The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-15

nathalie remarks therein which 70 deeply enlisted INV
thoue hts and feelings that concluded could not pre-
sent 70 your consideration more appropriate subject
ay than the fate Of that unfortunate steam and ts
s more unior unale passengers together with the les-
sons arising iheIerom for the clergy Last Sabbath day
informed You thar the vices OF the clergy were so ma
and therefore, only enumerated some OF them. To-
day purpose to give to them through you, and any
other medium rough which this dscourse may be re-
ported 70 them few lessons from the newspaper &C
counts of the wreck OF the Evening star.
By the newspaper accounts mean those
OF the HERALD for that Is the whose accounts
Of il read and pondered Before leaving this house
last Lords day received great lecture or scod ng
from Of the clergy for daring to speak so pauy
since that time have received several letters; and yes
terday afternoon unication frm distinguished
merchant Of this city for my letter which was published
in the HERALD last Friday. Such things, however do
not trouble me. | do not preach TO please man, but
God shall continue decry the vices OF the clery
until If possible they shall be reformed and from being
"dumb dogs that cannot bark shall be converted Into
earnest watchers al the gates or Zion TO sound
the alarm At the tpproach Of sin aud the con.
fawning upon and lcking the feet Of men who
care for truth and righteousness than
their father the devil; Rnd in this gigantic work OF r.
form TOR is hccuea task shall be glad of, and
thankful for The kind cordial and gratnitons coonera-
on OF the Herald aEd my other journal which, like Il
may have the bodtess 10 plunge with me into such
bitter waters
TIE SERMON
The reverend gentleman then took for his text the fol-
lasy that go own = the sea in ships. that DO
Lord ana His wonders in the seep Psalms 10th, and 2d
In breeding the subject announced let us consider first
wha, Is the subance OF tho newspapers account These
embrace brei, the following facts. VIZ :Firs-Avessei
unsuitable fot the voyage, and insuMcentiy provided
wth means Of saving life, puts out TO with large
namber (300) Of human beings on board SecondlyThe
crew, nine.,-seven Abandoned females, circus com.
pany Consisting of thirty persons, an Italian or
French opera troupe Of nfty.nne sngers artisies
and prScfni hacA rnpn s,
Guiding many women and children. Thirdly-Out of
that large number only about twenty four In all
saved aud most OF these belonged TO the crew. but two
were Of the abandoned females Fourthiy-Strange
condolences that the manager Of the opera troupe and
that of tho mairons who had come from certain New
Orleans Mdos de te tsx in any 10 engage those unor
tunate outcasts, only avoided watery grave by
taking the land route instead Of the sea- and also that
among the many persons lost lady and gentleman
recently married, Of whom the bride only few DAYS
previous the wreck had been rescued from the
Of one Of our Eastern rivers BY the gallant daring Of
gentleman who saw her danger. plunged In, and dived
after her Now in the next place. what the lessons
for tho clergy TO he derived from these HIRE
else Their philanthropy by advising greater in the
construction and inspection OF all vessels which de-
OF the mighty ocean and stand the assaults Of raging
storms and TO exhort that they be provided with suit
able number OF lifepreservcrs and weN constructed,
sea-worthy hieboats This Is matter within
thor proper province as messengers of mercy
and good will 70 men from Him who went about
doing good, and not to call the righteous but
who build your floating palaces Of gingerbread, which
melt on the pillows aud fall to pieces the Storm have
judgment from His awful Justice to dread when
ye freiht iraIl vessels like those with human
life, and put in Jecparny three hundred human souls
l. there sympathy sar fellow man. no compassion for
helpless women eLd still helpless children, left in
hearts iks yours 2 yesa,ers Of your race ye cold,
hearted frozen Journalists Know ye not that God will
hate you in the day OF Judgment and steel his very
heart Of hearts against your availing shreks then,
when you shall be receiving yoariue reward for having
pessly sunk tho unsispecling duoes Of your avarice
aud lying ad, to the boness deep in your
masks ana ccass Of hypocrisy and let Sanknd see yo
in your hideous defnrmity; cali yourselves no longcr
human, but devils in human form. that haze no right TO
usurp the and place OF man. repent ofSnd be con-
verted your great wckedness else be banned 10
deep depths than those to which your careesss your
hearts Of and hands Of rusty iron consgnes those
poor sous that rershcd in tho Evening Star
Here IL fine opportunity for the clergy TO preset
tber hearers some meowng reflections upon the Char
aciers who persisted In that wreck, and with those 70.
