The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-12

"Would to God That All tho Lords People
| Were Prophets''-Lccturo by Rev. DR..
Gutheim.
Many Gentiles gathered In this beautiful temple
yesterday TO unite with the Jewish members In the
worship OF the common Lord. The Rev. Dr..
GutneIm preached. When at the command OF God,
he said Moses had assembled the seventy elders to
assist HIM in the government OF Israel as
q national council or senate as We read
In to-day's Scripture, the Lord came down
in q cloud and spake 10 Moses, and took OF
his spirit and put 1t the seventy elders, and they
propnesed. But there were two men-Eldad and
Medad-upon whom the spirit rested also, aud they
prOphesied In the camp at their own tents. There
ran Q young man to tell Noses as II II was great
crime for those two men not TO have gone forth
with the others. Joshua, who had been Moses ser.
want from his DoynOod, believing It to be crime,
also SAID, my LORD Moses forbid them" But
Moses, with the meekness and m0desty for which
he was ever proverbial answered, "Enviest thou
the people for my sakes Would that all the Lords
people were prophetS.n
THIS was remarkable sentence, o great express
sion,
SUBLIME SENTIMENT,
uttered Dy great and noble man. 1t points out
the ideal after which the prophets should strive.
and gives insight also into the very soul oil the
great prophet, and shows al glance the beauty
mind. All the Lords people should be prophets In
splred by The spirit OF God. They should strive
8llcr nOllneHS. gOOuncSS ana 60nCtlnCaClOn. Tney
should take the best and most excellent OF the
people Is Their models, and mus demonstrate that
the spirit Of Cog rests upon them. what
And what is the voice that speaKs in thunoer
tones through the prophetsf The spirit OF God Is
right over wrong OF virtue over vice. Of mind over
NATTER and man proves thereby that he Is In
spred py Coz anc whoever Is not Of ns
after 1t BY looking to the exemplars who have lived
and died and those who still i've among us. We
must initiate their virtues and make their lives our
models. ltmay require struggle, enort 10 attain
to their greatness; but, the inspiration VI God OBJ
tanned, no one can fail TO reach that po.ns
There are men inclined 10 neutrality-suspicious.
who bend all their energies to increase the means
pleasure and enjoyment, but who care Tor others
only 80 lar as necessity compes them. 1ney are the
THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED FOR THEM,
and for their benefit alone were all the sources OF
pleasure brought into existence. Men OF this stamp
said TO live or have lived since no trace OF them
remains They are altogether ike the brutes which
es
they nave not labored. They herd with others who
know as little as themselves Now II such an ant.
OF society No institution would be founded to
ameliorate distress or to promote tue general good
centuries to come would bring forth rrul The days
Noah would return, when God should be compelled
versal senshness. Man Is governed in some degree
by his senses, and he may be completely con-
trOiLoO Dy IneMs 8uO ue WILL De unless ne 6trug.
giles to
BRING HIS BETTER NATURE UpPERxosr.
Al such a jun nsi as this, when corruption
the Lords people should be prophets. He puts In
our souls words Of virtue which we should speak
were no such prophets as Moses and his seventy,
| and that those truths were not proclaimed. Every
4 man has prophet in his own soul, which win
direct HIM what to do. He looks 1t creauon
such affections and sympatnies that cannot
| be grailfed on earth, and the spirit answers
from above and places the truth ms heart. This
| is the higher destiny for which we live, and 1t
should prompt 70 live the lives OF the great ex-
empiars who rece1xed their inspiration from above.
Man cOmmunes with his Heavenly Father by faith,
and walks before him; ana this communion Is q re-
ward tor our exeruoa TO compass the strength OF
true 1altn The good man lyos as II inspired, and
Is ready Tor any sacrifice. His trust AMI hope are
firm and he performs every duty with cneerfulness
and sincerity.
THE NOBILITY OF NOSES CHARACTER
Is universally acknowledged His modesty and
meeKness are also spoken OF In the Scriptures And
God emphasizes His own condescension, SO that we
see that greatness and humility may be joined The
Doctor made an eloquent appeal to his congregation
70 be true witnesses for God In doing something for
the general good; for In this way only can lives
be maze blessing TO ourselves and to others