The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-23
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Last evening Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached
very instructive sermon inPlymouth church. which
II Il needless to state was crowded to excess. The
reverend gentleman selected HE text from the First
Epistle OF st. Paul to Timothy. Fxfn chapter ninth
and eleventh verses. The chief OBJECT OF the dis
course to show the evil results attendant upon
love OF money. He dilated at considerable length
the various courses pursued BY meu In order to
horde up wealth, on their avarice, treachery and
sought for the accumulation Of wealth merely for
the sake OF possessing It. lie vividy pointe9 OUT
ns which we're r sure rsa 70 wss
TO human beings was bestowed upon money.
misery than could possibly be conceived. II
had corrupted men, It had divided families ana
every crime and had ever prompted vanity,
audacity and wickedness What was there IN
ts Of 2, when ySay nna nU
to the prevailing desire Of men to grasp riches
by all means, fair or foul, the reverend gentle
gambling in Wall street. passing severe structures on
the spectators, and conendng that II the course OF
rible consequences would ensue. lie drew q touch
Ing picture OF the thousands OF once honest men
len with hope, now wandered about helpless beggars
through the great pandemonum OF swind.
ng a and ,n, ruin Wall ~, street was the r,n very
and the magnet Of ruin and desoaton. Al the
head OF that ensnarng and treacherous street stood
upon the scenes Of fraud below. Was the nature OF
spectators so far depraved that they could look up
without feelings Of remorscs Alas money was
their god, for their motto was:-.Let men by hon.
esty grow great; but the shortest road TO riches IL
deceit" He enumerated the many evil consequences
OF ayarice among others suicide, madness and the
jail Wealth was not necessarily injurious, but men
should not be Over-hasty IN accommodating It. Wealth
was divine power, but very dangerous, and needed
all the to DO controlled. The reverend preacher
concluded with an eloquent appeal TO avoid stock
were sure as they were disastrous.
Tho Truc Basis Of National Prosperity.
The Rev. F. Brown preached in the Methodist Epis-
copal church. Forsyth street, yesterday morning on
the subject of the s'True Basis OF National Pros
perity.u Taking for his text, righteousness ok
ateth nation" he proceeded to say that various
opinions existed In the world as to what constituted
national greatness. No sentiment, perhaps, has
cursed the world terribly that military strength
constitutes national greatness. There some who
are disposed to think that q nations greatness
lies In Its wealth, but wealth is too unstable
to form the basis Of national prosperity It
overthrow Of free government. The wealth and
power Of Greece and Rome have passed away and
nothing but the arts and literature OF these nations
remained. Yet not arts. literature, nor science
make q nation great; 1t Is righteousness and that
alone which exalteth u, makes i great prosperous
can only be solved under the light OF the Bible No
nation has been truly prosperous that rejected
the light Of revelation. But in this country to-day
foreign influence Is &C work antagonistic to the teach
ngs OF The Bible and which can be observed In the
efforts made to secure sectaran education. We want
that the children OF foreigners should grow up with
consciousness Of their manhood, OF their Tree Amer
can citizenship untramemlled by the dctation OF any
foreign head hierarchy and determined to oppose
and reject the principles OF sectarian bigoty. AL
ready there Is plan on foot to endow certain secta
rian Institutions, and after while 1t will be attempt
ed to establish sectarian public day schools. The
greatness and the prosperity OF this American people
rest upon Bible foundation. Or the future OF this
country 1t II difficult To speak with ummpassoned
prophecy. Far removed from the contentious that
rock the nations OF Europe to their centre, sitting
like queen between two great oceans and two great
continents. her population moving ever onward In
the path Of progress ana civilization II this nation
be true to Its principles, its religion ana It's God u -
impossible to foreseo the altitude of glory 10 which
1t Will attain.
Blocker Street Universnlist Church-The
| Idols OF New York-W0rship Of Money,
Eashi0n aud Folly.
Rev. Day *. Lee preached sermon at this church
yesterday evening" taking for his subject the Idols Of
New YORK; from the text--.sThey are mad upon their
idolsn-Jeremah. chapter fifty verse thirty-efght.
He had often asked the question What IL this city
| were overwhelmed by q volcano, as Pompei was
eighteen centuries ago-would Q future Antiquarian
discover after reopening streets and houscss What
II he should chance on Water street or Wooster
street. wall street, broadway or Fifth avenue; our
churches and theatres, marble stores newspapers
picture journals and street placards-how would he
picture 10 himself the life in New York; The reve-
iend gentleman spoke or the life or Pompei OF its
theatres, arenas Its feasts and fashions and doarous
practices; and how IN the midst OF their madness and
while the reve continued they overwhelmed and
buried and remained hid for eighteen hundred years.
Suppose New York overwhelmed In q similar man
| ner and the excavation began in the year 1868
rhcre would be found many things that testify to the
moral and intellectual greatness OF the city, Of Its
nbc pIaes s sna D houses Of
trade and commerce. But there would be found tes-
timonias OF evil comparing which with the evils OF
P0mpen would be comparing MONDAY to twilight.
| Look at the dancehouses and dogpits Of Water
street. at picture Journals at election caricatures,
and the beolder must believe that we have lost all
| reverence for humanity, morality. law and the
purity Of the ballot box. II our fashions were
| 10 be preserved the future explorer would
| Poynesians Paphlagonians. After referring TO
many other evidences Of the moral decadcncc OF New
York life he spoke OF the idolatrous worship OF
money in Wall street. den0nncing 1t In severe TERMS
| ~ also the centraIizing despotism Of the wealthy
| dlrnsed among thousands. ST. Paul, when looking
upon the IDOLS In Athens, sald'hs heart turned
lie would be equally aroused were he to see the New
York OF to-day judicious regard for money sensi-
BILE fashions. refined pleasures are c0mmendable;
bur money worship false pleasures, wicked and cor.
rupt fashi0ns idolatr0s and SIN. lie denounced
the practice Of eievating money over honor and
merit and to give dissipation the name or pleasure.
Though we have no Mount Vesuvus menacing we
have financial vesuvius, already muftering and
putting smoke, and there Is moral vesuvIus with
which God threatens us with judgment He advised
wisdom and truth.
Dedication Of tho New Methodist Episcopal
Church al North New York.
The dedication OF the new church building erected
on lst street for the Methodist Episcopal society
North New YORK (Wcstchester county, took place
yesterday morning at hslf-past ten O'Clock. Rev.
Dr. Harris, OF this city, preached very mastery
sermon from che verses Of Scripture ending with,
'swhat shall It profit man il he gain the whole
world vet lose his own s0ulS, Al the conclusion OF
the sermon collection OF about $3.50 was taken up,
after which the dedIcaory services according the
| forms or the Methodist Episcopal Church,
were performed by DR.. Harris, assisted ~
Rev. William Bangs, pastor OF the society.
Mr.. Bangs stated that the entire cost
of the church would be $4,000 including the lots OF
this 5000 remained to be paid, ana that amount he
left for the members TO decrease. The house IL wen
| built, Of heavy framework, and ~ forty-four feet
wide by sIxty-seven feet deep. IL viii seat about
1 500 UersOnS and has n small gaery for the choir.