The New York herald., 1871-09-04
WEST TWzSTY-TalRO STREET PRESBy-
IERyAN CHURCH.

kGAAay NMeh hsHs
Tho Lre,oas OF the Fast Manth-The Mo.
unpntary DANGER Ia With We Stand Dis.
Ceu =. nv Rev. II. -. Norfkror.
IA, siua,c vtos..ol nded, this church was re-
opened yesterday, and gooiiY congregation
gathered taerein 10 worship God to whom tne rev.
II. d. Nortbrup d,sooursed the late disasters,
grimes ana accidents which have agitated the
country !n general and this community in parIIcn.
tar. bis text Jop XXI, art OF verse i3-'ln a
moment 90 down 10 the graye.n Whatever beYius
he sad, be-.ns in moment, and whatever ends
ends IN a moineut also. thoughts aud purposes
are formed in moment; plans cOntem
plated Tor years are decided In moment In
stanlaneouS. In short space everything
comes to NE and expires. In moment we plant
tho seed which lakes centuries 70 grow, but which
sn moment The storm may cast down to the
Er0anI. The llsntning may IN moment blast The
WORK OF a thousand years. A mans character mag
be ruined IL monleat: In little speck Of time lie
begins TO go down. Break the law VI sravi,aiIOn
ana crash woaid go crea ion. Let the unsieeping
Eod close HIS e. es aud withdraw His but iOr a
1iOment AMI a1pih,lauon would ensue. JOB is
<n0ranzlng thus WIZ MS friends AMI it SEEMS 20 hin
Nrsnge lhaF one event oeials tue righteous aud Inc
wicked. IL is quick text and has b sudden ierni
nation.
LIFE Is VERY BRITTLE THING,
And may be crushed as We you'd crush an egg shell.
1t neel not take an hour to strike Inc Duw whoa
shall shiver II. Indeed, the wonder tnat Win
ouch brittle beng live at all, for death iurK
tng al around va. DE had heard Old soldiers say
they were more tilnd ia cily riots tnan the, would
30 on tie battlefield. And why should lney not bes
Are there not til .usands Of enemies s.eu ana un-
Soen always on our uacz reid to strike. We know
mot when nor where how. The desrIct!ve
forces are 40 thick around US that il SON stinies
seems rs II Tue earth was made OF nothing Ire
DesL eace rings no man door bel 10 ,e II us
Jbg, out u co4ee suddenly anu sweeps nuudt Sus OF
myn iuIp Tie tomb. IGe Aslii.c chvl IL c.nies ia
also wiGhoat notice ana GUS down its nundre-s aud
lie tEelsaaus. ihc Storm upol " hicn almighty
rude uri,es ships ngn Oh the suore, upivV.s ,iees,
unroois houses ami leaves desJla Z s%a oeLIld
II. as We have recently heard Iro-n D.. inv Las
Island. lho ore .nay CJ.sulne dJdse, u II roo
~ even o. ne, ami. indeed, eve.y u.ne cross
tLe street We Lake our ives IN our nsdis. seems
os II nature Was determined to aauihilate nsc call
droD. Nornrup then insial,ced IL ugers on
6ea and on laDd-I man iaii.us iIol tile add
masthead or being swept over tn; ra..s o. NiI.ala,
or m sing HIS iOVthJId and ia.iiiig rO Tile rJo OF
nus house, or on .he a' ement or DIR .pph4 stddeny
deau ON he street, or tahlIs sip tvV u,u OF
De0tt al prescri to, on chill from the northwest
0ias,. and 10y th.se and klndred cause, us hdf-
ficd ihio the grave IA moncH. Ani ta.s he ex-
Claimed, Is man VINO spads occaIs aid Coz. ne..,s
encirc es In: elooe with a b.,n o. i.on aud Cats
e1e lightning 10 20 his bidding aLd !. ouc $. Ter
tis Sentence Is uttered au1 the arrow destru:-
ton a.e ievelied at hun, and auld sucn dangers
WE STAND on THE GRAVE Bank
every day. some men thank death " IL = long way
W " hen rDe precipIcc is rght side tliej
are liable TO iail mo at any bi"neLt bu, these
turces are inexolaoie. thi.d.en die A. Wen and a.
