New-York tribune., 1869-01-04
RELIGIOUS.
SERMON BY DIR. HOPKINS.

% n ~" ned ~ Mapiea ohio He took for hs text, Isaiah
xxxii:C And wisdom and knowledge sha De the sa,
hv ~ tbv times and strength OF salvation the rear OF
the lord is his treasure" What is stability IL is mo'
permanence These may coincide bnt are nor tne sam. a.
Inc ocean is spermanent but not stable. mountain Is
both permanent and stable. people are peraneiitt
their Government may or may n"t oe slape, mon
presuppOses permancnCe. IL lmpnes force ac,E ulo'
permanent materials, and holding them IN nAed lolalIo'
II E ,e thing 10 saw OF ANYTHING that IT is and endures,
another 10 sv that stands This is Obscurely lelt oy
all bur is distinctly felt by The sn9er pencg't1n t oum ~ @
hGet %n@ % Se od i ~ eternal poSer As thus understood,
stability will differ in character ana value WIN Ihe loV'
that cause il and the materials made stable There hy
he bity of mere quiescen matters as Of the pillars
"a temple. There they stand; thele thsS VII lII.s s'.
This may give order, bat an order oi stagtion.
There may be- Of the planets the ghcr h'"u,9
OF systems OF matter. Here the saDlllty IL hoo III w
things themselves, hut In the force anl tne moyee
For generations in Japan and China there nave Deeh s
biy and order. but stability without growth Hu w
order without progress so must ~ be Win any ~ tbr
ism, whether OF ideas or Of men Under nc IOi VI ,
ancestors under any form The future VIII pe 1u' t
fled past II they are controlled by other men Z nf
cally they will be used instruments iof ihe ppsc VI
power of gain, aud the sacred name OF 9Ius n pi5
urostitnted to haow the porvcrsion, they VIII ne he
changeessy In that order In which they may Dest SUI
serve those ends under sueh an 3, I m SrorEs which
vast progress ia the fine afts ana cuil,o ~ ~ f
require masses OF men under lle W uootto ~ mn
one WILL and the accumulated producer OF l!itlr n
toil IN all that Is called ciylnzauoh' III unisyn
from manhood, and there may he suouhssYo o
conteniment OF classes within their own class tal soe
wants OF the race. are not thus met anu an
agtatious upheayas and revolutions D|ve poen s ilou
quckened and expanding humanity stiuBeuns, atanot
the ncUstaons Of such an order ihe @ sseVhu % , pp
I tn
mOOed not by the s osnno2 s%1 aSd D OF dt
themselves giving an order OF as IN The heavens
TIi. ~ yond Give a stability and order compatible with
CROWN s ~ toward the elevation and perfection OF
tSn race stability thus symboized nnd viewed
in is sr,nSesS gl,.S conception that tho human mind
can reach. This Is that OF an inteilgenI
70 tho rhysical system aud held forever n the stability
Of progicss order under the government OF an 'nn
mite ana perfect God With this view Of sto9lity tte
central word and idea of the text proceed 10 hthte
from That and Illustrate the following Pr9posnl3n,s
81 5; Go rfa5 %d the iaDs se5ss3 II hS S'A aA ay 70 Tho
desired can only be the Ecsqt Of wisdom eR1 kloweagg
Third That n such stAbiliiy there viii DO stenNn
that viii IssGfo salvation in any emergency IqniSi
RAJ the fear of God here identified Win wisdom ana
knowledge that IN naoQ when He regard: as & us
treasure and II is this that on which the saDihy
will depend. run: That the CHRISTIAN Sgiisgo }ac'o
Is 50 essential means for the wisdom and knoglSoge
neeaeu r6r the stability Of this people that the Coego
Society j. to bo greatly commented Tor What " as uUo
fetnef i'm what IL proposes 70 do. Dr. Hopkins eabor
cly proved these Various propositions. ~ e9mp1@rdns @ @
The different forms Of Government, he said II has been
said that Republican Government is stronger than any
other With wisdom and knowledge IL Is; without theih
It Is weaker than any other Under any iotm G DohsIn
ment wisdom and knowledge are strong-kn0"ledge
alone IS strong or this We are having sgal ex1npies
IN day. In one week Austria went ueNn . peioto
Prussia because Prussia had deeper spirit OF wisdom III
her councils aud more knowledge amons her peobe, b
OF thls and OF the su.hRu oi "a rl1Puo = ~
our country furnishes the best example. 30 :
other form OF Government and no other people
could have withsiood such shock ahu ehuul1u iI
such strain this Government aad THIS pecple VIII
peOpe could have presented such spectacle as was pre-
scntcd by TINS people at tee time ot The h9t uiIsnB & l
