The New York herald., 1872-08-12
SUNDAY AT ROCKAWAYH>
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che place would impress one with tho existence OF
The church yesterday morning was filled to its ut
most capacity. The windows were all thrownopen.
and tho mar mnarins,smslliug air gushed reiresnngy
fatigue Of the three hours service without much
eKertion or discomfort. Rev. Mr.. Pierson oflcated.
and first Jesus said unto his disciples there
was certain rich man who had steward, and the
goods" Mr.. Pierson began by saying that Of the
lords parallels manyPersons needlessy perpleXeo
sSs Our w'n a rssard sSond S Be to
the design OF our Lord In the parable sa!e
Sna mot to ESey
like the cloud which came between israel anu
Egypt the Red seaark to the one 0fCts 70 sno
but reverentlal Inquiry into It's meaning win make
its main points plain. by the word steward we are
SrSe estses In ancient times was ntrusted With
the management OF them, and such agents were
the deposItaries OF great trust and power some
times or the blood royal. They were properly farm.
returned part only OF what they gathered reserving
Justly and by the terms OF the arrangement
said ne, "tiat hear this OF theeP Give an account
OF thy stewardship, for thou .mayest be no longer
s N ns %a1 81 had been a
from the terrible agony Of the conscious shame Of
the deep and desperate humiliation Of character
cealmcnt and deceptioni The honest man. CON
scons OF his own integrity feels that he can retire
ignorance or malice see 1t not, his misfortunes
ere Included In the sum Of Gods proyi-
seans IN tnas rhy are o
ary state OF being, and that whether men
approve or condemn him, before God he stands un-
1mpeached But this steward, in guilty dismay and
covering fear, said within himself, ''What shall
do, for my lord taketh away from me the steward.
TO be found only in the etOquence of Scripture, ="
cannot dig, and to beg l am ashamed" Most men
spair He can't work; he can't obtain MS subsist
ence with work. II am resolved what to do"
Of so ssSy
Into their houses" And so, abusing the advan.
S
amount o. rent ne nad contracted 70 pay, ana re-
the the of sna to rease m
self nOm the consequences OF his own intquity, he
dragged others down with him into the same degra-
dation. ''The Lord" says our Saviour, "com-
mended the unjust steward because he had done
wisely" Now the real meaning OF these words is
Justice and Judgment, the incarnate God, had said
that man who had done unjusty had yet done
nsy Should "a n ait % s S Sy sn
Dns BY the fearful lesson Of Pc
steward who praised his ingenuity in doing wisely
ior MS own earthly Interest," and our Lord says, in
generation wiser than the children OF light-a rare
rebuke TO the children Of light but certainly no ap-
stand IN the midst Of darkest crimes Y-contnually
ast0nshed at the extreme ingenuity, the extraor-
dlnary yenality Of action, the vgor OF intellect, the
rapdly Of resource which the blackest criminals OF
society often exhibit DO we not find ourselves
regretting the prostitution OF fine powers Of intel
1ect to base ends Do we not wonder at the
courage and even dignity OF some who stand
for execution, and wonder that such faculties
Se Ts ns or % Of t@e nns s
steward commended him on the principles Of our
common nature The mammen OF unrighteousness
WOrl0-th0
wealth which Is too often arbitrarily used often
foolshy layished, 80 often perverted to the direct
acter in the IN man Of virtue that mammon Of un-
Righteousness becomes life, happiness prosperity
IN the hands Of generous, upright man. Let the
his opulence upon his fellow man. In the sight OF
God and man there is no more glorious figure
formed by humanity than that Of man OF high
God
a 81. SATURDAY NIGHTS BALL.
The event of the season at Rockaway was the
ball at the st. James ON Saturday evening, under
the direction of Messrs Darrah and st. Clair. The
nothing like It was ever known IN Rockaway.
Among the participants were Juan de Garcia Span
@ ss% sga s homds a %s
Miss Ksrns Miss ySnn ma, Of a.
and lady, Mr.. Hurst, Mrs. Major Gibbs, NJ.
Curran and lady, the Misses Curran, Mr..
Miss Annie Hawkins, DR.. Pazos and lady, Marshal
Tooker, John Morrissey, Dr. O'Toole, Miss Farley,
z sn and Mss Ksene Ssw
Mrs. Brownell, Brooklyn; M Moss and lady,
Miss Moss Mr. Mcbride and lady, Miss Mcbride,
Major Week, Arkansas; HOelas Casas and lady, Of
Lima, Peru. The costumes were elegant and varied
yenne wsS Of Of the
Ninth Regiment Band, will give concert and ball
at the st. James.
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