The New York herald., 1870-08-22
SEVENTH STREET MEga0DIST EP!,GoPaL
CnuGlH.

Napoleon the Uuhappiest Man in Europe
sermon by the Rev. Abe! stevens, LII. ID.
The weather being cool and pleasant yesterday
morning the Seventh street Methodist Episcopal
church was well filed with intelligent congrega.
ton. Rev. Abel Stevens L d., occupied the pulpit,
and preached sermon that caused the large assem-
blage TO listen with devout attention. After the pre-
liminary services Dr. Stevens announced his text
portion o the third verse sixteenth chapter OF First
Peter-"Having good conscience" He said good
conscience may be pronounced the best OF all things.
II man possess it Is the chief moral power in
his conduct. and he cannot be seriously affected
by any unhappness or his life marred by any adver
slty Health is great blessing. There are mIhon-
naires in this city to-day who would lay their wealth
at the feet Of any mechanic II it could buy them
their health and their sleep at night. Virtue Is
great blessing, but a good conscience is the
VERY EXPRESSION VIRTUE,
the attestaton OF II, blessing indeed. Conscience
is the special faculty OF the soul NO one doubts for
moment that the mind acts functionally, not phre
nooglcalyfor that science is not yet established
fact-but IN functions that observe every day. In
some imagination exists TO great degree; in other
minds there is nothing that approaches the imag,na-
tlve Just the same with muslc-as some are gifted
with this beyond measure and Others are not able
TO distinguish the difference between 'Uld Hun
dredn and yankee Doodle"
Conscience Is q distinct moral sense, and when
reason Is present makes what we eali the moral
sense in every man. There is no man. unless he
!, Is abnormal insane, but that has about his
nature a conscience. No grander spectacle presents
itself TO the angels and archanges tnan the human
being who, amid disasters and mSiortGnes In life
remains true to the integrity OF his conscience.
The utterances of conscience are more less har.
monious and dependent upon education especially
religious education. It sends huge utterance
around the world for right. There IL to-day pre-
sented In Europe the spectacle OF one VINO mas
assumed great things IN the past, and occupied a
great position Of being cast aside by his people, and
the nation which he ruled breaking up LII con-
l fusion. His failure Is simply because he has not
believed In the moral laws which govern the world,
the past The present and the future of that
| man all are weak. II he had been good man the
people over which he ruled would not have de-
serted him. but surged in mass TO his aid and helped
him up again after hts defeat and humlliation; but
! they do not act in that manner, simply ignore MIN,
| and to-day without doubt that Emperor Is the
UNHAPPIEsT MAN IN EUROPE.
Conscience Is fallible and no are so Rriev-
| ous as those 1t commits. When man believes him
| self right In any matter OF business duty in life
| and his strong conscientious scrupes endeav-
ored to be overturned, that man, II he Is half man
| will 90 through nre and water before lie allows his
convictions to be turned aside In OF rellg-
| ION the fallibity Of conscience s very perncions
Official boards on matters OF religious Importance,
when all the other members were unity
| and ready to vote on subject, that would hold
ont ana send the body or church 1t represented TO
rum or tumult What belittling OF conscience