The New York herald., 1871-12-18
r RELIGIOUS.
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Congregational Christianity in tho
Churches of the City.
Summary Of Sermons by P0pu-
lar Divines.
DR.. McGlynn on the Bible in the
Common Schools.
A Practical Discourse ON
Temperance.
Mr.. Beecher on the Pity of God
for Men.
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The Ilumb-L Line in Life Described by
Mr.. HouWOrth.
Mr.. Beecher on the Pity of God
for Men.
The Ilumb- Line in Life Described by
MI. HepwOrth.
Sermons by Bishop Laughlln, Father
McNamee and Father Bjerring, Revs.
W. T. Hill, william A. O'Neill,
IIinckley, ]. M. Pullman
andGcorge Hepw0rth.
NEW ENGLAND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Tho Sovereign Will of God in Dealing with
Mcu-Sermon by Rev. Dr. Merrill Richard-
son.
That pretty cosey ana unpretendingly, though by
no means Puritanically plain church, the New Eng
land congregational church, at the corner OF Madi-
son and FOrty-seventh street. was well filed
yesterday morning bv the usual intelligent and
deeply attentive congregation. The theme OF the
discussion-"rhe Sovereign WIN OF God In
Dealing with Men"-was one giving fun
and fne sway TO those predominant
traits as pulpit orator. clearness OF statement apt
ness OF illustration and fnoistve and comprehensive
force or argument, that have served to confer such
fame aud popularity upon its able and distinguish
ed pastor, Rev. DR.. Merrill Richardson or as he is
called by many, the Henry Ward Beecher OF New
York. HIS text was Romans. o:ls:-"Therefore hath
He mercy on whom He viii have mercy. and whom
He Will de hardeneth.n The fact that God does as
He viii does not imply he insisted as his opening
argument, that He win not do what Is best, and all
tnat is good and wise. The text unfoided most
sublime and most
PRACTICAL CONCEPTION or GOD
God VIII deal with every moral being and In every
age Of The world as He peases. He has HIS plan.
aud he VIII execute It, That plan embraces every
as In old Egypt and Assyria. Not one principle or
HIS gosesnnent has changed. lie is absolutely
tho po,ters power over the clay. 1t is The same
now as il was IN the East thousands OF years
and horizontal disk the potter takes Ills
lump OF clay cay o!i mois,ens and moulds 1t
the S asx na w az sets m on
ZION, while with His hand he fashions jar q
p os an Of more o. ea 70.
mankind, all the nations and every particular per-
Bon on mis-
TO mould them as he WILL Now He fashions Egypt,
us Plaraons and people; now achaldcan or Persian
asF Ss eI ne mases IN
France. an England, Prussia, q Russia. United
lence Is vast, and the Potter omnicient Alter
further illustrating this point he proceeded to show
tnat God chooses dinerent men and nations for par
tcular ends; that such Inference as man being
doomed by inexorable fate could be deduced from
Him, and rejects those who REBEL Goa wants no
wickedness. by the act OF creation some men aud
ihan others '' God viii require s'I Of each only
according TO what Is Is given. All can can meet the
cc reaons der from ose IN rbe en roncs ~ fo
the valley OF the Nile the men are not the same
In the Alps and Andcs. Nations In temperate zones
nave more mind and vigor than those In torrfd
zones. Those living on tho banks Of the Indus aud
Euphraics VIII vary much from those living on
the eartn God ordained
VARIETIES OF DEVELOPMENT
IN Inc human race; country and climate have
marked eject upon the natural and social con-
dition anu character OF mankind Goo raises up
purpose @ Esyp. BABYLON. G Greece s Rome . F4ance
Elgland. Russia the United states, each does ITS
special work. Ihls Is GODS purpose and provi-
dence. So OF men. There Will be empe.
rors kings, generals, leaders, scholars, In.
ventors discoverers-speclal men for special
enterprises. When God moulded the earth and
made here Greenland and then On India here Q
beautiful Greece and there q rugged Switzerland,
be ioresaw what Institutions would fellow. Carrying
out this idea at length he enforced the doctrine that
evil, sin, ruin come OF mems freedom, ana that
man Is responsible for these; and, further, that
never by direct action does God harden the heart
or make man sin. In conclusion he portrayed IN
resting upon those born In the nineteenth century
over the nations 0f the past.