The New York herald., 1870-11-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sermon by Rev. M. Le Ficur, Of Cnnndu--
sPiefy Profitable Unto All Things''-Catho-
Iicism rId Professionalism in America.
Rev. II. NJ. Gallaher, the popular pastor OF this
church, which is situated on Nassau, near Fulton
street, did not preach yesterday. lie absent at
the laying OF the corner stone OF new church IN
Vermont, and his pulpit was occupied In the morn
ing by Rev. Mr.. lie Feur, q French Baptist minister
OF Montreal The church was hliod by an attentive
congregation.
Rev. Mr. lie Fleur selected his text from First
Timothy, v., s:For bodily exercise prodteth little;
but godliness is profitable unto all things
having promise OF the life that now is and
OF that which is To come" The preacher
asked what was godlinessi 1t was the
sentiment OF complete surrender to God-of
complete confidence In Him expecting everything
from Him that was necessary 10 sustain our
le here Sas.. below and to give us glorious
idea In the world-a general impression-tnat
GoDLINEss WAS VERY GOOD THING.
That II was necessary thing for the great sorrows
OF lie, for The great dsaEpointInents of life, ana
pecaly f0r the great Sulerlugs OF life. IL was kept
IN reserve Dy a great many persons for those mo.
ments. Piety, then, was not only Indispensable Tor
those great events of lile but il was the apostle
SAID, profitable unto all thIngs.n IL made a
better man OF business, and II it did
not that man OF business had no plety.
IL made mother better mother, father
& better ~ m father, sI patro, better man 1t maue
thiDgs." IL was one thing tDat brought real profit,
but who lived as II he believed III There was q
man who told us that his treasure was In Heaven,
but we saw hun working from day to day ana from
year TO year TO anass treasure here and not urea
sure above Ia this life, composed OF little things
OF little sorrows, passions and disappoIntments
PiEfY WAS LIKE SWEET OIL,
quietly falling and thus oil prevented friction and
destruction 1t inspired The eelng that God is your
protector and father, and Will keep you from going
into temptation and give you timely notice TO
prevent you from wreck. "Pety was profitable
unto all things" because 1t was promise OF the
Life that now Is. Did 1t promise that lie will be
continual and without sorrow and suffering? IL
meant what they had read that merninQ In the
beautiful words OF our Divine Master. The Chris
tan was promised That lie Will not be neglected by
mis- Heavenly Father, but what he needed would be
gwen to him. lie had promise OF the life that Is
and the life TO come. Did wey We were TO live
again. Philosophy said 1t was probable that we
should come to live again
IN SOME SHAPE OR OTHER,
but Christianity promised life TO come.
In concluding his remarks the preacher applied
for aid for Protestant missionary work in Canada
where he said they mad powerful and superstinous
CLERGY TO contend with. He said that more than
twotDrdS oil the population are unable to read be-
cause or these men, and he therefore asked for aid
In the work o rcscuing them. Mr.. lie Fieur also re-
terred TO the
EMIGRATION or CATHOLICS
to this country and In that connection remarked:--
line most ol them are persons without religion,
with the name OF religion. They come TO tnIs coun-
Try III hundreus OF thousands, and you begin to be
afraid OF them and you begin TO fear that your ins
tuilons VIII be so modified, 80 changed that they
VIII be destroyed and your Liberties choked II Pro-
weak thing thar 1t can be choked death 1t ought
10 die, and the sooner the beter.r He trusted, how
ever, that this whole continent would feel the
power oil the gospel aud the truth il was in Jesus
A collection was then taken up for the purpose re
ferred to- and, after singing. the congregation was
dismissed with the benedictlon.