The New York herald., 1871-02-27
CHRIST cuUR gu.

ity--scrmOn by the Rev. DIR. Ever.
But small congregation gathered together In
Christ church yesterday morning owing to the
severe Storm For the flrst time IN the history OF
churches IN this city quartet choir was introduced
TO aid the boy choir in the chancel. The effect was
Very nne, and, considering IL the first time the
attempt was made, the success was very gratifying.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.. Ever,
who took for his text Ezekiel, XXX, S-"Al her
helpers shall be destroyed.r
This prophecy, lie said, Is In allusion to Egypt.
The Lord was TO
BRING A JUDGMENT
upon Pharoah for his treachery Israel. After de.
scrlbing how the prid, OF Egypt should come down
aud her sons should fan headlong, the doctor re-
marked that the climax OF disaster was touched In
the declaration that even all her helpers should be
destroyed He then described the sad state or
man without = friend IN the world. The tear was
not given us for our own sufferings only nor the
smile for our own delight. The preacher here gave
illustration OF
VARIOUS KINDS OF HELP,
aud how the law OF the general obligation to assist
was obvious TO our eyes wherever we turned. 1t
was written In the unequal distribution OF property
and oil suffering II was written upon the tenderness
OF man. upon the benevoence and on The n atitu de
man. & e ahen Leierrea 70 seEt neps ana I'M
help which God had directly extended to fallen man
Tor hs salvation. We have all been very falthlesS,
ne SAID: but God has not stripped us as he did
Pnar0ah OF all our helps. He mnltiplies them
around US. so that II is impossible for the eye TO
KEEP A JOURNAL
OF Its own for the car TO hold what il given TO IT, for
fhe hand to make record OF all IT receives, for the
mind even to conceive of them. While the law OF
the Obligation or our mutual assistance is written ali
around u.s. to The credit OF mankind be It said men,
on tne whole, are not unmindml of the nlntings or
dlsoDedien to the law. There Is much Of evil the
world; bat there is much OF good too even 10 the
natural an f man There M Is much OF good n'enIion
good 70 look at times upon
TIE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE.
Human nature even as born Of Adam. has It's
lights as well as It's shades.
Some rowre.s of Eden stll do inherit.
inough the trail OF the serpent Is them all.
II requires not total depravlty In each for all to
need saviour or be lost; Tor partial depravlty in
each may become without the saviour tot I in
each as indeed the Bible warns US, when it SAYS
that "Tne wicked shall eventually become the
devil and his angels" But hitherto the shattered
pars OF our nature reflect brokea image OF beauty.
Ihe doctor then described the two extremes lige-
tne one Chrlstian matron, going about on her
sion OF charity,
CHRIST AT HER SIDE,
Christ In her heart, and the other a poor object
reared III Inc abodes OF degradation and vice. Even
In the case OF The latter tne human heart was still
the wicked creature would do deeds OF kinduess to
nelghbor with sympathetic heart and watch at
the bedside OF some stranger.
our neghbOr Is everywhere and on every byway
OF lie the good samaritan Is treadng.
Inc doctor then passed TO his main point, which
was illustrative O. the false helps which are rem
dcrei. He spoke OF the reformation rs Dy no means
an unmixed good to the world. There We're prlncl-
pies, announced al tue time, the error OF winch
BOTH LOGIC AND TINE
were displaying. He instanced propositions once
which nave logically ended In utter and widespread
scepticsm. 10 Illustration sf the extent OF his
which 1t appeared the OF morals In Berlin was
sucD, according TO German statistcIan that out OF
are ana o Of S fas city only
only 3,10o were accompanied BY Il pastor-2o, ,Ov0
human beings buried with the burial OF dog. He
spoke of the widespread
soEPrIcIsN IN AMERICA
from similar causes, particularly among the mascu-
line portion Of the community Now many OF those
men have Christian wives and those wives are very
properly aud very naturally anxious about the fu.
ture Wefare OF their husbands, and. remarked the
preacher, You Will bear with me when say that
under these circumstances there Is great deal OF
false help going on around us, which, although well
meant does more harm than good.
After speaking OF the difference between the en-.
dowment OF the feminine mind and that OF the mas
wrong things were SAID by wife to husband and the
right things al the wrong time. Sceptlcsm in each
mlnd Is mosaic and In no two minds Is that
ly complex disease.
No TYRo MUST ATTACK IT;
no single prescription viii cure IT, Its treatment
requires the utmost patience pastor Ia often
asked to recommend q book for some sceptlc to
read. We should need to have book written Tor
each case. You might as well take down a single
jar OF drugs and for MS give 1t 20 a poor sif-
lerer who mas consumption, complicated with dys-
some skiu physician OF the intellect and spirit and
betake thysen to prayer. Woman, thy strongest
lever Ii prayer.
PRAYER MOVES GOD;
God moves the world. 'Ye have not because We ask
NOT We ask ana receive rot. because ye ask amiss
The preacher then referred to the subject OF false
helps rendered to the poor. and after Illustrating
thls IN various practical ways, he closed by calling
the attention or his Ock 10 the that while help
Ing others they should not forget their own needs
Let us not forget he concluded there Is One above
who ts never weary In helping us. In all doubts in
all frbulations In prosperity and advcrsty let us
steal 10 HIS side who hath promised to be our helper
and defender.