The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-19
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY.
Ca:IAL sTaEsy PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sermon On the French C.abIe.

Sermon On the French GABLE.
Yesterday afternoon the services in this church
were conducted by the pastor, Rev. David Mitchell.
After devotional exercises he announced as his text
Psalm MIX, 3:"The voice OF the Lord is upon the
waters.n He said It was wen known that during
the past week another cable had been successfully
laid on the beds Of the Atlantic, connecting this
country with imperial France. We have become so
familiar with the idea OF Atlantic cables that one
is surprised 10 hear OF this success. This showed
the wonderful progress which science had made.
Bat we should learn not 10 make q boast OF
scientific progress. What we call our trlumphs
were, after all, signs or the weakness ana imper-
lection OF man. This delicate thread, connecting
two countries separated by thousands OF miles,
was the voice Of God upon the waters. II was not
HIS voice OF thunder and Lightning and storm. It
~ us OF Gods infinite power and wisdom IN His
works OF creation. Tue material OF which IL was
eomposed was not mans making. Ii had been
formed ages ago ia the laboratories or the earth.
TAe lightning which dashed nom pole TO pole or the
cable and winch registered the thoughts of men was
.ne creation OF COD Sucn work, them ought to
mn Us with reverenal wonder before the vast forces
and laws OF nature. At the same time the cable
with olden times, when messages were sent
from station 10 station by men on horse
back, anu when many months had to elapse
reach o distant country, what progress was this
that IN o lew seconds We could communicate with
other continents Man Is but a little lower than the
angels. He has dominion over the forces or nature.
he Ii Gods vcegsrent on earth. The vast conse-
quenceS OF SUCH triumpbs OF science were next de-
serlbed. The telegraph was bringing the nations to-
gether. IL stimulated the inqurng spirit oil man and
qulckened his thought 1t voted long, heavy lumber
ing speeches nuisance, and purified language. 1t
brings the events Of all nations fresh before as for
cur guidance and reflection. IL creates thousand
nljustrles- In q word, 1t raises man TO d higher
platform of CIVILIZATION, and 1T VIII yet become the
nervous system OF christian society by winch we Will
be brought into living sympathy with our
brethren Of every CLINE. TIE speaker then said
mat lie attainments OF the PAST only pointed TO
higher attainments yet TO be made. We had aa-
Vanced from slow, eunorous modes OF communca-
ton to subtle and almost Invisible ones. There
stil wonderful discoveries be made as 10 the
material universe. Possibly the day was coming
when men would communicate witnouG tue media
OF wire and electricity. This thought opened up an
uncomfortable progress for man even on this earth;
but as spiritual beng, transformed at death, he
was entering upon lie untrammeIed by physical
laW In which the minute distances OF space might
NOT be felt, In which, with o speed lnc0nceivably
greater than that OF the electric nasn, he could
mount up TO the heavens and command a view Of
the yasiness and glory oil Gods creation