The New York herald., 1870-06-20
ELM PLACE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Temperance ms an Essential to success-
nIan's Duty to His Makcr-sermon ny hev'
Henry Powers.
The congregation Of the Elm place Congregational
church listened TO an excellent sermon yesterday by
their pastor, Rev. Henry Powers. After the singing
OF several hymns the reading Of portion Oh the
Scriptures the reverend gentleman took for his text
the following:-"And every man who strlveth ior
the mastery Is temperate In all thngs"-flrst
Corinthians, tx, rs. The alusion in these words
was to the foot races one Of the Isthman games at
Cornth In order TO enter the contest with prospect
of success they must be temperate In the foot race
laures. Therefore comparison had been male be-
tween the law which governed this race and the
result OF the Christian race Tne assertion Tn was tna'
The hope OF the Christian was to win the
crown, and the heart Of every Christian
cessful In the end. No man could be temperate
in all these things who was IN the habit OF using
Ss ei
with power OF sacrfce for an object, the sacrlnce
OF pleasure ease the power OF refralning from taking
things, the power OF laying aside many things which
might be abandoned by the Christian In the race for
heaven. They must be temperate In all things that
pertain to the race. AS an illustration OF the law
OF temperance, he mentioned the fact that he was
present at
THE GAME OF BASE BALL
between the Red Stockings and another club, and
watched with interest the power Of endurance exhl
bited by the cOmbatants in that game. Ii showed 1t
was the result OF temperance 1t because all the
conditions OF the laws OF temperance had been com
pied with that there was such manifestation or
skill displayed on that occasion. The highest result
might be achieved by an observance OF this law.
Even the soul might be delivered rom the bondage
Of sin and death by 1t. The man who engages IN
business Obeys the law that ne may be successful,
for his family is depending upon him and he is made
joyful and happy by the welcome he receives when
ne nG to ms pn rea m s He
was all things TO all men. He became
as a Jew that he might gain the Jews.
held POSITIONS but he chose to be an humble fol-
lower OF Christ and preach the Gospel. He even
eaSe I his lY himself that he might be
charge TO uOne His was seli-surrender that ne
might obtain savatl on. There were three stages
duty and third the love. First we were enemies,
next we were servants and then we were friends.
God came to US as
and we learned to love him. Just as in the case OF
the child First there was the law OF the household
Gods place. and the child, although looking at him
as enemy, learning at last to love him. This law
the was the ss e % aM e m s
love for others the reverend gentleman made the 1ol-
lowing quoratiOn:-
He is dead whose hand is not opened wide.
TO help the need Of human brother;
ps' non ns 1ss S another
Who carries the word in his sympathies.
To deny IL to die
In speaking OF the labor performed where an ade-
quate amount OF good was not obtained, he said he
knew young lady who placed herself before a
mirror every day and occupied four hours in the ar
rangement OF her back hair. A story, he said, was
told OF q man who entered the tent OF Alexander,
and who from long and continued labor had gained
the facility OF throwing pea through the eye OF
needle. After performing the feat IN the presence
Of Alexander he asked for q recompense. when
Alexander presented HIM with q basket OF peas,
considering that ample pay for the amount of good
which he could accomplish by mis- skill In this
respect He looked upon 1t as waste
OF time. Physical exercise was good IN
certain degree for the health OF the body and the
power of execution. We saw In our city recently
specimens of the red men OF the West, and 1t was
thought that these men were superior in strength to
the white men, but such was not the case. There
was more strength in the men of Brooklyn, on the
average, than IN the red men OF the West; and II
was always so in civilized countries Strength was
more developed bY the obedience to the laws of tenn
perance. They should do all the good they could.
live strictly to the laws or God and In the end they
would gain the crown.
The choir of this church is gaining many compli-
ments from those who frequently have the pleasure
OF listening to their fine singing.