The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-13
LYRIC HALL.

Faith for This Side OF the Grave Not
Good for the Life Beyond It-Na poIeon
"a Monstrous l"-Sermon by the Rev.
o. b. Frothingham.
The services at Lyric Hall, In Forty street,
opposite Reservoir square, yesterday morning,
were very well attended The subject Of Mr.. FrOth.
ingham's discourse was "a Faith by which to
Live" why should it be necessary to live by 1t &C
all he began. Life can go on evenly without 1t.
II we meet persons who nave no faith we meet per-
sons whose lives are dislocated and disjointed.
The
ML-FATED STOKES
was nc man of faith in this sense Of the word. He
was gentleman kind to those who we're kind to
him; man who never connected yesterday, to-
day and tomorrow. He was man who lived for
pleasure and his own entertainment, thinking of
nothing beyond. Here in his carly manhood he
stands under the
SHADOW OF THE GALLONS.
liz there anything in the nature Of his purposes
that any one would dignity 10y the name OF livingi
great man passed away last week leaving scarce
ly a ripple on the surface Of society. Napoleon
Bonaparte was not o man Of great faith. The soul
Of his faith was belief in his star-belief in the
destiny Of his iustrious family. All the past and
present culminate In him. He was
He believed that he was destined to crown and
throne. How did he def No assassin's bullet
touched him. He died an outcast and vagabond,
the companion OF adventures The career CORE
spends with the faith. 1t was grim career--cruel,
rapacious careless Of other people. The faith was
the guintessence of senshness. The orthodox
faith was good one to i've by but
Srua Sss Sns Which " s S %
Will postpone or gladden. the hour. dying peace
fully does not depend upon whether they be be-
levers In the Trinity or Unity. 1t depends upon
net fear to die when their hour comes. They meant
are 10 live SO many years on this side and endless
ages the other. II your faith Is good for this
life 1t Is not good for the other. Choose which life
have The other may never come. 1t is not possl-
BILE for o man to live In this world year or day
without living 1t all over: No man can do any
thing unless he puts his whole self into IT, People
do not build marble palaces in which to live but
night We hear great deal OF
CRITICISMS UP0N OUR BUILDINGS.
There are no connagratonsin the 0.dWOrld, because
thoy build houses that will last generations. Our
cities are caravansaries. It would be well II our
any strong enough 1t is as we'll to build for eter-
nifty as for O few years. Faith Is absolutely neces-
sary TO every powerful lle young man may SOW
this as truthp IL does not seem right that man
who wastes his youth should be wise when an old
man. Something Will be lost, but you cannot tell
what 1t IL. Old age Will be so much richer by what
Is gained In youth. Every piece OF knowledge
gained, every lovely view contemplated, every beau
There il q unity between the human form and
| spirit. There was time when people did not be
lleve that all spirits were OF the same caste Let
| Washington who had barbarously murdered MS
wife. lie was as near the Creator as man can
come. The murder was premedtated and cold
! blooded He was tried condemned, executed
on the scaffold nc delivered himself OF rhapsody
| lie ielt sure OF laying his head upon the bosom o.
| Jesus. lie spoke Of his heinous crime ana OF the
| bystanders IN terms OF triumph. he sincerely felt
that the good. sober people OF Washington were ID