The New York herald., 1874-01-05

overthrowing the tottering Spanish power in
their island.
The New Years Pulpit Thoughts.
As might naturally be suggested by the
departed year and the entrance of the new,
Dr.. Talmage yesterday tried to get his people
to measure time and their own lives by
higher and truer standard than that which we
generally adopt He would not have men
measure life by the groans and tears and sor-
rows and misfortunes that overtake them, nor
by the joys and pleasures that lie in their
pathway Neither would he have them
measure life by the amount of money they can
accumulate Rather should men measure life
by their moral and spiritual development and
BY the amount Of good they can do; by the
chains they can break by the garments they
pnt upon nakedness by the miles they travel
to alleviate suffering. The length of lives so
spent cannot be calculated by any human
arithmetic The man of eighty out Of Christ
has not begun to live, while the man of thirty
in the service of God may have lived one
thousand years in the good that he has DONE
DR.. Morgan, in view Of the new year and its
obligations, called upon his people to con-
slider their ways-to consider the wantonness
of worldly pursuits to let sin pass away with
the year that has gone, and repentance, joined
to good works, come in with the new year.
They should not allow this year to find them
lettering on the way to salvation but they
should rather grid themselves and approach
kl,o Ca ;x~ <ho n0ov>o1 g.,
resolution to triumph against the evil one
Death and judgment were brought vividly
before the Clinton avenue (Brooklyn) Congre-
gational church by its pastor. The death of
the body, he showed, is comparatively small
matter; but eternal death or eternal separation
from the presence of God and from the glory
of His power is thing to be escaped if we
can escape it. The Doctor could and did
assure his people that the Gospel of the
grace Of God abolishes death and empties
it of its terror; so that the believer in Jesus
triumphs over it; but the unbeliever has not
only the terrors of the grave, but of the judg-
ment also hanging over him. The Doctor,
therefore, called upon this class Of his hearers
to have faith in Him who is to be the final
Judge, and to believe now if they would have
happy new year.
The Rev. John Parker called on his people
to give an account Of their stewardship for the
year that has departed. Some there are who
have rendered. such an account, and they have
been adjudged defaulters. Two years ago, Mr..
Parker remarked, bold, bad, icentious men
rode and ruled lover this city; but where are they
to-day The measure Of our responsibilities, as
Mr.. Parker showed, is coequal with the extent
of our opportunities. We are responsible not
only for what we know, but for what we might
have known also. Preachers of an emascu-
lated theology received no countenance from
Mr. Parker, but the contrary.
Some months ago Mr.. Beecher preached
sermon strongly oppo0d to emotional re-
igion. But his opinion has evidently changed
since that time; for yesterday he preached in
its favor, and gave some solid and humorous
illustrations Of It's effect upon men. That it
has its uses and that they srs neither little
nor unimportant is amply illustrated BY the
fact of Methodism in the world to-day. But
while it is discarding emotional preaching
other denominations are adopting it as far and
as fast as they can
Bishop Cummins inaugurated his Reformed
Episcopal Church services yesterday in Stein
way Hall under favorable auspices The
foundation upon which he laid his church
enterprise is strong enough and broad
enough to insure success, provided the super
structure is properly reared The neg
stive side of this foundation appears in
marked contrast to its positive side.
Philosophy, science, ecclesiastical authority
and church neurology are of small account in
the Bishops new enterprise. But the God
head of Christ His divinity and humanity
united, His lamb-like character His mediatorial
riesthood-these are the doctrines upon
which the Reformed Episcopal Church is to
rest and on this foundation will its temples
be reared.
Strong faith and weak faith, faith of the
head and faith of the heart were ably pre-
sented and illustrated by Mr.. Hepworth. 1t
was theme for the new year. But in order
that there shall be no regrets and no heart
burnings next December We must build strong,
and build to endure on q Larger and deeper