The New York herald., 1870-06-06
LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBY TERIAN
CHURCH.

The interior or this church has bright, cheerful,
wide awake air that could not be made gloomy and
dimly religious by even such sultry mzzly, drizzly
weather as much enduring church-goers expert
enced yesterday morning That particularly pro-
voking state OF the atmosphere In which thick
clothes are unbearably warm, and thin ones unbear
ably limp, no doubt had Its effect upon many, for
the spacious audience room was by no means
crowded, and many vacant seat here and there
suggested restful picture OF
INDOLENT SAINTS AT HOME,
lounging in dressing gown ana slippers.
While the congregation came in by twos and by
threes. singly and In groups, tender and solemn
music, at first in low, sweet strains, then full and
impassioned, hoated out in greeting to the day and
to the worshippers and baskets OF clustered vines
and blossoms sent the thoughts back to Him who
when on EARTH taught truths Of beauty and consoa-
ton from the grass and the lilies.
Both the service and the sanctuary have the spirit
OF cheerful energy that 80 eminently characterzes
the pastor, aud though there is nothing sensational
nor b0isterOus neither Is there any
HOLY STUPIDITY.
In the absence OF Dr. Cuyer, the Rev. Mr.. Withe-
row, OF the Arch street. church, Philadelphia,
preached on the subject OF coincidence IN GOd,n
taking for his text the seventh verse OF the fifth
chapter OF Peter-"Castlng all your care upon him;
FOR nc caen 3 yGn Men INV WI aWa have hours
Can brighten. Sometimes these feelings cOnsti-
tutional, and sometimes they are the effect OF cir
e,s'aud and which we call ''blues" affects tens OF
thousands. Physicists say 1t Is the effect Of torpid
liver; moraists assign
A BAD CONSCIENCE
as the reason; but common sense tells us that
neither knows much about it. When one is thus
afflicted the landscape, instead OF cheerful
green, looks blue as indigo; the graSsnopper
becomes burden books mean nothing. These
depressons OF feeling are common, especially to all
higher natures. No instrument that was ever made
ranges such gamut as the human heart. The more
finely wrought a mans nature the more susceptible
Is he to these deep and terrible feelings
OF melancholy; 1t does not matter what is the
cause OF suffering; If it be never so small
the pain Is just as intense. The strong are very apt
TO sneer at the weak but there is one refuge that all
may 20 to, One heart open to ALI and this brings US
to the text, "He ca1eth for YOU" There is
AN fNCALCULABLE COMFORT
In having protector near. How often when
the breathing of your father IN the next
room, when you have walked in the night. The
Bible teaches US the Divine care by inference and by
direct assertion. As the mother never sleeps SO
soundly but that the slightest noise from the child
reaches her ear SO God who never siumbers, broods
saying tenderiy, II care for you.n The divine care
Is over all the world and we might learn much from
watching the loving ministry Of God to the birds and
flowers, and their trust in Him. think IL would do
fretfu man good sometimes to sit down and let his
canary sing him sermon. We fancy that we our
selves provide our food; but could we open the
frozen soil OF January and make 1t fruitful Not until
the sunshine comes from God can we get our har-
vest and as we must trust him In The greater
TnE HAIRS OF QUE HEAD ARE ALL NUMBERED.
Let US have more confidence In our Father;
His wisdom cannot be doubted his watchfui.
ness cannot fail. When Christ spoke to the
waters they were calm, and while we are voy-
aging over the troubled sea OF life our business
Is to trust our pilot who viii surely guide
us to the haven. We must be willing to wait. We
expect our children to be patient while we lit them
10y our discipline Tor life; SO we should endure Gods
aseg Us te Of SG
precious stones that is patience to the virtues.