The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-01

ABEEL STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
neutrality-suspicious. BY tho Rev. -. d.
Ledyard.

RoNDOUr, N. Y, June 80 1871
Rev. E. D. Ledyard, the young, popular and elo.
quent pastor of the Abeel street Presby teraA
church, preached most excellent sermon this
morning before large congregation. He selected
his text from Luke XVI, 3" Give an account OF thy
Stewardship"
The speaker began his discourse by saying "Thas
II q man were In large assembly when q tele-
graphic dispatch should be brought in, he would
pay little attention to the fact until he should learn
that 1t was addressed to him. Then the matter would
have an interest and an Importance for him which
It did not have before. So we have often passed
lightly by the test addressed to some one else To.
day let us regard 1t as q communication to our
selves The proper conception Of the position
which men occupy In this world Is that they are
GODS STEWARDS.
They have certain possessions and certain powers1
but they are not their own They are entrusted TO-
them for time and for purpose. In what way
ent ownership to anything which he possessesf
What is there, amid all the objects within his
body, which many man thinks Is his own, to use
or abuse, as he peases Did He give It to himseIff
Did He create ita There Is His mind. Did man
THAT wONDROUs ENGINE
Of thought by his own power and from nothing that
In 10 he Is utterly independent of GOdp There u
the time which comes to man in ceaseless now. II
this his own?
DOES HE CREATE pAYss
so with mans intellectual requirements; 40 with
riches. He Is indebted to God for them all. Nor
does God reIinquish His right to them. He confdes
account Of their use. This is proven also by the
fact that God takes our possessions from us at Ills
pleasure. He acts as the supreme owner Of all.
the parallels Of tho talents anu Of the ten pounds.
rh!sis no merely speculative matter. Its
III touches QntlV lives at nOint and
virtually Affects the whole course OF our thought
and action me thought n general Ct The
ourselvesi" That Of the man who realizes his
stewardship IL,
steward should rs, Of ali be n' hones There Il
no greater per1dy than unfaithfulness to trust.
We are disnonest when We appropriate solely to
secure the .3ellDeing Of the servant, but to pro
e Scs ns :sou I'D b. y. nos
uA'HS -.vrsr BUT DILiossT. NV
Il Il not enough that VIC 10 ot peryert our trust;
we should labor to employ It a. Eis-.-.-y - rr-.
We ". SSa essa q sSeons
our stewardship. On
GODS GREAT BOOK
shall appear the record OF all tho DAYS and year.
that have come to US, and we must tell how va
have used them. There, too viii be the record al
influence and opportunities, and for ali these mus
tnAt last Gay 00d VIII not forget to which M ma
stewards he intrusted earthly riches.
kvERY DOLLAR SHALL BIB MARKED DOWN.
and for every dollar He will require q strict "a.
count. And when the Master makes inuuisition FOR
the use 70 which you put His money what wifi yoa
sayf Can you show ~
GODS OWN DRAFTS
Upon you TOT IT, or must you confess that ignoring
S . own demands upon his own, you appropnE
ated TO yourselves, spending Il In slnfhi extrava
gance ana display, consuming II In selfish indui-
gence and pleasure. or heaping higher and higher
MTSERLY HOARDSs
you nave no better record than this tremblo FOR
you when you shall be called to give an account or
your stewardship, =