The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-14
RELIGION in TAE FOURTH WARD.

True Frierdsbip-TLe fublicnms of To-Day
TIE Devil "a sectarian-Sermon b. the Rev.
John Miles.
AT .hree O'Clock yesterday afternoon the little
mission room OF the New York Port Society, at the
corner OF Dover and WAFER streets, was completely
filed by homely congreg cation, the greater portion
OF which was composed OF seamen, with their wives
and children. Many, however, looked as II they
might be reformed "land sharks" The men were
bronzed and sturdy fellows, who followed intently
the simple services and whose unaccuslomed
voices joined Justify In the singing Of the hymns.
When the other benches were full three bare-looted
urchins coming in were becKOned TO the platform,
where they sat down much ABSORBED. They were
attred In clothes that we're much tattered, but
scrupuously clean, and had bright, pleasing faces,
which never lost their aspect OF attention.
A sermon was preached BY the Rev. John Miles,
Of Albany, on
--.,,....-. TRUE FRIENDSHIP
taking as texts the last verse Of Proverbs xviii.
and st. Luke VII, a. The first passage declared
that the friendship Of God s the true friendship.
The last was spoken by the lips of the enemies OF
Christ In irony, Jest and malice, accusing Him OF
associating with pubcans and sinners. This accu-
eatlon was true, for sinners never mad
better friend than Jesus CHRIST. His Is the real
friendship about which there Il no sham. NOW, II
| we would render good for evil how much rather
should We Tender ROOu LOT Boou anu repay wen VIC
friendship OF the Friend who sticketh closer than q
brother. Bread comes by the sweat oi the brow;
salvation by prayer and faith. These are the con-
| ditons: ue our best friend. has put salvation In
our reach, aud we must reach IL. "Whosoever snail
call upon the name OF the Lord shall be saved" II
this assurance were only believed the world would
| not be oue-haf nor the Church one quarter so bad
Friendship comes by frlendlness. rho publcans,
who the taXgatherers, were hated by the jews,
and SO wnen Christ noticed thcm lie, too, was
hated.
are not only the taxgathcrers, but the folks who
sell liquid fire. who sell 1t 10 their nelghoors for
nd ,Sose " iheI nerhScr and VINO VIII a. last 20
to hell. The taxRaberers and the rursellets are al
sinners. IL Is true as then-Jesus is and always la
II been the friend OF sinners. TO them all lie hold
% las right hand and HIS friendship TO save them
?. but, spite OF what has been done there are stu
e In the streets; they are tried ana condemned, I'm
:. prsoned aud hung but their number Is NOT lei
sened, and there are thousands OF hypOcres VINO <
Jf Oh wronglng God and their neighbOrs.
THERE ARE SINNERS IL TIRE PUIrITs
and In int me, pews, There are , sinners a., D.
e, coyetousness; sinners because OF their blindln
e. passions. The speaker then referred 70 the sii
II because drunkenness, and said in a stentoris
re ! voice OF warning, mo druukard snail inherit III
al | Kingdom OF heaven ~
la Peopre gel 80 far gone as to think that they hay
ss no friends IN heaven or EARTH To such II Is cnceriD
to prove that they have one after a--Jesus Chris
would not tell you lie or do you an injury he won
try 10 keep you from danger. He would never be
&; | U6tyersalist. He never preached
III UNIvERsALlsr.o SERMON.
Id IN all the Bible there Is only one Of that carace
re PREACHED BY TIE DEVIL,
in the Garden OF Eden. Jesus Christ never prcach
ca such horrid rubbish; but lie tells the truth al
Of breaches fathiuness our Souls are covered WI
" we are sinners and cannot go 10 heaven unless
~ undergo q cnange and II must bc . great one II