The New York herald., 1873-09-29
METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Lessons from the Crash I'm Wall Street
Sermon by the Rev. j. J. White.

Lessons from the Crash In Wall Street
Sermon by the Rev. j. }. White.
Last evening the Rev. J. j. White discoursed in
the Methodist Protestant church, corner OF Fourth
and South Third streets, on the Financial Crash
IN Wall street, its Causes, and the Lessons OF the
Hour" He took for his text the twentieth verse
Of the ninth chapter of H. Kings-.And the driv-
ing is like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi;
for he dr1veth furIously.'
The preacher, In his Introductory remarks gave
IN interesting sketch Of the history OF Jehu, who
personifcation OF the spirit OF the
age in which we live. He (the speaker)
happened to be in the Stock Exchange on
"Black Friday" which was a pandemonium.
desire to become rich suddenly; to make fortunes
In day rather than to aInass riches by the slow
and sure processes which insured competency and
comfort This was pre-eminently 'fast" age
Unb0unded activity prevailed everywhere. Appe-
tite and passion regardless OF reason. like rail-
road train with steam up without the engineer
were rushing on furiously. Jehu-likc. Reason, God
morality and religion alike were dlsregarded In
and display were paramount to all other consid.
eratons and sometimes the Church Of God ex-
FINANCIALLY TIDAL WAVE
had recently swept over the country. and the
unhealthy excitement had been elt in business
any good reason for this Wall street crash
IN this, the richest country in the world. We
had the best government; rich mines oil coal,
iron. silver and gold; business was abundant
prices we're high the crops were promising,
and emigrants were pouring IN to Oil up our wide
domain. Why all this crash 7 Because commercial
gamblers "drving furi0usly" with speculative
stocks in railroads on paper, deuding tine
unwary with promises OF speedy wealth,
had upset the car Of speculation and 1t had
gone to pieces in the CRASH. II this dangerous
rush only affected men financially the evl
would not be SO great; but a great many went
down IN the ruin with moral natures bhgnted.
How many deialcatons were uncarthed and how
mucn OF honor was lost in this iurious driving
What were the lessons OF the hour II banks were
.suspendlng and uncertainty prevailed everywhere
enen should take
STOCK IN TIE BANK or HEAVEN,
which never suspended payment. They sh ould
begin to deal in iaith, hope and charity, In the
nobler virtues which constituted substantial and
abiding wealth. In the course OF his able sermon
Mr.. White dwelt upon the things that were CON-
mendable In Jehu's character, such as mis- energy
and zeal for the Lord, and then turned
TO the reprehenslbe qualities, the principal OF
which was his curious drivng." The speaker
exhorted mis- hearers to move cautiously and se-
curely In all things, and to learn that earthly
enjoyments and riches were mutable. In conclli-
sion he dwelt In eloquent terms upon the superior
1ty OF spiritual wealth, maintaining that divine
, riches Infinitely transcribed worldly honor and
! possessions. God is the great millionaire OF the
universe, and His promises recorded In the volume
ccf inspiration, assured all who trusted implicitly
Am Him that they were heirs Of an incorruptible in
Sheritance beyond the grave. The sermon was lis
atened to by large congregation with unfag
fging interest from the commencement to the close
fei the sermon