New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-11
GODS WAY IN THE SEA.

The Rel. NJ r. Vnet d. at ne Church ore corsEia' Pr's-
tsridn)-ARntrfrs1rV ssrm0h
The annual sermon before the American
seamens Friend Society was delivered in the Church Of
the Holy Trinity. last evening by the Rev. NJ H. VIM
cent, ID. D.. Of the Church OF the Covenant Tue text
was: "Thy way Is in the and thy path IN the ees'
waters, and thy footsteps not known Thoa eade's
thy people like flock, by the hand Of Moses anu
Aaron" Psalm XVII, 10 and 20.
The way OF God IN the sea- SAL he among other things
is Of those facts which have grown In ssnilcA'o
with the advance Of time and knowledge What was
originally poetic superstition has become truth u
science and Of religion. Ia early age God In the SEA
is Neptune driving his steeds over the waves hous
letting loose his winds upon devoted ships and Proteu
shepherdng his motley flock Of seals To-day, God III
the sea means the reign OF law all over this sp'
parent waste. the eiIehng OF h ,hn soS
iusted alterations OF winds and tides; the gradaog
nameess horrors which 1t seemed TO the shotan'S Lac,
superstition or primitive tune, terror has gwen I'm
to admiration, as men have discovered III ~ R"i God
OF divine skill. and vast fountain Oh neahs, ends
has also way In the sea toward tue kcav ~ ounIsd
Of His kingdom The God OF the Sanctuary ronnec-
with the God OF the Sea IN TINS Psalm, anu "a md
tlon Is neither arbitrary nor unnatural IHe "a tba
the followers Of the sea play an important part :"
advances OF the kingdom OF christ. IL. a., hosis
The seaman's Friend society is so Christian IN s
so practical in its operation so tender III h, rauks
wachiul tho objects OF Its care that e,s
among the indispensable charities IL - ths "n i win
up refuge for the seaman when furnishes l
home which teaches him 10 save his hard earhi i
and treasures them IN his absence with reln , -,
fdety record OF nearly 10000 volumes sen. Uu. &C
sea by this Society and OF 500 hopeful eOnEets'o
sea, reported raceabe 70 this insrumeniany mi
Is powerful testimony IN favor OF Is contihuancS
increasing claim upon tho Church. The speaker nouVea
several other points emitting the society 10 tnlsta
confidence and concluded by noting the visible an,
scrptural onens success In redeem'hH 'no men u
In reply 20 charges recently made against the Amer
can seamen's Friend Society ana the management Oh
tbs sailors Home 10 Cherryst, the Executive flaanes
Committed of the society have made statement SUD
stantay "a follows I'VE know and can state that tho
funds contributed 10 1.-THE Seaman's Friend Society
for missionary aud benevolent purposes Fave been con
seentiously aud economically applied according to the
tntenfion of the donors Tho sailors Home Is owned by
the society leased with proper restrictions 20 tue
In charge. at rent which IL expended
upon for tho relief OF shipwrecked and destitute
seamen and their families. It's commodlous aud com
Portable establishment, where seamen arc boarded
at reasonable rates and cared for tempo
rally and spiritually. We think IL well man
aged, and kept throughout with remafkap.e'
order and neatness 1t has an excellent and boanuiul
table, Ia Qccapled 9odg9ogls agc ~ 'eA''aIea WIN