on the second election of President lnc9n OF on te
days subsequent 10 his assassination. II. conHuuns
unogard. There was PREJUDICE ana iactio; % @ aea
poured rpon There were ignorance and e3fIup,
on but there was among ne people Nnei ~
wisdom aud knowledge and these named lhto an ht,i
GENT patriotism that disrcgarded delth ana nehausu
taxation and became 20 the nation IN the hour ot II,
nrrt strcngfh Of salvation II tho educated mind
and trained heart Of the country that saved H. Auu u
fs cond be under such circumstance can readily see
lo.y vltsd
come stability th1t nothing cOnd SHAKE Let F'pe
let them know their Institutions ueir and com
preiend them meeting their wants WIN he ehst pos
ble burden and the voice Of reason aud the behes Gi
duty would consire with the prompting ot every mgn
impulse 10 make them stand as WAL o ndanaht ap9nt
those Institutions Such people H9uu ,lo' 5 N'N,
sensions among themselves ana c9elI 10. .s % ,
ever" the subject o collie giate education d. Hopkins
said that, viewed thus, liberal education admits oi
mgGes. 3 & 0f he ba Us @ s m lie sT aud nfters te"eh
ngs which his pupils may take not rs they pea.e but
the educator no who cducatcs, mods and directs the
nSes n0 II is the object Of the college to make men
Ths speaker concluded by referring Tie probable eject
throughout The country and urged the necessity oi I'D
orally contributing to their support.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
The attendance was unusually large at Mr..
Beechers church yesterday morning He preached from
the text And ye not your For ye are bought
with price therefore gloriy God IN your body ana W
your spirit which Gods" MT Beccher said tiat tIs
Is Of the most glorious passages ~ the @
yer viewing IN human sense 1t was not 80. lor tnaI
which is bought and sold Is base And on al commercAi
transactions tho buying and selling N the boy anu sour
ia the lowest But the text to be dletehy
This is Commerce ~ thought, noble tIaule ~ truth
II speaks ~ "A market whero love gwen lor SORROW,
where grief is exchanged iorJo and trouble i.r p.ate
that passefh al understanding Al are bought not WIN
the things of earth. bnt with the blood of christ Mans
condition Is low and but for the ma OF higher power
than is within himself, he cannot lse lhs aipehilns OF
Christ reveals the sympaiy which God has Tor nankind
love that peryadcs all being. 1hls loves is bound
less and all the other attributes Ot the Eathor are
bough sre Is good vet 70 has how before the throne
Of love The sacrifice OF Jesus Christ i but mint oi te
cannot be expressed by nnnc things Tue glory Of
Christ was not the full expression OF Gods glory
the glory which he had The Duke at Deyohshte Is
famous for his wonderful greenhouses hcd win
And he can show 10 The visitor trees from the
tropics which he keeps growing under s AL tne y,sr
Iceland To exhibit To The natives OIL That country c0nd
he give them conception OF the glory of the tropics
with lis woudrous growth Of yegetatonl Though the
natives would marvel at the products ~ me south they
Imagination, form any idea OF Tho tropical world;
aud though they saw the sun every day
they would have bar q tuht hs@i q! ~ powers
when shining down oB lAc Iofesls ~ Tie Equator
Aud - II is with The love ~ God Hhrh ~ ptlohu an ho
comprehension OF man Every on" lhl', i,'psh,,I9 tho
obi cation which u Is under To higher beng All lhe
manifestations Of nature are hut The expression oi p
vine thought Tor what should man ihank Hod say
one. Bccau-e il ~ ~ the nature of every person 10
can never he truly loved Tor Iseh alone. la
ihe tTano oil 'ne he s1n ban "I.n nc '" s'Uu W.,
child was able 10 repay what II la. received from
IFS parets The child H. what n 7b by the grace ni what
was given IT, Besides parent or clhd ever thinks of
balancing accounts. Who is there that thinks of balan
cling debt uf love II this II true 81 earthly thing how
impossible IT, would be for one 10 pay whnt ne owes 10
God and much when The love tlat lac would give
comes from the Father What has Hover mat II
can pay back the debt which n owes 10 the
bosom Of Summer who can snd up cloud of Incense
WRAPS being Of the infinite God and pays
back What ne pas gwen l Aigay @ we 1 Iant hhs past
itself some day, 81 viii shine uut ana h5onish The Uni
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