The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-12
LVagc HALL SERVICE.

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A Good Quartet, and a Sermon on ssChnrac-
ter'' by Rev. %. Is. Frotliingliau.
Lyric Hal was densely crowded yesterday to
listen to a sermon on "Cnaracter" by tho Rev.
Mr.. rockingham. The same brilliant quartet
which added eclas to the last season OF worship
participated in the opening ana closing exercises.
Miss Gibbs had recovered from the slight cold under
which she was labor ng for the past week, and sang
wsth her usual clear, silver soprano, while Mrs.
Gardner, Mr.. Halves aad Mr.. Clapp were In their
usual good voice, and were well accompanied by
that thorough mistress or the organ, Mrs. Hopper.
The selections included "PraIse the Lord, my
soul, (Morgan, and 'But tho Lord ~ mindful OF Ills
OWn Will the Beattudes az the end OF che service.
Rev Mr.. rockingham took as his text the word
sCharacter y and s.ad;-Ihere are 30 many texts
that
70 speak OF one: shall give you many. In the OLD
Hebrew hook OF Micah we are toid:--'.Do justice,
leye mercy and fear God.n We learn from the
Koran thar "a single hour Of truth Is better than
seventy years OF ayer and Conilcius tells us ar
mans character Is right the whole empire turns to
him with recognition and sRbnltssi0n.r / might
tsSn 20 the works OF Grsclan and modern philosO-
pners and we would 1ni the same truth runs
through them ALL 1t echoes from every
country or The world and every plan I of
the universe. The atheist breaches ir as ear
nestly as the spiritualist. It Is the Alpha
ami Omega OF human aspirations. we all adore
Christ ana His supreme iefsacrfce touches u.s.
but while the honest man looks only 10 r
~% s'st WORKING OUT tf sN@ II
the problem Of honesty, ana claims only the credit
OF his private worth, the believer IS apt 10 think his
own works OF little nome MT, and that the atone
mont OF Jesus r. Scucs him from everything. We
think In way the virtues OF Christ viii be trans
ferred to account ana that these saving and
Fedeeming All my friend, neither the
virtue nor the wickedness OF man can be
transferred our virtues are our own, they
are individual, ana the Weaknesses we commit
rest on our own shoulders mot chargeabls to
others. We claim the sole credit OF the oue aud we
must bear the sole responsibility or the other. One
or the obstacles we meet Win in teaching men the
gospel Is that
aee wE TEACH THEM
the doctrine OF the Trinity; we teach them
faith in miracles: we teach them self abnegation
and teach the holiness OF the Sacrament and the
atonement OF Christ and we forget to
teach them honesty and q character In life
We accept the dishonesty and crimes OF
men to secure a form or observance which neither
The Brahmln nor the Buddhist, the w0rshipper
OF Fob nor the believer in Mohanimca, viii recog-
nize, and do not teach the principles the truth
OF which they would understand.
WE SACRIFICE THE Soul.
for q garment or little value.
The reverend speaker continued at great length,
using beautiful illustrations for his theme, and
ended his discourse by announcing that ''the
dramatic ASSOCIATION OF the society would give a
theatrical entertainment, in the church, Friday
evening next; tickets for sale at the music stores.
The Lords prayer concluded the services.