The New York herald., 1872-03-18
FORIY-SEC0ND STREET PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Thomas :. Hnstings-
What Hs Thinks About Men, Poets and
Philosophers.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas S. Hastings delivered the
sermon at the Forty-second street Presbyterian
church yesterday morning. He chose for his
text:-"l Will make men more precious than fine
gold" He stated that II was his intention to show
that man was not what he was painted. ne said
poets philosophers ana theoogians all combine in
calumniatlng man-they paint him IN the blackest
colors imaginable; tney delight iu ainglag at him
all the filth that they can with propriety cover in
their rhetoric. He Is the false creature of the day
Is the worm; he Is the ciOd Of earth, animated and
impregnated by pride in their eyes, which. must
say are ODslnately blind Can they close their eyes
to the fact that he has rec ived from God the Im-
preston OF hls Divine nature?
SHAKESPEARE
tells US that 1--WE are made OF the same stuG as
dreams" Did he forget that we were immortal, or
did he dis0eeve the truth 0fimmortaitya Another,
and truer poet has said, I'VE never proud as
when looking down upon ourselves" ana II we ae-
cept his assertion for truth must believe that the
moment " hen the former poet wrote OF US as 'the
STUFF Of Dreams" was the lroudest in his life.
There Is divinity about man that the rhetoric OF
the poet or The reason Of the philosopher canaOt dis
pei The Gospel, which IL the reason OF philosophy
and the poetry OF poetry, stands like solid edhce
and Is unharmed BY the gentle breeze Of
poetry or the stronger wind OF philosophy 1t teaches
US that man mas al immortal part, and that that
immortal part mas Deen breathed into him by our
Lord, our God. Man, the clay OF the earth, has
breathed into nln, and by having the image OF MS
eternal and infinite God stamped upon MS soul.
child OF God. 1t mas Deen said tnat when Australia
was discovered Lile Inhabitants Of The Continent
We're round STEPPED IN tae most disgraceful and de-
STATE OF BARBARIsM.
They lived like they dug lOr ana ate roots
whales tnat were washed on shore; aud the sclen-
!,ss s,s,Ha IN whose works reaa tnSss tangs con-
ali n4mys mas every n,, wsy ae
and my authority ID the scriptures, older Dy cen.
turles and more authenticated by thousand proofs
than Inc upstart issues OF to-day. Can men VINO
scieuces Or do they believe they nave souIs-lm-
mortal souls-wnich are 10 float forever on
scriOaole tOrtureSY II rhey believe they nave I'M
mortai souls, ana stil promulgat%e % their unounded
enough or eternity i0Dg enough to punish theinP
A POET,
in speaking OF q certain person, said that mot a
finger IOucn Of God remained upon him. THIS IL
what1 call profanity. man may be a murderer,
not take from MN the image engraited upon
HIM Ly MS Maker; though steeped IN vice and
soul as Valuable ana mmop,al e as oars. scciesy
and tne state. when they do not recognize and be-
iieve ,nis iact are ~ imminent, DANGER Inc MASSES
acknowledge their rights are as voicano ready at
any moment TO explode ana eruDt anu destroy and
snatter lhe weight tnat holds them down. The
Stale winch refuses 10 acknowledge the rights OI
each Individual soul under Its jurisdiction IS at any
moment liable TO be revoutOnlzed. friend or
mine the other day told me that when In Berlin
poor man Iell Oh tne ICY sidewalk
and broke mis- leg, ana that In IOur
hours afterwards gangs OF men were sent INTO tne
dlerehC districts OF the city W break up the Ice.
The TACT OF the government going to TINS expense
on account Oi, perhaps, one OF the hlDiest " lis
citizens, Is sufficient TO account lOr the reason why
Prussia to-day nolds the septre of Europe. 1t was
by sucn measures this tnat tue present king ha;
been enabled 10 restore again the 'emptre Vi BarDa
rossis" " former imperial grandeur and gam
for himself the respect and nonor OF all the world.
In speaking OF PATRIOTISM short Itme slnce TO
ciericai friend and questioning him " his
opinions VI PATRIOTISM, ne sald-
~ AN NOT PATRIOT;
I'm cOsmopolLan.n ne Iurtner said that he did
believe II was right to be PATRIOTIC lnasmuch as
IL TOOK from one portion OF mankind waat rightly
belougeL TO 1t. told MIN that his idea was good
one but that the patriot loved not only his own
country, but all Others and his own IN special
manner. My dear brethren, 1t Is tits which l wish
to impress upon you particularly this morning.
hope with al my heart tnat you Will do your utmost
In pecuniary way to assist the missionaries VINO
are now trying To teach aud bring TO the heathen
their blrthright as men, the Gospel.