The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-22
GRACE CHURCH,

"Coming Events Cast Their Shadow Be
forc"-Sermon by Rev. DIR. Potter-A
Woo Bit OF ssCincfnnati..
Grace church yesterday morning was well at
tended by fashionaby- attired congregation. The
weather was particularly propitious for the don
ming OF spring gossamers, and the ladies took ad-
vantage Of the favorable weather, il being the first
Sunday within the last month on which one could
wear spring garments without the liability Of
catching cold and having their ''new clothesr
sprinkled In fact the
DRESSES OF THE LADIES
seem to have gathered beauty BY their long con-
nnement. or else it was the happy contrast Of
weather and goods that made them appear to such
advantage yesterday. Although the cause is but
hypothesis, the effect is a reality
The sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.. Potter,
who chose for his text passage found in the
ond lesson, which had been previously read, about
the people taking their sick and ndrm and placing
them on the roadside, that the shadow OF Paul
before whom the lying uthe-pa had a few hours
before fallen dead-might fail upon them and cure
them OF their inflrmites DR.. Potter's object
seemed 10 be TO prove that coming events cast
their shadow Deiore.' The old maxim received
from the Doctor many novel and convincing proofs
IN support OF ITSELF The gist Of these will be found
below.
Although we do not always receive from God THE
blessings we ask for IN direct manner, we can
trace the origin OF other and greater blessings TO
MN, Who III HIS l-Nse Hlilu mas not seen mt to
give us Just what we asked Tor, for the reason
that He does not consider IL necessarily con-
ducive to our good For instance, when we ask
to be spared rom some pending trouble, God does
not always see lit to grant our request, but, far
from denying us His grace, lie often gives us
blessing OF hundred fold the magnitude OF the one
we asked for. lie gives rs the strength
OF spirit to stand up against the tempta
ton calamity from which asked to
be delivered. In fact, many OF forget
10 ask for what we want in the manner that Christ
did when lie prayed TO have the chalice taken from
do, with 'Thy will q Lord not mine be done.r
We may try To raise the fallen TO the platform OF
society again. may found asylunls protectories.
reformatories and houses OF correction a. many as
we Will, but II has been proven that we cannot re-
form, protect or correct the
Z FALLEN ONES OF SOCIETY
unless we change the atmosphere in which we place
them. / mean the moral atmosphere. When
we have changed the moral atmosphere In
which we place those to be reformed the changing
OF the same will be the shadow cast before the re-
formation. "WheD will we have religious toera-
tionfp Is question OF some moment at the present
day. When we shall have 10 shall be known when
the coming event casts it's shadow and "how will
you Know the shadow" You shall know IT.: for 10
shail DE the disnterestedness among Churches;
SHADOW that the coming event OF religious tolera-
.on VIII throw. In fact, this disDter Sickness
not among Churches, but among msn, will be the
snauoM on many events which will be o! the great
sse advantage TO all OF U.S. for II is DISTINGUISHED
men mat we want at the head of affairs and
the appointment OF such men will bc The
shauow cast Dy our prosperity When man goes
Dolne III an unamlabe mood, although ne gives no
outward signs OF the same. he is avoided 6y every
one, MS servants cover before him, his children
end those who are neeessltated to be Ia his,