New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-14
RELIGIOUS.

,y,-h VAS NOT rstkcd" YESTERDAY u''.rt' ~ ">""
,hs, N ID, wen, view SEATED NJ Fcttkrf }rva'hcd /
,n, n, eth chapter ~ Matthew cN"S' =" w" '"'
-. .snrc,rut unto tho DAY Is tRt eNN tncrc'i'
Va, may mud IN this chapter tr'w The isih 10 SAW !
,,,so. the thcory ~ Htc LAID down by the SAVIOR
- n, ..,S w AIN not 70 Nvc ton external things, he
Sos NOT fsold Us nvm engaging IN any ot those th'nes
our life s,rou,d Nc used means. and not an end We
80 tc Re>you the but not mcrclv Tor The pleasure
ga sG6>,sntslly IsO not beasts, Non the Ghl-
den ~ Cod; and Yea should i've or the nlsnen ,moi
uSug the ovr one - means ct atlnmug tnu fy the
sra eternal IKE hvgvatttr' IL Is the tahnk iot Inc
heavenly state That MAKES one nH n,ST y bc spntered
earthly condition tremona ySnn MAY boyd seen Vic,
dusty, and black, and yet bring slow II yG tho
las 81 The most exquisite Workmanship lhla ,n So II
mother pears hut there no music III thSi ,i
IL With many persons. Externally 'ley aio ,1 MOI 70
Sake the snrtoi tins age than by declaring o o
doctrine here where every man Is b,sSclf banpy NV
,Icr .nTe IN heaven they de not understand nor ne
Irye n men they do The world has become mneh tn
troad,..l; formerly 1t went slowly SnG h , r. mn
Sccp III whn1 rapidly that ey nay S ~ rom
oar CO.. don better than 1t has been Dnt IL y amd
what T. should be me man VINO t i've any persnn WHO
does not JOY comes from the higher sentiments Sny
g. rave You grace enough aid in carIyng the burdens OF
to6ayi We to plan for tomorrow Ooi we are o rJ
mart looking into the tuufe
Rr.ngnC back unhappiness Tomorrow Is noI our AiT
de belongs to God IoIo,t0w HV we wo and no
man NAV take bearings by the headlands away down
the future bat only that he may steer better today
If Wholesome industry drives a man, he VIII nave
enough 10 occupy his mind and keep II IN healthy CON
dtlon ship under fun Roadway steers easily ana
only when drifting that she is unmanageaos' mOr 6d
NOT a curse; II is Gods medicine. Adam ana Eve WOulu
have died had they not been Obliged TO labor 1ou eau
not NEEDLE with tomorrow without s9otrGtng from ynt
fidelity Of to-day. Each hour the legitimate prOuucI
Of the hour which went before It, II man prepares lor
apv trogEie Ihen tomorrow arrives lie who over
worked thinks that he has no friends on arising IN inc
mp he looks back at the clouds Of the morning WIN
Most ali OF our troubles are unreal and imaginary.
broker once many chances for making money,
that he was inclined TO speculate Dut after is'ehnE 20
friend one day. he promised 10 walk WITHIN the ItEitF
mate channels Of his business. He kept however heu
in had he not gwen his pledge at the end of three
months he struck balance aud great was his surprise 70
lind that had lost four times the sum necessary 10
Men concctcd they imagine that all their thoughts
are true when trouble actually comes then the LOId
Will help the sufferer to bear his burdens mere Is nom
ing winch rebukes those who take loIeInIug1 as
dying. have seen many families sGatteteu, 3uI n ~
never known the righteous 10 Dc aGIsa th we
should never bear burdens until they are
laid upon When troubles came Chrlst always Games
with them Where the troubles Of last year IhOse
before you are rS Ways o pS worst ar the dragons
which haunt mems lives We need divine grace: no
man can be happy without being aided ny something
more powerful iian ms philosophy. 81 VIII never leave
fosake thee" says the Lord The Lord is my shep
herd says prophet We should lepGod turn over he
is written thereon IL is enough to know that have
Father who will watch and protect us unto the emu
SERMON AND CONFIRMATION BY TIE RIGHT
REV. BISHOP POTTER.
