The New York herald., 1872-08-19
SERVICES AT BABYLON,
The Nature and Power OF Tempta.
tfOn-SermOn by Rev. j. Wesley
Horne, an Ex-MissiOnary to Africa.

tfOn-SermOn by Rev. j. Wesley
Horne, an Ex-Missionary to Africa.
BABYLON L. l., August Is, 1872.
The hotels and private houses are still thrOngcd
with visitors, who enjoying the healthful tonic
air and the superior fishing which Is always to be
had In the Great South Bay. 1t Is to be regretted
that the churches OF the village not fequented
by the guests OF the hotels on the Sabbath as nu-
merously as they might be, considering how ably
the pulplts Of the respective denominations are
filled. 1t may not be out Of place to state that
the pastor Of tho Methodist church here,
Rev. J. Wesley Horne, Is more deeply interested
in everything pertaining to the successful expedi-
ton ofthe HERALD to find the great explorer, DR..
Livingstone, than the general reader OF Stanleys
thrilling narratives could be. from the fact that his
father was for many years q distinguished mission.
ary In Africa, under the auspices Of the Wesleyan
Missionary Society OF England, and he himself sue
ceeded Rev. Mr.. Horne, Sr., in the same field. The
Christian Advocate of last week contains the first
OF series Of articles from his pen upon the import
ance Of The work In which Livingstone Is engaged,
especially its bearing upon the spread Of the Gospel
In Africa. Mr. Horne, in alludlng to the
HERALD expedition, says:-"At length glad
tldings OF the marvellous expedition fitted out and
sent forward by the proprietor OF the NEW YORK
HERALD-an expedition which the mightlest and
most Interested governments OF the world had
shrunk from undertaking-brought hope and relief
to the expectant public. May We not say OF this
expedition that 1t was conceived in the finest spirit
for worldwide fame, and executed by the commits
sioner, Mr.. II. NJ Stanley, with almost unparalle-
cd aptness devotion and determination, until at
UjUi, on tho banks OF Lake Tangsnyika, the lost
was found and, behold! the dead was alive
Yesterday morning Mr.. Horne preached practI-
cal discourse to an apprecatve congregation, tax.
ing his text rom the fourth Of tho eleventh
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deliver us from evil." He said it might be more
properly translated "from the Evil One" That
Knew awning about himself or the temptations to
which he was exposed In the world would be glad
to sincerely aud earnestly ODER. We wore not to
sibly lead any OF his children into temptation or
expose them to the ruin Of their souls. No earthly
would by any possibility do such thing with
respect to his child, but, on the contrary, would do
to o hin on, mS
in Heaven he could never wilfully lead his children
into temptation. Several passages OF the Word OF
first parents in Eden, in their original holy and
happy state, and the son OF God, were liable to 10
| led into temptation how much more were those
whose tendencies were oil toward moral evii
| The tendency to yield to temptation was seen In
the desire to crafty the propensties and also In
cold and logical that they were always
putting in demu'rers in respect to ssPlr,
demanded physical demonstration before they he
| lieved. The tendency Ia this direction In certain
class was traceable to morbid es hctca tastes ana
to differences oftempcrament. There were some of
SO phlegmatic and organization { at the presenta-
toil OF such themes as the peace and love OF God,
OF Joy In the Holy Ghost and OF future blss would
not move them; whereas there ware othc Ge
gunpowdcr, who, as soon as the electric spark vas
bi ought to bear u. on them, kndled and heshcl.
Ercry man has lis easily hese.iny sin. nc could
not be touched With temptations af certain Class,
| but II he were to be approached upon his weak
side ne would give way To the pressure. Not only
| was humanity liable to temptation because IL was
] fallen and exposed TO many weaknesses Dut DO