The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-12
LYRIC HALL.

The Parable OF the Wise Buildcr-Thc
True Workers and Drones I'm Society
Eulogiums ON Chief Justice Chase and
John Stuart Mill-Discourse by the
Rev. .. b. rockingham.
Although the day looked dark ana the clouds
were indicative OF rain the attendance upon the
services at Lyric Hall yesterday morning was I'M
diminished. Mr.. rockingham chose as his text
the parable of the wise builder-"And the rain de-
scended and the floods came, and the winds blew
and beat upon that house. and it fell not for 1t was
founded upon rock"
Let US consider the question OF character, he
began. Conduct implies the submission OF passion
to principle, the supremacy OF the higher nature
over the animal. Everybody knows what
duct is, for it is a very simple thing.
From the numerous examples OF fraud tyranny
and hypocrisy 1t may be concluded that the
spect for conduct is diminishing The reasons
given for IL are various. Some think that 1t is de-
votion to material interests. But this is impossi-
BILE, because without IL conduct would be neces-
eary Some think it is the
FALLING AWAY OF THE OLD FAITHS.
1t Is not likely that religious ideas in ordinary
believers have any such effect upon the morals OF
the people The characters OF men in ages OF faith
were not commendable. We find that church peo-
pie are sometimes as bad worse than sceptics
and infdels The Protestants must bear their
share OF the burden, the Catholics Of the obloquy,
and the liberals, being fewer, have less to bear.
Misconduct is almost always associated with
organizations. Go into the forest. Exter.
nally 1t seems full and green, but there
are decayed trees that shoot up tall
and straight, and are crowned with green
at the summit. The sunbeams cannot touch their
roots Any one OF these trees taken alone and
planted in field would blossom and spread out ITS
branches TO the sky. 1t Is the same In society no
class or creed Is pure. Every
LIMITED SOCIETY Is FATAL,
ore or less, to It's members, and the individuals
wanting In the cardinal qualities that make
9 and women. The mass Is so thick that it shuts
nea or from the current of public opinion. Take
hem ut of this tumble, let the sun shine upon
memo they will be noble men and women. The
mem aL 'sponsible and not the individual. Some
nass - II re branded by public opinion are well
men VINO a as pattern individuals. Take them
onea OF nome OF clal positions ions and they win
tand on u Church, because 1t is shut OF
hung d IN ,ne else. Those who identify
with To san immunity IRON Suspicion
a rsct n be surprised at the mscon
iuct OF church membe poion as rsnrc SO
secluded from public Z noes to 90 to seep and
They ALLOW ner Go bsco dead they have
ther n'eiiieSn nc,I.R pRnr ENsITIEs
a. f scv can dn r. n, ore secretly than the
nsted radical out OF doors VIII mas me eyes OF the
world upon him. Their como v,r, uvpV mus tp a
There a II m more private worth in
society. You Hnd 1t more In men aIAs Sy 40 inc
stand out OF doors. All the cbaTactef INV 70 tuc
result OF the discipline. thinking ana Talnmk y,
the ages gone by. This is what gives lnneratear
character its wealth. These men nave ueeP loo.s
that never can be torn up. Character ID thins
that cannot be pledged or promised TO any one NJ
one tell who shall Inherit the nobleness VI tnet
past. II may come to - i
THE CLoDHoPPER AZ WELL AS THE PRINCE.
Ideness Is the cause OF more misconduct Tn an
Nol other things put together The idle man HAS
no motives. The grandeur OF the past does not
Dush him forward and the splendor oil the uture
does not attract him. His days do not follow one
another except in time, and his actions are not
hound together. The remorseless
TOOTH OF THE HOUR
IA uibblinQ away his edges, till II gnaws the sub
STANCE OF his soul the honest worker stands face
20 face with his fellow men. He knows that II he
aims or procrastinates he loses his caste and Is
numbered among actual swindlers. HIS character
depends upon his truth. He is placing the solid cor
aerstone OF his character, which cannot De remoyed
Consider how few such workers there are. Wnat
are called the upper classes In society i've upon inc
few faithful men at arms IN the grea' army VI
work. ,o,
Yesterday, he went on, the funeral OF
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE .,. :,
took place. This Is not the occasion 10 speas o
him as lawyer and jurst but Ol the MOS . poaa ,
tiful part OF the man-his character On TINS poi
the anpuare or eulogy would be the language OF
the simpIest truth. He was respected by those WIG
onIv reepect the lust ana pure. He never sthincu
another man q hands with bride, told no hes anu
wropQed no one Holding an once OF high puuiaI
trust when he left 1t no critic could put mora,
Jaw In his discharge. Go back to MS YOUTH nc
was born TO labor with none OF those dan9efous