The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05


The thirty sixth hymn Fl om TIM co,,sc,on an,i,lod
iemp'e "eiooes' oenSa paraphrase the forty sixth
sah' was 'nen sung, Deg nnsng follows 4
, , IS Inc refuge Of his SAINTS, II
"nou s'oi mo VI sharp distress invade. RI
mr. s"pson was 'aeh csaled upon TO pray, wher egJn
,e offered the following nr,xrr N
ho'o inou arr hei D. ard though Thou In every 8
'a'e' my spirit specially present wherever swo'or
nreo meet 'ogo'her n ghy nrre. We have mss hers
'esirng ext w+ence Ply grace. thou 1a,s
lno~n' ho' ON + as prayer hearing Int
'rayer-answermg sod, end Thy ial ok
s an% aah ses Tncu art holy in al Thy
sn nHrI i~sad ih7istle. Thou doess t.ne own
% d. an pwcrd, andin all the universe OF mind
ures, met tor Ssy,.Ss. ,r San.,,Iopco 81 49, so
oo, ~ NV -hcrefofc, beseech Thee, FOR Thy great
sinful by nat ~ Ssrr =,
Ia nd ttheve fofgSt.en God, we have S-crehpped
s he chez h ksss and Gen the things Of sAs world
ou' ownI fatknnd have done all ths; hearts
S;isS, Nd, N1sthsnrt great Babylon that have
~ ao Nrse and because have fergAtun the time
Thy ha -ts,s lftess inst u.s. But we ~ord now hum
o ssAfvps astion before Thee this day and de-
n aratnTc Thy y Holy Word that 'u few
lsn ~eus.snen wowd have saved Sotcm. Lord may il
VII reash the w.r Of Cod b.. we Beech Ihss 70
IN k.on sucrsad bring them TO sc knowledge Of
- ytr-w.h. We pRy Thee that THIS nHnhty Christian
stsa say mot asunder Almighty God, Thou alone
~. turnithe hems OF mon Thou hast but
o~ay ard is ,ix,e and Glands o,
siperposc between us; calm all ngry passions,
Edend ms an depend ON Thee for our salvation; and,
su.ion, whose God Is Jehovah; but if il should
II 20 afy VIII shat we are to be rent asunder
tor sns,fay we bow before Thee &C. submit TO Thy
sthast.semcnt. Eut, Lordi thou ddst remember
! Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, remember us: may ~
sbnd together the strong love- grant
shat alton the Gospel msyvo forth to evangs
II lno soe distant nations OF the world Baptse with
~
II hands OF God, end not into the handscf Turn
WeesS bresgh Jesus Christ, 'Lcrd aud Redcemer.
/ Anaeo.
i Tive aa2d HYMN then sung csn nencng with tho
| when overwhelmed with gy.ef,
Ny heart within dies,
| -. Bdpess and far from all Pc eff,
4 10 heaven lift my cyes.
! The Row. xr Van Dyke then reed the S0th Psalsn,
,sli highly appropriate to the cccason especially
Abe following passages
Thou has. brought vine or Eypt; Thou hast cast
Cat the boa.hsn and planted t..
Thou preparcdst for it, and d6st TO take
| deep root aud it hlled the land
Ihr hills the. shadow IL, the
| bouahs thereof were like the goodE cedars
She sent out her boughs unto the and her brancheG
WHY haettsou, Then, broken down her hedges, tina,
| all they which pass by the way ds pas * her.
The boar Of the wood doth IT, and the Wild
! beas: OF the I'D doth dcvour it.
Rcllrn, wc l,cseech Thee, o Gcdof Hosts; look down
frcrn heaven, and behold, and visit u 3 vine:
And the vineyard which Thy tight and hath planted,
and the branch that Thou madest strong for Thysef
I Mr. Van Dyke then addressed the congregation fol-
lows THE day here 10 mav, and therefore
thought H. not least nor most appropr@te TO occupy your
pray to hun BILE ourselves befsrec I'd, and would
have sroted lit by your opportnnies II you did not
realize what shcud be uppermost my minds TO day
There ere however, three suie ts upon which
woalIGe wcll ia TO reflect TO das, 4 we humbly and
lssmeens'y desire the interposiisa Of God in our
4 l.,ehaIf at this crisis If we Eeuld obtain the
:,essi1ss Of cd, we must confess our sins
\ tIy th,a do. no. merely irdg dual sins, such
sasw aecusta ned to confess IN our osos; bat
among t,em inciude national sins Lvas surprised the
shart~ IN haur nfn ANVIL not ha
know vhat national sins had to coreess. will not
pant oan the ua9 anai sins OF whehx guilty aud
teSwhfa we need forgiveness bat La ~ merely emu
sw of the most promncnn, which, floating
I ,cn the s'sr- ace, arc salily dctected; and,
sst more porticulany the peopie of this country.
