New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-11
HARTFORD.


THE PULPIT ON bOSlON'o DlNA>lEk
DR.. HENRY ". BELLOWS AGAINST PARsIMONY
N BUILDING.
At the Church Of All Souls, last evening,
the Rev. DIT Bellows took for his text this from
-. Mark Master. carest thou not that perish"
This he said ID clio cry that in these days Of great
oaames must DE raised by thousands OF hearts hey
s by their desoted helrts Such disasters are apt 70
shake oug confidence an the Immediate con
trolling wisdom and love OF Providence. We
ask where and how u His caro- shown
under such circumstances But such events the great
obstruction OF Chicago the shpwreck Of large steamer
the great dre in Boston, do differ in principle from
the ordinary incidents Of lie az all. Our ordinary
everyday life IA made Of petty trials and pleasures
A. I'm small things, IL is in Large ones General
calamities fall on whole nations or on whole families
Disasters or blessings 90 not select individuals
We all equal partners both IN adversely
aud prosperity Neither the good nor the bad
die young. whoever ia found on the ground
falls bofore the general misfortune Death destroys
more innocent babes than old men. W. understand the
operation OF certain laws which govern common occur
rrnces but In these creator Incidents tle operation OK
Providence battles all penetration. We acknowledge
the wisdom OF Gods general laws in general way
The thing 10 reconcile them with particular occasions
What shakes faith b., that the Deity should not 10
and mercy must be tried by the rigid operation
OF these laws. II Is natural TO think That
a. God does everything by HIS own VIII and every
oeeurrc under H5 immedlte aud personal CONTROL
Io would do nothing bus 20 benefit. BIZ He does
this for sake. We could not attain any indie
pendeuce " viii discipline OF character II We had
nothing 70 overcome. All the laws Of MATURE kept
Inn operation In this rigid undeviitiug way, for ed
cation Gods heart now Is bleeding for the suffering
brought upon individuals by this nheNbie operation N
laws which for the good Of ALL The rule could not
be broken without INJECTING great injury upon us.
asked an en- glHeer to-day what good there could be
n the Boston ire II SAID n would learn us Not 20 be
so par,imonOus In ground building huge blocks or
stores with narrow streets aud large punc squares
which inhabitants OF older countries had found ny many
seyere lessons ~ DO the only safeguard against 1rge
res II may said, also % snow tue danger or Man
5ard roofs God r. teaching endless generations,
/ and does not regard single family IN rs
lessons for the good OF The many 1 10
NOT believe thar great disasters Ike the cOntlR
ton IN Chicago or Ia BDsiOD without sOme OenrvO-
lent lesson FOR generations % come. Those IN Boston
who suffer from this great calamity meet t IN ways mat
fully Justify God. Good men do not become bao nor
bad men good because Ot the disaster NJ pOus chris.
tan regrets holy life because DC sees death near God
/ Is there IN all biz sovt eighty. FIRE or sea
battle none OF His plans What are great
| mislorunCs to us, only 10 Hlm, nclGens III tho
operation OF plans for the good ~ al. We call IL DEAN
when we see dropping out OF existence Dut tnrr Il
no death % Him. Hc Uuly 500 souls taking short
cut to otter state Of iio Whra so precious
lives lost When We cry 20 God Master, carest thou
no. f6a We perish" We do not take heed that bat IS a
present calamity may and viii rodOuAI lot olly u our
uture Individual good. Out viii also Dc lessO " na-J
| gen0ratiOns 10 follow "a.