The New York herald., 1870-04-11

people were impatient; bu. when the tune came his
General was confidently o Counting. hurled forth
IKE an avalanche upon tho foe aud crushed and
aSa!tered then them TO the winds There is no auali!y
Judgment 10 place confidence IN God. !!
Of . winning cause. The ouy victory wholly
worthy OF man Is the victory tnat conquers eternity
over one rO ne @ Sa % awful and
nations heed at every pore; but the victory Of tstn
mas no such araweasss. !. restores , creature o.
Cod to his lost dignity, ana gives aim crown,
throne ana an eternal life OF peace.
TINS chu,on Is TO be dedicated snd Dr. Rankin
Rev. Dr.. Storrs sof Brookyn Will preach the Install
iation sermon ana DR.. Thompson. Of New York, the
ded,caLory sermon. Henry Ward Beecher and seve'
raj leading Congregational clergymen from the
North and West will attend the council. At
TIE Er,scorAL Al SnUEST
beng once more proptous i0r churchgoers The
President was not there, but Mrs, Grant was. and
Con Congressional attendance. Before proceedlng to
deliver his regular sermon DR.. Newman the pastor
announced, in feeling terms. the death OF Bishop
Ing by a telegram from New York. lie then took his
text from the twentyslx.h cnapter oi Ma,snSw' anu
man proacned an inspiring aud comforting sermon
Rgs1oxArIoN TO rHE WILL OF GOD.
lie called attention to the divine w!ii-nrst, IN It's
legislative character, and then In It's provldentla!
sapTee oS ts viii Is XXI. in
law, and we ascertain that law by reading the pre-
cepts lie has enacted. All these preceps have u
ssan A iS s sHs s ss
Ing according 10 rule" The legislative Will Of God
IL His decision as TO mans conduct-Hs
pro~tdentat will is His decision as to what shall
come 10 pass. The question for us is Is It possible
for US to 80 school ourselves as 70 have Implicit trust
In Him who doeth whatsoever he willethH Three
things are essent al 10 resignation. First ac-
quicscence Gods right OF sovereignty. The great
contest between Jehovah and tue human soul IL
whether it Will acqulcsce In his right OF sovereignty.
But there IS higher acquiescence tn tue dispense
uoBs OF Divine Providence which are essential for
our moral discipline aud our eternal salvation.
liumani.y Is
GrEAr ARMY or MouRSgRs
marching TO the grave. tranbing to the music OF
sobs and s.hs Our most cherished plans ara over
tutned. and that which we have cherished as most
promising ana benefcient TO mankind has been
turned aside. Great men appear IN groups, ana they
disappear IN groups. Dnt
GREAT MEN ARE SC ARcN.
Cod seems 10 be parsimUnious vi them. OnlY two
or three are born IN generation, aad In
the very zenith OF their strength they are
stricken down. These are mysteries Ihe
Gods ways. But HIS plans ore for the
universe, for all tiiae tie brings the greatest good
out q tes greetest sesplng easpstrophes It. Is not
Instrumental mercfu dlspensation OF Providence
for II men VIII 1--we IN such moral state as to
pcrtnducc war II were better that the war should
last seven days than seven years, though as many
fell in seven days as In as many years
God works compensation out OF evil The
latter part Of the discourse was devoted to an
acqHescence in GODS VIII through ialth In His WIS.,
dom and goodness to drm trust In Him IN little a5
well as great things, and 10 patient waiting for
the Developments OF hts purposes.
DR.. Newman announced tnat he had been re-
Cnesied to preach on the subject "DOe5 the Bible
sanction pol ygaTyt" and would do 80 two weeks
from to-day,