The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-08

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remodelling. The first step, however, is to
find competent man for Secretary of the
Treasury.
Tho Sermons-Hcpworth's New Departure
In Theology.
The great feature Of our pulpit bulge. this
morning Is the resignation of the Rev. Mr..
Hepworth from the passionate of the Church of
the Messiah and the incidents which accompa-
MED bis farewell sermon. Manlier, truer or
more independent Christian words have been
rarely uttered In the pulpits Of this city than
were spoken yesterday by this eloquent
preacher. And the applause with which his
words were greeted, and the Kisses which met
the utterances and actions of a few persons
who were unchristian enough to insult him
gratuitously, showed Enthusiastically In what
direction the sympathics of the people lie.
1t is not often that minister is found bold
enough to say of his own denomination that it
had Of late admitted to its fold men who would
not be received into any other Christian body in
the world. Should Mr. Hepworth seek to build
up a church organization here he will undoubt-
eddy have the sympathy and support of very
many who now worship in the Church of the
Messiah. This church seems to be fatal to
heterodoxy. First DR.. Osgood left it and
became an Episcopalian minister, and now
Mr.. Hepworth takes new departure, proba-
bly, for Congregationalism. Oar readers will
find his sermon In to-day's HERALD interesting
and instructive.
DR.. Chaplin entertained his church yesterday
with New Years sermon illustrative and sug-
gestive of progress In life-not merely for this
life, but for that which is to come. OF all
wretched men the Doctor deems him the most
wretched who leads an aimless life, and such
q life every man leads who neglects religion
his highest good, the salvation of the soul.
The Rev. Mr.. Longacre encouraged his Metho-
dist congregation to hold fast to the words Of
truth, and to educate their children In the
truths Of the Bible if they would have them
firmly fixed upon rock against which the
gates Of hell cannot prevail DR.. Richardson
preached New Years sermon also, and d.
rected the attention of his hearers toward
fruit-bearing and the pruning and care that is
why any man should ask to be spared another
year is that he may bear fruit. This is the
object of creation and of redemption. The
Rev. Mr.. Evans wished his congregation, like
the great Apostle Paul, to 'forget the things
that are behind and to press forth to those
that are yet before" In this year 1872. He
gave them many good and sufficient reasons
for so doing, which our readers will find out
for themselves.
Mr.. Beecher seems to be boiling over with
love, if we may judge from the frequency
with which he makes it the theme of his dis
courses. Yesterday he contrasted Gods love
with mans, and pictured also the manlfesta-
ton of God in nature and 10 grace. In the
former power, order, arrangement are seen;
in the latter goodness, tenderness, love and
pity are manifested. We fear, however, that
many weak souls would stumble at such
theology as this. eff" said Mr.. Beecher, as
reported, I'VE have the products of the
temperate zone from our lukewarm nature,
God is tropical and intense in love. We are
at liberty, then, in framing God, to take what
is best in man." This, without further
calculation and explanation, we should con-
slider rather o loose way to frame conception
of God, but Mr.. Beeoher throws out few
broad and qualifying sentences, which give
assurance that he is still true to truth. Dr..
Chapman demonstrated to st. Johns
Methodist Episcopal church. Brooklyn, the
Importance Of human instrumentality in con-
version and the characteristics necessary in
every man to insure success In any and every
effort and the means whereby such success is
to be wrought out. The one end and aim of
every Christian, he deemed, should be not to
build up sect, but to save souls for Christ.
The LABOR TROUBLES IN BELGIUM, from
month to month, are becoming more and more
threatening and alarming. The great difa-
Guilty with poor Belgium Is that her population
is more than she can support. Her only
relief therefore, Is emigration. and this Is the
remedy to which her government should now