The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-07
THE FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH.

Fourth OF July and American Inde-
| pendcnce.
| The Rev. Emile Borel. pastor Of the French
Protestant Church, worshipping IN one OF the halls
Of the Young Mems Christian Association, preached
| yesterday morning patriotic discourse OF much
| eloquence and power. Mr. Borel preached on the
anniversary OF American independence and took
for his text two passages in Nehemiah. presenting
| scenes strongly contrasted with each other. The
first was in chapter H. Sand they said unto
me- The remnant that are left Of the captivity there
| in the province are in great afiicton and re-
| prOach; the wall Of Jerusalem also is broken
down and the gates thereof are burned with fire."
| The second was taken from chapter Will, IL
| sand all the congregation Of them that were come
| again out OF the captivity made booths ana sat
under the booths for since the days OF Joshua, the
| son Of Nun, unto that day had not the children
| Of Israel done So And there was very great
| gladness" In dscoursing from these words Mr.,
Bore said :-The ninety-seventh anniversary OF the
proclamation of American independence has just
been celebrated. Nothing has been neglected, that
1t might have fitting commemoration. Business
has been suspended, dwellings have been decorated
with flags and thousands OF dollars have been ex-
pended on Nominations and fireworks. Liberty
| has been talked OF in city and country, in the
saloons Of the rich and the cottages Of the poor;
from ali hearts and from every tongue, has gone up
| from earth towards Him WHO gives t2 tss own, RQt
u
| will. do not come here to blame these mani
festations. Irejoice TO believe that In the bosom Of
this vast people, In this America which Is soil for
atheism, and which advances increasingly from prog
ress to progress and from one degree ofliberty to
other there have been found more than one devout
Christian who penetrated with the great thoughts
which inspired a Penn and a washington have
humbly Frustrated themselves in these days OF tu-
mnltuous rejoicing before the Author OF every ex
praise Of the freedom which they enjoy. For, in
Institution SO firmly established, that it may not
be subverted by q coup U6tat pistol shot, the
pu Of Wind The OLDEST @ ike sa' the
Youngest republics, reel as drunken man, fan
to rise ron their nt ne only to a
10 smcceed IN liit,9 themselves from the effects OF
one sc6ock only to exrsse TIL, nselves to others
sim more terrible as the waves ,r 90 sne a sea
to md their level. But behind the visible hand,
rSes or su b. throne, Which builds or fires
city, which establishes or ruins an industry, which
destroys fortune there is the invisible hang Of our
Heavenly Father, which controls at Will all these
inexhaustibe sources Of mercy and Of wrath which,
THE DECORATIONS OF A THEATRE,
appear and disappear, each in its turn, in that
Apocayps e-that time shall Be NO more But this
own Son. but delivered Him up for US s oes nos
act arbitrarily in managing the affairs q this world.
make them condace 70 the triumph Of His " Word
fhrong9Sa u the Whole world It is IN view Of this
things are made to subserve HIS purpose W.,;nnnr
.... y, n. no wora leaps from rs ofbIti no sun is
extnguished; no throne totters to Its fall NC Re-
public disappears; no mortal man dies; not even
to the ground. In word. He maintains thrones
su6verts them; lie strengthens Iep@6cs o.
a sey s 6Gssaat Of Nj
refuse to bow to His authority. or this the events
to am N
spenaor Of he Hebrew monarchy under .
silence, desolatlon and gloom which brooded
over the once =, almost imperial city
the authority OF the King OF Persia, to rebuild its
broken walls. walked pensively, at dead Of night,
1t has long been subject OF remark that the supe
riorty, not only intellectual and moral, but civil
Bible ana honor it contrasts strongly with the
| stupor into which those nations have ialen which
neglect or burn It, s,oI LOOK at
What do we see on its pagesY Neither peoples
nor individuals reared in the school o. the Bible
God rather than men," said the apostles; and this
Word, Of liberty. whica. for having been re.
mem Of t the Bible Supported By Conscience.
them, neither the persecution nor the praise OF
men. Listen to William Pepn. who, when told that
King by few words, said, my conscience does
not belong to myself; cannot sell 1t ut any price,
God the strength winch sustained him IN the
GIGANTIC struggle, undertaken in the name OF lib
From e % ae wn into
which the 0ossession or the non-pOssession Of the
Bible had played in the history 9! nations
sIan essential He Sans u al ns b sSs the
dependence on God. Let these TWO trutns, said he,
have free course In the hearts and consciences or
whom no despotsm can terrlfy, neither that OF one
man, nor that of majority or minority, because
course, and freedom VIII grow, in spite Of all OPP
posing forces, and will spread itself abroad. VIC
tory VIII remain with the truth and 1t is to the
clares that Goa has made OF one blood the whole
family of man; to the Bible, which teaches that all
to its influence its spirit, and not to philosophy.
Do you, then, desire to continue
FREE people,
Do you desire that the coming generation be OF
those which found empires and maintain rcpub-
tans and ready to put down revolt II there be oc
casiOn or to lie for the welfare OF the State Then
Instruct your children IN It's precepts. and YOU viii
have citizens free like their ancestors SUCH Is the
work you have to 40. since you are convinced
the development OF the public prosperity and
power, for the Improvement OF law and morals.
lOr the progress OF knowledge and religion, hold to
this conviction and give 1t effect with ali your
forces, hut always by Christian agencies and in
Chrlstian spirit, before God and before men. En-
ploy to this end only straightforward and upright
means, free from all faint OF conspiracy, insurrec-
ton, faschood and every other baseness. &c ever
animated with patriotism which seeks without
sclnshness, battery or base compliance, the true
good OF the country and OF humanity entire: never
by that party spirit which yields 10 the dicaon OF
the crowd; never by that spirit OF ambition when
aspires only to make q void before itself; never to
that spirit OF anm0sty or excessive sell-love,
which. for word, look gesture. puts arms ia
the hands OF two citizens, perhaps or two repre-
| sentatives OF the nation, who then repre-
| sent only passion and pre- udice. After much
more TO the like effect. NJ Bore con.
| Guided thus Since l have received this
Gospel from Jesus Christ give 1t to you Just as IL
| is, without change, Or as the Apostle says with
! out corrupting the Word OF God; this noble and
holy Gospel, which, In creating the liberty of ma
tons, condemns, with equal severity the injustice
OF princes and OF peoples the oppression OF the
powerful and tne vengeance OF the weak;