The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-07
Father Kane and the Vic
TINS Of Anger.
Peters Denial Of His Master Illustrated by
- DR.. Sampson.
"A Sermon On the Fourth of July Celebra.
ton BY NJ. BOrel.
The Hypocrisy Of Society Exposed by
Father Mccarthy.
ALL SOULS CHURCH,


The Rov. DR.. Bellows on the Saving In
nuenccs of Sorrows and Griefs.
The Rev. Henry W. Bellows. d. D., preached yes
terday morning in his church, at the corner Of
Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. He took for
his text the following passage:-'I remembered
God and was bled."-Psalms, lxxvik, 3. am
not quite sure that the psalmst means that he was
troubled by the remembrance Of God, as the
thoughtess ana careless are often troubled yet we
know that there were many things In his history
which well might have troubled him. II God were
only light none Of us should dare to stand in His
presence But happily God Is love as wen as light
He IL mercy as well as truth; He is
our father as well as our Judge and SOW
ereign, and, therefore, II we are only penitent
for our sins. we need not be troubled II only
those conscious to themselves OF having served
God rom their youth up, Of having always been
dillgent observers Of His commandments could
remember GOO and not be troubled, how small
would be the consolation which the thoughts Of
God could afford TO the great family Of mankind
Neither sin nor holiness often matters of cal.
culation among men. Men neither hasten to seek
an alliance with God nor postpone their peace with
Him with method and system. The fortunate, the
blessed few for whom the divine character and the
claims Of love, truth and duty have natural at
traction, who early see the vision OF God and are
won by it and to 1t with an irresistible precocity
Maker from the consideration of the re-
wards which it offers but from the charm it
exerts, the authority 1t Yields over their con.
will When hearts are thus touched and won CO. ,v
IN life they are not uniformly sell-cOnssteP' Yha
not always In the spirit the. cnarS
rules them. They stunln..e and fap when az tSeir
guard: they conc under the temporary dominion
?. some I,n in ms weakness They have beset-
there are spots and stains upon the web They,
too, remember God and are troubled Ihey are
not so much trQpbled at the thought of his wrath
ana m%r. t geeGsion because they have not
make their service perfect, but because they
have sinned against goodness they
adore, and soiled q purity which they cannot
wholly recover THIS, then, is the kind Of trouble
the despairng. gloomy feeling that we have Of:
tended a Being who mas right 10 our service and
who, like an Egyptian taskmaster, is watching to
zee II we complete the work we are bound to per-
ajust and holy aud memorable God, who is wholly
dissatisfied with anything unlike Himself This
Kind OF trouble is neither wholesome nor saving.
when love, putting on the ermine Of justice.
STRANGE and regard, then we give over our
etubbornness and folly. We begin to accuse our
selves. Oh, love, mighty lovel One reproving
glance from the melting eye perces the sinner as
cases the poorest and Woodworking Christians are
she most devout and sincere. What is q SOU
worth wAch has not SUFFERED The cross which
we are all to bear IN this world Is sefrenunciation
1t lifts the Christian from the ground to raise hin
70 heaven 1t marks him as the property OF Christ
Those who have not experienced suffering know
little OF the consultations which Gods favor car
bring them in cases Of distress. Suffering OF
mercy. Pain and suffering teach US Christ's love
10r us on Calvary. II Is not given to all to drink
the same cup which He drank Welcome theI
sorrow, suffering and pain, for they teach us tc