The New York herald., 1871-12-11
LYRIC HALL.

Place for All, and Every Man Destined for
His Piacc-SerRon by Rev. Mr.. Munday, Of
Syracuse.
The congregation listening to the religious teach
ings OF Rev O. B. rockingham. at Lyric Hail, had
new minister yesterday morning--Rev Mr. Munday,
OF syracuse For Mr.. Frotninghan he was most
hitting representative. His sfJie OF preaching Is
aoout me same--slOw and deliberate In utterance,
but sentences alternating from the curtly, not TO
say eectuay sententious to the long drawn out pc
RODS elaborated into the finest touches OF beauty.
his subject was, to Indulge In his sententious-
ness "A Place f0r ALL ana he took rs its basis the
text Acts, l., 25-"That he might 20 TO his
own place." After explaining az some length
the circumstances under which the words In the
text were uttered he dwet upon the causes leading
TO the betrayal by Judas of Christ. There was un-
fitness In him to be an apostle. Two thoughts pre-
sented themselves. First, tnat many people out
OF their places and ali are moving toward their
places. We see men continually In places Tor which
they are not ut. They ont OF joint with the uni
verse. We see the heart OF the kins In tae breast
of the peasants the lberality OF the prince IN the
backwoOdsman. There are merchants about US no
better than bandits Men have fne estates and fine
grounds ami fine libraries Of which they are not
worthy. There Is . great difference between the
world ss u really is and as 1t seems. Men try to
seem what they are not. The rule should be
BEST MEN FOR THE BEST PLACES,
but Z is rarely So As with judas there tendency
OF taste Will compel the things with which ne is
surrounded into some sort OF elegance. Tne lover
S Ssa w STRIVE n% to acc Wea,t Ine
trary, low thoughts and low passions ear away the
soul. Integrity At the bottom vii, command worth.
In the future we will all reach our own places. Inc
expanding ages whisper tnis trutn. rhe tendency
ls each 10 lts own This Jaw Is written creation.
Water reaches ITS level. LISA
FORCE OF NATURE
indomitabe. It may lake centuri 9: but the work
ali things animate and inanlmate this tendency OF
everything to its place shows ltse I. Dwelling at
length on this point he enforced the duties underlv-
Ing its teachings. grand soul, matter what its
surroundings. - by Irresistible gravity drawn TO-
ward those OF like grand work. You can teach
expresses Their deepest lie. You sec man going
into beer cellars and you know he has
Se.van beer cellar in n% People seek
OF he'll Is In them. The quality OF the soul that IS
the strongest sways the destins. man changes
heaven, according To the change In his heavenly or
HELLISU NATckE.
ment to The Ts us @ are noafshnS
good or evil tendencies: cuItivatlng our own
natures. Our tendencies toward good or evil are
as susceptlbe OF cultivation as our mind or man
ners Our destiny Is put in,o our hands, all chat We
do do Is relative ,h; to our destiny Men en-, are work,
bound up together. fne sane time that
We are constructing our earthly house we are con-
well done adds TO the lower Of excellence. Sitting
In The place Of worship We NAV be building future
homes centialiZet into meanness and selfSaness.
Actions are significant In sharpening or
BLUNTING TIL
that Is in u.s. God speaks IN uS words OF duty.
This concluding sentiment he enforced with marked
elOquen:e.
Alter singing the hymn beginning with the
verse
Nearer my Goa, TO Thee,
Nearer To Thee.
Fen though u he q croas
That rafscth me,
Still all son. snail be-
Nearer God, TO Thee,
Nearer TO Thee.
the services were closed with prayer and Denedic-
ton.