The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18
SERVICES AT LONG BRANCH.

Seaside Chapel-How Moses Saw Gods
Glory and How Others May Sec Tire.
ligion To BE Taken to Watering
Plaees-Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Ormis-
ton, or New York.
LONG BRANCH, August II, 1873.
Feeling the necessity OF furnishing spiritual
pabuum to the Summer fashionables at this
favorite watering place, the Seaside chapel was
built some years ago. One special II not good fea.
ture was that the fundamental subscriptions came
out OF the pockets Of the visitors. Another, and,
as some would esteem 1t, bad feature, Is, as
shown in card in each pew to-day, that there is
an Indebtedness OF $7,700 still remaining upon the
chapel 1t Is o branch OF the Reformed Dutch
church in the village, and the services are In &C.
cordance with this branch OF the Evan
gelical Church. 1t Is neat and modest
church edi1ce, and at the services this
morning the chapel was crowded with most
fashionable audience. After the usual PREDATORY
exercises Rev. DR.. Ormiston, OF the Collegiate
church in New York, corner Of Fifth avenue and
Twenty ninth street, made stirring appeal to the
further Tightening tue church debt. The contribu.
ton boxes were then passed around and the
greenbacks poured In plenteously. Rev.. DR..
Ormston then preached the sermon, his text being
Exodus, xxxiii., Island he said, beseech Thee,
show me Thy glory" This was the
WONDR0US PRAYER,
he began, OF q wondr0us man. Conscious Of his
own weakness and OF the great mission entrusted
to him, Moses uttered this prayer 1t was the most
striking prayer that has come from the lips Of
mortal man. His was great and glorious career.
He was the mightiest man OF God. Great life
prayer and awfully earnest. lie, with his great
work before him, longed for the papable presence
OF God He had already enjoyed this. as on Mount
Sirai and he wished to enjoy 1t again. There was
q splendid significance in 1t. And from this time
he never faltered more. The glory OF God was his
shield. The statesman, the deliverer, the hero
stood irm in his latin In God. There was
MATERIAL MANIFESTATION.
What was its Has IL light OF surprising re-
splendency, SURPRISING all the splendors OF the
MONDAY sunY 1t was more than this. On the
Of Pagss point he had glimpse Of what
the coming OF Cnrist-a glimpse Of tho worlds
Redeemer. God, in His answer to the prayer,
sald that all His goodness should pass before Him.
WHAT an
NDEscRIBABLE PANORAMA
passed before Moses lie saw the times OF David
and the prophets; he saw the infant Jesus in the
manger at Bethlehem, he saw Him on the cross;
he SCTa the Srs Of he His RI Soa 1S
the ssmnS centuries ss sav our y
caught glimpse Of the millennium; he saw the
glory OF God rs shining resplendentiy through all
eternity from His throne eternal In the heavens.
sonaily the same prayer. Tney wanted Clearer s
idea or life and Its duties; they needed more light
TO be IN mot as Of
tning else, but they could not get along without
i SSa amons them was made Capable Of
Knowing Cod All could Mt their eyes aud say,
| .sGod my God: Father, my FatherI" He who studs
the ARMAMENT with His stellar glory gives peace
| TO the humbest soul. All men are religious. God
never made an irreligtous man. lnfdels are home
made the natural man seeks after God. Why are
men so feverish In the pursuit OF money, or fame
or placer II Is not love OF money or honor 80 much
| II Is their
- M HUNGRY, WARNING HEARTS,
and they will be hungry until God comes into their
hearts. Why Will men be satisfied with the husks
OF life : Most people comprehend what sin Is, but
they have not clear idea OF sinfulness. The
wicked man in danger always cries to God The
wicked man In New York to-day-he Gd not know
| who he was but there were many wicked men
| therc-would cry out "Godv n he found himself In
danger. Analyzing this point ct eloquent length,
| he showed that
A LITTLE GOSPEL
did not meet human wants. Going TO church and
attending to the ordinances OF the church were not
all OF religion. Religion was internal, not ex-
ternal. The means they had to use were within
the reach OF all-readIng Gods word, earnest
meditation and prayer. In the whfrI OF FASHION
able life they must not forget their duties TO God.
Because they were away from home they were not
to thInK they could do as they pleased. They must
bring their religion with them
Prayer, Singing aud benedlction closed the e.
CrClsgS.