The New York herald., 1872-07-22
urging his hearers to walk in the old paths where
Is the good way, and the congregation dispersed.
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.


A City and Country Life Compared
Both are Alike Made Up or Good and
lila City One Presents More Advan-
tages and More Temptations-God I'm
Each-Sermon by Professor Young.
The services at the Church OF the Messiah, corner
OF Park avenue and Thmty-fourth street, were yes
terday morning conducted for the last time pre-
vous to the summer vacation, which will extend
until October s. Professor T. J. Young, OF Cam
bridge, occupied the pulpit, and chose for his text
Matthew, xxi, 17:-"He left them and went out of
the city into Bethany; and lie lodged there" Our
characters, he began, are affected by the circum-
stances Of Our condition.
THE INDIVIDUAL
may be regarded as a representative OF the society
in which he moves. II Is an old rivalry which
exists between the city and the country. We eneed
not exaggerate or undervalue the blessings, nor
deny the evils attendant on both. Man was made
to live In the world. savage life Is not his normal
condition. The city is the necessary product Of
civilization. This is the brain OF the social organ
ism; the heart, which receives and sends out the
life blood OF the people. Here wealth secures the
best of everything; here are the museums, the gal
leries OF art, the libraries the theatres and the
churches; here intellectual power is best apprcci-
ated and rewarded; here are the ablest men OF all
calngs aud professions. BY this social contact
man Is polished and refined and the larger the
place the more catholic is the spirit.
THE GREAT METROPOLIS
represents the nation. But while in great cities
there Is much to crafty, there fs also much to sad
den US. Their evil is inseparabe nom the popula-
ton, their activity and their wealth. In the ex-
cesslve competition and taxation OF brain men
wear out sooner, both physically and mentally
Success is the measure or the man All are car.
fied along by the multitude. Fashion and custom
rule; the Individual must conform to the majority
Here, also, the extremes OF human society meet
and there Is
A FEARFUL CATALOGUE
OF crimes and temptations. These are increased by
the laxity Of customs, the unattractveness OF
homes, the excitement and glitter or the club
ana the street. God Is easily forgotten in the
crowded mart. Everywhere mans works-his
ships. his fabrics, his art, his books-engross the
thoughts
In the country the fresh air. the simplicity Of liv
ing and the moderation In labor must tend to pro-
long existence. love Of nature is a source OF the
pulest pleasure She meets our varying moods
and responds to the different feelings which agtate
our breast We never feel alone among the works
OF God. Openness and
SIMPLICITY
OF character are produced In all who yield to these
gentle influences. Here were reared the prophets
Elijah ana Amos; here Moses, David and Isaiah
drew Inspiration, and here remained Jesus until
ready to do His work. Nature teaches the lesson
OF dependence.
tages OF the country any more than those of the
city. Each has its bright as well as Its dark
side. Human mature Is everywhere the
same. There are purity, and sefsacrlfce, and
city; and there are forms Of wckedness and crimes
which make their home in the country. Yet In the
latter there are fewer criminals In proportion to the
population. The country has
LESS BAD AND LESS GOOD
than the city, There should be no undertakings of
either. With our present facilities Of travel we can
enjoy the benefits of both. We should sec good In
both, we should sec God in both.