The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-03

The Complaint Of the Weary SOui-Why
the Complaint and the Source OF Cheer-Ser-
mon by Rev. DIR. Dix.
Yesterday evening there was at st. Paul's church.
opposite the HERALD building, fashionable ana
also highly respectable ana devout congregation
gathered TO JOIN the Episcopal service and listen
10 a sermon from the rector the Rev. DR.. Dix. Tie
text selected the first verse OF the tenth chapter
of Job-'My soul Is weary of my life;
i wiil leave my complaint upon myself; !
will speak in the bitterness OF my soul.''
Having recited his text the reverend speaker pro-
ceeded 10 note the manifold for WEAKNESS OF
soul and bitterness Of spirit, among them finding
loss of wealth, disappointment with sons and
daughters and disease; ana he declared that the
skies above us cover more sorrow, more OF pain
1ul uneasness regarding progress in life and hope
lessness or reform, than is seen in the cases OF
suicides than the unobservng prone to believe.
After referring TO
THE CAUSES OF SUICIDES
and the anguish which places the afflicted in a
condition OF unwnngness wait for God 10
lake that which is only HIS right to take, he
SAID that, judging from observation, this NOR.
bid condition comes because we can do SO
little worthy to be remembered. He had been
Informed by man Of leng thened years that, during
all his extraordinary length of lie he had known,
among the many, only three who were known to
HIN VINO had attained TO anything even approaching
The degree OF usefulness they had marked out Tor
themselves. This
FALLING AWAY FROM OUR OWN STANDARD
OF the degree OF emlnence should attain was, he
claimed, the cause OF the major portion OF self
beltling which gives sorrow and even bitterness
sensitive minds This seif-beHttnng he claimed
gives 70 those who would do we'll the WEAKNESS OF
life and bitterness of spirit which sometimes induces
10 suicide and almost always 10 WEAKNESS Of life.
Ihat is. almost always, except where the mind
is cheered by glimpse or the after world
In this regard the feeling of sorrow occasoned by
viewed as the painful monotony OF life. We, When
dseartened, were so apt 10 reduce life to the smlle
oil Inc daily common places and speak OF il amount
lug to the laying aside or your garments at night
and putung them on IN the morning. Strike from
lie Its higher thoughts amoitlons and exalted plea
sures, and other than the Christian was apt 10 lie
down 10 the thought that existence was the putting
on and taking OF OF garments Tor 800 days
IN the year. Hence the WEAKNESS OF lie,
and hence the desire 10 the opening OF
the gates to the hereafter for themselves.
From that came the WEAKNESS OF LIE. There was
greatness satisfy the ambition; distinguish
ing line to crafty the internal desire; AMI because
OF them we ought TO more thoroughly know how
THE GREAT REMEDY
lie claimed lay not SO much in the condition per-
tanning tC self as In the relation TO God II any
CHRISTIAN found WEAKNESS OF soul all he required
was to look 10 God for ihe more comprehensive
who merltorously and permanently distinguish
themselves and he would find that the undistin-
guisned life has Its sacred Christian duties as well
that which Is rendered more prominent both
gong to Nil up the needs OF the time and 10 work
Out 10 the glory OF Goa.
EVERY ONE HAS PART TO FILL
IN the world, and however humble may ne, II well
performed, II nils necessity. Each one Is neces-
sity TO the completion OF the WORK laid down for the
whole; give fully and with entire &C.
curacy the philosophy OF history, and yet there is
philosophy III IL; ana though our individuality may
he swallowed up IN the whole 1t Is still part anu
necessary part Of II. To find fault win 1t lind
fault with God, and to ind fault with God is wrong:
for no one whomsoever IN this world Is
TOO low mean to be considered Within
the sphere OF requirement There are many
arc
necessities 10 usefulness in the work or God: but
they not those only fill their allotted place: the
Others are also required View the struggle for
spicuous positions In life and 1t would become APP
parent perhaps that such had greater cause to call
on God 10 help them and care for them than the
humblest in the fold. Therefore, let the humbest
hasten 10 do better and thank God that He has given
them the power To do II.
The above brief aiusion TO learned and effective
discourse is OF course, not the full language OF the
speaker-simpy the conveyance OF a correct idea
oi the lesson given TO the weary Of life u 1nd their
source OF JOY.