioretel the physical results o'
the contests in which men en9aee 10 10 that, no
must be able to read propheiicly the saes ana laws
of tie minds engaged aud 81 look th o1gh me world of
causes and see the bea X of the war upon tie souls
Of men Ia their future destiny.
Selfish man, in the exercife Of bis ,elf .bness little
knows what il best for bln.elg; and we caonot tel
what day may bring forth. The Lord leads us In
way we know not, and briugs ne in paths which we
bave Dot known. Who ca, look ack through q long
life and recount the unlooke for events through which
he has passed and how completely bic path has
teen hidden from bis view
Crazy would that man have been confid red who,
one year ago had nnoaneed The present condition Of
our country. Nor do we DOW know any nearer what
the rext year may bring forth. Small circumstances
sometimes seem 10 chan re the of great events.
In the midst Of this comm"tloD and uncertainty we
may well pause and coneider.
What lesson we have before MS o. the uncertainty
Of he riches Of tis life How suddeDy millions OK
PERSONS are stripped Of their wealth And do We not
need this lesson when the love Of the world rs
our master sin And What a blessing tbis
lore Of property will be, il it turn our affections and
thoughts srdeDty, to the aqm OF t6e true
,ices Ii il should spring up out OF the mas
sive ruins Of worldly veal great central Tree OF
Life, bearing the fuits Of heavenly riches, Of witch
the whole country sh III reeiy love " parlake, forming
eternal aud heavenly union!
But into the future we cannot look. We know only
the things OF to dsy. And we cannot msrslize upon
what is to come. Then let draw near To the Lord
10 affections and thoughts, 10 prayer and obtdehce,
putting our full trust and confidence III lhe truths OF
bis Word and stri,iug be tie means OF extending
the influence of those tratbs i0to the sphere OF the
world by righteous life. For H. this way ouIy can
Gods king6on cone and His wiIbe oone ON earth ~
is dobe III heaven.
We brethren, looking ut present things, and are
b0piug for external changes Tue Lord osS at eternal
thugs and internal cbarg-s lie the condition OF
our country Oh through thousands OF centulesj ana
understands the bearings Of our present Conflicts upon
every stage OF its progress, npon every lnclrldual m
the whole uuiverse. Hie efforts toward the hna
state of order, and the best good OF all We know not
the changes through which, nation, We are 70 pss'
God only the ne essary process.
As an educated and Christian people, we have gTeas
soeniEc Light high artistic talent; much piide ana
arrogance; strong love of the worli with boasted
freedom Of speeDh and iuderenden,e Of action. In
there respects the history o the world affords no par
ahtl Into this state of ngs, from the spif OF the
Holy Word, the hlenial Ii 4ht Is descending. light,
sufficiently clear aud strong as enters the sllennc,
rational sphere show undersiandingy that our
pride aud arrogance and love Of self III tbe world,
are pgnshng US; and, also, the way of escape from tho
evils
And when we have been s7fiiCiently punished TO
bring us to our senses sball earnestly TO the
Lord and expert, the truth Of tie divine words,
which Say:
POOLS because of 'hei rsnsgresions and because Of them
iLiquities afflicted
Their abhorTeh ali Of meat, and they draw
unto the ysies of cesth. . -,
Then the, Lord in their trouble and be ssveh
them OF ali their distTssse.. -.
he ,erdcih Wora hesleth them and dslvereh them
from dee ructiOrs
Oh that men OF prsis Lord for his goodness sAd fos
his wonderful work. TO the children Of n-n."