The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
THE GOSPEL ON fHE FLAGSHIP.

The Moral Sh1pWreck and How to Avoid
It-Serm0n by Cha plain James j. Kane
Yesterday.
The attendance at divine service on board the
stanch iron tripleturreted monitor Roanoke,
which flies the pennant OF Port Admiral Rowan,
was quite large yesterday, and the congregation OF
blue jackets were not lacking In attention to the
discourse. Chaplain James J. Kane preached and
a marine of1ciated at the organ, the men lending
the harmony of their voices to swell the chorus or
praise. Mr.. Kane took for his text the follow
ing:-L Timothy, l., l9--"Holdlng faith, and a good
conscience; which some having put away con-
corning faith have made shpwreck." The
speaker gave an account OF deathbed
vision, when apparently dying OF yellow levcr
in 1863, in Pensacola Bay. He spoke OF the cleSx
consciousness lie possessed and OF the dnal strug-
gle, and the Hrst feelings and s1rprise of the DIS
embodied spirit; also tGe meeting with the angel
Of death and che objects passed on the way 10
Paradise. The nrst view Of the Golden City, the
angels and heavenly music formed very interest
ing topic. After the above recital the chaplain
stated that he mad prepared this sermon on the
moral shipwreck from what he saw IN the above
vision, and commenced with the assertion that the
human faculties were the most interesting studies
OF our composition, were capable OF beng devel-
Oped and enlarged by systematic course OF train
ing. and would increase IN power and magnitude
far beyond human calcr Ations. On the other hand,
II they were neglected the trace OF the Divine
and wreck that would surely lonow. The
subject which the text unIolded was
Of a starting character ana tue mind OF every one
shipwrecK. Il was difficult 10 awaken men to
the consciousness OF the danger winch lay before
them. When the death kneH sounded the alarm
that the harbOr OF eternity was az hand. then men
cast aside their infdety and hoisted the signal OF
distress They found themselves without the
heavenly chart, and their immortal souls became
lost on the sunken skoa OF SIN and transgressiOn
No signal will be recognized IN the dying hour
a hA mn w ~ ia N.Y. "a mi
OF al! believers, known only to the true children Of
God.
HOW FAITH BECOMES sHIPwRBoKED.
combination OF causes lead TO this result No
man becomes suddenly wicked II Ii by gradual
process as Illustrated IN the case deiaulters ana
become righteous by sudden effort. state Of
holiness IS the product Of many weary struggle
crucihxion OF the flesh. The speaker referred TO
several facts to prove how faith Is shipwrecked
The cause of the snipwreck OF falth, as described
second nattention TO the voice OF conscience, &c.
ne chaplain a mere sS hs WEBSTER D
nnlng conscience. He also spoke OF the relation
OF conscience to the other iacu,ses OF the nina
theological point OF view, and said that 1t was the
organ OF Gods law In the soul.
4 brief reference Was made to some OF the
faculties OF the mind, such as the will, memory,
imagination. Judgment. &c. These faculties In q
Will, ana the win by the conscience, and under
thus management there was no danger OF
the moral snlpwrecK spoken oil In the text
He then spoke OF the various forms OF the moral
shipwrecks and treated upon cash. They were
drunkenness sabbath breaking, RIGHTEOUSNESS,
inhdeity, Dlaspnemy and lying. The speaker next
showed how these shipwrecks could be avoided,
and recommended the Apostle Pauls Injunction,
"To exercise our conscience daily, 40 we should be
void OF Onence towards God and towards man,
CONSEQUENCES or THE WRECK.
hn ~ reference was made to the fact that
Tue nuuan language JAILED TO give full expression
to the consequences involved in the text. An
immortal soul shpwrecked Tor eternity We have
yet 10 learn the full meaning OF That word "eter-
hlty." 10 the Christian believer, who relrcd for
salvation upon the precious blood OF Jesus Christ,
there would be an abundant entrance into his
Fathers Kingdom, and although tattered and
torn, dsmantled ana almost wrecked in the fierce
CONFLICT with the powers OF darkness yet all would
be well when clasping hands with the loved ones
presence Of the Saviour and joining In the angelic
song OF Home at last! Home at lastW