, 1874-03-22
The Spirit: .:::::of:: the Re-
1igious::: Press.
What They HaTe to Say on the
Temperance Question. .
Are the Baptists to Remain
Close Communicates ?
Notes and. Personals at Home and
- Abroad.
= Church Services. To-Day.


" Church Services. To-Day.
DR.. GorrHoLDT ON MATER1ALIsM.
The Rev. Isaac Gottholdt, Of New York,
oreacbca most eloquent sermon in the Ger
MAD language yesterday morning at the syaa-
goeue, corner OF May and Second streets. The
learned gentleman commenced By saying that
there Tas opce tina when no o:hsr rsy OF
light or comfort remained to the 1sraeites ex-
cert the Thora-the scroll Of the law. That Tas
their ou1v hupc-their only comfort. They did
not deposit it in synagogue or temple, but
placed it in an ark which they carried along IN
al, +,,eir w.nder;ncs. Who's the children OF
Igrael vera in the desert, :hat ark WAS their
naaln pillar.
;"4ni It came TO pas, rhen tho srk set for
rnrd, that Moses said; Rise up, Lord, and let
Thine enemies be scattered; and let them tuas
hate Thee nce before Thee ~
"Aud when it rested, he said: Return, o
Lerd unto the maps thousands Of Israel
These words wlach he h.d chosen for his text
Ind retained tbef significance up to the present
time. They had not to contend agalnst enemies
at nrcsent, nor had they any battles to fight and
countries to conquer. The superstition and
rrejudicc -sai'st the race hau osen oeslroyeo,
aud good viii WAS manifested towards them
everywhere. They had peace IN the country and
r,eace il tLeir midst. Friendship and brpthorjy
lore were manifested among them, and nothing
n,arred tho harmony in their congregation:
Sill tbe7o wsre enemies to combat, aud these
wero deep in tho hearts OF every one.
That uss T. most terrible enemy
aa enemy against their, future life,
uud Tae lnoun uiaterialisu. The mas onca
tiruo when ls-acl Was at VAT with the Ph!llstiues
End suffered many rove1ses, but when the eue
my-sar- tho ark Of the covenant, they said:
ICED is with them and we are lost" They,
then, by various devices and through the aid OF
e1dea. stole the afk. Tbs news OF this sad es-
ltmity wn. brought to the blind Judge Of Israel:
This noble ard upright Judge, who bad heard OF
Ieverees, OF 1uis1ortunes: Of the death OF those
te loved Lest on eartt.,: 1nmoved aud hcroica1ly,
fell dead when he heard Of the loss Of Gods
Word. This illustrated how much Gods Word
was ceye1ed II that time,
That 1aterra]ism was the enemy OF mankind
ha illustrated By the following parable; man:
before the King. Tbs man Ind three friends,
and he went to the first, in whom he lad the
must confidence End whom he loved best, to re-
quest him to accompany him to the King, aud
lie.d his case, and gave him. But the friend
refused to do ANYTHING Of the kind. urging
rens 10 tye second friend, in whom he had
some Confidence, but not as much Is in the first.
This friend Bstd be was sorry for him. and to
show h;s good ssifl would accompany him as far
as the palace OF the King, but that was all be
could do. Reluctantly ho went to the third
friend. iu whon lie had but little confidence and
from wnozo he expected the least No sooner
had lie made known his desire than the
friend shook bnnds with him, put on
his cont, went with him before the King and
pleaded the casa of his friend with such devotion
that the heart OF the king was moved and the
friends Ifo uas spared. The first Of theae three
friends was materialism-the 1cye for gl1ttering
go1d-for worthless wealth. In this friend man
had the mast confidence, OF lin he doted and
him be reyered. Bu: when be died, when he
and nothing OF it would accompany him.
THE second friend was one's wife, children,
aud friends. They would accompany us to the
eraye-to the door OF the palaco-but so no fur
tier Tie third OF the friends, IN whom man
had tie least confidence, with whom he had but
l,g,cn; that friend would accompany us to the
throne Of God and plead for mercy that We
might he sayed- II they ever strayed on the
paths of materialism let them look upon the
Thora the holy word OF Goa, that they might
return again to the path of righteousness.
There vas another enemy they had to fight
q a,a,ns:. That Was the care1essnoss with which
,nen looked toward the future. Nothing but the
profession and the lore Of the law could have
Kept up tbei7 brethren during their many trials
aud ttibrlations. The love Of God, inspired With
holy Ideas, aad therefore His word rs contained
in the 1hoia. must ho preserved forever. Not
in strife aud Wat could tho word Of God be pro-
fesBed and studied, but in quiet, rest, and peace.
When Elisha the prophee was pursued BY Sa-
drAcA lie sought safesy in the desert. Ha pTayed
To God for help, and there cama q storm. but
the Di,lue Being was not in the storm. There
cano rain Of tire, bat God was not in the fire.
There cane ~ earthquake, and God was not in
The earthquake, Then There came a low whis-
er, aud tuzt was the whisper Of God. This
showed that God Wns only in quiet, in peace, in
and in harmony.
But 1anuy could Say it we have enemies ne
mist also have friends. GOD had given ua three
.1ieuds which, II recognized, would successfully
,omna. our enemies They we're devotion,
.oly submission to the will Of God, and keeping
HIS holy nane in reverence. Il men always
as1d 10 these tErea friends 10 harm could ever
,efal, them These friends taught them to bear
Ae 1adlest misfortune. to forget the losa Of
nose we loTed dearest on eariI, AMI make us |
.xclaim; 1.-THE Lord hath giEeu and tie Lord |
,ash ta1;en away, and tLe Eane of tie Lord be
,ieasca's TIE rays Of God we're incotnpreLen-
ible 10 this weak minds Of men. When ne exv I
.ow the mcst devoted, the best professors Of IT,
igion, must beg for their dEly bread 81
.eep them from starvation Vbsa We saw
.ow wicked men we're apparently happy and |
1cl2, while the righteous we're poor AID utf9r- |
auate when we saw how mothers who brought |
~ their children in the love Of God lost them.
az minds may well bo puzzied and staggered, |
int tber pust bo content that Cots Ways were
and that those He loved bezt He |
uuishcd on this earth, and they might be the |
ctter entitled to happiness in the other World
we understood Gods word, there would be no
Sc in searching for it; the more incomps:ehen- |
sble aud mysterious the doinge were to our
lnde, the moro could We seek 70 obtain light. |
;o1 had given us the word Of truth, md left !
'ithiu us everlasting happiuess, and although |
ie often experienced mjaTottnne and bitterness,
ILL tie remembrance that there was future |
fe would lead US onward and forward in the |
ath OF righteousness and holiness. !
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
THE ALLIANCE.
Tue 4Hiance sees in the general awaking and !!
nivcreal excitement that now s1irs the people |
videncts Of great quick=ning Of thought, ana |
tendency to bocomo better acquainted. It |
ays:
Esycr :1as thcro so little Disguise or hypocrisy a. |
1s ard never was the world in 50 f1ss Yay to