The New York herald., 1873-12-01
Yesterdays Sermons.

was one of thanksgiving by Rev. O. b. Froth-
ingham, in which he makes the statement,
ms reported, that "God gives us nothing unless
we earn it" He never gave finished imple-
mont, it is true but God has given us life and
health, and fruitful seasons, and thousand
other blessings that we never earned Again,
Mr.. rockingham tells us that ''a few people
have all the brains that are used in human
AFFAIRS and that is, perhaps. the reason why
there are so many mental as we'll as physical
paupers ray of hope shoots through the
gloom which overhangs the present and i'm
mediate future of the toiling MASSES as they
hear from this oracle's lips that ssthe time is
coming when all people will be sure they
shall not starve." 1t is pleasant to contem-
plate, but is it true, ''that the number of the
poor in modern society is rapidly diminish
ing?" That the poor now cry for work is no
evidence that they will not by and by cry for
bread, unless their cry for work is needed.
So that these are at best doubtful reasons for
congratulation and thanksgiving; and while
we are coworkers together with God our
modesty, if nothing else, should forbid us
taking all the honor and thanks and praise
of our prosperity and position to ourselves.
Something is due, also, to our partner.
Rev. Henry Powers had some advice to give
to Congress which it is hardly probable that
body Of collective legislative wisdom will take.
He would have it purge itself of even the sus-
picion of corruption, restore the back pay of
its members and clear its halls of all schemes
for v,y1H1; v>lYr 1aa alr 20 .kc
Credit Mobiher members, remove the ban
from Charles Sumner, settle promptly the
Cuban matter, give the country currency in
harmony with the rest of the world and re-
form the civil service. AL of which is too
good to be received by one average Congress.
Rev. George H. Hepworth tried to make his
people believe that this world is dream and
the invisible world reality. To some the
former is hard fact; the latter, dim,
shadowy possibility. The province of relig-
ion and Of religious teachers is to draw
mems thoughts away from earth to heaven
and to present to them God as teacher who
instructs gladly and without money or price
whose laws have no element of tyranny in
them from whom we deserve nothing, yet
may receive everything, and whose smiles,
like halo, shine all around us. Even at the
last moment God stands ready to stretch out
his hand and to take the criminal to heaven.
t'No result comes by chance in a mans
life" said Mr.. Boole yesterday, and he found
a very pointed and practical illustration in the
conviction of the man who; sin all the arro-
gance of his power, sneeringly said, What
are you going to do about it?'" He rejoiced
that as we had seen the rise so also had we
seen the overthrow of the s'Ring' who were
banded together to plunder the city, and by
whom political Offices were bought and sold.
In the recent action of our courts Mr.. Boole
recognizes the hand of the Almighty in the
conviction of Walworth, Stokes, Tweed and
others. He gave the press also its due share
of credit for the conviction of the latter
The season of Advent, which now opens,
was duly brought to mind yesterday by Rev.
protestant EpiscopaD. The certainty of the
Saviour's coming and the uncertainty of the
time of that event were used as motives to
induce the people to prepare for His appear
ance; for whether He comes at midnight or at
cock-crowing or in the morning, it will make
very little difference to those who are ready
and waiting.
The secession of Bishop Cummins from
the Episcopal fold and the proposed action
of his late Episcopal associates to expel him
received some attention from the Rev. DR..
Tying, Jr., who looked upon the proposed
action as on outrage. He regretted that
Bishop Cummins did not remain in the
Church and fight the battle within its walls,
but he sees success before the seeding Bishop.
Like Paul on his journey toward Rome, Dr.
Tying thinks the Protestant Episcopal Church
is travelling the road to Rome also, but it
stops to rest awhile at Putioli. BY and by it
will resume the march.
The "Mystery of the Incarnation" was the
theme of Archbishop McCloskey who sees in
the daily sacrifice of the altar the constant
manifestation of this mystery. Therein the
Lord is really present, not only in His divine
nature, but in His humanity also, the Arch
bishop says. And He is present to receive
our homage and our prayers, our love and
affection and, since the two natures
OF Christ cannot be separated, therefore
in honoring the Sacred Heart Of Jesus
Catholics honor God himself. The archdio-
cese is 10 be dedicated to the Sacred Heart
next week, and hence the bearing of the prel-
ate's remarks.
Rev. Father Tissot, s. j., gave currency to
the idea of weekly sacramental communions
in the Catholic churches, because young people
require this spiritual food very often. He saw
necessity for this also in the tendency of the
present age to go back to the vices of the
ante Christian age. But it would not be
necessary for the communicates to go every
week to confession-once month would be
enough for that. unless indeed, they had in