The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-28

throw of the present government These are
the ''intransigentes. Some of them have been
arrested but others are still at large and
they will doubtless, give the existing govern
ment considerable trouble before they arc
silenced.
A Sultry, Rainy sabbath's Sermons.
1t must strike the devout Christian heart as
strange that even so many of our city pastors
still occupy their pulpits at this advanced
period of the Summer and on such sultry,
showery day as yesterday. We present today
sketches of sermons preached by Drs. Dow
ling, McGlynn, Ever, Omission, Wayland
Hoyt and others, not Of the second rate, but of
the first ministers of our city churches. And
to the careful reader it will appear strange
also that these good brethren should deem it
their proper duty to deliver scientific or phil
osophical essays during the Fall and Winter
and Spring, when their congregations are large,
and reserve for such weather as this and for
sparse congregations such pure dootrinal or
practical dscourses as for few Sundays past
we have laid before our readers We would
have thought that the larger the congregation
the better opportunity and the more impera-
tive and important the duty to hold up Christ
and His atonement But very many Of our
spiritual guides appear to think that then is
their proper, perhaps their best, time to dis
play their knowledge of the PHILOSOPHERS and
scientific researches of the age. If these
things must be so we are glad and thankful
that the pure milk of the word and the form of
sound words are reserved for those who, like
ourselves, are compelled by duty or interest to
stay at home on such Sabbaths as yesterday.
Professor Barbour, of Bangor, Me-, endeav-
ored to illustrate to the Tabernacle Congrega-
tionalists how the Saviour's blessing upon the
soul descends like rain upon the new mown
grass, and that when our minds are weakened
by grief and we look in vain elsewhere for help
or succor, He moves to bless and to relieve us.
His very gentleness is more powerful than
the Summer rain, such as we had yesterday,
or the Autumn breezes that we may expect to
blow upon us by and by. With the Saviour
holiness is the chief end; for He always comes
to rescue us from sin, and to help us to resist
or to bear patiently our trials, sorrows and
temptations.
Dr. McGlynn indicated the proper use to be
made Of riches. Like the unjust steward in
the Gospel who was shrewd enough to make
provision for himself against day of disaster
and want, so should we make to ourselves
friends Of the mammon of unrighteousness
and seek to convert what might be a curse
into blessing, and what might be source Of
ruin into one of salvation. This can be done
by self-denial and by judicious distribution
of the wealth which God gives us among His
poorer creatures. And, if we do this, then
when we fail they may receive us into everlast-
ing habitations. It is only by being cruci6ed
with Christ that we can hope to ascend with
Him. And this doctrine of self-denial belongs
solely to the Christian system of religion. 1t
is taught in none other.
Rev. Wayland Hoyt, opening the mysterious
book of life, saw therein much trouble and
sorrow-hearts broken with hopes deferred;
emptied hearts and emptied hands. The man
who accumulates wealth is apt to forget those
who are poor and to shut up his bowels Of
compassion from them. But as we reach
true understanding of the Scriptures we shall
find that sympathy means suffering with God
as Christ sympathized with and suffered for
all mankind. It was just as difficult for Jesus
to face the cross as it is for us to face our
greatest trials But we now have His SYM
pathy to cheer and His mighty arm to help
us to bear our trials, while He had to tread the
winepress alone, and Of the people there were
none with Him.
And with this aid we might know, had not
Mr.. Hood told us, that the Christian life has
triumphs as we'll as trials; that it gains VIC
tories more glorious in the eyes of God than
those that win the applause of men. We may
obtain victories over sin, over adversely, over
sorrow, yea, even over death itself, when our
hopes are anchored in the sure mercies of
God.
DR.. Ever characterized the three years life
and ministry of Christ as continuous
miracle. And every particular miraculous
act of His was type of something in the
future. Every act Of His was also sugges-
ton of great truths to be promulgated and of
incidents to occur in the time to come, and
hence His crucifxion was bat type of the
agonies and divisions of His greater body
the Church. And thus throughout the Doctor
dealt with types and shadows and buds of
after-coming flowers
DIR. Ormiston made the conversation on the
Mount Of TRANSPORTATION between Moses,
Elias and Jesus the basis of his discourse.
They talked about His decease, which He
should accomplish at Jerusalem. "And," the
Doctor remarked, eff we leave out the cross
what have we left in the Bible? If we cease
to speak of Jesus, His life and His death we
might as well suspend our efforts for salvation.