The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
SEaVlCES I'M WARRINGTON.

| DR.. Newman af the Metropolitan Methodist
| Episcopal Caurch superint ending
| Provid cnce Over AI,-President Grant in
| His Pew.
WASHINGTON, Oct g, 1871.
| large audience red the Me ropoitan Methodist
| Episcopal church to-day. President Grant was In
| mis- accustomed seat with Miss Nellie. There was
an unusual quiet through the house, and many took
! comfort from DR.. Newmans sermon the words
| found III st. Matthew K, 3-'Ye are OF more value
than many sparrows.o After suta lie preface Dr.
Newman proceeded to say
The great lesson taught by the Saviour In these
beautiful words Is that there IL
sUPERINrENDING PROVIDENCE
over all human affairs Some truths are as old as
time. Belief IN the being and existence OF tho
supreme and all wise God Is cOextensve with the
race. Faith In the future state runs parallel with
all ages. Trust In q divine experimenting Provi-
dence is expressed in the history OF all nations
Turning TO the Greek and Roman classics, It 10
found that the greatest men among those great
nations avowed belief In experimenting Provt
dence. Plato laugh: that all things are disposed by
q hgncr being, who governs for the safety
and advantage OF the whole Horace said ''the
kings OF the earth exercise authority over their own
subjects but Jehovah rules over kings themselves.n
Cicero said to the Roman Senators. Ave have not
conquered Spain BY our power. nor subdued the
our policy. but because there is an infinite and su-
perIntending Providence" In harmony with this Is
the testimony OF the noble men OF Scripture. No
subject is 30 interviewer with the life of man az this
In distress he imp0res delivering Providence,
In perplexity Q guiding one, and In pros
perity he blcsses smiling Providence. Providence
Is that care which God exercises over all His works,
animate or inanimate. II extends over matter and
mind. Those who assert that the destructive opera
tions OF nature occur In obedience 10 hxed law
imply that they have no respect to mans moral
nature. to the veal or woe OF human kind. II
huma nifty Is in the path 1t must be destroyed, and
the question arises, How He who is all love and
benencence have arranged such q constitution OF
nature2 He who rejects Providence on the ground
OF The flxedness OF law Is compelled TO select
horn or other OF the dilemma; but we are bound TO
believe III secondary causes.
Tna GREAT DOCTRINE or PROVIDENCE
may be explained in one or two ways. AZ the time
should occur with reference to mans moral con-
dihon, but IT is more reasonable 10 suppose that
the execution Of these laws IL always the work Of
supervising providence. Men boast OF natural pro-
is invested win intelligence. It IS sale
Cod il may be objected that TINS i hard TO under
In @bich God WORKS man would h nseli he an in.
hnile being, GOD works providentally In nature.
IL was question Oh
HOW THE WIND SHOULD BLOW;
whether william The Protestant or James the Catho-
hc should rule England. 10 was again question
whether the wind should blow not, whether the
lnvincible Armada sholld conquer England, and
Queen Elisabetn was SO struck with the provi-
GENITAL wind that she inscribed on o medal
zine Lord breatned and the enemy was ais
persed." II was once said that Providence IA
on the side of the greatest number OF guns and
this theory permeites society; but the history or the
world SHOWS tnat God has always been with the
minority when the minority was right Providence
works In the realms OF mind with more liml atjons
There IS much lelt TO mans will aud respo ms ibilty
bat God reserves to himself the right OF modliyinr
all human acton aud OF making crimc consist in the
intention and Of modifying the results or an action
without diminishing the guilt OF the criminal, God
WORKS upon mind w suggestions The provldential
thought Infused into one OF the c0nspirators OF the
Guy fawkes plot saved England once more from the
power. OF Catholicism. Lock at
TIM GREAT INVENTIONS OF TIE WORLD
and II IL evident that the divine mind was abroad In
Their INCEPTION. Inc time that the first steamshJp
was perfected was just when the Christian Church
was prepared Tor the evangezation OF the world
Everywhere In what we call Providence thero il a
cooperation OF the human and divine. Providence
supplied the window and the basket for the apostles
escape but Paul mad also his part to do in eeing for
all patches OF color without esign but on the other
side we see The plan. We do not see the design Of
our fes tapestry, perhaps, but God sees IT, and how
the threads are wrought In that shall make ID ioy
forever. lie cares for those lives and watches over
them, for thoy are VI more value In His eyes Than
MANY spaITCwE