The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-13
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
The Hope OF observation-disclosures by the
Rev. DIR. Hcpw0rth.

The Hope or Salvation-ScrmOn by the
Rev. DIR. HePw0rth.
Mr.. Hepworth's evening text was taken from
Acts xvii, 22-"Be OF good cheer" After COM
menting at some length on the text, he said II
think Cheerfulness is not only privilege, but
duty. There are very few experiences 80 trying
that the heart cannot smile. The lips may refuse
to laugh because the eyes full Of tears but the
trustfu heart may feel that though life sometimes
gets one down. it can never conquer, and this gives
color of gadness to every sorrow. II you are on
board ship In dangerous storm. when the waves
pound the vessel until she shivers and shakes in
every timber, and come rushing over the deck In
perfect flood like 80 many demons, SEEM
ing to say, I've got you now, you walk the
deck all night long II you have little faith in
the captain. II he looks as though he did not COM
prehend the situation, or hesitates and vacates
In giving orders, you get not wink OF sleep, you
are harrassed by doubts and fears. But II, on the
other hand, you are that the craft under your
feet is sound from keelson to masthead, and that
the captain, who has been through hundred
storms worse than this knows just what to do and
how to do 1t, You turn In without dread or fear and
sleep though you were child In the arms Of
your mother. so is it in life. Ifyou have no faith
you may well be anxious and solcitous for who
tell what day may bring forthS If your belief
In God Is only that which, years ago, you learned
the other hand God Is
whose face you have seen, and whose hand has
touched you, then the deepest sorrow will show
bright side, and the most tormenting disappoint-
ments will fail to rob you of certain feeling, worth
all the world to you, that 1t will come out right
after all. All possible evils may ny out Of Pan
doras box into your face II hope, divine hope, Is
left, you can be patient and quiet, and wear not
frown, but smile.
True religion always produces happiness; that is
brious tone ii would not live always"
you may always know that he Is consciously or UNI
consciously great humbug. TITS q beautiful
world to live In, for our Father made It. Long
faces, except where there is great afliction, and
whining tones under any possible circumstances
have no place assigned In the divine economy The
Yea 9ss d mt o I to
TO cry time to be born and time to die, but no
time to growl and zap at fortune like a whipped
tells you he would Father die than live-that he's
waiting for tho Lord to come and take him-you
may be sure that he is talking nonsense. If the
Lord should really come for him he would 60 down
on his kneeSand beg for little longer lease Of life.
He Is the Ast man to be taken at his word.
Now, continued the preacher, do not say that
all mems Interpretation OF religion is cheerful; far
from 1T. only say that no man has got the true
supremely happy. / deplore more than can tell
the fact that there is great deal OF STUFF In the
community Labelled religion, which Is no more like
drizzle Is like May sunshine. A great mapJ men
have gone into utter scepticsm because the
religion which they have been taught to believe
robs life of all its beauty. Some Of you have
come to and said that you find il
the particular kind IN which you were
brought up does not satisfy YOU How short sighted
not to say foolish Because the doctor whom you
call in bleeds and blisters you nearly to death, do
you say there Is no such thing as medical science
Because the medicine you have taken does not suit
your case, do you therefore refuse to take any med
icines V0ltaire got
SICK OF RELIGION,
as 1t was administered in France, and at once said
all priests are hypocrites. He went TO England and
saw different system, and found that II was oniy
the kind that he had seen that wee s rong =,
say 10 vo!, grow Indifferent because You have
Deen led on the westminster Catechism and find
you can't digest 1t. Do what you do at
the table every day; II article of food
disagrees with You, change your diet and you
have solved the riddle. Another dreadful mistake
Is made by great many parents They say:-'T
will not bias my boys mind; will let him grow up
with his own opinions, and he shall be Methodist or
Baptist or what not, Just as he sees IT." Not bias
your boy Don't you think enough Of your
RELIGIOUS OPINIONS
to give them to him ? You must have fed on husks
yop are not willing to let your child feed what
own opinions How absurdl He will then have
no opinions at all. The chances are that he will he
utterly Indifferent to all creeds and perhaps TO all
religious belief. Pray make that mistake no more.
II you believe anything, and 1t has helped you
through lile then give 1t to your children and 1t
will help them.