The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-24
ST. TaeMss' EPISCOPAL CaUasu.
Good Cheer and It's Benonccnt Lnnaences :
Sermon nv Rev. DR.. Wyatt. ILL

Good Cheer and It's Benoncent Lnnaences-
I'll Sermon by Rev. DR.. Wyatt. sfl
Notwithstanding the How Of fashionable Gotham
ties towards the seashore and 10 quiet raIa dis-
tricts there assembled yesterday respectfully
large aud fashionable congregation at st. Thomas
church, on the corner OF Fifth avenue and Fifty.
third street. The sermon was preached by Rev. O.
B. Wyatt, DID,, who took as his text the words
found IN John xvi, SS:-"Be Of good cheer have
overcome the world" The reverend gentleman
speculated to a great length on The necessity of
being Of good cheer. lie sald:-Beyond doubt
God ordained the
WHOLESOME AND JOYOUS SUNLIGHT
to SHINE less In the garden OF the soul than upon
fields from which the world harvests only perish
able fruits The good VIII OF Heaven IL
as generously disposed to cheer and refresh
the spirits Of men while any way en-
gagged In religious culture as at their toll TO
SOW and reap for carnal pleasure or profit How
comes 1t then that o sombre gloom is 30 commonly
supposed to prevail throughout the realm OF rellg-
thought and that too often Christian zeal fails
In its undertakings, Christian character is dis
figured In appearance and voided Of benencent inu-
ence by defect OF the precious clement cheerful
ness' Morn by morn. as the sun arises, awaking
the world TO the activities or new day, watch the
countenances, the MEN, the elastic step of the null
ftudes gong forth their various branches Of labor
What eager tntentness OF purpose What brightness
OF expeetaueni "hat impatence test their eIefylea
THE STRIVING WORK OF LIFE.
Watch them hour after Eour as the compllcated
machinery OF business revolves under 1uli PRESSURE
What fyoliness Give ear to what they say to one
S wS II 1s o Wit and eens The du
routine OF Office, tie master to whom amDltlep must
serve its apprenticeship, burdcnsome care and ply.
tedious furrow-al are rendered Endurance, nay,
welcome and easy because choerluIness animates
the heart Of Industry and communicates It's butho
charm among the sons OF toll, IRON one spirit TO
workers, selected at ramon, Just interrupt tho
excited current or secular interest," thought or en-
| crgy, to occupy their minds for moment with
tncmes OF spiritual truth and Christian duty, and.
| lol what change comes over their denean0r !
what a shadow Of solemnity draws down upon their
word and expression Nay, forbear 10 Interrupt
| them 1t untimcly moments or inappropriate places
| ~ COMMUNE
with them on the Lords Day or In other hours do.
voted TO religious obscrvances and how different the
manner air aud temper wncn subjects relating to
| the inner life Of rational immortal man are pre-
| come reflection had thrust itself upon them to
| Danish all the merry ana hearty zeal OF practical
life Their natural liveness OF disposition deserts
them and they ponder goomily on the solemn
| echoes TO the soul, which answer back eternal
| truth. THIS would be, thank God,
| GRIEvoUs MISREPRESENTATION
OF many good people who really experience pure
10y In hearing OF anything pertaining TO religion.
Would It were In part true OF others OF the multi
tude. The reverend gentleman went Oh to say tnat
uncneerfuiness was not necessary characteristic
| OF devotion. He remarked that they should 20
hand In hand and proved tnat the one helped the
cheerfnness with their business, their conversation
their society and win All their undertakings. he
= iarLnar rslnalsed;-Let tue voTia, howey1 end