The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-17

OF death on each individual IN the congregation
The reverend gentleman Is unfortunate In the way
the wrong way, and the sound appears to go In the
opposite direction to that originally intended. How
wnS sSd su n mrS
envy and were IL not In LYRIC Hall, In broad day.
ight' the visitor would imagine he heard III
THE GHOST or HAMLEr'S FATHER
when the reverend gentleman gives utterancc to his
wonderful ideas about "mankee-lndn the azure
the words together with q variety or things which
can all be learned IRON books on anatomy, astr0n.
omy, or easy pieces for little ngers on the piano
Mr.. rockingham advanced to hts desk. as already
mentioned, and. commencing very low, gradually
The9 followed the sermon. which was dissertation
on the cross, which nc said was much older than
It always meant rst and last one tningsne per.
petuatiOn OF life 1t said that long ago the river
Nile. worshipped by the inhabitants WAS possessed
of high attributes. At certain intervals mp and
down the shore wooden crosses were arranged 80
rise with the current or the river in the sum.
midwinter aud springtlme, the waters were low.
Those wooden crosses had an unseemly look. Th0y
cs T me sp nosHr ana y
death, vacancy and barrenness But wnen nom
mysi!sr9 , source &c, o. ~, the river came
channel deeper aud deeper, the inhabitants watched
these crosses with an lnterest that meant to them
Win It, ana as The current OF the river touched the
transverse beams Joy spread through the land.
Their harps twanged AVID = The tlmbre. were
and down. for as the great river touched the trans
verso beams 1t was tho pN N Naai 5i
SIGN OF FRRTILITY,ss N. stlts s
ana Egypt was JOYFUL The water hooded the land
and people ned from their homes, only to return,
however, 70 build them anew and cultivate the
ground when the swollen river subsidized.
Tne cross meant incidentally, destruction.
Lie was the result or the death. IL
was cur iOus that Christianity dated itE birth from
the death OF the Redeemer. The cross, however,
was no limitation. but an expansion; no death, but
the revival from death. The cross meant no narrow
going down into the ground, hat wide 0utreachtng
OF power. The cross meant the exuberances OF life.
IL was the sign or life The reverend gentleman
then alluded ~ considerable length TO the
SELFHOOD OF MANKIND,
drawing distinction between sellshneSs pursued
for the good Of mankind and the Selfshncss 1t Is
generally understood. He showed that man should
not 1--we for himself alone, and argued that his sell
centration Of all his powers within himself
IN order that mankind should be benefited by their
judlcious dispensation. He discOunenanced the
se1shneHS OF men In boarding money, In giving full
vent TO their passions and wasting their resources
for their own individual qualification. Example In
this way was fruitful. The man was not poorer be-
cause he denied himself amusemens, nor did he
make any sacrifice by so doing, since he was gain
ing all the time. II one man died bravely his death
nurtured bravery; If one man died cowardly his
death encouraged cowardice. Life Kept widening
its circle aud what was called sacrifice
was but the. passing into q larger sphere
and thar which seemed narrow ut the outset was
all the while becoming more generous. Self meant
every mans business to see that there was less
CRIME. less poverty less bloodshed, less sin. After
cxhorting the congregation 70 love mankind and
advance the cause OF religion generally the reveF.
the concluding portion OF the services was pro-
ceedcd with