The New York herald., 1870-05-30
CNuRCI OF TaG STRANGERS.
"ro.rayn-sermon by Rev. DIR. Deem


ssr0.Day''-Sermon by Rev. DIR. Deems.
This church has all is seats free and is open all
the summer notwithstanding the gloomy appear
ance of yesterday morning, Dr.. Deems had fine
congregation and preached eoquently on the text,
To-day from Hebrews iv,
He began by remarking the absence Of all alarm
ing celestial and terrestrial phenomena. These
physical Appeals have each power to stir mems
hearts. Otherwise they go on as If there were no
moral argument IN the great facts of the soul and
the spiritual world. Dull as were the surrounding
circumstances let see If the study Of what Is in
'To-day" may not lift us to higher life.
First he called attention to the value OF his whole
earthly life TO man. No tell this total value
IL Is so inconceivably great. But, however long o
mans past life he knows it; but he does not know
the 1uture, and however short that may be, he feels
IL ii were valuable as all the past. The story
told Of the sybillme leaves, and how the sybil
each time she returned deman led the same price
for those left although she had destroyed some vol
umes. What would You take for your whole future
HE? What money? what pleasure? s'If could do
and so would be willing TO lie down ana die"
That Is nonsense, If taken literally But 1t shows
how highly certain things are valued. Seriously,
IN GODS HOUSE,
is there anything that could he offered you which
You would accept on the condition of instantly
earthly iutureP But that Whole luture may be In
this instant.
tam; and that day is not twenty -four hours, but
instant-less than the sixtieth part OF inmate.
Three thousand SIX hundred such certaintes die in
an hour and $4,000 'to-days'' in day. In this case
each such certainty as 1t dies increases the proOa-
blity that the next win be the last. Having lived
long creates no probability that we viii live longer,
but rather that have less life Tor it certain that
there is a last instant of time which we can call
to-day"
THE RELATION OF .To.pAYu
TO eternity gives the lormer SO much value. An
gaa u ap was ch arawn 5r9m n map which one
possible forests OF oaks in single acorn, &c. Each
moment represents ages. Then each "to-dayn has
of character building. Divide it into to-days,n y and
lose some OF these, and you will see how unfinished is
Also life Is given 10 each man that therein he may
10 good to ollers; Lose to-day ana you can never
recovery except time--our ''todays.n
THERE is NO INSURANCE ON TINE.
II we insure our lives 1t is simply that the survi-
could undertake TO secure Us from losing our time
and our opportunities for doing good.
Crises days were described. crisis In q disease,
when all was plyoted on point crisis in trial
for life, the time OF waiting for the jury But the
crisis Is not so much TO the accused as to the jury.
They are TO condemn or acquit. You are the jury
eede own noW sveg ME- de z Hae Is @ Snr
voice harden not your hearts.n
The effect OF an action performed in an instant
was dwelt upon aud largely Illustrated from history,
has shot itself into the far future perpetualy widen
ing. Tnen eternity gives such value TO our to-day.
Wnat aOldes III more pleasurable painful than the
evanescenG slight DISCOMFORT prolracted through
years, grows into great anlictlon. Better have
gooi, eve II attn, half century, than occasional
eXuDelans scs breaking In upon
A LIFE OF GENERAL UNEAsINESs.
II Is the certainty or cOntinuancethat gives value
to any desirable thing II is the certainty OF connu
ance that makes any painful thing more ntoferable.
To-day we may plant root Of bitterness in our
souls that In eternity will be growing into an IN
creasingly fruit-poson tree.
The audience were powerfully urged TO begin
moral renovation OF their lives now, to-day nwhile
they sat In their pews. 'To-day' Is passing while
we speak.
IT GOES GOES, GOES
You Dn't hold back "o-day;r no contrivance will
do 1t, no strength can do It, IL is going; while you
say to-day you pronounce the hlss syllable in one