The New York herald., 1873-09-22
HEAVEN AN EVERLASTING P00RHOUSE,
Lessons on the Trials and Temptations
of Business Men.
Universalism and the Evangelical
Alliance.
Church Conservation at
Huntington.
LYRIC HALL.

IxhlU dAhls
Faith the Transh Surator-Tno Late
Financial Failures In Wall Street.
Sermon by the Rev. q. B. FrotkinGham,
There was the usual large and fashionable con-
Eregation at the services yesterday morning at
Lyric Hall, opposite Reservoir square, on Sixth
avenue. Rev. o. B. rockingham preached dis
course on the subject OF TRANSPORTATION" 1t was
true that the exercise OF certain faculties trans
figured the countenance. They shed around them
an atmosphere almost healing. The old artists
were right when they painted halo around the
heads Of their martyrs and Madonnas Let US this
morning speak on the subject OF gorifying faith,
but, first OF all, dscam all intention Of carrying
them into regions OF speculation. He was himself
MODERN MAN
and they were modern men and women. You
must be impressed daily with the TACT that hu-
manity needs something to lit 1T up. Men and
women are not the children Of wisdom. They are
more simple than learned, more selfish than gen.
erous. The drag is still downward. Sensuaty
treachery, lust and avarice pull down. Consider
for O moment their disfgurng power on human
nature. How many men and women are on the
verge OF becoming mere animals Look at the
power Of intemperance. Does that transfgure the
eountenance2 Look at the animal countenance,
the bloated face and the fetid breath. See the
power of lust. See how it crushes down the brow.
drops the lip; how it gives worse than british
expression to the whole face and plants an ugly
mountain on the back of the head. We notice the
evtl power of greed for money. 1t turns the noble
man into an instrument for coming gold. Ah how
shall we counteract such Influences as thesep This
PROBLEM OF HUMANITY.
What shall do itP Beauty intellect, civilization
ney are eye1 50 Te must Pc se faith
that exhibits the whole drama Of redemption
angels on on one ne, dSe aenqs on the Other, heaven ven
deadly apathy Of mankind, Of the nOn-existence
Of moral force There were so many people good
should be. They seemed to be in total ignorance
pf that they are sent into the world to accomplish.
This apathy was worse than lust greed, avarice
for in them there was liie which may be turned in
better channel. but what is dead is lost forever.
aIa 10 Gsd e @ Ses
me merchant, inventor and manufacturer are
PRIEST OF THE LORD
{ ts the merchants high function to distribute
the bounties OF God all over the world. He carries
and fertile plains There Is no person on the earth
whose function is higher; but how few know that
Iides Of many other oI iie's duties which seem so
prosac, he went on to show that the life OF the Cos.
r. Te minister which ought 10 be all '0eai was not
MINISTER'S neAL LIFE
was 20 commune with the great minds OF the past,
10 be exempt from the trials and temptations OF
business, to interpret the Word OF God and to try
real cares were not quite 80 elevated. He has 80
many sermons 70 write, 30 many infants to bap-
tize, so many lovers to marry, ana then he has to
adapt his words to the opinions of his congrega-
tion, so as to avoid OFFENDING the rich and innu-
entail and the whole time has to keep battling
with his conscience Now, to overcome this prosaic
feature OF fe and to be able to catch sight Of tie
Hernal side, was the
END AND AIN OF RELIGION
Not from culture, but from faith must the transe
ssa no raa II Rna he eo ea or
: triune God. The substance Is all. The word
perfection. When we say lGod" we mean that In
Visible power which works inevitably for truth ana
good. Faith cherishes that ideal TO be without
;his thought Of Coo is to be without the noblest
thought Of life. Such thoughts were outlets from
The narrow cares Of business They enlarge our
lsld world to the dignity Of
LINK OF fHE ETERNAL.
Every man knows that he Is O definite part Of O
Iast plan and on him. therefore, rests the heaviest
responsibility. He must have O sense OF dignity
and worth that nothing can take away. Could some
men have believed tn THIS those vast frauds that
nave SO lately been committed would never have
ayen been conceived.