The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
pith OF tho sermons Yesterday.

going people, and numbers availed them
selves of the pleasure The congregations in
the different churches were comparatively
large in some and absolutely SO in others.
The preachers, however, hardly came up to
the expectations of the days inspiration in
the topics which they discussed. Mr.. Froth-
inghan. in treating of ga Faith by Which to
Live" illustrated his subject by q ref
erence to Stokes who was not
man of faith, and who never connected
yesterday, to-day and tomorrow, and hence he
stands to-day under the shadow Of the gallows
The death of Napoleon-'a monstrous r.
also ssr>sd to illustrate another phase Of the
subject A man whose faith was the quintes-
sence of selfshness. mo assassin's bullet
touched him." said Mr.. rockingham, yet ''he
died an outcast and vagabond, the COM
.panion of adventures. The career CORE
spends with the faith The style in which
we build our cities, like caravansaries, served,
too, to illustrate our commercial faith and to
give point to the thought that sit is as well to
build for eternity as for few years"
= Rev MI. Camp, in the Church Of the Mes
siah, on the true Interpretation Of Scripture,
insisted that to arrive at the correct idea OF
speaker even in our own times we must know
something of the one who speaks and Of the
peculiarities of those who are addressed.
Until we know Pauls temper, his mental
habit we cannot understand his speech.
Toiling women received share OF the
preachers sympathy, and the ceaseless, grind
ing care of life which almost makes them for
get how to sing or soar, and admits of no
leisure to learn the higher lessons of life, was
deprecated Though Mr.. Camp admitted
that it is part of the Divine intention that we
shall learn some of the necessary lessons OF
life in this way, he was persuaded that God
has invested too largely in US to be Indifferent
to our welfare.
Rev. Mr. Hale, of Boston, in All Souls
church, tried to dissuade one-talent Christians
from repining at their lack of ability or posi-
ton and encouraged them to diligence in
labor with what they have The boy who runs
of errands, he said, is occupying far more
important position in the community than he
who is not thought worthy to be trusted with
On GRAND at all The poor sewing girl who
stitches through the weary hours is far better
off and happier than they who have not even
the talent of being able to stitch. These illus
trations are homely enough to be understood
and embraced by every one, and they were
used to illustrate the thought that even zone
talent, well used, is sometimes as valuable as
ter"
Rev. DIR. Cheever took modern science, or
materialsm, to task for its rejection of the
cardinal doctrines Of Christianity-its denial
of God and of the creation, of the fall of man
md his redemption through our Lord Jesus
Christ, and Of future state Of reward for the
righteous and punishment for the wicked.
This doctrine takes away oil motive from the
good and oil fear from the bad. Science with
out religion brings us down to the dead level
of senses, and the soul of man who denies the
existence of God is as dark as charcoal,
while, with faith in Him, the soul becomes a
living crystal The necessity for praying
against and battling with this spirit of modern
infdelity was demonstrated and urged by the
Doctor.
Rev. Mr. Hepworth presented some of the
"Discouragements of Christian Life" and
pointed out their antidotes also. He rebutted
some of the sophistries of those who stay out
of the Church because, alas there are SO many
bad men in it Mr.. Hcpworth admitted this te
be en- awful fact, but in turn asked, Are there
no bad men out of the Church? And ht
might have easily proved that the average bad
clynrch member is as good as the average goot
man of the world who win not enter thu
Church. But as we'll might o man excuse
himself from defending his country by saying
that ho had no love for il, or for deserving hi
.country's flag because some others had dom
il. Dcserters from an army do not prove tina
there is no patriotism left; nor 80 bad mel
in tho Church warrant the insinuation tina
there arc not good md true men there toe
But il is easy to be wicked and hard 70 b
righteous. Nevertheless the cosy road leads
death and tho hard road to life and peace.
In tho story of King Saurs visit to the vito
of Endor Rev. Mr.. Weed discovered fe'
practical suggestions for the benefit Of hi
hearers. In Sauls experience he found thi
at is utterly impossible for sinner to be
happy man." II q. man does what is wron
punishment will follow. Saurs disobediene
10 God caused his friends to forsake him, an
AZ natural consequence Of his sins his Sol
became depraved, and pride, ambition, env
and jealousy ended in his ruin, as they ha'
ended in the ruin Of many man since b
Time. There was no more need for Saul
sock consolation from the witch of Endor tina
there is for us to-day to seek help from spiri
ual mediums, and we, having the Bible
guide us, are doubly responsible If we fail
DO led by it.
Rev. Father Powers took from Christ's Ii