The New York herald., 1873-09-01
UNIVERSITY PLACE CHURCH.


A Crowded Congregation-Return OF tho
TOurists-Man's Supremacy Among
Created Beings-What Are His Preros-
atives and How They Should BE Tx
crcised.
The churches in New York are now beginning to
have larger congregations Sundays as the
autumn draws near and excursionists are wing
ing their way hOmewards The University place
church, OF which the Rev. DIR. Booth is pastor, was
no exception to this rule yesterday, although 1t Is
but fair to say that this church has, unlike many
other fashionable temples of worship at very
short distance from it, been open all the summer.
THE SERMON
in this church was preached yesterday morning by
the Rev. Charles A. Aiken, of Princeton, who chose
for his text the sixth verse OF the eighth Psalm,
which reads as follows:-
''rhOu madest him to have dominion over the
works OF thy hands; thou hast put all things
under his ieet.n
Science, said the preacher, is competent to
testify to the truth enunciated in text, for
it comedies and corrobOrates Scriptural revelation;
IL further exhibits man crowned with glory, as
being manifesty designed for lordship among the
other works Of God here on earth, and so far
science and revelation harmonize. Into world,
with the prerogatives mentioned in text,
came man to obey the Divine oehests and be
THE LORD OF rHg EARTH,
having supremacy over all things. But here we
must pause to observe most essential fact, that
the authority Of man consisted in his obedience, Or
to put it otherwise, his strength was
in his weakness. He must rely for strength
upon divine aid, which is all that he can
rely upon In this world When God made man and
gwen to all things, animate ana mani.
mate on this sphere, their special quail
vent OF later ages. All was arranged by the
Almighty, and man was placed IN superior power
to carry out the great Redeemer's scheme. Man,
with all his vaunted pretentons OF learning. can
no more fathom his own organization than lie can
the hidden mysteries OF the solar system. A line
OF separation was enforced by God when defining
the functions of man on earth, ana it was laid
down that man. with his intelligence, should go SO
far and no further. The truth had to be impressed
upon him that he was 70
NOT CREATOR,
but the created that he was only the creature on
ordinances he may enforce must all be in subec-
ton TO the higher laws OF heaven. Our minds are
filled with admiration and wonderment when
carefully examine the divine economy OF our being
Allow me to give you an Illustration OF the matter,
by making practical comparison of the subject
TO show that man rules by faith, and is only strong
when obeyIng the divine law. In this world, when
bad man acquires power IL Is soon known, aud
the manner in which he has gained it. Note how
carefully the farmer studies the seasons their
gong or coming, and how he endeavOrs to make
skill and industry subservient to his success;
ing improvements In species OF cattle, in
seed and hundred other things. This man feels
tnat when success crowns his efforts it is God that
has granted IL. Take the shipcarpenter who Is
constantly devising some new scheme OF improve.
ment on the Old model OF vessel which, with al
most Identical Prov, has cloven the waters from
time mmemona. Inspiration comes from God,
helped by the study OF science. All humanity with
Its lttleness, feels
NEED OF HELP
from the Divine Power to strengthen it in its
earthly pilgrimage Man must therefore know
nature and worship his God. knowledge may be
sought alter for its own sake. Suppose for an in
stant that invention ana fancy were to take the
place OF well-adopted facts ana that
whilns and fancies be substituted-why there
would be an end OF science. till sobrety returned
to humanity and gave saner reasoning powers
When science has reached Its limits 1t merely tells
why God has made our world Now will speak
for an instant from the domestic point OF view
Some OF the relationships oflife omes irksome
to mans rehel'ious nature, but he must remember
that he is placed here ior
THE BEST DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN RACE.
God cares for the rulers in this world, and also
for the ruled very eminent English writer.
while auding to the Roman Empire, said 1.-THE
members OF the Roman Empire understood that
there must be governing power, to which the
governed must submit In family there should
be mutual love and tenderness for the iather de-
velOps his love and dominion over his children. |
Shall the chlld'slaw be the parents law No. God
forbid = Tor that would be Ia opposition to divine
law. We are told in holy writ, "Let every soul be
subject TO the higher powers" God does not
taunt us with our weakness, but desires that all
our souls may be saved. He Is recognizing the
providential decree of obedience due by us to him
In spiritual and earthly matters. Man cannot alter
the standard OF his life In this world by which he
is judged by his fellow men. II he has gone astray,
his only hope OF salvation is in the atonng mercy
OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and he must
humbly pray "What must do to be savedY'' ana
when he leels that God has taken pity on him he
can think with rapture over the prophecy, .'All
things are yours, present and to Gomez May God
grant this iOr Christs sake Amen.