, 1874-07-20
THE fire.
What Notice Was Taken Of It
in the Pulpit Yesterday,
The Rev. E. G. Holland Dis
courses on Its Lessons.
Sermon by DR.. Eyerts, Of the
First Baptist Church.
Thanksgiving for the Preservation
Of St. Mary's.
0pen-Air Services---The Bethel
Church.
List Of the Members Of the Citizens
Committee.
Conference Of the Relief and Aid
Society with tho Hebrew
Association.
Insurance in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
Correspondents.
Press Comments.
Conference Of the Relief and Aid
Society with tho Hebrew
Association.
Insurance in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
Correspondents.
Press Comments.
THE PREACHERS.
THK LATE CHICAGO FIRE.


Sorasn by the Rev. e. Il. Holland Mt tho First
Nlcthotllnt Church.
Tho Rev. 4. G. Holland, Of New York, Who IL
temporarily filling tho pulpit Of the Rev. Dr..
Thomas during the absence Of tho latter from
the city, preached the following Sermon yester-
day morning:
Behold how great matter = littls hre tindlsth !
This city gained Its first renown by itB ASTON
ishing growth and prosperity. Then, in brief
space Of time, ia tho autumn Of 1871, its namo
waa engraved on the memory Of tho civilized
world, imporishably, by tho most obstructive fro
ever known in the history Of American cities
The hoart'of tho world opened in magnificent
sympathy to this recognized capital Of the West !;
Its calamity and suffering, reaching the point Of
Rubimity, mado All everlasting record In tho
hoart Of humanity, and revealed tho currents Of
goodness that ever circulate beneath tho s,1riace
Of eooicty.
Tho text was used by st. Jamoa az . material
metaphor for a moral truth, namoly: that tie
tongue, under tho controlling inspiration Of an
evil principle within, kindles from small bs.
ginninge groat con1agratlona Of liscord, oon.
tagious froa Of ungo1orned passion, a. danger
Gus to shs moral intorosts Of society az vast
materinl huGnngs arc to property interests.
This truth is read in tho history Of many revo-
lutionR in States, and Of convulsions III churches
The oame instrument. Tho tonruc and ;ta
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.u'su5 . A''s' .oo pou' "non alisl1'ou oS gooa
neaft, naSo klnoled great tires for tho worlds
Notwithstanding and illuminating firos, which,
whilst they purify humanity aud enlIghten 1t,
do not oon,,,nno its facnlt;os aud aro t;,,o ,,,o
fames SInana nav IN tho br,,ins, ,,,s', A'Ao 'Ho
ali tint tho ninatocuth nent,'Fy Joa ,aa. 10 r,
uao Of ecionce or art an Yar as thoso @ ~ :nni1 ,Io
to 1nann as1ery ~ ovHr M t%o m a,amanta w. .'So apply
aoain mi acn;n nocorv IN .a a1oaoa uoooo o.,
the sa1aee foreaa tho e1amaots s =.
truo Of tho stmnantcro IN its most v;n.ant
moods, nnd NJ tho wators ~ ~
ocnnn n tin so,d oortb ,rl.o,, s,',i,. 'ho ho
euhterrauean conymlsjon md ~ t;,a Iovor.uy1 ~
tros whom thoir smnli horinn;nps oro r.'t t
tncked and thnv havo oatho1oi r,wer ~ ~ ~
contuty Of liz bnrnins hniid;naga g' ~ arout e"t
citv Man. rofrain f,v hoast TLou nj af91i fi1"s
chid boforo thc mn}esty of nst,1,o;a e;n,n,o 1*.
forces. Ne doubt # n minis dos;nv ~ nn1n,
mand thene suil,cicnt,v thron"h ac,onoo ~ so on5
art hit In IL vcf rrcct sov ~ I,n,,, ~ % ~"
sh;ns st ,Tn m m tha .orv o ona sao oitu. H.
yotcra md ct;ca in tho rroaoncs ~ ~. =, ~ te
whict frnm nvorInat;nF i,ad III 'ao n's'3,t
nnench;nr ira md t,ame bacnrso ~ fua15 ~
ss m adsnne,a ahi,,v ~ hr;,'a,n 20 ~ Se., nna
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