lreuuenty as od men. tnc ,odn. ale not .nore
iree irom the oi DEAN an uestructi.n tlan
their parents What ore our eoAs ia dau-nte.s,
even though they be .vl shed alter me sui.li.udc
Uf n p.Iacef Deatu takes tuem a u, Il a MON nt
The great and Inc sn-l the good ana the eva, are
taken away as IN monent iiis matt IN .llai couId
not part with Lincoln, IN nom II had ie.iiIied
90 trust me most Trying hours o. It's his;ofy.
deprived OF hun 10 moment ty me puet Of the
aSsHssin, and the land was bathed In Tears. Ibe
Aie taken away from our embrace. Naomi, wuo
out to toe land OIL Molo w,sh her usld
and twv sons. rsturaea ai@idow aad cuildlcss. now
what Is gclns - prevail VITO ueaIn aad 10 roscoe
mign, piean that Ie was but ono h nared and
~ e.V yedrS old tna his G. was not dii mat he
grest, oesred 70 snter tne r1nlsed ms, in oa. Tue
tac TO-, OF the mount lne man OF business may
Iies ths. ms pans are not yet accom-. .'snei, mat
ne - young In years enjoys good Leaith and might
uyc many days yet, tut Deain Is DexOrAbIe ANA ne
bows mas mead and gives up The guest haries !:
or the popu.ar viii In ncir exal,auon; bL. tue exc
Caioner's axe sewers their heads and lne.r
HsAas his eom uisson to slay and 10 xiii ana 20
destroy, and he goes forward tlreeasiy Uiooy
WoB. We III ist not overlook. tue suuuensieSa also
Witb which he des,ends upon us.
How SWIFT HIS ARROWS FLY
AKe tna' night IN Egypt when suddenly al mid
night tue g!eam o tue destroying sDse's sword WAS
seen Ii the dsrkness. anu In a moment Lne Drst.
Kings sou and the chained captive lie s,dc by slde
a. the en- race Of Deatl and KID dom Is in ieais
TGackeray. Dickens ald others, wnO we've hurried
on ere their last hapier written or the lsst nave
nnd dried. Tue raroad and bteaLDDva, Explosions
received their slare VI notice, anu tue speaker
asked What Is the reason OF AL thsr Men, he sad.
win not prepare for atoher lie until tney are con.
VtDccd that ths will end; aad Uea b IL de mon.
Str itiux tAis truth ever day.
Again Death sYPravateJ his work aud ;skes out
one hundred Thousand nleD on the batlesed and
hacks an tears them 10 pieces or buriis aud scads
thor resb from OF iher bones. .Ie has his owh
way OF Juins III, rgs. Ire preacher next paid I'M
Imaginary visit ~ the hor9uc, wuere. Oh the cot
slab lay the faded blonde, her naxen HAIR MATT Il
and dshcvelle1 and ner 1alr aud beautiu ieat0.e es
Transformed into an unsigniy mass OF oec mpCsldI
matter. Reiug near these deS ruct,ve ore
we should 10; tempt Providence BY negligence gDd
careeSsness. IL N excuse ~ say ltlt every niau
viii live IS Tine out lhis Is
RANK bATALi5s AND uNBELJRP.
great dcai Is Sci down 10 Providence winch
should he set down TO human care,es.e-s. When
sDine penuricus railroad or steamboat company
risks The lives OF nundreus Of Their eliow beings on
worn aud deca, ej bOers apd bridges, an tnclr
eivirg freight 10 buried la moment In y Ct rnJty
they coolJ tell The srrowing friends II tne dis
pcusation of Providence. lie uhe preacher wished
some uT those CORPORATIONS nent gee tLeIr de eats
~ !. Ing sing. No: Uod does not WORK miracles TO
axe 0en out OF this life. There Is Daturdl cause
sor every accident wnicn happens. but even with our
roxtcst diligence 10 prevent them acciue1is wal
some iules happen. hut II We nlads Jaws ,eiiuI
Offsccr TO warm seat near Their 20 lers wnen
n iain or stcatDDvs. started o. journey expo
siops, he uOlieved. wouu not re 40 abuudAnt.
NOTHING ls SO CHEAP A, nUNAN LIE
now; bat ne hoped the time would soon come wbcu
che law and public sentiment woui1 NOT LOOK upon
tho man on Ine corporation who wantonIy destroys
human fe as beng loss criminal han lie WHO taxes
Our watch or SLr pocketpook. Pubic HentIbeht
rrcss n this SUB est Ciaaxtoral rsElng o. Il e Oh
khe tIQDtropc. the trape1p Ac., was denounced,