The New York herald., 1873-11-24
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

DIR. II. NJ. Scudder on Preparation for tho
Ending or Lifc's VOyage-The Nation
Getting Ready for tho Possibility OF
War with Spain In Vindication of
Honor and Liberty.
Dr. ii. NJ. Scudder, pastor OF the Central Congre-
gational church. OF Brooklyn. preached yesterday
morning from the fourth chapter and eleventh
verse of Hebrews-.sLet rs labor, therefore. TO
enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the
same example OF unbelieL"
The text, like angel messenger, meets us,
weary life travellers, assuring US OF rest, place
in heaven, country with central metropolis,
with fountains and rivers, with sea, but without
salt water tempests sea-sickness; with gold for
the paving stones made out OF 1t. and pearls
large enough to hew gates out OF.
Above all, heaven is a rest from sin, struggles
and sorrows; from anxeties, fears, doubts and
forebodings; from Dereavements calamities and
woes. Not rest OF Incidence, but coextstent with
the intensest actvty-as the sun loses nothing,
though 1t flashes out its sunbeams without inter-
mission. The exhortation to labor includes the
ideas:-"Be Jealous; be earnest; be wide awake;
be quick; be active and striving" The eyes OF a
certain spider set on the summit OF tower, SO
that 1t literally scans all its little horizon the
eyes OF vigllant soul, as though set on towers.
dcscry danger and discover duty.
BY disobedlence array against ourselves
tremendous power, lar beyond the compass OF
human thought-vlz., the Word OF God. II is
'.quick and powerful" 1t is living power-the
origin OF all life. OF all force.
word went out the other day from
THE CABINET AT WASHINGTON,
the word "preparer' 1t was called forth by the
horrible massacre OF those board the virginlus.
What, thenY No sooner is that single word pro-
nounced than stir begins. The navy yards wake
up; men are hired work goes on by night as well
as day: half-built ships are finished; disabled
vessels are put In trim; hulls are calked and cop
pered; guns are adjusted; powder is shipped
monitors, slo0ps-oi-war, ir0n-clads, DictatOrs get
up steam and lead Tor Havana. The word ..pre-
parer runs down our exposed seacOast as far
the southernmost point OF Florida, as fast as the
telegraph wire can push It on, and
every river, in every port "Prepare, get ready
to lay torpedoes let every ). dismantled
gency shall arrive II impartial examination shall
show that the national honor and the interests OF
humanity eau oT II tnen ZEN she WORD
word .war." And who shall be able to measure
the forces that shall emerge rom that one word.
enlisted, armed, sent, landed and marched; ar
tilery will speak It's
THUNDER TONES OF DEArHy
cavalry will make Its dash; battles will be fongnt
on land and on the sea- cities win be taken; the
o ia As w ny IN II na q
every slave In all the length and breadth OF that
oppressed land, "You are freeman ,een,n for, FOR,
grant that this last result may De the
irun OF the inhuman massacre which nad caused
the whole civilized world TO shudoer. ii such be
the power OF human word, wnat must, mnst ne the
Independent willS 1t Is q living w0rd-tne origin
ator OF all the forces In the universe. III ~ an
omnipotent power, which creates, repairs restores,
heals and perlects. All else dies Rocks wear away,
fertile soils become ocean noors, plants fade ana
fall animals perish, men die,
STARS SHALL FALL
ont or the skies like unnmely ngs ont OF n
fQ tree. Science Ia the record OF vast cycles
survives all losses and wrecks all deaths, Itself
unaffected sovereign. original, everenduring.
Disobey not. Array not yourself against the onl-
nipotent Word OF God. Tho Word OF God is
even to the dividing asunder OF soul and spirit
and OF the joints and marrow" IL strikes into
the animal soul and subdues IL Strikes into the
spirit and conquers that. Strikes into the Joints
OF every sophsm and lanes IL so that II cannot
even limp, and then, having subjugated the being
In all Its parts, 1t turns into sword OF defence
and guards him as the namng sword OF the cheru-
bim guarded Paradise. The soul is now Coos
Eden, and He Will keep IL. Blessed are they WHO
are thus pierced.
II you love Christ and follow Him you have moth
Ing 10 fear. Then Gods Word Is your pnot, your
compass; the wind that fills your sails, the water
that n0ais you, the cloudcss SKY over you py cav
and by night. BE at peace. Let there be no rest
lessness except that winch people on poaru SNIP
feel az the close OF long voyage. Incy WISH 10
reach the shore. they say, one TO anotncr, "iioW
miles did we make ycstcrdayW Bring out tho
chart on the cabin table. lou see tue Track ~
lengthenng, we are coming near. The scent OF the
land will soon noat out over the water towards usl
and then we shall catch the aim outline OF thd
shore and draw nearer and nearer till we can SEQ
angel forms and the familiar countenances o
/ friends WHO went before and above ~ the fQxu