The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-04
PRESIDENTIAL DEyOTIONs.
Services at the Park Congregational Church, at
Hartford, Conn.-Remarkable Sermon by
Rev. Mr. Burton Everything and Every
body in an Uproar and Commotion.
HARTFORD, July 8, 1870.

shortly after O'Clock this morning the Pres-
dent in company with Governor Jewell and br other
Harvey Jewell attended the PARK Congregat onal
church, at which Mr.. Burton a relative OF Henry
Ward Beechcr, regularly oliclates. The church was
flled though not crowded. as 1t was generally sup
posed that the President would be present at the
Centre church, where Mr. Jewell is in the habit OF
attending. MIR. Burton took his text from Ephesans
l., 12-"That in the dispensatlon OF the fnlness OF
time he might gather together In one all things in
Christ, both which are In heaven and which are in
earth, even IN HIM.
EVERYTHING IN CONNECTION.
lie sad:--We have but quite recently emerged
from great national struggle: but II you VIII for
moment ascend into the upper air and there pause
In that calm, far aOof from these intense absorbing
local events and playing mere spectators little,
with broad vision look down on earth, you will find
that this American commoton, this almost CONT
mental disruption and earthquake, which In It's
physical dimensions and its moral elements and
bearings is probably the most magnificent outbreak
and controversy which ever drew to itself the aten-
ton Of heaven and earth-tnat this one prodigy of
the world, this leading disorder of earth and time
ID merely one local symptom and temporary mani
festaton Of spirit and an EFFORT of disorder which
pervades all men and all things and all periods and
includes, also, the realms unseen. The great United
States Of America do not make up the whole uni.
verse. Our agencies are not the total Of agency.
On Our right hand Is an uproar our lett hand IS
an uproar. Look forth and IT'S uproar; look back,
tits all the same. Fly out beyond the stars and
you'll find realms and spheres OF uproar, or go
straight into the solid globe, and from It's
rind to core OF fire, the whole way
there are signs that even the whole earth
does not escape. And by reason OF sway
and dash and rage about Him, of every side OF this
general, dscordant half suppressed chaos, even the
Infinite and infinitely steadfast nature of God
moved-such motion as is possible to such as tfe.
Il would be tedious to particularlze and show this
immense matter this general disorder altogether
II is.
But let us consume moment upon 1T by way OF
preparation for certain thoughts 70 come. Look
Holland Is fighting with all her might;
Rus Russia is fighting her. England CLAN, is opening
American States have almost always some turmoil
on hand; Greece has just gone through bloody
agtaton-ln fact, Of all Europe, the Continent that
bears up foremost banners CT modern civilization
and Is the final days or peace any section
Of earth-of all Europe we can say nothing but that
one OF Its principal occupations, century after
fury, is war negotiations TO avoid impending war.
And as 10 the barbarians and the savage races OF
mankind, 10 hunt and fish and Kill each 0ther-that
is, to kin beasts. fish and men-is about all they
care to do; and you inspect any single
ana small mall eghborhood It is much the
and here are enemies ungodly, competitive,
fatting lying street fights, grog shops and the
nal snarl OF traitors, on whom tine legality of the
land has Its hold: and If you would see the same the
condensed in tte) you need only enter the private
soul OF the first you meet whether saint or sin.
ner. There In him are these national controversies
and these neighborhood irregularities and combats
over again. He has dlsagrecments with himself: he
has contests, and heavy Ones his nmost life Is Sc.
re5 OF battles; and 1t IL just because each individual
OF the human family IL thus unhingeI and distem-
pered ana unable To make perfect concord In his
spiritual self that these turbulences on larger
scale, these acrmonies between Kingdoms ana this
agitation III all societies OF man are evermOre.
CONsOLISG ASSURANCE.
The preacher went on to say:-It Is from the in
ability to suppress these connections that nations
are subjected to the same controversy. II tins
be the case with man 1t ~ right 10 admit that the
whole universal nation Is So Geology says that ma
ture began before man had an existence. Even ma
tnre takes part In this general disorder. Nature,
while going along, Is Keeping her laws She Is 20
vers While she IL doing these things she is
producing disorder. II would, therefore, seem as IL
man and nature were united In producing disorder.
There Is a partnership OF heaven, earth and he'll.
When man feels 1t had a general sensation it
shocked heaven, 1t shocked EARTH 1t shocked he'll.
yersal disorder correct. The text teaches that
God Is at work in redeeming this state OF cOmmo-
od az neace sHd s nj sae a aus own %
ne the state Of the world. Man Will do what he can
10 create disorder
nne world ~ at discord. but before God discord
cannot Ire. historical investigation shows the ne.
ce sS OF readustment The preacher continuing
sau:., Cali you to fix your eyes upon IT as another
prooi tnas Almighty God Is bent on ratiIyng the
w0ids .! us own book and gathering together In one
Al .nla n ~ vnrlst In fact there Is mol single h,
man Soul converted TO Christ bat that that one I'm.
stance il In itself perfect denonsfration rhat God
10 engaged IN pushing forward the cause aud enter
psIse Oh nhive ,ln order Carry out that Simple
must be--frst, the reduction OF all conscious DIS
orders OF men, second, the reduction of social
disorder. the ending Of wars and the ike third.
she reduction more or less, OF all brute and ali
physical disorder alneoratioD OF nnIvsrssl feroc
ties, PROBABLY ana the reassembling OF men, with
heaven apd new earth 70 correspond ~ NE RECON.