New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-24
TIE PULPIT.

u.MOE by THE REV. DR. CHAPLIN.
k.lerday morning DR.. Chapiu resumed his pastoral
duties at the Cooper Institute after Summer vacation OF
nearly ten weeks
The large hall well filed with respectable congre'
cation. the majority being bis people WLo gladly hailed
the return # their eloquent pastor
Tie reverend gentleman founded bis remarks upon the
words contained IN Lamentaicns III, - Ihey are new
every morning. great Is thy fathiGness The following Is
abstract OF the discourse. lie commenced by saying
While the scientific mind limits itself to the observation OF
phenomena and seeks TO ascertain their laws discern their
province the Bible TO impress with the conviction that
every event Of history and Of human life
integ gent purpose and refers persOns will However
this which is the religious Interpretation OF things Is not
contradictory 10 the teachings Of science bat completes
teaching All the great elements Of the universe
and Of mans experience fixed and orderly
Dyoyde1ta and thus the test involved two ideas which
would profitable consider and va c have also found
nroprafe 40 he PRESENT occasion These two ideas
freshness Of Divine manifestation aud sieadastness Divine
God are new every morning aud yet great his ithunes
Aer the separation of weeks We are permitted By Divine
Providence to enjoy the privilege Of woshpng together
Divine kept all In various paths and has al last
brought together again for meditation and prayer Wehad
hoped by this time church but crcum
stances cope us 10 meet here We remember that
worship constitutes the true church trust We bring with Us
spirit and the grateful acknOwedge OF the unchang
ing goodness Of Heavenly Father; and therefore the
words before fitting expression OF our thoughts IN the
hlness have become so familiar with that
we fail 70 perceive they are always new. Ihqs
reared among the grandest forms OF nature behold
them with indifference wondering the enthusiasm OF those
who travel thousands gaze upon these magnificent
quotations thus portions Of the Scripture he living
truths oil Jesus are run over ns.fss nnu D t ny
mnmhled ormales. Tins religious questions present no
supernatural suggestions and have neral religious
mpesslyeness To- us TO Us Only these we
observe IN their secular use IL Is only D deVOut hhps a
perceive eternal wonder and realize the goodness OF
God The benefceni promises Of God in their mani
cstous The blessings have grown as timhf as the JAYS
but thoughtful and religious mind they are fresh from the
all good When consider that sleep so much
like death, that the new creation wien We NAAe w
with all the functions OF body and mind IN ther pace
that sustaining energy would make life extinct well
may exclam the language before US the Lords
They every mornings great Is thy fthinlne's The
appro rate also for the present occasion when we
We parted 10 the Of summer and meet ~ the ui
uou of Autumn. Nature has assumed the LOOK Of pensiyc
robes OF coronation of death What the art Of man
cannot accomplish has been accomplished Tue earth
has brought forth the GIgl, ana ID loaded RANKS
each wear raraes il IN actual and deuonsiab rules
Sunni and Winter day ard night neat and cold seed
time harvest shalt " The goodness and mercy
of God hive been show during She late season. aud
The pcTacgcp of petuce We cannot look upon The great
history predict the result Of events De can
man will ana Divine wifi that bik hs plans and change
the channel Of history. When We parted the eastern
horizon Of Europe darkened with the cloud Of war ana
suddenly surprise Of all 10 Illuminated with 1y Of
feacca peace wonderful n is results peace "okns Ih
loiu ati.ns which hundred years $50 WolH nave teeu
impossible by the slow agencies then emil lcd peace Tie
have hardly taken ttiriy DAYS 20 Perform Yet ge
behold nations which scattered culN.ucu together
DO one unity and the Divine viii 90 ho that
nations sha be closely welded together People are
pcrcevng and mole the iluldiuyn OF national
unity revealed 10 They not 90 Doe saaycd by
sopl-ry or doCmatsm. IL evinces 20 u more and more
that Goa thrown modern history new power higher
Presidents deeper than Congccs and grea'er than
knes God and the people God workng through me people
aud steadily through a tAe shuiilr 81 hc DIVINE
plan Nations nothing bis sight they bot 90 iuhl
BIZ purposes aud be Cares them along o. magu hcence
I.ef' them reject the manifold destiny marked out
by Providence and they lai. let them take
and they rise Tho reverend cernau then proceeded %
auae The electric telegraph another maisai0n OF me
Divine WI we loOa upOn the results which % has pro
Guced atd We ore inclined SOY. Wondered This poscr
which combines empires, ard may pe said to affect The de-
nations Down beneath tLe sporYr waves ~ i'
ocean ruufir along b0uudiets lerlcs of space whore
objects covered the accumulation az ags and Wicrr
Of empire may tread there hfo1s tle puahs
OF modern. civilization.
TIE reverend preacher concluded h eloquent and able die
course hy saving that God higher argument o I've
uprghiY tim by hs life ly Dos sisllflsinas aud br Do
kindness lie speaks rot hf the tluldeT 1 DE- Wrai
by tie of almighty power nlt uy me appeals Dc
makes from evil and 90 seek thc right
Tho above sketch T. hut bare outline oi most eloquent
and elaborate sermon which aenyeiy listened to