The New York herald., 1871-02-20
CHURCH OF ALL SOULS,

Sermon By tho Rev. @. @. Carpenssrs Of Bees
ten-Jey tho Nest Essensial Buruiease u .
Well Ordained ssul-Did Oar Lsrd aaA tha
Apostles Ever Indulge in LauGhsere
largo congregation attended divlne service yes
terday at this fashionable temple OF liberal Chris
tanlty. In the absence Of the Rev. DR.. Bellows tho
Rev. Mr. G. G. Carpenter, OF Boston. discOursed on
]. Thessalonians. ", le-"Rejoice evermore." HA
sad-It ts curious proof OF mans want Of faith II
himself and In his Creator that
THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
In the ages past have been unwilling to recognise
as right ana legitimate all the faculties which God
originally put into the human soul. No faculty.
perhaps, has been moro dshOnored by the low
esteem In which 1t has been held. and by the sua-
pcion that peculiar depravity is attached TO 1t
than the ono to which appeal is made In the text.
Somehow it has been conceived that. gladnes
and goodness are patura enemies, and that the way
to be happy hereafter was 20 pe a. miserable az pos
tion II should be remembered al. true life means
true JOY; that they are one and inseparaoe. since
God hos associated them together and that we can
not part with the joyous element OF our experience
without omitting an indispensable part Of
Our natural gsdasss is prophecy
and more spiritual joy-a prophecy wnicn has been
and Is ever teng fulfilled, as the best men
try. Our Divine Master, amid His sorrows. waa
buoyed up and supported by an inward felicity.
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His disciples. l am aware that the advocates Ut
austeriGy IN religion have made much OF the barren
fact that there Is no proof on record that
lKSUS EVER SAILED.
To which 1t might be a sufficient answer to say that
there Is no evidence from the narratives. to my re-
membrance, that either Matthew or Luke. or John
or Peter or Paul ever induged In laughter. But we
are very sure they did because we kq0W they wero
men. Is 1t possible to imagine that Jesus could
them In HIS cordial human way without hav-
ing His heart II not His face Overspread
with smile ls 1t possible that He should Do
present at wedding festivities and not share in the
said to OF Ills disciples, "Tnou art Peter, and On
this rock''-
PLAYING THUS UPON TUE MANI
Without having a joyful feeling in the mina2 No.
never man lived with SO great JOY as lie though
doubtless 1t was deeply hidden from human eyes,
Certainly essential prerequisite Of this true fell
city Is right moral action. NO bad man can ever
know this JOY, so long as he loves his badness Ho
may be happy nc times, and 1t Is never 10
be asserted that wlckedness Is not attended with
more superficial feeling than Joy. And now. IN
conclusion, continued the speaker let me leave tho
impression that the life Which GOD would have ua
live is not dry aud barren one. stripped Of all felt
citi but which in the richness Of is hopes and
loves and joys shall be the image ana echo OF His
own.
CHRISTIAN LIFE
means enlargement completeness, s0undne5S In
body ana soul and Sorlt-eans every faculty In itS
place ami doing Its proper work. Ii Is mistaken
notion that Christianity imposes any restraints that
lt blinds our eyes, clogs 1oet, or ties our
hands. lie. me inplore yon my dear friends, TO Rp-
ply and more and more this true conception or
christianity to your own life ana conduct SO will
tho dawn OF Heaven begin TO greet yOnr eyes; so
VIII You make life dcash and the vast forever ono
grand, sweet song