necons u stir their feelings ~ their lowest drpths
and mix them with divine thoughts the storm stirred
tho surging and mingled heaven and earth In the
comInotion. On how my heart aches for those poor
creatures! Ali know what you, ye coldblooded for
maist think cn this subject Say you they deserved III
DO shed upon their wntery bed? Whers would you
where would any Of be to-day II We received the due
reward rev Of our nsrra Sak ch the black no"
Here, In these dark. dismal depths Of deep
despair, Consider the ptabe or atures who
sank with that wreck to risc There talent,
cultivated talent multiplied by aty-nino the cult.
Walton Of which fortunes had been exp ndcd and years
patient toll consumed; a'tuned to the most exquisite
artistry and skilled in MI tho mysterious inrcacies ~
the musical art; voices IN comparison with which the
charming notes Of the sweetest songstcrs Of tho
fehered tribe are Insignificant for there IL nothing
music cqua, 10 the cultivated voice or man. Perverted
1t may have becn but " was talent OF nigh order
wthnl, not easily. replaced. Oh were all talent OF q
like nature only sanciied and constantly used for tho
obiec, for which the voice was given to man, what
peans OF perpetual praise would Oil the mir and jubilate
the world with glory and eladness There, too,
sanctifed arr which performed tho most astonishing
fcats Of agility. and there beauty, which, though
in RUNS Oh what sad thoughts cluster around }he
contemplation OF such beingsl Many OF them, perhaps
born in alnencc and reared In the tap OF luxury Each
Of them, like you had once kind father and loving
mother, probably too Kind too loving, TOO indulgent
that father, that mother, perhaps still livinr and
irretrievaby lost father mother. did you ever
try 10 reclaim thy Maynard one while livings Now
the die is cast the tree is faen and forever the
opportunity Man. or beast OF the biped species, dost
thou remember Thy last in erview with that fallen angel
sufficiently beautiful up TO the hour Of thy last parting
with her 10 have Iavishcd thy lascivous heart with
her bewiiching charms, aud like the Ivy in mid
winter still unchanged IN the freshness OF bor
attachment, TO thee, aud clinging with faithful
ness and too much fondncss 10 thy frozen
arm thy trrthiess lips, thy broken and pcrjured
SOUL TIL with iced breath and ruthless and cruel
from thee fore or; nay forever for she now be
lost indeed and thy aithl sonl shodst follow her
pace Of woe her rancd spirit Will there confront thee
create will be = Aell to thee within thine own bosom 10
all eternity. y, poor lost one was there no Christian,
cler yman among all whom thou didst know 10 the
DAYS Of thy enrlier aud OF thy virtue pity
ing glance upon thee and stretch out hand TO pluck
thse ~ brand from the burning No. no, no, not one.
Deserted by him who had pledged to thee his solemn
vows, torned out aud abandoned by all who
ever knew thee, thou soughtest q refuge dis.
tanI from the ground they trod 10 hide thy
shame and case thy broken heart The sea alone
wept for thee and ba,hed thee in It's brny
tears; opened wide its bosom and embraced thee In ts
from mortal kcn even tiI f.c day Of reckoning when
he thar ruined thce shall receive his dread reward
Young just commencing in the paths OF vice. old,
hardened reprobate gray In crime nearest ihou
thatY Go away-away, hide thy face with shamc weep,
till thy hard heart breaks with repentance, and the
place where thou lest be flooded with Of
thai with all that tho not bring baclreter from
the dep sands OF the from the s deeper depths
Of despair, soul OF those whom thou hast helped 10
destroy There too the bridegroom and the bride,
the parents and the children, young men seeking their
fortunes 10 anothcr cline and stout arms and brave