The New York herald., 1874-09-28
NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH.
The Power of Patient Prayer.

At the North Baptist church, corner OF Christie
pher and Bedford streets, yesterday morning, Rev.
John j. Brouner, the pastor, preached brief SER
mon from Matthew xv, 81 27:-"And she said, Truth.
Lord: yet the dogs eat OF the crumbs which fall
from their masters table,"
~The reverend gentleman said-Frst OF ALL let
US sum up the testimony OF experience. After
al lie Is more legiDle than language. Men accept
principles far more readily when they are ex-
pressed in practice than when expounded by pre-
cepts. The human lie OF Jesus here had that
marvellous adaptation to be the restraining and
the inspiring institution OF the world. 1t brings
truth nearer to us than code of laws or o
sharply defined creed ever can. All the illustra-
tions OF the influence OF true sef-sacrlace
are only intimations or limitations OF tnat
life, now enthroned among unchanging
things. Heroihm is only the application OF the
Christ life In the affairs OF covetous selfish world.
And yet 1t is sometimes easier to reach the
truth by lower manifestation of life than that
Of Jesus There is something superhuman about the
Chrlstlife even in It's hungertng and thirsting
between ourselves and HIM, and doubt the appli-
eaton or the POSSIBILITY OF HIS principles and an
% Ourselves OF base mould and easily tempted. But
now, after having briefly summoned the testl-
nony OF expetience, let us look a. the explanation
OF this word lruth." The influence OF selfsacrifce
In the development Of character Is capable OF a
rational explanation. This Ia most needIuL, III
am to persuade any OF you to make your lives
more sublime 1t Is easy enough TO SIT down
and admire neroism. Who has not criticised the
infrmities OF those who have been grand spirits
10 the world, ss compared with our own timdty
and hesitation. But something more is needed 10
remodel the character than admiration oi heroism.
Sc! sacrifice develops the soul In just this one
principle, that
THs CHARACTER OF THE SOUL
depends upon the motive by which IL 10 ruled. It's
NOBILITY Is determined BY the grandeur OF that
which controls It. How do che mothers In two
families diGerf The one. = votary OF fashion
and frvoltty, commits ner children to the Keeping
and care Of hirelings, regards not their education
or their moral development. The other. day alter
day. night after night. through tho utmost pain
aud anguish often, and always with uneaslness,
lives for the little ones whom God hath gwen her.
The world LOOKS upon the latter and recognizes
wrmanho0d IL Its beauty and It's giory-one
who has sunk all thoughts OF self In
tnoso who are dependent upon her care
and sons live In maturity 70 praise
God that sucn an example Of seif.denial
has inspired and comforted them In life. So is IL
In the community In which we i've NOW, IN our
text the understanding 10 engaged upon the Nigh
est OF truths v hich are conceivable BY the mind-
the existence OF the one supreme, unlimited, self
existing God; the perfection, the purity, the
power, the love, the natural and the moral attri-
butes which are connected with GOO rhe aneo-
tons, disengaged from earthly and INFERIOR CD
IecA nave for their highest desire lehowshiD