hs can lbe ashonorina Of Gods oy WofC. God is King
o.aarih ho acns Wedges right on the part Of
Us 10 ~ governI against E,c. lie has up
NIHpg WsTd as tho 81 ndard of right ara wrong, and
81 ward, bur in discuss whethef u Is Eight wrong
IL wet spaal of men W trampe 81 under loot,
peal c.ara God Holy word.
50 GsRy=ssods sabbsE : dshnDorsd.. Dol estab
ara Il " 5age-end no naiis has ever d,srsardcd the
saba ~ nd I,1ospered. la not THU sin OF dishonor
ING The ts bbei the insease2 10 soxeIEnent,
Wen as aud ial relations, the sabbath
dsr.g iedrni viii not cd visit the nation or this
Thirdly, -sylsn taere is thai ether sin, With Is a.
common ubs air, tho srnsb lethe habit G, roafr
and IN ,ho sa circle, Gods r1mc is taken il galn
Nav Won Cd Nsot waIs street square bas ycs VIII
1pnr nc
Tour,hly- Ia s'a,f covctousncs God haa poafsd ia
nnon us aunG Rue blessed usgvith the of
the world stl Nc ore not satslec but the sin G co
vctousuess on she Increase. Ftft years ago ian
who possessed Seeoo regarded as rice, ba nor
such a sum Is 50 s.Eed 81 II spoken 81 constituting
we'd Inv man To make haste n get ri n Ia kldg
prins ne Am hafshf Look al our own conncaon.
inc o. Scleo Pre- 6ytcr9uas wealth archgous body
as anyo the country aud set durng Tic past year tie
.ontrlbv.,ous from al the members fer relr ynr
poces a. not exceed two aolars a head. Gcd sad \
4 srselaas fobbei me'.iracl, comparatively poor
people via, their expensive T. nple service And h they
were CHARGED with robbery, because they lid not
tribute sub cny towards the forwarding. sf religion,
what can bosa Of this wealthy n,o1 wet She contri
buttons ofnnof the most Layorea OF It's religious bodies
average eut two dolinrs . yesrY
Fifthly1i6 text national sin or which shat speak,
II disrespcst To serental authority which s a.ype Of
God autho ity SO unyersa l. this sin tilt II
almost unfasllo15ic for parental authority ~ tf
Ssed IN famFies Jbc young people from q feehIg Of
Eside aud cssre FOR Independence, assume, and The
into the ispd1 VI the young An too strong in
my rcmarksf Why III has become national rcproich-
and he reproach IL IWt-that the ycu2g mon of this
conDtry will do horors ~ the boary head
and Tat boys think tes,selves too mscy u 80 10
schoo and 10 he s,huect to It's dscibiiac. Aud,
arising at of this, glnwing disregard for legal autho
OF Thy esople." But ny hood has often rug cold
reading scse OF the religious papers Of the day. the
manner IN shich those u authority &C spoken o. But
~ must he remembered That . Tot rn character Of the
a. Ct do nok speak OF The rtsy newspapers, but
tbs religious paSrs which nauiks " this abuse Of
GU . rulers All tie is wrong.
arbIy-Jhelc VI lne more noftonil sin 70 which |
nall si,de namely Cruelty. his hy pertains 10 all
the relations Of Ietd parent ana caii husband abi
WIFE, oss.er aud servant employer aud eRpbyed, IN Al
N sabt~oth Tho cries OF 81, ,dreds and Thousands OF
workn y,rls whose fingers arc employed u tia MANI
factnre Of clothing for the people 20 up before Dol.
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