The New York herald., 1871-03-13
CHURCH OF TIE MESSIAH.

success the Reward OF n Virfu0us Life-Ser-
mon by tho Rev. Mr. Hepworth.
Even the pitiless rain storm that yesterday kept
most places OF worship In dismal state Of empti.
ness did not have very disastrous effect upon the
congregation OF this fashionable church, quite
large audience testifying by their to the
attractions Of the eloquence Of the Rev. Mr.. Hep
worth. His text was taken from the Book Of JOSHUA
l., s"This book OF the law shall not depart out Of
thy mouth, but thou shalt mediate therein day and
night that thou mayest observe to do according to
all that is written therein Tor then thou shalt make
thy way prosperous. and then thou shalt have good
success" My text is long he said, but 1t con-
tains whole sermon. The theory OF success is to
be evolved from it, and the whole experience OF the
world proves that the conditions IL imposes are at
once reasonable and practical you would
SIT HERE SILENT,
as they do in Quaker meeting, and ponder these
words the Holy Spirit that speaks through silence
would preach to you better sermon than / can
give you. But what have to say is burning In my
heart, and 1 must utter 1t. 1t is 80 short time
since was young man myself and my life has
been so checkered by the temptations and expert.
ences through which you are passing, that feel
justified In talking to you plainly upon the 1mpor-
tant topics which will be treated In this course OF
lectures. phlegmatc man cannot talk effectively
TO man or quick lmpulsve temperament. Ii q
man has never been IN the arena in which souls
wrestle with all their might with besetLng sins and
practically knows nothing Of those peculiar sins
which faSten to most ysung men, he Will talk to
little purpose. Where you are now there have
been Are you poorf SO have been poor-as poor
rassed by deubtslon the gravest subectss SO have
been tried and harassed, and want to talk to you
cane would talk to the novice who is Just shipping
before the mast 1t s SAID that the bed OF the ocean
IS sca''ereo WIN PIECES or vnrcx
The peace1ul waters now over them all, as though
they were not the souvenirs OF many o sad story
and many heartache, and the naughty but
doomed vessel cuts the waves and all unconscious
that she viii never reach the end OF her voyage,
but sink in the next storm, and add another page
to that sad record which shall be opened ana read
at the judgment day. SO at the bottom Of this
less, heaying ocean which VIC call the world lie
and hopeful, while along the surface noat other
lives unconscious that In few years they shall be
added ed to the long lss Of the disabled ana ruined g
reach far out AZ sea sare stanch lighthouses that
throw their benignant light far out INTO the shadow
and gloom, and by them the
SHIPS ON A LIE SHORE
are guided In their course. So the grand and holy
lives OF the lowest the good and the true shed their
Light on the struggles, the hopes and the fears Of
those who are just trying their strength and just lay
Ing their course In lie and give encouragement and
cheer to the young men OF q whole generation.
see before me several hundred young men. You all
look forward to success. You au hope to END your
and the love OF friends and there Is no good reason
why you should not accomplish yonr desire. II you
Will r1gfdly accord with the conduons you need not
be disappointed. Those conditions eau De learned
from any gray haired man who has an honest life
behind him or from any bad man who viii tell you
the exact truth about himself There Is
STERN, UNYIELDING MORAL LAW,
obedience To which insures the making the most ont
OF yourself and out OF your life, and dsobedience to
which viii just as certainly entail misery and bring
you TO q sad end. You know well enough, as you
look into your hearts at this time whether you have
the elements, the seeds OF strength or weakness In
you. II you have begun arIght, then keep on with
holy perseverance to the end and II you have begun
wrong, go home, think the matter over very care
fully, pray for strength, ana begin at once to walk
In the other path You can II you VIII. IL depends
not on clrcumstances-tnese are only h0bgobins tC
frIghten the tlmid-but on your own will. Don,
entertain
THE FALSE IDEA
which s so prevalent that the mere acquisition oI
money n success. The rich alone know how littl
Of what Is really valuable money can purchase
There Is glam0r about 1t which dccelveS q great