The New York herald., 1872-07-15


elected in November.
Yesterdays scrmons-Timcly Thoughts.
Walking with God in such weather as yes
terday is something grand and heroic and
yet we doubt not that Enoch walked with
God when the sun shone as brightly over the
plains Of Ispahan as it did over the Island Of
Manhattan yesterday. And we fully agree
With Rsx NJ: Gorhsm. that walking with God
in any season or place and for so long time
as Enoch thus walked, implies great steadfast-
ness of heart and faith. At times it is, as the
preacher said, comparatively easy to be a
Christian and under some circumstances it
is easy, but it is always pleasant and always
profitable. And hence the poor as we'll as the
rich, and the ignorant as well as the learned,
may walk and talk with God. and it is their
duty and privilege SO to do. And
no more fitting example of steadfast
faith and cleaving closely unto God
could have been presented to the
Harlem Methodists for their imitation than
this walk Of Enoch. Church people have
gone and are still going to the country, and
there is a tendency when away from home and
from the watchful care of friends and pastors
to cast off restraint and cease to walk with
God. It becomes, therefore, doubly necessary
to encourage them to keep close to Christ and
to honor Him In the country as we'll as in the
city and in the heats of summer as well as in
the frosts of winter. Many persons who re-
spect the church and the Christian religion are
yet afraid to openly identify themselves with
the people of God lest their pleasures of life
should be marred or some great thing be laid
upon them to do. To such we commend the
timely words of Dr. Peabody. Christianity
calls for nothing. he said, but the obligations
Of o son of God, Of brother Of man, of
citizen Of this world. Jesus lays no yoke, i'm
poses no burden upon u.s. but rather takes our
burdens to Himself and bears them for us.
The yoke of Christ is, then, an easy one and
His burden light-so light that childhood can
bear it; SO easy that age and feebleness shall
not bend beneath it nor be CALLED by it.
Sceptics who are inclined to ask, What has
Christianity done for the world? may find some
food for thought and reflection in the dis
course by Professor Greene, Of Princeton. It
is to the light of the Son of God that the dis
pelling Of the darkness which overhung the
hearts and homes of men is due, and the light
which we have received from science and art
Of late years is nothing compared with the
light which illumined the world eighteen hun
dred years ago. The entrance of Gods word
giveth light not only TO individuals, but to
nations. 1t giyeth understanding to the SIM
pie and power to them that had no might.
We don't wonder that Plymouth church
yesterday presented desolate appearance
Its pulpit was filed by a Beecher, but
not by the Beecher. DR.. Edward
Beecher, who has evidently been read
ing the signs Of the times, gave the
few Plymouth folk who were present yesterday
some waymarks and tokens by which they may
know when the millennium approaches There
is 10 be one great battle and afterwards a
judgment of Christianity itself in relation to
Church organization and doctrine. After this
there is to be the organization of human soci-
ETY. and the millennial reign. But great
changes are to take place before that time
arrives, and, according to this prophet, every
one Of the conflicts described by Daniel have
been gone through or are going through.
There has been begun already what may be
called historical Day of Judgment. Popular
institutions are being formed by the Catholics
d, control political questions and to bring
some contro,, over the Prussian government.
1t is therefore necessary. ihs Doctor thinks,
that we should be ready to understn.~nr ana ac-
cept Gods manifestations and the Saviour
appearing
Personal responsibility to God for the gifts
Of His grace and love, for the right use of
wealth, power, position and influence is
good subject to be brought before any audience
at any time, and Rev. Father Kiely, of st.
James Cathedral, Brooklyn, presented it
grandly and faithfully yesterday. And how
truthfully he portrayed our habits of neglect
ing our duties toward God and our fellow men,
until some terrible accident awakes us to
sense Of our responsibility to both, let the
reader judge for himself. And we hope 1t will
be carefully read and not merely glanced at
The Catholic churches and congregations of
New York got along yesterday very generally
without sermons. Indeed, their service is
in itself so elaborate and tedious that