The New York herald., 1870-12-12
SUNDAY AMONG THE SAILORS.

Services ON the Verne mt and Narragnnsett-
Sermon of Chaplain Dorvance ON tho Guer-
rierc.
Services were held yesterday on board the receiv-
ing ship Vermont, Captain Waters at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard by Chaplain James J. Kane, and upsn the
sloop-of-war Narragansett Lieutenant Commander
Dewey, where Lieutenant Commander Arthur H.
Wright, Executive Officer Of the ship, read the morn
ing lessons from the Episcopal service. The weather
was extremely severe for the crews OF ships not
supplied, as Is the Vermont with steam-heatng ap-
paratus. The attendance was however, very good.
on THE FRIGArE GURRIERE,
Captain Thomas II. Stevens, Chaplain George w.
Dorrance held his regular morning service and
preached discourse to good audience, selecting
for his tex the sixth chapter Of the Gospel accord
lug to ST. John, sixy.eighth verse:-"Then Simeon
Peter answered him-Lord, to whom shall we go,
Thou hast the WORDS OF eternal fe.n Jesus, In Or
der 10 test the feelings OF His disciples toward Him.
put this question 10 them:-Will ye also gos will
We whom have chosen, admitted into my friend
ship, maze my daily companions, and furnished 80
many evidences OF my Messlahsnip now leave mes
Jesus desired
VOLUNTARY ALLEGIANCE
to His cause. He would force no one to become
HIS follower. II the strength OF His love and the
sweet and attractive influence of His character were
at liberty to 30 away. We should never give eur
selves up TO be led by others contrary to eur sense
rght and G9ncons 10 Of av duty ~, thou shalt mot
mand OF Jehovah. Religion is personal thing.
TO our own Master we stand or fall And In mat
ter OF so much interest as the salvation OF the SOUL
we ought TO be independent thinkers ana actors.
he who is wise choosing eternal life Is wise for
hmse saa wio ys also 20
ject brought before our MINDS IN the text
,s eterna, eternal hre, and where alone Alone, it may
animal hfe The latter is ephemeral, eyancscent ana
temporal; the former is spiritual and involves the
ness forever and @ eve ever w God has stamped the soul
with Immortality. 1t cannot ale. The body may
sicken and decay and r
but the soul VIII live on with invlgorated power
after it has dropped its earthly tenemenr IN the
grave. II spiritual life has been impaired TO 1t
Iere 1t will find In the resurrection morn spiritual
body fashioned like unto Christ's glorious body, and
ascend to the regions OF the blessed It not only In
cludes spiritual life begun and carried on here but
the resurrection OF the bedy. This was but dimly
foreshadowed
UNDER THE OLD DIspESsArroN.
Now, life and Immortality are fully brought 70
light under this head The happiness Of the s0M
VIII not be complete till that event takes place. bns
the important question in the text is thiS-io WHOM
shall we go or where shall we go to find eternal ac OF
Shall we 60 TO the book Of naturei she tnrsws no
S tsy the ghsys he s
future rewards aud punlshments. Sne us.eIs t NO
voice which can help us to penetrase tae aSa,s,v
shape our destinies. Shall we go over W inn"ehI
What light does
with his weapons OF sophlstry ireny ana ribaldry,
,evelled AGAINST the scriptures, throw upon mems
wants and destiniesS What comfort and nope does
he orr anv other infdel give us In the place OF this
dear r. old Bible which they pronounce fiction aud
death, an eternal sleepf WIZ ycu listen to ana fol-
low such grdes as s spOps WIN your aCpes aerlae
tempt to Justify ourselves by the deeds OF the law.
Nv the deeds OF the law shall no man be justified.
yides no mercy. Neither should we build our hopes
upon our morality or formal profession. Love "a
VI n (f m al Vyh Uo n