The New York herald., 1869-11-22
CHuHCH or THE INCARNATION.
Sermon by w

Sermon by William II. Morgan, ID. ID.
numerous congregation assembled at the Church
OF the Incarnation, Madison avenue, corner Thirty
fifth street, last evening" TO listen to the Rev. Will
liam +. Morgan d. D., who preached the first an
nual sermon before the Sunday School Association
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city and
county of New YORK. The reverend gentleman chose
Tor his text Mark X, 13:-"And they brought young
children to him. that he should touch them. and his
disciples rebuked those that brought them" And
also part OF John x 1o:--'I am come tnaM they
abundantlyn
Alter a few Introductory remarks relating to the
power and influence OF the Sunday school. DR.. Nor
gan paid high tribute TO the children. He did not
wonder that Christ blessed little children. In that
sweet labor He must have felt gleam OF sunshine
fail upon Him, which entered HIS very soul and
cheered It. How quick He was to chide the dlsci-
pies who reDuked those bringing little ones to Him,
and with what emotion, and tenderness, ana love
He exclaimed, suffer little children to come unto
me and forbid them nOt.u Consider the obligations
due to childhood, due from the parent due from us
all No truth Is more perfectly indicated than this:
that there Is continual transmission OF evil IN this
world from generation to generation Slnful inherit
ors beget sin. We spread II over all lands, coun
tries, Kingdoms. Parents are sinners Children are
born and conceived IN SIN, ana no tnought
Is more awful than this reproduction OF sin from
sinful natures. He knew the power sof little chill
dren to rebuke us In q thousand ways for having
lost their purity. We have all journeyed here from
the days OF childhood, but have we brought the
purity and innocence OF those days; Parents should
should be prompted to an early and an earnest IN
elligence to the immortal part OF the cnllhood. He
then spoRe OF baptism as the beginning OF a true,
Christian life, the training came afterwards. IN
this conservation OF individuals to divine llfe the
Church preferred to receive them as lambs, for she
would then have an influence IN their training but
II welcomed as welll the young. the middle aged
and the old. He spoke OF the Lords supper
as being higher enjoyment OF spiritual
grace. There must be in every soul begin
ning OF life, before an aboundlng. That beginning
we recognize as baptism. The life that begins In
that act OF conservation may be lost 1t Is true, like
seed cast upon stony ground IL IS fearful thing
to grow in years and not grow In corresponding
grace The doctor then reviewed the manner In
which the children OF to-day are brought up. He
sharply rebuked the parent who neglected to instil
by practice, rs well as by preaching, In the minds
OF their offspring love for the TRUTH parents who
have brought their children 10 Christ IN holy bap.
tism, sit at their tables with them, giving loose relns
to temper, and often uttering words which are
caught and which germinate into sirrulness.
The sermon was concluded by an aluslon TO
what the Sunday school should be; how conducted
and by whom filed, and eloquent exhortaton TO
parents TO care for the tender plants given INTO their
keeDnQ.