Interest was lent to the morning services
yesterday at Episcopal Church Of St. John the Bap
by fact that the Right Rev. Bishop Potter was TO
administer the rite Of confirmation. The weather was
very unproptous and the congregation was rather lin
tied. Several even Of the candidates obliged to
stay away and forego the privilege of receiving the
rite The Rev. DR.. Dufie Rector of the church. and the
Rev C. : Little conducted the services. The Right Rev.
Dr. Potter preached from Ephesians Y l5 lG After an
introduction he said: " Every who hears me to-day
may be sand TO be in one respect the same as those
whom St. Paul addresses You are Christians, and, as
such whatever may be yOur state, whether confirmed
not confirmed, baptized or not baptized animated
must to-day, before God, address you. Following the
meaning Of the Latin word look around you, be wary; or
taking Greek word that you walk accurately,
Tccty asduOusy The two TO much the same thing
Leaving OF altogether all concerns beyond the grave, all
ofhfe everlasting is surely not wisdom. There the
Of science, students OF matter and of mind Some Of
them would do honor to human nature. But there
scientific spirit Of very different temper There are
men who look the universe as selfactng, and who
would drive God out Of the whole world The laws OF
vegetable phl OlOy spoken Of as II blade OF grass
Divine power s much manifested If Almighty God
had nothing do in the whole universe than attend
10. attended meeting OF scientific body IN this
city, where the idea OF disease not being governed exactly
by uncomfortable physical causes was ndiculed.
Not long heard that prayer TO be de-
from sickness useless. There thousands
of opcrg, aside from the gea natural laws by which
Divine Providence enter and influence the affairs Of
the world For instance, the Introduction Of book INTO
aroom may affect the whole future life of member of
The family. The attempt TO sit in judgment where
ought 10 walk with the simplicity Of ahtte child may lead
10 our Wandering away III darkness ana error IL is not
necessary TO be professor Of theology to save ones soul
W. pCuUtIgte the mystery OF being.
We cannot comprehend the action and the
soul the body. No ever lived or will live who
iSSsTd spiTir if this be so, shall we refuse
bow before the Lord our God because We
His nystericst Beloved brethren, concluded the
prelatc, Who come TO tins holy rite, You are
of Gods truth and Gods grace faith come
III lose. and richer things Will come to your heart than
unfold" After the singing OF hymn, the candidates
for continuation advanced TO the chance The Bishop
placed bis hands On the head OF each pronouncDg each
Ime the formula OF words prescribed in the prayerbook
cuients aud nrouounced benedIcton ON the con@reGa
ton. Altogether five men and 10 women were confirmed
TIE BIBLE AND TIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Rev. George III. HepwOrth delivered the
second OF a Of sermons on The Bible and the
Public Schools last evening, at his church. corner of
Park ave and Thirty-fourh.st The preacher said The
Governments OF Europe were based upon muscle and
bayOnets: the Government Of America based upon
brains and heart and that the reason that the educa
tion Of American children should be moral Freedom
and virtue were twins. and Republic could not with
safety he scnarated When Jefferson first drafted the
Declaration of Independence IL was true that Coo was
were made by ges TO tie Declaration, acknowledged
the supremacy OF COO, and invoked HIS bless
Ing upon tho country Ever since teh ineIee
had been re- Hous element Intervening l.seH
with all Official duties and all pubic Offices,
Congress never opened without prayer tnele was
- single college in the land which dd not include
and IN IT, sptt OF these facts PuDic sch1ols ha
be established. They were the strength OF the past,
sRa prophecy of tie future. IT right and httng
that the soUd be read and the prayer offered al
tie commencement Of every days exercises, and IT
the cost secular education worth nothing without 1t
wac ueryaded by higher educ1ton Religion IN the
citizen should takeabis stand nL should dare 70 stand
there 10 matter what storm shVld arise Ihe school
ard say, "Thcy shall never be separh ted ~
WHO Uare the that asiee that the Bible sh0nd be
mad been reared the shadow of the schoolhoue
They Wei5 men WHO cails a ioH ,,id All they had