The New York herald., 1870-09-19
Trinity PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Largo CONGREGATION and Excellent Music
AGood Practical Sermon from DR.. Vinton.
Yesterday morning the magnificent Cathedral
of Trlnrry was nearly filed with attentive worship
pers The music selected was Ventte, first tone;
ne DeuDl Laudanus, Clark Whitfield, In f; the an
them Psalm xcvi., 7, 8, Q, 10, was most admirably
rendered from Travers' arrangement The Kyrte
and Sano,us were from Calkin The Lirany and
communion service were also sung and int0ned.
The offerings were taken up for the benefit OF the
Home for Aged Women, in Hudson street, wh1ch was
urged as an excellent charity.
The Rev. DR.. vinton preached a thoroughly ear
nest and practical sermon upon the character OF
Esau as described by St. Paul in Hebrews XII, 10.
where ne Is called "a fornlcator profane person,
whO for one morsel OF meat, sold his blrthright.n
rhe topic OF discussion on the previous Sabbath was
the character OF Jacob and yesterday that OF Esau
WAS strongly c0ntraSted with il. In the history Of
the transaction referred TO- as detailed III Genesis,
Esau Is described as
A CUNNING HUNTER,
D man Of the ned, while jacob was plain man.
dwelling in TENS, The.physical and mental quail.
Ties necessary to such character as Esau's were
fully discussed and shown to warrant the assertion
OF the text that ne was fornicator and profane per-
son. He must have had fine physical constitution
life. But this chasing IN the reld, while II would
make him companionable and, in the eyes Of the
Tor sober thought and for the practice OF religious
life The concentration OF all his aims and efforts
upon one thing, and that o present good, would
make such man selfish and prOfane. Nevertheless
he possessed traits Of manliness which the world
delights to honor and to pay homage TO. And the
verdict OF mankind would be In his favor. Better be
she cunning hunter, the man OF the feid, than the
nweller IN tents; better be the manly Esau
than the efreminate Jacob. But righteous
aud holy God seeth not as man seeth, and
hence the pen OF inspiration has set Esau down as
fOrnlcaGor and profane person, who for one mOrsel
Of meat sold his birtnright. The privileges of the
Jewish or patriarchal birthright were enumerated
to show how much Esau had despised and how
great was the loss he had sustained. And then the
Doctor, in applying the lessons OF Esau's life, called
upon the cunning
HUNTERS AFTER PLACE AND POWER
and riches and fame among his auditors to beware
lest the fate OF Esau be theirs Also who, when ne
would have Inherited the blessing he was rejected;
and he found no place for repentance, though he
sought IL carefully with tears There are In the
church to-day, he said, the two classes OF men rep
resented and typihed by these TWO brothers. and
the cunning hunters and men OF the world are
largely in the majority. They are continually de-
spsing their birthr1ght BY which, IN baptism, they
were made ''members of Christ, children OF God,
ana heirs OF the kingdom Of heaven" Such should
know that their bargains are registered In heaven
and when they come TO look for and 10 claim these
blessings which they now despise others will have
Possessed them.